Have you seen anything about why they're intent on changing their name eventually? All I can think of is the possibility that they fear they're offending religious types. I guess there could be an element of superstition (ie, "We've always sucked, maybe we'll be better if we change our name") to it. Is there any more to it than that?
Why do the Braves wear those nasty red Sunday unis? Why do the Dodgers drop last names from their jerseys, trade all of their name players, then add them back?
All about the $$ would be my guess...they have already taken "Devil" off of their main unis anyways. And all of the purple.
Yeah, but where is the money in dropping part of your team name? Are they expecting to sell new Carl Crawford uniforms to people who have out-dated jerseys that say "Devil Rays"? Is there anybody out there who gives that much of a crap? I really don't see the point.
All about the $$ would be my guess...they have already taken "Devil" off of their main unis anyways. And all of the purple.
I doubt it is. The Clippers weren't good until this year, but people still bought their gear, although not as much as Lakers gear.
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