23 Responses to “What should our next baseball team be named?”

1. posted by gray at November 24, 2008 9:52 am :
   

   “What Screams Richmond?” I’ve deleted the ones in poor taste -

   The Richmond Bottoms, Tomatoes, Crabs, Floods, Drunks, and Monuments.

2. posted by gray at November 24, 2008 10:22 am :
   

   Here’s a nice one -The Richmond Ravens.

3. posted by Jamie at November 24, 2008 12:07 pm :
   

   I know a little bit about this subject, and as much as we’d all like to toss around monikers that make us giggle and/or groan, I know that whatever prospective team pulls into town will call themselves whatever they want to. The fact that a contest to “name the team” will probably surface is only an exercise in gathering public attention, and there’s usually someone who’ll pick the pre-determined name anyway.

4. posted by F.T. Rea at November 24, 2008 12:37 pm :
   

   The Richmond Rapids would use the river for inspiration. It shouldn’t cause any trouble with the politically incorrect sports nicknames police, but if the payers don’t move so quickly, there would be another kind of problem.

   Then there’s the Richmond Roscoes, which would underline the widespread love of handguns, firearms in general, and a certain way of seeing the Second Amendment that seems to be popular in some local precincts.

   The Richmond Redux would work for history buffs.

   Me, I like the Richmond Rays.

5. posted by F.T. Rea at November 24, 2008 12:40 pm :
   

   Correction: I should have written, “if the players don’t move so quickly.”

6. posted by Magneto at November 24, 2008 1:08 pm :
   

   How about the Richmond River Revelers?

7. posted by edg at November 24, 2008 2:27 pm :
   

   I love all the alliteration! And, I like Ravens, Rapids, and the other names that celebrate Richmond and the people who love it.

8. posted by dave at November 24, 2008 2:49 pm :
   

   the Richmond Traffic Snarl

9. posted by john m at November 24, 2008 3:40 pm :
   

   The Richmond Fighting Mayors

10. posted by Edward Alan Po at November 24, 2008 4:57 pm :
    

    The Richmond Smokers

11. posted by Tammie Vaughan at November 25, 2008 10:51 am :
    

    Richmond Traditionalist or Richmond Retrievers and I like Richmond Ravens.
    We need a ball team and we need to revitalize as many areas around our beautiful city as we can!

12. posted by Charlie L at November 26, 2008 12:41 am :
    

    How bout the Richmond Pabsts?

    Should be easy to get a lifetime sponsorship!

13. posted by Holly at November 26, 2008 1:04 am :
    

    Richmond Rebels!

14. posted by Chuck at November 26, 2008 3:41 pm :
    

    I like Rebels, or anything that would promote historical tourism, except I think it would automatically alienate 1/2 the population. My 2nd choice would be something specific to baseball that starts with an “R”, except that nothing comes to mind. 3rd choice would be to dig up a name from our sporting past. I like Richmond Rifles, and we can hand out pop guns to the 1st 500 youngsters. All the rest of the “R” names from our past sound like hockey teams.

15. posted by john m at November 26, 2008 3:46 pm :
    

    Given the proximity of the marker for Gabriel, perhaps the Richmond Rebellion wouldn’t be as off-putting as it looks at first glance.

16. posted by gray at November 26, 2008 4:26 pm :
    

    Down south, “rebels” is synonymous with confederates. Most likely, it will remain off-putting.

17. posted by Edward Alan Po at November 26, 2008 4:31 pm :
    

    The Richmond Hills

18. posted by me_too at December 1, 2008 12:56 pm :
    

    Rapids, Rebels, Ravens are the the best choices.

    Richmond Rapids has the best ring to it Ravens, eigh, we’re a little close to the Baltimore Ravens. And Rebels, well Im sure some groups wouldn’t want that, with decent reason. My vote is Rapids.

19. posted by paul h at December 8, 2008 1:28 pm :
    

    I agree about having a name that reflects Richmond.

    Richmond Rapids is good.

    How about The Richmond Rocketts

20. posted by Church Hill People’s News » further updates on the Shockoe Center proposal - Richmond, Virginia at December 14, 2008 11:36 am :
    

    [...] said that while Richmond does not curently have a professional baseball team, getting a team would not be a problem. He stated that the situation is not as vague as [...]

21. posted by RR at January 2, 2009 8:08 am :
    

    The Richmond Governors

22. posted by Morgan R at January 14, 2009 8:47 pm :
    

    I also think a localized name would be much better than what we’ve had – it’s hard to get behind a team with a generic name that you can’t associate with as “your” team –
    Richmond Rivermen, Richmond Rapids (seconded), Richmond Monuments, Richmond Railroaders (right next to the tracks & station…headline “Richmond railroads Team X” – so many metaphors, chants available), Richmond Revolutionaries…

23. posted by TheGoodShepherd at May 19, 2009 10:45 am :
    

    Richmond Romantics.

    It’s a romantic notion that baseball will succeed here.

    Who cares what the name is? If they are not affiliated with the Braves, I won’t be going anyway.

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