what should a DC team be named?
The mayor doesn't like Senators. What do you think? Senators, Nationals, or something different?
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Maybe resurrecting the old Washington Statesmen name would be a traditional sort of thing to do, but I wonder if any of the historical DC team names would appeal to someone who doesn't like the...
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He has absolutely no say.In a poll of Washingtonians, 51 percent liked Senators, 14 liked Nationals, 6 percent liked Expos and 29 percent did not like any of the three. The scary thing is how many...
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Interesting. The Expos name has nothing to do with Washington; that name was a direct reference to the 1967 world's fair hosted by Montreal which was a celebration of the 100th anniversery of Canadian...
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I think the smart money is on Senators. But this from the Fresno Bee at tinyurl.com/5q4va is interesting:"The Rangers retain ownership of the name "Washington Senators," baseball spokesman Carmine...
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The Rangers be wrong, and MLB is as well.I did a trademark search on the name a few months ago. MLB holds the trademark to the name in a few very specific circumstances -- like on an Xmas ornament --...
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Forget the senators. If MLB wants to reference a locally relevant and yet powerful name, then the team ought to be named the Washington Lobbyists. Besides the Senators bombed twice in Washington,...
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are heading to rfk ! this will right a wrong as for the nickname the SENATORS is a natural . then in a few years montreal should get a new expos team along with northern new jersey . mlb devalued the...
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I daresay after the Expos saga and the attempt to contract we will not see expansion for a long time. And I just don't see Bud having the cojones to move a team into Jersey with Steinbrenner, Wilpon,...
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Quote: n nj should also get a team so that the yankees will stop hogging "their" market and making the gap between the haves and have nots even more absurd .Are you suggesting the Yankees shouldn't...
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I would like to see the nickname reflect the history of the area rather than its politics. Cannons (like the Carolina League team) or Generals.
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The Washington Generals? As in the team serving as patsies for the Harlem Globetrotters? Ain't gonna happen.There's a movement to name the team the Washington Grays, after the Homestead Grays. The...
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I see in the Post that the mayor supports the "Washington Grays". I agree that it is an interesting idea. Negro league history is currently fashionable, so I can imagine this even happening.
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I also like the Grays, and considering the population demographics in D.C., the marketing gurus might take a liking to it. -Marc
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The marketing gurus will hate it because the mark is in the public domain, so there's no ownership possibilities.--Kevin
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I like the Nationals over the Senators. Their where a team named the senators that moved twice before.Washington now has a big population and that will not happen. I like the Nationals better. They...
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