Alternative Names For Sports Teams

“Maple and I watched a program last night on National Geographic Channel called Animals of the NFL. It contained great footage of wildlife intertwined with footage of play on the gridiron. They did it team by team with the animals that their names and logos represent. Very original and a good show. We thought it would be fun to solicit suggestions for names of teams that represent more miniscule forms of life. Feel free to get as creative as possible and use cities that don't really have teams if you wish.

Perhaps the Fayettville Ferrets, or the Cincinnati Mice. Maybe Tulsa Turtles or the Buffalo Bacteria...

The possibilities are endless, as you can see.”

“Well, not wildlife, but our new AAA baseball team is the Albuquerque Isotopes.”

“They couldn't have just kept the Dukes name huh?

Here's one: the Cleveland Rats

Another:

The Dallas Deer-ticks.”

“The purchasers of the ABQ Dukes kept the rights to the name. I think they went to Portland or someplace like that.”

“PM, I heard about the Isotopes. Came from the Simpsons, right?”

“the Bagdad Minders”

“if it was original it would be cute........but they got the name from The Simpsons >>>>>>> Springfield Isotopes............as you can see, I only watch intelligent programming.”

“Yep, episode where ABQ was going to steal the home team away. Guess there are a few Simpsons fans here.

Isotopes”

“Hey, if Albuquerque and NM can't claim to be "nucular", who can.”

“I liked the web site”

“Isotopes merchandise is setting record for sales.”

“it could be "The Hum".”

“the Boston Liberals

the New York Commies

the Mexico City Invaders

the Washington Handouts”

“Harrisburg Hamsters, Georgia Gerbils, Tennesee Termites,
Monticello Maggots, Fargo Frogs, Rhode Island Roaches, Denver Dogs, Pittsburgh Puppies, California Canaries, Louisiana Leeches, Wyoming Worms....im done! lolol”

“By the way...I no longer go by the name of TWIGNUT. I am now TREE SAPLING!”

“Atlanta Amoebas, California Crabs (and not the sideways walkin' variety), Minnesota Mites, Toledo Ticks


There is a team out there called the Whitey's... I wanna get a t-shirt”

“Washingtom Geckos
Malibu Moths
Nome Gnomes”

“Philadelphia Fruitflies”

“Gainesville Zipper-Busters?”

“When my wife was mayor here, she got invited to go down to Wausau and throw out the opening pitch for a Wausau Woodchucks game -- ah, the perks of smalltime politics, and what a fearsome name, Woodchucks.

If the North Woods, land of paper and lumber mills, can tremble at teams named the Beavers, perhaps we could have even more natural-resource-threatening mascot names such as the Shawano Spruce Budworms or the Ashland Birch Leaf Miners or the Marshfield Gypsy Moths.”

“Detrot Shi! Eaters.

8)”

“LOL @ Bobo!”

“Chicago Crablice
Charlotte Chiggers
Edmonton Earmites”

“Baton Rouge Blisters
Kansas Krill
San Diego Shrimp
San Luis Obispo Salamanders”