Del Preston
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The Padres adopted their name from the Pacific Coast League team that arrived in San Diego in 1936. That minor league franchise won the PCL title in 1937, led by 18-year-old Ted Williams, the future Hall-of-Famer who was a native of San Diego. The team's name, Spanish for "fathers", refers to the Spanish Franciscan friars who founded San Diego in 1769.I hear the Padres are looking into a name change now. This shit never ends.
Just Edmonton. If that is even an acceptable nameWhat will the new name be?
Heard on the radio out here (650 Vancouver) that the team had got the trademark rights for “Empire”.
Edmonton Empire
Don’t know if I like that, but it does keep the EE.
Something to do with oil would be better.
The Edmonton Extreme (or Edmonton Xtreme)
Edmonton Elk?
Mind you, down the road white tailed and mule deer might take offense.
If I am understanding this right, the majority of Inuit people polled had no issue with the name and it is changing anyway? This reminds me of a video that I saw of a white woman trying to tell a black woman about how the black woman was wrong that she had equal opportunities or something along those lines. I mean who better to tell people what they should feel or think than clowns like those.
BTW-I dont like the Calgary Flames name because when I think of flames I think of arson and wildfires that threaten and end many lives of people and animals yearly. I dont like the Oilers name because of Oil spills. The Jets name because of war and air pollution. The Coyotes name because Coyotes arent vegan. The Kings name because it glorifies the ultra wealthy and powerful while leaving everyone else feeling depressed in their wake.
Dont get me wrong, if the majority of Inuit people felt that this was racist, degrading, etc. I would 100% be in agreement. But the fact is that this world is bending to the people that bitch the loudest because they fear financial retaliation.
Better consult Bob Barker firstIf they keep the EE, and tie it in with Oil, they could go with 'Elephants'.
(An oil field that yields over 100 million barrels)
Didn’t they start as the Elk?Personally I like Edmonton Elks. Best chance to retain the Double E branding and minimize the change.
However, an important thing to consider is there will be a huge cost to renaming the team. Something too similar to EE will not cause enough fans to purchase new swag and therefore not generate enough money. Switching to something completely different would mean a new logo and a ton of new merchandize for people to buy.
HAVE to keep the green and gold colours though. But new jersey design, numbers, logo etc would generate big $$$
The Padres adopted their name from the Pacific Coast League team that arrived in San Diego in 1936. That minor league franchise won the PCL title in 1937, led by 18-year-old Ted Williams, the future Hall-of-Famer who was a native of San Diego. The team's name, Spanish for "fathers", refers to the Spanish Franciscan friars who founded San Diego in 1769.
So what exactly is the issue with their name?
I saw one post that said 20% of western inuit wanted a name change, and over 50% of non-local inuit wanted the name changed. However there were only 3000 western inuit, and significantly more non-local inuit. I couldn't find a link for this though, so maybe someone else can confirm.
Also, the "world bending to the people that bitch the loudest" is not new. While I'm not equating the two, the same thing would've been said about the movement to end segregation. As well as women's rights, as well as gay marriage, as well as abortion laws, as well as... It's called progress.
The rest of your post is full of straw men, so I'll leave that alone.