All Time Worst Professional Sports Team Nicknames

[Ink]

I have been inspired to expand this thread to the include the Weirdest College Team Names! Fill free to add some.

Williams College - Purple Cows

University of California Santa Cruz - Banana Slugs

Cal-Irvine - Anteaters

Tennessee-Chattanooga - Mocs

Mary Baldwin College - Fighting Squirrels

North Carolina - Tar Heels

Ohio Wesleyan - Battling Bishops

Webster College - Gorlocks

Whittier College - Poets

Rhode Island School of Design (Basketball team is known as the Balls!)

The Saint Louis - Billikens

University of Arkansas at Monticello - Boll Weevils

North Carolina School of the Arts - Fighting Pickles

Delta State University - The Fighting Okra

Evergreen State College - Geoducks

Stanford - Cardinal

Any others?

[Ink]

Also would like to add Top Worst Mascots of Any Sport to this thread

New York Yankees (Had a mascot in 1980) - Dandy

Colorado Rockies - Dinger (Before you bash this I did do research and I know they found fossil remains of a triceratops when building Coors Field, But still its a Barney wanna be)

Seattle Mariners - The Mariner Moose

Washington Nationals - Screech (It's an owl!)

Arizona Dbacks - D. Baxter the Bobcat

Tampa Bay Rays - Raymond (Furry blue creature described as a "Seadog")

My Favorite BTW is Youppi From the Expos!

[DPV713]

^ I can give INK the riot act right now, but I don't wanna be banned.

On topic, I hate how the Rays dropped the "Devil" out of their nickname. I don't like the "Ray of Light" thing, IMO the "Devil Ray" was better.

Most of my major complaints come from logos.

[Ink]

^ I can give INK the riot act right now, but I don't wanna be banned.

On topic, I hate how the Rays dropped the "Devil" out of their nickname. I don't like the "Ray of Light" thing, IMO the "Devil Ray" was better.

Most of my major complaints come from logos.

Riot act?

[DPV713]

^ I can give INK the riot act right now, but I don't wanna be banned.

On topic, I hate how the Rays dropped the "Devil" out of their nickname. I don't like the "Ray of Light" thing, IMO the "Devil Ray" was better.

Most of my major complaints come from logos.

Riot act?

Yeah, because NOTHING you're saying makes sense. The mascots are mascots; they make the little kids in the stands cheer for the team. They're supposed to be silly; they want the fans to be happy, through win or lose. Since you think you're amazingly smart, how would you re-create a Yankee? You can't send a guy with 1700s military gear and a gun near kids.

The initial "Worst Nickname" post was incredibly stupid. How long have you been watching sports? (San Jose) Sharks, (Atlanta) Falcons, (Detroit) Lions.....theme here? I'm sorry, San Jose might be bad because there are no sharks living in the apartment buildings in San Jose. Maybe we should call the Falcons the "Peaches" because peaches grow in Georgia. Yeah, that'd be LIGHT YEARS better than the Falcons. You no absolutely NOTHING about histories of cities, logos, team names, and it's ABSOLUTELY false that you were born in 1989 (you're living on the Moon? I can only wish).

With the college teams, 56% of those teams (over half, mind you) barely anyone knows! And if no one really knows, no one really knows the history of how those names came to be. And I might have to come up to "the moon" to slap you in the face for saying Stanford has a stupid team name. There are a million "Cardinals" in college sports, so they decided to be a little unique (God forbid) and call themselves the lone "Cardinal."

Yeah, that was the rant.

[pianoknight]

On topic, I hate how the Rays dropped the "Devil" out of their nickname. I don't like the "Ray of Light" thing, IMO the "Devil Ray" was better.

+1! Agree!

I hate when teams go with a "conceptual" name rather than an "object" name. I also hate the un-plural types of team names, like the Miami Heat. Brett Favre was a Packer, a Jet and now a Viking- singular. What is LeBron James, a Degree? If they get enough of them together in one place, does it collectively make "heat?"

[Ink]

^ I can give INK the riot act right now, but I don't wanna be banned.

On topic, I hate how the Rays dropped the "Devil" out of their nickname. I don't like the "Ray of Light" thing, IMO the "Devil Ray" was better.

Most of my major complaints come from logos.

Riot act?

Yeah, because NOTHING you're saying makes sense. The mascots are mascots; they make the little kids in the stands cheer for the team. They're supposed to be silly; they want the fans to be happy, through win or lose. Since you think you're amazingly smart, how would you re-create a Yankee? You can't send a guy with 1700s military gear and a gun near kids.

The initial "Worst Nickname" post was incredibly stupid. How long have you been watching sports? (San Jose) Sharks, (Atlanta) Falcons, (Detroit) Lions.....theme here? I'm sorry, San Jose might be bad because there are no sharks living in the apartment buildings in San Jose. Maybe we should call the Falcons the "Peaches" because peaches grow in Georgia. Yeah, that'd be LIGHT YEARS better than the Falcons. You no absolutely NOTHING about histories of cities, logos, team names, and it's ABSOLUTELY false that you were born in 1989 (you're living on the Moon? I can only wish).

With the college teams, 56% of those teams (over half, mind you) barely anyone knows! And if no one really knows, no one really knows the history of how those names came to be. And I might have to come up to "the moon" to slap you in the face for saying Stanford has a stupid team name. There are a million "Cardinals" in college sports, so they decided to be a little unique (God forbid) and call themselves the lone "Cardinal."

Yeah, that was the rant.

I guess I have to waste my 100th post on this but oh well...

You need to stop taking things so literal and serious. If you don't like this thread why come in here and go on a stupid rant? Yeah mascots are mascots and are there to make kids cheer and laugh. But the Dandy was an awful mascot period. And there actually are literal mascots in sports (Notre Dame Fighting Irish use a guy dressed up in Irish gear, West Virginia uses a guy dressed like a mountaineer with a GUN! Vikings have a Viking guy you think that's not scary to little kids? New England Patriots also have guys dresses up in colonial gear with GUNS!) I could go on but don't wanna waste too much time with explaining things you just don't get.

Since when did I bash the San Jose Sharks and the Atalanta Falcons? You need to re-read everything.

About the college remark - I can't waste my time explaining that to you not worth it. Maybe you will understand once you go to a school with a fun name like those listed

And I am confused why you are stalking me? I know when I was born it's on my birth certificate

The living on the moon of course you won't get no one should because it is an inside joke between my friends and I.

Overall I'm shock that you think everything in sports is all perfect and you keep living in that candy filled world of your filled with unicorns and rainbows.

[loogodude90]

[SCL]

Minnesota Wild is the worst name ever in professional sports. The team needs a name and color change!

[DPV713]

^ I can give INK the riot act right now, but I don't wanna be banned.

On topic, I hate how the Rays dropped the "Devil" out of their nickname. I don't like the "Ray of Light" thing, IMO the "Devil Ray" was better.

Most of my major complaints come from logos.

Riot act?

Yeah, because NOTHING you're saying makes sense. The mascots are mascots; they make the little kids in the stands cheer for the team. They're supposed to be silly; they want the fans to be happy, through win or lose. Since you think you're amazingly smart, how would you re-create a Yankee? You can't send a guy with 1700s military gear and a gun near kids.

The initial "Worst Nickname" post was incredibly stupid. How long have you been watching sports? (San Jose) Sharks, (Atlanta) Falcons, (Detroit) Lions.....theme here? I'm sorry, San Jose might be bad because there are no sharks living in the apartment buildings in San Jose. Maybe we should call the Falcons the "Peaches" because peaches grow in Georgia. Yeah, that'd be LIGHT YEARS better than the Falcons. You no absolutely NOTHING about histories of cities, logos, team names, and it's ABSOLUTELY false that you were born in 1989 (you're living on the Moon? I can only wish).

With the college teams, 56% of those teams (over half, mind you) barely anyone knows! And if no one really knows, no one really knows the history of how those names came to be. And I might have to come up to "the moon" to slap you in the face for saying Stanford has a stupid team name. There are a million "Cardinals" in college sports, so they decided to be a little unique (God forbid) and call themselves the lone "Cardinal."

Yeah, that was the rant.

I guess I have to waste my 100th post on this but oh well... *Plays worl'd's smallest violin

You need to stop taking things so literal and serious. If you don't like this thread why come in here and go on a stupid rant?Actually I came in to talk, you wanted me to explain myself.

Yeah mascots are mascots and are there to make kids cheer and laugh. But the Dandy was an awful mascot period.I forgot you can to a terrible job being a mascot. And there actually are literal mascots in sports (Notre Dame Fighting Irish use a guy dressed up in Irish gear, West Virginia uses a guy dressed like a mountaineer with a GUN! Vikings have a Viking guy you think that's not scary to little kids? New England Patriots also have guys dresses up in colonial gear with GUNS!)I have never seen these people with GUNS! in the stands high-fiving kids. I could go on but don't wanna waste too much time with explaining things you just don't get. ROFLMFAO

Since when did I bash the San Jose Sharks and the Atalanta Falcons? You need to re-read everything. You said you didn't like the Bengals or Lions because they aren't in America. Vicious animals make good team nicknames.

About the college remark - I can't waste my time explaining that to you not worth it.That MUST mean you don't have a good explination Maybe you will understand once you go to a school with a fun name like those listed Alright, because you obviously don't.

And I am confused why you are stalking me? I know when I was born it's on my birth certificate If you read earlier, another member said that he "highly doubt you were born in '89"

The living on the moon of course you won't get no one should because it is an inside joke between my friends and I. That I can understand.

Overall I'm shock that you think everything in sports is all perfect and you keep living in that candy filled world of your filled with unicorns and rainbows. I don't. Sports is all corporate. I don't b**ch and moan about team names on a sports logos forum though.

My thoughts bolded.

[The_Admiral]

Reading a few people's gripes about the Tampa Bay Lightning being a singular name I got to thinking: When was the last time you took a look at an electrical storm and said "Wow, look at all the lightnings!"?

Well, you don't. It's a mass noun, like "sugar" or "furniture." Owing to the awkwardness of using a non-counting noun for a sports team, I wouldn't call a team the Sugar or the Furniture, either.

[Ink]

^ I can give INK the riot act right now, but I don't wanna be banned.

On topic, I hate how the Rays dropped the "Devil" out of their nickname. I don't like the "Ray of Light" thing, IMO the "Devil Ray" was better.

Most of my major complaints come from logos.

Riot act?

Yeah, because NOTHING you're saying makes sense. The mascots are mascots; they make the little kids in the stands cheer for the team. They're supposed to be silly; they want the fans to be happy, through win or lose. Since you think you're amazingly smart, how would you re-create a Yankee? You can't send a guy with 1700s military gear and a gun near kids.

The initial "Worst Nickname" post was incredibly stupid. How long have you been watching sports? (San Jose) Sharks, (Atlanta) Falcons, (Detroit) Lions.....theme here? I'm sorry, San Jose might be bad because there are no sharks living in the apartment buildings in San Jose. Maybe we should call the Falcons the "Peaches" because peaches grow in Georgia. Yeah, that'd be LIGHT YEARS better than the Falcons. You no absolutely NOTHING about histories of cities, logos, team names, and it's ABSOLUTELY false that you were born in 1989 (you're living on the Moon? I can only wish).

With the college teams, 56% of those teams (over half, mind you) barely anyone knows! And if no one really knows, no one really knows the history of how those names came to be. And I might have to come up to "the moon" to slap you in the face for saying Stanford has a stupid team name. There are a million "Cardinals" in college sports, so they decided to be a little unique (God forbid) and call themselves the lone "Cardinal."

Yeah, that was the rant.

I guess I have to waste my 100th post on this but oh well... *Plays worl'd's smallest violin

You need to stop taking things so literal and serious. If you don't like this thread why come in here and go on a stupid rant?Actually I came in to talk, you wanted me to explain myself.

Yeah mascots are mascots and are there to make kids cheer and laugh. But the Dandy was an awful mascot period.I forgot you can to a terrible job being a mascot. And there actually are literal mascots in sports (Notre Dame Fighting Irish use a guy dressed up in Irish gear, West Virginia uses a guy dressed like a mountaineer with a GUN! Vikings have a Viking guy you think that's not scary to little kids? New England Patriots also have guys dresses up in colonial gear with GUNS!)I have never seen these people with GUNS! in the stands high-fiving kids. I could go on but don't wanna waste too much time with explaining things you just don't get. ROFLMFAO

Since when did I bash the San Jose Sharks and the Atalanta Falcons? You need to re-read everything. You said you didn't like the Bengals or Lions because they aren't in America. Vicious animals make good team nicknames.

About the college remark - I can't waste my time explaining that to you not worth it.That MUST mean you don't have a good explination Maybe you will understand once you go to a school with a fun name like those listed Alright, because you obviously don't.

And I am confused why you are stalking me? I know when I was born it's on my birth certificate If you read earlier, another member said that he "highly doubt you were born in '89"

The living on the moon of course you won't get no one should because it is an inside joke between my friends and I. That I can understand.

Overall I'm shock that you think everything in sports is all perfect and you keep living in that candy filled world of your filled with unicorns and rainbows. I don't. Sports is all corporate. I don't b**ch and moan about team names on a sports logos forum though.

My thoughts bolded.

You're still bitching about this?

Not once did I tell you to explain yourself you said "I can give INK a riot act" so I asked whats a riot act by saying "Riot Act?" Then you go off and make thing up like talking about San Jose and the Falcons. By the way those animals live in America so you logic is off. And for mascots if Dandy was such a great mascot as you claim mascots are so great then how he only lasted 1 year????? Cause it was a bad idea dip . When did I say these mascots are coming up in the stands with their guns? Most mascots for baseball now a days just stand on the dug out and only come out doing the 7th inning stretch. Football mascots don't go in the stands either. For college teams where do you get your 56% from, don't make up silly facts when you don't have a clue about something. I go to a college with a funny and weird mascot Williams College, yeah were the Purple Cows. So making a list of weird college nicknames not that far off. You don't understand cause your still living with your mommy and daddy. The age thing if you read it he was obviously joking since he was talking about me associating the Wizards with Harry Potter and little kids like your self get a boner every time you read J.K. Rowling books. You need to really calm down, I don't know why your getting so angry over a thread that many people are contributing positively towards.

And if we are going to thread bash how about you lame ass thread about NBA to wear all color uniforms?

1)every thought people could be color blind and not distinguish two sets of colors and only light vs. dark.

2)So many teams have the same color scheme so both wearing their color uniform would not work out

3)White jersey vs. dark makes it easier for the refs to distinguish a foul being committed.

4)Players moving from side to side at a fast rate on TV blur so viewer would have a hard time seeing with team is which.

End of discussion Thank you Good Night!

[Ink]

Reading a few people's gripes about the Tampa Bay Lightning being a singular name I got to thinking: When was the last time you took a look at an electrical storm and said "Wow, look at all the lightnings!"?

Well, you don't. It's a mass noun, like "sugar" or "furniture." Owing to the awkwardness of using a non-counting noun for a sports team, I wouldn't call a team the Sugar or the Furniture, either.

Getting back on topic here before I was rudely interrupted. Since the lighting are so commonly refereed to as the "Bolts" by their fans why not just change the name to that, it sounds much more appealing. Plus they have Bolts written on there alternate jersey.

[BBTV]

I hate the singular (or plural that doesn't end with an s) names too, because they just sound like names that teams would have in some kind of start-up minor league, and (like someone else mentioned) it sounds dumb to say "Lebron James is a Heat" or "Shaq was the best Magic ever". Wild might be the worst of these, but Lightning sounds pretty bad too.

I also think that names that include modifiers just sound bush league. Things like "sea dogs" or "ice cats". So I also hated "Devil Rays". I know it's an actual type of ray, but the Devil part of it also acts as a modifier (or descriptor, whatever) so it always sounded minor-league to me. Unfortunately, Rays isn't any better. For one, what is it - a ray of light or a fish? If the former, then that's ridiculous. If the latter, then they need to get rid of that dumb glint thing. Also, short team names look bad spread out on jerseys. If they did something like the Reds and confine it to one breast, or went with Tampa Bay on both jerseys, that'd be much better.

The NFL is really good, only the Texans, Bills, and Redskins bother me. Texans because it's just lazy and it sounds dumb for someone from California to say "I'm proud to be a Texan". Most of the players and coaches probably aren't even Texans, at least it's not their primary place of citizenship.

The Bills because of what was already said earlier in the thread. I'm so used to it that I don't even think about it much though.

The Redskins because a friend of mine that I met in grad school who was from another country asked me if America was really racist because one of our most well-known teams is essentially a slur, regardless of the rest of their identity. It's an embarrassment on our society.

[IceCap]

I don't have a problem with Texans (though I remember hoping that they would go with Apollos). It's no worse then Canadiens, Yankees, Canucks, Chiefs, Indians, Warriors, etc...

[The_Admiral]

Reading a few people's gripes about the Tampa Bay Lightning being a singular name I got to thinking: When was the last time you took a look at an electrical storm and said "Wow, look at all the lightnings!"?

Well, you don't. It's a mass noun, like "sugar" or "furniture." Owing to the awkwardness of using a non-counting noun for a sports team, I wouldn't call a team the Sugar or the Furniture, either.

Getting back on topic here before I was rudely interrupted. Since the lighting are so commonly refereed to as the "Bolts" by their fans why not just change the name to that, it sounds much more appealing. Plus they have Bolts written on there alternate jersey.

"Tampa Bay Bolts" has a nice cadence to it. It's snappy, partially alliterative, and gets the same point across about Tampa getting lots of lightning. "Lightning" itself just sounds lame and weak.

[Ink]

Most teams with modifiers are minor league baseball teams too. That I have a huge problem with you BringBackTheVet you named some but I just click Chris Creamer's main site to see logos and pick some random baseball league (Eastern League Team) that league alone has 6/13 teams with modifiers...

Baysox (Not sure if that one counts)

Sea Wolves

Rock Cats

Fisher Cats

Sea Dogs

Flying Squirrels

And just notice this but what's up with all these minor league teams with "Cats" in their name?

Or even the AHL with two teams with the same name, Admirals someone change you name!

[BBTV]

Most teams with modifiers are minor league baseball teams too. That I have a huge problem with you BringBackTheVet you named some but I just click Chris Creamer's main site to see logos and pick some random baseball league (Eastern League Team) that league alone has 6/13 teams with modifiers...

Baysox (Not sure if that one counts)

Sea Wolves

Rock Cats

Fisher Cats

Sea Dogs

Flying Squirrels

And just notice this but what's up with all these minor league teams with "Cats" in their name?

Or even the AHL with two teams with the same name, Admirals someone change you name!

I am going to assume that you meant "too" instead of "you".

[Ink]

Most teams with modifiers are minor league baseball teams too. That I have a huge problem with you BringBackTheVet you named some but I just click Chris Creamer's main site to see logos and pick some random baseball league (Eastern League Team) that league alone has 6/13 teams with modifiers...

Baysox (Not sure if that one counts)

Sea Wolves

Rock Cats

Fisher Cats

Sea Dogs

Flying Squirrels

And just notice this but what's up with all these minor league teams with "Cats" in their name?

Or even the AHL with two teams with the same name, Admirals someone change you name!

I am going to assume that you meant "too" instead of "you".

wow that's embarrassing , you are to assume correctly sir.

[BBTV]

That's the first time I've been called "sir", without it being followed by "you're making a scene."