Shocked? Seriously? This move has been hinted/telegraphed/slowrolled over a period of at least three years.
Well, they can all become Cubs fans.........................
If you are outraged, walk away, send the team a message that hits their pocketbook, channel your outrage into a useful action by protesting with your wallet
Is the movie Major League now banned?
If you want a belly laugh read about the “old” pre-Indians name for the team...think Don Imus... ;-)
Native Americans are just now getting their feelings hurt?! ~sarc
“Cleveland Engines” is the only rational choice.
Loyalty, patriotism, etc. Major league sports teams don’t care about any of that. So just shut up, fans. And continue to buy their overpriced apparel and continue to watch their overpriced players.
Or you can just shun the whole lot of them.
humblegunner, please pick up the white courtesy phone.
When most people (except the UCSD) look for names for their sports teams, or anything else, they look for things they admire or are awed by: Titans, Bears, Buccaneers, Roughriders, etc. Were I Indian, I would be insulted that my identity is being stripped from a longtime wearer of that TITLE!
The “woke” are destroying the heritage and history of the entire western world, bit by bit, while we just stand wringing our hands.
We are as much to blame as the statue topplers.
The Cleveland Pantyliners!
“...others stated they will never attend games after a name change.”
I cannot think of anything more boring than a baseball game...except maybe basketball!!!
Did the Redskins ever decide on a new name?
Yet they were not similarly outraged when the Redskins lost their identity...
What’s that old expression:
“First they came for the ......., then .......”
Today it is raining and to celebrate I am going to be wearing my very expensive, 30-year-old Redskins rain coat as the wife & I go Christmas shopping...
Frack the communist bastards...
This is a real shame professional sports has capitulated to the ‘woke’ crowd like they have.
It is not offensive to the native American, no tribe has ever voiced a concern, and there is every reason to believe being the mascot of a team is an honor (which it is).
Baseball, like football, has become unwatchable anyway. Too many homeruns, not enough strategy (base hits,bunts, steals, etc). Pitchers only go a few innings before calling for a reliever, whereas they used to (and should) go 8 or 9 innings.
I thought maybe they could just trade names with the NFL team in Washington....
It would be so trendy just to name yourself “The Baseball Team”. So non-offensive. And what about the name “Cleveland”? Any red or white skin associated with that? Perhaps it should change too.
Steamers.