bob parks writes a lot of political stuff. this is 9 pages of how almost all baseball teams derived their names. charr5353, this is up your alley like a ball hit to the wrong field that rolls to become a triple.

http://www.mensnewsdaily.com/stories/parks050602.htm 

Thanks Rick, I will look into this and see how much of this he has right! I am a baseball student and nut, as you know! Thanks for the link. Charlie