Your 2013 Houston Astros or Houston ??

[Warning Track Power]

Taking this thread in a different direction:

 

Let's say the Brewers were to explore a name change. While most would be against it, myself included, anybody have any proposals for a new name for your local MLB team?

 

The Milwaukee_______

[CheezWizHed]

The Milwaukee Hogs.

 

They would play in Harley Stadium (cause, we all know that Harley screwed Davidson out of his half). Uniforms would be made of leather. All of the parking spots in "Preferred" parking would have 1/2 width of now. We could parallel the Oakland Raiders as the bad-boys of the MLB.

[Invader3K]

I seriously would think about quitting being a fan if the Brewers changed their name, so I have no good ideas.

[jmeks23]

Yeah, it's funnier to make fun of the Astros.

 

 

Houston Hurricanes...well that one is actually kind of cool.

 

 

Houston Tumbleweeds

[ilovebeer]

How about the Houston Rodeo's and for Milwaukee how about the festivals,

[Kelbysdaddy]

I heard the owners like Houston energy. That is the worst idea ever. It sounds like aa wnba team or a girls dance squad.

[1992casey]

I don't like singular team names, at least in the traditional sports. And baseball's about as traditional as it gets.

[RyDogg66]

The Houston Energy is awful, there is no way they could even propose that, could they?

[hawing]

The Houston Energy is awful, there is no way they could even propose that, could they?

If they go with that name I will only refer to it as NRG. Having said that, I did like the sound of "West Virginia Power."

[jeffy]

Well, using the owner's name and local gulf coast wildlife (in winter, anyway)...the Houston Whooping Cranes.

[JET15]

Maybe they can go back to being the Colt .45's.

Only if Washington goes back to the Bullets name in the NBA.

 

I agree that franchise names should stay with the city, but they should have the option to change it, too. The Redskins should probably change their name. There are legitimate reasons to change names.

 

And, the Colts name and logo should have stayed in Baltimore, the same way Cleveland kept the Browns name and colors.

[Nottso]

Maybe they'll incorporate the train they have. Houston Railmen or something like that.

The Houston We-Got-Hit-By-The-Light-Rails?

Having been cut-off by people in cars thousands of times over the years, this does my heart good. I'm sure the first words out of the errant drivers' mouths were "But officer, I never saw it".

[CheezWizHed]

The Houston Energy is awful

 

Wouldn't that bring up thoughts of Enron?

[Brewtacular]

The Houston Energy is awful

 

Wouldn't that bring up thoughts of Enron?

Yes, but think of all the shell games you could do on the jumbotron!

 

 

[DannoMac21]

Looks like they're keeping their name.

 

http://hardballtalk.nbcsp...ent-changing-their-name/

[valpocrewsader]

I always wanted a team named the Milwaukee Talkies.

[patrickgpe]

Looks like they're keeping their name.

 

http://hardballtalk.nbcsp...ent-changing-their-name/

i'm glad, it looks like people spoke out to let ownership that they don't want a change. I like team names that don't exist elsewhere that have something to do with the history of the region.

[1992casey]

And, the Colts name and logo should have stayed in Baltimore, the same way Cleveland kept the Browns name and colors.

 

Of course, the Colts' move preceded the Browns-Raven's transfer by 13 years, and nobody had thought of the concept at the time. Of course, the Colts' move was by far the sneakiest move to date, meaning that there weren't a lot of options as far as opening up any discussion. I'm surprised that Houston didn't insist on something similar to the Browns-Ravens deal, though.

 

The Browns-Ravens situation did set some precedent, although few situations actually replicate it. The one that seems to come the closest is the move of the MLS San Jose Earthquakes to Houston. San Jose got to keep the Earthquake's name and history, and the team returned to MLS after three years. In the NBA, when the Supersonics became the Oklahoma City Thunder, Seattle kept the rights to the nickname. However, if a new Supersonics team emerges, both franchises would share the old Supersonics' history.