Cleveland changing name from Indians to Guardians after 2021 season

[Denver Native (Carol)]

Known as the Indians since 1915, Cleveland's Major League Baseball team will next be called the Guardians.

The ballclub announced the name change Friday with a video on Twitter narrated by actor Tom Hanks, ending months of internal discussions triggered by a national reckoning by institutions and teams to permanently drop logos and names considered racist.

The name change is effective at the end of the 2021 season.

The organization spent most of the past year whittling down a list of potential names that was at nearly 1,200 just over a month ago. But the process, which the team said included 140 hours of interviews with fans, community leaders, front-office personnel and a survey of 40,000 fans, quickly accelerated, and the club landed on Guardians.

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[Shazam!]

Disgusting.

[Northman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzpRU347BDU

[aberdien]

They are within their right to change their name, and anybody who cares needs to find something better to do with their time.

[ShaneFalco]

They are within their right to change their name, and anybody who cares needs to find something better to do with their time.

loooool ok.

[BroncoWave]

They are within their right to change their name, and anybody who cares needs to find something better to do with their time.

But I have to be outraged on the internets!!!!

[ShaneFalco]

what an awful name change.

Also the logo is shit. LMAO. Looks like something you would make in a team creator in a video game.

If i was a fan of that team , i definitely would no longer be.

[aberdien]

loooool ok.

https://media4.giphy.com/media/l3vRi0EtWE9RrFpDy/giphy.gif

[ShaneFalco]

https://media4.giphy.com/media/l3vRi0EtWE9RrFpDy/giphy.gif

probably Cleveland Indian fans.

[aberdien]

what an awful name change.

Also the logo is shit. LMAO. Looks like something you would make in a team creator in a video game.

If i was a fan of that team , i definitely would no longer be.

There are 2 major league baseball teams that are named after socks.

Their logo is a pair of socks.

[aberdien]

probably Cleveland Indian fans.

I have a feeling the majority of people upset about this are not, were never, and will never be Cleveland Indian fans.

[ShaneFalco]

how do you name yourselves the guardians when you surrendered your own name to woke people?

[Shazam!]

They are within their right to change their name, and anybody who cares needs to find something better to do with their time.

It is within my right to express my distaste. And anyone who cares that my opinion differs needs to find something better to do with their time.

You're spreading cancel culture nonsense by silencing anyone who disagrees.

[ShaneFalco]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E7AA5tdUYAQRmvA?format=jpg&name=small

[tomjonesrocks]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzpRU347BDU

Anthrax never topped this one IMO.

[Shazam!]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E7AA5tdUYAQRmvA?format=jpg&name=small

Hahahaha

[Northman]

It is within my right to express my distaste. And anyone who cares that my opinion differs needs to find something better to do with their time.

You're spreading cancel culture nonsense by silencing anyone who disagrees.


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[aberdien]

It is within my right to express my distaste. And anyone who cares that my opinion differs needs to find something better to do with their time.

You're spreading cancel culture nonsense by silencing anyone who disagrees.

Congrats, guy who doesn't live in Cleveland and doesn't like the Cleveland Indians but is "disgusted" that this team that he doesn't care about is changing their name that we all knew they were going to change eventually. You are welcome to have an opinion. It is my opinion that most people who are allowing this to outrage them probably need to go for a walk and think about their priorities.

This is not P&R, but I am not trying to silence you and I certainly have zero power to silence you, so grow a pair my friend!

[aberdien]

Besides, it's a pretty good name that stays true to the city and its Native American heritage in a more nuanced way. Much better than the teams named after socks, and much more unique than the team named "Athletics".

Personally, I think they should've named the team the Cleveland River Fires.

[ShaneFalco]

It is my opinion that most people who are allowing this to outrage them probably need to go for a walk and think about their priorities.



Ironic. Because people got outraged at the word "Indian" a team had to change its name.

[OrangeHoof]

I think the team was too cheap to buy more paint so they left the I-A-N-S at the end of their name and then asked themselves what word could fit.

I'll just call them the Giardia for now. Or keep calling them the Indiots.

[BroncoWave]

Ironic. Because people got outraged at the word "Indian" a team had to change its name.

I both was not outraged by indians and don't care that they changed it. Getting mad about a mascot seems like a giant waste of time.

[aberdien]

Ironic. Because people got outraged at the word "Indian" a team had to change its name.

I do not really care about the outrage either way. I hope one day you too can not care about these things.

[King87]

Over time certain wrongs that were mainstays in culture become corrected, it is what it is

[Fangios Meatballs]

Wtf. Why Cleveland. Why

Which team is next next?