Cleveland Indians new name already taken

 

In announcing the Cleveland Indians will become the Cleveland Guardians, management overlooked one tiny little thing.

There already is a Cleveland Guardians team.

The Cleveland Guardians is a roller derby team. 

The Plain Dealer reported, "A spokesman for the Indians said Monday that the team could not comment on trademark issues or on any dealings with the roller derby Guardians at this time.

"The Cleveland Guardians roller derby team did not respond to requests for comment."

Indians, Guardians. Maybe they can call the team the Custodians. Or the Meridians. Or in tribute to the quality of the teams in the '60s, '70s, and '80s, they can be known as the Comedians. 

Of course, that may apply to the front office now.

However, the Guardians roller derby team seems to have gone out of business a couple of years ago,  and its web site seemed dormant until the new buzz surrounding the baseball team's name change.

Instead of spending so much time worrying about political correctness, the baseball team should have settled this matter before announcing the name change.

From that Ballpark in the Sky, Louis Sockalexis smiles. 

The Deerfoot of the Diamond played outfield for 3 seasons for the Cleveland Spiders, making him the first American Indian to play in the major leagues. In 1915, the Cleveland baseball team decided to become the Indians in his honor.

106 years later, management decided to withdraw the honor. 

Now this.

Hahaha.