The team is called is the New York Giants.
The team is not called the New York Football Giants.
The New York Baseball Giants have not existed for more than half a century. Not only is the baseball-versus-football distinction unnecessary, but more than two-thirds of the people in this country weren’t even alive when the New York Baseball Giants played. And the other third of the people in this country are either fully aware that the New York Baseball Giants no longer exist, or are suffering from crippling Alzheimer’s that confuses into believing they still do exist, because you keep referring to the damn football team as the New York Football Giants.
Yes, the New York Football Giants may be their corporate name, but when was the last time you heard a business journalist refer to AT&T as “The American Telephone & Telegraph Company?” Yeah, never, because it’s a moniker that makes the company sound like an outdated behemoth. And I think Giants fans would prefer to use only one of those two words when describing their team.
Also, I don’t think anyone is going to get the New York Football Giants and the New York Baseball Giants confused when you’re talking about Super Bowl XLII, you farking idiots. Unless, unbeknownst to me, Eli Manning has been pulled off the New York Giants‘ roster in favor of Willie Mays at quarterback.
Thank you.
“The team is not called the New York Football Giants.”
“Yes, the New York Football Giants may be their corporate name”
And personally I think those upstart whippersnapper johnny-come-latelys SHOULD be the NYFG.
Or actually, the New JERSEY Football Giants, but don’t get me started on that one.
Troy McClure SF
January 22nd, 2008