Indians no more

[PDX Twin]

Just saw in the New York Times that Cleveland is dropping the Indians moniker. 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/sports/baseball/cleveland-indians-baseball-name-change.html

 

No word about to what they might change. Wind Surge seems to already be taken.

[mnfireman]

The Cleveland Baseball Team.....

 

[Diesel]

Cleveland Spiders is the obvious and best choice, imo. Team history and a unique name!

[ashbury]

Do a real throwback-style name, to the earliest days: The Clevelands. (Post #2 actually fits in with this just fine.)

[Squirrel]

The Rockers

[Brock Beauchamp]

A pleasant surprise. I expected them to drag their feet on this for a few years like they did when retiring Wahoo.

[Nine of twelve]

From the NYT article:

"One of the people said Cleveland planned to keep the Indians name and uniforms for the 2021 season while working to shift as early as 2022."

 

This to me is a cop-out. They currently have jerseys that have "Cleveland" across the front. I don't see why they can't use those for a year until everything else is put in place.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

Wow, this is big news.

[Nine of twelve]

I'll echo my comment from the Wind Surge thread, that teams want to come up with names that are literally unique in the sports world. Hence Mighty Mussels, Blue Wahoos, Trash Pandas, and so forth. I just hope it's something that's not too weird.

[Nine of twelve]

 

Cleveland Spiders is the obvious and best choice, imo. Team history and a unique name!

Not unique. The University of Richmond teams are the Spiders.

[SF Twins Fan]

The PC culture wins again....what a shame. I totally get removing the Chief Wahoo logo from their uniforms and signage but there is nothing wrong with the word Indians. It's in no way offensive or degrading like the Washington Redskins name was.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

The PC culture wins again....what a shame. I totally get removing the Chief Wahoo logo from their uniforms and signage but there is nothing wrong with the word Indians. It's in no way offensive or degrading like the Washington Redskins name was.

I’ve heard that too, can’t remember where, but if changing their name was the best way to disassociate from the mascot, then it seems pretty straightforward.

 

I thought they should have done it after 2016, the year they nearly won the series, myself. Might have been easier on some of the fans to do it in a feel good moment.

[notoriousgod71]

 

The Rockers

I like this. Go the opposite direction of the norm. You think Indians is offensive? Fine, we'll double down. John Rocker is our new mascot.

[PDX Twin]

 

From the NYT article:

"One of the people said Cleveland planned to keep the Indians name and uniforms for the 2021 season while working to shift as early as 2022."

 

This to me is a cop-out. They currently have jerseys that have "Cleveland" across the front. I don't see why they can't use those for a year until everything else is put in place.

 

Aren't the ones with Cleveland the gray, away jerseys? I think most teams wear the nickname at home and the city away.

[PDX Twin]

 

The PC culture wins again....what a shame. I totally get removing the Chief Wahoo logo from their uniforms and signage but there is nothing wrong with the word Indians. It's in no way offensive or degrading like the Washington Redskins name was.

 

And, of course, "Vikings" is offensive and must go, to say nothing of the "Fighting Irish."

[Cornholio]

Lebron is from Cleveland. They could be the ‘Bronnies’. Or maybe the Lakers. Or just maybe the ‘Edmund Fitzgerald’s’ finally make it to Cleveland.

They could be the Cleveland Dockers. Or maybe Steamers. So many options.

[USNMCPO]

Cleveland Flats - if you have ever partied in the part of Cleveland called the Flats you would understand. Caveat: I haven't been there in many years so it could all be gone now.

[blindeke]

Good for them. Hopefully Atlanta follows suit someday.

[AceWrigley]

The Cleveland Culture Kings.

[gunnarthor]

This news made me surprisingly happy. Good for them. I like the Spiders but I doubt that happens.  

[jud6312]

I can't believe people are actually taking issue with them changing their name or chalking it up to "PC culture." Get out of the 1950s - it's actually not that scary here in the present.

 

 

[IndianaTwin]

Shakespeare: A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

 

Indiana Twin: A Cleveland baseball team by any other name still stinks. 

[cmoss84]

Steamers. 

[Vanimal46]

Has Cleveland's ownership group committed to staying in Cleveland? Sounds like an opportunity to relocate, IMO. Name change, slashing payroll, and losing their star player Lindor. We could be seeing the plot of Major League being played out in real life... 

[ashbury]

Has Cleveland's ownership group committed to staying in Cleveland? Sounds like an opportunity to relocate, IMO. Name change, slashing payroll, and losing their star player Lindor. We could be seeing the plot of Major League being played out in real life... 

Not sure what purpose the dropping of the Indians name (without a replacement) would serve in that larger ambition.

 

[stewthornley]

Steamers!

[stewthornley]

And oversnark apologies to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, who suggested my name first.

[tvagle]

 

Steamers. 

 

[ScrapTheNickname]

 

Just saw in the New York Times that Cleveland is dropping the Indians moniker. 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/13/sports/baseball/cleveland-indians-baseball-name-change.html

 

No word about to what they might change. Wind Surge seems to already be taken.

"Wind Surge" just shows an extreme amount of creativity! It can be done, then. 

 

 

[ScrapTheNickname]

Personally, I always thought there should be a team called The Blue Sox or the Green Sox. We have the Red and the White Sox. Why not the Blue Sox? This country, in this time of crisis, needs to come together around red, white, and blue collared athletic socks! Make it happen, Cleveland!