Thought everybody might enjoy this: http://www.abqtrib.com/archives/sports02/090402_sports_isotopes.shtml
Go Topes!
Sep 4, 2002, 4:55 PM ET3 posts by 3 postersalt.tv.simpsons
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I pulled the following quote from the article:
Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez said this spring that he wanted the traditional Dukes nickname to be kept. But today, he said naming the team the Isotopes is a smart economic move.
"My sense is it's going to be a good economic opportunity for the owners. . . . I suspect they've made the right economic decision for their shareholders," Chavez said.
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Isn't this the same guy that said in a past article that the Isotopes was a bad name because no one would remember the Simpsons 10 years from now?
Austin
bad name >because no one would remember the >Simpsons 10 years from now
this is from the reuters article...
Although a local newspaper poll showed strong support for the Isotopes name, the mayor of Albuquerque was not amused.
"This isn't a second-rate city that should be taking our name from a cartoon show," Mayor Marin Chavez told reporters upon hearing the name for the new local team.