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In recent days, the parameters of the move we've been discussing have become a little more clear.


The forum can continue to be called "The Crane Pool Forum", but it will be a subsidiary of a larger Mets site.


For example, the site might be called "Peppermint Mets". (It won't! I intentionally chose a name that's too stupid to be real.)


It would be hosted at peppermintmets.com. The home page would have news updates, articles, links to blogs or videos or whatever. And a link to "The Crane Pool Forum".


Our task, here, is to try to come up with a name that's better than "Peppermint Mets". I think we can do that!


The name needs to include the word "Mets" as a standalone word, not as part of a portmanteau such as "Metsmerized" or "Metscellaneous". The goal is to have it come up in the results when someone searches for "Mets".


It also has to be something for which a domain name would be available.


There are many sites where you can check domain name availability, include at GoDaddy. For what it's worth, they think that "peppermintmets.com" is a "great name".


https://www.godaddy.com/domainsearch/find?domainToCheck=peppermintmets.com&itc=dlp_domain_whois


We're going to use this thread to gather suggestions for the new site name. It's possible that an obvious consensus will emerge, but if not, we'll create a follow-up thread that will serve as a poll where we can vote for the names nominated here.


So... start suggesting!

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How about Supercalifragilistic METS pialidocious. Very easy to remember and type into the search bar.


Or you could get into the Hub theme, Mets Hub. It would be my second favorite Hub, outside of GrubHub of course.


Or think of basic things like Mets Galore, Mets Essential, the Mets Line (oh it's like a subway reference too!!), or something punny like Nice to Mets You or Glad We Mets or something.


Actually the Mets Mint is alliterative and memorable.


Mets Vault makes it seem like an archive of sorts, which it kind of is.


Mets-Turbate is probably available, Gen Z would love it.

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amazinnymets.com is for sale!

The domain you are researching is available for registration.

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Have We Mets Before


I also like


IShovedMetsInMySaucyArsehole.com (it should be noted that I didn't check this domain for availability)

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meetthemets.com is for sale!

This domain is listed for sale at one of our partner sites for $19,999.


A steal at that price

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How about something that reeks of 2000s GeoCities like "Mets Mania," with a shoddy logo made in WordArt or Microsoft Paint?


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Have We Mets Before

 

 

Because of what it will be, this rings truest to me.

Marcus Aurelius’ principle.

Later

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Metsonline.com is available for $5k


Anything that ties into our history is too random for other folks.


schaefermets.com


StockholmMets.com


Maybe something with the word “pool”.

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craniasmetsimas.net Edited by kcmets
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I think the real Mets might have copyright or trademark or whatever issues with Meet the Mets considering that phrase is so commonly associated with the actual team. Also it doesn't really actually convey what the site is about. Mets Baseball Pool is kind of clunky, two many monosyllabic words, especially at the bookends. Pool itself is a clunky word. Use a catchier word like Haven. Mets Baseball Haven. Mets Haven. Whatever. I'm not picking on your selections specifically, so don't take offense.


TBH words is what I went to college for.

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meetthemets.com is for sale!

This domain is listed for sale at one of our partner sites for $19,999.


A steal at that price

 


Meet The Mets is $20k according to this site

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Considering how close the B and the M are on the keyboard, Mets365 is probably a bad idea. Unless our goal is to attract a lot of sloppy typers with a gambling jones.
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I'm noticing that the Cubs site (North Side Baseball) and the Marlins site (Fish on First) does not incorporate the team name:



And the sites for the Blue Jays (Jays Centre) and Red Sox (Talk Sox) only include a partial team name.


So the question becomes, how critical is it that the site include the word "Mets"? Or could we call it "Flushing Baseball" or "Who's on Third?"

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I'm noticing that the Cubs site (North Side Baseball) and the Marlins site (Fish on First) does not incorporate the team name:



And the sites for the Blue Jays (Jays Centre) and Red Sox (Talk Sox) only include a partial team name.


So the question becomes, how critical is it that the site include the word "Mets"? Or could we call it "Flushing Baseball" or "Who's on Third?"

 

Flushing Baseball would be good, the logo could be a baseball (or the Mets logo) being flushed down a toilet, reminiscent of how Mets fans feel about the team each year come August or September.

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I'm noticing that the Cubs site (North Side Baseball) and the Marlins site (Fish on First) does not incorporate the team name:



And the sites for the Blue Jays (Jays Centre) and Red Sox (Talk Sox) only include a partial team name.


So the question becomes, how critical is it that the site include the word "Mets"? Or could we call it "Flushing Baseball" or "Who's on Third?"

 

We inherited North Side Baseball as a name; it goes back 25 years at this point. And it's been a struggle with the name, but whaddya gonna do? The domain is ancient by internet standards.


We don't run Fish On First; we only provide the tech for it. Ely Sussman and his crew run that site.

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I think the real Mets might have copyright or trademark or whatever issues with Meet the Mets considering that phrase is so commonly associated with the actual team. Also it doesn't really actually convey what the site is about. Mets Baseball Pool is kind of clunky, two many monosyllabic words, especially at the bookends. Pool itself is a clunky word. Use a catchier word like Haven. Mets Baseball Haven. Mets Haven. Whatever. I'm not picking on your selections specifically, so don't take offense.


TBH words is what I went to college for.

 


What IS the site actually about?


No one at the Mets gives half a hoot about a random internet site using the words Meet the Mets.

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Well, we're not really an introductory website to the Mets nor are we a primer site, and Meet the Mets implies such a thing. Also, it's an insanely cliche line. It's so overused it really doesn't speak to any sort of uniqueness or brand this site might be trying to establish.
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How about "Grand Central Mets"? The 7-Line has co-opted the name of the subway that goes to Shea, I mean, Citi. We could do the same with the highway that goes there. It also suggests that the site is a hub of activity.

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