NFL: Rams and Chargers (after decades without a team, two come along at once)
MLB: Dodgers and Angels
The Dodgers are another transplant, of course, originally taking their moniker from the "trolley dodgers" of Brooklyn. There were once trolleys in LA, but the Pacific Electric system had been torn up for years when the Dodgers arrived.
The Rams were originally from Cleveland (and recently St. Louis), but the name isn't more or less appropriate for any of their locations.
The Chargers played their first AFL season in LA, then played for 50 years in San Diego, and are now back in LA.
MLB: Dodgers and Angels
The Dodgers are another transplant, of course, originally taking their moniker from the "trolley dodgers" of Brooklyn. There were once trolleys in LA, but the Pacific Electric system had been torn up for years when the Dodgers arrived.
The Rams were originally from Cleveland (and recently St. Louis), but the name isn't more or less appropriate for any of their locations.
The Chargers played their first AFL season in LA, then played for 50 years in San Diego, and are now back in LA.
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