evolution of team names
HERE ARE SOME NOTES ON THE EVOLUTION OF TEAM NAMES THROUGHOUT
THE YEARS TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE -
THE RED SOX HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE RED SOX.
THE YANKEES ARE THE ORIGINAL YANKEES, WITH NAME CHANGES TO THE PHILLIES, WHITE SOX & MARLINS AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER.
THE DEVIL RAYS ARE THE ORIGINAL INDIANS - ALSO WERE THE ROCKIES & THE A's.
THE 2000 INDIANS, WHICH WERE DROPPED AFTER THE 2000 SEASON WERE THE ORIGINAL METS. THEY BECAME THE BLUE JAYS IN 1988 AND THEN TO THE INDIANS IN 1994.
THE CURRENT METS WERE THE PIRATES UNTIL 1975 WHEN THEY BECAME THE ROYALS. CHANGED TO THE METS IN 1999.
THE CARDINALS WERE THE ORIGINAL GIANTS UNTIL 1984 WHEN THEY CHANGED THEIR NAME TO THE PIRATES. BECAME THE TWINS IN 1988, THE WHITE SOX IN 1992.
THE TIGERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THE TIGERS.
THE CURRENT INDIANS WERE THE 2000 BRAVES, THEY WERE THE CUBS UNTIL 1994 AND THE ASTROS BEFORE THAT. THIS IS ONE OF THE TEAMS ADDED WHEN WE EXPANDED TO 10 TEAMS FOR A FEW YEARS IN THE 80'S. THE ORIGINAL BRAVES WERE ONE OF THE TEAMS DROPPED WHEN WE WENT BACK TO 8 TEAMS.
IF YOU CAN HELP TRACK THE TEAM NAMES, OR KNOW OF ANY MISTAKES,PLEASE SEND ME AN E-MAIL keysdm@kai.net .
I DON'T KNOW WHAT BECAME OF THE ORIGINAL CUBS.
ASK YOUR PARENTS & GRANDPARENTS IF THEY KNOW.
