Posted on 01/27/2006 4:02:06 PM PST by LurkedLongEnough
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are considering a name change, the Tampa Tribune reported Friday.
"When [new owner] Stu Sternberg came in, he said there was a need for dramatic change. One way for dramatic change is to change the name," team president Matt Silverman told the paper.
Silverman said that one option is to remove the "Devil" from Devil Rays after meetings with focus groups revealed a negative association with the with word "devil," the Tribune reported.
"When they liked something we did, they would refer to us as the Rays. If they were discussing a complaint or gripe, we were the Devil Rays," Silverman told the paper.
While the deadline for name changes to be submitted to the Major League office is at the end of May. Silverman says he expects a new name for the team to be announced in June or July, according to the Tribune.
"Rays" is 150% better than "Tarpons" but it's still a stupid name.
Tarpons?
Oh, that's an "R" in there.....nevermind.
How abou the Freds?
I like the Tampa Bay Minnows
How idiotic.
How about the Tampa Bay Raving Scientologists?
Why don't they call themselves the Los Angeles Rays of Tampa and go play some home games in San Antonio?
You want dramatic change, you got it.
POOF! World Series.
Sting Rays?
LOL
you know that would be the take off on the name....
Maybe they should have tried "Those Cute Little Devil Rays" to make the groups feel warm and fuzzy :)
they don't have minnows down there I don't believe....
what they REALLY need is a new stadium to get out of the POS they are currently in, and they need to get out of St. Pete.
I'm trying not to picture the Tarpons' mascot: the Comfortable Plastic Applicator....
Perhaps "No Name" would be an appropriate name to dramatize a change.
WELL, I certainly hope so.
Where I live the most prominent terrain feature is Mount Diablo. Maybe we could change its name to just Mount.
Uh,oh! Sexual connotation alert!
(Sirens, bells, klaxons, flashing red lights etc.)
LOL
somehow I just don't see Selig going for it...
wait a second....Selig's a buffoon.....I am sure he could be convinced.....
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