Pro sports teams whose names you would change. And to what?

[maveric]

We have the "Padres" out here in San Diego and naming a team after a catholic priest seems a little out of place. Here are some of my name replacements:
San Diego Threshers
San Diego Fleet
San Diego Surf

Any other teams with bad names that you would like to change?

[Van Helsing]

1. Minnesota Vikings....

change the name to "Minnesota Chokers."

[SmileyBoy]

5. I'm a hardcore Vikings fan, and I agree.

Sometimes I wonder why I have to put up with it year after year.

[Van Helsing]

I hear ya, bud.

[SmileyBoy]

2. The Utah Jazz are NOT supposed to be the Jazz!!!

Neither are the Los Angeles Lakers. Bastards stole the team AND name from Minneapolis.

I would also change the name of the Minnesota Wild(ugh). When they announced the name for the team, I just laughed at myself SOOOOOOO hard.

Also, Dickinson High School (ND) is called the Midgets. It should be changed just because it sounds so STUPID. Not necessarily because it's un-PC.

[catzies]

47. We Jazz fans are tired of this...

SLC bought the name, we're keeping it. :)

Besides, it would cost me a small fortune, as I have tons and tons of Jazz crap I've bought over the years.

[GumboYaYa]

57. I agree. I was a Jazz fan in teh Pistol Pete days.

I've stayed a Jazz fan since they movedto Utah. It would be a grave injustice to us fans to change the team's name now.

[Fenris]

3. The Houston Texans

The Houston Enrons
The Houston Barons
The Houston Honkies
The Houston Shitkickers
The Houston Smog
The Houston Pavement

[KamaAina]

13. The Enrons would have to be the Astros baseball team

The name "Minute Maid Park" was a last-second replacement for the original Enron Field.

I'm a traditionalist. It'll always be Enron Field to me!

[Fenris]

19. I know! Minute Maid Park is so terrible!

Why the Hell not just keep Enron? Or just ASTROS for Christ's sake?

[Catholic Sensation]

23. Is there a nickname for that ridiculous hill in center field?

[GOPisEvil]

36. Tal's Hill.

I forgot who "Tal" is, but it's his hill.

[AngryAmish]

58. After Enron went belly up, it should have been called...

Creditors Committee Field.

Edited for: Get rid of that hill. Somebody is going to break a leg.

[rogerashton]

4. San Diego Smurfs?

Think of the mascot's costume -- not to mention the cheerleaders!

[ScreamingMeemie]

6. I think Tenessee Titans is a stupid name.

Sorry Titans fans...but there are so many better names out there than that....like say, the Hound Dogs. I mean, come on! It's Elvis' home state! :hi:

[Van Helsing]

8. Titans were Gods in Ancient Greek mythology.

I think it's a kick-ass name myself. :)

[ScreamingMeemie]

17. I don't believe any gods have come out of Tenessee....I still say it's a

sucky name. ;)

[Van Helsing]

18. Yeah, I guess you're right.

What shall we rename the Green Bay Packers? I have a few choice names for them. ;) :evilgrin:

Vikings fan here!

[ScreamingMeemie]

21. Heheheheh!

And a friendly touche'. I can't wait for Fall. We'll have fun then, eh? :hi:

[Van Helsing]

29. Yeah, we'll have fun!

But we'll wait until fall. Until then, I'm going to enjoy the Twins, as they are in first place right now. :)

[ScreamingMeemie]

41. See, and I'll support you in that. Because I don't care for baseball.

:hi:

[Catholic Sensation]

22. The Green Bay "Won Only One Super Bowl Since 1970 So City Nickname

Is Less Apt Than If Seattle Was Called Titletown's"

[ScreamingMeemie]

27. Titletown doesn't stand just for Super Bowl titles, silly

;) Plus, who won the first Superbowl hmmmm, hmmmm...It's way more apt than an upstart American town like Detroit calling itself Hockeytown.

To Titletown!! :toast: :hi:

[Catholic Sensation]

33. Who has won five superbowls and appeared in eight?

Hmmm? Dallas - The REAL Titletown :evilgrin:

Why on Earth is Green Bay called titletown?

[Van Helsing]

37. Agreed.

Dallas is the real titletown. :)

[ScreamingMeemie]

39. They are???? I think not.

;)

http://www.packers.com/history/championships/

Read and weep....alot. Sigh...

[Van Helsing]

42. My eyes are now infected...

with ugly green and gold colors! Blech! :puke:

[ScreamingMeemie]

38. I give you the evidence....

http://www.packers.com/history/championships/

The Green Bay Packers have won more championships (12) than any other team in NFL history. Yes history. I believe that would include your silly little choking Cowboy wannabes....;) ;) ;) Get back to me when they have done something. :hi:

[Catholic Sensation]

43. The Packers have been around twice as long as the Cowboys

and since the afl-nfl merger only san fran has as many titles as the dallas cowboys

:P

NFL Championships before the first superbowl are as worthless as my stepfather's abba 8 tracks :D

[ScreamingMeemie]

46. Too bad, so sad...Green Bay is Titletown. The only one deserving.

:P

[Catholic Sensation]

48. Your post says Green Bay

but your head knows it's really Dallas. Plus we're America's team. Not you cheeseheads!

[ScreamingMeemie]

50. Boohoo! Nope, not America's team. I surely don't want to be represented

by a bunch of whining losers. ;) Dallas=showboattown...I'll give you that...or hotdogtown. ;)

[Catholic Sensation]

53. America's Team

we have horny drug using arrogant pricks, explain to me how any of those characteristics don't describe most americans?

I rest my case!

[ScreamingMeemie]

59. ...heheheheh...

Now THAT, I'll buy. :hi: ;)

[1gobluedem]

40. Detroit an upstart?

I don't THINK so...the Wings are one of the original teams, aren't they? And Detroit is right across the river from Canada.

Go Wings!

[ScreamingMeemie]

44. Yep, still an upstart.

My husband is a fan so I am happy for him...but me, no, this is not Hockeytown.

[LisaM]

45. Detroit IS hockeytown....

Goofball!

You know, Minnesota had to go all out and try to re-name itself "The State of Hockey" in response to the Hockeytown name. And Budweiser wanted to use it, but the Wings wouldn't let them, so they have "Hockey Falls."

[LisaM]

28. Seattle - Titletown? LOLOL

The Seattle teams should all be named the Emtpy Bandwagons.

[Bluzmann57]

26. Yeah lets rename the Packers

to perennial NFC North champions. And lets rename the Vikings to... um.. lets see, I know! The chokers!

[Mrs. Venation]

32. Sure There Are Gods From Tennessee

Chet Atkins was one.

[NewHampster]

7. New York Yankees to

Bronx Pigeons

[KamaAina]

9. Utah Jazz

Years ago, when I was in N'awlins, and long before the Hornets came to town, I was plotting with a fellow hoops fan to get an expansion team and name it the "New Orleans Tabernacle Choir".

C'mon. Utah Pioneers? Utah Seagulls (seagulls were the sign that "this is the place")? Utah Jello :-) ?

But Jazz? Quick, name a famous jazz musician from Utah. (trick question :evilgrin: )

[GOPisEvil]

11. The Jazz and Hornets should switch nicknames.

I mean Utah is "The Beehive State" and New Orleans is, well, New Orleans. Just a suggestion.

[1gobluedem]

24. Great idea! n/t

[wryter2000]

10. Washington Redskins

Insulting to Indians. I think it should be Washington Senators to commemorate the old baseball team.

[Catholic Sensation]

25. Kleeb's nickname for them is more apt

the Deadskins. As a lifelong cowboys fan, I feel that would be appropriate :D

[Mrs. Venation]

30. I Agree About The Redskins

but I remain hopeful that Major League Baseball, and the Senators, will return to Washington.

I think the Redskins should change the team name. Dan Snyder is so bleeping arrogant maybe they should be the Washington Snobs.

[LisaM]

12. The Padres is a good name!

I wouldn't change it.

I would change anything that can't be pluralized.

MAGIC
HEAT
JAZZ
WILD

Also, I would change the Ravens. It's a stupid name.

What would I change them to?

Magic - "the Grant Hills"
Heat - "Vices"
Jazz - "Polygamists"
Wild - "the Norm Colemans"

the Ravens to the "Cleveland Browns"

[Van Helsing]

20. "the Norm Colemans"?????

Oh hell no! We hate him here!

I think the Wild name should be changed to the "Minnesota Freeze!" Now that's a kick-ass name!

[LisaM]

34. "Freeze"

sounds like a Sno-Cone.

[Van Helsing]

Yes, yes it does.

But it's better than "Wild" or "Norm Colemans." :)

[Catholic Sensation]

14. Boston Red Sox

to New England Implosions

plural added to appease the poster above me, and simply because the red sox have imploded so often it just makes sense ;)

[NewHampster]

54. And the Carolina Panthers become

the Charlotte Pussycats

[Catholic Sensation]

55. doesn't bother me

i hate the panthers

[GumboYaYa]

15. The New Orleans Saints should become the Sinners.

Geez, New Orleans has more bars per capita than any city in America. Doesn't that tell you all you need to know?

[1gobluedem]

56. But the sinners...

...don't come marching in.

[1gobluedem]

16. How about the River Rats?

There is a high school in the town where I live whose nickname is the River Rats. It was the second high school built in the city and legend has it that the original high school's students got to select the nickname for the new school -- and that's what they picked. It's original, to say the least!

[kcwayne]

31. LA left the Lakes behind in Minnesota

Oh, and I would change the Purdue Boilermakers and Indiana Hoosiers names. No one knows what a Hoosier is and Purdue doesn't make boilers. (I know that the mainstream press doesn't treat colleges as pro team, but any sport that gets millions in revenue is a pro sport, even if its athletes are only paid about $30K a year.)

[maveric]

60. There arent many lakes in LA.

At least the ones that actually have water in them.
How about the LA Stars?

[kcwayne]

62. How about the LA Rapers

Oh, I mean Rappers

[kmla]

35. The Miami Heat. Change their name to the Miami Humidity.

That way, when someone slips up and says "Miami Heat", you can honestly say "It's not the Heat. It's the Humidity."

Hah.

[Awsi Dooger]

61. At least the Heat properly embrace the prefix Miami

Unlike the shameful Marlins, who share the same stadium with the Dolphins yet somehow represent the entire state. Many of my friends, avid sports fans, have no idea the Marlins are based in Miami.

I sure as hell don't want to share anything with Gainesville or the panhandle or anywhere north of Dade County, for that matter. The Panthers abandoned the Miami Arena for that weirdly placed arena on the edge of the Everglades, cheap land no doubt. They should be the South Florida Panthers but no way in hell the Marlins should reference anything other than Miami

Every reply to this thread has focused on nicknames, although the thread header mentioned "names". My beef has always been with the pathetic all-inclusive state assignments, rather than a particular city. I'll root against generic teams like the California Angels or Tennessee Titans in the playoffs if they're playing a stoutly designated individual city. Even the Patriots were too wimpy to stick with Boston, and that big center snapping the ball on their helmets. New England was only slightly preferable to Carolina, too weak in football and hockey even to specify which Carolina they are representing.

[LisaM]

49. By the way, Mrs. Grumpy...

Just what IS the name of Wisconsin's pro hockey franchise?

Oh, I know. The "non-Existants!"

[ScreamingMeemie]

51. Which is good for me!!! Because I am not a hockey fan.

:P ;) Go Packers!!!


But from what I hear, the Admirals are having great success!! :7

[1gobluedem]

52. You could call the Bucks that too...

...after the way they played on Sunday. Go Pistons -- fear the 'Fro!