Cleveland Guardians
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Unless there is some other meaning such as in honour of a local military unit, it really is a lame moniker and the logos are very amatuerish as well. I can't believe this is the winning choice.
This name is a take on the Guardians of Traffic statues seen throughout Cleveland.
From Cleveland Magazine:
Spiders would have been much better
"This has been the most popular choice. This name references the short-lived baseball team in Cleveland that lasted from 1889 to 1899. The history of the Spiders is actually pretty interesting, as the team owners decided to buy a second team, and moved all of the good players there. Somehow this was legal, and this left the Spiders to rot as they finished 20-134 (.130), which still stands as the worst record in MLB history. The Cleveland Spiders sounds cool, and bringing back the old design would work well. It's no wonder this is a hit among fans on social media."
From Cleveland Magazine:
I still think it's uninspirung and the graphics are indefensible.
Spiders would have been much better
"This has been the most popular choice. This name references the short-lived baseball team in Cleveland that lasted from 1889 to 1899. The history of the Spiders is actually pretty interesting, as the team owners decided to buy a second team, and moved all of the good players there. Somehow this was legal, and this left the Spiders to rot as they finished 20-134 (.130), which still stands as the worst record in MLB history. The Cleveland Spiders sounds cool, and bringing back the old design would work well. It's no wonder this is a hit among fans on social media."
They could have curried favor from the current President, Donald J. 'Everyone Knows I won!" Trump, and called themselves" the:
1) Cleveland Capitol 6'ers
2) Cleveland Quid Pro Quos
3) Cleveland Grifters
He lost the election.......Time to let him go.
I know it's hard for you guys but still.......
and In honour of #45, they can officially protest every loss.
Being a history nerd, I would have gone for Cleveland Commodores - after Commodore Perry who ass-kicked the British Navy on Lake Erie in 1813. It would have been a nice historical and regional tie-in.
I don't mind Guardians because riffing off a known architectural thing in your city is a solid choice. They definitely need to rethink the graphics.
I would have preferred Spiders as well. I think there would be a lot you could do with that in terms of fun outfits and mascots and graphic design.
Mandrill's Cleveland Commodores is also good.
I kind of wanted them to go super silly and call themselves the "Cleveland Rocks!" but it is probably for the best they didn't do that.
It seems to be a very popular name among the locals so I guess that is what matters. I'm glad there is the architectural connection because if you told me the owner's 13 year old kid chose "Guardians" I would have believed it.
I would have believed it was a Marvel movie cross promotion very easily.
It's the opposite. We were okay the way it was. The likes of you needed the change. Good try though.
You know, I dgaf if they called themselves the Cleveland Indians, Commodores, Guardians or Big-dick Donkey-fuckers. It's a sports team name. It's not that important.
Let it go. You'll feel better in the long run.
