Eric said:

Rydell M. said:

I nominate the Charlotte Bobcats as the worst name in pro sports..yawners. They need to some how bring back the name Grizzlies as a team name.

Like the “Memphis Grizzlies”, perhaps?

I agree Bobcats is a bad name. They did however named the team to tie in the owner of the team, Bob Johnson. I would have gone with the old ABA team name, Carolina Cougars.

When I first told my girlfriend that the Bobcats were named after the team owner, she thought his name was Bob Katz!

Dan King said:

anyone else find it interesting that the guy in this pic is wearing a Red Sox sweater but the caption says Boston Americans? I know the Americans turned into the Red Sox but you’d think that the photographer would’ve known which it was.

I’m going to presume that you’re serious here.

“Americans” was a common nickname used to refer to teams in the American League (especially in cities with teams in both leagues).

I am not aware that any team used “Americans” as an official, exclusive nickname at any time. The cloest is the Washington Nationals, who despite the name played in the American League.

>>>”Americans” was a common nickname used to refer to teams in the American League…..

While that is true – most clubs did have other, at least unofficial, nicknames aside from their league name. However,the Bos AL club (or the newspaper writers) did specifically use the nickname “Americans” before the official change to Red Sox.

As to the photo caption – there are a lot of errors in the on-line Bain collection. Many have been corrected or are in the process of being corrected.

Blog posting about new Michigan cheerleader unis. Are they new? I actually like the top photo with the turtleneck tops–rather USC Song Girl-like

Wow, not a swoosh in sight. How could that have happened?

Chance said:

Pat said:

But, it does bug me that both the Giants and the Jets are called New York teams. Not even in the same state.

Maybe not the same state, but they remain the NYC suburbs. I don’t see anything more “wrong” about this than the Detroit Pistons not playing in Detroit.

St. Petersburg is NOT a suburb of Tampa. The cities are roughly the same size.

Well then how can it be “wrong” to call them the Tampa Rays when St. Pete and others are suburbs of Tampa. Not that East Rutherford compares to St. Pete in size or population.

Pat said:

Chance said:

Pat said:

But, it does bug me that both the Giants and the Jets are called New York teams. Not even in the same state.

Maybe not the same state, but they remain the NYC suburbs. I don’t see anything more “wrong” about this than the Detroit Pistons not playing in Detroit.

Well then how can it be “wrong” to call them the Tampa Rays when St. Pete and others are suburbs of Tampa. Not that East Rutherford compares to St. Pete in size or population.

With the Jets and the Giants it depends if you see “New York” as the state or the city. If it’s the former then they should have changed the name. If it’s the latter, then it kind of works.

The team that represents the state is the Buffalo Bills. The Jets and the Giants represent the metropolitan area of New York City. In fact, before the Giants played in Giants Stadium they played in Yale Bowl.

Just to chime in, the AZ D-Backs Play in Downtown Phoenix, but have spring training in Tucson, and since there is a natural Phoenix-Tucson rivalry (ASU-UofA) the Arizona moniker was more of a natural fit. Naming the team the Phoenix Firebirds would have been all well and good had they not been a AAA affiliate of the division rival Giants.

The Arizona Cardinals were originally(relatively speaking) the Phoenix Cardinals until someone realized “Hey! The Cardinals play thier games in Tempe, have their HQ-practice facility in Tempe and have Training Camp in Flagstaff (hour and a half away). Lets change the name to Arizona Cardinals.”

During the time playing at Scum Devil Stadium, the only game that would sell out was the Cardinals-Cowboys game, so Jerry Jones bought a few billboards around the state that said “Dallas Cowboys – Arizona’s Team”.

Has anyone in the NYC area found a store that is selling the EDGE jerseys? I want to try ‘em on before I buy.

The NHL is opening a store on 47th Street and 6th Avenue this fall. I’m sure you’ll be able to get any Edge jersey you want there.

Earlier, unverified reports have suggested that the store will not be ready until 2008.

You’ve GOT to be kidding me. Is this considered a jersey or a tank top?

Looks like an Aussie Rules Football top.