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if you could rename a major league sports team (anywhere in the world, any sport), what would you name it? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by BigMoe@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Utah might be getting a major league baseball team and I couldn't help but wonder about names. Seems like so many are overused.

Me personally, I like Rabbid Jackalopes (unless they were based in Ogden in which case tweaker seems appropriate), but I'm sure they wouldn't pick that. What about the rest of Lemmy? What name would get you to cheer?

Edit: revisiting this as I actually came up with a better name: The Gila Monsters

They live in southern Utah, provide a unique name, and would make a great mascot. They also haven’t been politicized yet

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[–] Uprise42@artemis.camp 15 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Seattle Sounders. It’s a USL team for soccer. If you know, you know. If you don’t, just understand that it should be changed and move on

[–] skadden@ctrlaltelite.xyz 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lmao, how have I never put that one together?

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What am I missing?

[–] skadden@ctrlaltelite.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

spoiler

It's a reference to urethral sounding.

Search it at your own risk.

[–] BigMoe@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's the current name?

[–] amanneedsamaid@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 year ago

Seattle Sounders, they're saying they would change that to anything else.

[–] StunningGoggles@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Come on now, you can't leave us hanging! Googling isn't bringing up anything wrong or obscene about it...

[–] Uprise42@artemis.camp 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You asked. No images here but the thought is awful:

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Sounding

[–] StunningGoggles@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Lol I did ask, damn! Thanks for the link

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Jesus. Never put these two together.