Baseball Owner Unveils Finalists In Team Name Contest
Worcester Baseball, operator of the new Worcester-based Futures League collegiate baseball, announced five finalists in its Name Your Team contest, which launched Sept. 30.
The team, led by local businessman John W.S. Creedon Jr., received more than 1,000 entries, and the finalists will be determined through an online vote on the team website, www.WorcesterBaseball.com. They include:
-Worcester Bravehearts, an homage to Worcester natives serving in uniform, submitted by Kevin Hunt of Charlton;
-Worcester Canal Diggers, a reference to the digging of the Blackstone Canal by Irish immigrants, submitted by David Mitchell of Worcester;
-Worcester Freight Trains, a reference to the city’s past and present operation of locomotives, submitted by Jack Margoupis of Sutton;
-Worcester Mighty Caseys, a nod to Ernest Thayer’s poem , written in Worcester, “Casey at the Bat,” submitted by Cecilia Foley of Worcester; and
-Worcester True Blues, a reference to Worcester’s pride and blue collar heritage, submitted by Kris Hart of Boston.
The new team will debut in the summer of 2014, bearing the winning name. Voting will continue through Nov. 8, and the winner, along with the team logo, will be unveiled in early December, according to Worcester Baseball. The winner will receive season tickets for life, a team jersey, and the right to throw the first pitch at the first game of the season.
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