tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308814967611371361.post3273465297042199216..comments2009-08-18T13:35:17.902-05:00Comments on wezen-ball.com: The Best Team Names of the Minor Leagueslarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17314820003835656973noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308814967611371361.post-47390109230817467812009-08-18T09:51:29.649-05:002009-08-18T09:51:29.649-05:00Vermont Lake Monsters: MONSTER SIZED FAMILY FUN!Vermont Lake Monsters: MONSTER SIZED FAMILY FUN!Jorge Says No!https://www.blogger.com/profile/04358737179481087781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308814967611371361.post-66701376590599987022009-08-17T08:22:27.398-05:002009-08-17T08:22:27.398-05:00Lar, I didn't realize that was the used name. ...Lar, I didn't realize that was the used name. I thought it was just the Inland Empire 66ers, which I could deal with. San Bernandino used Inland Empire as a marketing and recongition tool, but to used both Inland Empire and San Bernadino is too much.<br /><br />I'll have to agree with you on that one.Ron Rollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16852012772573977515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308814967611371361.post-72561806861190448642009-08-16T23:48:13.233-05:002009-08-16T23:48:13.233-05:00Ron,
You're absolutely right about the Route ...Ron,<br /><br />You're absolutely right about the Route 66 thing. I have nothing against that part of the name. It's as good as the 49ers, in my mind. What I don't like is the "Inland Empire _____ of San Bernadino" part that bothers me. That's like the "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim" to the 10th power.<br /><br />And, AM, wow. That's quite the team name. Cracked me up. I wonder how everyone in good ol' Kansas reacted to that name. Thanks for the comment.larhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314820003835656973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308814967611371361.post-86740670334198512662009-08-16T23:09:58.768-05:002009-08-16T23:09:58.768-05:00As a semi-pro team, the relevance to the original ...As a semi-pro team, the relevance to the original post is questionable, but in order to ensure the toilet humor quota is met, let us not forget the <a href="http://www.beejays.com/" rel="nofollow">Liberal Beejays</a>.AMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308814967611371361.post-15313583721701245232009-08-15T22:33:23.851-05:002009-08-15T22:33:23.851-05:00Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernadino
That's a...Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernadino<br /><br />That's a reference to Route 66, which runs through San Bernadino into LA. <br /><br />It used to be famous, once in the long ago.Ron Rollinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16852012772573977515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308814967611371361.post-64051000399256427282009-08-15T14:51:14.930-05:002009-08-15T14:51:14.930-05:00Those are all great names. It always seems so rand...Those are all great names. It always seems so random when they choose names like Manatees or Muckdogs (Muckdogs?!) but, the funny thing is, they're usually chosen by some sort of fan vote. It's just a good look at small-town America, I guess - how those communities view what's important to them and such.larhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314820003835656973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308814967611371361.post-1699551708966321072009-08-15T10:31:04.319-05:002009-08-15T10:31:04.319-05:00Cool. I've always loved the Brevard County Ma...Cool. I've always loved the Brevard County Manatees name. The Manatees. I mean, how cool is that? I like it so much my buddy bought a BC hat, but not for me. He kept it for himself. Now I'm sad.Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15848016178023257660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308814967611371361.post-90637237952623022702009-08-15T09:46:57.845-05:002009-08-15T09:46:57.845-05:00Fantastic post, some incredible names there. Some ...Fantastic post, some incredible names there. Some wouldn't sound out of place in Philip Roth's Great American Novel.<br /><br />I always thought the Wisconsin Badgers football team had a great name...Stevehttp://waituntilnextyear.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308814967611371361.post-75830653352646982412009-08-15T09:21:04.213-05:002009-08-15T09:21:04.213-05:00I've always been semi-fond of Batavia Muckdogs...I've always been semi-fond of Batavia Muckdogs. What exactly is a Muckdog, anyway?Eriknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308814967611371361.post-79385048491522576252009-08-14T09:15:28.685-05:002009-08-14T09:15:28.685-05:00Thanks, Rick. Always nice to see new commenters.
...Thanks, Rick. Always nice to see new commenters.<br /><br />I know it's a Simpsons reference and, as a Simpsons fan, I can appreciate why people like it. But I still don't. I guess because a) I think it's a silly name and b) it seems a little too blatant in its Simpsons-origins. Plus, knowing that it was chosen in an online poll, I can just see a bunch of Colbert-esque Simpsons geeks stuffing the ballot box.<br /><br />Now, if you want to be cute and blatant in your Simpsons-ness, I think a name like the Dancin' Homers or the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant All-Stars (or, for short, the Albuquerque SNPPAS) works better... ok, maybe not, but at least they're unapologetic...larhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314820003835656973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8308814967611371361.post-13215681683761477582009-08-14T09:04:29.520-05:002009-08-14T09:04:29.520-05:00The Albuquerque Isotopes is a Simpsons reference. ...The Albuquerque Isotopes is a Simpsons reference. Maybe it's not the most original team name but in context it's not badRicknoreply@blogger.com