Child Abuse

[Guest Edgy DC]

No, I'm agreeing with you that that's the way it should go down. I don't know how it does.

[metsmarathon]

we just realized today that both of minimm's prospective godparents are yankee fans.

i don't think i should be welcomed here anymore...

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

metsmarathon wrote: we just realized today that both of minimm's prospective godparents are yankee fans. i don't think i should be welcomed here anymore...

Oh, come on. That's a little much.

All you need's a little reeducation about priorities.

[batmagadanleadoff]

I grew up in the Land of the Giants. I played for The Tiny Tee Giants, The Tiny Giants, The Little Giants, The Light Giants, The Little Light Elite Giants, The Purple Elite Giants, The Elite Medium-Sized Middle Giants, The Colorless Purple Giants and The Color of Purple Black Giants.

[Guest Edgy DC]

We were kind of strange in naming the teams directly after their sponsors, calling them "Mormile Florist" and "Rockville Realty" instead of "Mormile's Fightin' Florists" and "Rockville Rockin' Realtors" or some collective noun action.

Maybe that's changed in the home burg. When I was 14, Joan Jett (and all threads lead there), newly arrived in Rockville Centre, sponsored a team called the Blackhearts, which had to be good for about five wins a year.

[Guest sharpie]

Both when I played and when I coached Lenny, teams had some sponser name on the back so technically they were Shawn Wines & Liquors (that was one of Lenny's sponsors) but the league used only the nicknames that the teams provided. One year a realtor sponsored Lenny's team and a couple of employees happened by a game and stayed and rooted for us.

[Methead]

When I played little league in upstate NY, our teams were named after indigenous Native American tribes. Senecas, Iroquois, Oneidas, Cayugas, Mohawks, and so on.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

THAT's coolness, MH. (Though you'd think naming the league after the Iroquois might be more apropos.)

[MFS62]

The only odd named team I played for was in Babe Ruth baseball. It was called "El Toro Bravo", named after its sponsor, a beer sold in bodegas all over the city. Not quite a pawnshop, but still eye-catching.
The team was mostly made up of players from DeWitt Clinton and other Bronx high schools.
The team could really stroke. It hit like we were playing slo-pitch softball. There were always lots of scouts in the stands to watch Al Kantrowitz(catcher), Pete Sulis (3B) and Lou Leonardi (SS) hit. They were offered contracts, but decided to go on to college. I lost track of them. The only guy who made the majors was one of the infielders (name escapes me*) who played for Minnesota.
The only pitcher who gave us trouble was George Lazerique (the ex A's pitcher). He threw a slow curve that drove us nutz.

Later

*EDIT: The guy was Danny Monzon

[Frayed Knot]

Willets Point wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: The Commies? The team provided universal healthcare for all the kids.

Hits from each player according to their abilities, runs to each team according to their needs.

[HahnSolo]

Edgy DC wrote: We were kind of strange in naming the teams directly after their sponsors, calling them "Mormile Florist" and "Rockville Realty" instead of "Mormile's Fightin' Florists" and "Rockville Rockin' Realtors" or some collective noun action. Maybe that's changed in the home burg. When I was 14, Joan Jett (and all threads lead there), newly arrived in Rockville Centre, sponsored a team called the Blackhearts, which had to be good for about five wins a year.

My little league also used sponsor names for the team name. Zaro's and Carvel were powerhouses my first year. First Federal had the worst uniforms (red, white, blue, and green?). I played for B'nai Brith for three years. No Jews on the team, so few of us had any idea what we were. Our unis were pretty cool: pinstripes with orange caps, numbers, and stirrups. I then converted when I got to the majors, playing for St. Raymond. Unis sucked: bright red jersey, blue pants, red stirrups, red cap. I looked like I played for Team Cuba.