JQK Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 I really do not like the new logo... the one they had was classy, beautiful. This logo looks like a cheap whore. Stay Tuned Sports Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Buffalo Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 World Series (no apostrophe)They are all singular and therefore no plural necessary.ommf,believe it or not, many publications before about the mid-1950's referred to it as the WORLD'S SERIES, including the "bible of baseball", the sporting news.tb But even as The World's Series it is still singular the 's after World shows possession not that it's pluralStanley Cup Final is definitely the correct term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDwas Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I'll chime in here. Not to what's right but as to what is grammatically correct. It would be the Stanley Cup Final as it is only one series used to determine the champion. Semi-finals (quarter-finals, et al.) is correct as there are two series' being played to determine the conference winners.NBA FinalStanley Cup FinalWorld Series (no apostrophe)They are all singular and therefore no plural necessary.I'm sorry, but hockey has always played the "Stanley Cup Finals." Likewise, the NBA has the "NBA Finals" and baseball has the "World Series." Yes, it was once referred to as the "World's Series," but that has since changed.I don't understand why grammar should be any sort of factor here. The name of the event has gone without change for decades. What should be the attention here is why the NHL is so stupid to put the East in the West and vice versa. And why would you rename the Cup THIS YEAR and not have any news regarding such a change? Tomorrow's just your future yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMMF Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I'll chime in here. Not to what's right but as to what is grammatically correct. It would be the Stanley Cup Final as it is only one series used to determine the champion. Semi-finals (quarter-finals, et al.) is correct as there are two series' being played to determine the conference winners.NBA FinalStanley Cup FinalWorld Series (no apostrophe)They are all singular and therefore no plural necessary.I'm sorry, but hockey has always played the "Stanley Cup Finals." Likewise, the NBA has the "NBA Finals" and baseball has the "World Series." Yes, it was once referred to as the "World's Series," but that has since changed.I don't understand why grammar should be any sort of factor here. The name of the event has gone without change for decades. What should be the attention here is why the NHL is so stupid to put the East in the West and vice versa. And why would you rename the Cup THIS YEAR and not have any news regarding such a change? Like I said, I wasn't speaking to what it should be, only what is grammatically correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VitaminD Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I'm sorry, but hockey has always played the "Stanley Cup Finals." Likewise, the NBA has the "NBA Finals" and baseball has the "World Series." Yes, it was once referred to as the "World's Series," but that has since changed. It's never too late to correct a mistake."Final" is a shorthand reference to the phrase "final series". Truly, final is an adjective, but over time, the noun it modifies has been dropped off, since in sports, everyone knows you're talking about a game, race or series, depending on the sport being discussed. As OMMF correctly pointed out, there is one final series to determine the Stanley Cup's rightful owner in a given year. Thus, Stanley Cup Final."Finals" sounds right because you've heard people use the word to describe other things. Final exams, for example. But each exam you take during "finals" is its own discrete test; your Spanish final on Monday has no bearing on your Chemistry final on Wednesday. They are a series of individual final exams. But in sports, the final series pits the same two teams against each other, and the outcome of Game 1 does have an impact on the scenario going into Game 6.The phrase "World Series" has no bearing on your argument whatsoever. The singular of "series" is "series". Thus, baseball already uses the singular to describe its championship round. Whether the world is given a possessive or not has nothing to do with the fact that it is a single series to determine the champion of the world. Without the possessive, "world" becomes an adjective (albeit factually incorrect) to describe the majesty of the contests being held.Again, there is what is correct, and what sounds correct because it's been accepted over time. Just because it sounds correct doesn't mean it's so.Concordance between the 2 CCSLC Grammar Nazis. Our work here is done... "Start spreading the news... They're leavin' today... Won't get to be a part of it... In old New York..."In order for the Mets' run of 12 losses in 17 games to mean something, the Phillies still had to win 13 of 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Angel Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I like the new logo but I'd prefer the old one. Just so many history during those years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Your Name Here Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I don't know. Couldn't "Finals" refer to the four-seven games in the series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NissanNut Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Like it's been said in this thread:Flip-flop Easter and Western and just remove "Finals" completely. I sort of like the uniformity of the Conference logos and the Stanley Cup logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NissanNut Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Like it's been said in this thread:Flip-flop Easter and Western and just remove "Final" completely. I sort of like the uniformity of the Conference logos and the Stanley Cup logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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