Tuesday, January 04, 2005
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim can no longer claim the dumbest name in sports. The Angels, in an attempt to carve out more market share from the Dodgers, have changed their name. But due to contractual obligations with the city that built their stadium, they need to have the word Anaheim somewhere in their team name. Hence the monstrosity that was just announced.
Of course, "The Los Angeles Angels" in its own right is kind of a silly name, as Los Angeles means "The Angels". More or less we have a team named The The Angels Angels of Anaheim.
For more silly team names, see Small Cities, Crazy Names.
posted by David 8:23 AM
