Officials of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays have until May 31 to tell MLB what new nickname they want for their team.
Fans are being polled, but I think the name will likely be chosen by a focus group or somebody in the Tampa Bay front office erasing "Devil" from the name.
what about the new jersey devils? the arizona state sun devils? the depaul blue demons? duke blue devils? wake forest demon deacons? should they all change their names because people might be offended?
I think, in order to be taken seriously, Tampa Bay should drop the familiar "Ray" and go with the more formal "Raymond." That would command instant respect.
How about the Tampa Bay Sun Rays? Then, instead of their current, blah/ugly color scheme, they could incorporate that wonderful color orange. A bright, sunny, disposition would surely result. Bonus synergy points for inspiring hope in the team's future!
(Disclaimer - my dad's a Syracuse grad, so I acquired a taste for the color orange early in life.)
[11] when they first announced the name "tampa bay devil rays" i was imagining a yellow and orange on white color scheme, with pale orange hats and a sunburst effect on the uniform front.
17 Perhaps the good people of Tampa are troubled by the reference to St. Petersburg ("I stuck around St. Petersburg when I saw it was time for a change") in "Sympathy For The Devil" -- hence the community exorcism.
25 - Yknow if they would just move into their spring training stadium permanently the DRays would totally experience the Fenway Effect and sell out every game...
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ugh.
Faye Dunaways?
Tampa Bay Bluer Jays?
Tampa Bay Wedding Days?
people are stupid.
Fight on, you Raymonds.
Tampa Bay Mohammed Comics?
Tampa Bay Swastikas?
Tampa Bay Hamburgers?
Tampa Bay Neocons?
(Disclaimer - my dad's a Syracuse grad, so I acquired a taste for the color orange early in life.)
#clap clap, clap-clap-clap#
Some of the hardliners want the team to be called Leningrad.
Луч Дьявола!
Or maybe just The Hermitage.
Meanwhile, what about Man Rays, in honor of the photographer? Is that too esoteric for Tampa?
The Sharks would be a cool name but San Jose's hockey team's already got dibs on it.
http://diamondsareforhumor.mlblogs.com/diamonds_are_for_humor/2006/04/tampa_bay_seeks.html
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