Starting 60-team league. Help name my teams

[Lucas718]

So I has this idea that I'd start a new fictional league and rather than start over with the MLB teams/fictional players like I've done over and over multiple times, I thought I'd start a true fictional universe: fictional teams, players, stadiums, logos, the works!

For some reason 60 teams seemed like a good idea. 1 league, 10 divisions, 6 teams in each division. The hard part of getting this thing started was naming all the teams.

Here's what I have so far.

Northeast Division
Maine Lobsters
Boston Pilgrims
New York Emperors
Rhode Island Reds
Toronto Mounties (thanks snarls200 !!!)
Montreal Expos

Mid-Atlantic Division
Philadelphia Quakers
Maryland Blue Crabs
Delaware Atlantics
Washington Imperials
Richmond Monarchs
South Jersey Shorebirds

Southern Division
Mississippi Rebels
Georgia Alligators
Miami Pelicans
Jacksonville Barracuda
Alabama Copperheads
Carolina Reapers

Ohio Valley Division
Cleveland Spiders (although I think this name may be revived by MLB soon)
Cincinnati Royals (thanks snarls200 !!!)
Kentucky Colonels
Pittsburgh Ironmen (open to anything better)
Louisville Sluggers
West Virginia Miners

Northern Division
Minnesota Ice Fishers
Wisconsin Gophers
Chicago Zebras
Winnipeg Yeti
Detroit Automakers
Dakota Wolves

Mid-West Division
Iowa Centurions
Kansas City Scouts (thanks snarls200 !!!)
St. Louis Owls
Omaha Tornadoes
Indianapolis Truckers
Memphis Blue Sox ((thanks ptFri217 !!!)

Texarkana Division
Dallas Longhorns
Houston Armadillos
San Antonio Alamos
Oklahoma Bloodhounds
Arkansas Catfish
Shreveport Bullfrogs

North West Division
Seattle Dragons
Oregon Otters
Boise Bison
Wyoming Stallions
Alaska Eskimos
Calgary Caribou

South West Division
Colorado Mountain Cats
Santa Fe Fire Ants
Phoenix Firebirds (just realized 2 fire names - may have to replace one)
Las Vegas Aces (thanks ptFri217 !!!)
Salt Lake Scorpions
El Paso Cactus

California Division
Los Angeles Stars
San Diego Sharks
San Francisco Earthquakes
Oakland Outlaws
San Jose Vipers
California (based in Fresno) Condors

Would really like to hear some ideas to help name some of these nameless teams, or even a good replacement. Been trying to come up with names all day and it's making my head hurt.

Thanks!

[Lucas718]

I should mention I'd like to avoid using current real team names wherever possible, but am ok with teams from the past - so Montreal Expos good, Kansas City Royals bad.

[ptFri217]

Some of my thoughts that I hope might be helpful:

Las Vegas Aces (obvious) or Las Vegas Six-Siders (less obvious)

Denver Donkeys

Oregon Trailriders (or something trail related)

Memphis - I’ve used the city nickname “Bluff City” and gone with Bluff City BlueCats. Also used “Midsouth” Travelers/Voyagers with a wolf logo, a nod to the area’s Wolf River, named for the tour guide who passed away on de la Salle’s expedition

Iowa Dreamers (as in Field of Dreams)

Chicago Colts (historic)

[ptFri217]

If you’re into “-Sox” you could always have a few that don’t have a better name and give them a color. Some contemporary “-Sox” I’ve thought of are:

Toronto Maple Sox
Atlanta Peach Sox
Jacksonville Orange Sox
Wisconsin Cheese Sox
Chicago Wind Sox (kinda close to White Sox though)
Iowa Corn Sox
Memphis Blue Sox (as in Blues music. Or just Memphis Blues now that I think about it)
Denver Rocky Sox (ouch!)

That’s all I got for now haha. Enjoy making the league!

[Lucas718]

Originally Posted by ptFri217

Some of my thoughts that I hope might be helpful:

Las Vegas Aces (obvious) or Las Vegas Six-Siders (less obvious)

Denver Donkeys

Oregon Trailriders (or something trail related)

Memphis - I’ve used the city nickname “Bluff City” and gone with Bluff City BlueCats. Also used “Midsouth” Travelers/Voyagers with a wolf logo, a nod to the area’s Wolf River, named for the tour guide who passed away on de la Salle’s expedition

Iowa Dreamers (as in Field of Dreams)

Chicago Colts (historic)

Thanks! These are great. I actually was considering Aces for Las Vegas, so that seems to be the winner.

[Lucas718]

Originally Posted by ptFri217

If you’re into “-Sox” you could always have a few that don’t have a better name and give them a color. Some contemporary “-Sox” I’ve thought of are:

Toronto Maple Sox
Atlanta Peach Sox
Jacksonville Orange Sox
Wisconsin Cheese Sox
Chicago Wind Sox (kinda close to White Sox though)
Iowa Corn Sox
Memphis Blue Sox (as in Blues music. Or just Memphis Blues now that I think about it)
Denver Rocky Sox (ouch!)

That’s all I got for now haha. Enjoy making the league!

I wanted a Sox team or two in there. Blue Sox does work well for Memphis. I like it!

[ptFri217]

Awesome! I’m gonna steal Alabama Copperheads, San Diego Sharks, and Oakland Outlaws from you!

[Lucas718]

Originally Posted by ptFri217

Awesome! I’m gonna steal Alabama Copperheads, San Diego Sharks, and Oakland Outlaws from you!

Awesome. Glad you like them

[snarls200]

For Syracuse could go something like Centurion

[Lucas718]

Originally Posted by snarls200

For Syracuse could go something like Centurion

I do like Centurions. I added them to Iowa, no reason other than it sounded good

[snarls200]

Or Olympians to go with the Greek history of the namesake city

[snarls200]

If you decide Toronto instead of Syracuse som3 possible names: Mounties,Huskies, St. Patricks and Blueshirts

[Lucas718]

Originally Posted by snarls200

If you decide Toronto instead of Syracuse som3 possible names: Mounties,Huskies, St. Patricks and Blueshirts

Toronto Mounties, I love it!, it's in.

[Lucas718]

Been updating the first post as I thought of new names, or went with suggestions from others. We're now down to 2

Cincinnati & Kansas City

Let's hear what you've got. I'm out of ideas right now.

[snarls200]

KC Scouts (was their team in NHL that became the Devils)
Cincinnati Royals (team in NBA that became the Sacramento Kings)

[Lucas718]

Originally Posted by snarls200

KC Scouts (was their team in NHL that became the Devils)
Cincinnati Royals (team in NBA that became the Sacramento Kings)

Perfect!

[Lucas718]

Now the fun really begins... trying to find or create logos, uniforms, and ballparks for all these. Fortunately there are plenty of threads from the talented folks here who have already created a lot of that stuff.

[Antonin]

Originally Posted by Lucas718

...Would really like to hear some ideas to help name some of these nameless teams, or even a good replacement. Been trying to come up with names all day and it's making my head hurt.

Thanks!

Something that has worked well for me for many years is to just open the dictionary to a random page. Then flip a few more pages, etc.

You would be surprised at the interesting names you get this way.

[DJ_Jak_32]

For the Cleveland team, I have never been a fan of the Spiders nickname and hope they do not use that name when they change the teams name. I usually go with Buckeyes to pay homage to the Negro League team, plus there are some great logos and uniforms in the Mods section.

In my current fictional league, I had the Cleveland Buckeyes relocate to Columbus (created an all Ohio division) and Cleveland got an expansion team called the Cleveland Foresters to play off Cleveland being called The Forest City.

[Bobbyraz49]

WHAT !!!

Where are the Buffalo Wings ??? LOL