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Originally Posted by rocnrik
The vast majority of fans relate the name commanders solely to the military etc .. and that very well may be what the team wants( if the do indeed go with the name)
There also is another slant to the name .. The city was named after George Washington the first President .. He was the Commander in chief of the country ( in peace time and war) ..
I could be totally wrong but the name could be a Nod to the First President.. just a thought
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You mean the guy who owned slaves?
There are people already protesting any "nod" to our founders. So ... sadly ... that would take us from one frying pan to another.