Author Topic: The Cleveland....Guardians???  (Read 1897 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline imref

  • Posts: 42525
  • Re-contending in 202...5?
The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Topic Start: July 23, 2021, 10:02:41 AM »
What a horrible name. Why not Spiders, which was the name of a team in Cleveland in the late 1800's??

Offline 1995hoo

  • Posts: 1082
Re: The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Reply #1: July 23, 2021, 10:03:36 AM »
Cleveland Space Force!!!!

Offline DPMOmaha

  • Posts: 22875
Re: The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Reply #2: July 23, 2021, 10:40:06 AM »
Sounds like the city has a pretty strong connection to the name. Seems like on some level that’s how it’s supposed to work. I think it’s a good choice.

Offline imref

  • Posts: 42525
  • Re-contending in 202...5?
Re: The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Reply #3: July 23, 2021, 11:18:53 AM »
Sounds like the city has a pretty strong connection to the name. Seems like on some level that’s how it’s supposed to work. I think it’s a good choice.

it was inspired by the statues at the entrance to the Hope Memorial bridge near the park that are called the "Guardians of Traffic".

Besides Spiders, Rockers would have been a good choice given the RnR HoF.  A local radio station ran a poll a few months ago, Spiders and Rockers were #1 & 2, with Guardians finishing 3rd.

Offline HondoKillebrew

  • Posts: 842
Re: The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Reply #4: July 23, 2021, 11:32:02 AM »
I was expecting Spiders, so was pretty surprised at Guardians, which I didn't like when I first heard.  Even within a 1/2 hour, I'm beginning to like it.  I think it's a perfectly fine choice. 

Offline JCA-CrystalCity

  • Global Moderator
  • ****
  • Posts: 39410
  • Platoon - not just a movie, a baseball obsession
Re: The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Reply #5: July 23, 2021, 11:35:04 AM »
I am Groot.

Offline imref

  • Posts: 42525
  • Re-contending in 202...5?
Re: The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Reply #6: July 23, 2021, 11:37:06 AM »
I was expecting Spiders, so was pretty surprised at Guardians, which I didn't like when I first heard.  Even within a 1/2 hour, I'm beginning to like it.  I think it's a perfectly fine choice. 

It would mean they can't make any errors or they would have failed as guardians. :)

Offline Mattionals

  • Posts: 5737
Re: The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Reply #7: July 23, 2021, 11:52:56 AM »
Missed opportunity for Spiders. Would have been an awesome mascot.

Offline rileyn

  • Posts: 4110
Re: The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Reply #8: July 23, 2021, 12:01:12 PM »
It's not a terrible name but it's not Chief Wahoo.

Offline Five Banners

  • Posts: 2242
Re: The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Reply #9: July 23, 2021, 12:31:42 PM »
it was inspired by the statues at the entrance to the Hope Memorial bridge near the park that are called the "Guardians of Traffic".


Some of the inter-web discussions includes those who have resided there or in Northeast Ohio who are indicating that they absolutely had no clue about the statues being called the guardians of anything

Offline Natsinpwc

  • Posts: 25690
Re: The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Reply #10: July 23, 2021, 12:32:55 PM »
I am Groot.
Cleveland Guarding the Galaxy.

Offline Natsinpwc

  • Posts: 25690
Re: The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Reply #11: July 23, 2021, 12:38:12 PM »
Some of the inter-web discussions includes those who have resided there or in Northeast Ohio who are indicating that they absolutely had no clue about the statues being called the guardians of anything
Lots of people don’t know lots of things. If it finished third in a poll it means some folks liked it.  Really have no idea why some folks are judgmental about names of franchises in other places. BTW how many years before Washington gets a name for its football club? I mean at least Cleveland didn’t drag this out.

Offline Five Banners

  • Posts: 2242
Re: The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Reply #12: July 23, 2021, 12:57:55 PM »
Really have no idea why some folks are judgmental about names of franchises in other places.

Was referencing thoughts given by people purporting to be from that area, not other places

Offline Dave in Fairfax

  • Posts: 2016
Re: The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Reply #13: July 23, 2021, 01:11:40 PM »
BTW how many years before Washington gets a name for its football club?
Maybe they should take a page from uninspiring European football club names and just call it F.C. Washington. It would probably fit well with D.C. United.

Offline Natsinpwc

  • Posts: 25690
Re: The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Reply #14: July 23, 2021, 01:25:13 PM »
Was referencing thoughts given by people purporting to be from that area, not other places
Got ya. I didn’t mean to direct that to you.

Offline Five Banners

  • Posts: 2242
Re: The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Reply #15: July 23, 2021, 01:29:41 PM »
Maybe they should take a page from uninspiring European football club names and just call it F.C. Washington. It would probably fit well with D.C. United.

 Or just “football“

Offline imref

  • Posts: 42525
  • Re-contending in 202...5?
Re: The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Reply #16: July 23, 2021, 01:43:43 PM »
Maybe they should take a page from uninspiring European football club names and just call it F.C. Washington. It would probably fit well with D.C. United.

D.C. Divided would have been a much more appropriate name though. :)

Offline The Chief

  • Posts: 31799
    • http://www.wnff.net
Re: The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Reply #17: July 23, 2021, 01:58:38 PM »
dumb name for a dumb era.

Offline HalfSmokes

  • Posts: 21606
Re: The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Reply #18: July 23, 2021, 02:07:57 PM »
still a better name than the browns

Offline varoadking

  • Posts: 29499
  • King of Goodness
Re: The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Reply #19: July 23, 2021, 02:20:02 PM »
I would take offense to Rockers...  :old:

Offline varoadking

  • Posts: 29499
  • King of Goodness
Re: The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Reply #20: July 23, 2021, 02:20:21 PM »
dumb name for a dumb era.

Agreed...

Offline JCA-CrystalCity

  • Global Moderator
  • ****
  • Posts: 39410
  • Platoon - not just a movie, a baseball obsession
Re: The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Reply #21: July 23, 2021, 02:24:33 PM »
Maybe they should take a page from uninspiring European football club names and just call it F.C. Washington. It would probably fit well with D.C. United.
or Football Unifying the District of Columbia.

Oh, wait.

Offline DPMOmaha

  • Posts: 22875
Re: The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Reply #22: July 23, 2021, 03:00:07 PM »
My wife pointed out they kept the “dians” and just replaced the “In” with “Guard”.

Offline Mathguy

  • Posts: 9162
  • Floyd - Truely Man's best Friend
    • Outer Banks Beach House
Re: The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Reply #23: July 23, 2021, 08:10:40 PM »
How about the Washington Monuments ?

Maybe they should take a page from uninspiring European football club names and just call it F.C. Washington. It would probably fit well with D.C. United.

Offline KnorrForYourMoney

  • Posts: 16254
  • pissy DC sports fan
Re: The Cleveland....Guardians???
« Reply #24: July 26, 2021, 05:57:12 PM »
I would have preferred Rockers.



Of course, then one of their players would have taken the coward's way out and tried to dive through a plate glass window.