The Montreal Expos are no more. They have packed their bags and are on the bus headed south to become a team for Washington in the District of Columbia. Tyler heard they needed a new name and sent me a few ideas to which I added whatever I could.
POTENTIAL NAMES FOR THE NEW WASHINGTON BASEBALL TEAM
by Tyler Dickson and Sean T. Conrad
The Washington Monuments
“I scream, you scream, we all scream for enormous phallic symbols!”
The Washington Snipers
“Pick ’em off, Snipers!”
The Washington Incumbents
“Four more runs! Four more runs!”
The Washington Beltway
“Heavy traffic ahead! Expect delays! And RBIs!”
The Washington Interns
“Lick ’em, Interns!”
The Washington Post
“Where there’s a George Will, there’s a way!”
The Washington Expos
“O Canada…”
The Washington Secret Service
“Take one for the team!”
The Washington Wonks
“We make baseball even more esoteric!”
The Washington Washingtons
“George Rules!”
The Washington Tee-Pee Creepers
“Why should only the ‘Redskins’ have a patently offensive name?”
The Washington Yankees
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