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(58,432 posts) Fri Sep 30, 2022, 09:26 PM Sep 2022

Now that the Cleveland Indians have changed their name... [View all]

to the Guardians (ugh). I just found out there was a real Native American who starred for them in the early 20th century...Louis Sockalexis. He's part of the reason they were callled that.
If it hadn't been for that stupid, insulting Chief Wahoo logo, there might not have been a controversy over the Indians name.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Sockalexis

I see the Atlanta Braves are still hanging with their name.

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Now that the Cleveland Indians have changed their name... [View all] brush Sep 2022 OP

And the Commanders PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2022 #1

Heehee. I kinda like the Cherry Blossoms. brush Sep 2022 #2

Don't you just love imagining what the uniforms PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2022 #9

Louis was a Penobscot Indian, born in Maine. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 2022 #3

Yes. Interesting history. brush Sep 2022 #6

Any relation to Lt Colonel Donald Penobscot, Backseat Driver Oct 2022 #11

Nope. "Keep the name" side came up with that 'honor' only after blm Sep 2022 #4

What? I don't understand that sentence. brush Sep 2022 #5

It's history. He was called the Cleveland Indian. brush Sep 2022 #7

The side protesting the name change. blm Sep 2022 #8

Oops. I misspelled LaJoie.Fixed it. brush Oct 2022 #14

Well, this one I didn't know...So when you have seen it all...there is more: ...Guardians...(ugh) Stuart G Sep 2022 #10

I think the Steamers would be a much better name. NBachers Oct 2022 #12

Cleveland should have gone back to the "Spiders" name 303squadron Oct 2022 #13

The Spiders, The Naps or The Tribe. Anything but The Guardians. brush Oct 2022 #15

A record of absolute disaster, that is jmowreader Oct 2022 #18

Wikipedia's source for that claim actually contradicts that story sl8 Oct 2022 #16

So Sockalexis was a Native American and he played for the Cleveland team. brush Oct 2022 #17