The origins of some of the team names
A look at some team names:
EAU CLAIRE PAWS
The Eau Claire Bears were a minor league team from 1933-1942 and again from 1946-1962. I loved their logo and decided immediately I had to have a team there, but wanted to deviate from the Bears name since it was so generic, so I called them the Paws.
SANTA ROSA PEANUTS
Charles Schultz, creator of Peanuts cartoons hails from Santa Rosa. Peanuts are a name of great historical value in the FOOL universe and so, it was a match made in heaven.
PITTSBURGH GRAYS
Based in Providence until the 1867 season, the Grays are an homage to the Homestead Grays of the Negro Leagues who shared time between Homestead, PA & Washington, D.C.
VICTORIA COUGARS
The Cougars are named after the 1925 Stanley Cup Champion Victoria Cougars who eventually disbanded, but had most of their players relocate to Detroit to a franchise named the Detroit Cougars (an homage to their defunct club) and who eventually became the Detroit Red Wings.
We're just scratching the surface, with these. There are others. Half the fun of a league like this is coming up with and researching names for squads.
Remember, we're operating in modern times, despite the way the years look. I just didn't want to start in the 2000s and sim into the 2100s, because that's jarring to me, so I decided to sim from an earlier time to generate history instead.
EAU CLAIRE PAWS
The Eau Claire Bears were a minor league team from 1933-1942 and again from 1946-1962. I loved their logo and decided immediately I had to have a team there, but wanted to deviate from the Bears name since it was so generic, so I called them the Paws.
SANTA ROSA PEANUTS
Charles Schultz, creator of Peanuts cartoons hails from Santa Rosa. Peanuts are a name of great historical value in the FOOL universe and so, it was a match made in heaven.
PITTSBURGH GRAYS
Based in Providence until the 1867 season, the Grays are an homage to the Homestead Grays of the Negro Leagues who shared time between Homestead, PA & Washington, D.C.
VICTORIA COUGARS
The Cougars are named after the 1925 Stanley Cup Champion Victoria Cougars who eventually disbanded, but had most of their players relocate to Detroit to a franchise named the Detroit Cougars (an homage to their defunct club) and who eventually became the Detroit Red Wings.
We're just scratching the surface, with these. There are others. Half the fun of a league like this is coming up with and researching names for squads.
Remember, we're operating in modern times, despite the way the years look. I just didn't want to start in the 2000s and sim into the 2100s, because that's jarring to me, so I decided to sim from an earlier time to generate history instead.
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