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Re: Sports nicknames

2020-07-23T16:48:43-06:00

This is a sad comment on how dumb I am but today is the first day I realized that the Texas Rangers team is named after a specific historical organization as opposed to the general name for a type of tracking profession.

Statistics: Posted by Phoebe — Thu Jul 23, 2020 5:48 pm

Re: Sports nicknames

2020-07-23T14:44:02-06:00

hehe I like these.

Oh! One more:

Phoenix - ya got your city and nickname all there, baby!

Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Thu Jul 23, 2020 3:44 pm

Re: Sports nicknames

2020-07-23T12:09:12-06:00

I saw a post that suggested that Washington maintain the team name of the Redskins, but rebrand by turning their mascot into a potato.

Statistics: Posted by DMDarcs — Thu Jul 23, 2020 1:09 pm

Re: Sports nicknames

2020-07-23T11:58:27-06:00

My favorite candidate for the Washington's new name: The Washington [redacted]

Statistics: Posted by akiva — Thu Jul 23, 2020 12:58 pm

Re: Sports nicknames

2020-07-23T11:50:26-06:00

I was thinking cities that could live as their own nicknames, but I agree those nicknames should go, and would be fine if they pick nothing. But Buffalo, like that's already the mascot, why not the whole name? And Los Angeles already have a team called the Angels, they should just be called Los Angeles.

I went to look up what would be the worst nickname and it did exist: Simon Fraser University were known as the Clansmen until recently (now the clan, which many want to nix anyways). But that college is in British Columbia so probably had a different original meaning. I'm surprised sports teams, many created during Jim Crow, didn't take on that nickname. Thank God, actually.

Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Thu Jul 23, 2020 12:50 pm

Re: Sports nicknames

2020-07-23T11:41:29-06:00

Cleveland
Kansas City
Atlanta

I saw an article saying the Texas Rangers should change their name due to the racist history of their namesake organization.

Statistics: Posted by Tahlvin — Thu Jul 23, 2020 12:41 pm

Sports nicknames

2020-07-23T11:37:02-06:00

Washington is changing their football team's nickname to.... nothing. For now, it's just Washington, and I love it.

Are there other sports cities that would be fine without a nickname?

The two that immediately came to mind for me were:
Buffalo
Los Angeles

Statistics: Posted by poorpete — Thu Jul 23, 2020 12:37 pm