Listen to Mr. Martin... he gave you some good advice... see what logos, jerseys and caps are already available... that way you have good graphics, which I think really helps me to get into my league and be totally immersed in it... players that don't have good graphics miss a lot of enjoyment.
Atlanta Crackers... original Southern Association franchise... the "NY Yankees of Minor League Baseball"... the Crackers won 16 SA pennants... not sure what a "Cracker" is... some say a "Hobo"... the best I found out was a "person who cracks a whip to get a team of horses moving".
Baltimore Blue Sox... always liked that name... makes for good logos and unis… taken from a series of books written by Duane Decker in the 50s... about a fictional pro team... he wrote about 15 books... each book centered on one of the players on the team... I read them in high school in the 50s... it's a book for teenage boys.
Baton Rouge Red Sticks... in French 'Baton Rouge" means "red baton" or "red stick"... stick can also be used for a "baseball bat"... minor league team in the old Evangeline League in the 40's and 50s.
Birmingham Barons... minor league team in the Southern Association... still a minor league team in the Southern League... still plays one game a year at the oldest professional baseball park in the US... Rickwood Field... it's played in June and is called the Rickwood Classic... to raise money to set up a Rickwood Field Museum... think High Schools still use it... was used to film the Ty Cobb Movie.
Chicago Hitmen... two-meanings... one for baseball (good hitters)… one for the gangsters (an assassin).
Cincinnati Cyclones.. just sound good together... would make a good logo.
Cleveland White Caps (located on Lake Erie)… Rockers (home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
Columbia Bantam Roosters... a feisty, little rooster.
Columbus Comets... it sounds good together... a comet would make for a good logo.
Dallas Eagles... long-time Texas League minor league team... or Tycoons (huge financial industry headquarters)
Denver Bears... long-time American Association minor league team
Fresno Timberjacks ("fresno" means "tree" in Spanish)… a tree is on the city seal.
Houston Buffaloes... long-time Texas League minor league franchise
Indianapolis Indians, Rounders, Speedsters (first was American Association franchise for many years... the other two are connected the Indy 500 auto race... Rounders was also an early name for baseball)
Jacksonville Sun Sox, Sunbirds, Bluejackets or just Jacks (first two are for the Sunshine State... third is for big Navy base (sailor wear blue jackets... pea coat or pea jacket is navy blue... the fouth nickname would be short for Bluejackets... and also a baseball term to "go deep", hence "jack the ball out of the park")
Little Rock Travelers... long-time minor league team... first in the Southern Association and now in the Texas League.
Los Angeles Fireballs, Wildfires, Westerner, or Angelenos (residents of city)
Memphis Chickasaws or the short form Chicks (named for the Chickasaw Indian tribe)… long-time Southern Association franchise.
Miami Snowbirds or Sunbirds (for all the Yankees that retired there)
New Orleans Pelicans or Buccaneers... the Pels were long-time Southern Association minor league team... Buccaneers would be for pirates Jean Lafitte and Dominique You, who helped Andrew Jackson win the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812.
Orlando Orioles... just think the Oriole logo is a great one.
Philadelphia Stars... in honor of the fine Negro League franchise in the 30s and 40s.
Phoenix Firebirds... Greek bird that "rose from the ashes" in mythology... there is a wonderful logo with Red and Gold colors somewhere... let me know if you want to use it and I'll see if I can find it for you.
Sacramento Sluggers... what the heck... it's a baseball term and alliterative... sorry I don't know the meaning of the word, either... ah, what the heck... it's euphonic... ah, also don't know what that means either.
Salt Lake Scorpions... once again it's alliterative and euphonic
San Diego Sailors... large Navy bases located there.
San Francisco Seals... Pacific Coast League team... had DiMaggio brothers in the outfield in the 30s... Joe, Dom and Vincent.
Seattle Evergreens (tribute to the lush evergreen forests)… Schooners or Skippers (marine industries)… Green Sox (always like to name teams for the color of their socks... since the area has evergreens everywhere it is called "The Emerald City"... why not Green Sox?).
St. Louis Redbirds... has to have a nickname related to "Cardinals", so you can use one of the best logos in all of sports.
Tampa Bay Tarpons... it sounds good together... may be even euphonic and alliterative.
Tulsa Oilers or Roughnecks... oil industry.
Washington... this is a toughy… don't want to go with all the old cliched nicknames... got to come up with something good without resorting to euphonic and alliterative again... give me time... I'm old... it take me a while to get my thoughts together... maybe my young trophy wife will help an old guy.
What the heck... go with Washington Wallbangers… or Washington Warhawks.