Cleveland Indians new name is "Guardians"

[Lou]

1 minute ago, Jay said:

Rocks, Rockers too similar to Colorado Rockies.

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23 minutes ago, Lou said:

Or perhaps the Cleveland Pads.

Get it?

 

[jsnpritchett]

 

[Torridd]

1 hour ago, jsnpritchett said:

 

Looks like an old Angels logo. 

True. I like the name, but they should get rid of the wings. 

[jsnpritchett]

1 minute ago, Torridd said:

True. I like the name, but they should get rid of the wings. 

... though if you look at the post just above yours, the statues that inspired the name do have wings like this around their heads.

[Jay]

Should have named them the Pakistanis.

That would have really pissed off the Indians.

Then they could have been the Pack, the Pakis, the Stans, lots of possibilities.

 

[Don]

Not really a fan of the name. I mean, a super local reference regarding statues that make sure the road system functions as intended? A little steel-belty depressing for me. I had heard about the possibility of them going with the Cleveland Rocks/Rockers or the Cleveland Spiders, either of which would have been infinitely better from both a wide audience appeal/understanding perspective and an apparel design perspective. I personally would have gone Spiders, as it has a history of being tied to Cleveland pro baseball and would have gave them the opportunity for some bad ass uniforms.

[yk9001]

A bunch of Los Angeles/California/Anaheim/of Anaheim/Los Angeles fans commenting about a name change.

Oh, that is rich!

[Dtwncbad]

This just in. . .

Advocates for Native Americans are protesting that the number of names honoring Native Americans is in serious decline, leaving them underrepresented.

No justice, No peace pipe.

[yk9001]

I'm not much for the name, but the logo is sweet

[bruin5]

“Guardians” sounds like it would be part of the Marvel universe.  

I heard that one of the finalist names was the “Municipals”.  A throwback to the old stadium name but could also be shortened to “Pals”.  I kind of liked that one.  It’s like the NY Metropolitans being shortened to the Mets.  

[Taylor]

11 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

 

But a bunch of white guys in SoCal and Idaho think it's a dumb name, so.

[yk9001]

I wonder who the Indianswin.com's version of Light The Halo is to tell the board that the controversy will last a month or two, then you'll never hear about it again.

[Don]

Just now, Taylor said:

But a bunch of white guys in SoCal and Idaho think it's a dumb name, so.

That's only because it's a dumb name.

[Taylor]

1 minute ago, Don said:

That's only because it's a dumb name.

I think it's fine. Better than the Dodgers, which is a local name to Brooklyn.

[Jay]

5 minutes ago, Taylor said:

But a bunch of white guys in SoCal and Idaho think it's a dumb name, so.

Where did I say it is a dumb name?

Go back and read the thread dipshit.

[Don]

2 minutes ago, Taylor said:

I think it's fine. Better than the Dodgers, which is a local name to Brooklyn.

Spiders or Rocks would have been way better IMO. Guardians, in my mind, just makes me think of Guardians of the Galaxy.

[Taylor]

Just now, Don said:

Spiders or Rocks would have been way better IMO. Guardians, in my mind, just makes me think of Guardians of the Galaxy.

Maybe they'll end up with the Trash Pandas as their AA team.

[Taylor]

1 minute ago, Jay said:

Where did I say it is a dumb name?

Go back and read the thread dipshit.

I just kind of assumed you'd have an issue with changing the name from Indians in the first place. My apologies.

[Jay]

I actually like Guardians of the Galaxy.

They could have named the team "Rockets" after the raccoon character in Guardians of the Galaxy.

 

[AngelsLakersFan]

Seems like the criteria for the new name was keeping things as close to Indians as possible without being Indians. They even kept the feather!

[UndertheHalo]

Spiders would have been dope.  Ah well.  

[Lou]

10 minutes ago, Taylor said:

But a bunch of white guys in SoCal and Idaho think it's a dumb name, so.

Hola

[Jay]

49 minutes ago, Lou said:

Or perhaps the Cleveland Pads.

Get it?

You mean like launch pad?

No I guess I don't get it.

[failos]

What a shame. This is the worst shit ever.

[yk9001]

I like the "and idaho" part