Burmy Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/sports/baseball/name-the-team/The choices are:Richmond Rock HoppersRichmond RhinosRichmond FlatheadsRichmond Flying SquirrelsRichmond HambonesVoting continues until October 11, with the winning name to be announced October 16.Personally, I've LOVED rhinos for the longest time...If that's picked as the nickname, I WILL BUY ONE OF EVERY BIT OF MERCHANDISE THEY'VE GOT!What are your opinions, though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigga Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Please, Lord, please let it be Hambones! On January 16, 2013 at 3:49 PM, NJTank said: Btw this is old hat for Notre Dame. Knits Rockne made up George Tip's death bed speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Out of the 5, Rhinos is the best. If they're looking for a "minor league" name, Hambones or Flying Squirrels would do.Out of curiosity, but is there any local significance to any of the names? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack76 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 (Trying to convince myself that this is just an exercise to generate new/qualified names for the sales database...and not to hand over the single most important aspect of the team brand to the community at large...trying, trying, trying....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilbert Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I would go with the Rhinos or Rock Hoppers Signature intentionally left blank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Hambones? Not Ham Hocks? Or even Ham Hawks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallWonk Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Out of the 5, Rhinos is the best. If they're looking for a "minor league" name, Hambones or Flying Squirrels would do.Out of curiosity, but is there any local significance to any of the names?Hambones: Virginia is known for cured ham, a traditional local specialty for nigh on four centuries.Flying Squirrels: I'm not sure if this is widely known, but there are actually a lot of flying squirrels in the Richmond area.Flatheads: A variety of catfish found in Virginia's freshwater rivers. As for Rock Hoppers, I have no clue. Isn't that a species of penguin? Little known fact: penguins are not native to the Commonwealth of Virginia. And Rhinos seems to be just sort of a generically alliterative team name. I'd prefer to go with the whole ham thing, but Hambones just doesn't scan. Hams, sure, or Hamhocks, or Ham Hawks, or even Ham Fighters, but given the options I think I have to vote for Rhinos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashcarson15 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 Hmm... I named one of my fake college teams the Richmond State Rhinos... I don't want to change their name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac12 Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 The only one I like is Flatheads. Hambones sounds too much like the Montogmery Biscuits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gueman Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 The only one I like is Flatheads. Hambones sounds too much like the Montogmery Biscuits.MMMM Hambones and Biscuits... Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. P. J. O'Rourke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvrdgsfn Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 um, wowI thought my names were bad, I went for resistance, Rail Kings, Colts (old team name) & Battalion. With that said, either flat heads or Rhinos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallWonk Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 um, wowI thought my names were bad, I went for resistance, Rail Kings, Colts (old team name) & Battalion. With that said, either flat heads or RhinosOooh, Colts. Great name for a Richmond team, even without knowing of its history with a former team. I wish your suggestion had made the list!Personally, I would have gone for something more like the Riders, Stonewalls, or Generals. Not Rebels; something that references the Civil War history but doesn't necessarily choose sides. (Stonewalls is an exception, but it's such a great name that I can't resist, even if I'm personally as strongly anti-Confederacy as you'll find.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkshadow1031 Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Totally off topic but they will be playing at The Diamond at VCU? That place is so frickin huge for a AA stadium (12,000+), it could be as big as a couple of stadiums combined! 2002-2006 ALUMNI 2007-2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccerfan312 Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 When I first saw all of those names I was in disbelief. Guess rhinos or that flathead one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvrdgsfn Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Well, you get a 2nd chance. You can write in a wild card entry.... There's still hopehttp://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/article/BASE07_20091006-222003/297870/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylograph Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 I'm a Richmonder, and here's the scoop on the five finalist names for our new AA team that is relocating from Connecticut (they were the Defenders).Flatheads: a kind of catfish commonly found in the James River.Flying Squirrels: they're everywhere here in Virginia.Hambones: paying homage to Virginia ham, which is a famous and popular delicacy in the Commonwealth.Rock Hoppers: Where the James River runs through downtown Richmond, there are a tremendous number of huge rocks that can be used by people to navigate across the water.Rhinos: alliteration featuring a powerful image; otherwise, the rhino means nothing locally.The team *WILL* play at the Diamond (which is NOT located at VCU, but the VCU Rams do play there), which seats 12,000 and is a dump. The stadium is the primary reason why the AAA Richmond Braves left town for Gwinnett County, Georgia last year. The new team's ownership is claiming that they'll sink $1.5 million into upgrades, but what really needs to happen is that the stadium needs to be leveled and a new one built either at the same location, or ideally downtown on the riverfront. If the past is any guide, neither of these things will happen and our new AA tenant will be gone after their 2-year commitment is up.Personally, I'd vote for Rock Hoppers first, Flatheads second, and Rhinos third. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffles Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Good news from CNBC's Darren Rovell: Plan B. will be handling the design.http://www.cnbc.com/id/33206550 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Good news from CNBC's Darren Rovell: Plan B. will be handling the design.http://www.cnbc.com/id/33206550That is excellent news for the organization. Anyone Plan B works with is very successful. This might be a sign that the front office is taking things seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvrdgsfn Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Good news from CNBC's Darren Rovell: Plan B. will be handling the design.http://www.cnbc.com/id/33206550That is excellent news for the organization. Anyone Plan B works with is very successful. This might be a sign that the front office is taking things seriously.This is great news, getting baseball back here has been awesome, I gotta get tickets for the home opener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManCalledAmp Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 Impressed they're going with Plan B. That's about it.If I have to pick, I'd say Hambones. (Good suggestion on Ham Hawks, btw...genius.)Runner up is Flatheads, simply because I do support catfish-themed names...but yeah, it doesn't sound as solid to me. Go Gators. Go Blue Raiders. Go Commodores. Go USC Trojans.Preds & Avs. Braves, Rays, & Dodgers. Titans, Colts, Broncos, Cardinals. Grizzlies. 14ers, Jam. Team Spirit + Laziness = Yay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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