So according to the Today Show, it is officially The Commanders. I find it boringly generic, and even worse is the logo-- which apparently is just the name “Commanders” in a heavy condensed yellow Impact-style font with yellow bars on top and bottom (I was going to link to the new logo but apparently its so new I couldn’t find an image).
And if they do poorly, I can see someone calling them the Commodes.
“Commanders” it is. Meh.
Appropriate, given the sewage falling on fans (note that Washington claimed it was rain water runoff - but it was a clear sunny day).
The Commies.
It might on you. Maybe not.
“Call me a traditionalist but you’ll always be Football Team to me.”
The name has the feeling of being the “least objectionable choice” that comes out of a committee. According to what I read, they solicited input from season ticket holders, former season ticket holders, players, former players, etc. Maybe they all really liked it?
Whatever. A couple years from now it will be established and no one will care. See: Ravens, Baltimore.
Yep. I mean no one really cares about the Houston Texans anymore.
There aren’t a lot of ferocious baseball team names. Cubs, Mariners, Yankees, Cardinals, Orioles, Reds, Angels? All pretty tame.
Are there any?
Tigers, perhaps. Maybe Braves. Possibly Giants.
Diamondbacks, Pirates. But yes, generally baseball mascots are more tame.
I doubt any professional athlete gets worried about playing a team because it has a ‘tough’ mascot.
True. If I were to work up a list of what I considered the best sports team names, MLB would likely be underrepresented. That said, I don’t think Cardinals and Orioles are bad names, per se. I just think the best names convey the idea of some quality that would make the team a formidable opponent.
So . . . Guardians. A guardian can be a bad-ass. But not necessarily. The name is also subject to a reaction like “Guardians? Guardians? What are the Guardians going to do? Babysit our kids?” It does amuse me, though, that we’ll be getting Guardians-Angels games.
So, Commanders. That implies someone who can take charge of a situation.
The helmet logo is going to be just a stylized W (and appears to be a variation of the W which was being used for the Washington Football Team).
But, yeah, the “word logo” (in the background of the picture below) is highly generic.
I’m sure you’re right. If I were one of those guys, I’d probably be thinking, as long as the paychecks clear, then whatever.
But that doesn’t mean people can’t talk about it online.
“Commanders” is just terrible. What a boring, meaningless choice.
“Red Tails” would have been so awesome, but like the Cleveland Guardians, a committee devoted to being dull made the choice.
I disagree entirely. MLB teams names work for MLB. Birds (Cardinals, Orioles, Blue Jays) and names with very old, odd connections to team history (Dodgers, Giants, Red Sox, Reds) and just things connected to the city (Padres, Phillies, Marlins, Rockies) are uniquely baseballish, and befit the oldest pro sports league. Baseball team nicknames should not be like football team nicknames.
Yes, I’ll concede the point. But there are limits. I think it’s a good thing the Dodgers are no longer the Bridegrooms.
In the minor leagues, though, all bets are off.
I think the best ones are ones the fan base can go a little all out for. The Raiders being the perfect example.
Commandos🩲