Team name of the week

vsp · 06-22-2004, 09:03 PM

As even casual observers have noticed, 99.99% of the good sports team names are taken. This poses a problem for the legions of high schools, colleges and minor league teams looking for decent mascots and logos.

I picked up two caps tonight at the Blue Rocks game, partly because they both fit reasonably well (I wear a 7 3/4 hat, so most adjustable one-size-fits-all caps are too small for me), and partly for the concepts alone.

One was the <a href="http://www.whitecaps-baseball.com">West Michigan Whitecaps</a>. A nice, simple logo (an anthropomorphic wave carrying a baseball in its curl), a non-overused name, I liked it.

The other was an example of how goofy names and mascots can get when the good ones aren't available. Ladies and gents -- the <a href="http://www.biscuitsbaseball.com">Montgomery Biscuits</a>.

Really.

SteveDallas · 06-22-2004, 10:29 PM

Well the most obvious choice for me is my alma mater, the home of the fighting Unicorns.

elSicomoro · 06-22-2004, 10:40 PM

I've always been a fan of the UC-Santa Cruz Fighting Banana Slugs.

lumberjim · 06-22-2004, 11:01 PM

I always liked "The Rhinos"

i don't know if it;s taken, but I'm unaware of any team with that name. I think it would be an excellent Football team name. Rhinos are fast, unpredictable, and strong. And they have thay cool horn. You just know there would be a styrofoam horn hat to buy if you were a rhino fan.

Also like my fantasy football team name....The Butchers.

There aren't enough violent or nasty sounding team names around. How'd you like to have to travel to some city and play the:

Frisco Father Rapers

Anaheim Axe Murderers

Philadelphia Pedophiles

Boston Bone Saws

Cleveland Cleavers

Georgetown Guillotines

Manhattan Misogynists

Brooklyn Bloodletters

Riverdale Reapers

lookout123 · 06-24-2004, 01:10 PM

my wife graduated from Geneseo High - "Home of the Maple Leafs"

oh and Jim as far as new ideas? i'm partial to Scottsdale PsychoSwans. or maybe the flagstaff flaming squirrels

wolf · 06-24-2004, 01:22 PM

As much as I love going to games up there, I think the "Reading Phillies" leaves something to be desired. Yes, it's easy to identify for whom they are the farm team, but it is rather boring.

Lacks the romance of the "Albuquequerque Isotopes" and the "Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernadino" or even the "Toledo Mud Hens" so adored by Corporal Klinger in M*A*S*H.

And as far as high school team names went ... my High School was "The Trojans."

We took a lot of ribbing.

But not as much as the class of '69.

Not surprising that my college years were spent amongs the Golden Rams, is it?

elSicomoro · 06-24-2004, 08:34 PM

The Akron Zips...that sounds cool.

When the XFL came out, there were some complaints from the mental health community regarding the Memphis Maniax.

wolf · 06-25-2004, 12:14 AM

That's just NAMI, not the mental health community as a whole.

The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill has a very active wing called "Stigmabusters" which spends their days chasing down anything deemed deragatory ... from the "Psych Ward 666-27-7" Tee Shirts available at Spencer Gifts to portrayals of the mentally ill in movies and television (The loved "A Beautiful Mind" hated "Wonderland" and had it cancelled after two episodes) to a line of candies called "Psychopops".

elSicomoro · 06-25-2004, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by wolf
That's just NAMI, not the mental health community as a whole.

Like I said...some complaints from the mental health community.

06-22-2004, 09:03 PM	#1
vsp Syndrome of a Down Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Chester Posts: 1,367	Team name of the week As even casual observers have noticed, 99.99% of the good sports team names are taken. This poses a problem for the legions of high schools, colleges and minor league teams looking for decent mascots and logos. I picked up two caps tonight at the Blue Rocks game, partly because they both fit reasonably well (I wear a 7 3/4 hat, so most adjustable one-size-fits-all caps are too small for me), and partly for the concepts alone. One was the <a href="http://www.whitecaps-baseball.com">West Michigan Whitecaps</a>. A nice, simple logo (an anthropomorphic wave carrying a baseball in its curl), a non-overused name, I liked it. The other was an example of how goofy names and mascots can get when the good ones aren't available. Ladies and gents -- the <a href="http://www.biscuitsbaseball.com">Montgomery Biscuits</a>. Really. Last edited by vsp; 06-22-2004 at 09:05 PM.

06-22-2004, 11:01 PM	#4
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I always liked "The Rhinos" i don't know if it;s taken, but I'm unaware of any team with that name. I think it would be an excellent Football team name. Rhinos are fast, unpredictable, and strong. And they have thay cool horn. You just know there would be a styrofoam horn hat to buy if you were a rhino fan. Also like my fantasy football team name....The Butchers. There aren't enough violent or nasty sounding team names around. How'd you like to have to travel to some city and play the: Frisco Father Rapers Anaheim Axe Murderers Philadelphia Pedophiles Boston Bone Saws Cleveland Cleavers Georgetown Guillotines Manhattan Misogynists Brooklyn Bloodletters Riverdale Reapers __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

06-24-2004, 01:10 PM	#5
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	my wife graduated from Geneseo High - "Home of the Maple Leafs" oh and Jim as far as new ideas? i'm partial to Scottsdale PsychoSwans. or maybe the flagstaff flaming squirrels __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

06-24-2004, 01:22 PM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	As much as I love going to games up there, I think the "Reading Phillies" leaves something to be desired. Yes, it's easy to identify for whom they are the farm team, but it is rather boring. Lacks the romance of the "Albuquequerque Isotopes" and the "Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernadino" or even the "Toledo Mud Hens" so adored by Corporal Klinger in MASH. And as far as high school team names went ... my High School was "The Trojans." We took a lot of ribbing. But not as much as the class of '69. Not surprising that my college years were spent amongs the Golden Rams, is it? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island* High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-25-2004, 12:14 AM	#8
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	That's just NAMI, not the mental health community as a whole. The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill has a very active wing called "Stigmabusters" which spends their days chasing down anything deemed deragatory ... from the "Psych Ward 666-27-7" Tee Shirts available at Spencer Gifts to portrayals of the mentally ill in movies and television (The loved "A Beautiful Mind" hated "Wonderland" and had it cancelled after two episodes) to a line of candies called "Psychopops". __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-22-2004, 10:29 PM	#2
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Well the most obvious choice for me is my alma mater, the home of the fighting Unicorns.

06-22-2004, 10:40 PM	#3
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I've always been a fan of the UC-Santa Cruz Fighting Banana Slugs.

06-24-2004, 08:34 PM	#7
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	The Akron Zips...that sounds cool. When the XFL came out, there were some complaints from the mental health community regarding the Memphis Maniax.

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