Root for the Home Team: Minor League Baseball’s Most Off-the-Wall Team Names and the Stories Behind Them

Minor League baseball is known for its long bus rides; young stars in the rough waiting for their chance to play in the big leagues; and wacky team names. From the Brockton Shoemakers, Freeport Pretzels, and Modesto Nuts to the Vancouver Horse Doctors, Fort Wayne TinCaps, and Holyoke Paperweights, these minor league teams sure know how to pick ‘em. This book features 100 of the wackiest team names in Minor League baseball history and describes how each team ended up choosing their unique name. Each entry also includes: name and logo of team, league they play in, city, years of operation, and similar names.