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[siamesedreamer]

http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp?c_id=was

They also took down the Montreal Expos site link from the MLB.com home page.

 

[ConfusingJazz]

Well, damn, why wouldn't the rangers give up the senators? I can't imagine they were making gobs and gobs of money from the name of a moved team.

 

[brooklyngooner]

I wholeheartedly support a team that finishes below the Mets!

Incidentally, siamesedreamer, your tag irritates me.

 

[Doth Togo]

I like "Washington Monuments" better...

:lol

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

I was rooting for the Washington Non-Voting Representatives.

 

[Ripclawe]

http://drudgereport.com/flash8dc.htm

Protester causes melee at DC baseball name unveiling
Mon Nov 22 2004 13:00:00 ET

Baseball's big party got thrown a curveball before it even began.

Officials from the sports world and the city government were in Union Station today to confirm what was already widely known -- that the Expos are being re-named the Washington Nationals. But before the media event got underway, D-C Statehood Green Party member Adam Eidinger jumped onto the stage holding a sign protesting Mayor Tony Williams' planned stadium deal.

Eidinger was jumped by several men, including former Washington Senators announcer Charlie Brotman. A tussle ensued, and the podium nearly fell over, before security managed to drag Eidinger off stage.

As for the new name, it's not really that new. Baseball officials said there were teams named the Nationals in the 1870's and 1880's, and that the Senators were originally the Nationals from 1901 to 1956.

 

[DarienA]

Lame name.

It should have been Washington Pork Barrellers.

 

[Doth Togo]

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

http://www.drudgereport.com/flash8dc.htm

Protester causes melee at DC baseball name unveiling
Mon Nov 22 2004 13:00:00 ET

Baseball's big party got thrown a curveball before it even began.

Officials from the sports world and the city government were in Union Station today to confirm what was already widely known -- that the Expos are being re-named the Washington Nationals. But before the media event got underway, D-C Statehood Green Party member Adam Eidinger jumped onto the stage holding a sign protesting Mayor Tony Williams' planned stadium deal.

Eidinger was jumped by several men, including former Washington Senators announcer Charlie Brotman. A tussle ensued, and the podium nearly fell over, before security managed to drag Eidinger off stage.

As for the new name, it's not really that new. Baseball officials said there were teams named the Nationals in the 1870's and 1880's, and that the Senators were originally the Nationals from 1901 to 1956.

 

[mightynine]

Here's a fun little article where folks designed the new uniform. This was done before the name was revealed today, so the entries all use different nicknames.

One guy did go with Nationals:

 

[worldrunover]

Nationals is the perfect name for a few reasons:

1. The name of the AL Washington Senators (1) was OFFICIALLY the Nationals until the fifties. Everyone called them the Senators because of force of habit from an old NL team with that name. A new owner came in the fifties and decided since everyone called them the Sens anyway, to make it the official name.

2. Both Washington Senators clubs (now Twins and Rangers respectively) were downright terrible. They won one championship in the twenties, and had the catch phrase "Washington: first in war, first in peace, last in the American League." So going with that name didn't work the last two times.

3. They're in the NATIONAL league now. Plus they get the cool nickname of the "Nats." It's a just cool name.

 

[brooklyngooner]

3. They're in the NATIONAL league now. Plus they get the cool nickname of the "Nats." It's a just cool name.

Yeah, but Nats vs Mets sounds goofy.