Yeah, you're right, sorry. I shouldn't have phrased it in a way that made it seem like the Athletics later became the Phillies. That was actually the Quakers (which you probably already know). I was just trying to exemplify how Philadelphia has very non-creative names for teams.
And the Phillies used to be the Philadelphia Athletics.
Yeah, you're right, sorry. I shouldn't have phrased it in a way that made it seem like the Athletics later became the Phillies. That was actually the Quakers (which you probably already know). I was just trying to exemplify how Philadelphia has very non-creative names for teams.
The Houston Texans.
Cleveland Browns.
They were named after Paul Brown though.
An athletic is a type of elephant I think. That's what they're named after not like being athletic