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I can see it now: Gridiron McStadiumface.

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If I recall correctly, “Wizards” was not the top vote-getter in the public poll. It was the name that Abe Pollen preferred. Those public votes are phony anyway; there’s nothing binding about them.

Anyway, Washington has to keep up the tradition of having the worst nicknames:

Redskins: Racist and offensive
Wizards: WTF does this have anything to do with the local area?
Capitals: Boring, unimaginative, and WTF, like a team of seats of government whose logo is a building?
Nationals: Boring, generic, and untrue (they’re not the national team, or even a national team of any kind)

So, I’ve always supported “Americans” for a new name for the Redskins: Boring, generic, and blandly patriotic.

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It’s a reference to the Washington’s entry in the first professional league.

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I still don’t see why the team name didn’t go back to Senators when they moved the Expos.

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Two reasons:

  1. People in the Washington area objected because the District of Columbia isn’t represented in Congress.

  2. The Texas Rangers, who were the last team to play in Washington as the Senators, still own the rights to the nickname.

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I know all that. It’s still a fucking dumb name.

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I still miss the name: Baltimore/Washington Bullets. Though if you google it, it comes up with Wizards responses!