Cleveland baseball manager Terry Francona is in favor of the team changing the name and said “It’s time to move forward”.
The name of Cleveland’s baseball team will be a topic of intense debate until a new name is chosen. Cleveland’s manager Terry Francona stated Sunday that he is in favor of a name change.
Francona said he doesn’t want to feel “too old or too ignorant.”#Indians
— Tom Withers (@twithersAP) July 5, 2020
#Indians manager Terry Francona said he’s glad the team is considering a name change. “I think it’s time to move forward.”
— Tom Withers (@twithersAP) July 5, 2020
This is an important step in regard to renaming and rebranding the team. The fact that Terry Francona is supporting the idea of a new name should end any discussions about not changing the name.
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Many names will be discussed as time moves on. From Guardians, Tribe, Spiders, and even a brief discussion about not changing anything at all. With the manager of the team backing the idea of a name, the idea of standing pat with a name that is offensive seems to have no chance of happening.
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