Why aren't they the Minneapolis Vikings?

[NDP]

@acsenray

My understanding was that the plan all along was for the new major league club to adopt the name of the minor league club entirely, so that effectively the Miami Marlins would enter the National League. However, the club ownership decided to go for the all-state marketing at the last minute, royally pissing off the city leaders of Miami as well as the various groups in the Tampa area who had long been trying to get a team.

BTW, aren’t the Florida Marlins trying to get the city of Miami to build them a new ballpark and a part of the proposed deal is that they’ll change their name to the Miami Marlins? As much as I dislike sports franchises blackmailing local and state governments into building them new facilities, I kind of hope this deal goes through. The alliteration of “Miami Marlins” makes it a better team name than “Florida Marlins” (and to heck with the claim the current name is better for purposes of statewide marketing).

[I_Love_Me_Vol.I]

Hijack ahead—

@Jeff Lichtman

Many people in San Francisco think of Oakland as a backwater, so my guess is they were trying to avoid losing part of their fan base when they chose the name Golden State.

Many people in San Francisco think that ANYPLACE OTHER THAN SAN FRANCISCO is a backwater.

It’s the most self-absorbed and snobbish city I’ve ever lived in (or visited). And I’ve been in more than a few. These people won’t even move even a *little bit * out of your path when walking towards you on a sidewalk. They’ll just run into you and then glower at you as if YOU’RE the rude one.

Beautiful city with great weather and lots to do, though.

[mobo85]

@asterion

Next year: The California Angels of Los Angeles and Anaheim.

Any takers?

How about the California Angles of Los Angeles, Anaheim, Azuza, and Cu

[mobo85]

camunga?

[Ethilrist]

**Why aren’t they the Minneapolis Vikings? **

Because then Green Bay would get jealous and want to have a football team, too.

Sorry it took me so long to think up an appropriately Minnesota Vikings response; I’m from California…

[mobo85]

Not only did it take a while to get that joke into the system, I just realize I called them the “Angles.” There was actually one case where an actual Angels player’s uniform was accidentially made with the team name reading “ANGEES.”