triplethreatmark
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Post by triplethreatmark on May 31, 2013 19:52:52 GMT -5
Montreal Expos, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators (not very intimidating,) San Jose Sharks (who ever heard of a shark that would survive such conditions as on a rink?). There are too many to mention. Yes, because surely a Marlin would excel on a baseball field. They're just animal-inspired team names. Who cares? You're really nitpicking here. Also, the Maple Leafs are named after a Canadian army unit in WWI. They're not named after actual maple leaves. The name Senators has historical meaning in the city of Ottawa. Sorry to just pick on you, but it seems a lot of people need to do some research before they start naming teams left and right. |
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Post by Albino Heat on May 31, 2013 19:54:22 GMT -5
"The Lakers moved from Minnesota to Los Angeles, where there are no lakes. The Oilers moved from Houston to Tennessee, where there is no oil. The Jazz moved from New Orleams to Utah, where they don't allow music."
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Post by mizerable on May 31, 2013 19:59:05 GMT -5
Oklahoma City Thunder (they'll make excuses how OKC has "crazy thunder" or some shit, but it's still dumb. Why not the Outlaws or Laters? I'm sorry, I'm just cracking up at the notion that Thunder is a terrible name but Laters would be good. Then you'd have the Sooners and the Laters. Work with me here!! |
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Post by JTG Fan on May 31, 2013 20:01:48 GMT -5
Toronto Raptors, and it's not even close.
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Post by Apricots And A Pear Tree on May 31, 2013 20:12:10 GMT -5
New York Jets.They play in New Jersey.
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Post by Hurbster on May 31, 2013 20:13:16 GMT -5
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on May 31, 2013 20:18:31 GMT -5
New York Jets.They play in New Jersey. So do the Giants, but they are still called the New York Giants |
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Post by Red Impact on May 31, 2013 20:22:02 GMT -5
I'm sorry, I'm just cracking up at the notion that Thunder is a terrible name but Laters would be good. Then you'd have the Sooners and the Laters. Work with me here!! I got the joke, it's just a hilariously absurd name. Sooners were an actual thing. Laters is just a pun. |
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Post by RI Richmark on May 31, 2013 20:47:08 GMT -5
Before settling on Red Sox in 1907, the American League team in Boston had several unoffical nicknames, including Pilgrims, Puritans, Plymouth Rocks, and my personal favorite Speed Boys. "The Boston Speed Boys" would have been hilarious if it the moniker for some of those 80's Sox teams.
Also, when the Boston Patriots moved to Foxboro owner Billy Sullivan renamed the team the Bay State Patriots until people told him it wouldn't be a good idea to have the initials B.S. in front of the name.
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Post by SHAKEMASTER TV9 is Don Knotts on May 31, 2013 21:04:32 GMT -5
New York Jets.They play in New Jersey. So do the Giants, but they are still called the New York Giants I thought it would there are no jets in New Jersey.  Yeah, they both play in New Jersey but they started in New York. Not all XFL names are bad, the New York/New Jersey Hitmen was at least accurate. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on May 31, 2013 21:05:50 GMT -5
So do the Giants, but they are still called the New York Giants I thought it would there are no jets in New Jersey. Yeah, they both play in New Jersey but they started in New York. Not all XFL names are bad, the New York/New Jersey Hitmen was at least accurate. Well yeah but who wants to be associated with New Jersey  |
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on May 31, 2013 21:11:18 GMT -5
I thought it would there are no jets in New Jersey. Yeah, they both play in New Jersey but they started in New York. Not all XFL names are bad, the New York/New Jersey Hitmen was at least accurate. Well yeah but who wants to be associated with New Jersey The New Jersey Devils would like to have a word with you. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on May 31, 2013 21:13:34 GMT -5
Well yeah but who wants to be associated with New Jersey The New Jersey Devils would like to have a word with you. They don't count... because I said so -_- |
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mizerable
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Post by mizerable on May 31, 2013 21:14:58 GMT -5
Then you'd have the Sooners and the Laters. Work with me here!! I got the joke, it's just a hilariously absurd name. Sooners were an actual thing. Laters is just a pun. Yes, but to me, it's at least established within that state, and while absurd, to me I think it's fitting. Honestly, the Spurs to me is an absurd name, but it works with the region. I'm glad that they went with that instead of the "San Antonio Energy" or something of equal mediocrity. I'll admit that the Thunder name could have been a whole hell of a lot worse, but I think OKC deserves a better name. If the Cavs weren't used, it would have been great if they used the CBA Oklahoma City Calvary name. A lot of fond memories as a kid going to those games. |
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Post by Red Impact on May 31, 2013 21:24:46 GMT -5
Man, Sooners fans already have such a superiority complex that tying a pro team's identity to their name would make them absolutely undamnbearable, even more so than they already are.
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Post by Biggtone23 on May 31, 2013 21:25:43 GMT -5
Then you'd have the Sooners and the Laters. Work with me here!! I got the joke, it's just a hilariously absurd name. Sooners were an actual thing. Laters is just a pun. I was thinking they would be the ULaters. That way it would be the OKC ULaters. I always thought the Orlando Magic were named that because they were so close to Disney down there in Orlando and the whole Magic Kingdom thing. As far as my own answers I would say for minor league teams the Richmond Flying Squirrels and for the big four the only one I can think of that I don't really like is the Memphis Grizzlies. I know its a hold over from when they moved down from Vancouver, I just wish the NBA would have let them change their name to the Express a few years back when that was the big rumor. Also the Washington Nationals. I get that its kinda a throwback to the old days when baseball teams were called just their city and the league they played in but between the name and logo it just looks and sounds like something that came out of too many committee meetings being run by MLB executives when they still owned the team. |
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Post by The Trashman on May 31, 2013 21:38:18 GMT -5
Utah Jazz. Needs to be given to New Orleans to replace the awful Pelicans and then Utah can come up with something more appropriate.
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Post by Pgarodactyl on May 31, 2013 22:31:02 GMT -5
Last year, the Frontier Baseball League tried to put another team here in London, Ontario. After the last venture into the city ended (The London Werewolves, a clever play on words from Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London"... the mascot was even named Warren Z. Vaughn), the ballpark hadn't been used for "pro" ball. The idea of a return team had the Intercounty team nervous (they didn't want to share the ballpark with another "pro" team), but baseball fans were cautiously optimistic. Then they named the team The London Rippers. As in "Jack the Ripper".  Yeah. The owners tried to come up with this hackeyed story about how "Ripper Jack" always wanted to be a hockey player, but would "rip" the leather off the ball. No one bought it. The team folded after half a season. |
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Post by Sparvid on May 31, 2013 23:14:09 GMT -5
Minnesota Wild - This just sounds like a dumb name for a hockey team. I know they couldn't use North Stars since that team still exists as the Dallas Stars (which was a good fit, really; look at the Cowboys' logo), but they could've thought of a better name. Is it a noun or adjective? How do you use it in a sentence? "This is his last game as a Senator / Red Wing / Ranger", etc. "This is his last game as a... Wild?" |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2013 23:24:21 GMT -5
Utah Jazz. Needs to be given to New Orleans to replace the awful Pelicans and then Utah can come up with something more appropriate. Utah boring? Utah out of touch? Utah sand? |
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Yeah, they both play in New Jersey but they started in New York. Not all XFL names are bad, the New York/New Jersey Hitmen was at least accurate.
