@@Jpurihella They did for years. But they wanted to dip into the larger market of L.A.. It was nothing but a money grab, thus, you get the worst name in sports history.
@@haydengallina5554 Actually, they did start as the Los Angeles Angels in 1961. They didn't change their name to the California Angels until 1965, after their move to Anaheim.
That was a weird question. I was thinking Philadelphia Phillies, people call Philadelphia....Philly. So Philly Phillies, double redundancy. What do I know.
That's where my line of thinking went, as well. Still can't think of the Angels as a Los Angeles team, since they're really from Anaheim. LA was just stuck onto their name as a lame way for ownership to draw money from the LA market.
Anaheim is part of the LA market. Teams playing in suburbs usually don’t name themselves after the suburb. Hence no Glendale Coyotes or Rutherford Jets
I'm a baseball fan and I speak Spanish and I still didn't get this in 30 seconds, if I had a few minutes I'd probably get it just by going through all the teams LOL... such an odd clue and the double redundancy made things confusing. "Philadelphia Phillies" was the first thing that came to my mind. Also Alex should stop trying to pronounce Spanish using a Spanish accent, just say it like an American normally would
Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout are the reason a lot of people thought of this answer relatively quickly. Come on, LA, spend some more money to support your boys 😂
I was wondering why the question mentioned it being _double_ redundant. Had I realized it was including ‘The’ and ‘Los’, I would have gotten this right for sure.
When I was learning Spanish, I learned about this redundancy and thinking that was weird. So when i read the clue, I knew right away, the answer. Usually I get final jeopardy wrong, but I got this one.
@@paulbalares2307 Redundant = repetitive. Double-redundant = twice repetitive. The only reason I learned the word "redundant" was because my 4th grade teacher casually used it to discourage us from writing sentences like "Robert he went to the park yesterday" because the "he" is redundant when placed after a proper name.
I got it. Had to pause the video since they didn't show the thirty seconds think time. Not sure I got it in thirty seconds, though. My first thought was actually the (Trolley) Dodgers, then the "translated" part hit me, and I realized it had to be the Angels. Fun question.
I honestly thought it was the Mets too. When Alex said he was wrong, I thought it was because he spelled out “metropolitan“ instead of just writing Mets which would have put me into a seizure. The actual answer, made me say, “Oh that’s dumb.”
Around 2010 or so. It was done as a rebranding thing to open up the Angles to the bigger LA market. They were for a time “officially” known as The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, though they’ve since dropped it and become the Los Angeles Angels
@@qfmarsh64 and left because O' Malley asked too much rent for the Coliseum. Old Walt had shared New York for years and wasn't interested in sharing LA.
Somehow my dumbass thought it was going to be the Oakland Athletics baseball team. Baseball is a sport and therefore the players are athletes, why would they be called the athletics?
Why??? Not only would you have to know all the teams in MLB, you would have to go through each one and figure out if it is a redundancy. All in 30 seconds. It's simply impossible to even name every team in 30 seconds. Forget about translating what each city's name means. This is a question that you either just know, because it somehow came up earlier in your life. Or you were lucky and of the 3 or 4 teams that you quickly thought of, the Angels just happened to be one of them.
@@alexh8613 that's an interesting way to think of it. I'm so used to thinking of "City of Angels - and it's where the Angels play" that I thought this was rather common knowledge, certainly common enough for at least one of three trivia mavens (all from the US) to know.
@@studogable You also have to realize that they are including the word the. When I'm quickly going through team names I think, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, etc... I don't think of them as The New York Yankees, The Philadelphia Philies, or The Boston Red Sox.
Well, Alex, all I can say is that I knew it immediately, so I'm a little surprised that none of the three did the same. But you just keep on reasoning to yourself how bad of a question it is. It's apparently quite important to you.
@@cardsfighter2 Sure, but it doesn't change the fact that most Americans with any knowledge of Spanish and baseball should make this connection immediately.
It's not obvious??? Not only would you have to know all the teams in MLB, you would have to go through each one and figure out if it is a redundancy. All in 30 seconds. It's simply impossible to even name every team in 30 seconds. Forget about translating what each city's name means. This is a question that you either just know, because it somehow came up earlier in your life. Or you were lucky and of the 3 or 4 teams that you quickly thought of, the Angels just happened to be one of them.
If that is true, that would still only be redundant, not double redundant. For it to be true, they would have to be called something like the New York Latest Yankees
What are you talking about? The answer was a Baseball Team and you were limited in your choices to only Baseball Teams. "Baseball Teams" was a very fitting category
Anytime Alex has to explain the answer like that, you know it's a bad question. Also you can't just be randomly using Spanish translation to an american team name. That was just one of the show writers feeling himself.
The announced category was deceptive. It should have been "Translated Double Redundancies in Baseball Team Names." That way the contestants would have been properly warned that they would be dealing with ridiculously convoluted nonsense, as opposed to actual knowledge of baseball teams.
alex trebek thinks he's so smart. he doesn't know anything about baseball. here's a question for final jeopardy: what's the best no mess, but super strong grip alternative to pine tar? answer: it's Grip Boost. if you answered correctly you are the jeopardy champion, congrats!
In English .. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim is also redundant
Ive always wondered why they dont just go by the Anaheim Angels
@@Jpurihella They did for years. But they wanted to dip into the larger market of L.A.. It was nothing but a money grab, thus, you get the worst name in sports history.
@@Ironman374 yeah and they started as the California angels...shoulda just left it at that lol
They haven't gone by that name since 2013 though.
@@haydengallina5554 Actually, they did start as the Los Angeles Angels in 1961. They didn't change their name to the California Angels until 1965, after their move to Anaheim.
I love baseball, it’s probably the only time when watching jeopardy that I get the sports questions right, and I would have never guessed that.
Really? Seemed extremely obvious to me an I don’t even watch baseball
@@ScarredBert you’re a fuckin legend
It’s satisfying to watch people who know so much more than me get a question wrong that I thought was a layup
Ah yes, the “Sky-tinted water” Twins and the “Stinky onion” Cubs... not to mention the New “place of yew trees” Metropolitans
The NY Mets are my favorite baseball squadron.
That was a weird question. I was thinking Philadelphia Phillies, people call Philadelphia....Philly. So Philly Phillies, double redundancy. What do I know.
I thought the same, but it’s a single redundancy. A double redundancy is 2 sets of 2 repeated words.
A better answer than the right one here. Awful jeopardy question.
@@RobertHurleyJr well, Philadelphia Phillies isn't a double redundancy, only a single redundancy.
I thought it was the Phillies too.
@@RobertHurleyJr The question said "when translated," suggesting that part of the team name was in a different language
As an Anaheim native, I should have known this.
That was a terrible question.
Why?
All three were terrible questions.
Man oh man..loveJeopardy AND a Baseball fan! And missed it😣
If it was a football category, my answer would've been the 'Cleveland Browns'.
...under appreciated comment. Well done.
I was thinking San Diego Padres - San Diego was named after a Catholic Saint and Padres are named for friars, another catholic church figurehead.
That's where my line of thinking went, as well. Still can't think of the Angels as a Los Angeles team, since they're really from Anaheim. LA was just stuck onto their name as a lame way for ownership to draw money from the LA market.
Anaheim is part of the LA market. Teams playing in suburbs usually don’t name themselves after the suburb. Hence no Glendale Coyotes or Rutherford Jets
that was my first thought....i thought san diego meant saint...and padres, aka father.....yeah anyway you said it
I'm a baseball fan and I honestly had NO CLUE what the answer was, I never would've guessed the Angels. :-o
me neither, its literally a language based clue
@@mbdg6810 tell me how a figurative language based question would look.....
I'm a baseball fan and I speak Spanish and I still didn't get this in 30 seconds, if I had a few minutes I'd probably get it just by going through all the teams LOL... such an odd clue and the double redundancy made things confusing. "Philadelphia Phillies" was the first thing that came to my mind. Also Alex should stop trying to pronounce Spanish using a Spanish accent, just say it like an American normally would
I got it here after several seconds, but under the pressure of the lights, I don't think I come up with it.
Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout are the reason a lot of people thought of this answer relatively quickly. Come on, LA, spend some more money to support your boys 😂
I was wondering why the question mentioned it being _double_ redundant. Had I realized it was including ‘The’ and ‘Los’, I would have gotten this right for sure.
In my mind they’re still The California Angels, so I wouldn’t have caught the LA reference.
When I was learning Spanish, I learned about this redundancy and thinking that was weird. So when i read the clue, I knew right away, the answer. Usually I get final jeopardy wrong, but I got this one.
Huge huge baseball fan here. Absolutely no clue
Me: oh I wonder if Anaheim Angels is the answer but never mind they are from Los Angeles
Also me: Oh
I am deeply embarrassed by this
haha it clicked so quickly, what other team is based off a quickly translatable city?
That was the easiest final jeopardy in history (in related news my Oakland A's play the Angels all the time lol)
I don’t even what a double redundancy is so you couldn’t help me there even with my knoweledge of baseball.
Exactly. Fucking stupid question. Or answer.
Man, I could have made a lot of money!
I doubt you'd have made Final Jeopardy let alone being selected as an actual able-minded contestant for this type of show. Sorry bro.
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
I understand now: The The Angels Angels. Great question.
I didn't even know what a double redundancy was until Alex explained what it is
@@paulbalares2307 Redundant = repetitive. Double-redundant = twice repetitive. The only reason I learned the word "redundant" was because my 4th grade teacher casually used it to discourage us from writing sentences like "Robert he went to the park yesterday" because the "he" is redundant when placed after a proper name.
I got it. Had to pause the video since they didn't show the thirty seconds think time. Not sure I got it in thirty seconds, though.
My first thought was actually the (Trolley) Dodgers, then the "translated" part hit me, and I realized it had to be the Angels. Fun question.
I got it.
That was a pretty lame final question and would fly over the heads of even Ken Jennings.
No - I got it and I’m not nearly as bright as Ken Jennings
Originally they were the California angels.
You would have to be pretty sharp to get this in what 15 seconds.
If you followed the instruction that the correct question involved a translation you’d think sandiego Padres, Los Angeles before going more obscure.
I was thinking Philadelphia Phillies
0:49- Watch Alex’s mouth spit.
Neil deGrasse Tyson tweeted about this double redundancy years ago. I wouldn't be surprised if this question was based on that tweet.
I feel like New York Metropolitans should be correct
I would have said the Phillies
Ah damn, when I heard "translated" I thought Padres was the only thing that kind of made sense.
I think it was a great question because it was difficult for people to get it
how much will he earn with $25000
Way too easy. #lightupthehalo
I honestly thought it was the Mets too. When Alex said he was wrong, I thought it was because he spelled out “metropolitan“ instead of just writing Mets which would have put me into a seizure. The actual answer, made me say, “Oh that’s dumb.”
I had the exact same thought process as you on all counts.
But where's the redundancy?
YOOOO I GOT IT
Philadelphia Phillies final answer.
I came up with Anaheim Angels and California Angels....when did they “move” to LA?!
Around 2010 or so. It was done as a rebranding thing to open up the Angles to the bigger LA market. They were for a time “officially” known as The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, though they’ve since dropped it and become the Los Angeles Angels
They began life as the Los Angeles Angels.
@@qfmarsh64 and left because O' Malley asked too much rent for the Coliseum. Old Walt had shared New York for years and wasn't interested in sharing LA.
I would have never got that because I don't care how long the Angels have LA before their name, they will never be the LA Angels in my mind.
Somehow my dumbass thought it was going to be the Oakland Athletics baseball team. Baseball is a sport and therefore the players are athletes, why would they be called the athletics?
My guess for this particular Final Jeopardy Clue would have been 1 of the following 3.
1: Angels
2: Phillies
3: Yankees
How would it be Phillies and Yankees
@@soccerndog3785 *philla*delphia *philli*es. Its not a double redundancy, but its a redundancy
@@mbdg6810 The Brotherly Love Brothers.
@@mbdg6810 Thats maybe why they used "double" redundancy.
@@mbdg6810 One guy not into sports or baseball thought the philadelphia phillies was named after a horse.
I have never heard “metropolitans”
The Mets used to be called the Metropolitans I believe, and then they shortened it
@@CoasterFish The New York Metropolitan Baseball Club
I actually went Philadelphia Phillies. Isn’t that kinda redundant?
yes, but its not a double redundancy.
Alot of team don't play where there name is from
I got it right away like 15 seconds
We're so proud of you.
Awesome! The Angels were in a Final Jeopardy clue! Angels fanbase represent!
Fuck it they're still Anaheim or California to me.
Yep. Anaheim isn't even in the same county as Los Angeles! It's the dumbest name in the history of dumb names :)
@@ddebenedictis Agreed! If there was ever a reason to change the name back to the California Angels, that and the double redundancy is it.
Not a baseball question.
That was easy.
Not really
Lol
I was thinking New York Yankees
Surprised that they got blanked on this, but hey.
Why??? Not only would you have to know all the teams in MLB, you would have to go through each one and figure out if it is a redundancy. All in 30 seconds. It's simply impossible to even name every team in 30 seconds. Forget about translating what each city's name means. This is a question that you either just know, because it somehow came up earlier in your life. Or you were lucky and of the 3 or 4 teams that you quickly thought of, the Angels just happened to be one of them.
@@alexh8613 that's an interesting way to think of it. I'm so used to thinking of "City of Angels - and it's where the Angels play" that I thought this was rather common knowledge, certainly common enough for at least one of three trivia mavens (all from the US) to know.
@@studogable You also have to realize that they are including the word the. When I'm quickly going through team names I think, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, etc... I don't think of them as The New York Yankees, The Philadelphia Philies, or The Boston Red Sox.
Well, Alex, all I can say is that I knew it immediately, so I'm a little surprised that none of the three did the same. But you just keep on reasoning to yourself how bad of a question it is. It's apparently quite important to you.
@@studogable Bad question??? I thought that it was a great question.
This was a terrible final Jeopardy clue.
False
@@alexh8613 OK, boomer.
@@OptimusWombat I'm a Millennial, not that it matters
@@alexh8613 it mattered enough to you that you bothered to state it for the record.
@@OptimusWombat What does me being a Millennial or Boomer matter in regards to you incorrectly stating that this was a Terrible Final Jeopardy clue
The suggested you tube video below this was dodgers so I skipped angels
I thought it was the Yankees.
Can someone explain why it couldn’t be Los Los Angeles Dodgers?
That would be a single redundancy; the double redundancy comes from the fact that "Ángeles" is "Angels" in Spanish.
The Angels official name is "The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim" if you make the whole thing English its "The The Angels Angels of Anaheim"
Because Angeles doesn't mean Dodgers in Spanish. Angeles does mean Angels Spanish.
I was about to ask. I thought LA Dodgers because of the Spanish translation, but I didn’t really understand the question whatsoever.
@@benb4201 they dropped the Anaheim a few years ago
Go halos
happens often the writers get too cute for themselves
....although given that Jeopardy is filmed near Los Angeles, maybe they thought it was more obvious to the rest of the country.
No
I am a huge baseball fan and I would have never got that. I love jeopardy but that question sucked...its not a true baseball question
I’m a big baseball fan and the Los Angeles Angels was the first thing I thought of.
I guessed the hindenburg led zeppelins.
Amazingly obvious, how nobody got this correct blows my mind.
You're a douche
@@cardsfighter2 Sure, but it doesn't change the fact that most Americans with any knowledge of Spanish and baseball should make this connection immediately.
@@michaelgmeiner7449 People on Jeopardy aren't usually knowledgeable in sports.
It's not obvious??? Not only would you have to know all the teams in MLB, you would have to go through each one and figure out if it is a redundancy. All in 30 seconds. It's simply impossible to even name every team in 30 seconds. Forget about translating what each city's name means. This is a question that you either just know, because it somehow came up earlier in your life. Or you were lucky and of the 3 or 4 teams that you quickly thought of, the Angels just happened to be one of them.
holy cow!!! the easiest baseball question I've ever saw. I guess they don't follow the game at all
They’re all easy when you get to watch the answer and then comment.
It's the California Disneyland Los Angeles Orange County Angels in-the-outfield of Anaheim!!!! Silly.
I doubt anyone would have got that right.
What a dumb Final Jeopardy question.
False
The New York Yankees also? A New Yorker is technically a Yankee.
If that is true, that would still only be redundant, not double redundant. For it to be true, they would have to be called something like the New York Latest Yankees
Stupid answer.
That’s horseshit. I’ve heard them called the Anaheim Angels multiple times.
Well, they WERE the Anaheim Angels from 97-04. They've been the LA Angels since. So, you're horseshit
15 years ago they changed the name because they wanted to capitalize on the Los Angeles market. It's really stupid, but it did happen.
I wish the final jeopardy correct answer was the Los Angeles Dodgers beacuse that's my favorite Baseball Team
I remember one time the 6 categories to start Jeopardy were 'Baseball Teams', 'Yankees', 'Giants', 'Angels', 'Twins', and 'Sox' :-)
the category should have been "language idiosyncrasies" or something similar, not "baseball teams"
What are you talking about? The answer was a Baseball Team and you were limited in your choices to only Baseball Teams. "Baseball Teams" was a very fitting category
Anytime Alex has to explain the answer like that, you know it's a bad question. Also you can't just be randomly using Spanish translation to an american team name. That was just one of the show writers feeling himself.
The clue says "when translated", telling you that some language other than English should be in the team name.
Disagree, it's a memorable factoid. One that those non-Angel fans who are aware of it probably recall on occasion of watching the Angels.
Is translation, you are an ignorant
@@TheChevere25 ok Jose
The announced category was deceptive. It should have been "Translated Double Redundancies in Baseball Team Names." That way the contestants would have been properly warned that they would be dealing with ridiculously convoluted nonsense, as opposed to actual knowledge of baseball teams.
alex trebek thinks he's so smart. he doesn't know anything about baseball.
here's a question for final jeopardy: what's the best no mess, but super strong grip alternative to pine tar?
answer: it's Grip Boost. if you answered correctly you are the jeopardy champion, congrats!
is this a grip boost ad
I thought it was vagisil?
What a stupid question about a stupid sport about 75% of the rest of the world doesn't give a crap about.
I hope you’re feeling better today.