The organization has scrapped the original list of finalists and committed to a new naming process. We successfully blocked the proposed names and ensured that local input carries actual weight in these branding decisions.
August 17, 2016
Final supporters
Tonight the B-Mets revealed the six finalists in their "Binghamton Name the Team Contest". It was reported that there were "thousands upon thousands" of entries, from which these finalists were picked:
- Binghamton Bullheads,
- Binghamton Gobblers,
- Binghamton Rocking Horses,
- Binghamton Rumble Ponies,
- Binghamton Stud Muffins, and
- Binghamton Timber Jockeys.
We can do better. (AND WE DID! VOTE HERE! )
As a (nearly) life-long resident, I am embarrassed. I remember going to the stadium as a young child... Attending games, playing on the field, watching fireworks after the night games, eating ice cream out of little plastic helmets (still a favorite). I truly CANNOT imagine, as a 5-year-old, saying how "super excited" I am to go watch the Binghamton Stud Muffins...! What?
We could end up being the small-town version of Boaty McBoatface. (Given, that was humorous, but I really don't think that we want that to be our reputation.)
Sign to tell new B-Mets owner John Hughes that this is unacceptable. Please either keep the B-Mets name, or pick a more respectable option.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
May 19, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
May 18, 2016
May 17, 2016
We are approaching the one hundred signature threshold for this petition. I plan to use this figure to establish the baseline for a formal letter sent to John Hughes this week. Please pass this link to your local contacts to help us hit that target before we submit our request for a formal meeting.
871 Comments
This a joke. These choices are unacceptable... Am I really supposed to ask my kids (3, 5, & 9) if they want to go to a Stud Muffins or Gobblers game?? Come on now. If we must change the name, grow up and pick something better than these!
Parlor City Mets or the Binghamton Ponies. ( commentating the areas carousels ) are much more suitable for this city's past . Or better yet , leave it alone ! If it's not broke , don't fix it . Please don't make our team a laughing stock to this community.
These names are an embarassment to the community and players. How about something with meaning? The southern tiers or the speidies, maybe the triplets, the carousels, anything but what the final are. How do i explain stud muffin to a kid?
These new names are awful, they will take a team that has a proud history and connection with the community and bastardize it completely. Please keep the Mets name or at least consider something better than the juvenile or just plain weird ones you've offered!
As someone who has worked in Triple A baseball, grown up in a city with a Single A team and currently lives in a town with a Double A team; the name should be reflective of the community. It should be a source of pride for the area and not a joke.
The choices all suck mightily. Is the Triplets name copyrighted? Any reason why it could not be used again? It is a sentimental favorite in the cities of BInghamton, Johnson City and Endicott, and once was a source of pride,
Keep the Binghamton Mets or at least acknowledge Mets in some capacity.
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The organization has scrapped the original list of finalists and committed to a new naming process. We successfully blocked the proposed names and ensured that local input carries actual weight in these branding decisions.
August 17, 2016
Final supporters
Tonight the B-Mets revealed the six finalists in their "Binghamton Name the Team Contest". It was reported that there were "thousands upon thousands" of entries, from which these finalists were picked:
- Binghamton Bullheads,
- Binghamton Gobblers,
- Binghamton Rocking Horses,
- Binghamton Rumble Ponies,
- Binghamton Stud Muffins, and
- Binghamton Timber Jockeys.
We can do better. (AND WE DID! VOTE HERE! )
As a (nearly) life-long resident, I am embarrassed. I remember going to the stadium as a young child... Attending games, playing on the field, watching fireworks after the night games, eating ice cream out of little plastic helmets (still a favorite). I truly CANNOT imagine, as a 5-year-old, saying how "super excited" I am to go watch the Binghamton Stud Muffins...! What?
We could end up being the small-town version of Boaty McBoatface. (Given, that was humorous, but I really don't think that we want that to be our reputation.)
Sign to tell new B-Mets owner John Hughes that this is unacceptable. Please either keep the B-Mets name, or pick a more respectable option.
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
May 19, 2016
Reached 100 supporters
May 18, 2016
May 17, 2016
We are approaching the one hundred signature threshold for this petition. I plan to use this figure to establish the baseline for a formal letter sent to John Hughes this week. Please pass this link to your local contacts to help us hit that target before we submit our request for a formal meeting.
871 Comments
DON'T make a mockery of Binghamton by going with one of these names. You think a new name will bring in more spectators, and it may well, just not ANY of these. Parents will be keeping their kids away from the park, the game and the team.
This a joke. These choices are unacceptable... Am I really supposed to ask my kids (3, 5, & 9) if they want to go to a Stud Muffins or Gobblers game?? Come on now. If we must change the name, grow up and pick something better than these!
Parlor City Mets or the Binghamton Ponies. ( commentating the areas carousels ) are much more suitable for this city's past . Or better yet , leave it alone ! If it's not broke , don't fix it . Please don't make our team a laughing stock to this community.
These names are an embarassment to the community and players. How about something with meaning? The southern tiers or the speidies, maybe the triplets, the carousels, anything but what the final are. How do i explain stud muffin to a kid?
These new names are awful, they will take a team that has a proud history and connection with the community and bastardize it completely. Please keep the Mets name or at least consider something better than the juvenile or just plain weird ones you've offered!
As someone who has worked in Triple A baseball, grown up in a city with a Single A team and currently lives in a town with a Double A team; the name should be reflective of the community. It should be a source of pride for the area and not a joke.
The choices all suck mightily. Is the Triplets name copyrighted? Any reason why it could not be used again? It is a sentimental favorite in the cities of BInghamton, Johnson City and Endicott, and once was a source of pride,
Keep the Binghamton Mets or at least acknowledge Mets in some capacity.
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DON'T make a mockery of Binghamton by going with one of these names. You think a new name will bring in more spectators, and it may well, just not ANY of these. Parents will be keeping their kids away from the park, the game and the team.