Taking a page from mouseinphilly's thread about sports logos, well, there are also some pretty bad sports names out there.
Good Football:
49ers - One of the few teams whose name is representative of their geographical location.
Patriots - Again, representative of their location
Some of the "Animal" teams are cool (Panthers, Bears, Bengals, Broncos, Ravens, Colts, Jaguars, Lions, Falcons, Rams, Eagles)
Titans - Just sounds cool
Bad Football:
Raiders and Buccaneer's - Your mascot's are both pirates. One of you call yourselves the Pirates already.
Browns - Huh?
Seahawks - What's so scary about a Seahawk (same could apply for the Cardinals and Dolphins)
Jets - Why is this a good name for a football team?
Chargers - Sounds like a battery commercial
Texans - Your in Texas. Okay, we get it. I mean, it's like "Now taking the field, YOUR LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIAN'S". Stupid.
Bills - Uh, your Buffalo, NY. To my Knowledge "Buffalo Bill" wasn't from there.
Packers - Okay, so you make cheese. I'm eskeered.
Good Baseball:
Rockies - Cool colors and again, Geographically okay.
Angels
Astros
Brewers - It's beer based, it's gotta be good.
Pirates - Truth in advertising. We are the PIRATES (see Raiders/Bucaneers)
The good animals (Tigers, Devil Rays, Diamonbacks, Blue Jays (hey, they can be mean)
)
Bad Baseball:
Dodgers - I love ya Dodgers, but what is it? I always think of "Draft Dodger"
Again, the wussy animals (Cardinals, Orioles)
Mets - Okay, your metropolitan, whatever.
Expos - No longer playing, but ... huh?
Cubs - A baby bear. Awww, how cute.
Reds - What?
Red/White Sox - Okay, so you have socks with colors on them. I'm shaking in my boots (with white socks on). And it's spelled S-O-C-K-S!!!
Phillies/Twins/Nationals/- (See Texans)
Padres - Why not just the priests?
Atheletics - Uh ... what?
Good Basketball:
Good Animals (Raptors, Grizzlies, Bulls, Bucks, Hawks, Bobcats, Hornets, Timberwolves)
Warriors
Wizards
(geeze, there are ALOT of bad Basketball names)
Bad Basketball:
Lakers - It didn't make sense in Minnesota, makes even less in LA
Clippers - Hey run away, I'm a boat.
Jazz - Uhm, your not in New Orleans anymore, I bet you can count on 2 hands how many people in Utah like Jazz (the music)
Celtics - Uhm, if it was Dublin it would make more sense
Knicks - What's a Knickerbocker?
Nets - Yes, get it in the net
Cavaliers - Should have changed your name after Chevy made a crappy car with the same one
Pistons - yes, cars have them
Pacers - yes, car races have a pace car
Heat - yes, it's hot in Miami
Magic - yes, there is Magic in Orlando
Rockets - you do realize the rockets don't actually take off from Houston right?
Suns - There is Sunshine in Phoenix? who knew
Blazers - FIRE!!!
SuperSonics - Isn't that the name of a song?
Good Hockey:
Kings
Devils
Cool Animal - Penguins (because Penguins are cool and not wussy animals)
, Sabres, Coyotes, Sharks)
Predators
The "Natural Disaster" teams - Lightning, Hurricanes, Avalanche
Bad Hockey:
Ducks (I'm shaking in my boots, that duck is gonna get me),
Islanders, Canadiens, Capitals (see Texans)
Canucks - What the Puck is it?
Maple Leafs - Oh Uh, watch out for the leaf falling on your head
So what are your least favorite sport team names?
Good Football:
49ers - One of the few teams whose name is representative of their geographical location.
Patriots - Again, representative of their location
Some of the "Animal" teams are cool (Panthers, Bears, Bengals, Broncos, Ravens, Colts, Jaguars, Lions, Falcons, Rams, Eagles)
Titans - Just sounds cool
Bad Football:
Raiders and Buccaneer's - Your mascot's are both pirates. One of you call yourselves the Pirates already.
Browns - Huh?
Seahawks - What's so scary about a Seahawk (same could apply for the Cardinals and Dolphins)
Jets - Why is this a good name for a football team?
Chargers - Sounds like a battery commercial
Texans - Your in Texas. Okay, we get it. I mean, it's like "Now taking the field, YOUR LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIAN'S". Stupid.
Bills - Uh, your Buffalo, NY. To my Knowledge "Buffalo Bill" wasn't from there.
Packers - Okay, so you make cheese. I'm eskeered.
Good Baseball:
Rockies - Cool colors and again, Geographically okay.
Angels
Astros
Brewers - It's beer based, it's gotta be good.

Pirates - Truth in advertising. We are the PIRATES (see Raiders/Bucaneers)
The good animals (Tigers, Devil Rays, Diamonbacks, Blue Jays (hey, they can be mean)

Bad Baseball:
Dodgers - I love ya Dodgers, but what is it? I always think of "Draft Dodger"
Again, the wussy animals (Cardinals, Orioles)
Mets - Okay, your metropolitan, whatever.
Expos - No longer playing, but ... huh?
Cubs - A baby bear. Awww, how cute.
Reds - What?
Red/White Sox - Okay, so you have socks with colors on them. I'm shaking in my boots (with white socks on). And it's spelled S-O-C-K-S!!!
Phillies/Twins/Nationals/- (See Texans)
Padres - Why not just the priests?
Atheletics - Uh ... what?
Good Basketball:
Good Animals (Raptors, Grizzlies, Bulls, Bucks, Hawks, Bobcats, Hornets, Timberwolves)
Warriors
Wizards
(geeze, there are ALOT of bad Basketball names)
Bad Basketball:
Lakers - It didn't make sense in Minnesota, makes even less in LA
Clippers - Hey run away, I'm a boat.
Jazz - Uhm, your not in New Orleans anymore, I bet you can count on 2 hands how many people in Utah like Jazz (the music)
Celtics - Uhm, if it was Dublin it would make more sense
Knicks - What's a Knickerbocker?
Nets - Yes, get it in the net
Cavaliers - Should have changed your name after Chevy made a crappy car with the same one
Pistons - yes, cars have them
Pacers - yes, car races have a pace car
Heat - yes, it's hot in Miami
Magic - yes, there is Magic in Orlando
Rockets - you do realize the rockets don't actually take off from Houston right?
Suns - There is Sunshine in Phoenix? who knew
Blazers - FIRE!!!
SuperSonics - Isn't that the name of a song?
Good Hockey:
Kings
Devils
Cool Animal - Penguins (because Penguins are cool and not wussy animals)

Predators
The "Natural Disaster" teams - Lightning, Hurricanes, Avalanche
Bad Hockey:
Ducks (I'm shaking in my boots, that duck is gonna get me),
Islanders, Canadiens, Capitals (see Texans)
Canucks - What the Puck is it?
Maple Leafs - Oh Uh, watch out for the leaf falling on your head
So what are your least favorite sport team names?
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