Steve_424
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Let me preface this by saying I do NOT want to start a political firestorm here, rather I'm interested to see where people land on this....
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With that said, where are you at on a possible name change?
A few options that have been brought up in the past:
The Cleveland Buckeyes - The Cleveland Negro League team was the "Buckeyes", we live in the "Buckeye State", and the "Buckeyes" nickname is already popular in Ohio from Ohio State. Would it be an issue having two in-state "Buckeyes" teams though?
The Cleveland Guardians - Cleveland has the historic "Guardian" statues and this could be a cool nickname to work with in general.
The Cleveland Spiders - This was a past name the franchise used, no other major professional sports team has the name, which makes it a bit unique, and there are some pretty awesome branding possibilities.
The Cleveland Tribe - *** Mod Edit *** "Tribe" is already part of the history of the team so this would be the easiest way to change the name without really causing a major disturbance.
The Cleveland Bluebirds - This was the original franchise name - probably too similar to the Blue Jays though.
What are your thoughts?
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With that said, where are you at on a possible name change?
A few options that have been brought up in the past:
The Cleveland Buckeyes - The Cleveland Negro League team was the "Buckeyes", we live in the "Buckeye State", and the "Buckeyes" nickname is already popular in Ohio from Ohio State. Would it be an issue having two in-state "Buckeyes" teams though?
The Cleveland Guardians - Cleveland has the historic "Guardian" statues and this could be a cool nickname to work with in general.
The Cleveland Spiders - This was a past name the franchise used, no other major professional sports team has the name, which makes it a bit unique, and there are some pretty awesome branding possibilities.
The Cleveland Tribe - *** Mod Edit *** "Tribe" is already part of the history of the team so this would be the easiest way to change the name without really causing a major disturbance.
The Cleveland Bluebirds - This was the original franchise name - probably too similar to the Blue Jays though.
What are your thoughts?
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