They’re waiting with bated breath in Amarillo, Texas, for an announcement that’s set for Tuesday. The owners of the Double A minor-league baseball franchise, the Elmore Group, is going to reveal the name of the new team that opens play in April. I also understand they’ll reveal the new team logo. The Elmore Group, which … Continue reading Big baseball day set for Amarillo
Holy cow! We haven’t been gone all that long from Amarillo. We’re coming back for a quick visit and we’re going to see the change taking place at a rapid pace in the city’s downtown district. A friend sent me this picture. It is of the multipurpose event venue — the “ballpark,” if you will … Continue reading MPEV sprouts like a weed in downtown Amarillo
The San Diego Padres are coming back to Amarillo, Texas. Amarillo’s upcoming minor-league baseball season has cleared yet another hurdle. The Padres used to be affiliated with an earlier Amarillo baseball franchise. They’re back in the fold with the new team that doesn’t yet have a name. It is getting a ballpark, though. Bit by … Continue reading MPEV occupant lines up a big-league affiliate
I am going to send good vibes from the Metroplex back to Amarillo. An Instagram picture posted by a friend of mine shows that the multipurpose event venue under construction in downtown Amarillo is taking shape, literally. The digging and excavation must be essentially complete. They’re beginning now to erect the superstructure of this community-changing … Continue reading Amarillo’s MPEV superstructure taking shape
I suppose it could be a lot worse, or a lot more worthy of argument, as Amarillo, Texas, awaits the naming of its new AA minor-league baseball team. The team owners are pondering a list of five names that emerged as “finalists” to be considered for the new team name. My favorite, if you want … Continue reading ‘Gotta love minor league ball’
A letter to the editor in today’s Amarillo Globe-News comes from a man who, I think, understands why the weird names on the finalist list being considered for Amarillo’s new baseball team may produce one of the potentially “best” team nicknames of all time. Here’s the letter; it’s brief: Regarding the recent letter to the … Continue reading Worst or best names?
I am beginning to soften my view of those goofy finalist names for Amarillo’s new minor-league baseball team. But only just a little. I still dislike the five names they came up with. However, I am beginning to grasp the marketing techniques that the AA minor-league team ownership is using to sell the team to … Continue reading It’s all about baseball ‘marketing’
They did it, by golly! The folks charged with selecting a name for Amarillo’s new baseball team have managed to come up with five “loser” finalists. Wow! Man, I cannot believe they went five for five, or perhaps it’s zero for five. The finalist names are — in alphabetical order, the Amarillo: Boot Scooters, Bronc … Continue reading This is the best we can do with team naming game?