One thing I can’t stand about expansion franchises from the past 20 years is all the retarded names they ended up with. Thrashers, Diamondbacks, Magic.. they’re franchise names born of the the PR era in sports. While I hate the name “Blue Jackets”, I guess I can understand where it comes from. Their team name kind of kills two birds ruth one stone: it pays homage to their civil war roots where soldiers in the area wore blue jackets and it gives them a marketable mascot in that stupid wasp. Forget all that, im a fan of nonsensical names that pay no homage to a location’s history or its wildlife or its industries. Take the Toronto Raptors, for instance. The franchise chose their name with a naming contest by the fans. Let’s consider the logic behind this: 8-year olds came up with the idea for the Raptors right around the time Jurassic Park came out. What the hell does a raptor have to do with Toronto? It’s ridiculous and I freaking love it! Or the Memphis Grizzlies keeping their team name after moving from Vancouver and not choosing something more ethnic to the region. If Kansas City ever gets a NHL franchise, I hope to hell they call themselves something absurd like “HC Kansas” instead of the more obvious “Tornadoes”.
Blue Jackets, screw you and your stupid name.
