Cleveland Indians/Guardians President of Baseball Operations Chris Antonetti made an appearance on the Starkville podcast this morning co-hosted by Jayson Stark and Doug Glanville to talk baseball and (of most interest to us) the process behind the name change. Antonetti went into great detail on the entire process involved in
Tag: mlb 2022
Baseball’s 2022 Spring Training Logos Revealed
Major League Baseball released its 2022 Spring Training schedules this afternoon, and while I’m sure the details in those are fairy interesting to baseball fans (you can see those schedules here), all I looked for were the logos! Once again it appears as if the Spring Training logos will feature
Stand Guard: Cleveland Guardians Announced as New Name for Indians
The Cleveland Indians announced today that they will be known as the Cleveland Guardians beginning with the conclusion of the 2021 season. This marks the fifth name change in the franchise’s history and first in 107 years. In this post I hope to answer all your questions about the new
Report: Colorado Rockies Getting New Uniform “Next Year”
According to an email exchange, the Colorado Rockies are getting a new uniform “next year”. So, I don’t know if “next year” is 2021 or if it’s 2022 (UPDATE! we’ve since got some clarification on this, check out the end of the article for an update!). I don’t know if
Detroit Tigers Considering Logo Change?
It appears the Detroit Tigers are considering changing (or adding to) their team logos in the not-too-distant future. Recently, the Tigers published a survey, sent out to a select group of fans, which asked them for their thoughts on several different Detroit Tigers logos — some of these were straight-up
Report: Cleveland Indians to Drop Name This Week
According to a report Sunday night in the New York Times, the Cleveland Indians will be dropping their controversial name with an announcement to come as soon as Wednesday of this week. The report cites three sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity, one of which stated the club
MLB Cancels 2020 All-Star Game, Dodgers Awarded 2022 Game
Major League Baseball today announced that the 2020 MLB All-Star Game, originally scheduled to be played at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium on July 14th. The game was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and likely coupled with the fact that the game was set to be played while Spring Training