There's a new Minor League Baseball team called the "Rocket City Trash Pandas"

[bcla]

For those wondering, the name means raccoons, since they're known for diving through trash cans. I learned it the hard way after finding my trash cans knocked over with garbage everywhere.

I guess the term is old but got better known from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 where Rocket says he's not a raccoon but certainly looks like one. They were the Mobile (Alabama) BayBears before moving to the Huntsville area.

https://www.milb.com/milb/news/rocket-city-trash-pandas-unveil-space-themed-logos/c-299749662https://www.milb.com/rocket-city

 

[JaxDad]

Aw yes! Minor league baseball is one of the few professional sports I still enjoy. Trash Pandas is a good one. We have the Jumbo Shrimp here:

Back when they were the Suns, they had Tonya Harding available for autographs on Bat Night. Great stuff!

 

[MGMmjl]

I believe they had a contest when the minor league team was first announced for the Huntsville area. People could submit their name ideas for the team, and then a vote was held. The Rocket City Trash Pandas won.

Here in Montgomery, we have the Biscuits, the double-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays:

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[bcla]

Aw yes! Minor league baseball is one of the few professional sports I still enjoy. Trash Pandas is a good one. We have the Jumbo Shrimp here:
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Back when they were the Suns, they had Tonya Harding available for autographs on Bat Night. Great stuff!

There's a combination of boring names and creative names. I guess the Las Vegas 51s are no more. At least there's still the El Paso Chihuahuas and Akron RubberDucks.

I would have preferred the Akron Blimps, but that's just me.

 

[JaxDad]

Let us not forget the Macon, Georgia team...

 

[Southernmiss]

We have the Biloxi Shuckers -- from the Oyster fishing history on the Mississippi Gulf Coast who are in the playoffs by the way.

 

[bcla]

We have the Biloxi Shuckers -- from the Oyster fishing history on the Mississippi Gulf Coast who are in the playoffs by the way.

Do they allow oyster knives in the ballpark? That would be ironic if they didn't allow them.

 

[Southernmiss]

Do they allow oyster knives in the ballpark? That would be ironic if they didn't allow them.

Nope, no knives. This is 2019 we are talking about.

 

[bcla]

Nope, no knives. This is 2019 we are talking about.

I looked it up. Do they even have oysters?

http://www.milb.com/documents/1/1/8/305871118/Food_Finds_Program_2019_DP.pdf

 

[skyblue17]

The team that plays in Hartford, CT is the Yard Goats!

And let's not forget how close we came to the Staten Island Pizza Rats.

 

[Southernmiss]

I looked it up. Do they even have oysters?

http://www.milb.com/documents/1/1/8/305871118/Food_Finds_Program_2019_DP.pdf

Might. But not this year. The midwest floods this spring have sent too much fresh water into our Gulf of Mexico (by way of the Mississippi River) nursery grounds. The oyster harvest this year will not happen--no salinity in the water to grow the reefs. The crop this year is 80 to 100% non-existent.

https://www.wlox.com/2019/06/29/oyster-fishermen-dredging-up-percent-dead-oysters/

 

[Hikergirl]

Aw yes! Minor league baseball is one of the few professional sports I still enjoy. Trash Pandas is a good one. We have the Jumbo Shrimp here:
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Back when they were the Suns, they had Tonya Harding available for autographs on Bat Night. Great stuff!

Oh that is so wrong and so hilarious at the same time

 

[bcla]

Do you know why I did it, Star-Munch? Hmm?
I'm not gonna answer to "Star-Munch."
I did it because I wanted to!
*&$#
What are we even talking about this for? We just had a little man save us by blowing up fifty ships!
How little?
Well, I don't know, like this?
A little one-inch man saved us?
Well, if he got closer, I'm sure he would be much larger.
It's how eyesight works, you stupid raccoon.
Don't call me a racoon!
I'm sorry. I took it too far. I meant trash panda.
Is that better?
I don't know.
It's worse. It's so much worse.

 

[JaxDad]

Oh that is so wrong and so hilarious at the same time

It does make one wonder, “Why?! Why?! Why?!”

 

[bethbuchall]

We used to have the Binghamton Mets here, more commonly referred to as the B-Mets. Several years ago they went through renaming and are now the Rumble Ponies, but one of the choices up for vote was Stud Muffins. I don't really like either of those, but I do like some of the other cleverly named teams like the Rubber Ducks.

 

[kdonnel]

We had the Gwinnett Braves but they were recently renamed the Stripers (the fish) but I prefer the Strippers (the pole variety). Tempted to get my own shirts made up with a stripper worthy logo.

The story told for the renaming is that they got tired of people showing up for an Atlanta Braves game at the Gwinnett Braves and being pissed when they found out they were at the wrong stadium.

 

[Bamaclan4]

For those wondering, the name means raccoons, since they're known for diving through trash cans. I learned it the hard way after finding my trash cans knocked over with garbage everywhere.

I guess the term is old but got better known from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 where Rocket says he's not a raccoon but certainly looks like one. They were the Mobile (Alabama) BayBears before moving to the Huntsville area.

https://www.milb.com/milb/news/rocket-city-trash-pandas-unveil-space-themed-logos/c-299749662https://www.milb.com/rocket-city

Already a proud owner of my first Trash Pandas tee shirt.️️️

 

[SamFaniam]

My favorite new team name is the Amarillo Sod Poodles. Minor-league baseball has the best team names!

 

[SamFaniam]

There's a combination of boring names and creative names. I guess the Las Vegas 51s are no more. At least there's still the El Paso Chihuahuas and Akron RubberDucks.

I would have preferred the Akron Blimps, but that's just me.

We are Isotopes fans, but I love the Chihuahuas logo.

 

[low-key]

I love it, thats what is cool about the minor leagues, they dont take them self's to serious and give them selfs funny name, this s our Akron teams