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Master Baiters forced to change name
Tabloid Prodigy | October 13th 2009
An Australian female netball team dubbed the Master Baiters was forced to changed its name because, ummm, organizers thought the team’s name might have a “double meaning.” The girls will compete in the Sydney World Masters Games und read more
An Etymological Venn Diagram of Baseball Team Names
Blogbdon | September 29th 2009 by Bdon
Sometimes you just gotta trust Blogbdon that it's gonna be awesome... [via (the amazing) Flip Flop Fly Ball] read more
R.I.P. AFL
Personal Foul | August 6th 2009 by Rachel
The death of the AFL. “The who?” you ask… I don’t know either. The acronym AFL has several meanings, maybe even more than I know. I’m not on Twitter, but I would assume that with pressures to be concise people will hav read more
Most Clever Team Name Winner
Roto Rebel Fantasy Baseball | June 30th 2009 by Jonathan Gangi
And the winner of the 2009 Roto Rebel Team Name Contest in the category of Most Clever is...no one. That's right, a whopping 46% of voters selected "None of the above" rather than show support for any of the other five nominees. Second-place finis read more
Most Clever Team Name Finalists
Roto Rebel Fantasy Baseball | June 22nd 2009 by Jonathan Gangi
To be perfectly honest, I was disappointed with the Most Clever category. In fact, I almost called it off given the lack of quality submissions. What can I say...I have high expectations. Ultimately, though, I decided to hold it...but with one si read more
Funniest Team Name Winner
Roto Rebel Fantasy Baseball | June 16th 2009 by Jonathan Gangi
Here are the nominees for the 2009 Roto Rebel Team Name Contest in the category of Funniest:Long Island Iced Tea Bags, submitted by Pat ThormanSoria Bout the Herpes, submitted by Brad HillBrains before Braun, submitted by Brad HillIanetta U a Sweate read more
Funniest Team Name Finalists
Roto Rebel Fantasy Baseball | June 10th 2009 by Jonathan Gangi
Along with the Best Use of a Player's Name category, some of this year's strongest submissions were for the Funniest category. Here are your finalists:Long Island Iced Tea Bags, submitted by Pat ThormanSoria Bout the Herpes, submitted by Brad HillB read more
Most-Mailed-In Team Name Winner
Roto Rebel Fantasy Baseball | June 9th 2009 by Jonathan Gangi
Here are the nominees for the 2009 Roto Rebel Team Name Contest in the category of Most Mailed In:Mets 2009, submitted by KatzThe Green Monsters, submitted by Mad DogBig Bats, submitted by OogieYankees Suck, submitted by CookAnd the Rebbie goes to.. read more
Most Mailed In Team Name Finalists
Roto Rebel Fantasy Baseball | May 27th 2009 by Jonathan Gangi
Here are your finalists for the most mailed in team name:"Mets 2009," submitted by Katz"The Green Monsters," submitted by Mad Dog"Big Bats," submitted by Oogie"Yankees Suck," submitted by CookWhile these are respectable names, I'm not sure any live read more
Most Tasteless Team Name Champ Crowned
Roto Rebel Fantasy Baseball | May 26th 2009 by Jonathan Gangi
Here are the nominees for the 2009 Roto Rebel Team Name Contest in the category of "Most Tasteless":Give it to Me Harden Fast, submitted by BonjiIt Byrnes When I Peavy, submitted by AnonymousSexual Asaltalamacchia, submitted by BonjiBartolonoscopy, read more
Most Tasteless Team Name Finalists
Roto Rebel Fantasy Baseball | May 18th 2009 by Jonathan Gangi
Here are your finalists for Most Tasteless Team Name. Really, I went by the most cleverly tasteless, if that makes sense. Some of the other submissions were more offensive, but I like to reward creativity. (Plus, this borders on a family site here!) read more
Wussiest Team Name Champ Crowned
Roto Rebel Fantasy Baseball | May 18th 2009 by Jonathan Gangi
And the winner of the 2009 Roto Rebel Team Name Contest in the category of "Wussiest Name" is...{drum roll}...Jonathan Gangi, for his entry "Knights in Rodanthe." Oh, I can practically hear the boos raining down. “Gangi, you rat bastard! This c read more
Team Name Finalists: Wussiest
Roto Rebel Fantasy Baseball | May 12th 2009 by Jonathan Gangi
Below are the finalists for Wussiest Team Name. Use the poll on the left to cast your vote.Polar Express {after the Tom Hanks' movie}, submitted by JeffThe Count {after the Sesame Street character and complete with logo}, submitted by Mad DogRockfo read more
"Best Use of a Player's Name" Team-Name Contest Winner
Roto Rebel Fantasy Baseball | May 11th 2009 by Jonathan Gangi
The results are in. With 31% of the votes, “I Need More than a B.J., Ryan; I Haven’t Had Sexson Weeks” is the 2009 Roto Rebel Team Name Contest winner for the category “Best Use of a Player’s Name.” Congrats to Ryan. It’s tough to a read more
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