Comments for The Best Team Names of the Minor Leagues at http://www.wezen-ball.com , comment 1 to 2 out of 2 comments http://www.wezen-ball.com Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:43:08 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.wezen-ball.com/2009-articles/august/the-best-team-names-of-the-minor-leagues.html#comment-25 Very fair points, Monte. I've actually had to explain myself a few times on each of those names, so maybe I didn't do a great job in the post. I don't have much against the Isotopes as a name. It's not great, but it's not terrible. It was a blatant and silly rip-off of the Simpsons, though, and that marks it down in my book. If the name were better, then the fact that they stole it from the Simpsons probably wouldn't bother me, but the combination is why I put it on the list. Not that I actually have strong feelings for it either way... And the 66ers thing: I like the name 66ers. It was the "Inland Empire...*OF* San Bernadino" thing that annoyed me. When you make your name that long and bulky, it's just terrible. Much like the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. That's what I meant by a "California thing", and why I complained about their name. Again, though, neither bothers me all that much. I just thought I'd have a bit of fun by pointing them out. - lar @ wezen-ball Tue, 25 Aug 2009 06:48:54 +0100 http://www.wezen-ball.com/2009-articles/august/the-best-team-names-of-the-minor-leagues.html#comment-24 I am very late commenting, but have to say -- I like both the Albuquerque Isotopes and Inland Empire 66ers. Further, in each case I know where the name came from. For Albuquerque, it has to do with the fact that New Mexico, with Los Alamos a little over an hour to the north, and Almogordo to the south, is the home of the atomic bomb. Say what you will about the morality of the choice, it nonetheless legitimately is the legacy of the city. As for the 66ers -- that is a reference to the fact San Bernadino is on old Route 66, a fact that even is immortalized in the famous song (played by myriad artists, including the Rolling Stones). I think that entirely justifies the name -- and it isn't just a "California thing." - Monte Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:36:16 +0100