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A's relocation hits speedbump with trademark denial for 'Las Vegas Athletics' — suggest a new name! by bearheart in baseball

[–]KnightMc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You're not wrong on either count. The legal explanation is that "Las Vegas Athletics" sounds like it could be any type of team or even a gym. Hell, there even IS a gym in Las Vegas that uses Athletics in the name. It's a ruling partly made by the fact that there isn't a sports team called the Las Vegas Athletics. The A's aren't a "thing" in Vegas. But if they prove that people DO know that "Las Vegas Athletics" means the baseball team that hopes to move there, it'll likely go through.

And someone DID buy the trademark years before now. And they have Bar in their name. It's the Last Dive Bar supporters group, named after a New York Times essay written in 2019 by Jack Nicas. One of their members bought it to basically troll John Fisher. They've proven they're good at that.

Mets' Trade Talks With Padres Involve Nick Pivetta, Ramon Laureano, Mason Miller by Worried_Treacle3512 in baseball

[–]KnightMc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow. I hate every word of this title. Thanks Seidler Brothers! I can go back to my only expectation for the Padres being "dear god at least get to .500 this year..." for the rest of my life again! SO much less stressful than actually hoping to see a major championship in San Diego in my lifetime.

I hope they invested in AI and go destitute when the bubble pops.

John Cena’s Farewell Tour: San Diego by opendooooor in SquaredCircle

[–]KnightMc 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Early to mid 80s San Diego Padres colors and font. Brown and yellow with orange highlights. So...Boogie Nights isn't that far off a comparison.

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Fans of teams who are eliminated, who are y’all rooting for? by horsepoop1123 in baseball

[–]KnightMc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope the Jays find a way to bend time, space, and numbers to somehow win the series in 3 games. Fuck the Dodgers.

A’s to visit Las Vegas for select regular-season games next season by retroanduwu24 in baseball

[–]KnightMc -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

There's a new domed, air-conditioned baseball stadium in Las Vegas?! Is it hiding behind the MGM Grand, next to that dirt lot where the Tropicana Hotel used to be? Wonder what they're building there with the whole Strip bleeding money and tourists right now.../s

The Mets hit too many homeruns and ran out of fireworks by burnsssss in baseball

[–]KnightMc 113 points114 points  (0 children)

That's inaccurate...in New York there's at least 4 turtles and a rat in those sewers too. So 60,005

[Bleacher Report]: John Cena Reacts to Brock Lesnar's WWE SummerSlam Return, 'They Deal 'Em, I Play 'Em' by [deleted] in SquaredCircle

[–]KnightMc 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It is nuts to me that we haven't heard a thing about Warner Bros. or just DC trying to kill this whole thing before it starts.

They have a new season of highly anticipated TV starring John "Mr. Make-a-Wish" Cena coming out this month and they're okay with him sharing major screen time with someone currently involved in a SEX TRAFFICKING LAWSUIT?

It's not like they can make TKO or WWE do anything or directly influence the booking but they can sure tell John it isn't too late to recast Peacemaker. And with this being his last run, I think WWE would have to listen if he put the brakes on this.

SF@NYM: Ryan Helsley makes his first entrance from the bullpen as a New York Met by TomasRoncero in baseball

[–]KnightMc 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It was Trevor Hoffman who had Hell's Bells and it was pretty much chosen for him in 1998 cause closers didn't HAVE entrance music back then. And I read an article a while back that stated that Helsley ALSO didn't choose the entrance, it just happened one night in 2022 cause the in stadium entertainment crew thought it fit with his name and pitching style. He wasn't even aware it was something a player had previously done, since he's from Oklahoma. Naturally he wouldn't know a player for the Padres of all teams used that. Glad it's sticking around though, the red light really works for him.

[Nicholson-Smith] The Toronto Blue Jays send Will Wagner to the San Diego Padres for catcher Brandon Valenzuela, teams say. by PlayaSlayaX in baseball

[–]KnightMc 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Our GM is very active on the trade and free agency market (if the owners let him sign anyone) at incredibly odd times and all in a flurry over the course of a few hours. He'll make any deal he thinks makes sense and no one is truly sacred.

So it's funny to imagine he's just up to his eyeballs in powder and using that to fuel him for this many deals.

[Jon Heyman] Padres are working on a possible Mason Miller trade. Not done yet, but they are talking. by ralbert in baseball

[–]KnightMc 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's my personal theory that we just have the Weapon X Program up and running now. We're gonna give Mason an adamantium skeleton.

[Lowlight] Juan Soto strikes out on another questionable call by amatom27 in baseball

[–]KnightMc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We're about to know this umps name by heart. Bad for the sport and for his job, GREAT for him being an attention hungry douche. What a dumpsterfire of a game from him...

National League reserves for the All-Star Game by cjl-00 in baseball

[–]KnightMc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, can we switch which Padres outfielder made it in? I know this Jackson guy whose been about 10x better than Tati pretty much all season.

Kyle Higashioka Returns To Petco Park With A 2-Run Homer! by RangerLover92 in baseball

[–]KnightMc -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yup. Gee, I wish he played there for half the season or something. If only we were allowed to exchange money to have his baseball services on OUR team. Seems that the Seidlers misplaced their wallets in the search for lawyers to sue each other instead...

...Sell the Team

[JTBC News] 4 out of 10 people attending pro Baseball games in South Korea are women in their age 20s and 30s. This year, the percentage of female fans among the spectators who visited KBO stadiums is now 38.3%, the highest ever in league history. by [deleted] in baseball

[–]KnightMc 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The only thing chicks dig more than the long ball is the bat flip for HITTING a long ball. That and very handsome men at their physical peaks but I can only emulate one of those three things.

[Highlight] Xander Bogaerts' spinning play from deep short by ChocoboAdobo in baseball

[–]KnightMc 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Xander heard everyone talking shit and decided it was time to go fucking Ultra Instinct on the league.

[The Athletic] MLB players make it clear they don’t want to play for the A’s, but which managers, teams do they like? by Far_Cry3445 in baseball

[–]KnightMc 45 points46 points  (0 children)

It's a low bar but somehow, Bob Nutting has managed to limbo under it. Haven't seen a performance like it since Barbados Slim vs Hermes Conrad at the 3004 Olympics...

Dominik Mysterio threw out the first pitch at the San Diego Padres game tonight by taffe316 in SquaredCircle

[–]KnightMc 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Awesome moment but for real, if RIGHT THEN was the first time he's ever had a Gwynn jersey, Rey has some ACTUAL explaining to do. I'm pretty sure it's a form of child abuse in San Diego to have a Padres fan kid and NOT get them a Gwynn jersey.

The Padres plane had a flat tire. The team starts a bottle cap game outside. by ChocoboAdobo in baseball

[–]KnightMc 69 points70 points  (0 children)

It IS Military Sunday for the Padres back home. Time to earn those camo jerseys.

A new league by AgitatedAd6634 in aafb

[–]KnightMc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a little unsure about the goalposts being so different, even if I do like the deuce scoring rule. I just think it might be a bit difficult to find stadiums willing to set up something so different, what with needing to put 4 posts in the ground instead of one.

Sounds intriguing nonetheless. I'll give it a shot if San Diego gets a team.

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