OKC Dodgers New Nickname

[Boop]

I don't mind the name and the homage to Mickey Mantle, although Commerce is way the heck up in the NE corner of the state, not close to OKC at all, so it's a bit of a stretch, although so much of the stadium and the surroundings refer to Mickey Mantle, so I understand, but as the city continues to come into its own, I would have loved to see something more LOCAL as the reference point for the nickname. However, it's the logo/branding that I really don't like.

Baseball is a sport so steeped in history, I would have liked to see something with a more classic, maybe even vintage look used more (like what's on this tee https://tinyurl.com/Vintage-Wordmark), but I won't wear the primary hat--it's lame.

I love the Baseball Club OKC logo from last season (had a great 70s/80s vibe to it), the Dodger's simple Brooklyn-esque "OKC "logo, and even the last Redhawks interlocking OKC logo--they were ALL better than this Comets logo. Have you seen the primary one for the hat?--just bad. I think the cartoon spaceman hat will probably sell the best of all of the designs. I like this secondary logo the best https://tinyurl.com/OKC-Secondary-Logo

I just feel overall pretty disappointed because I love to rep my city when I am traveling, and I will just keep wearing my Dodgers OKC logo hat if I am not rocking a Thunder hat. Bummer.

I doubt the spaceman will sell the best of the designs, people are going to think it is a spaceman that has nothing to do with baseball unless they look closely at the hat

[April in the Plaza]

Aviators LMAO

it's a lot better than Comets. they're going to struggle to sell any meaningful amount of merch with that name, logo, etc.

they must have used the same folks they Thunder used back in 2008.

i'm glad at least one person likes it, though.

[gjl]

OKC Comets sounds like a women's roller derby team.

[Dob Hooligan]

it's a lot better than Comets. they're going to struggle to sell any meaningful amount of merch with that name, logo, etc.

they must have used the same folks they Thunder used back in 2008.

i'm glad at least one person likes it, though.

Aviators has been the Las Vegas PCL team name since 2019. When the name was unveiled, the locals complained (more than this board is currently) about how horrible it was and they wanted to keep the 51s name the team had used since 2000.

[Dob Hooligan]

The LA Dodgers took the name back. OKC had no choice, and no chance to retain it.

[Boop]

Aviators has been the Las Vegas PCL team name since 2019. When the name was unveiled, the locals complained (more than this board is currently) about how horrible it was and they wanted to keep the 51s name the team had used since 2000.

Las Vegas 51s does not even sound right, Aviators are much better

[Bowser214]

The Phillie Phanatic
The Phillie Phanatic is the official mascot for the Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball team. He is a large, furry, green flightless bird with an extendable tongue.
REALLY?? And people are upset about the Comets?!! LOL Get over it!

[Laramie]

We're going to support the Oklahoma City Comets as we have supported all the sports teams representing our city. Sure many of you would be disappointed, there were so many name choices that could have branded our AAA team with a rising challenge.

Los Angeles Dodger organization chose to relocate their top farm team from Albuquerque to Oklahoma City--that to me says a lot.

Go Oklahoma City Comets!

[PhiAlpha]

The Phillie Phanatic
The Phillie Phanatic is the official mascot for the Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball team. He is a large, furry, green flightless bird with an extendable tongue.
REALLY?? And people are upset about the Comets?!! LOL Get over it!

LOL. We don’t need to base our opinion on the stupid decisions of another cities’ team on the other side of the country. It’s a stupid name and the Phillies have a stupid mascot.

[Swake]

LOL. We don’t need to base our opinion on the stupid decisions of another cities’ team on the other side of the country. It’s a stupid name and the Phillies have a stupid mascot.

He's no Gritty.


Actually the Phanantic is awesome and so is Gritty, Philly does it right. 76ers, Flyers, Phillies and the Eagles

[Bowser214]

Exactly this ^^^^^^ I think the comets will resonate with the youth.

[Boop]

He's no Gritty.


Actually the Phanantic is awesome and so is Gritty, Philly does it right. 76ers, Flyers, Phillies and the Eagles

The mascot looks like it is from Sesame Street

[VeggieMeat]

The mascot looks like it is from Sesame Street

Philadelphia does have a Sesame Place theme park, so it fits.

[Plutonic Panda]

Am I in the minority here? Maybe 89's was before my time but I loved Redhawks. And Comets isn't that bad.

[PoliSciGuy]

Comets isn't bad, it's just...generic. Like the default name of an expansion team in a video game or something. Aviators, Flycatchers, even the Cielo Azul would all be much better and have some sort of tie to the metro.

[Boop]

Philadelphia does have a Sesame Place theme park, so it fits.

That makes sense

[Bill Robertson]

Comets is OK. At least we're not the Chihuahuas, Mud Hens, Jumbo Shrimp, Rubber Ducks, Yard Goats, etc. Minor league baseball has some really bad nicknames.

[VeggieMeat]

Rubber Ducks

I dunno... 7th inning stretch "Convoy" sing-along could be fun...

[mugofbeer]

I wonder if whoever chose this name is a secret Classen High grad.......... ?

[dankrutka]

Comets is OK. At least we're not the Chihuahuas, Mud Hens, Jumbo Shrimp, Rubber Ducks, Yard Goats, etc. Minor league baseball has some really bad nicknames.

I think goofy names work great in the minor leagues. Flycatchers was a great suggestion. Comets feels very generic, but even worse, the primary branding is amateur hour. Really, really bad. Strangely, some of the secondary branding is quite a bit better.

OKC is going to be know for the worst branding and design city with the Thunder already a leader in that area.

[unfundedrick]

I think goofy names work great in the minor leagues. Flycatchers was a great suggestion. Comets feels very generic, but even worse, the primary branding is amateur hour. Really, really bad. Strangely, some of the secondary branding is quite a bit better.

OKC is going to be know for the worst branding and design city with the Thunder already a leader in that area.

I suspect that few outside of Oklahoma City ever give it a second thought.

[amocore]

It is such an underwhelming name. I find it atrocious as I can’t see any link with OKC. As it was said, I thought we were a minor team from the Houston area for a bit. The airspace industry is not dominant and I am not sure a comet as anything to do with it anyway. I could have gone for the OKC sonic drive in; neighborhood Walmart and your scrap metal recycler in this case. The Mickey Mantle nostalgia is even a further stretch.
Take one year of hiatus to lay this egg, I would not trust whatever marketing firm they used.

[Urbanized]

Sorry, but just how is the Mickey Mantle nostalgia a stretch? As I detailed above, this ballpark ALREADY HAS multiple direct connections to Mickey Mantle’s legacy. And yeah, Mantle grew up in NE Oklahoma (where he was known as the Commerce Comet, to draw a picture for anyone not connecting the dots), but he had very solid OKC connections. One being that OKC’s Children’s Hospital saved his leg from amputation - and probably his life - when he was a youngster.

[amocore]

Because all the images and logos of the okc comets don’t show anything related to Mickey Mantle. It is like the KC chiefs tells us their name has to do with train and not native imagery.
There were so much more possibilities.
Personally, I did not care for the 89ers nostalgia because I thought it was too old. This is even worse.

[PhiAlpha]

Sorry, but just how is the Mickey Mantle nostalgia a stretch? As I detailed above, this ballpark ALREADY HAS multiple direct connections to Mickey Mantle’s legacy. And yeah, Mantle grew up in NE Oklahoma (where he was known as the Commerce Comet, to draw a picture for anyone not connecting the dots), but he had very solid OKC connections. One being that OKC’s Children’s Hospital saved his leg from amputation - and probably his life - when he was a youngster.

I didn’t hate it near as much after I heard about the Mickey Mantle connection but it’s just a really generic name and I think everyone was hoping for something more unique to OKC or Oklahoma than a reference to one baseball player’s nickname (one of the greatest players of all time…but still).