Wahoo is gone but the name remains. For those who believe the Cleveland baseballing team should shed the Indians’ name as well and rechristen itself anew with fresh branding, many good and fine options have been previously discussed. Scene’s contest to rebrand the Tribe, for example, produced some exemplary ideas — the Guardians, the Spiders, etc.
Here’s another one to throw on the pile.
Noted Ohio-style pizza purveyor and somewhat noted graphic design artist and illustrator Aaron Sechrist thinks it’s high-time to meld a different part of Northeast Ohio history into the legacy of the Dolan-owned franchise. Meet the Cleveland Buzzards.
Selected primary and secondary logos, uni options, and origin story below. Find the full presentation here.
This article appears in Mar 27 – Apr 2, 2019.
now that’s a winner! love it
I knew that Vince and Sam would begin targeting the team name after The Chief went went away.
Thanks, guys…you never fail to disappoint me.
But Buzzards is lame and outdated and a local thing from bygone decades.
The reborn Browns didn’t want to resurrect Bulldogs, the name of a short-lived 1920s pro football outfit.
The Indians could pick that one up and run with it. I would miss the usage of “The Tribe” though.
LUH THIS
Agree or disagree with the name, can’t deny this is highly professional, kick ass branding.
Proof that something doesn’t have to be homophobic to be gay.
That is truly badass. This SHOULD happen for real.
This new name is offensive to some birds and scavengers. Please do not appropriate Avian culture for your peasant needs!
Lame as the writer.
Right-wing spamming a-hole trolls never sleep…or STFU.
See what I mean?
Diversify the team with players of all athletic abilities to make it more fair. Also all players must be paid the same amount.
Let’s call them the Cleveland American Patriots. Instead of a logo, they can just wear MAGA hats and Trump gear. Everybody wears number 45.
Everyone likes Wahoo except the writers of this dumb version of scene magazine and Phil.
Why not the Cleaveland Tribe? (And yeah, put that A back in the name) it honours the first native American mlb player ( which wad why the Dpiders changed to the indians in first place)’ as well aspaying homoge to what Cleaveland and. Native americans both cherish: community,unity, pride, and culture. Cleaveland’s attitude can be the ‘mms buzzard as the new mascot (Appropriate enough?) In all seriousness…. We already call them The Tribe….just a few tweaks and it’s done
Why not just change the name to the Cleaveland Tribe (yeah, put that A back in the name) and use The ‘mms Buzzard as the mascot (appropriate enough for you?) A tribe represents unity, community, sense of culture and identity….absulutely fitting for Cleaveland’s unique Believeland Spirit. Our Totem is the buzzard. Our spirit is the Rebel.
The Cleaveland Spiders changed to the Indians to honour mlb’s first Native American ball plauer. By changing to The Tribe we can still honour him and the history of The Indians…and Cleaveland.
Just my thought
I love Chief Wahoo and don’t want to change the team name. But…I kind of love the idea of the Cleveland Buzzards. The Buzzard and WMMS are Cleveland classics. The station was a powerhouse that was respected nationally and it helped to make stars out of guys like Springsteen. The Buzzard was a symbol of all things Cleveland: authentic, scrappy and a force to be reckoned with. And, of course, the Buzzard mascot also ties in with the Hinckley buzzards.
Then again, people are going to be unhappy no matter what the team name or mascot is, so…
The Buzzard and WMMS mean nothing to anyone outside of Cleveland, or to younger residents.
You would merely replace the minority viewpoint of anger and disgust over Wahoo with national ridicule.
Too many people elsewhere already think Clerveland is a joke. And they’d laugh about scavenging birds picking at the carcass of Cleveland. Nope, Buzzards would be a terrible idea. And it will never happen.