Who Are They Now?
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there's something to be said when a team moves and changes their name. Yeah move and the name stays the same and is stoopid?
I give you- Minneapolis Lakers- LA Lakers. The nearest "real' lake of any significance to LA is Tahoe, a 7 hour drive.
Arizona Cardinals. By way of Chicago and St. Louis. Aren't any Cardinals in Arizona that I know of. Rattlers? Scorpions?
Utah Jazz, (New Orleans) Pioneers would have been more appropriate.
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ere you go....here are a number of OLD names that current teams used to go by...usually in a different city with a different name. All 4 "major" team sports involved here.....Just tell us: Who Are they NOW?
1. Boston Beaneaters? BOSTON BRUINS NO
2. Portsmouth Spartans?
3. Dallas Texans?
4. The Milwaukee Brewers hint: NOT the current Milwaukee Brewers CHICAGO WHITE SOX NO
5. Tri-City Blackhawks CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NO
6. Quebec Nordiques VANCOUVER CANUCKS or NASHVILLE PREDATORS NO
7. Seattle Pilots
8. Buffalo Braves BUFFALO SABRES NO
9. Boston Braves BOSTON CELTICS
10. Syracuse Nationals WASHINGTON NATIONALS NO
11. Kansas City Scouts KC ROYALS NO
12. Brooklyn Robins NEW JERSEY NETS NO
13. Decatur Staleys ATLANTA HAWKS NO
14. Atlanta Thrashers
15. Washington Senators WASHINGTON NATIONALS NO
16. Cincinnati Royals CINCINNATI REDS NO
17. Dallas Chapparelles DALLAS STARS NO
18. Hartford Whalers
This was an amazing effort on your part. It took great courage to answer these and to get every one wrong. I appreciate the effort though. I really do.
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there's something to be said when a team moves and changes their name. Yeah move and the name stays the same and is stoopid?
I give you- Minneapolis Lakers- LA Lakers. The nearest "real' lake of any significance to LA is Tahoe, a 7 hour drive.
Arizona Cardinals. By way of Chicago and St. Louis. Aren't any Cardinals in Arizona that I know of. Rattlers? Scorpions?
Utah Jazz, (New Orleans) Pioneers would have been more appropriate.
there's something to be said when a team moves and changes their name. Yeah move and the name stays the same and is stoopid?
I give you- Minneapolis Lakers- LA Lakers. The nearest "real' lake of any significance to LA is Tahoe, a 7 hour drive.
Arizona Cardinals. By way of Chicago and St. Louis. Aren't any Cardinals in Arizona that I know of. Rattlers? Scorpions?
Utah Jazz, (New Orleans) Pioneers would have been more appropriate.
In the case of some of the above team, many/most did change their name upon moving. A few changed their name while being in the same city. Look at the Indians..fka Bronchos, fka Naps
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@ghoolie said:
What city do you think the Browns will be moved to? What do you think their new name will be?
The Akron Gippers...when I buy them.....GGG
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@ghoolie said:
What city do you think the Browns will be moved to? What do you think their new name will be?
Yawn, ask me in 2028, that's the year the lease is up. Told you a bunch of times, can't be broken. Sure, Haslam spent tens of millions of his own money on stadium upgades so he could move to greener pastures. Gips already pointed out, there really are none, at least those that would be willing to fork out a billion or two for a new stadium.
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.....boston braves are in Atlanta Half right.
I remember the Milwaukee Braves and Henry Aaron becoming the Atlanta Braves.
I also remember a friend of mine and I threw out ALL of our cards, complete late 1940s and 1950s and more with NFL complete team sets. Still sick about that one always tell my wife I could have bought her a Mercedes.
.....boston braves are in Atlanta Half right.
I remember the Milwaukee Braves and Henry Aaron becoming the Atlanta Braves.
I also remember a friend of mine and I threw out ALL of our cards, complete late 1940s and 1950s and more with NFL complete team sets. Still sick about that one always tell my wife I could have bought her a Mercedes.
Boston Baseball Braves moved to Milwaukee in early 50s, then on to Atlanta in the 60s.
But...there was another Boston Braves in another sport...which is the other half of the answer to this question!
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Second Chance Saloon. What do these teams go by now:
1. The Boston Beaneaters
4. The Milwaukee Brewers (not the current Brewers franchise)
5. The Tri-City Blackhawks
6. The Quebec Nordiques
8. The Buffalo Braves
9. The Boston Braves (not including the Atlanta Braves who once played in Boston....this team is in another sport)
10. The Syracuse Nationals
11. The Kansas City Scouts
12. The Brooklyn Robins
15. The Washington Senators
16. The Cincinnati Royals
17. The Dallas Chapparelles
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Here you go....here are a number of OLD names that current teams used to go by...usually in a different city with a different name. All 4 "major" team sports involved here.....Just tell us: Who Are they NOW?
1. Boston Beaneaters?
2. Portsmouth Spartans?
3. Dallas Texans?
4. The Milwaukee Brewers hint: NOT the current Milwaukee Brewers
5. Tri-City Blackhawks
6. Quebec Nordiques
7. Seattle Pilots
8. Buffalo Braves
9. Boston Braves
10. Syracuse Nationals
11. Kansas City Scouts
12. Brooklyn Robins
13. Decatur Staleys
14. Atlanta Thrashers
15. Washington Senators
16. Cincinnati Royals
17. Dallas Chapparelles
18. Hartford Whalers
Here you go....here are a number of OLD names that current teams used to go by...usually in a different city with a different name. All 4 "major" team sports involved here.....Just tell us: Who Are they NOW?
I think this is going nowhere, so I will give the answers
1. Boston Beaneaters?
These are now the Atlanta Braves. Changed name in Boston...then went to Milwaukee in the 50s then to ATL in the 60s.
2. Portsmouth Spartans?
The Detroit Lions.
3. Dallas Texans?
The Kansas City Chiefs. (this was the second Dallas Texans franchise...the AFL version...the first played one year in the 50s...and actually move operations and games to the Akron Rubber Bowl...before going defunct)
4. The Milwaukee Brewers hint: NOT the current Milwaukee Brewers
This is the Baltimore Orioles. They began as the Milwaukee Brewers....then moved to St. Louis to become The Browns...then move to Baltimore and became the Orioles. (at least they were smart enough to change names when they changed cities)
5. Tri-City Blackhawks
These are the Atlanta Hawks...from Tri-city (Moline/Rock Island/Davenport via St. Louis.
6. Quebec Nordiques
The Colorado Avalanche
7. Seattle Pilots
The Milwaukee Brewers
8. Buffalo Braves
The Los Angeles Clippers...via San Diego
9. Boston Braves
Besides the now Atlanta Braves....the Washington Redskins were at one time The Boston Braves....
10. Syracuse Nationals
The Philadelphia 76ers
11. Kansas City Scouts
The New Jersey Devils
12. Brooklyn Robins
The Los Angeles Dodgers, Robins changed to Dodgers when still in Brooklyn
13. Decatur Staleys
The Chicago Bears
14. Atlanta Thrashers
The Winnipeg Jets
15. Washington Senators
BOTH the Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers were once the Washington Senators.
16. Cincinnati Royals
The Sacramento Kings....via Kansas City
17. Dallas Chapparelles
The San Antonio Spurs
18. Hartford Whalers
The Carolina Hurricane
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