Erie Warrior
Well-Known Member
So...how soon do you guys become the Cleveland Spiders? You know that "Indian" name will be the next to go. I read that Cleveland was originally the "Cleveland Bluebirds" or just "Blues". That's cute.
I am sure you are right. That will be the next thing. There will still be assholes protesting on Opening Day. You can't give these fuckers an inch, they'll want it all.
If they do change the name, they better not go with the Spiders. That team set the record for most losses in MLB history.
"In 1899, the owners of the Spiders, the Robison brothers, Frank and Stanley, bought the St. Louis Browns baseball club from Chris von der Ahe, renaming it the Perfectos. However, they continued to retain ownership of the Cleveland club, an obvious conflict of interest that was later outlawed."