The Syracuse... Uh...

[Fman99]

The Syracuse Mets have announced that after 2026 they will be renamed and fans will have an opportunity to help pick the name. I hope we can come up with something less terrible than the ****ing Rumble Ponies at least.

As a Mets fan, and a Syracuse Mets fan, I hate this. But I suspect 3/4 of the local baseball fans will be happy about it.

[MFS62]

I just looked up what Syracuse is known for, and the best name for a baseball team I can think of is the Salt Miners.

https://heyexplorer.com/what-is-syracuse-known-and-famous-for/

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[Cowtipper]

Probably some dumb cutesy two-word name thought up by 22-year-old female marketing interns like the past thousand name changes have been.

[Methead]

It's gonna be Salt Potatoes

[Edgy MD]

I am certain that the cutesy names do not come from 22-year-old female marketing interns, but from outside consultants with graphs showing those cutesy nicknames producing revenue spikes, particularly on the merchandising side. Brand awareness and reach also go through the roof.

[Fman99]

There are only two other AAA teams currently that have the same team nickname as their parent club (the Iowa Mets and Worcester Red Sox), so perhaps this was inevitable.

I hate the cutesy poo two word nicknames, the same as I hate the Savannnah ****ing Bananas and messages on a scoreboard telling me when to cheer. I just like baseball.

I did submit a nickname choice, the Syracuse Crows. It's kind of a thing up here.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I wonder if it's inevitable that this will creep up to the big league level. Maybe some day the White Sox will become the Deep Dishes and the Giants will become the Sourdough Hair Flowers.

[Cowtipper]

Why not? It's so super cute and quirky and sells so many Funko Pops and plushies!!

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

I am certain that the cutesy names do not come from 22-year-old female marketing interns, but from outside consultants with graphs showing those cutesy nicknames producing revenue spikes, particularly on the merchandising side. Brand awareness and reach also go through the roof.

 

This is true! We were looking to retain the name of our college team and come up with a mascot. I met with consultants who worked with us on ideas. I have to imagine that actually changing the names has about five more layers of complexities.

The food things are all "alternate" identities. Some are neat, lots not so much. Then they all have the "Cupa de Diversion" latino identities, also with some neat, and lots not so much.

I think Rumble Ponies is not a great name, but the Brooklyn Cyclones is brilliant!

[MFS62]

Whatever they pick it should end in an s, not a singular name like the Syracuse Salt.

More traditional.

Later

[kcmets]

I too like the Syracuse Salt Potatoes.

The Syracuse Sha Na Na lol... (That was the first band I saw at

The Great NYS Fair back in another life)...

[Fman99]

I too like the Syracuse Salt Potatoes.

 

 

They have this as a themed team name once per season when they play against the Rochester Garbage Plates. They have all kinds of salt potato merch already for sale in the gift shop. It's cutesy poo but I think they likely keep this as a once per summer mascot and go with something else more permanent for the rest of the season.

[Centerfield]

It's gonna be Salt Potatoes

 

Yup.

The mascot will be a giant potato named "Spud".

[kcmets]

Or Salty. Or Saltyspud.

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

[metirish]

It's gonna be Salt Potatoes

 

I love spuds , what's the connection?

[kcmets]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_potatoes

[metirish]

Thanks, Kase , I never knew that

[Frayed Knot]

I hope you realize KC that you just schooled an Irishman about potatoes!

 

I am certain that the cutesy names do not come from 22-year-old female marketing interns, but from outside consultants with graphs showing those cutesy nicknames producing revenue spikes, particularly on the merchandising side. Brand awareness and reach also go through the roof.

 

This is true! We were looking to retain the name of our college team and come up with a mascot. I met with consultants who worked with us on ideas. I have to imagine that actually changing the names has about five more layers of complexities.

The food things are all "alternate" identities. Some are neat, lots not so much. Then they all have the "Cupa de Diversion" latino identities, also with some neat, and lots not so much.

I think Rumble Ponies is not a great name, but the Brooklyn Cyclones is brilliant!

 

Almost all of those cutesy two word names for minor league sports teams emanated from the same marketing firm. I forget the name but, IIRC, they were based in San Diego.

So, yeah, they'd find something 'unique' about the location and hunt around for a name off of that: 'Hey, I hear horsey carousals are big in Binghamton ... I've got it, Rumble Ponies!!!!' And the Jacksonville Suns abandoned their longtime name in favor of Jumbo Shrimp, and then there's the Yard Goats, Iron Pigs, etc.

There's nothing like acting like everyone else in an attempt to be unique.

[Edgy MD]

Team Name Suggestion 1:

The Syracuse Tin Men

Please include a brief 'why this name' if you'd like!

I propose this name in honor of the Heaphy Tin Man sculptures that have been a defining part of the Syracuse cityscape for over a century. A Heaphy Tin Man is also rumored to have inspired the recently departed Ozzy Osbourne to write "Iron Man."

Even though the phrase "Team Name Suggestion 1" seems to imply that I can make more than one submission, after a few page refreshenings, I could not figure out how. My second suggestion was going to be "The Syracuse Caterpillars," in honor of author/illustrator Eric Carle, Syracuse native and author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar.

If anybody wants to steal that fantastic second idea, please go ahead, and be good enough to please split your massive prize money with me.

I figured the first had a shot, because it is two words (blame M*A*S*H*, not me), kind of targets children and REALLY old people, and piggy backs on a rock-solid, established MGM property, without actually being an intellectual property infringement.

I figured the second had a shot, because it aims right for that juvenile demographic. Both names have obvious logo/mascot potential.

[ashie62]

We all know about Stadium naming rights

Let's go a step further and put the team name up for cash

I submit to you

The Syracuse Blue Chew

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

I hope you realize KC that you just schooled an Irishman about potatoes!

 

I am certain that the cutesy names do not come from 22-year-old female marketing interns, but from outside consultants with graphs showing those cutesy nicknames producing revenue spikes, particularly on the merchandising side. Brand awareness and reach also go through the roof.

 

This is true! We were looking to retain the name of our college team and come up with a mascot. I met with consultants who worked with us on ideas. I have to imagine that actually changing the names has about five more layers of complexities.

The food things are all "alternate" identities. Some are neat, lots not so much. Then they all have the "Cupa de Diversion" latino identities, also with some neat, and lots not so much.

I think Rumble Ponies is not a great name, but the Brooklyn Cyclones is brilliant!

 

Almost all of those cutesy two word names for minor league sports teams emanated from the same marketing firm. I forget the name but, IIRC, they were based in San Diego.

So, yeah, they'd find something 'unique' about the location and hunt around for a name off of that: 'Hey, I hear horsey carousals are big in Binghamton ... I've got it, Rumble Ponies!!!!' And the Jacksonville Suns abandoned their longtime name in favor of Jumbo Shrimp, and then there's the Yard Goats, Iron Pigs, etc.

There's nothing like acting like everyone else in an attempt to be unique.

 

Yup. The company is Brandiose -- https://www.brandiose.com/.

[Edgy MD]

Even their own name kind of stinks.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yeah, we should take a poll in the forum to force a new name on them.

How about "Logo Churners"?

[Edgy MD]

I was reading about Sad Sam Jones today, and his first professional contract was with The Zanesville Flood Sufferers.

They existed for most of their 2+ seasons in The Central League as The Zanesville Potters, but in 1913 a major flood hit the city (really, it hit everywhere), just a few months after they got torn up by a tornado. Somebody decided that it would be a great new name for the team, and despite landing a hot new talent like Sad Sam, they ceased operations by June.

[MFS62]

A fan on another baseball page I follow just came back from a tour of halls of fame and minor league ballparks.

He got team hats and showed a picture of one with a Syracuse Salt Potatoes logo.

Is that now official?

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