The Ravens are teh old Cleveland Browns, who were replaced by Browns II.
The Ravens got a sweetheart deal from the taxpayers of Maryland — I guess it was a payoff from Parris Glendening for Baltimore’s help in stealing his election.
But the Colts should never have been allowed to leave, nor should the Senators have been allowed to leave DC.
BTW, the Orioles are the former St. Louis Browns. if you value your team, don’t call it Browns, or Baltimore will steal it.
“But the Colts should never have been allowed to leave, nor should the Senators have been allowed to leave DC.”
Strange how the Senators deal worked out.
In 1956 Los Angeles officials went to the world series to try to get the Senators to relocate to LA.
The Senators ended up going to Minnesota as the Twins and both the Dodgers and Giants relocated to California, keeping their rivalry alive.
If NYC had played ball with O’Malley the Dodgers would have stayed in NYC but the city planner wasn’t a sports fan and wouldn’t use imminent domain to give O’Malley land at below market cost. He did offer the property that eventually became Shea stadium but at market value.
Both my dad and granddad were lifelong Dodgers fans. When the team moved to LA they both refused to follow the LA version of the team.
They refused to even read Dodgers box scores in the paper.
O’Malley was second only to Judas on the Betrayers list.