Phillies have Dumb Team Name

My sister-in-law pointed out to me that I have to root against the Phillies in the World Series. Why?

For many years, I have ranted against the Indiana Hoosiers as a team name – the term "Hoosier" has no meaning, other than a resident of Indiana. Thus, the Indiana Hoosiers could also be called the "Indiana residents of Indiana". Obviously, a redundant (not to mention unimposing) name.

Likewise, the word "Phillies" is not used anywhere in the English language, other than in reference to the city of Philadelphia. Hence, the Philadelphia Phillies effectively is the "Philadelphia team from Philadelphia." Sounds idiotic, right?

Of course, had Philadelphia faced the Angels, I would have a more difficult decision. You see, I took two years of Spanish in High School, enough to learn that Los Angeles translates to "The Angels" in English. Hence, the full name for the LA-based American League franchise is literally "The Angels Angels of Anaheim". Even my spellchecker thinks that is a mistake, regardless of the ridiculous "of Anaheim" addendum.

Finally, I have to mention that the most annoying mascot is that of the Buffalo Bills. I have nothing wrong with the name itself. But look at their logo if you would – it is a picture of a buffalo. Morons! Buffalo isn't your mascot – it is the name of your home city. There isn't a "bill" to be seen. Had they combined the city name and mascot and used an image of Buffalo Bill, I would accept that (indeed, I was enamored with biographies of Buffalo Bill Cody in elementary school). But they don't. In fact, since Buffalo Bill got his name by killing Buffalo, their confused logo/mascot issue probably explains their SuperBowl failures.

I can think of no other team that is so confused that their mascot is completely irrelevant, and their city name is used for a logo. What will happen when the franchise moves to Toronto? Will the Toronto Bills drop the "or" and put the Lone Ranger's sidekick on their helmets?