Ricko said:

Stuby on the Blackberry said:

Although not as dumb as Lakers or Jazz, the Arizona Cardinals and Memphis Grizzlies make less sense now than they did in their original homes. Of course there aren’t really any Tigers or Lions native to Detroit are there?

Well, animal mascots don’t necessarily need to have geographic relevance. But socio/cultural names rather do. So keeping Lakers or Jazz was a little goofy. Although I can see keeping Lakers, just because there was some serious NBA history attached to that name. But the Jazz hadn’t exactly lit up the NBA in New Orleans, and the name is anathema to Utah, for pete’s sake. And I’m pretty sure the Vikings never sailed anywhere near Southern California in their travels, so that definitely would be off base, too. I mean, even “Stars” would be better than Vikings.

Agreed about animal names, Ricko – though you gotta give the O’s extra credit. Actually, as a native San Franciscan (hence my fondness for the Niners), I always thought “San Francisco Giants” was kind of stupid. “Giants” made sense in New York, but in San Francisco???

Ever been to Muir Woods? ;)

Bill said:

The Steelers do have blue in their logo. It\’s one of the hypocycloids.

As for gray, take a look at the outside edge of the logo.

Yeah, I know. But c’mon: neither one of those really counts as one of their colors.

JTH said:

Milwaukee Brewers is a natural (mmm… beer!), and Pittsburgh Steelers is good too – though I\’ve always wondered why they didn\’t have, you know, steel gray or blue as one of their colors.

While I\’m at it, I\’ve never been much of a fan of singular names (Minnesota Wild, Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic), either. And teams should never try to cash in on popular movies (Anaheim Ducks, Toronto Raptors).

The Steelers do have blue in their logo. It\’s one of the hypocycloids.

As for gray, take a look at the outside edge of the logo.

Larry said:

I did ok on those. I did not keep track of how many. Seems like the older references the better I do. Why is it that remembering sports facts,names or numbers from your kid years. Sticks with you longer than say 3 years ago?

I missed a few, including some of the newer ones. I think the reason for this memory thing is that we all have more “room” to store things when our lives are younger and simpler. An example: I was 10 when the first Super Bowl was played. I can still name all 43 of them, but the ones that take the longest are the most recent….

Interesting theory. I was thinking along those lines when I can remember most of the Pirates starting lineups in the early 1960s when I was a kid.

I did ok on those. I did not keep track of how many. Seems like the older references the better I do. Why is it that remembering sports facts,names or numbers from your kid years. Sticks with you longer than say 3 years ago?

I missed a few, including some of the newer ones. I think the reason for this memory thing is that we all have more “room” to store things when our lives are younger and simpler. An example: I was 10 when the first Super Bowl was played. I can still name all 43 of them, but the ones that take the longest are the most recent….

Pretty good way to start…
Tulane junior guard Indira Kaljo – who lost her mother to breast cancer in 2001 – nailed a game-winning three-pointer with one second left for a 72-69 win, one of her six threes on the day:

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