Posted on 11/19/2021 2:31:43 PM PST by xp38
MLB’s Cleveland franchise officially changed its name to the Guardians Friday, and the new day in the organization’s history started with a bang. The Guardians opened their team store for fans to get their hands on new merchandise. As fans were shopping, the sign installed outside the team store came crashing down onto the sidewalk. The sign fell when a worker was on a ladder checking bolts.
"Well, that's an ominous sign," one person yelled.
No one was injured. Regardless, fans were lining up early to get some new swag with the Guardians logo.
"This kind of exceeds expectations. Having people show up at 6:30 [a.m.], and then we had 100 people in by 9:14 [a.m.]. You can kind of see the store looks like we’re having a game today," Cleveland’s director of merchandising Karen Fox told the Associated Press. The organization announced intentions to change its name before the start of the 2021 season and landed on the new name earlier this year. The change came under some scrutiny when a roller derby team with the same name filed a lawsuit. Team officials announced earlier this week the two sides reached an "amicable resolution" allowing both teams to use the same name.
Cleveland had been known as the Indians from 1915 to 2021. The team was originally known as the Blues in 1901, the Bronchos in 1902 and the Naps from 1903 to 1914.
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“I suppose anything is better than “The Mistake By the Lake”..
Shithole by the lake.
Or the “Cleveland Steamers.”
Cleveland Guardians sounds like a name thought up by a writer who has little imagination or creativity. Most would call that writer a hack.
Not surprising they had lots of people lined up waiting for the store’s grand opening. But how many of them were sports memorabilia collectors speculating the possible, perhaps probable fail the name change may turn out to be, and that such paraphernalia may have value in the future as historical oddities?
Maybe. Does Seattle Pilots stuff have any value? Probably not.
Good question! I got a stash of baseball cards from that era, some Pilots.
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