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Poque
Sep 11, 2003

=^-^=
the North Beach Talents

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Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair
Cleveland Sockalexis.

Just cut out the middle man here.

The MUMPSorceress
Jan 6, 2012


^SHTPSTS

Gary’s Answer
Let's just call them "The Cleveland".

ego symphonic
Feb 23, 2010

Cleveland Midges

BigBallChunkyTime
Nov 25, 2011

Kyle Schwarber: World Series hero, Beefy Lad, better than you.

Illegal Hen

MinibarMatchman posted:

seriously, regardless of whatever stereotype icon you use or stupid name they have, you'd have to be loving insane to consider Indians being a cooler team concept than motherfucking spiders

Spiders: the most squish-worthy of all creatures.

Paul Zuvella
Dec 7, 2011

LeftistMuslimObama posted:

Let's just call them "The Cleveland".

The shocked sports agent asks what the team is called, and the proud team own looked over with pride and exclaimed "The Cleveland!"

alpha_destroy
Mar 23, 2010

Billy Butler: Fat Guy by Day, Doubles Machine by Night

Bird in a Blender posted:

There are entirely way more stray cats than rats in Cleveland, Cleveland Cats it is. I like never ever saw a rat there, probably because of the cats.

Cleveland Buckeyes - You know, just to try and hop on the only really successful team in the state


The Cleveland LeBrons

The Cleveland Statues of Moses Cleaveland

To placate racists you could go with The Cleveland Firewater and have the logo be the Cuyahoga.

The Cleveland Foresters

The Grover Clevelands

The Cleveland Meat Cleavers

The Cleveland Technically-We're-Larger-than-Cincinnatties

The Cleveland Swingers and make the logo a big key

Better than The Cleveland: The Cleve

Intruder
Mar 5, 2003

beejay posted:

I must have missed this, I just looked on my phone and didn't notice anything weird. What was it?

THey used to use the first five letters of the last name followed by the first two letters of the first name as the player id

Kevin Youkilis is jewish

I'll let you figure it out from there :laugh:

CubsWoo
Aug 17, 2005

Where the big boys RAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGH FUCK YOU

Intruder posted:

THey used to use the first five letters of the last name followed by the first two letters of the first name as the player id

Kevin Youkilis is jewish

I'll let you figure it out from there :laugh:

But he's not Kiké Hernandez

alpha_destroy
Mar 23, 2010

Billy Butler: Fat Guy by Day, Doubles Machine by Night
The Cleveland Steamboats or Steamers for short.

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

Your Taint posted:

Spiders: the most squish-worthy of all creatures.

Why would you attack your spider bros? Spiders are the best.

Centipedes on the other hand can gently caress right off.

Inspector_666
Oct 7, 2003

benny with the good hair

Intruder posted:

THey used to use the first five letters of the last name followed by the first two letters of the first name as the player id

Kevin Youkilis is jewish

I'll let you figure it out from there :laugh:

I mean, it's still youklke01.shtml, so...

alpha_destroy
Mar 23, 2010

Billy Butler: Fat Guy by Day, Doubles Machine by Night
Okay, all my other suggestions were me being an annoying shithead, and I promise this is my last mascot suggestion for Cleveland.

They should take after that character from Dissident Gardens and name the teams the Proletarians. Though I guess that's effectively the Blue Collars pitch.

BigBallChunkyTime
Nov 25, 2011

Kyle Schwarber: World Series hero, Beefy Lad, better than you.

Illegal Hen

IcePhoenix posted:

Why would you attack your spider bros? Spiders are the best.

Centipedes on the other hand can gently caress right off.

Spiders are proof that there is no god. No supposedly all-knowing, all-loving deity would allow such a horrifying creature to exist.

Soul Glo
Aug 27, 2003

Just let it shine through

IcePhoenix posted:

Why would you attack your spider bros? Spiders are the best.

Centipedes on the other hand can gently caress right off.

In the South spiders will straight kill you

It's like Austrailia down here

IcePhoenix
Sep 18, 2005

Take me to your Shida

Your Taint posted:

No supposedly all-knowing, all-loving deity would allow such a horrifying creature to exist.

But enough about your posting

The MUMPSorceress
Jan 6, 2012


^SHTPSTS

Gary’s Answer

Your Taint posted:

Spiders are proof that there is no god. No supposedly all-knowing, all-loving deity would allow such a horrifying creature to exist.

I let spiders live as long as they stay in the basement and by outside doors. Any that break this treaty are killed. I'm trying to breed a race of superspiders that keep all insects, pedes, etc out of my house without bothering me. A couple have figured it out and they are my friends.

BigBallChunkyTime
Nov 25, 2011

Kyle Schwarber: World Series hero, Beefy Lad, better than you.

Illegal Hen

IcePhoenix posted:

But enough about your posting

I have to admit, that was a pretty good burn.

Good Dog
Oct 16, 2008

Who threw this cat at me?
Clapping Larry

LeftistMuslimObama posted:

I let spiders live as long as they stay in the basement and by outside doors. Any that break this treaty are killed. I'm trying to breed a race of superspiders that keep all insects, pedes, etc out of my house without bothering me. A couple have figured it out and they are my friends.

Channing Tatum weighed in on this.


Angels traded catcher Jett Bandy to the Brewers for catcher Martin Maldonado and milb pitcher Drew Gagnon. Making some big moves this year.

The MUMPSorceress
Jan 6, 2012


^SHTPSTS

Gary’s Answer

Good Dog posted:

Channing Tatum weighed in on this.


Angels traded catcher Jett Bandy to the Brewers for catcher Martin Maldonado and milb pitcher Drew Gagnon. Making some big moves this year.

Maldi is cool, take good care of him. He moves around real smooth for a fat guy and has the voice of a movie gangster. Also caught a 17-inning game where he drove the winning run in. I'll miss him.

Sydin
Oct 29, 2011

Another spring commute
Cubs officially sign Uehara (I guess it wasn't done?) for $6m/1 year.

This is pretty interesting:
https://twitter.com/ESPNChiCubs/status/809032279204958208

BigBallChunkyTime
Nov 25, 2011

Kyle Schwarber: World Series hero, Beefy Lad, better than you.

Illegal Hen

Sydin posted:

Cubs officially sign Uehara (I guess it wasn't done?) for $6m/1 year.

This is pretty interesting:
https://twitter.com/ESPNChiCubs/status/809032279204958208

Always a good sign. They've marketed the fans and the culture beautifully, plus all the players know which orgs do right by their players, so the Hammel thing may not have been a factor, but I'm sure it didn't hurt.

BasicFunk
Feb 26, 2011

How's your Funkentelechy?
Call them the Cleveland Bus Drivers.

https://youtu.be/TphCi4zH1sk

BigBallChunkyTime
Nov 25, 2011

Kyle Schwarber: World Series hero, Beefy Lad, better than you.

Illegal Hen
The Cleveland We're Not Detroits

ROCK THE HOUSE M.D.
Oct 9, 2003

I've got a case of malt liquor stashed in the trunk, Mr. Marvin Gaye on the CD. We are gonna get all the way down.


Cleveland spiders is dope.

Canned Sunshine
Nov 20, 2005

CAUTION: POST QUALITY UNDER CONSTRUCTION



Intruder posted:

I thought it was the Yankees fault. Like the owner owned both teams and kept funneling anyone good to the Yankees

It was most definitely the Cardinals.

SlumPrincess
Jan 1, 2006

Soon....soon I'm gonna make you a star

SourKraut posted:

It was most definitely the Cardinals.

To be pedantic, it was the Perfectos, who changed their name to the Cardinals the next year.

Neodoomium
Jun 20, 2001

You are now hearing this
noise in your head.



Is there a dude in here that works for the Cubs?

The Pussy Boss
Nov 2, 2004

Good Dog posted:

Angels traded catcher Jett Bandy to the Brewers for catcher Martin Maldonado and milb pitcher Drew Gagnon. Making some big moves this year.

It's cool that there's a big leaguer named Jett, and that's his real name, and he is a catcher named "Jett"

But anyway is Susac gonna start for the Brewers now? He was my team's Top Prospect for about a month and I want him to be good.

Ready! Set! Blow!
Jun 17, 2005

Red alert.
On the topic of terrible team names, in the minors, Hall-of-Famer-but-probably-shouldn't-be Rube Marquard once pitched for a team called the Canton Chinamen.

Neodoomium
Jun 20, 2001

You are now hearing this
noise in your head.



Hey wait a minute that Sound logo is straight up a Big Dog t-shirt

rickiep00h
Aug 16, 2010

BATDANCE


Neodoomium posted:

Hey wait a minute that Sound logo is straight up a Big Dog t-shirt

I immediately thought of Poochie. :shrug:

nmfree
Aug 15, 2001

The Greater Goon: Breaking Hearts and Chains since 2006

The Pussy Boss posted:

It's cool that there's a big leaguer named Jett, and that's his real name, and he is a catcher named "Jett"
Hopefully he makes it long enough to be on the same major league roster as Maverick.

Kevlar v2.0
Dec 25, 2003

=^•⩊•^=

ego symphonic posted:

Cleveland Midges

Cleveland midges are the reason why Cleveland spiders get so enormous.

The MUMPSorceress
Jan 6, 2012


^SHTPSTS

Gary’s Answer

nmfree posted:

Hopefully he makes it long enough to be on the same major league roster as Maverick.

There is no way that greasy, haggard-looking motherfucker in that photo is 22 years old. I will not accept it.

TMMadman
Sep 9, 2003

by Fluffdaddy
It should be the Cleveland Grovers

Edit - they can only win pennants non consecutively.

TMMadman fucked around with this message at 16:30 on Dec 15, 2016

Jen X
Sep 29, 2014

To bring light to the darkness, whether that darkness be ignorance, injustice, apathy, or stagnation.

TMMadman posted:

It should be the Cleveland Grovers

Edit - they can only win pennants non consecutively.

Load bearing bullpens

BigBallChunkyTime
Nov 25, 2011

Kyle Schwarber: World Series hero, Beefy Lad, better than you.

Illegal Hen

TMMadman posted:

It should be the Cleveland Grovers

Edit - they can only win pennants non consecutively.

win

will_colorado
Jun 30, 2007

quote:

the Rockies have signed LHP Mike Dunn to a 3 yr/$18M deal with a 4th option year

The same we were paying Boone Logan, not having to rely on minor-league-guy-that-can't-throw-strikes, and Weiss isn't around to mismanage his use. All in all, good.

will_colorado fucked around with this message at 20:50 on Dec 15, 2016

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bawfuls
Oct 28, 2009

Why would anyone sign a 31 year old average-ish relief pitcher to a guaranteed 3 year deal??

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