The most poorly named pro sports teams

There are some teams out there that just have extremely poor names, especially the ones that have nothing to do with the area they play out of. Number one?

red bull really advertises like crazy wow

Lakers. We've all grown used to the name. But wow, what a lame name for such an awesome team...

I've always wondered about The Minnesota Wild. 

Yeah, the only thing that's cool about the "Wild" is they're the only adjective I can think of.

I think the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters are pretty cool. Most Americans think they're the Ham Fighters though, so they think the name is crap.

I don't like Predators, too generic. I don't like Senators, politicians aren't bad ass. I don't like Raptors, there are no dinosaurs in my city.


I'd like to see a team with a name that is an adverb or a verb! "The New York Quickly" Or "The Chicago Slamming"

Let's face it. I'm from Los Angeles, I'm a big Lakers fan, but in all honesty, "Lakers" is not exactly a good team name. Luckily their great legacy and history has made the name famous and pretty cool. However, to someone who knows nothing about basketball, it's gotta seem like a pretty dumb name.

Chudley Cannons

The things that bugs me the most about the Lakers isn't their name, but the fact that they wear yellow uniforms at home. Just where a dark one or a white one! Those white alternates were pretty snazzy, in my opinion.

"Ham Fighters" would make an awesome team name. And make choosing a mascot rather easy.

""Ham Fighters" would make an awesome team name. And make choosing a mascot rather easy."

"The things that bugs me the most about the Lakers isn't their name, but the fact that they wear yellow uniforms at home. Just where a dark one or a white one! Those white alternates were pretty snazzy, in my opinion."

I win:

From wiki....


Deportivo Wanka is a Peruvianfootball club, based in the city of Huancayo in the Peruvian Andes. It was founded in 1996 and is named after the Wankas people who formerly inhabited the area and after whom the city of Huancayo is named. The current Deportivo Wanka is merged with Deportivo Pesquero of Chimbote but its home city is still Huancayo. They play their home games at Estadio Huancayo. Their last First Division participation was in 2004. They protested against their relegation and were suspended from participating in any football tournament.

There's also a Austrian football club named FC Red Bull Salzburg.

In wales they have a football (soccer to Americans) team called Airbus UK, because they're sponsored by Airbus.

The Philadelphia Phillies. Think about it.

The Washington Redskins.

"Lakers. We've all grown used to the name. But wow, what a lame name for such an awesome team..."

Re: TekZero

Kind of like with the 'New Orleans Jazz'--makes sense, seeing as New Orleans was one of the birthplaces of jazz. But then they moved to Utah and didn't change the name, so it's the... Utah Jazz?

"In wales they have a football (soccer to Americans) team called Airbus UK, because they're sponsored by Airbus."

Columbus Blue Jackets is a pretty bad team name.

English football has a team called Sheffield Wednesday. Maybe they're sponsored by Wednesday?

"Columbus Blue Jackets is a pretty bad team name."

I'm a big fan of the Red Sox, but they have such a ridiculous name.

Yeah, Red Sox does sound pretty silly. But you know what would be a great team name? The Mongooses. The Fighting Mongooses!

Anything that's like Thunder or Wild.  WIth something like the Bulls or Hornets you can say, "I'm proud to be a Bull". Thunder and Wild work if your talking about a team, but when you talk about  a single person it sounds weird. "I"m going to be a Thunder" or "I'm going to be a Wild when I grow up".

Trojans. kekekekeke ^.^

Redskins, it's a good thing I don't like them.

The Patriots, because cheating is un-American.

Hey man, the Red Sox are called that because they dip their socks in the blood of their foes! BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!

But the Redskins doesn't sound very good as a name.

"Let's face it. I'm from Los Angeles, I'm a big Lakers fan, but in all honesty, "Lakers" is not exactly a good team name. Luckily their great legacy and history has made the name famous and pretty cool. However, to someone who knows nothing about basketball, it's gotta seem like a pretty dumb name."

"Anything that's like Thunder or Wild.  WIth something like the Bulls or Hornets you can say, "I'm proud to be a Bull". Thunder and Wild work if your talking about a team, but when you talk about  a single person it sounds weird. "I"m going to be a Thunder" or "I'm going to be a Wild when I grow up"."

The New York Rapist; guess who funds that team?








Nuns!!!!!

"The Patriots, because cheating is un-American."

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!

"There are some teams out there that just have extremely poor names, especially the ones that have nothing to do with the area they play out of. Number one?

The New York Red Bulls (soccer)

Yes, they are sponsored by Red Bull.

Can anyone think of a worse name than one that is dictated by a sponsor?

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Sunderland

"DavidPalmer said:

"AgentJ said:

"There are some teams out there that just have extremely poor names, especially the ones that have nothing to do with the area they play out of. Number one?

The New York Red Bulls (soccer)

Yes, they are sponsored by Red Bull.

Can anyone think of a worse name than one that is dictated by a sponsor?

"

They aren't the only ones. Red Bull has a few teams, one is South America and one in Switzerland as well if I'm not wrong."

Ooh, that just sickens me. I could never root for a team whose NAME was their SPONSOR."

The Buffalo Bills.  I'm a fan, but I still think the name is awful.

Not as bad as the Buffalo Bisons. Which is it? Bison or Buffalo?

I know this isn't pro, but there's a high school team we played named the Rocks.  Guess what their mascot was.

Red Sox is pretty weird, so is the Lakers.  I think the worst pro name is Miami Heat.

A crackhead?

"Not as bad as the Buffalo Bisons. Which is it? Bison or Buffalo?"

The iron pigs.  Look it up, its real

"Suicrat said:

"Not as bad as the Buffalo Bisons. Which is it? Bison or Buffalo?"

That's the problem with living in a city named after an animal.  All of our sports teams use a Buffalo for their symbol.  Its kind of messed up since the town I'sn't even named after the animal.  But hey, at least we have T.O"

For the NBA, Charlotte Bobcats is a pretty bad name.  So is the LA Clippers and the OKC Thunder.

For the MLB, both the Red Sox and the White Sox are just lame.

The NFL, fortunately, doesn't really have bad names...