Alas, the Fort Wayne Wizards (amazing baseball!) are no more. They changed their name to the Fort Wayne Tin Caps. That’s right, the Fort Wayne Tin Caps.
Fear inspiring as a logo, isn’t it? This is, of course, based on the fact that Johnny Appleseed is buried in Fort Wayne. Couldn’t they at least be the Johnny Appleseeds? Or something else that actually makes sense? Just…anything else in the whole world?
How about the Wizards?
I’m not against clever names, such as the Fort Wayne Mad Ants based on “Mad” Anthony Wayne for which the city is named. That is clever because it also makes sense. But Tin Caps? TIN CAPS??
And by the way, when I hear “Tin Cap” I don’t think of Johnny Appleseed. I think of this guy:
Shane Halbach 
What did they have against Wizards? Were they worried it’d encourage children to play with MAGIC and CALL DEMONS and other nefarious OCCULT BELIEFS?
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Nothing necessarily, I think they just picked a new name to drum up interest because they’re getting a new stadium.
And I would say FAIL!
Hard to get excited about going to see a team who identifies with an apple with a pot on it’s head.
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I disagree. The TinCaps might seem a bit silly, and I am wouldn’t classify myself as one who “likes” the name (but heck, I never liked the Wizards’ name). But they roganizations is doing something much bigger than renaming. They are establishing one of the premier minor league sports experiences at any level. Wait until you get into the 2009 season and are at the park with your friends and/or family. The last thing you’ll care about is the name of the team.
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I’ve had several people present this argument to me and I don’t get it. They could have done all of that with basically any name pulled out of a hat. So if practically any name would do, why pick a goofy oddball one?
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“They are establishing one of the premier minor league sports experiences at any level. Wait until you get into the 2009 season and are at the park with your friends and/or family. The last thing you’ll care about is the name of the team.”
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Well, he’s probably right, I mean *I* don’t give a damn about sports to start with. But my how that sounds like brainwashed propaganda.
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