On Monday, with the World Series due to wrap up either tonight or tomorrow, Cleveland's baseball team is beginning the transition from Indians to Guardians.
Ah, but as ESPN's Lee Corso would say, not so fast, my friends.
You see, Cleveland already has Guardians. They play roller derby, and absent a television contract, the skating Guardians are having what amounts to a herd of cows over the baseball Guardians, such that they've filed a lawsuit to stop the transition.
The skating Guardians' lawyers make a good point, noting that Major League Baseball would be the ones litigating if a roller derby team in Chicago used the "Cubs", or in New York, the "Yankees".
In the 70's, Cleveland had an NHL franchise, the Barons. However, they lasted two seasons before merging with the Minnesota North Stars, and eventually moved to Dallas as the Dallas Stars. There is, however, a local amateur program using the Barons name. Hmmmmmmmm.
What do you think?
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