HOW TO NAME YOUR FANTASY TEAM
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Mar 9 2010, 2:03 PM
March is the month of fantasy baseball drafts. Of course, to participate in your drafts, you need one thing. No, not a fantasy mag. You need a team name. Now, a fantasy team name is not something to be taken lightly. Your name is your badge of honor. You need to choose a moniker that intimidates, taunts, or at the very least, amuses your leaguemates. I’m still trying to top my all-time favorite team name, created by my buddy Fybel: “Wrath and/or Fury.” It’s simple, yet effective. Intimidating, yet amusing. If you can work in all of those qualities, you deserve bonus points. There are also plenty of don’ts to keep in mind. Here's a quick rundown of what not to do when you’re thinking up options for this year’s squads, courtesy of TheFantasyGeek.com:
1. Don’t use a real team name.
We’ve all seen the guy who rolls with “Yankees Rule” as his team name. Terrible. First off, this is fantasy baseball, not real baseball. If you want to brag about your real-life team, do it on your Facebook page. The only way this is remotely acceptable is if you literally draft all Yankees (which would give you a solid roster).
2. Don’t use a team or player from another sport.
In one of my leagues, a friend of mine named his fantasy football team after Jerry Remy, the baseball announcer. That definitely angered the fantasy football gods and his team did not fare well.
3. Don’t reference family members.
A name like “Yo Mama’s Uglier Than Willie McGee” is just plain mean. Funny, but mean. Try to retain a shred of decorum and keep moms out of it.
4. Don’t use inside jokes
Sure, you’ll bring back fond memories of the time you and Sully each scarfed down 10 chalupas after smoking out in his basement (only to heave it all up in the Taco Bell parking lot). But outside of Sully, no one’s gonna get a name like “Double-Digit Chalupas.”
5. Don’t use old material
At this point, there’s not a funny HGH name that hasn’t been used. Let that empty syringe lie.
6. Don’t suggest that your team isn’t good
This is not the time to be self-depracating, people. A couple years back, one team in my league named themselves “Not Even Good on Paper.” Thing is, they went on to win the freaking title. So not only was their name highly inaccurate, it made those co-owners look lucky.
To reiterate, you want to intimidate, taunt or amuse. With that in mind, I give you The Geek’s two fantasy team names for 2010, using MLB players Shin-Soo Choo, Robinson Cano, Randy Winn, Jesse Litsch, Brandon League, Nelson Cruz, Jim Thome and Shane Victorino. Drumroll, please…
Team # 1: Choo Cano Winn Litsch League
(Don’t get it? Try reading it faster. Then imagine Inigo Montoya, the swordsman from The Princess Bride saying it.)
Team #2: Gonna Cruz Thome Victorino
Same idea, different names. For some great examples of humorous team names, check out this mock draft post done by Chappy and the guys at doin-work.com. That was the inspiration for this intro. (I can’t stop chuckling at “The Blue Va-Jay-Jays.”)
Have you already come up with a great team name or have a favorite from years past? Let us hear it. Just type it into the Reply box at the bottom of this column.
Happy naming…and don’t forget the team logo!
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March is the month of fantasy baseball drafts. Of course, to participate in your drafts, you need one thing. No, not a fantasy mag. You need a team name. Now, a fantasy team name is not something to be taken lightly. Your name is your badge of honor. You need to choose a moniker that intimidates, taunts, or at the very least, amuses your leaguemates. I’m still trying to top my all-time favorite team name, created by my buddy Fybel: “Wrath and/or Fury.” It’s simple, yet effective. Intimidating, yet amusing. If you can work in all of those qualities, you deserve bonus points. There are also plenty of don’ts to keep in mind. Here's a quick rundown of what not to do when you’re thinking up options for this year’s squads, courtesy of TheFantasyGeek.com:
1. Don’t use a real team name.We’ve all seen the guy who rolls with “Yankees Rule” as his team name. Terrible. First off, this is fantasy baseball, not real baseball. If you want to brag about your real-life team, do it on your Facebook page. The only way this is remotely acceptable is if you literally draft all Yankees (which would give you a solid roster).
2. Don’t use a team or player from another sport.
In one of my leagues, a friend of mine named his fantasy football team after Jerry Remy, the baseball announcer. That definitely angered the fantasy football gods and his team did not fare well.
3. Don’t reference family members.
A name like “Yo Mama’s Uglier Than Willie McGee” is just plain mean. Funny, but mean. Try to retain a shred of decorum and keep moms out of it.
4. Don’t use inside jokes
Sure, you’ll bring back fond memories of the time you and Sully each scarfed down 10 chalupas after smoking out in his basement (only to heave it all up in the Taco Bell parking lot). But outside of Sully, no one’s gonna get a name like “Double-Digit Chalupas.”
5. Don’t use old material
At this point, there’s not a funny HGH name that hasn’t been used. Let that empty syringe lie.
6. Don’t suggest that your team isn’t good
This is not the time to be self-depracating, people. A couple years back, one team in my league named themselves “Not Even Good on Paper.” Thing is, they went on to win the freaking title. So not only was their name highly inaccurate, it made those co-owners look lucky.
To reiterate, you want to intimidate, taunt or amuse. With that in mind, I give you The Geek’s two fantasy team names for 2010, using MLB players Shin-Soo Choo, Robinson Cano, Randy Winn, Jesse Litsch, Brandon League, Nelson Cruz, Jim Thome and Shane Victorino. Drumroll, please…
Team # 1: Choo Cano Winn Litsch League
(Don’t get it? Try reading it faster. Then imagine Inigo Montoya, the swordsman from The Princess Bride saying it.)
Team #2: Gonna Cruz Thome Victorino
Same idea, different names. For some great examples of humorous team names, check out this mock draft post done by Chappy and the guys at doin-work.com. That was the inspiration for this intro. (I can’t stop chuckling at “The Blue Va-Jay-Jays.”)
Have you already come up with a great team name or have a favorite from years past? Let us hear it. Just type it into the Reply box at the bottom of this column.
Happy naming…and don’t forget the team logo!
Want more? Come on over to TheFantasyGeek.com for injury news, trade advice and lots of fun fantasy stuff!
For updates, follow The Fantasy Geek on Twitter
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