BigMac12 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 The Scranton Dundies Oh, you made it too easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrbaseball Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 A couple of things:First, BBTV, you said everyone you know says Wilkes-"Bear"? I grew up here, still live here, and still pronounce it "Berry". I worked in television and radio here for many years, and that was always the "proper" broadcast pronunciation. (Out-of-town broadcasters were told to rhyme it with fruit: "raspberry, strawberry, Wilkes-Barre".)And as for the stadium being between Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, well, technically that is true. But just barely. The stadium is in the borough of Moosic, which is just a long fly ball from the Scranton city limits....As to my choice of name, it was and still is "Bombers." It equates to the Yankees being called the Bronx Bombers. Although my other reason, a marketing one, no longer holds true. The old Red Barons logo was a biplane. I always pictured a marketing campaign during the off-season when the name change happened, with the old biplane sputters out of the frame, only to have a massive B-52 fly into view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anubis2051 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 A couple of things:First, BBTV, you said everyone you know says Wilkes-"Bear"? I grew up here, still live here, and still pronounce it "Berry". I worked in television and radio here for many years, and that was always the "proper" broadcast pronunciation. (Out-of-town broadcasters were told to rhyme it with fruit: "raspberry, strawberry, Wilkes-Barre".)And as for the stadium being between Scranton and Wilkes-Barre, well, technically that is true. But just barely. The stadium is in the borough of Moosic, which is just a long fly ball from the Scranton city limits....As to my choice of name, it was and still is "Bombers." It equates to the Yankees being called the Bronx Bombers. Although my other reason, a marketing one, no longer holds true. The old Red Barons logo was a biplane. I always pictured a marketing campaign during the off-season when the name change happened, with the old biplane sputters out of the frame, only to have a massive B-52 fly into view.I know the B-52 is tempting, but I think the B-17 would look a lot cooler: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YELDARBfield Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Scranton Stranglers Twitter • Facebook • Instagram • LinkedIn • Tumblr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Morgan Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Because the two cities are closely connected, of course. The park is right between the two, I think.Yup, in Moosic.I nominated SWB Highlanders. Makes sense in Yankee history and also for the cities being on the Appalachian mountains.Ding ding ding ding. We have a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Late to the party.Why are they dropping the Yankees?Are they still a Yankees affiliate?Do the other Yankees teams intend to do this?Generally I too prefer a unique identity, but with the Yankees I've always enjoyed the teams sharing the name across the board. The only exception being the Thunder. But of all I hope the Tampa Yankees keep their name.Can't really think of anything more creative or anything to nominate, but dissapointed to see them dropping Yankees. Their logo is freaking awesome, the New York Yankees should start using it when they drop it.Also from what I just read from a newspaper site, it seems the the nomination is desired to be from the area as part of the community and residents being involved. Not to mention someone in Phoenix can't do much with season tickets in Scranton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Late to the party.Why are they dropping the Yankees?Are they still a Yankees affiliate?Do the other Yankees teams intend to do this?I cant seem to locate the story right now, but I seem to recall reading something last offseason that the Yanks wanted to support their "New York Yankees" brand and that Yankee branded minor league teams would be changing in the near future. If anything, the FSL Tampa Yankees would be the one that may stay constant (since the Yanks directly own them) or the best option would be to go with an original identity that correlates to the Yanks brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQK Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 It's pronounced almost like "Barry", not "Bear"I think a connection to the mining history of the Wyoming Valley is an absolute.Coal Miners, Coal Crackers, Black Rox/Sox, Coal Barons, Colliers, Diggers, etc...Everyone I know from the S/WB area (and it's more than just a few) pronounces it "Bear".I live here. They don't. Stay Tuned Sports Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 This might be a bit of stretch, but how about the Mollies (short for Molly Maguires)?For those who don't know the mysterious history --Wikipedia -- Molly Maguires Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017   /////    Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Well obviously I can't really argue with people who actually live there, but when I go visit friends in Tunckanuk (sp), they and their families call it Bear. I also work with people who have moved to the Phila area from Dallas, Luzerne, Scranton, and one who went to Wilkes, and they say Bear. Obviously not having lived there I can't say if they're just the odd balls and everyone else says Berry, but not one of the dozen of people I know calls it that. Also there's this which says its acceptable:http://www.wilkes-barre.pa.us/wbpro.php "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evanmaldonado Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Baseball Club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Baseball ClubSporting SWB. Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017   /////    Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evanmaldonado Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Baseball ClubSporting SWB.SWB United.Is it bad that I actually really like all three of those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anubis2051 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Late to the party.Why are they dropping the Yankees?Are they still a Yankees affiliate?Do the other Yankees teams intend to do this?I cant seem to locate the story right now, but I seem to recall reading something last offseason that the Yanks wanted to support their "New York Yankees" brand and that Yankee branded minor league teams would be changing in the near future. If anything, the FSL Tampa Yankees would be the one that may stay constant (since the Yanks directly own them) or the best option would be to go with an original identity that correlates to the Yanks brand.I think Tampa might stay the same, if only because this might look weird if the team is called something else... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camden Crazy Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Red Barons or GTFO. Some people around here still refer to the SWB team as the Red Barons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TampaBayEverybodyLovesRays Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I think SWB Engineers would work, too. Or the SWB Locomotives and nickname the stadium "the Roundhouse." (for those who don't know, there is a huge, world-famous railroad museum in Scranton called Steamtown) Tampa Bay Everybody Loves Rays Go 'Nova | Go Irish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH42XCC Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Express Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsox Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre ExpressThere's already a AAA team in Round Rock, TX named the Round Rock Express. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonBlue Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Some silly ones...Scranton Pioneers (old AF2 team)Scranton Chargers/Volts (the electric city)Scranton Sabres (Dunder-Mifflin was bought out by Sabre printers.)Scranton Flyers (I know it's too close to Philly to be used, but there logo could be a paper airplane as homage to Dunder-Mifflin.)Wilkes-Barre Scrantones (based on the band who wrote The Office theme song name)Scranton Beet FarmersScranton PaperHawks or PaperhawkersOr I wonder if they would consider Northeast Pennsylvania as the geographical name. You could shorten it to NEPA, which is easier to say than SWB. "I did absolutely nothing and it was everything I thought it could be." -Peter Gibbons RIP Demitra #38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrbaseball Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 DaytonBlue just now gave me an ideal. With Scranton's nickname being the Electric City - because the first electric streetcars were there - how about SWB Trollies?(And whatever the team is called, I hope they go back to the SWB logo on the cap. As much a Yankee fan as I am, that Y looks silly.)...Also, it seems that all of us in this conversation who live here say Wilkes-"Berry". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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