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re: Is the Raptor the worst team nickname in professional sports?
Posted on 2/13/12 at 9:23 am to Kracka
Posted on 2/13/12 at 9:23 am to Kracka
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I don't like the Hornets name or its nickname "the bee's"
this bugs the shite out of me too...they are the HORNETS but every stupid nickname is bee related
"the hive", "honey-bees", "used-to-bees", "bee-fense"
the other thing they have going for it is the hornets nest gift shop
This post was edited on 2/13/12 at 9:24 am
Posted on 2/13/12 at 9:23 am to Moustache
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only to LA people. It's historic and unique. It's just that a lot of LA people are envious of Texas.
Come again?
No, it's stupid because it's stupid... IMO it's the same as a team being called the Davenport Iowans... If you are from Iowa you might like it, I suppose.
Posted on 2/13/12 at 9:28 am to Moustache
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only to LA people. It's historic and unique. It's just that a lot of LA people are envious of Texas.
Texas douchebaggery at its finest.
Posted on 2/13/12 at 9:34 am to Nonetheless
Raptors and Wizards are by far the worst. I am a Texans fan and I think the Texans name is cheesy. The logo is great, but the name Texans restricts their marketing IMO.
Posted on 2/13/12 at 9:37 am to Moustache
GTFO
Yea, it's historic, but that just means it sucked a long time ago too. And unique? Yea, I guess no other franchise was that lame before, congrats
Yea, it's historic, but that just means it sucked a long time ago too. And unique? Yea, I guess no other franchise was that lame before, congrats
Posted on 2/13/12 at 9:38 am to PortCityTiger24
frick you muthafricka
Posted on 2/13/12 at 9:52 am to Newbomb Turk
quote:easily.
Utah Jazz by a long shot.
They don't even allow music in Utah
Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:01 am to Moustache
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It's just that a lot of LA people are envious of Texas
Jealous of what big head? People from Texas don't realize that people outside of Texas don't give a frick about Texas. That being said I wish we had a MLB team
Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:10 am to big Tiger 1885
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I wish we had a MLB team
Never going to happen. I doubt Selig puts another team in another small market again thanks to the Rays.
Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:11 am to barry
If you look at the team names from the WNBA and women's pro soccer league in the US, you will find a ton of names worse than "Raptors."
Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:13 am to 1999
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mighty ducks is even worse.
Then it's probably a good thing they stopped going by that name over 5 years ago.
Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:22 am to DBG
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I guess no other franchise was that lame before, congrats
There was more than 1 incarnation Texans before this version. The Dallas Texans of the AFL became the Kansas City Chiefs.
I'm a Texans fan and don't care for the name. I wish they could have kept the Oilers name and history, but que sera.
To the OP, when you include the city, then names like Utah Jazz or LA Lakers are really stupid, but for just the nickname, Raptors is up there. It was clearly done in the fog of Jurassic Park popularity. I don't follow MLS, but some of those teams copy famous Euro team is really, really stupid.
ReaL Salt Lake? Chivas USA
Posted on 2/13/12 at 10:23 am to PortCityTiger24
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Worse than the Maple Leafs? Nah
Maple Leafs is a great nickname for Toronto, or any Canadian city.
This post was edited on 2/13/12 at 12:16 pm
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