Saturday, December 7, 2019

Help! New league names needed

We head into 2020 and I only have 1 remaining named league ready to open up for this season.  I have a few more names in my head but I can use help from you.  Please use the comment section or email me with your suggestions.

Leagues generally have some kind of theme - which can be baseball-related but could also refer to culture, history, geography, science, entertainment, other sports - you name it.  I do want to stay away from anything overly controversial, divisive, or offensive (so I'm not prone, for example, to use something based on current politics or issues).

I'm also trying to stay away from things that might flag on copyright issues if someone is searching for that.  I'm probably veering close to that with Batman and Superman leagues, but tried to stay a little more hidden with the South Park-themed league called "Blame Canada" instead of "South Park."  I don't think I'm going to push it yet with any more themes around Marvel or DC movies right now.

Puns are welcome, along with multiple interpretations/meanings.  For example, "Deuces Wild" can be seen as card-game related, but is actually themed around MLB career leaders in doubles.  "Royal Flush" is another card theme, and was used as the Kansas City Royals themed league.

Leagues generally need 6 related names - 2 conferences and 4 divisions.  If 2 of the 6 names are seen as better/bigger/more important, those often serve as the conference names.  Or maybe the conferences are groupings.  For example, in the Pacific Northwest League, the Washington Conference has the Huskies and Cougars for division names and the Oregon Conference has the Beavers and the Ducks.

I'm a white guy in my mid-50s, so my perspective can be a bit dated.  ThirtyThirtySomething based on MLB players in the 30-30 Club is really pushing it with a name derived from a TV show in the late 80s-early 90s (that I didn't even watch).  I spent the 80s and 90s listening to alternative music - so while I'd welcome a rap/hip hop theme, I'm not going to embarrass myself trying to name that one.

Have at it - and have fun with the suggestions.

For MLB team-related leagues, I typically pick retired numbers of players or Hall of Famers for conference/division names, but I could use help with the league name.  Some teams don't have a lot of history yet, but I suppose we could move ahead with them (I won't be doing this 40 years from now when they have multiple retired numbers).  Mostly I started off looking at BWB owners' preferences for favorite teams to choose which MLB teams to use.

These MLB teams are not yet used for league themes:

  • Arizona
  • Cincinnati (can it be anything other than "Big Red Machine?" - I might not wait for more suggestions there and use it this year)
  • Colorado
  • Los Angeles Angels (I have "Rally Monkey League" teed up but not wild about it - "Angels in the Outfield?"  Something else?
  • Miami
  • Milwaukee
  • San Diego
  • Seattle
  • Tampa Bay
  • Texas
  • Toronto
  • Washington

8 comments:

Sherm said...

A few ruminations.

Mile High

Helton Conference
Galarraga
Gonzalez

Walker Conference
Arenado
Tulowitzi


Final Frontier

Kirk Conference
Archer
Burnham

Picard Conference
Sisko
Janeway


Hard Rock Cafe

Queen Conference
Def Leppard
AC/DC

Guns N’ Roses Conference
Van Halen
Metallica


True North

Alomar conference
Carter
Bautista

Halladay conference
Stieb
Key


Femme Fatales (or Film Noir)

Double Indemnity Conference
Out of the Past
Kiss Me Deadly

Maltese Falcon Conference
The Big Sleep
Sunset Boulevard


Gaslamp Gang

Gwynn Conference
Winfield
Santiago

Hoffman Conference
Benes
Peavy

Sherm said...

Few more ideas LOL

Caffeine Lovers

Coffee Conference
Mocha
Pumpkin Spice

Tea Conference
Earl Grey
Matcha


Surf N Turf

Crusteacean Conference
Lobster
Shrimp

Steak Conference
Filet Mignon
Ribeye


Family Night

Monopoly Conference
Life
Clue

Scrabble Conference
Battleship
Operation


Fun and Games

Hasbro Conference
G.I. Joe
My Little Pony

Mattel Conference
Barbie
Hot Wheels

Rock the Flats said...

PACIFIC COAST

GREEN LAKE Conference
The SAFE
The WHEEL

PIKE PLACE Conference
The NEEDLE
The MOPOP

Jim said...

Sherm and Flats with some great options ...

Mods And Rockers

Quadrophenia Conference
Who's Next
Who By Numbers

Tommy Conference
Who Are You
Who Sell Out

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Clash Of The Titans

Medusa Conference
Pegasus
Athena

Kraken Conference
Perseus
Bubo

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Cardboard Connection

Topps Conference
Fleer
Donruss

Bowman Conference
Upper Deck
Score

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General Mills

Cheerios Conference
Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Kix

Wheaties Conference
Trix
Lucky Charms

Unknown said...

WWE

Hogan Conference
Flair
Savage

Austin Conference
Undertaker
Rock

jason said...

I love the cardboard connection idea.

Also, some more poker themed ones (Full House, Quad Aces, etc)

Family night one is also a great fun idea.

swanjon said...

There are a lot of great ideas here - thanks! I'm going to use a lot of these or at least variations. They might not show up this year, but I'll come back to this.

Unknown said...

For a Marlins league..4 owners..Waynes ,Henrys,Luries,Shermans divisions... Florida and Miami for the conferences..