Front Page: Ft. Myers Miracle Become Mighty Mussels

[Dave The Dastardly]

Sounds like they're coming out of their shell.

[Dave The Dastardly]

You're not supposed to eat mussels from April to September. Isn't that baseball season? These guys are gonna get shelled.

[Dave The Dastardly]

What if one of the players trips over first base and falls down and requires help getting up? Aren't they afraid of pulling a mussel?

 

Sorry. Can't help it. I think their PR guy is gonna be hamstrung.

[nicksaviking]

 

  On 12/3/2019 at 5:40 PM, Curveballjesus said:

New ownership.  Andrew Kaufman out of Jacksonville. 

 

Here is his take on the change (yes this is a serious quote):

 

"Think Disney, but edgy."

 

Andy Kaufman? This all makes sense now. 

 

And what a relief, I heard he was dead.

[Mike Sixel]

 

  On 12/3/2019 at 9:06 PM, Steve Lein said:

Me: What's this look like to you?

 

Fiancee: Definitely a roided up testicle

 

(yikes...)

 

I agree with your fiancee.....

[biggentleben]

 

  On 12/3/2019 at 10:14 PM, Mike Sixel said:

I agree with your fiancee.....

 

A testicle emerging from a vagina. That is going to sell well...

 

Sort of the way University of South Carolina apparel that has their shortened team name sells like hot cakes..it has nothing to do with the school for sure.

[h2oface]

Better than Clams!

[Squirrel]

Lol ... that’s to all the responses in this thread that made me laugh ... too many to quote, but I think scottz won, but it was close.

[Squirrel]

  On 12/3/2019 at 9:06 PM, Steve Lein said:

Me: What's this look like to you?

 

Fiancee: Definitely a roided up testicle

 

(yikes...)

I was under the impression that steroids actually did the opposite to testicles?

[Nine of twelve]

 

  On 12/4/2019 at 1:27 AM, SQUIRREL said:

I was under the impression that steroids actually did the opposite to testicles?

You are correct, ma'am! How do you suppose Rafael Palmiero wound up as a spokesperson for Viagra? This is how.

[Richie the Rally Goat]

I’ve been heave-laughing the whole thread. Oh man... that is too funny

[DocBauer]

Humor aside, affiliations change. Every holiday the past few seasons I look to buy a cap for myself and my father for a team we don't have yet. Hell, we have Rockcats and Lookout caps we display or wear at times. I promise you I will NOT be ordering any items from this ridiculous change.

 

 

[David HK]

I don't mind it. 

 

I've always hated team names that are uncountable nouns.

 

"Wild," you're next.

[Doctor Wu]

 

  On 12/3/2019 at 5:35 PM, raindog said:

I like goofy MiLB team names and mascots, so I like this. That font could defnitely be better, though. 

I like goofy team names too ... to a certain extent. But this one makes my head hurt. And the logo is pretty darn bland for such a "creative" team name.

[AceWrigley]

 

  On 12/3/2019 at 6:12 PM, MMMordabito said:

Thanks for pointing that out.  Now I can't look at it not that way.

NO no no no no. I think I'm scarred for life.

[AceWrigley]

Could have been the Ft. Myers Night Owls. Ft. Myers is host to the largest population of burrowing owls in Florida. Could have been a cool logo too.

[bighat]

The "Miracle" was one of the worst names in sports - hearing they finally changed it was a relief.....only to see they somehow made it worse.

 

When you have an opportunity to rebrand, do it right. This rebranding effort looks like it was designed by a couple high schoolers on a "career day" field trip or something.

[ashbury]

  On 12/4/2019 at 6:03 PM, bighat said:

The "Miracle" was one of the worst names in sports

In what way? A reasonable question on a summer night: "Hey, wanna take in a Miracle game?"

 

But we are in agreement that it's now worse. Hey, wanna take in a Mussel game?

[Craig Arko]

The most annoying thing about this is that somebody likely got paid actual money to come up with it.

[bighat]

 

  On 12/4/2019 at 6:59 PM, ashbury said:

In what way? A reasonable question on a summer night: "Hey, wanna take in a Miracle game?"

 

I just thought the old name was too Disney-fied and very "early 2000's cheesy".

[Rosterman]

So do the Twins own the complez and ownership the team?

 

[jrod23]

 

  On 12/4/2019 at 5:55 AM, DocBauer said:

Humor aside, affiliations change. Every holiday the past few seasons I look to buy a cap for myself and my father for a team we don't have yet. Hell, we have Rockcats and Lookout caps we display or wear at times. I promise you I will NOT be ordering any items from this ridiculous change.

 

Lookouts apparel is about as good as it comes.  I regret not purchasing their game jerseys when they switch from blue and white to black and red.

 

 

[jrod23]

Also, SERIOUSLY?  Terrible.  The colors, mascot, logo, everything.  They should've had a fan voting, much like the Gwinnett Stripers had when they changed names.  Could you imagine sitting in this meeting?

 

Pitch Guy: "I got it.  I got it.  Guys, how about the Fort Myers........Mighty Mussels?"

 

Everyone else in the room: "Genius."

[Squirrel]

  On 12/5/2019 at 1:39 AM, Rosterman said:

So do the Twins own the complez and ownership the team?

Centurylink Sport Complex is owned by Lee County, I think, or the city of Fort Myers. It isn’t owned by the Twins nor the Miracle, er... Mussels, owner.

[ashbury]

[Richie the Rally Goat]

  On 12/5/2019 at 7:25 AM, SQUIRREL said:

Centurylink Sport Complex is owned by Lee County, I think, or the city of Fort Myers. It isn’t owned by the Twins nor the Miracle, er... Mussels, owner.

yup, Lee County owns it, and Jet Blue park.

 

https://www.businessobserverfl.com/article/boston-red-sox-and-minnesota-twins-spring-training-economic-impact-lee-county-businesses

[biggentleben]

 

  On 12/4/2019 at 7:04 PM, Craig Arko said:

The most annoying thing about this is that somebody likely got paid actual money to come up with it.

I live in South Dakota. I find no spending comparably frivilous as the state's current ad campaign.

[biggentleben]

One thing to consider with names like this is how many names and logos are trademarked. It becomes a minefield for teams when they attempt to re-brand.

 

As far as the Miracle name, there are mixed stories on that, but Fort Myers did sue Florida (now Miami) over the Marlins name, as that was the team name in the city for many years.

[Nine of twelve]

 

  On 12/4/2019 at 7:27 AM, David HK said:

I don't mind it. 

 

I've always hated team names that are uncountable nouns.

 

"Wild," you're next.

In 1997 when the NHL had awarded an expansion team to Minnesota there was some discussion (and maybe even a contest?) to name the new team. I came up an idea for name that I didn't share it with anyone at the time but now I think I should have.

The name I came up with was a variation on Vikings. Vikings were sailors from Norway. As anyone who has done crossword puzzles knows, the term "tar" is a slang term for sailor. And another term for "Norwegian" is "Norse". So I thought it would be fitting for the team to be named the Minnesota Norse Tars.