That is almost, but not quite, as good as the Albuquerque Isotopes. --Rose
On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Richard de Give <rduhg...@yahoo.com>wrote: > > http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/sports/professional/professional_baseball/article/flying_squirrels_picked_as_new_baseball_team_name/299518/ > > > By JOHN O'CONNOR > Published: October 15, 2009 > > Flying Squirrels was announced this afternoon as the nickname for the new > Richmond Double-A baseball franchise. > > Also under consideration as finalists were Rhinos, Flatheads, Rock Hoppers > and Hush Puppies. The new team will begin playing at The Diamond next season > and is affiliated with the San Francisco Giants. > > The nickname was picked by franchise owners and managers in conjunction > with their marketing partner. It was submitted in a name-the-team contest > that drew approximately 6,000 entries. Team management selected five > finalists. Hush Puppies joined the competition as a wild-card entry. > > Hambones, one of the finalists, was removed from consideration because a > hambone is the foot-stomping, thigh-slapping dance brought here by enslaved > West Africans and later performed at minstrel shows. > > Team officials made the announcement at the downtown offices of the > Richmond Times-Dispatch, which was a sponsor of the contest. > > The Eastern League franchise moved from Norwich, Conn., on Sept. 23. There, > the team nickname was the Defenders, a nod to the defense industry in > Connecticut. > > Opening day at The Diamond is April 15. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to wnndl@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wnndl+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
