The Swamp

Gunpowder wrote: ↑Wed Mar 07, 2018 1:01 pm Moscow (ID) Colluders

Moscow (ID) Spammers was our Rookie ball team from last year.

Topeka Packapickledpeppers

Bristol Palins

Going to make a shortlist of the home city suggestions and put up the next poll tomorrow.

Got a good number of Southern cities so far, could use a few more Midwest/West ones.

Flagstaff Members

Couer D’alene OnMes

Seaside(OR) Blackpoolers

La Jolla Hoyas

South Orange Juliuses.

Kankakee Partyers

Mankato Kaelins

Lacrosse Sticks

Watts Happenings

Rancho Cucamonga Chupacabres

Dubuque Skylarks
Tulsa Gabbards
Ferguson Turds
Bismarck E’s

Does Gibbards work better there? Those jokes always throw me.

Mars and Intercourse PA are awesome, but way too small for our needs.

Holland (MI) Woodies/Cloggies/Windmillers/Cheese-eaters

(That's a lovely little part of the country, by the way.)

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Mar 07, 2018 7:20 pm Mars and Intercourse PA are awesome, but way too small for our needs.

Holland (MI) Woodies/Cloggies/Windmillers/Cheese-eaters

(That's a lovely little part of the country, by the way.)

Holland Oats

Motherfucker.

RBIs (clap)
They’re pretty crude (clap clap)

Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. See the poll above for a curated list of finalists.

Voted - but I'd have preferred the Watts Happenings.

Pruitt wrote: ↑Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:07 pm Voted - but I'd have preferred the Watts Happenings.

Watts isn't a city or town. It's a neighborhood in L.A.
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Brooklyn has a team jerknose.

Pruitt wrote: ↑Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:07 pm Voted - but I'd have preferred the Watts Happenings.

This means a lot.

We could have had m night shyamalyan nights.

Ryan wrote: ↑Wed Mar 07, 2018 4:07 pmBristol Palins

this was my favorite

A_B wrote: ↑Thu Mar 08, 2018 9:59 pm

Pruitt wrote: ↑Thu Mar 08, 2018 8:07 pm Voted - but I'd have preferred the Watts Happenings.

This means a lot.

We could have had m night shyamalyan nights.

True, but the meat and potatoes of the marketing could have centred around our mascot - a plushy version of Fred "Rerun" Barry!

After a very fair and transparent selection process, we have a winner:



Do I even need to put up a poll for the team name, or should I just assume we're going with the Oats?

You're the Oats. Obvs.

Should be the 1945s.



(No, it shouldn't. It has to be the Oats.)

I sense a burgeoning rivalry between the Oats and the Fresno Business Horses.

New poll up to choose the team colors. Will collect the most popular ones and then vote on the specific color scheme. After that, will put together some logo/uniform mockups next week.

Rich Girl Pink
No Can Do Brown

To be true to the original joke, the team name should be Oates, right? And all team contracts require wearing Oates style mustaches?

I was thinking yellow/gold, the closest color to oats.

sancarlos wrote: ↑Fri Mar 09, 2018 1:25 pm I was thinking yellow/gold, the closest color to oats.

Nah, it's Holland. Gotta be orange and something.

Sabo wrote: ↑Fri Mar 09, 2018 1:24 pm To be true to the original joke, the team name should be Oates, right? And all team contracts require wearing Oates style mustaches?

I lean no because its "Holland" and the literal word "oats" matches that, but I admitted a few days ago these sorts of things always puzzle me.

Sabo wrote: ↑Fri Mar 09, 2018 1:24 pm To be true to the original joke, the team name should be Oates, right? And all team contracts require wearing Oates style mustaches?

Thought about that too, but I think Oats works better because:

1. Like "Holland," it's a homophone rather than the identical spelling
2. "Oats" works as a team name on its own
3. For the Business Horse reference above

sancarlos wrote: ↑Fri Mar 09, 2018 1:25 pm I was thinking yellow/gold, the closest color to oats.

California got them fancy golden oats. We got brownish ones here in the heartland.

Bonaire is a Dutch territory, part of the ABC islands. That's their flag.

And the Holland Oats is now the proud owner of the contract of a native of Bonaire, NonlinearFC.

I know this makes zero sense, I'm just throwing it out there.

Oh, maybe we can have Bonaire Night? Special one-off jersey night!?




Sigh. Just like with the album draft, I get overly excited by these things. Apologies in advance.

Fair enough.

Go Oats!

Looks like Orange and Yellow/Gold are the most popular choices so far. Those of you suggesting those, what are you thinking of as the complementary colors? Will follow with a poll to decide on the final color scheme.

I originally lobbied and voted for Gold/Yellow, but now I'm favoring the Orange. How about Orange and Gold for a color scheme?

I'm a winter and look better in dark colours. Not happy about the colour choices. Not saying that Free Agency is an option, but..

Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri Mar 09, 2018 5:37 pm I'm a winter and look better in dark colours. Not happy about the colour choices. Not saying that Free Agency is an option, but..

Just to clarify: You and like 3/4ths of people who were on the Sports Frogs last year, will be again this year. The new team is for those who left via free agency, plus a few others from the bench/minors to give them some more playing time.

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Fri Mar 09, 2018 5:49 pm

Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri Mar 09, 2018 5:37 pm I'm a winter and look better in dark colours. Not happy about the colour choices. Not saying that Free Agency is an option, but..

Just to clarify: You and like 3/4ths of people who were on the Sports Frogs last year, will be again this year. The new team is for those who left via free agency, plus a few others from the bench/minors to give them some more playing time.

Oh.

So fuck them

Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri Mar 09, 2018 5:54 pm

Johnny Carwash wrote: ↑Fri Mar 09, 2018 5:49 pm

Pruitt wrote: ↑Fri Mar 09, 2018 5:37 pm I'm a winter and look better in dark colours. Not happy about the colour choices. Not saying that Free Agency is an option, but..

Just to clarify: You and like 3/4ths of people who were on the Sports Frogs last year, will be again this year. The new team is for those who left via free agency, plus a few others from the bench/minors to give them some more playing time.

Oh.

So fuck them

Such Primadonnas on the Sports Frogs