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Baseball and Football team names
Recently I re-watched the classic George Carlin "Baseball and Football"
routine. What he didn't mention, though, was the fact that team names mostly follow the general rule that Football is
warlike and Baseball is bucolic. So in the spirit of Carlin let's see
how it breaks down.
Consider the San Diego Padres. San Diego was named after the disciple James but when you think of sports competitions, priests don't immediately spring to mind. It's kind of like naming a women's team The Nuns. Anaheim has the Angels and although that's a direct reference to Los Angeles traditionally angels battle demons so it's not too far-fetched. If you want to be logically consistent, though, a better name would be the San Diego Exorcists. Although one does not usually associate football with men striving to be Christ-like, it is not impossible that Jesus did not play organized sports as a kid.
Consider the San Diego Padres. San Diego was named after the disciple James but when you think of sports competitions, priests don't immediately spring to mind. It's kind of like naming a women's team The Nuns. Anaheim has the Angels and although that's a direct reference to Los Angeles traditionally angels battle demons so it's not too far-fetched. If you want to be logically consistent, though, a better name would be the San Diego Exorcists. Although one does not usually associate football with men striving to be Christ-like, it is not impossible that Jesus did not play organized sports as a kid.
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