Winston-Salem team getting new name, etc.

[hula]

Got this email from the team:

Add Baseball New Year to the list of big dates this holiday season, as December 4th will mark the beginning of a New Era in Winston-Salem Baseball.
As a friend and supporter, we hope you will join us Thursday, December 4th at 11:30 a.m. at the Millennium Center, 101 West 5th Street, Downtown Winston-Salem (27101) as we drop the ball and celebrate the birth of a new name for our franchise. We'll be unveiling the name, logo, uniforms, team merchandise and more at a fun-filled event including FREE food, entertainment and excitement.
The event is free and open to the public, and we encourage you to forward this invitation to employees, co-workers and friends. The official unveiling will take place at approximately 12:15, so please make plans to be on hand. No RSVP is required, but in an effort to aid us in planning, please let us know by responding to ticketsales@baseballdowntown.com if you think you'll be able to join us for the biggest event in Winston-Salem baseball history, Baseball New Year!
If you have questions, please contact us at (336)714-2287.
I look forward to seeing you on December 4th at 11:30am.
Sincerely,

Kevin Terry
TeamPresident

[DSpivack]

What was wrong with Warthogs?

[Frater Perdurabo]

Originally Posted by DSpivack

What was wrong with Warthogs?

They're appealing to the Harry Potter audience and reversing their syllables to Hogwarts.

[DSpivack]

Originally Posted by Frater Perdurabo

They're appealing to the Harry Potter audience and reversing their syllables to Hogwarts.

Probably should have a Twilight reference these days.

[hula]

How 'bout the Winston Salem White Sox?!! Seems like a no brainer to me!

[oeo]

Originally Posted by hula

How 'bout the Winston Salem White Sox?!! Seems like a no brainer to me!

Well, the only problem with that is when they change affiliations, they have to change everything again.

[Huisj]

Man, that means my Winston-Salem Warthogs T-shirt a friend of mine got for me on a vacation to that area will be obsolete? That's sad.

[JohnTucker0814]

Originally Posted by Huisj

Man, that means my Winston-Salem Warthogs T-shirt a friend of mine got for me on a vacation to that area will be obsolete? That's sad.

Vintage Warthogs T-shirt... probably will sell for $300 on e-bay! =)

[AzureJazzMan]

Originally Posted by JohnTucker0814

Vintage Warthogs T-shirt... probably will sell for $300 on e-bay! =)

[BleacherBandit]

New Name:

Winston Salem Cigarette Conglomerate Majority Holders

[soltrain21]

Is there any rumor as to what the new name will be? It really seems like the town of Winston Salem hates baseball...

http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2...ou/news-local/

[jabrch]

I always wondered where Andrew "Flip" Flipowski was...he owns the Warthogs!

[soxpride724]

I like the change. Out of all the Sox minor league teams, I'm not that fond of the warthogs, name or logo.

[hula]

Originally Posted by soltrain21

Is there any rumor as to what the new name will be? It really seems like the town of Winston Salem hates baseball...

http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2...ou/news-local/

I haven't been able to find a hint of the new name searching online. I haven't decided if I'll got to their event yet. I've been to a couple games at their other stadium and they had a good crowd that was really into the game. I think what the city isn't happy about is the cost of the new stadium and it seemed like it was forced to help pay for the new one...

[DumpJerry]

Last year the Gerat Falls (MT.) White Sox changed their name to the Voyageurs because of the problems that can come up with affiliation changes.