I heard today that the Anaheim Mighty Ducks are going to drop “Mighty” from their names, since they’re no longer Disney property.
Then, I go ahead and read that Tampa Bay is thinking about removing the “Devil” from their MLB team’s nickname.
No earth-shattering news there, but I giggle everytime I see that the D-Rays’ spokesman’s name is Rick Vaughn.
Next year, they’ll start play in the California Penal League.
Ignoring the fact that the “Tampa Bay Devil Rays” is one of the worst names for a sports teams to begin with, excising the word “Devil” is just about as dumb a move as you can make.
What’s their mascot supposed to be now?
Ray Charles?
A ray of sunshine?
Raymond from Rain Man?
Truly, the worst franchise ever.