The DC Baseball Team has a name: The Washington Nationals

[Skinner]

http://www.nationals.com

Apparently, DC had a ball team back in the late 1800s with the same name:

http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20041121&content_id=915374&vkey=news_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was

What do you think of the name? I guess I'm just glad they didn't call 'em the "Senators" since DC doesn't actually have any senators.

[JohnKleeb]

1. the nationals sounds great

[flowomo]

2. yuck... that's a boring name....

I was hoping for Senators (sportspage nickname: Solons) for sentimental reasons. I remember as a kid getting more Senators cards in my packs than anything else. They were easy because they were baaaaaaaaad.

[against all enemies]

3. How long before Congress changes the name to the Ronald Reagan

Nationals? Can't DU ers come up with a better name? The Mandates?, Bush Leaguers? The Washington Unrepresented? I suck at it, you can do better.

[drdtroit]

4. I like it!

Sounds like the old Negro Leagues. :-)

[Lefty48197]

5. They almost called the San Diego Padres the Washington Nationals

back in '74. They even released baseball cards with the team name on em.

[CheckyPantz]

6. The name's fine

But I can really get behind it whole-heartedly with a logo like that. So aewsomely retro!

[Menshevik]

7. It's OK

A bit boring, but I'm just glad they are bringing baseball back to DC...so no major complaints from me.

[many a good man]

8. Can we still call them the "Nats"?

The Senators used to be called the Nats, right? I will always call them the Nats.

Unfortunately, the "curly W" baseball hat is verboten around this household for the next four years....