Fantasy baseball team name contest!

by Matt Watson @ FakeTeams on Feb 24, 2006 1:30 PM EST in Baseball

Update [2008-2-6 15:13:8 by Eric Hz]: Visit Fake Teams for the upcoming 3rd annual Best Fantasy Baseball Teams Contest.

I'm headed out of town for the weekend and will regrettably have no internet access. But I wanted to leave you guy with a little something to think about...

As I've mentioned time and again, I also write for the Roto Times, and as such I've come across a handful of issues to our Roto Times Guide to Winning Fantasy Baseball magazine. You can find it at bookstores, hobby shops and grocery stores across the country, but if you want to avoid plopping down $6.99 of your dough and get it for free, I have a contest for you.

One of the first things that fantasy owners do each and every year is come up with a good team name. Personally, I try every year to find something witty or snarky, but all too often my attempts at humor falls flat. So I'm turning to you guys -- tell me the best fantasy baseball team names that you've heard or you've come up with, and of those I'll choose my top five favorites as finalists for a poll to run next week.

As a reward, I'll send the top three finishers in the poll a free copy of the magazine. And as a consolation prize, I'll send the last two finishers a copy of last year's magazine. (Yeah, I know it's practically worthless, but it is a consolation prize, after all. Besides, there are still some pretty good strategy articles and whatnot in there.)

If there are a whole lot of responses, I'll poke around for another prize or two to send the winner -- nothing big, mind you, but something baseball related.

So, let's hear what you got in the comments!

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My favorite roto name

Kruk's Nut

by Lemonhead on Feb 24, 2006 5:45 PM EST reply actions

Here are six

The Nature Boys (whooooooooo!)
The Pretenders
Blue Meanies
Red Meanies
Show-me Homies
The Penis Headed Goats

by acr on Feb 24, 2006 9:40 PM EST reply actions

a few from me

Fire in the Pujols
Cuckoo 4 Coco Crisp
The Iñigo Montoyaz
Mueller = Traitor
The Dandy Highwaymen
The Parisian Nightsuits

by NedYostCoast2Coast on Feb 25, 2006 1:19 AM EST reply actions

sorry

those were from me

by jimmacow14 on Feb 25, 2006 2:28 AM EST reply actions

Last year's teams

Tae Kwon Oquendo
Exiles on Huston Street
OK Niedenfuer

by WillieMcGeeModelingCompany on Feb 25, 2006 12:15 PM EST reply actions

Here's some

Honor and Offer
Squirrels Gone Wild
JoeMorgonHatesCPUs
Shriveled Barrys

by Jake @ FakeTeams on Feb 25, 2006 4:51 PM EST reply actions

A good name is crucial.

I like a team name that lets you post smack in a distinctive persona. It makes coming up with fresh posts, especially in a league with owners you've known for years, easier.

Baseball:

Trailer Park Chan Hos (A year of Eminem references -- I will drive someone insane)
The Big Med Machine
Hayward Sex Machines (James Brown. Ow!)

Basketball, my true love:

Marv Albert Says Yes
Shawn Kemp's Kids
I Dream Of Manute

Football:

Manson Family Values (This was the best - I'd just find some Chuckie quotes on the Web, change the names, and boom -- nearly instant disturbing smack)

DMt

Do not fear the wire.

by DMtShooter @ FakeTeams on Feb 25, 2006 5:00 PM EST reply actions

a couple of names

I'm Bill James, Bitch
Pokey Woulda Had That

by brian39 on Feb 25, 2006 7:19 PM EST reply actions

Fake and Bake

by MonkMojo on Feb 25, 2006 10:56 PM EST reply actions

Team names set the tone

A few I've used and a few counterparts over the years:

VORP Sense of Humor
Jeters Never Prosper
Neifi Perez School of Hitting
Garvey's My Daddy
What Would DeJesus Do?
My Brogna Has A First Name, It's R-I-C-O
By the Beard of Matt Morris!
The Jim Hendry Experience
The Legend of Ron Belliard

By the way, brian39, 'I'm Bill James, Bitch' might be the best one I've ever heard!

by SABRJoe @ FakeTeams on Feb 26, 2006 12:48 PM EST reply actions

I agree

"I'm Bill James, bitch!" is hall of fame material as far as team names go. Great call.

by acr on Feb 26, 2006 4:40 PM EST up reply actions

Agreeing about "I'm Bill James, Bitch"

I just remembered that my last year's team was called "The DeJesus Lizard" until I started plummeting in the standings and renamed it "The $800 Boys" after some old John McGraw comment or something.

by NedYostCoast2Coast on Feb 26, 2006 12:54 PM EST reply actions

Uh

Boys of Summer?
Big <favorite team name color here> Machine?
Dog Days of Winter
Whoever Leaves the A's is a B**
The flying pundits
The freefalling squirrels
Take me to funkytown
Ruby Tuesday

Adam Dunn is a beast.

by Ohad @ FakeTeams on Feb 26, 2006 2:10 PM EST reply actions

re-post: just one

What the Van Hekken!

in honor of the immortal Tigers lefty Andy Van Hekken, who i accidentally drafted when i meant to pick Ismael Valdez. i'm not sure which was worse, actually drafting Van Hekken or trying to draft Valdez.

by migoldst on Feb 27, 2006 8:58 AM EST reply actions