About time. Now the fun part, name the new team name people. What would be a good name for a baseball team in DC?
Currently the best and winningest name is not in use ~ that's the "Bullets".
1. The Washington Lobbyists
2. The Washington Fatcats
3. The Washington Bureaucrats
4. The Washington Insiders
5. The Washington Anonymous Sources
Team AC/DC ?
A funny name or a real name?
How about "Washington Blow"?
Congressional Switch Hitters ?
Washington Elephants (or L'Enfants)
The Washington Bloviators
Washington Deficits
Washington Demagogues
Washington Caucis (pronounced cockeyes)
This suggestion isn't original to me, but I liked it. I think Washington should bring back the name of that winning baseball team that made the team proud many years ago.
Not the Senators. The Negro leagues had a team called the "Grays" that played in Washington, DC. They did quite well. The Negro leagues played some excellent baseball, and it would be a fitting memorial to their talent to bring back that name.
Okay, "Washington Grays" is not that flashy a name, but if two team can be named after the color of their socks, we can live with the Grays. Besides, the headline writers can have a lot of fun with it.
"'GRAYS CRAZE' AS FANS LINE UP TO BUY TICKETS"
"GRAYS BLAZE TO SEVENTH IN A ROW"
"GRAY-OUT: WASHINGTON FALLS 3-0"
"AMAZING GRAYS--HOW SWEET THE SOUND AS TEAM HAMMERS SEVEN HOME RUNS IN ONE DAY"
"BRAVES WIN SERIES FINALE AND SURVIVE A TOUCH OF GRAY"
"GRAYS ZING IN THE GRASS AS OUTFIELD RECORDS FOUR ASSISTS IN ONE GAME"
I would like to see them named the Statesmen, though I don't think that's one of the preferred choices.