Monday, February 06, 2006
Team Name Changes
Big news folks!
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have announced that they will remove the 'Devil' from their name. They claim that in research done, the word 'devil' had a negative connotation. Personally my theory is that the Devil no longer wanted to be associated with the franchise and demanded his name be removed.
In a related story, The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim announced that they will be removing the word 'Mighty' from the team name and they will now simply be known as the Anaheim Ducks. Frankly, I think they should drop both names from the franchise. They'd be better off being known as The Anaheim. This is one of hockey's biggest problems. Do you think the NFL would allow one of it's franchises to be named after a shitty animal? Hell No! And don't argue that Dolphins qualify, they're more intelligent than humans, thus making themselves worthy of having a football team named after them(everyone knows football is a thinking man's game clearly evidenced by Terrell Owens).
Both of these stories broke on the same day, and I found myself wondering a couple of things:
1. Why the fuck does anyone care?
2. What the fuck is a Ray? I've heard of Sting Rays and Devil Rays and Sun Rays, but just Ray?Are they now named after the Universal movie starring Jamie Foxx.
3. That's actually a good idea. They could use the logo from the movie. Who wouldn't want to root for the baseball team that sang "Georgia?"
4. Why the fuck would The Ducks not drop the Ducks part of the name? They are no longer owned by Disney...they could leave that name in the dust. They could call themselves The Anaheim Aborted Fetus Eaters and there would be no corporation to resist. This was a chance to clean the slate and they didn't take it. Adam Banks is rolling in his grave right now.
5. Since when does the word Devil have a negative connotation and how is the name change going to make Toby Hall a good catcher?
In conclusion, nothing. I have no conclusion whatsoever. Bite it. The next column will be about hockey and you'll read it because I'd rather watch Alexander Ovechkin skate fast than watch Jerome Bettis try to eat the super bowl trophy(obligatory fat joke completed).
Look at that, a column about team names and I didn't make one joke about the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Apparently, I'm a horrible sports writer.
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have announced that they will remove the 'Devil' from their name. They claim that in research done, the word 'devil' had a negative connotation. Personally my theory is that the Devil no longer wanted to be associated with the franchise and demanded his name be removed.
In a related story, The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim announced that they will be removing the word 'Mighty' from the team name and they will now simply be known as the Anaheim Ducks. Frankly, I think they should drop both names from the franchise. They'd be better off being known as The Anaheim. This is one of hockey's biggest problems. Do you think the NFL would allow one of it's franchises to be named after a shitty animal? Hell No! And don't argue that Dolphins qualify, they're more intelligent than humans, thus making themselves worthy of having a football team named after them(everyone knows football is a thinking man's game clearly evidenced by Terrell Owens).
Both of these stories broke on the same day, and I found myself wondering a couple of things:
1. Why the fuck does anyone care?
2. What the fuck is a Ray? I've heard of Sting Rays and Devil Rays and Sun Rays, but just Ray?Are they now named after the Universal movie starring Jamie Foxx.
3. That's actually a good idea. They could use the logo from the movie. Who wouldn't want to root for the baseball team that sang "Georgia?"
4. Why the fuck would The Ducks not drop the Ducks part of the name? They are no longer owned by Disney...they could leave that name in the dust. They could call themselves The Anaheim Aborted Fetus Eaters and there would be no corporation to resist. This was a chance to clean the slate and they didn't take it. Adam Banks is rolling in his grave right now.
5. Since when does the word Devil have a negative connotation and how is the name change going to make Toby Hall a good catcher?
In conclusion, nothing. I have no conclusion whatsoever. Bite it. The next column will be about hockey and you'll read it because I'd rather watch Alexander Ovechkin skate fast than watch Jerome Bettis try to eat the super bowl trophy(obligatory fat joke completed).
Look at that, a column about team names and I didn't make one joke about the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Apparently, I'm a horrible sports writer.
