GDT: Have to say, I heard there's a pool party in Pittsburgh tonight at 7

MrazeksVengeance

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The most offended group for everyone else!

Honestly I think it was more the logo that garnered offense, not necessarily the name, but the pressure became to just entirely rebrand.

There's been similar pushes for Chicago Blackhawks, but generally the native population seems to support, there's just a vocal minority who want their 15 min of fame for being saviours!
I’d say Blackhawks logo is the one thing I can say I wouldn’t change about that accursed franchise.
 

AhosDatsyukian

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I get the logo, I really do. I still like the Chief Wahoo image and I personally do not believe it was meant to offensive but I get it. However they removed the logo 5 years before they changed the name. Of course fans kept the Chief alive and kicking and they still do despite the name change.
It doesn't help at all that these teams picked some absolutely god awful names/brands. Guardians and Commanders are like the shittiest of the shitty generic team names in 3rd tier video game franchises made by some programmer friends in one of their basements. Just awful.
 
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Derailed75

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It doesn't help at all that these teams picked some absolutely god awful names/brands. Guardians and Commanders are like the shittiest of the shitty generic team names in 3rd tier video game franchises made by some programmer friends in one of their basements. Just awful.
Again, the Guardians have a long-standing tie to the city, so it really isn't generic at all. It makes a lot of sense.
 

Lempo

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Sorry, but I can't be expected to survive Fondue Sports Network.

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MrazeksVengeance

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It doesn't help at all that these teams picked some absolutely god awful names/brands. Guardians and Commanders are like the shittiest of the shitty generic team names in 3rd tier video game franchises made by some programmer friends in one of their basements. Just awful.
Leave Guardians alone.

You want to know what’s a shit name?

CSKA.

Should have named Washington “Sentinels”. Just saying.
 
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Derailed75

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Sorry but ties or not I find it to be really stupid. To each their own
You are allowed to think its a stupid name, its just not some generic thing pulled from a hat. Kinda like if the Raleigh area does in fact get a baseball team and they are called the Oakes. We can think its a dumb name but considering the area its not a generic one.
 

AhosDatsyukian

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You are allowed to think it’s a stupid name, it’s just not some generic thing pulled from a hat. Kinda like if the Raleigh area does in fact get a baseball team and they are called the Oakes. We can think its a dumb name but considering the area it’s not a generic one.
Well it sounds generic even if it’s not generic
 

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