# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2344
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46866 "2016-10-17T13:25:31Z")
Amusing or interesting real minor league baseball team names 1. Albuquerque Isotopes (Double-A, Colorado Rockies) 2. Traverse City Beach Bums (Independent, Frontier League) 3. Toledo Mud Hens (Triple A, Detroit Tigers) 4. Roswell Invaders (Independent, Pecos League) 5. Durham Bulls (Triple A, Tampa Bay Rays) 6. Vermont Lake Monsters (A League, Oakland Athletics) 7. Lansing Lugnuts (A League, Toronto Blue Jays) 8. Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Double A, Cincinnati Reds) 9. Long Island Ducks (Independent, Atlantic League) ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46867 "2016-10-17T17:41:55Z")
1. Albuquerque Isotopes (Double-A, Colorado Rockies) 2. Traverse City Beach Bums (Independent, Frontier League) 3. Toledo Mud Hens (Triple A, Detroit Tigers) 4. Roswell Invaders (Independent, Pecos League) 5. Durham Bulls (Triple A, Tampa Bay Rays) 6. Vermont Lake Monsters (A League, Oakland Athletics) 7. Lansing Lugnuts (A League, Toronto Blue Jays) 8. Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Double A, Cincinnati Reds) 9. Long Island Ducks (Independent, Atlantic League) 10. Hartford Yard Goats (Double A, Colorado Rockies) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46868 "2016-10-17T17:44:42Z")
Amusing or interesting real minor league baseball team names 1. Albuquerque Isotopes (Double-A, Colorado Rockies) 2. Traverse City Beach Bums (Independent, Frontier League) 3. Toledo Mud Hens (Triple A, Detroit Tigers) 4. Roswell Invaders (Independent, Pecos League) 5. Durham Bulls (Triple A, Tampa Bay Rays) 6. Vermont Lake Monsters (A League, Oakland Athletics) 7. Lansing Lugnuts (A League, Toronto Blue Jays) 8. Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Double A, Cincinnati Reds) 9. Long Island Ducks (Independent, Atlantic League) 10. Hartford Yard Goats (Double A, Colorado Rockies) 11. Charlotte Stone Crabs (Class A Advanced, Florida State League) > **[Charlotte Stone Crabs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Stone_Crabs)** > > The Charlotte Stone Crabs were a Minor League Baseball team located in Port Charlotte, Florida, from 2009 to 2020. They competed in the Florida State League (FSL) as the Class A-Advanced affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays Major League Baseball (MLB) team. They played their home games at Charlotte Sports Park and were named for the Florida stone crab, which is indigenous to the Charlotte County region. > The Stone Crabs arrived in Port Charlotte in 2009 after the Vero Beach Devil Rays were purchased b... ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46869 "2016-10-17T18:39:31Z")
Amusing or interesting real minor league baseball team names 1. Albuquerque Isotopes (Double-A, Colorado Rockies) 2. Traverse City Beach Bums (Independent, Frontier League) 3. Toledo Mud Hens (Triple A, Detroit Tigers) 4. Roswell Invaders (Independent, Pecos League) 5. Durham Bulls (Triple A, Tampa Bay Rays) 6. Vermont Lake Monsters (A League, Oakland Athletics) 7. Lansing Lugnuts (A League, Toronto Blue Jays) 8. Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Double A, Cincinnati Reds) 9. Long Island Ducks (Independent, Atlantic League) 10. Hartford Yard Goats (Double A, Colorado Rockies) 11. Charlotte Stone Crabs (Class A Advanced, Florida State League) 12. Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Triple A, Philadelphia Phillies) ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46870 "2016-10-17T18:40:51Z")
Amusing or interesting real minor league baseball team names 1. Albuquerque Isotopes (Double-A, Colorado Rockies) 2. Traverse City Beach Bums (Independent, Frontier League) 3. Toledo Mud Hens (Triple A, Detroit Tigers) 4. Roswell Invaders (Independent, Pecos League) 5. Durham Bulls (Triple A, Tampa Bay Rays) 6. Vermont Lake Monsters (A League, Oakland Athletics) 7. Lansing Lugnuts (A League, Toronto Blue Jays) 8. Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Double A, Cincinnati Reds) 9. Long Island Ducks (Independent, Atlantic League) 10. Hartford Yard Goats (Double A, Colorado Rockies) 11. Charlotte Stone Crabs (Class A Advanced, Florida State League) 12. Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs (Phillies AAA team) 13. El Paso Chihuahuas (AAA for San Diego Padres) New topic: State Songs 1. Stephen Foster’s “Old Folks at Home” (Florida) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46871 "2016-10-17T19:14:52Z")
State Songs 1. Stephen Foster’s “Old Folks at Home” (Florida) 2. Stephen Foster, “My Old Kentucky Home” (Kentucky) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46872 "2016-10-17T19:26:10Z")
State Songs 1. Stephen Foster’s “Old Folks at Home” (Florida) 2. Stephen Foster, “My Old Kentucky Home” (Kentucky) 3. Steve Karmen “I Love New York” (New York) Many people are unaware that all state songs are legally required to be written by somebody named Steve. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46873 "2016-10-17T19:44:23Z")
State Songs 1. Stephen Foster’s “Old Folks at Home” (Florida) 2. Stephen Foster, “My Old Kentucky Home” (Kentucky) 3. Steve Karmen “I Love New York” (New York) 4. Morey Amsterdam, Who Oh Why Did I Ever Leave Wyoming" ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46874 "2016-10-17T19:50:50Z")
State Songs 1. Stephen Foster’s “Old Folks at Home” (Florida) 2. Stephen Foster, “My Old Kentucky Home” (Kentucky) 3. Steve Karmen “I Love New York” (New York) 4. Morey Amsterdam, Who Oh Why Did I Ever Leave Wyoming" 5. Paul Dresser’s “On The Banks Of The Wabash (Far Away)” (Indiana) ---
**Author:** ![Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Some\_Call\_Me.Tim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Some_Call_Me.Tim)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46875 "2016-10-17T20:08:14Z")
State Songs 1. Stephen Foster’s “Old Folks at Home” (Florida) 2. Stephen Foster, “My Old Kentucky Home” (Kentucky) 3. Steve Karmen “I Love New York” (New York) 4. Morey Amsterdam, Who Oh Why Did I Ever Leave Wyoming" 5. Paul Dresser’s “On The Banks Of The Wabash (Far Away)” (Indiana) 6. “California Dreamin’” as sung by the Mamas & the Papas ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46876 "2016-10-17T20:35:27Z")
State Songs 1. Stephen Foster’s “Old Folks at Home” (Florida) 2. Stephen Foster, “My Old Kentucky Home” (Kentucky) 3. Steve Karmen “I Love New York” (New York) 4. Morey Amsterdam, Who Oh Why Did I Ever Leave Wyoming" 5. Paul Dresser’s “On The Banks Of The Wabash (Far Away)” (Indiana) 6. “California Dreamin’” as sung by the Mamas & the Papas 7. Between the Buried and Me “Alaska” ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46877 "2016-10-17T20:54:56Z")
State Songs 1. Stephen Foster’s “Old Folks at Home” (Florida) 2. Stephen Foster, “My Old Kentucky Home” (Kentucky) 3. Steve Karmen “I Love New York” (New York) 4. Morey Amsterdam, Who Oh Why Did I Ever Leave Wyoming" 5. Paul Dresser’s “On The Banks Of The Wabash (Far Away)” (Indiana) 6. “California Dreamin’” as sung by the Mamas & the Papas 7. Between the Buried and Me “Alaska” 8. “Take Me Home, Country Roads” - John Denver (West Virginia) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46878 "2016-10-17T21:39:12Z")
State Songs 1. Stephen Foster’s “Old Folks at Home” (Florida) 2. Stephen Foster, “My Old Kentucky Home” (Kentucky) 3. Steve Karmen “I Love New York” (New York) 4. Morey Amsterdam, Who Oh Why Did I Ever Leave Wyoming" 5. Paul Dresser’s “On The Banks Of The Wabash (Far Away)” (Indiana) 6. “California Dreamin’” as sung by the Mamas & the Papas 7. Between the Buried and Me “Alaska” 8. “Take Me Home, Country Roads” - John Denver (West Virginia) 9. AJ Fynn, “Where the Columbines Grow” and John Denver, “Rocky Mountain High” (Colorado) The state has 2 official state songs ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46879 "2016-10-17T23:29:27Z")
State Songs 1. Stephen Foster’s “Old Folks at Home” (Florida) 2. Stephen Foster, “My Old Kentucky Home” (Kentucky) 3. Steve Karmen “I Love New York” (New York) 4. Morey Amsterdam, Who Oh Why Did I Ever Leave Wyoming" 5. Paul Dresser’s “On The Banks Of The Wabash (Far Away)” (Indiana) 6. “California Dreamin’” as sung by the Mamas & the Papas 7. Between the Buried and Me “Alaska” 8. “Take Me Home, Country Roads” - John Denver (West Virginia) 9. AJ Fynn, “Where the Columbines Grow” and John Denver, “Rocky Mountain High” (Colorado) 10. Marie-Jo Therio, “Waltham, Mass”. (Massachusetts) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WxfnSEPf6XI/hqdefault.jpg "Marie-Jo Thério / Chasing Lydie (Waltham, Mass) / Film de Robert Campeau") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxfnSEPf6XI) ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46880 "2016-10-17T23:52:32Z")
State Songs 1. Stephen Foster’s “Old Folks at Home” (Florida) 2. Stephen Foster, “My Old Kentucky Home” (Kentucky) 3. Steve Karmen “I Love New York” (New York) 4. Morey Amsterdam, Who Oh Why Did I Ever Leave Wyoming" 5. Paul Dresser’s “On The Banks Of The Wabash (Far Away)” (Indiana) 6. “California Dreamin’” as sung by the Mamas & the Papas 7. Between the Buried and Me “Alaska” 8. “Take Me Home, Country Roads” - John Denver (West Virginia) 9. AJ Fynn, “Where the Columbines Grow” and John Denver, “Rocky Mountain High” (Colorado) 10. Marie-Jo Therio, “Waltham, Mass”. (Massachusetts) 11. “Georgia on My Mind” as sung by Ray Charles (Written by Hoagy Carmichael) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46881 "2016-10-18T01:13:03Z")
State Songs 1. Stephen Foster’s “Old Folks at Home” (Florida) 2. Stephen Foster, “My Old Kentucky Home” (Kentucky) 3. Steve Karmen “I Love New York” (New York) 4. Morey Amsterdam, Who Oh Why Did I Ever Leave Wyoming" 5. Paul Dresser’s “On The Banks Of The Wabash (Far Away)” (Indiana) 6. “California Dreamin’” as sung by the Mamas & the Papas 7. Between the Buried and Me “Alaska” 8. “Take Me Home, Country Roads” - John Denver (West Virginia) 9. AJ Fynn, “Where the Columbines Grow” and John Denver, “Rocky Mountain High” (Colorado) 10. Marie-Jo Therio, “Waltham, Mass”. (Massachusetts) 11. “Georgia on My Mind” as sung by Ray Charles (Written by Hoagy Carmichael) 12. Sallie Hume Douglas, “Here We Have Idaho” Which only makes sense if you are, in fact, in Idaho ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46882 "2016-10-18T01:57:10Z")
State Songs 1. Stephen Foster’s “Old Folks at Home” (Florida) 2. Stephen Foster, “My Old Kentucky Home” (Kentucky) 3. Steve Karmen “I Love New York” (New York) 4. Morey Amsterdam, Who Oh Why Did I Ever Leave Wyoming" 5. Paul Dresser’s “On The Banks Of The Wabash (Far Away)” (Indiana) 6. “California Dreamin’” as sung by the Mamas & the Papas 7. Between the Buried and Me “Alaska” 8. “Take Me Home, Country Roads” - John Denver (West Virginia) 9. AJ Fynn, “Where the Columbines Grow” and John Denver, “Rocky Mountain High” (Colorado) 10. Marie-Jo Therio, “Waltham, Mass”. (Massachusetts) 11. “Georgia on My Mind” as sung by Ray Charles (Written by Hoagy Carmichael) 12. Sallie Hume Douglas, “Here We Have Idaho” 13. Home on the Range - Kansas Next: Sidekicks. 1. Norton (The Honeymooners) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46883 "2016-10-18T01:57:43Z")
Sidekicks. 1. Norton (The Honeymooners) 2. Robin (Batman) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/46884 "2016-10-18T02:27:07Z")
Sidekicks. 1. Norton (The Honeymooners) 2. Robin (Batman) 3. Tonto (The Lone Ranger) ---
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Sidekicks. 1. Norton (The Honeymooners) 2. Robin (Batman) 3. Tonto (The Lone Ranger) 4. Tattoo (Fantasy Island) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2343) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=2345)