My high school in Rock Island, Illinois, was the Rocks.
Even the swimming team (the swimming rocks)
Ever see a rock try to swim? They just sit at the bottom of the pool duing meets. It ain’t pretty…
You forgot this part … “or just use the mascot name without the city.”
Mets 112, Yankees -3.
It’s the long-windedness that I’m railing against. I’m reminded of George Carlin’s bit about ShellShock/Post-Traumatic-Stress-Syndrome. Hom many friggin’ syllables do actually need to use to get your point accross.
For that matter, “Utah” and “Jazz” go together about as well as “Utah” and “Pornography,” too. Anyone else out there seen Baseketball? I’d root for a team named “The L.A. Riots” anyday.
“The Mineapolis Lakers moved to LA, where there are no lakes. The Oilers moved to Tennesee, where there is no oil. The Jazz moved to Salt Lake City, where they don’t allow music.”
Orlando – gawd, it’s the catchbasin for bad team names. Magic, Miracle (WBA), Rage (XFL), and Kraze (Soccer); for plural names, there’s the Solar Bears (IHL). Not just 'da Bears, but hey man, they’re solar too.
Cities in the Northeast have the best team names, period.
Yeah, like The New England Revolution.
The name that really bugs me is Bayern Munich. Bayern is German for “Bavarian”, and Germans call Munich Munchen, so surely we English speakers should call them Bavarian Munich? I mean, consistency!!!
BTW, Jack Batty:
Bad example with Manchester United. It’s “United” that’s analogous to “Twins”, as it’s a part of the club’s official name. “The Red Devils” is more analogous to, say, “The Bronx Bombers” - it’s just an unofficial nickname.
As for Rangers spit, their official name is Rangers Football Club, but they are frequently referred to as “Glasgow Rangers”.