Unabated Sports

When it was announced that minor league hockey was returning to the Queen City, there was a lot of excitement. But when we heard they would be called the Cincinnati RailRaiders, it raised a few eyebrows among the Unabated Sports crew. I understand it pays homage to the area's historical ties to the railroad industry but, in today's world, "railraiders" sounds a little... you know. Not that there's anything wrong with that. But it's not exactly striking fear in the hearts of the opposing players.

Personally, I was very critical of the latest NBA expansion team when they named the new Charlotte team the "Bobcats." That's one of the most generic and weak names I think they could have gone with. Of course, if I ever ran into a real bobcat, I would probably keep that to myself. And the Blue Jackets?!? Wow. That's really manly naming yourself after apparel.

What are the worst names in sports? What are the coolest? It seems like a lot of minor league franchises take risks and pick edgy mascots. Too bad we didn't get that here.

Regardless of the name, we really hope the franchise takes off and they save some cheap seats for us.