Waffles Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 ESPN's Jeff Passan is reporting that MLB has given the Tampa Bay Rays permission to explore becoming a dual-city team, splitting their time between new stadiums in Tampa Bay and Montreal. The last sentence of the piece touches on the name situation: Quote It is too early in the process, sources said, to answer other questions, such as the name of the team or where playoff games would be held. Can't think of an identity that would serve as a common cultural, historical, or even native wildlife link between the two cities, and I imagine Montrealers would want to bring back the Expos name, especially with the Bronfman family involved. I wonder whether an Expos revival would use their original logos and uniforms, their 90s/00s look, or a new direction altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewMLind Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 The Tampa Bay-Montreal Snowbirds. Their logo should be a bird waving out the window of an RV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashcarson15 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 MODERATOR COMMENT: We're going to have separate threads for this, so let's keep this discussion to team name/aesthetics only and all discussion about the plan itself over in Sports in General. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 The Atlantic Coast Travelers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdAstraKC Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 This idea is WILD. This situation is going to be fodder for these boards for years. I can't wait to see the concepts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdAstraKC Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 6 minutes ago, MJWalker45 said: The Atlantic Coast Travelers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcon_731 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 absurd isnt the good enough to describe all of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 If there was ever a team destined to be called the "Wanderers".... The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 9 minutes ago, charliehustle said: My Payroll is Set Too Low On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msu Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 The North AmeriCANs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimball Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Two thoughts ... 1) History would make us speculate on a name like ... Kansas City-Omaha Kings or New Orleans-Oklahoma City Hornets (Both cities in name under one nickname) The Floridians (Nickname without geographical identifier -- bad example here, but they were a regional franchise). 2) Why not split the team identities? Have both the Montreal Expos and Tampa Bay Rays ... they're one franchise, but when they're in Montreal they're the Expos and the Rays while in Tampa. On the road you could maybe split that throughout the year? "I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific." Lily Tomlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simtek34 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 The Ex-Rays? It’s a double pun. Combining team names, and for the Rays leaving Florida for half their home games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk36 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 22 minutes ago, bcon_731 said: absurd isnt the good enough to describe all of this. Only slightly better than the Jacksonville/London Jaguars Design Hovie Studios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostOfNormMacdonald Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Split branding that's still similar. When they play in Tampa they still call themselves the Rays, in Montreal they tweak the name and become the Rois (Kings). Make the logo an R with a starburst. On the road they could just have the R as the chest logo to avoid favoritism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGlowin Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 1 minute ago, simtek34 said: The Ex-Rays? It’s a double pun. Combining team names, and for the Rays leaving Florida for half their home games. Winner. Last updated 2/26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian in Boston Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Montreal-Tampa Bay Ex-Rays - The name would not only pay homage to the history of the Expos and Rays, but would also lend itself to a team logo depicting a radiograph of a player's skeleton. The primary mark would, in turn, be emblematic of the dead-from-the-neck-up brainstorming that concocted this idea, the bare-bones revenues generated by such a two-city set-up, and the skeletal attendance that would result in both host markets. Barring that, just go with The Bingo Sternberg Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaSteve Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 I'm imagining a really lazy execution until they inevitably move to Montreal full time. Like, they'll remain the Rays, but just change their away jerseys to say Montreal when they're up there, similar to the OKC Hornets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGiants58 Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Tampa Bay Dodge’s Follies Tampa Bay Naimolian Numbskulls Tampa Bay/Montréal Mistakes Montréal Balles de Blue In all seriousness, I kind of like Atlantic Wanderers or Atlantic Nomads. MLB: Project 32 (Complete), MLB: The Defunct Saga (Complete) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowld Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Just move them to Seattle, Portland, Nashville, Charlotte or Montreal and call it a day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted June 20, 2019 Share Posted June 20, 2019 The Can-Am Expo Rays? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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