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Maulbert":1jy2z6wp said:
West TX Hawk":1jy2z6wp said:
Very exciting news! Hope it’s 2020. Any early ideas or rumors on the team name?

Seattle Sockeye won an informal Seattle Times poll over Seattle Totems.
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I just can't get on board with that name. I really hope they have someone in the leadership group that hates it as much as me.

What some people aren't thinking about is that this is (hopefully) forever... Sockeye sounds cute and "punny" now but will it in 20 years? Plus what does it say about your franchise and city that we'd choose to name our brand new team after a joke (pun)? The karma on that should be that the team will forever be a joke of a franchise...
 
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DJrmb":29iq2wst said:
Maulbert":29iq2wst said:
West TX Hawk":29iq2wst said:
Very exciting news! Hope it’s 2020. Any early ideas or rumors on the team name?

Seattle Sockeye won an informal Seattle Times poll over Seattle Totems.
:34853_doh:

I just can't get on board with that name. I really hope they have someone in the leadership group that hates it as much as me.

What some people aren't thinking about is that this is (hopefully) forever... Sockeye sounds cute and "punny" now but will it in 20 years? Plus what does it say about your franchise and city that we'd choose to name our brand new team after a joke (pun)? The karma on that should be that the team will forever be a joke of a franchise...
The sockeye name has better logo possibilities. The Totems while a better name has more of a bland logo.

Whatever the name I’m sure I’ll get used to it.

The Mariners is kind of a lame name but every one got used to it.
 

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DJrmb":3guhgfg0 said:
Maulbert":3guhgfg0 said:
West TX Hawk":3guhgfg0 said:
Very exciting news! Hope it’s 2020. Any early ideas or rumors on the team name?

Seattle Sockeye won an informal Seattle Times poll over Seattle Totems.
:34853_doh:

I just can't get on board with that name
. I really hope they have someone in the leadership group that hates it as much as me.

What some people aren't thinking about is that this is (hopefully) forever... Sockeye sounds cute and "punny" now but will it in 20 years? Plus what does it say about your franchise and city that we'd choose to name our brand new team after a joke (pun)? The karma on that should be that the team will forever be a joke of a franchise...
I sure can't either..
 

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DJrmb":h64vqfl3 said:
Maulbert":h64vqfl3 said:
West TX Hawk":h64vqfl3 said:
Very exciting news! Hope it’s 2020. Any early ideas or rumors on the team name?

Seattle Sockeye won an informal Seattle Times poll over Seattle Totems.
:34853_doh:

I just can't get on board with that name. I really hope they have someone in the leadership group that hates it as much as me.

What some people aren't thinking about is that this is (hopefully) forever... Sockeye sounds cute and "punny" now but will it in 20 years? Plus what does it say about your franchise and city that we'd choose to name our brand new team after a joke (pun)? The karma on that should be that the team will forever be a joke of a franchise...

If it has to be a fish, doesn't Steelhead sound better? That would be my vote over Sockeye.
 

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chris98251":3urm8zft said:

Seriously, that octopus isn't very intimidating. You act like there's an obvious difference. There isn't. Also, how is a kracken even vaguely tied to Seattle's culture? At least sockeye salmon have a geographical tie to the PNW.
 

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Maulbert":2h7k9tod said:
chris98251":2h7k9tod said:

Seriously, that octopus isn't very intimidating. You act like there's an obvious difference. There isn't. Also, how is a kracken even vaguely tied to Seattle's culture? At least sockeye salmon have a geographical tie to the PNW.
According to the WSDOT Narrows Bridge Weird Facts web page, one of the world's largest octopus species makes its home in Puget Sound - the Giant Pacific Octopus, which can weigh over 600 pounds. Local legend will tell you that the largest Pacific Octopus in the world lives under the Narrows Bridge.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/patch....the-narrows-bridge-named-one-of-the5f301f767e
 

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Maulbert":3msem05w said:
chris98251":3msem05w said:

Seriously, that octopus isn't very intimidating. You act like there's an obvious difference. There isn't. Also, how is a kracken even vaguely tied to Seattle's culture? At least sockeye salmon have a geographical tie to the PNW.

Obviously you have no idea, they are intelligent adaptable and can do a lot of amazing things as well are the biggest in the world and are off our coast, not that it's regional or anything, Sockeye spawn here and then migrate. the Octopus lives here.
 

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chris98251":2kwjs9cp said:
Maulbert":2kwjs9cp said:
chris98251":2kwjs9cp said:

Seriously, that octopus isn't very intimidating. You act like there's an obvious difference. There isn't. Also, how is a kracken even vaguely tied to Seattle's culture? At least sockeye salmon have a geographical tie to the PNW.

Obviously you have no idea, they are intelligent adaptable and can do a lot of amazing things as well are the biggest in the world and are off our coast, not that it's regional or anything, Sockeye spawn here and then migrate. the Octopus lives here.


I get there are octopus here but the kraken legend is very much an Atlantic ocean origin.

I want sockeye, not keen on Mets (boring and will be confused with baseball), totems is meh.
 

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Maulbert":2sjmhpse said:
chris98251":2sjmhpse said:

Seriously, that octopus isn't very intimidating. You act like there's an obvious difference. There isn't. Also, how is a kracken even vaguely tied to Seattle's culture? At least sockeye salmon have a geographical tie to the PNW.

That salmon isn't very intimidating either. Neither is a Totem. Or a Metropolitan. Or a Red Wing. Or a Flyer. Or a Maple Leaf. Or a Penguin. Etc.

Not sure why some people think team names/logos/mascots should try to be intimidating. It's not like anyone is ever going to be legitimately intimidated by a scary sounding team name or a scary looking logo anyway.
 
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