I had never heard they were called that before. I wish they still were.
The liberals would be freaking out over that.
Found this story about the name
http://www.chron.com/sports/article/When-the-Colt-45s-became-the-Astros-and-the-10647526.php The Colt Firearms Company was getting a little weird about it too. The gun marker reportedly had reservations about merchandising rights and was likely to start asking about a cut of the revenue, and team president Roy Hofheinz wasn't into sharing.
