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For those who have paid attention to minor league baseball, Richmond, VA is not in the best of shape when it comes to baseball. After a nasty relationship with the Braves concerning a stadium ultimately resulted in the Braves leaving, the city finally got a new team: The Connecticut Defenders. Now, Richmond becomes even more humiliated with the finalists for the names. I kid you not, they are upsurd and out right humiliating. Anyone with the slightest bit of VA history knowledge would know that the Richmond Rebels, Cardinals, Rapids, or Colonials would make sense..

Sigh...

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… is probably due to the affiliation with the major league team.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Oct 6, 2009 4:02 PM CDT reply actions  

yeah, that would be questionable

but the others I listed made sense, much more..

I'm a lefty, maybe Lou should give me a shot for a position in the bullpen!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 6, 2009 4:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

Richmond Robins in honor of the long defunct, Slapshotesque hockey

team of the ’70s.

if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand

by N Oakley on Oct 6, 2009 4:06 PM CDT reply actions  

Rhinos

Of the names that are finalists, I would go with that Rhinos. Be glad Richmond is getting professional baseball back. AA is not AAA baseball, but it’s better than having no pro baseball at all.

"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on Oct 6, 2009 4:22 PM CDT reply actions  

AA is better, you see more prospects at that level

but I’d like to support a team that doesn’t have a name so juvenile…It seems Little League-ish..

I'm a lefty, maybe Lou should give me a shot for a position in the bullpen!!

by Chanman25 on Oct 6, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions  

Some of the names

seem to be designed with the team logo and marketing in mind. You can’t do anything very interesting with the Cardinals. The Rhinos on the other hand….

by rlpete on Oct 6, 2009 4:47 PM CDT up reply actions  

AA Baseball

I miss having AA baseball in Memphis, but I can see it 70 minutes up interstate 40 in Jackson, TN, with the Diamond Jaxx. You may see more prospects in AA than AAA, but the overall quality of baseball is much better at AAA.

"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on Oct 6, 2009 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions  

I would

get a Flying Squirrel hat. The only fear would be that you may have people come to the park that want to take over the world. As you know, all such nefarious plans start with.“First you get Moose and Squirrel”.

by ChicagoRobb on Oct 6, 2009 5:30 PM CDT reply actions  

Well, that called for this picture.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Oct 6, 2009 5:42 PM CDT up reply actions  

Sinks to a new low?

LOL, wow talk about an overreaction!

by kanderber on Oct 7, 2009 7:42 AM CDT reply actions  

Goofy names

are “in” for minor league teams right now. Kids love them and most minor league attendance is driven by families at the game.

I would go with Flying Squirrels. That’s just cool and opens up all the Bullwinkle jokes, as noted above.

Honestly, “Rebels” would be a terrible name. I’m tired of Southerners being proud of something they have no business being proud of—and which tells a large number of Southerners that they aren’t welcome at all.

by Josh Timmers on Oct 7, 2009 1:00 PM CDT reply actions  

+1 on Rebels

In my very biased opinion, I hate the “Rebels” nickname. I don’t like the old Confederate battle flag being a part of the state flag of Mississippi. Being a Mississippi State graduate, I really hate the “Rebels” of Ole Miss.

"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on Oct 7, 2009 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions  

Montgomery Rebels

They were the AA affiliates of the Detroit Tigers in the Southern League before moving to Birmingham to become the present-day Barons after the 1980 season. I personally like the nickname of Biscuits a lot more than Rebels.

"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray

by memphiscub on Oct 7, 2009 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions  

Not surprising...

As a resident of Richmond for the last 15 years, all I can say is that this is not surprising at all. The city’s leadership is an embarassment, and this is just the latest example. I understand minor league teams having to resort to gimicks to get people to attend, but this is almost as ridiculous as the dump of a baseball stadium they have to play in.

The Braves were lucky they escaped…

by ACubFan on Oct 8, 2009 11:41 AM CDT reply actions  

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