There seems to be lots of minor league teams changing names lately, and 2 local affiliates are no different.

The Double A affiliate of the Mets, The (Former) Binghamton Mets are now known as the "Binghamton Rumble Ponies". It might seem like an odd name, but a rumble pony is a carousel horse and there is quite an extensive history with carousels in the Binghamton area.

There are far worse names. The other ones that were in contention were:

Bullheads
Gobblers
Stud Muffins
Timber Jockeys

THOSE are terrible. Seriously. I'm actually happy with Rumble Ponies if those were the options.

The Staten Island Yankees are also in the midst of a name change contest. I feel like I need to say this in bold. THESE ARE NOT A JOKE. ONE OF THESE WILL BE THE NEW NAME OF THE STATEN ISLAND YANKEES.

Bridge Trolls
Heroes
Killer Bees
Pizza Rats
Rock Pigeons

That's my home town, folks. Yeesh.

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