Cleveland to drop "Indians" name.

[Jumper_Dad]

Per news breaking every where.

What should they change to?

[Jumper_Dad]

Maybe Hound Dogs as a nod to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.

[nkypete]

The Cleveland Baseball Team

[rjs4470]

20 hours ago, Jumper_Dad said:

Maybe Hound Dogs as a nod to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.

Along those lines why not just the "Rockers"?

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

On 12/13/2020 at 11:36 PM, Jumper_Dad said:

Maybe Hound Dogs as a nod to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.

 

15 hours ago, rjs4470 said:

Along those lines why not just the "Rockers"?

Not bad. I think I would pick Hound Dogs, of those two options.

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

Lakers?

[9068]

How about just Cleveland? If everyone did that no one could be offended by any mascot or symbol. 

[Colonels_Wear_Blue]

6 minutes ago, 9068 said:

How about just Cleveland? If everyone did that no one could be offended by any mascot or symbol. 

...I'm offended by Cleveland. 😂

[oldgrappler]

Other suggestions have been Spiders, a tip of the cap to their name in the late 1800's.  Cy Young was on that team.  Another name suggestion has been the Cleveland Naps, a reference to star play Nap Lajoie, and also used by the team in the early 1900's.  It went from Naps to the Cleveland Molly Maguires in 1911 and to the Indians in 1915.  Sometime prior to being called the Naps, they were the Bronchos (that is the correct spelling).  

Spiders outfielder, Louis Sockalexis is credited with being the first Native American to play major league baseball.  The Cleveland Indians have long cited Sockalexis as the inspiration for their name, but that claim is disputed by a sports writer who pointed out that he was a relatively minor player and used to endure war whoops, and other stereotypical taunts directed at him.  

For the record, I'm not in favor of any of those suggestions.  

How about Lakers or Great Lakers, to differentiate from the NBA Lakers?  Or something related to ships and sailing, given the reliance on Lake Erie for a lot of commerce throughout history.  

[Irish Cat]

So are any of these proposed nicknames for Cleveland picking up steam? 

[SnottieDrippen]

They should find a way to pay tribute to their Lord and Savior, LeBron James. Maybe the Goats? The Chosen Ones? The Receding Hairlines? Or, they could double up and pay homage to the King as well as their playoff successes and go with the Flops? 

[OlDog75]

Cleveland Commodores

Cleveland Standards (Standard Oil)

Cleveland Polka Kings

 

[nkypete]

Cleveland Mistakes by the Lake.

[CincySportsFan]

15 hours ago, OlDog75 said:

Cleveland Commodores

Cleveland Standards (Standard Oil)

Cleveland Polka Kings

 

In certain areas of the city, that'd probably be a big hit.  Can you imagine the 7th inning stretch?

[oldgrappler]

On 12/17/2020 at 5:18 PM, OlDog75 said:

Cleveland Commodores

Cleveland Standards (Standard Oil)

Cleveland Polka Kings

 

For those who think you might be kidding, when I was a kid in the 70's and living in North East Ohio, my family watched a TV show called Polka Varieties out of Cleveland.  It was hosted by Paul Wilcox (a Korean war hero, btw) and Frank Yankovic (Weird Al's father).  The Cleveland area has lots of East Europeans who love this music (for instance, Stipe Miocic MMA Heavyweight Champ).  Though not East European, my Dad had an accordian, but thankfully didn't play it very often.  Any way, we watched that hour-long show almost every week.  

As an aside, Paul Wilcox was on his 10th mission on a B 29 that got shot down.  He gave his parachute pack to another guy on the plane, picked up a loose chute and jumped out.  He survived but was captured, reportedly, by the Chinese.  He was held in solitary confinement for part of his year-long imprisonment as they were trying to get him to confess to taking part in germ-warfare.  His family didn't know he survived until he was released after the war.  

 

Hmmmm... Cleveland Polka Kings?  Nah, doesn't have a ring to it.