Obscure Baseball Team Names

Yup, as bit more on baseball this morning. Fantasy baseball impacts the way we watch the sport in a number of ways. You start to follow players rather than teams. You find yourself rooting for a pitcher from one team and a batter from another. Perhaps a less known impact is how the search for just the right team name can alter your knowledge of baseball. For a number of years now I have been naming my teams after existing or formerly existing franchises. I have used the Yuma Scorpions, Las Vegas 51s, Syracuse Chiefs, among others. So I thought I would post a list of some of the odder names I have come across in my searches for just the right name for my teams. Those on the list in bold are ones that I have used.

1. Asheville Tourists
2. Atlanta Black Crackers
3. Edmonton Cracker Cats
4. Fresno Raisin Eaters
5. Great Lakes Loons
6. Greenville Drive
7. Hickory Crawdads
8. Indianapolis Clowns
9. Lehigh Valley IronPigs
10. Montgomery Biscuits
11. Nashville Sounds
12. Savannah Sand Gnats