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Hi, it's Mo.

When I first came up with the idea for obituaries in 2018, it was clear that sticking only

with dearly departed people would be too easy. The fun part was coming up with concepts,

countries, things that had never gotten a send-off.

I mean things rarely get obituaries, right?

The idea of a defunct sports team was one of the first non-human entities that sparked my imagination.

Back when I was eight, during that brief stretch when I decided I wanted to play soccer, my

ever indulgent parents took me to see the Washington Diplomats

soccer team play the New York Cosmos, both teams no longer with us. The only

thing I remember from the game is that the great Pele played for the Cosmos.

And Pele wasn't just a great player.

He went by one name.

Like Cher.

I never actually ended up playing soccer.

For the podcast, we considered doing an episode on Ice Hockey's Hartford Whalers,

and we still may, if some super--fans step forward to convince us why we should.

And yes, I know the team didn't technically die.

It just moved south to become the Carolina hurricanes, but the logo they had in Hartford was fabulous.

Ultimately, my co-author on the Mobituaries book, Jonathan Greenberg, suggested we devote a chapter to a team that lasted less than a year, but packed

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