TheBurn Posted December 7, 2018 Report Share Posted December 7, 2018 With the leagues 32nd team, lets play the fun game of vote for the best name, come up with appropriate new names or post pictures of jersey mock ups. Seattle... Sockeyes - Alliterative. Named for salmon of the region. Steelheads - similar to above. State fish. Taken from an all negro baseball team to play in seattle during the 1940s. Evergreens - named for unofficial state tree which lent its name to the monikor 'the evergreen state' Mammoths - Named for the state fossil Metropolitans - named for Seattles former hockey team of the early 1900s. Totems - named for Seattles former hockey team of the early 1950s. Named in relation of the west coast aboriginals that built iconic wooden emblems. Spacemen - named in relation to the iconic Space Needle constructed for the worlds fair that has prominantly been associated with the city since the 60s. Emeralds - named after the city nickname which originated due to the rich forestry surrounding the city. Sounders/sound- this is already the name of the seattle soccer team. Named for the geological locale of the city and conjures feeling of the grunge movement of the 90s. Could possible buy the naming rights from the soccer team. Lumberjacks/ Loggers - named in relation to an occupation in the first large sector of the state economy. Kraken - an imposing monster of lore that indicates a relation to water. Sea Monsters - alliterative variance of Kraken. Snowcaps/Snowpeaks - an alliterative homage to the states iconic Raniere Mountain Seals - named for a prominant animal that populates the region Stags - prominant animal that populates the region Timber - forest related name Scarecrows - a play on the emerald city monikor of the famed book the Wonderful Wizard of Oz Blacksmiths - fairly generic name alluding to the history of seattle as a through port to repair miners tools during the gold rush or the long history of shipbuilding in the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conundrumed Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 Baristas? Lol My vote is Storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_People1 Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 On 12/7/2018 at 1:03 AM, TheBurn said: Metropolitans - named for Seattles former hockey team of the early 1900s. But again though, if they are called the Metropolitans, then should they be in the Metropolitan Division? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now