Cleveland Indians announce their new name: Cleveland Guardians

[TBBills]

I just hope there is no minority group of people who classify as a guardian and take offense.

[JoPoy88]

  On 7/23/2021 at 6:32 PM, maddenboy said:

its too passive.  Like "defenders" or something.  More appropriate to a sport where defense is played, like soccer or hockey.

 

It also has no relation to Cleveland or to that sport.  And not catchy. 

 

Maybe it was the only thing left that hadnt been claimed by trademark squatters.

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defense isn’t played in baseball? Good god man. And the connection to the city is clear. Read the thread.

[Wacka]

Still Cleveland Indians and Washington Redskins to me.

[snafu]

  On 7/23/2021 at 7:21 PM, JoPoy88 said:

 

The name is clearly a nod to the giant guardian statues everyone sees flanking the highway as you enter Cleveland.

 

Here’s a picture if you’re interested at all in learning something. These art deco statues on the Hope Memorial Bridge are the inspiration for the name and logo.

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Thanks for that. 
Still lame. 
Guardians of traffic. 
 

[JoPoy88]

  On 7/23/2021 at 7:49 PM, snafu said:

Thanks for that. 
Still lame. 
Guardians of traffic. 
 

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That’s fine - plenty of Clevelanders aren’t particularly hot on the new name either. 
 

As for the “of traffic” part - it makes more sense if you remember these things are carved into a bridge.

  On 7/23/2021 at 7:43 PM, Wacka said:

Still Cleveland Indians and Washington Redskins to me.

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 Lol. Why stop there? Why not use that big galaxy brain of yours and conjure up an entire alternate reality to live in. You’d never have to worry about concepts like “change” and “facts” ever again.

[ExiledInIllinois]

  On 7/23/2021 at 7:43 PM, Wacka said:

Still Cleveland Indians and Washington Redskins to me.

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Not my team! 😉😜

  On 7/23/2021 at 7:49 PM, snafu said:

Thanks for that. 
Still lame. 
Guardians of traffic. 
 

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Yeah.  Same bridge that goes over river that caught on caught on fire, yes water can catch on fire, 30 years after statures were erected.   ...

 

...I guess the "Guardians of Traffic" were too busy watching the moonlanding back in 1969. 😏

[4_kidd_4]

Can it really even be debated that the old red-faced logo was offensive? A caricature left over from a time and place where that was acceptable. I’m honestly surprised it made it this long.

 

Even the characters name was a slang term for Natives.

 

I am usually in the “everyone is so easily offended these days” camp, but I do have to agree it is the right thing to do to eliminate this type of imagery from pro sports.

 

Native Americans were the original marginalized group in this country. You can’t go back and change that, but you can learn and correct things moving forward. 

 

 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

  On 7/23/2021 at 7:11 PM, snafu said:

Lame name. 
What are they “guarding”?

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1st base on the pickoff attempt.  

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

[ExiledInIllinois]

The whole concept in baseball is to return home!  As a catcher, you're allowed to block homeplate!

 

Shouldn't there be a Guardian to protect your digs! 

 

You wouldn't leave home without locking your doors!

[Marv's Neighbor]

Pulling for the Flaming Cuyahoga's!

[RaoulDuke79]

So the Guardians are like CHIPS then? Can we ask Eric Estrada to throw out the first pitch next year?

[Talley56]

New starting lineup:

 

1. Rocket LF

2. Gamorah 1B

3. Peter Quill 2B

4. Drax CF

5. Nebula SS

6. Groot RF

7. Yondu 3B

8. Mantis C

9. Ego DH

 

[RaoulDuke79]

  On 7/23/2021 at 9:36 PM, Talley56 said:

New starting lineup:

 

1. Rocket LF

2. Gamorah 1B

3. Peter Quill 2B

4. Drax CF

5. Nebula SS

6. Groot RF

7. Yondu 3B

8. Mantis C

9. Ego DH

 

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I'm hoping at some point Roger Dorn can sub in at 3rd.

[GaryPinC]

  On 7/23/2021 at 7:49 PM, snafu said:

Thanks for that. 
Still lame. 
Guardians of traffic. 
 

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That logo is really lame but they have a lot of potential with the name.  The Romanesque statues are amazing, one of the very few unique stories of Cleveland, and they overlook the stadium.  The marketing people really need to play up the quiet-strength Roman-warrior look in their logo though.  They blew it with a G-eared baseball.  Hopefully they get tuned in before next season and really make it work.

 

Not a fan of the spiders myself

[ExiledInIllinois]

  On 7/23/2021 at 9:57 PM, GaryPinC said:

That logo is really lame but they have a lot of potential with the name.  The Romanesque statues are amazing, one of the very few unique stories of Cleveland, and they overlook the stadium.  The marketing people really need to play up the quiet-strength Roman-warrior look in their logo though.  They blew it with a G-eared baseball.  Hopefully they get tuned in before next season and really make it work.

 

Not a fan of the spiders myself

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Everything up until the Spiders.  I kinda like it.  Different,  yet basic.

[Bad Things]

Guardians?

That's seriously the lamest nickname I've ever heard for a sporting team.

[GaryPinC]

  On 7/23/2021 at 10:18 PM, ExiledInIllinois said:

Everything up until the Spiders.  I kinda like it.  Different,  yet basic.

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Squished easily.

[ExiledInIllinois]

  On 7/24/2021 at 12:04 AM, GaryPinC said:

Squished easily.

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Come to think of it, are there any insect named teams?

 

[RaoulDuke79]

  On 7/24/2021 at 12:07 AM, ExiledInIllinois said:

Come to think of it, are there any insect named teams?

 

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I'm fairly certain certain there is a minor league team in Sugarland Texas named the Skeeters.

 

Edit for clarity: A minor league baseball team.

Edited July 24, 2021 by RaoulDuke79