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Originally Posted by Kelric
What is it with Boston baseball and red?
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The original Boston professional club (now the Atlanta Braves) was the inheritor of the Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869-70 — the first ever all-professional club. The team's owner, manager and (if I recall) five best players moved to Boston after they stopped making money in Sin City, keeping their previous name. Since then it's simply become traditional.