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Howard W. RosenbergA related line of complaint can be raised against modern-day p.r. outfits for big league teams that are so arrogant as to find little use for the fact that at some points in their particular city's history, that ALL the baseball fans in the city that rooted for the local team rooted for a National League team that is no longer in that city. Perhaps the best example is the Boston Red Sox, who nowadays are averse to recalling the Boston Red Stockings/Beaneaters of the 19th century. Except in 1890 and 1891, the Red Stockings/Beaneaters were the city's lone big league team until the advent of the Red Sox in 1901. I could see drawing a distinction between wanting to honor 20th century Red Sox over 20th century Beaneaters/Braves/Bees, but if you rely on modern day p.r. outfits for big league teams to perform "community service" for the public interest, then you would have to conclude, in Boston, that the sport of baseball was founded in the city in 1901. Of course the Red Sox do perform "community service" aimed at promoting anything related to the Red Sox brand.