Talk:Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York

message: So what happened to the Knickerbockers?  Did they eventually disappear, or eventually evolve into a current team? Or what? --Bobson (talk) 15:30, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Bob, The Knickerbockers were a private club whose members played baseball for recreation. They were the modern equivalent of a country club where members play golf or tennis.  After the organization of the first professional baseball league in 1871, the National Association of Professional Base Ball Clubs, the Knickerbocker club lost its importance and eventually died out. 24.9.74.139 (talk) 00:50, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: As suggested above, this article ends somewhat abruptly, without explaining what happened to this team. Was it lasting, or just a flash in the pan which happened to lead to modern baseball? Hiberniantears (talk) 06:50, 19 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: See above. 24.9.74.139 (talk) 00:50, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Needs more history 

message: I would strongly suggest that the article be renamed.  Using the term "New York Knickerbockers" is essentially applying modern nomenclature to a 19th-century organization.  Calling the team the "New York Knickerbockers" may make the team sound like the New York Yankees, or Los Angeles Dodgers, but in reality baseball teams in the mid-19th century did not use those types of naming patters.  The organization was actually called "The Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York."  In the amateur standing, the team was simply listed as "Knickerbocker."  Besides, although few people on Wikipedia recognize it, the "New York Knickerbockers" is actually the name of a current NBA basketball team.  The "New York Knicks" is just a shortened version of that name.  (I checked with the Knicks office, and they informed me that the team is still officially named the "Knickerbockers."  24.9.74.139 (talk) 00:57, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Name of Article

message: :The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
The result of the move request was: moved. (non-admin closure) Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 05:57, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: New York Knickerbockers →  – Current name is anachronistic and incorrect, and goes against WP:COMMONNAME. Almost all sources refer to them as the "Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York". According to Bruce Markusen in his Great Courses lecture series, the (city name) (team name) nomenclature for old teams was almost never used. Sources that use the "Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York" include: 
* SABR
* Baseball Reference
* These links cited in the article
The previous reasons for opposition have to do with the New York Knicks and whatever, but that is not what's important. What's more important is that the current name used in the article is plain wrong.
If that title is too long, I would remove the “of New York” part. -1ctinus📝🗨 00:25, 17 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 17 May 2024