Tuesday night, August 6th, I'm watching the Olympics when I see that Little League Baseball is on ESPN. Every summer, I love watching Little League Baseball. It's pure. It's fun. It brings me back to when I played Little League. But this time was a little different...
It feels like Salt Lake City is EXTREMELY CLOSE to getting a Major League Baseball team. We've had the Jazz since the 70's, and Real Salt Lake since the 2000's. Will baseball be next? What team name should they go with?
Here are a few ideas of what a potential MLB team could look like in Salt Lake City:
Salt Lake Bees:
The Salt Lake Bees are currently a Minor League team that have been in the city
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Last year, the Snow Canyon Little League team had all of Utah wrapped around their fingers! They made history as the VERY FIRST team from Utah to make to the Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA. They were on top of the world as they represented Utah and the entire MOUNTAIN division for the United States...
Here in Southern Utah, baseball has always been a popular sport. Every year a High School team from Washington County goes deep in the state playoffs and usually there are multiple teams from our area. Utah Tech always has a good team and even won national championships when they were under the name Dixie State...
1. Utah Bee's, Utah Buzz, Utah Sting:
One of these would be my FIRST CHOICE for a team name! We're the Beehive State. Give me SOMETHING about Bees! We currently have the Salt Lake Bees and it's such a cool mascot! I love the colors too...