Witty Fantasy Baseball Team Names
by oakland ehs on Feb 17, 2008 10:30 PM PST
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I'm one of those dorks that tries to think of something semi-funny when I put together my fantasy baseball teams. I usually like to tie it into the A's as best as I can too, but this year I'm kind of stumped. Any ideas?
Plays on words, shots at current or players, racy ones even (not racial, RACY) are all welcome.
Some examples from past years...
Big Mac's Left Cheek (I'm not here to talk about the past)
Skeet Skeet Street (self explanatory. probably moreso to the women of AN)
Parker Brothers (Milton Bradley anyone?)
One of my teams is named the Oakland AAA's this year, but beyond that I'm stuck - and I've got 3 more to field.
Throw em at me folks.
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formerly known as mdl
by iglew on Feb 18, 2008 12:32 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
identity changes
I haven't really investigated yet, but I hope these are few and far between. I don't know what I'd do if I had to start all over, dealing with people like ExpensiveSeatUpgrade, ps3bhaskarps3, bert/ernie/elmo (maybe in caps lock, too), jarforcesonofforce, Catfather, jeansforsale, front page writer baseballboy, etc.
To reach here
gliding into old age
the decades gone
without ever meeting one person
truly evil
without ever meeting one person
truly exceptional
without ever meeting one person
truly good
gliding into old age
the decades gone
the mornings are the worst.
by Cutthemullet on Feb 18, 2008 1:04 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
there are a few.
some are technical errors, others are just people changing their identity.
"The hard... is what makes it great."
by Jjjsixsix on Feb 18, 2008 1:47 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
There should be an AN Media Guide.
(and LOL @ "ps3bhaskarps3"...)
(btw, this should be a reply to Jjjsixsix, but in my preview, its indentation alignment makes it look like a reply to Cutthemullet.)
"There's no real reason why a flight in which one flies naked should be more expensive than any other."
by Poppy on Feb 18, 2008 1:56 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Okay, I guess that was just the preview, because it looks fine as a final post.
"There's no real reason why a flight in which one flies naked should be more expensive than any other."
by Poppy on Feb 18, 2008 1:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Greatest hits
Out of all the teams I've fielded, I think these are the three best names I've used, in order of my preference (you may disagree...):
3. Creatine & Carotene (legal alternatives to another C&C, the Clear and the Cream, heh)
2. B-12 Distribution (Distributors works, too)
1. Tijuana Pharmacists (classic...used this a few times)
by Cutthemullet on Feb 18, 2008 12:33 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
eh
Not that it matters much, but Bonds' favorite BALCO product was referred to as the cream and the clear, not vice versa. Had to rectify this mistake lest we begin to forget the heroic contributions that one Victor Conte made to the sport.
To reach here
gliding into old age
the decades gone
without ever meeting one person
truly evil
without ever meeting one person
truly exceptional
without ever meeting one person
truly good
gliding into old age
the decades gone
the mornings are the worst.
by Cutthemullet on Feb 18, 2008 12:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
hmm
I see that, among the many changes, new AN doesn't apply a sig change to past posts. Probably a good thing in this case; I think Bukowski is best taken in moderation.
To reach here
gliding into old age
the decades gone
without ever meeting one person
truly evil
without ever meeting one person
truly exceptional
without ever meeting one person
truly good
gliding into old age
the decades gone
the mornings are the worst.
by Cutthemullet on Feb 18, 2008 12:55 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
one thing new AN isn't going to do is stop me from replying to myself
To add to the last post...in the words of Modest Mouse..."sure, he's a pretty good read...but why'd he have to be such an asshole?"
To reach here
gliding into old age
the decades gone
without ever meeting one person
truly evil
without ever meeting one person
truly exceptional
without ever meeting one person
truly good
gliding into old age
the decades gone
the mornings are the worst.
by Cutthemullet on Feb 18, 2008 12:56 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Bukowski and moderation?
There's a good joke in there somewhere, but I can't find it.
It's Rhodes Scholar Night at the Coliseum tonight.
by Scottbass on Feb 18, 2008 2:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
fantasy
My Balls Ichiro, a classic.
It Byrnes When I Piazza
My Sizmore in Your Pujols
The Good, The Vlad, The Uggula
by CichirelloMagnet on Feb 18, 2008 9:40 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
Bad, bad, bad
Worst one I've heard in a long time:
Larry Davis' Mustache Riders
by RickeySteals on Feb 18, 2008 10:33 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
in a head head to league
name your team
"with another man's testicles"
so the following conversation occurs:
"Hu u playin this week"
"Im playing With Another Man's Testicles"
"Sometimes Joe (morgan) doesn't like facts to get in the way of his opinions."- billy beane
by harendaman365 on Feb 18, 2008 3:59 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
bottom of the fifth
my friend uses this in our keeper league. we also had scranton beet farmers, gas brake dip yellow bus ghostriders, diamond cutters, etc.
President of the Joey Devine fan club as of 1/15/08. Accepting applications for other positions. "He has no equivalent." -Paul DePodesta on Jeremy Brown
by flipgatey3 on Feb 18, 2008 4:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
My friend typically has his team named
"just the tip". And one year I went with "put it in the Pujols". But, aside from being possibly objectionable, I missed the playoffs, so you may want to avoid that bad karma...
by 5Aces on Feb 18, 2008 10:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
and now that I look over options here
I don't think I can avoid calling my team something that involves ghostriding the volvo this year.
by 5Aces on Feb 18, 2008 10:47 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Last year my fantasy team name was "day to day" thanks to the popularity of the phrase at AN and the status of everyone on the A's.
"I never saw a hooligan I did like. They're like left-handed pitchers, they all have a screw loose somewhere." - The Asphalt Jungle
by drmmerchk on Feb 18, 2008 11:39 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
well, if we're talking "fantasy"
why not just call it "WS Champion A's"?
Or you can go the other route and call it "Threesome with (insert your two favorite hot celebs)".
"Oakland has now increased its payroll to the point that it now ranks third in the Bay Area among all McDonald's franchises.”
-Sandy Alderson, former A’s general manager.
by 67MARQUEZ on Feb 19, 2008 5:08 AM PST reply actions 0 recs
I called my team...
the Oakland Rivercats. If that ain't witty, I don't know what is.
by CrazierthanYOU on Feb 19, 2008 10:07 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
a recent suggestion...
i can haz chavezburger
love, mike in canada
by oakland ehs on Feb 20, 2008 4:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
How about a commemorative name??
That team from 1890, the "Cleveland Infants".
True! see www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CLI
"I never predict anything, and I never will." Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
by One won lost won on Feb 21, 2008 9:58 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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