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Indians dropping nickname - cinci4life - 12-13-2020
Cleveland Indians are going to drop their nickname. Anyone for The Cleveland Baseball Team?
https://247sports.com/college/ohio-state/Article/Cleveland-Indians-name-change-logo-MLB-156856641/?fbclid=IwAR11Ibz3wyLnqvQz_onifZwXyFHpM2k8ePZtRxPLv5dcmc9dp-MjE2Ns54Q
RE: Indians dropping nickname - Nicomo Cosca - 12-14-2020
They better not mess with the Blackhawks. Best jersey in sports, imo.
RE: Indians dropping nickname - jason - 12-15-2020
They should use the old Cleveland Spiders nickname.
RE: Indians dropping nickname - XenoMorph - 12-22-2020
(12-13-2020, 11:46 PM)cinci4life Wrote: Cleveland Indians are going to drop their nickname. Anyone for The Cleveland Baseball Team?
https://247sports.com/college/ohio-state/Article/Cleveland-Indians-name-change-logo-MLB-156856641/?fbclid=IwAR11Ibz3wyLnqvQz_onifZwXyFHpM2k8ePZtRxPLv5dcmc9dp-MjE2Ns54Q
if people are offended just dont buy their merchandise.
RE: Indians dropping nickname - Fan_in_Kettering - 12-25-2020
If Cleveland is going to rename their baseball team I have a suggestion. Given Cleveland’s proximity to Lake Erie and the city’s nautical tradition I think the “Cleveland Steamers” might work.
RE: Indians dropping nickname - fredtoast - 12-30-2020
(12-14-2020, 09:29 PM)Nicomo Cosca Wrote: They better not mess with the Blackhawks. Best jersey in sports, imo.
I believe "Blackhawks" are the name of an actual tribe, like the FSU "Seminoles" and Illinois "Fighting Illini". So I think they are safe.
My question is why did they announce they were changing names before they came up with new name? I think the Washington Football Team did it just to get some good press before the sexual harassment story broke. So I am waiting for some bad news connected to the Cleveland baseball team.
RE: Indians dropping nickname - EatonFan - 07-03-2021
Cleveland Mistakes.
RE: Indians dropping nickname - SunsetBengal - 07-03-2021
Fire River Navigators
RE: Indians dropping nickname - Nately120 - 07-06-2021
(12-22-2020, 04:00 PM)XenoMorph Wrote: if people are offended just dont buy their merchandise.
Or they can just change their name and sell more merchandise.
RE: Indians dropping nickname - cinci4life - 07-23-2021
Sounds like they decided on Guardians.
RE: Indians dropping nickname - Stewy - 07-23-2021
Cleveland Squaws
RE: Indians dropping nickname - Nicomo Cosca - 07-29-2021
![[Image: cleveland-guardians-indians-mlb-2021.jpg]](https://www.adweek.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cleveland-guardians-indians-mlb-2021.jpg)
Pretty awful, imo.
RE: Indians dropping nickname - Elzio Dennick - 04-12-2022
Are people really this damn sensitive, wow!
RE: Indians dropping nickname - bengalfan74 - 04-12-2022
(04-12-2022, 03:42 PM)Elzio Dennick Wrote: Are people really this damn sensitive, wow!
Exactly
RE: Indians dropping nickname - Nately120 - 04-12-2022
(04-12-2022, 03:42 PM)Elzio Dennick Wrote: Are people really this damn sensitive, wow!
It hain't nothing new, so I never understand why people are so surprised by stuff like this.
RE: Indians dropping nickname - Elzio Dennick - 04-13-2022
(04-12-2022, 11:31 PM)Nately120 Wrote: It hain't nothing new, so I never understand why people are so surprised by stuff like this.
Not about being surprised it's about how a word as harmless as....Indian...bother anyone, hell.....Cowboy....Fireman....Soldier...Sailor.....so what big deal.
So it has to be.....native American?
RE: Indians dropping nickname - Nately120 - 04-13-2022
(04-13-2022, 02:06 AM)Elzio Dennick Wrote: Not about being surprised it's about how a word as harmless as....Indian...bother anyone, hell.....Cowboy....Fireman....Soldier...Sailor.....so what big deal.
So it has to be.....native American?
Well, I do think it's fair for us to finally admit that Columbus didn't land in India.
RE: Indians dropping nickname - kevin - 04-15-2022
I can't get into Cleveland Guardians. Due to their Dog Pound in NFL, I'm calling them the Cleveland Guard Dogs. Plus there once was Canton Bulldogs. CLEVELAND GUARD DOGS is more of a SPORTS name. Guardians stinks. Stingrays became just the Rays. Red Stockings became The Reds. I can't get into Cleveland Guardians. To me, they are now THE GUARD DOGS. My guess is most Cleveland Fans would choose Guard Dogs over Guardians. The Dog Pound and all.
Now Washington will use Commanders. They probably considered The Washington Generals, except that's the team The Harlem Globetrotters beat and make fun of every game for many decades. There again, I think people will shorten it and just call them The Commandos, and call Cleveland The Guards. Much like Stingrays shortened to Rays.
In these name changes, much like the Stingrays became The Rays and Red Stockings became The Reds. I think Washington Commandos and Cleveland Guard Dogs sounds more sports names than what they have now.
Try calling them The Cleveland Guard Dogs. Due to their Dog Pound, it is a name you can get use to real fast. I'm sure people in Tampa / St Pete loved a more simple name in The Rays.