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Name the Team! - Give your suggestions

Thursday, July 15, 2010

The Lyon County Historical Society needs your help. They are hosting a vintage baseball game in September and need suggestions of what to call the Emporia team? Post your suggestions below.

Some names already suggested are:

William Allen White Sox,

Emporia Delivery,

Howe House Hitters,

Flint Stones,

E-Town Twisters,

Flint Hills Rock Boys

Flat Rock Express

Emporia Beefeaters

The River Men Nine

The Cottowoods

The River Bottoms

The Howe Hitters

The Soden Swatters

The Plumb Goods

Comments

HenryVIII (anonymous) says...

What's a "vintage baseball game"?
'enry

"Chocolate Thunder"
"Emporia Egg Whites"
"Emporia Éclairs"
"History Schmistory"
"The Cosby Kids"
"Tighty Whiteys"
"Smoking Ban Fans"
"Pride of Calcutta"
"Bowyer's Boys"
"Burger Kings"
"Testicular Fortitude"
"Fairground Huggers"
"Emporia Sandbaggers"
"Corncob Delights"
"The Emporia Duds"
"The Neosho Washouts"
"The Sally Sidewinders"
"Time Wasters"
"The Emporia Euphoria"
"E-Town Smackdown"
"Emporia Ball Grabbers"
"The Well-To-Dos"
"No Sunday Sales Ban"
"The Emporia Dinglehoppers"
"Percy's Prudes"
"Emporia Chupacabras"
"Emporia Chicken Chasers"
"Edible Elephants"
"Emporia Emus"
"Essence of Emporia"
"Emporia Elementals"
"Snob Squad"
"Flukes of Nature"
"The No Namers"
"Emporian Elegance"
"The Emporia Elevators"
"The Fine Washables"
"Plan B"
"Eggplant Massacre"
"Death by Boredom"
"Emporia Mountain Goats"
"Asphalt and Battery"
"The Emporia Swingers"

July 15, 2010 at 11:07 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

MelissaGarrison (Melissa Garrison) says...

Haha, do NOT name the team Emporia Beefeaters....

I like the William Allen White Sox.

July 15, 2010 at 11:19 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

justthefacts (anonymous) says...

Emporia Sluggers

July 15, 2010 at 11:20 a.m. ( | suggest removal )

sherryh (anonymous) says...

I like the Emporia Sluggers too =)

July 15, 2010 at 12:23 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

TexasGirl (anonymous) says...

Sheesh, Henry, got some time on your hands?

July 15, 2010 at 12:42 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

mythoughts (anonymous) says...

William Allen White Sox

July 15, 2010 at 1:02 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

nutsaboutools (anonymous) says...

'enry, I'm crack'n up.

TexasGirl, now I'm dy'n.

Thanks for the element of humor! :)

William Allen White Sox or Emporia Sluggers both work for me. Either will do.

July 15, 2010 at 4:12 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

hickory (anonymous) says...

william allen white sox is the best yet

July 15, 2010 at 4:43 p.m. ( | suggest removal )

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