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Originally Posted by BobC
I also wonder if the fact that the Indians play the Toronto Blue Jays in Canada each year, while the Atlanta Braves do not ever play in Canada (unless those two teams should wind up facing each other in a World Series), has anything to do with the Cleveland franchise seeming to get so much more criticism and pressure to get rid of the Indians name? I understand Canadian trademark laws and conditions can be much different than in the US, and prior legal actions and future threats of continued efforts to stop the use of the Chief Wahoo image and Indians name at games in Toronto was likely a compelling reason for MLB to put added pressure on Cleveland for the name change, but not so much Atlanta.
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Where did you hear that the Atlanta Braves do not ever play in Toronto?
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