An almost perfect team name

[coyote303]

I enjoy naming my teams. Some of them have been named using World of Warcraft as a basis. My most recently completed team was the Ironforge Fire Mages.

This team started cold; got hot and took over first place. Then they got cold permanently falling to second place, got hot, and finally they got cold again, barely limping into the playoffs. All teams have streaks and slumps, but this was like coaching two completely different teams. Once in the playoffs, they caught fire and won my first championship in a l-o-n-g time.

I should have named my team the Ironforge Fire [i:b214d2f44f]and Frost[/i:b214d2f44f] Mages. They were the masters of hot and cold.

Anyone else have any stories about their choice of team names?

[AeroDave10]

I've tried out a few different themes.

I did a series of ATG VI live drafts with Aerosmith songs:

Sweet Emotion
What It Takes
Last Child
Back in the Saddle
Janie's Got a Gun
Mama Kin
Chip Away the Stone


I did a tribute to my significant other, who is originally from Germany, for the Good People tournament one year:

Bayerische Lederhosen
Ingolstädter Herr der Ringe
Nürnberger Lebkuchen
Münchner Doppelbock


One year for the Player's Championship I did all Seinfeld references:

Kramerica Industries
Manzier Bros
Happy Festivus
No Soup For You
Serenity Now
Magic Lugees


Lastly, every year I do at least one OFET (One From Every Team) league, so I try to come up with a team name that matches that spirit:

Eclectic Electrics
New Jersey Plan
Diversified Investments
Mutually Exclusive


There are lots of others reasons behind my team names sometimes, but those are the ones that really had specific themes directing me to a team name. One thing I take pride in is uniqueness; I've never used the same team name twice.

[apolivka]

Like your names AeroDave. I usually pick my team names from a couple of different themes:

Music:
P-Funktory All Stars
Les Garçons de la Plage
Blind Lemon Pye
Youth in Asia
Jessica OJ Simpsons
Hearing Impaired Leppards
Smell the Gloves
Billy Beane Is Not My Lover

TV/Movies:
Lindsay LoHan Solos
Clockwork Oranges
Group Therapy
Mellonville Starheads
Pigs in Space
Dime Store Hoods
Two and a Half Complete Idiots
Low Down Dirty Deceivers
Certified Organic Spam
Soylant Green Berets

Sports:
Tiger's Love Children
Mark's Lemon Jell-Os
Randy Savage's Macho Men
King Kong Bundy
They Are Who We Thoughtheywere

History:
Joseph Stalin Insults
Versailles Cake Eaters
Cherobyl Mutant Kung-Fu Turtles

etc...

[tcochran]

I use classic rock titles for all of my keepers:
Great Balls of Fire
Good Vibrations
Summertime Blues
California Dreamers
Yellow Submarine
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Wild Things

[durantjerry]

I don't have the imagination or creativity you guys have. I gave up and just name all my teams the Pile Drivers because I work for a Pile Driving company. I did have the foresight not to use roman numerals to differentiate between teams, because I am now on team number DCCXXIX.

[ROBERTLATORRE]

I was into a Looney Tunes phase for a while:
Wile E. Coyote Super Genius
ACME Dehydrated Boulder
ACME Blasting Powder Company
ACME Vitamins Baseball School
ACME Building & Wrecking Co Inc
ACME Nuclear Pogo Stick Co.
ACME Exploding Baseballs
ACME Savings & Bankruptcy Co.
Strong as an Ox Just as Smart
I Keep My Feathers #'d

In the 2009 card set I had some fun with baseball terms:
Short Hop Off The Cup
Warning Track Power
Ducks on the Pond
Baltimore Choppers
Texas Leaguers
Bronx Cheers
Golden Sombreros
Going!Going!Goooone!
By The Numbers
Bench Clearing Brawlers
Mendoza Liners

[The Godfather]

A few of mine:

[b:44963bfe49]Will Ferrell movie-related team names[/b:44963bfe49]
Talladega Nights (managed by Ricky Bobby)
Prestige Worldwide (managed by Brennan Huff and Dale Dobeck)

[b:44963bfe49]80's movie-related team names[/b:44963bfe49]
Red Dawn Wolverines (managed by Jed Eckert)
Alpha Betas (managed by Stan Gable)

[coyote303]

[quote:434d4494ff="MoFo's of Mayhem"]
Red Dawn Wolverines (managed by Jed Eckert)
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There is one I wish I had thought of!

[Guynick]

I prefer geographic word play for my teams.

Hanover Remedies
Regina Monologues
Sutton Epiphanies
Delhi Counters
Dublin Entendres
Nepal Piercings

[i:d307944d2f]Pigs in Space[/i:d307944d2f], that's a classic.

[chasenally]

My favorite one was in a Cutthroat League where if you got swept the other team took one of your players.

Columbian Neckties
Manager Capt' Jack Sparrow

In a Screw your Neighbor Theme League it is

Fence Jumpin' Fornicators.

I have found that the names I like the most also seem to do better.