Cleveland Indians officially change their name to the Cleveland Guardians
Tom Hanks, you velvet-voiced so-and-so, you've done it again.
If you have to change your team name and identity because the old one was racist, you shouldn't be allowed to have a Tom Hanks-narrated industrial porn video to hype it. This isn't a proud moment for the team or city. They should have just come out with a press statement that says this is what we're doing now. Separately, they should say sorry it took so long to admit to ourselves and our fans how bad the old name and iconography were.
Username/post combo has me trippin' balls.
total whiplash.
Yeah, I never understood how the mods would allow this username as well. No offense to the poster which has generally been well liked and been fine, but the look is very bad.
Self-awareness is a bitch.
Said the guy with a racial epitaph for a username.
Epithet.
fify
Thanks. I looked it up and still spelled it wrong.
Thanks. I looked it up and still spelled it wrong.
Missed out on having some Bob Uecker in there.
I watched the video to see the logo and.......that's pretty mediocre.
It looks like a AAA team design.
To be clear, I'm in favor of the name change, but that's the best they could come up with? Even Guardians is fine, but that typeface and logo is underwhelming.
Smooth Tom Hanks, rough logo. Shame.
What's with this "we" shit, Tom? I don't see anything in your bio that connects you with Cleveland.
He actually did a lot of theater work in Cleveland when he was younger and has always spoken fondly of his time there.
To be honest, they are the Major League equivalent of a AAA team - essentially a farm system for bigger markets like NY, LA, CHI, etc…
we’ll always have the 2016 NBA Championship…(sigh)
And you still have all those ohio state fans you cheer along with for your pro sports teams
70,000 truck drivers and 10,000 alums, said Ufer.
Obviously should have gone with Papyrus font. If it's good enough for Avatar, it's good enough for Cleveland.
"of the Galaxy"
Now THAT would be a kickass logo.
Space Force took that one.
Perhaps if the team were located in Boston. They already have an arena with that name, though it's not big enough for baseball.
"of Lake Erie"
Actually, I don't think I would've mocked the Cleveland Rockers very much, but that's probably already a roller derby team name.
Actually, just googled it and the former WNBA team was the Rockers. And on further reflection, the roller derby team could be the Cleveland Rollers - or Rock and Rollers.
Well done. In before me and I didn’t see it.
I would've preferred Spiders but no one asked me
Agreed. It would have been a great tie to Cleveland baseball history. Instead we get a generic arena football-level name. Never underestimate the ability of people in charge to make the worst possible decision.
Yeah, I live in this godforsaken state and 90% of the people I've talked to today wanted the Spiders. Now there is nothing but disgust and jokes today over this announcement. I have no skin in the game so I think it's rather hilarious especially after watching the press conference.
It just feels like such a half-assed name.
Well Thats two down (Cleveland and Edmonton) - only Washington to go.
and chicago
and Atlanta
I was certain they would be the Cleveland Steamers
I bet on Cleveland Wild Things.
The smoke is a brilliant touch.
Yeah, that is a good one considering the number of steamers that must have been taken in the river.
Owner smoking a cigar inside their meeting:
How's about we now call ourselves...
1) Red menace
No.
2) Tricky little devils???
No sir.
3) Well then how's about Noble sav....
Sir I'm going to have to stop you right there!
4) Okay Guardians
Seattle: "Hey, we've just come up with the worst name in professional sports for our new hockey team."
Cleveland: "Hold my Yuengling."
Why don’t you like Seattle’s name? Kraken is a pretty cool idea and the logos have been excellent
Yeah I don't know what he's on about. Kraken is the fucking coolest name and logo in a LONG time.
Crackin' good name.
As a native Philadelphian...Go fuck yourself :)
j/k, but I do love Yuengling. It's the perfect mediocre lager for all occasions.
As someone who hates all thing in this city of Philly, Yings are one of the few things they’ve done right in PA.
Let's go over some of the "few things"
*rolls up sleeves*
Ahem...
-Reading Terminal Market
-Yuengling
-Soft Pretzels
-Mother's Day (creator was a native)
-Tastykake
-Wawa
-Cheesesteaks (and if anybody mentions Pat's or Geno's, I'll slap them)
-Franklin Institute
-Fairmount Park
Basically, almost everything Philadelphia does well is history or food. But dammit we're proud!
Never been to your fabled city, but isn't that the traditional greeting between Philadelphians?
"Go fuck yourself."
"Thanks. Same to you, monsignor."
:)
I know you're kidding, but we actually do have a standard-ish greeting.
"Go Birds."
It's more fun to say when the Eagles are doing well, but if you say that to a Philadelphian anywhere in the world, the vast majority of the time they'll know exactly what you're talking about.
I love Seattle’s name… what are u even talking about?
I live out in Seattle and the Kraken was the overwhelming choice of the fans. I personally love it.
The worst name in pro sports continues to be the Utah Jazz, and I like Utah and Jazz.
Closely followed by the Houston Texans of Houston, Texas (have we mentioned that we're from Texas?).