The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are no more. They are officially the Tampa Bay Rays now.
The team dropped green from its color scheme and switched to blue. And the team is no longer named for a fish, but rather a ray of sunshine.
The Rays are the first major league team to change its nickname without changing cities since the Houston Colt .45s became the Houston Astros before the 1965 season. If you wish to debate if Oakland's official nickname ever became A's instead of Athletics, the floor is open.
I was under the impression that the Oakland franchise went by both "A's" and "Athletics". But then I don't tend to pay much attention to the junior circuit.
A few days ago, I was watching ESPN, and a report came on about the New Orleans Hornets.
"Why would they give up the name 'Jazz,'" I though. "What a wonderful New Orleans name, so perfect for a flowing, improvisational sport like basketball, and you've got the legacy of Pistol Pete to work with.
"Why on earth would you switch to something as dull as 'Hornets.'"
And then I returned to reality and became very concerned about the aging process and my mental health.
"Why would they give up the name 'Jazz,'" I though. "What a wonderful New Orleans name, so perfect for a flowing, improvisational sport like basketball, and you've got the legacy of Pistol Pete to work with.
"Why on earth would you switch to something as dull as 'Hornets.'"
And then I returned to reality and became very concerned about the aging process and my mental health.
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when I first heard of the plan. Devil Rays are so cool.
Might as well call themselves the Tampa Sunbeams. Bah.
Replace it with a giant microwave.
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I'm underwhelmed. The Colt .45's to Astros change made sense, and was kind of hip at the time. This change is just lily-livered.
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