Name the Double-A Hartford team

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The New Britain Rock Cats (Double-A Eastern League, newly affiliated with the Rockies after many years with the Twins) are moving ~10 miles to Hartford, Connecticut next year. There is a name-the-team contest. These are the finalists. (Whalers is trademarked, alas.)

Poll Results

OptionVotes
Yard Goats 3
Honey Badgers 2
Hedgehogs 1
Whirlybirds 1
Screech Owls 1
Praying Mantis 0
River Hogs 0
Blue Frogs 0
Choppers 0
Hound Dogs 0


mookieproof, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 21:09 (ten years ago)

whether the team would be one collective 'praying mantis' or 'the praying mantises' remains unclear

mookieproof, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 21:11 (ten years ago)

Double Indemnities

touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 4 March 2015 21:20 (ten years ago)

honey badgers is totally gonna win the actual poll bc of that fucking meme, innit?

(voted screech owls for the hell of it here, choppers is the least absurd for an actual team)

slothroprhymes, Wednesday, 4 March 2015 21:24 (ten years ago)

whirlybirds!!

Van Horn Street, Thursday, 5 March 2015 05:55 (ten years ago)

PBMs

k3vin k., Thursday, 5 March 2015 05:56 (ten years ago)

the Mutuals

definitely listening to an adult MTG player (salthigh), Thursday, 5 March 2015 07:03 (ten years ago)

Blue Frogs: Combining Hartford's literary and baseball history, Blue Frogs marries Mark Twain's short story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," and the name of Hartford's first baseball team, the Dark Blues.

Choppers: Celebrating Hartford's place in aviation history, Choppers honors Connecticut's invention of the first helicopter in 1939.

Hedgehogs: With Hartford known as the "Insurance Capital of America," the Hedgehog is a tribute to our insurance industry, while celebrating Hartford's fighting spirit.

Honey Badgers: Everyone loves a good alliteration and Honey Badgers is a fun name that falls in line with the Lugnuts, Biscuits and other wacky names that minor league baseball is known for.

Hound Dogs: A smart, loyal and useful dog who is always by your side, just like the community of Hartford.

Praying Mantis: As Connecticut's state insect, the Praying Mantis embodies Hartford's fighting spirit and being known for punching above its weight.

River Hogs: This name is a tribute to the Hog River that flows under the city of Hartford.

Screech Owls: A Hartford native, screech owls are known for their fierce piercing calls.

Whirlybirds: Celebrating Connecticut's helicopter manufacturing and the Northeast Helicopter School, the Whirlybirds opens up all kinds of fun mascot possibilities.

Yard Goats: Railroad slang for an engine that switches a train to get it ready for another locomotive to take over, the Yard Goats honors Hartford's rich railroad history.

#tribute #fightingspirit

mookieproof, Thursday, 5 March 2015 16:25 (ten years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Monday, 9 March 2015 00:01 (ten years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Tuesday, 10 March 2015 00:01 (ten years ago)

I was not in on Praying Mantis until I read the explanation, wow

GGGOAT: greatest goat game of all time (Will M.), Tuesday, 10 March 2015 16:39 (ten years ago)

and then there were five

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mookieproof, Wednesday, 11 March 2015 19:59 (ten years ago)

YARD GOATSE

mookieproof, Wednesday, 18 March 2015 20:13 (ten years ago)

three months pass...

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mookieproof, Wednesday, 8 July 2015 17:28 (nine years ago)

aside from the H with wings – i like it!

AKA Thermo Thinwall (The Cursed Return of the Dastardly Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 8 July 2015 18:22 (nine years ago)


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