re: Is Guardians the worst nickname in American pro sports?

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I still think they should’ve went back to being the Spiders

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They were never the Spiders. That is the name of the National League franchise when Cleveland had a team in the NL.

There's a ton of terrible names that we're just used to.
NFL: Bills, Browns, Commanders, Packers, Seahawks, Texans
MLB: Athletics, Cubs (baby bears?), Dodgers, Guardians, Mets, Orioles, Padres, Rays, Red Sox, Twins, White Sox, Yankees
NBA: Celtics, Clippers, Heat, Jazz, Knicks, Lakers, Magic, Nets, Nuggets, Spurs, Thunder, Trail Blazers
NHL: Blue Jackets, Ducks, Islanders, Kraken, Senators, Wild
NCAA: Aggies, Beavers, Buckeyes, Cardinal, Chanticleers, Cornhuskers, Crimson Tide, Ducks, Fighting Irish, Gamecocks, Golden Flashes, Hilltoppers, Hokies, Hoosiers, Jayhawks, Mean Green, Monarchs, Nittany Lions, Orange, Ragin' Cajuns, Sooners, Tar Heels, Terrapins, Volunteers, Zips

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At least it’s not an animal or ethnic group.

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This you?



The typical American progressive, liberal folks. Telling you ignorant minorities how to act and feel.

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In terms of changing the name Redskins, the Native American community was never asked how they felt about it,” Baumgardner said. “Once again, we are met by closed doors and no open dialogue with the Commanders leadership or the executives.

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NAGA led a viral petition this summer demanding that the organization reclaim its traditional Redskins identity. It generated 150,000 signatures. "Commanders is a fitting name for oppressors," the suit stated

In-DIANS
Guar-DIANS

Cute but subtle.

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The Spiders in 1899 had literally the worst team ever…

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Because the rules were different at that time allowing their owner to also own the St Louis Browns, IIRC, then shipped all their talent like Cy Young (yes, THAT Cy Young) to St Louis.


It would be the equivalent to the Yankees buying the Rangers and then sending their crap players to Texas in exchange for the team’s stats.

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As a lifelong Indians fan…YES…the Guardians is quite possibly the worst rebrand ever…zero meaning…named after a bridge…a bridge??? And to add insult to injury, it takes away from the movie Major League. It pisses me off to no end that 20 years from now, there will be an entire segment of the population that thinks the movie is a made up franchise. Salty…if they absolutely HAD to rebrand, they should have went with Tribe

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The brand was iconic. Now it's generic nonsense.

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The brand was iconic.

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The brand was more noted for the "Wild Thing" than World Championships.

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let's not forget the GNATS, too

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Grays would have been better.

I never understood the Lakers name. It’s not like LA is the city of lakes like Orlando is

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The Indians name was literally made to honor the first Native American baseball player.

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Not just the first...or the second...but THREE!!! Cleveland had three Native Americans on their roster so everyone started calling them "the Indians"...the term is historic in nature. It describes REAL history within MLB...but some "progressive" was offended for everyone else and now that history is gone. I'll tell you this much though...the name isn't sticking with the fan base..at all!!!! Keep an eye on this franchise moving forward. The Dolan's only signed an extension with the city that ends in 36' i believe. If this rebrand continues to fail and the current stadium situation continues to become a joke...this franchise will be relocated. Mark my words...destroy the namesake, destroy the stadium...destroy the fan base!!! Move the team and start over....