Indians owner: Wahoo transition is happening 'faster than we've ever liked'

Commissioner Rob Manfred's involvement has hastened the movement away from Chief Wahoo

It's been a while since we've heard anything new about Chief Wahoo -- the Cleveland Indians logo that is arguably the most controversial in sports.

Recently, however, Cleveland owner Paul Dolan spoke at Temple Emanu El Brotherhood, and touched upon the topic, and attributed the pace at which Wahoo is disappearing to commissioner Rob Manfred's involvement in the process. Here's what Dolan said, according to Cleveland Jewish News:

"We are mindful that there are people who are offended by it, and frankly if you leave Northeastern Ohio, it changes, the prospective (sic) on this changes. We were on some path towards a middle ground, I don't know what that path was, and that's still where we're headed, but we're headed there faster than we've ever liked because the commissioner of baseball weighed in on this." 

The piece's author, Ed Carroll, notes that Dolan said Manfred had reached out to the franchise about the logo before -- and that Dolan expects the situation will be resolved in a couple years. Perhaps the most interesting part of Dolan's comments is his admission that he favors a reduced role for Wahoo, rather than an outright elimination. 

As such, it seems like this much is true: If Wahoo is to become a thing of the past, it'll almost certainly be because Manfred applied pressure to the Cleveland franchise.