Cleveland's baseball team has a new name

Tinker Grey · Jul 23, 2021

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Cleveland Indians To Change Name To Cleveland Guardians

Albion · Jul 23, 2021

What a poor choice of name.

GoldenBoy89 · Jul 23, 2021

Albion said:
What a poor choice of name.

It’ll take some getting used to. I don’t see how ‘Indians’ is in any way better.

Sword of the Lord · Jul 23, 2021

Different sport, but the Minnesota Vikings need to change their name because it offends me due to my ancestry.

d taylor · Jul 23, 2021

Well i have stopped watching football, basketball and now i guess i will add baseball to the list.

durangodawood · Jul 23, 2021

At first I thought this was the dumbest name ever.

But the "Guardians of Traffic" statues? That just such weird local lore that I kind of like it.

Albion · Jul 23, 2021

durangodawood said:
At first I thought this was the dumbest name ever.

But the "Guardians of Traffic" statues? That just such weird local lore that I kind of like it.

But no one outside of Cleveland has any idea what that is all about and it's not very catchy, colorful, or baseball-related in any case.

GoldenBoy89 · Jul 23, 2021

durangodawood said:
At first I thought this was the dumbest name ever.

But the "Guardians of Traffic" statues? That just such weird local lore that I kind of like it.

I didn’t like it at first either but when I found out about the background behind the name it grew on me but I think their logo could be improved a bit.

GoldenBoy89 · Jul 23, 2021

Albion said:
But no one outside of Cleveland has any idea what that is all about and it's not very catchy, colorful, or baseball-related in any case.

But “Indians” is?

RDKirk · Jul 23, 2021

Well, Space Force troops are officially called "guardians" to stand alongside airmen, soldiers, sailors, and Marines.

I think they should have been called the Cleveland Spear-Chuckers with a Dora Milaje as their mascot.

durangodawood · Jul 23, 2021

Albion said:
But no one outside of Cleveland has any idea what that is all about......

Thats exactly why I like it.

Names dont really need to mean anything anyway. Meaning starts attaching to pretty much any name.

Look the The Beatles. Just a blunt dumb pun. Possibly one of the worst band names ever if you asked anyone in 1962.

Albion · Jul 23, 2021

GoldenBoy89 said:
But “Indians” is?

Sure. That's a very popular nickname, even yet. I can picture any number of obvious logos such a team could use. In addition to the one that Cleveland uses at present, Florida State's Seminoles have a very famous bunch of mascots, cheers, salutes, and etc. built around their nickname.

So what's Cleveland's now going to be? A "Guardian of Traffic?" :doh:

Maybe an image of a school crossing guard for the baseball cap? The fans in the stands can have a raised right arm with the hand in "halt'' position for a salute and they can all hold up red stop signs during the rallies.

GoldenBoy89 · Jul 23, 2021

Albion said:
Sure. That's a very popular nickname, even yet. I can picture any number of obvious logos such a team could use. In addition to the one that Cleveland uses at present, Florida State's Seminoles have a very famous bunch of mascots, cheers, salutes, and etc. built around their nickname.

So what's Cleveland's now going to be? A "Guardian of Traffic?" Maybe an image of a school crossing guard for the baseball cap? The fans in the stands can have a raised right arm with the hand in "halt'' position for a salute and they can all hold up red stop signs during the rallies.

It only needs to mean something to the city the team represents. If Clevelanders don’t have a problem with it why should anyone else? Heck, the Dodgers got their name from a derogatory name for Brooklynites (trolley dodgers) back when they were a Brooklyn team. We don’t even have trolleys in LA and yet their name and logo is pretty much synonymous with LA now.

Like I said, it’ll take some getting used to.

Albion · Jul 23, 2021

durangodawood said:
Thats exactly why I like it.

Names dont really need to mean anything anyway. Meaning starts attaching to pretty much any name.

It's true. Some teams have names that are very unusual and most people don't know where they came from. And the public gets used to them.

However, these usually sound imposing or fearsome or convey some image or other. This one doesn't seem to have much of anything going for it other than that it's a little-known piece of the city of Cleveland's history, with emphasis upon the "little-known."

Look the The Beatles. Just a blunt dumb pun. Possibly one of the worst band names ever if you asked anyone in 1962.

Maybe, but it was a fun name just the same.

What does "Guardians" bring to mind? A stone-faced prison guard? The nickname used by a Christian academy (often named the Defenders or Crusaders)?

Ophiolite · Jul 23, 2021

durangodawood said:
Look the The Beatles. Just a blunt dumb pun. Possibly one of the worst band names ever if you asked anyone in 1962.

Be fair. It was marginally better than its predecessor, The Silver Beatles.

Arcangl86 · Jul 23, 2021

I thought it was a strange choice until learning about the Guardians of Traffic. It's really cool to name the team after a local landmark like that.

Akita Suggagaki · Jul 23, 2021

‘Guardians’ reflects those attributes that define us while drawing on the iconic Guardians of Traffic just outside the ballpark on the Hope Memorial Bridge. It brings to life the pride Clevelanders take in our city and the way we fight together for all who choose to be part of the Cleveland baseball family.

I prefer it to Indians.

GoldenBoy89 · Jul 23, 2021

Ophiolite said:
Be fair. It was marginally better than its predecessor, The Silver Beatles.

Not as good as the Quarrymen though.

Toynbee · Jul 23, 2021

What about the "Cuyas" or the "Hogs?" Cleveland IS the seat for Cuyahoga county - an (ahem) INDIAN name with various roots - some think Seneca, others Mohawk, or Wyandot...

But then, that'd probably irritate even more of the testy woke and necessitate a name change for the county too, and the river after which it's named... and Erie county, and Huron county, and Mahoning county, and Miami county, and Muskingum county, and Ottawa county, and Sandusky county, and Tuscarawas county, and Wyandot county.

...and while we're at it - changing the name of the state - OHIO (Iroquois) should probably be considered as well.

Where does this nonsense stop? :doh:

Akita Suggagaki · Jul 23, 2021

Toynbee said:
What about the "Cuyas" or the "Hogs?" Cleveland IS the seat for Cuyahoga county - an (ahem) INDIAN name with various roots - some think Seneca, others Mohawk, or Wyandot...

But then, that'd probably irritate even more of the testy woke and necessitate a name change for the county too, and the river after which it's named... and Erie county, and Huron county, and Mahoning county, and Miami county, and Muskingum county, and Ottawa county, and Sandusky county, and Tuscarawas county, and Wyandot county.

...and while we're at it - changing the name of the state - OHIO (Iroquois) should probably be considered as well.

Where does this nonsense stop?

It seems to be stopping at changing the name of the baseball team. No need to get hysterical.

Cleveland's baseball team has a new name

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