Keith Olbermann: The Yankees were never formally called “Highlanders”

[ipitch]

http://keitholbermann.mlblogs.com/20...-york-yankees/

Is he right?

[NJYankeeFan]

http://keitholbermann.mlblogs.com/20...-york-yankees/

Is he right?

I do not believe so. They were formally the highlanders but got nicknamed the Yanks because of the civil war connotations of highlands.

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[drdg]

http://keitholbermann.mlblogs.com/20...-york-yankees/

Is he right?

he could be
for back then, teams did not have an official (formal) name
they were called what ever the (sports editor) press/newspapers called them
some of the names were orioles, americans, highlanders,yankees,yanks
in 1913, they officially became the N.Y. Yankees
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Yankees

the brooklyn dodgers had a few names including bridegrooms,grays,grooms,superba and robins
and the trolly dodgers, dodgers
they officially became the brooklyn dodgers in 1933
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Dodgers

[BaronSamedi]

He might be. Back then, teams were known mainly for the cities they played in, and the nicknames were frequently given out by newspapers, and there would be a lot of informal nicknames but no official nicknames.

[ipitch]

Thanks, guys.

[Blackout]

he is never right