The real pressing issue (TIC) is what to call this team. Here are some of my initial thoughts:
Salt Lake Gulls - Solid history in SL baseball lore. Wouldn’t be the worst choice, but the fact that so many of our state birds prefer hanging out at landfills is a big strike.
Salt Lake Bees - Better baseball historical name here. Would require the Daybreak team to change names. Given their new location maybe something like, “The Pits” would be more appropriate anyway.
Fightin’ Brine - I’ve seen this one proposed on Twitter. However, that’s the nickname of the legendary Salt Air FC (my son did all their logo designs). Non-starter.
Pioneers, Templars, Elders, or Saints - No. Just no. Don’t start out by sticking it to half the population that’s fed the area’s growth that allows this to even be a possibility.
Whales - Cute, but nope.
Rage - an homage to the driving proclivities of the locals.
Cooper’s Hawks - they’re badass and there are a lot of them here. Doesn’t flow well, though. Maybe Peregrines could work.
I really want to figure out a good one that’s about the geography here, and I don’t think it would be fair to use southern Utah features since the team would be in SLC, but Peaks doesn’t feel great to me.
Playing baseball in June, July, and August in Las Vegas is like playing on the sun - even when the sun goes down.
Last summer when my wife and daughter went with grandma to visit her sister who lives there, the temps never went below 95 at night. Peak daytime was almost 120 every day for the week they were there.
I get the corporate welfare was good, but I don’t know if MLB will be a draw in Sin City for 82 home games a season - even with a dome.
