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OT: the Raiders - Nan3cy - 03-27-2017

I've never been a Raiders fan (though I loved it when Jim Plunketts won himself a couple of Super Bowls). Looking at the 31-1 vote to let the Raiders move to Lost Wages, I find the only reaction I'm having (beyond a sort of generalized sympathy for the Raider Nation) is to wonder: Is that the best haircut Mark Davis can afford? I keep picturing him as a major character in Dumb and Dumber...  ???

Re: OT: the Raiders - OutsiderFan - 03-27-2017

Take your NFL team to Las Vegas, fine.  But to me, the name should be changed, like the Oilers became the Titans and the Browns became the Ravens.  Las Vegas Losers would be apt, but of course never fly.  Las Vegas Gamblers would be a far more appropriate name.   

Re: OT: the Raiders - DC 86 - 03-27-2017

According to an ESPN profile, Davis is so enamored with his mullet/bowl haircut that he travels to Palm Desert so that his preferred barber will maintain it, and used to regularly drive from Oakland to Chico so that his college barber could cut his hair. He is eccentric, probably the only half-billionaire who drives a 1997 Dodge Caravan and uses a 2003 cell phone.

Re: OT: the Raiders - CornFed - 03-27-2017

(03-27-2017, 12:32 PM)OutsiderFan link Wrote:Take your NFL team to Las Vegas, fine.  But to me, the name should be changed, like the Oilers became the Titans and the Browns became the Ravens.  Las Vegas Losers would be apt, but of course never fly.  Las Vegas Gamblers would be a far more appropriate name. 

Colts remained the Colts.

Re: OT: the Raiders - CornFed - 03-27-2017

As the son of Al, he's drawing on a pretty thin gene pool.

Re: OT: the Raiders - Leftcoast - 03-27-2017

Re: Bowl Cut & Polyester Loungeware

Who knew style sense was a heriditable trait?

Re: OT: the Raiders - Phogge - 03-27-2017

Well probably one of the silliest names is the Utah Jazz. Not a ton of Ben E. Kings up in LDS country. Another silly name is San Francisco 49ers who play 44 miles away from The City. We went from the sensible Gaters to the animal who really doesn't live in the Lake Merced Swamp.

In the long run Oakland will be better off. Now they can concentrate on building a small jewel of a ballpark down by the estuary, getting rid of Billy Ball and giving Bob Melvin some guys who he can win a flag with.

The Nation will attend wherever the R's are since they can raise hell anywhere. It will be great not to have to battle traffic on the Nimitz and make the long climb with six cases and a tripod up to the top of the stadium.

Re: OT: the Raiders - 82lsju - 03-27-2017

(03-27-2017, 01:00 PM)CornFed link Wrote:[quote author=OutsiderFan link=topic=16724.msg190718#msg190718 date=1490643167]
Take your NFL team to Las Vegas, fine.  But to me, the name should be changed, like the Oilers became the Titans and the Browns became the Ravens.  Las Vegas Losers would be apt, but of course never fly.  Las Vegas Gamblers would be a far more appropriate name. 

Colts remained the Colts.
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Also

Cardinals remained the Cardinals (Chicago => St Louis => Arizona)
Chargers remained the Chargers (LA => San Diego => LA)
Rams remained the Rams (Cleveland => LA => St. Louis => LA)
Redskins remained the Redskins (Boston => Washington DC)

Dallas Texans became the Kansas City Chiefs


Re: OT: the Raiders - Mick - 03-27-2017

(03-27-2017, 01:14 PM)eric link Wrote:[quote author=CornFed link=topic=16724.msg190723#msg190723 date=1490644806]
[quote author=OutsiderFan link=topic=16724.msg190718#msg190718 date=1490643167]
Take your NFL team to Las Vegas, fine.  But to me, the name should be changed, like the Oilers became the Titans and the Browns became the Ravens.  Las Vegas Losers would be apt, but of course never fly.  Las Vegas Gamblers would be a far more appropriate name. 

Colts remained the Colts.
[/quote]

Also

Cardinals remained the Cardinals (Chicago => St Louis => Arizona)
Chargers remained the Chargers (LA => San Diego => LA)
Rams remained the Rams (Cleveland => LA => St. Louis => LA)
Redskins remained the Redskins (Boston => Washington DC)

Dallas Texans became the Kansas City Chiefs
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San Francisco Giants were the New York Giants and the New York Gothams prior to that.

Minneapolis Lakers => LA Lakers (not a lot of lakes with water in SoCal)

Atlanta Braves also played as Milwaukee Braves, Boston Braves, Boston Bees, Boston Rustlers, Boston Doves, Boston Beaneaters and Boston Red Stockings.

Baltimore Orioles also played as St. Louis Browns and Milwaukee Brewers.

Boston Red Sox started as the Boston Americans

LA Dodgers also played as Brooklyn Dodgers, Brooklyn Robins, Brooklyn Superbas, Brooklyn Bridegrooms, Brooklyn Grooms, Brooklyn Grays and Brooklyn Atlantics

Miami Marlins were the Florida Marlins

Golden State Warriors were the San Francisco Warriors...and probably will be again.

Minnesota Twins were the Washington Senators.  So were the Texas Rangers.  The Washington Nationals were the Montreal Expos.

Oakland Athletics were the Kansas City Athletics and the Philadelphia Athletics prior to that.

New York Yankees were the New York Highlanders

St. Louis Cardinals also played as St. Louis Perfectos, St. Louis Browns and St. Louis Brown Stockings

Philadelphia Phillies were the Philadelphia Quakers

Pittsburgh Pirates were the Pittsburgh Alleghenies

Houston Astros were the Houston Colt .45s

Cincinnati Reds were the  Cincinnati Redlegs and the Cincinnati Red Stockings

Cleveland Indians were the Cleveland Naps, the Cleveland Bronchos and the Cleveland Blues.

Chicago Cubs also played as the Chicago Orphans, the Colts and the White Stockings.

Re: OT: the Raiders - Mick - 03-27-2017

(03-27-2017, 01:14 PM)eric link Wrote:[quote author=CornFed link=topic=16724.msg190723#msg190723 date=1490644806]
[quote author=OutsiderFan link=topic=16724.msg190718#msg190718 date=1490643167]
Take your NFL team to Las Vegas, fine.  But to me, the name should be changed, like the Oilers became the Titans and the Browns became the Ravens.  Las Vegas Losers would be apt, but of course never fly.  Las Vegas Gamblers would be a far more appropriate name. 

Colts remained the Colts.
[/quote]

Also

Cardinals remained the Cardinals (Chicago => St Louis => Arizona)
Chargers remained the Chargers (LA => San Diego => LA)
Rams remained the Rams (Cleveland => LA => St. Louis => LA)
Redskins remained the Redskins (Boston => Washington DC)

Dallas Texans became the Kansas City Chiefs
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From 88 to 92, the Cardinals were the Phoenix Cardinals.  And in 1944, they were the Chicago/Pittsburgh Card/Steelers, thanks to wartime shortages.

The New England Patriots were the Boston Patriots for the first ten years.  And the New York Jets were the New York Titans for their first three years.

The Redskins were actually known as the Braves in the first year of their existence (1932).

Re: OT: the Raiders - Phogge - 03-27-2017

And why are they called the Dodgers Mick?

Re: OT: the Raiders - 82lsju - 03-27-2017

for a pretty comprehensive list of team relocations in a number of sports see

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relocation_of_professional_sports_teams

Re: OT: the Raiders - BobK - 03-27-2017

Dodging street cars 🤓

Re: OT: the Raiders - Phogge - 03-27-2017

On which street in Brooklyn old fella?

Re: OT: the Raiders - BobK - 03-27-2017

Left of course lol

Re: OT: the Raiders - CompSci87 - 03-27-2017

Interesting, I didn't know about the original 1902 major league Milwaukee Brewers. I knew there had been a minor league team called the Milwaukee Brewers at one time. (Wikipedia says they existed from 1902 to 1952.)


Re: OT: the Raiders - 82lsju - 03-27-2017

(03-27-2017, 02:33 PM)Mick link Wrote:[quote author=eric link=topic=16724.msg190729#msg190729 date=1490645661]
[quote author=CornFed link=topic=16724.msg190723#msg190723 date=1490644806]
[quote author=OutsiderFan link=topic=16724.msg190718#msg190718 date=1490643167]
Take your NFL team to Las Vegas, fine.  But to me, the name should be changed, like the Oilers became the Titans and the Browns became the Ravens.  Las Vegas Losers would be apt, but of course never fly.  Las Vegas Gamblers would be a far more appropriate name. 

Colts remained the Colts.
[/quote]

Also

Cardinals remained the Cardinals (Chicago => St Louis => Arizona)
Chargers remained the Chargers (LA => San Diego => LA)
Rams remained the Rams (Cleveland => LA => St. Louis => LA)
Redskins remained the Redskins (Boston => Washington DC)

Dallas Texans became the Kansas City Chiefs
[/quote]

Golden State Warriors were the San Francisco Warriors...and probably will be again.

[/quote]

and the Philadelphia Warriors before SF Warriors

Here you go Bobbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb - Phogge - 03-27-2017

Flatbush Avenue.

Re: OT: the Raiders - BostonCard - 03-27-2017

Um, there is precedence with Oakland itself.  The Oakland Raiders were once the LA Raiders, and before that the Oakland Raiders.

Re: OT: the Raiders - Nan3cy - 03-27-2017

I just heard today that LV is spending $750 million on a stadium for the Raiders, and another  $200 million on infrastructure. The expression that comes to mind is, there's one born every minute...