Regarding the "Red Socks Out to Dry" banner [1]: I realize there are many in the Realneo audience who despise the toothy grinning Indian logo (and see it as a racist caricature). The DDealer came out with an editorial along this line recently - but I couldn't find a link.
Personally, I despise rent free public venues for professional sports which suck the public’s taxes into private pockets while anesthetizing the Budweiser viewer – but I think the Morgan Laundry (near West Side Market) socks-on-the-line is pretty cute – and there are those in the Realneo audience who will appreciate the good natured humor of the signage when they cross into Cleveland on the Lorain Street Bridge.
Our Federal Constitution has a clause separating Church and State. I would add another clause separating Sport and State. Because for many (with not-to-subtle corporate encouragement), ProSports might as well be a religion...
Links:
[1] http://realneo.us/blog/jeff-buster/redsocks-drying