Cleveland Naps (Indians) Team History

Sports Team History ^ | 7/06/20

[Libloather]

Napoleon Lajoie arrived in Cleveland on June 4 and was an immediate hit, drawing 10,000 fans to League Park. Soon afterward, he was named team captain, and in 1903 the team was renamed the Cleveland Napoleons (soon shortened to Naps) after a newspaper conducted a write-in contest.

Cleveland Indians (1915–present)
Cleveland Naps (1903–1914)
Cleveland Broncos (1902)
Cleveland Bluebirds (1901)
Cleveland Lake Shores (1900)
Grand Rapids Rustlers (1894–1899)

[ameribbean expat]

Cleveland Pierogies

[Alberta's Child]

It’s funny you mention that. When the USSR started allowing some of their hockey players to sign with NHL teams in North America back in the 1980s, they had that same odd way of describing the teams. Their sports ministry would issue public statements about notable players signing with NHL teams, but they wouldn’t include the team nicknames in these announcements. Instead, they’d simply report: “Igor Larionov has signed with the NHL Club Vancouver,” “Viacheslav Fetisov has signed with the NHL Club New Jersey,” etc.

[logitech]

The Cleveland Richard’s.

Maybe too long for some. I guess you could shorten it.

[Old Yeller]

Naps won’t work. Ask Imus.

[Old Yeller]

Cleveland Surrenders

[Old Yeller]

Cleveland Caves

[crz]

Cleveland Thorpes.

After Jim Thorpe the American Indian who played for the Cleveland Indians.

[crz]

OH and to renamed the Redkins?

Rename them the Buckskins.

[dirtymac]

Club is actually a weapon and promotes violence. Snow flakes will melt away with the thought of violence being portrayed by the imagery {barf alert}

[EC Washington]

Or Cleveland Kielbasa’s

[FrdmLvr]

How bout the Redskins?

[deadrock]

Replace the feather with a red emergency stop button in the middle of the forehead.

Voila, Cleveland East Indians.

[foreverfree]

Bump

[The Iceman Cometh]

Cleveland Generics

Best to play it safe

[rfp1234]

I think Jim Polk was the best Democrat POTUS.

[Varsity Flight]

Cleveland Erie’s
Cleveland Wyandotte’s
Cleveland Senecas
Cleveland Delawares
Cleveland Miami’s
Cleveland Waynes

[Varsity Flight]

Cleveland Ohy ios
Cleveland Cowards

[Theophilus]

Clevland Clucks

[Sans-Culotte]

The largest minority now is not Black, it’s Hispanic.

Blacks are not the largest, but they are the loudest. "Squeaky wheel..."