A Quick Reminder For Today’s Sports Journalists
January 22, 2008 – 2:40 pmCall them the New York Giants.
Do not call them the New York Football Giants.
The New York Baseball Giants have not existed for more than half a century. Not only is the baseball-versus-football distinction unnecessary, but more than two-thirds of the people in this country weren’t even alive when the New York Baseball Giants played. And the other third of the people in this country are either fully aware that the New York Baseball Giants no longer exist, or are suffering from crippling Alzheimer’s that confuses into believing they still do exist, because you keep referring to the damn football team as the New York Football Giants.
Yes, the New York Football Giants may be their corporate name, but when was the last time you heard a business journalist refer to AT&T as “The American Telephone & Telegraph Company?” Yeah, never, because it’s a moniker that makes the company sound like an outdated behemoth. And I think Giants fans would prefer to use only one of those two words when describing their team.
Also, I don’t think anyone is going to get the New York Football Giants and the New York Baseball Giants confused when you’re talking about Super Bowl XLII, you farking idiots. Unless, unbeknownst to me, Eli Manning has been pulled off the New York Giants‘ roster in favor of Willie Mays at quarterback.
Thank you.
8 Responses
I just spent the day researching them for work. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with listing the corporate name.
By Alice on Jan 22, 2008
I don’t mind the full name either. I also wouldn’t mind hearing New York Knickerbockers thrown around every now and then.
By amish on Jan 22, 2008
for the record, you’re going to see this in a lozo dot blogspot dot com post tomorrow morning, but i swear i penned it this afternoon. if i’m lying, may i ride the MTA for the rest of my life.
By lozo on Jan 22, 2008
I don’t know, the New York Football Giants has a sort of retro appeal to it
I like the cache!
By courtney on Jan 23, 2008
Dude! Willie Mays at QB plus Tom Brady’s busted-ass legs equals NY(F) Giants Triumph!
By Sam on Jan 23, 2008
I’m with Courtney on digging the retroness.
And Amish, I too, love it when one of the local sportscasters throws out “Knickerbockers” in his segment.
Go Big Blue!
-Z.
By z.madison on Jan 24, 2008
New York Giants? They should be called the New JERSEY Giants. The team does NOT play in NY. He only professional football team in NY are the Buffalo Bills..
By NYGabriel on Jan 24, 2008
Ha ha, I just realized that some people around here (St. Louis) still say the St. Louis Baseball Cardinals even though we haven’t had the Football Cardinals in 21 years.
By Tara on Jan 25, 2008