RE: Cleveland to change MLB name for 22 season.
July 23, 2021 at 5:10 pm
(This post was last modified: July 23, 2021 at 5:12 pm by Brian37.)
(July 23, 2021 at 4:59 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(July 23, 2021 at 3:20 pm)Brian37 Wrote: The Cleveland MLB baseball team will have a new team name starting for the 2022 season.
For years, decades when Native Americans and supporters protested the Washington NFL team name, there were cries of mass exodus and that never happened. The Cleveland team will be fine, just like Washington didn't fold with it's name change.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/23/us/clevel...index.html
Actually, the ‘cries of mass exodus’ went the other way. Attendance was dropping because of the name ‘Redskins’. Once the name was changed, revenue returned.
At least Cleveland picked a better name. ‘Washington Football Team’ is just stupid.
Boru
You missed my point. The minority of fans insisting that the fan base would collapse were wrong. I actually agree with you.
My point is that any Cleveland fan who stupidly insists on clinging to the old name, are also going to be wrong.
My point was that there were a minority of Washington fans whom stupidly thought they were the actual majority in wanting to keep the old name. They were wrong.
And as far as Washington's new name. I hope they keep it. I like it. "Washington Football Team" LOVE IT.