{"id":20575,"date":"2020-09-14T13:43:07","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T18:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/?p=20575"},"modified":"2020-10-07T12:13:18","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T17:13:18","slug":"beloit-snappers-name-change-voting-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/beloit-snappers-name-change-voting-options\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloit Snappers are rebranding, and the name change will not go well"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebozho.com\/roy-chapman-andrews-real-life-indiana-jones\/\">read my work here<\/a> or spoken to me in person for more than five minutes, you may have gathered that I am a proud native of Beloit. And along with breathtaking wonders like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadsideamerica.com\/tip\/1423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">world\u2019s largest can of chili<\/a>, Wisconsin\u2019s 19th largest city is also home to the only Major League Baseball affiliate within 100 miles of Madison: the Beloit Snappers. But that may be changing, and not for the better.<\/p>\n<p>So there\u2019s good news and bad news. The good news is that the team isn\u2019t going away! They\u2019ve got a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazettextra.com\/sports\/local\/new-snappers-owner-studer-expresses-optimism-for-future-of-baseball-in-beloit\/article_acf45d1e-350e-5cc1-8281-93e8bd45ed15.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new owner<\/a> \u2014\u00a0Janesville native and baseball business vet Quint Studer \u2014 and a <a href=\"https:\/\/ballparkdigest.com\/2020\/06\/15\/new-beloit-ballpark-construction-begins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">brand new stadium<\/a> under construction, a much-needed upgrade on the dated Pohlman Field. But the bad news is they might not be the Snappers for much longer.<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 10px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">From over 1,000 fan-submitted name ideas down to five. The fan vote has begun!<\/p>\n<p>Click to cast your vote: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0wJ26fcjEg\">https:\/\/t.co\/0wJ26fcjEg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P7zOd8EsO0\">pic.twitter.com\/P7zOd8EsO0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Beloit Snappers (@BeloitSnappers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeloitSnappers\/status\/1304484024283533313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s right: the Snappers organization believes it\u2019s time to upgrade its name after 25 years and reached out to fans for suggestions. Five selections are now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milb.com\/beloit\/forms\/fan-voting-beloit-name-the-team-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">up for a vote<\/a>. And without mincing words, they all suck. They are fucking terrible. I am not alone in this feeling either, because a cursory look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Snappersbaseball\/posts\/10157664209201344\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook comments<\/a> shows that other Snappers fans are <em>very<\/em> not cool with it. So let\u2019s take a look at the options:<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 20px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Beloit Cheeseballs<\/h3>\n<p>A nod to the state\u2019s dairy production, \u201cCheeseballs\u201d is one of the least objectionable of the five options. It makes sense given the minor leagues\u2019 propensity for food-related names, like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milb.com\/montgomery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Montgomery Biscuits<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milb.com\/jacksonville\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp<\/a>. But there\u2019s no point in adopting this when the team in question already has a perfectly fine name. Dump it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Minor League Baseball&#8217;s cheesiest potential new team name. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/f2f4dXmAbc\">pic.twitter.com\/f2f4dXmAbc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Beloit Cheeseballs (@CheeseBaseBalls) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CheeseBaseBalls\/status\/1303066667862372353?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 20px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Beloit Moo<\/h3>\n<p>This is by far the absolute stupidest name of the five, and it would be among the worst in the history of organized sports. \u201cMoo\u201d sounds like they asked a drunk toddler what their baseball franchise should be called. I\u2019d say it has big \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenbaypressgazette.com\/story\/money\/2018\/11\/14\/booyah-green-bays-northwoods-league-team-soups-up-its-name-mascot\/2003021002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Green Bay Booyah<\/a>\u201d energy, but at the absolute least \u201cbooyah\u201d <em>was<\/em> the catchphrase of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/book-party\/wp\/2015\/02\/12\/how-stuart-scott-came-up-with-boo-yah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">beloved sportscaster<\/a>. \u201cMoo\u201d is what cows say when they shit. Dump it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">With its affectionate \u201cAmerica\u2019s Dairyland\u201d nickname, over 1.2 million dairy cows call Wisconsin home, living on more than 7,000 dairy farms across the state<\/p>\n<p>Pay homage to the farmers and cows of Wisconsin that help feed families across the nation with this catchy team name. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zMLOve1MyE\">pic.twitter.com\/zMLOve1MyE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Beloit Moo (@BeloitMoo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeloitMoo\/status\/1303382718068203528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 20px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Beloit Polka Pike<\/h3>\n<p>Someone was playing Wisconsin Mad Libs here. I will admit that if done right, \u201cPolka Pike\u201d could make for an interesting hat. But still, dump it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wisconsin residents have been tapping their toes to polka, the state\u2019s official dance, as long as they\u2019ve been pulling fearsome pike from the Rock River. Grab your accordion and your fishing pole and head to the ballpark where every night will be a music-filled festival! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1Ennswo9ZF\">pic.twitter.com\/1Ennswo9ZF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Beloit Polka Pike (@BeloitPolkaPike) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeloitPolkaPike\/status\/1303805881755328513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 20px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Beloit Sky Carp<\/h3>\n<p>Today I learned that a \u201csky carp\u201d is a goose that doesn\u2019t migrate south for the winter. It\u2019s also a terrible idea for a baseball team name. Baseball is in the summer. Dump it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A slang term for a goose that would rather stay home in Beloit in the winter than migrate south, the Sky Carp name whimsically represents the future of our city, a flourishing, innovative town so strong that no one wants to leave. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h1hb1y4YSg\">pic.twitter.com\/h1hb1y4YSg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Beloit Sky Carp (@BeloitSkyCarp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeloitSkyCarp\/status\/1304098963755278336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 20px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<h3>Beloit Supper Clubbers<\/h3>\n<p>OK, so this one isn&#8217;t <em>too<\/em> bad, and there are three supper clubs in Beloit: <a href=\"http:\/\/butterflyclub.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Butterfly<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the615club.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The 615 Club<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/benedettisclub51.wordpress.com\/menu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bennedetti\u2019s<\/a>. But I suspect they would agree that it\u2019d be a mistake to change the local baseball team\u2019s name from \u201cSnappers\u201d to any of these five options. Dump them all.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">From relish trays to Old Fashioneds, supper clubs represent an iconic part of our culinary character. Supper clubs serve as a popular gathering spot for families young and old, offering great food, great music, and great times night after night, just like Minor League Baseball! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4zYKXNG4Yw\">pic.twitter.com\/4zYKXNG4Yw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Beloit Supper Clubbers (@BeloitSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeloitSC\/status\/1304436044499165186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<span class=\"\" style=\"display:block;clear:both;height: 0px;padding-top: 20px;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;\"><\/span>\n<p>Look, I understand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milb.com\/beloit\/news\/new-name-interview-with-quint\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how much money<\/a> a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonville.com\/sports\/local-sports\/2017-04-03\/jumbo-shrimp-following-trend-quirky-nicknames-minor-league-baseball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">quirky team name<\/a> could make for the fledgling minor-league club. And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseballamerica.com\/stories\/after-a-season-that-wasnt-minor-league-teams-wait-for-their-fate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">times are tough<\/a> for MiLB right now. But it\u2019s not as if the Snappers name was picked out of thin air. The turtle is an integral part of Beloit\u2019s identity. Where else could you find Turtle Creek and charming local haunts like the roadside dive Turtle Tap or the defunct Turtle Greens golf course? \u201cSnappers\u201d was already a perfect name, and changing it is a grievous error.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not just speaking as a fan here, either. My first job was playing Snappy D. Turtle, the Snappers\u2019 mascot, at home games. I made six dollars an hour to wear a hot-ass fur-suit in summer humidity and almost lost an eye in an on-field stunt gone awry (true story). I have literally given my blood, sweat and tears to this team. To see them adopt one of these horrible names would feel like a slap in the face to me and the city of Beloit and its endearing turtle fetish as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>Voting is open until Sept. 25, but I speak on behalf of my fellow Beloitians when I say: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/p\/beloit-snappers-keep-the-beloit-snappers-team-name\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">don\u2019t try and fix perfection<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve read my work here or spoken to me in person for more than five minutes, you may have gathered that I am a proud native of Beloit. 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