“The Utah Jazz are an American professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City,” says the opening line of their Wikipedia page.
For 41 years, the Jazz have called Salt Lake City, notoriously unfamous jazz hub, their home. Of course, they originated as the New Orleans Jazz of New Orleans, notoriously famous jazz hub, before moving west, but for whatever reason have managed to steadfastly honor a moniker that fits like a screen door on a battleship submarine. The Los Angeles Lakers, formerly of Minneapolis and the land of 10,000 lakes, gave them the mold.
With that in mind, we’ve concocted a Friday List for your perusal, one that brings that nickname dilemma home to Major League Baseball.