Oso

From Sky Sox to this??? 

Fail.... Once again.

On 11/16/2018 at 4:45 PM, SportsLogos.Net News said:

El Paso Chihuahuas introduce new alternate logos

November 16, 2018 - 23:42 PM

In many ways, the arrival of the El Paso Chihuahuas in 2014 signaled the full arrival of the era of the wacky minor league logo. They weren’t the first, but they became the poster team, the mascot everyone pointed to […]

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Looks like the face us males make after we accidentally touch our groin immediately after using Icy Hot.

I have family in Amarillo. I have been there many, many times. I have never heard of a prarie dog referred to as a "sod poodle," and none of my family or friends there have either.

Of the five nicknames that were thrown out in this Name The Team contest, Sod Poodles was a distant third on the list and only that high because Jerky and Boot Scooters were even more embarassing. It's a far cry to call this moniker passable, nevermind good. I get that MILB is moving towards branding where the more over the top it is, the better, and in some cases, they have hit a home run.. Yet, this debacle is far closer to Baby Cakes and Jumbo Shrimp on the "what the f, that's embarassing" than it is Iron Pigs, Yard Goats and Chiuhahas on the "so off the wall, it's actually really good" ones. 

As piss poor as the name is, a good package could have PERHAPS added a layer of polish on this turd. Nope.  Their primary (or the one I assume is their primary) looks like the damn thing has been decapitated, and adding the state of Texas to it in another logo doesn't help. The "cowboy prarie dog" (that I am assuming is supposed to be packing heat) instead looks like he just took the 72 ounce steak challenge at the Big Texan, and now is waiting in line to use the toilet, the circular one looks like three dudes standing in a circle at a Wham or Men At Work concert, and the A logo looks like Uncle Sal at the used car lot on the seediest corner of town.

A majority of those in Amarillo despised all these monikers, but especially crapped on the Sod Poodles one. Yet, they pushed it anyhow. Granted, I think the "we aren't going to any games now because of it" reaction a lot are throwing out is a bit of a stretch, but the majority are not pleased at being stuck with this name.

Bleh

On 9/21/2018 at 7:17 AM, MC Buffalo said:

This New Affiliation between Houston and Round Rock (currently with Texas) is part of the following carousel....

 

Houston's current AAA team, the Fresno Grizzlies will be affiliated with Washington

Washington's current AAA team the Syracuse Chiefs will be affiliated with NY Mets

NY Mets current AAA team the Las Vegas 51's will be affiliated with Oakland

Oakland's current AAA team the Nashville Sounds will be affiliated with Texas

 

So now Washington and Texas have long distance relationships between Parent and AAA.

 

In baseball it doesn't seem to matter as much as in the NHL.

The NHL seems to have a lot more call-ups during the season, so it's more beneficial to have your affiliates close. With the shifting of a few teams by the AHL out West (well really by the NHL Clubs not the AHL itself), Pretty much all the top affiliates are a quick trip to their NHL teams for call-ups.

The only exception that comes to mind off the top of my head is I believe Vancouver's AHL team is in Utica, New York.

 

These affiliation changes are almost as much fun to watch as actual Baseball Games from July to September.

Call me when the playoffs start, that is when Baseball can hold my attention for more than 2 innings on TV.

It's fun when the season first starts, it's a nice signal that Spring and Summer are coming, but 162 games is just too much.

I know they can't really reduce the number at this point since it would throw the historical and record books out of whack.

 

 

Nashville to Dallas/Fort Worth really isn't that bad distance wise. It's a closer distance than Phoenix is to Reno, San Diego is to El Paso, or New Orleans is to Miami.

I'd take Bullfrogs over every single one of those names.

Puffy Head Bird Legs??? Sounds like a name a class full of preschoolers threw together. These names get more and more off the wall, and not in a good way. 

That Corpus Christi Blue Ghosts hat logo is amazing.

These were the best Hawks jerseys by far

I don't know if this is unpopular persay, but I really want to see the Raptors ditch the claw ball logo and bring back the dinosaur

Unpopular opinions:

If/when the Nordiques return, I'd rather them use a variation of the proposed Husky logo over the igloo N. 
I preferred the Mighty Ducks identity over the current Ducks variation for Anaheim. 
I feel the current Diamondbacks colors/uniform set are the best they've ever had. 
 

On 7/2/2016 at 10:35 AM, bkknight95 said:

Hurricanes - a few more years of less than stellar play and I might agree with you. 

Devils - they've moved twice already and with 3 Stanley Cups won in NJ, they'll never move. 

Panthers - they are just starting to get better. Plus I think they are doing fine in Florida. 

Coyotes - matter of time IMO. Seattle needs an arena to house them when they become the Metros 2.0 

 

Quebec deserves a franchise, not sure that Toronto needs another team. Maybe let Hamilton back into the league. Milwaukee and Indy? Not sold on those two. 

 

Just my opinions. 

Anthony LeBlanc (the Coyotes figurehead owner) is either the greatest used car salesman alive or really seems hell bent on keeping the Coyotes in Arizona. Don't see them moving out of state, more moving from suburb to suburb (Glendale to Scottsdale).

I liked the Piston horse logo