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icepixieHmmm. I appear to be writing fanfic for my fake TV show. I'd say I'm writing actual canon for it, because it's mine and technically anything I write for it is canon, right? but...it reads like fic. It really does. This is not a short story, with its associated rising and falling action, etc., in any way, shape, or form. It does not introduce the characters in any meaningful way. It's totally four little filler fics stuck together because they share a theme. (Not to mention that some of the voices are ripped straight out of fanfic. And by "some" I pretty much mean "all.")
That said: in this universe, by 2231 Vancouver has a major league baseball team. (WHY do I keep writing characters who like team sports when I hate them, why why why?) I need a name for this team. I get the impression that baseball team names usually have some connection to their city, and sports team names in general often make reference to sharp pointy objects, such as an animal with sharp teeth, a person whose job it was to fight with swords or spears, &tc. Granted, baseball naming appears less bloodthirsty than other sports.
Anyway, the only two names I can come up with are Pioneers and (Killer) Whales. The first one has promise; the second, not so much. Suggestions? If it helps, this team is not very good; they aren't as unlucky as the Cubs (who, sorry to say, are still the watchword for "lost hope" even two centuries on), but they aren't in danger of stumbling into a World Series anytime soon, so something that sounds hapless might be good.
Also, a related question: let's say that someone is commenting on a team's haplessness, and doing so by saying, "They haven't won a title/pennant/championship/? in twenty years!" I don't really know how baseball playoffs are structured, but I want to emphasize that this team has not been doing well, so what level would they not exceed if they sucked just enough for non-fans to make fun of them, but for fans to keep cheering them on?
That said: in this universe, by 2231 Vancouver has a major league baseball team. (WHY do I keep writing characters who like team sports when I hate them, why why why?) I need a name for this team. I get the impression that baseball team names usually have some connection to their city, and sports team names in general often make reference to sharp pointy objects, such as an animal with sharp teeth, a person whose job it was to fight with swords or spears, &tc. Granted, baseball naming appears less bloodthirsty than other sports.
Anyway, the only two names I can come up with are Pioneers and (Killer) Whales. The first one has promise; the second, not so much. Suggestions? If it helps, this team is not very good; they aren't as unlucky as the Cubs (who, sorry to say, are still the watchword for "lost hope" even two centuries on), but they aren't in danger of stumbling into a World Series anytime soon, so something that sounds hapless might be good.
Also, a related question: let's say that someone is commenting on a team's haplessness, and doing so by saying, "They haven't won a title/pennant/championship/? in twenty years!" I don't really know how baseball playoffs are structured, but I want to emphasize that this team has not been doing well, so what level would they not exceed if they sucked just enough for non-fans to make fun of them, but for fans to keep cheering them on?
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Date: 2010-11-30 07:42 pm (UTC)On the first note - I have written future-AU-anti-OTP fic for one of my fake shows. IDEK.
Baseball! <3 I kind of love that baseball is still being played on a major league scale by 2231. That is crazy and awesome.
It's kind of hard to foresee what the demographics or culture of a city might be like in 200 years, but before I noticed the date I was thinking of the "Dragons" possibly, as those have pointy teeth and would be a nod to the high Chinese population in the city and the related cultural influence - Chinatown is a big deal there. Their hockey team is the Canucks, so you could just steal that name or go with something equally Canadian. Their soccer team is the Whitecaps, which I find dorky and hapless, also. Personally, I think they should be the Inukshuk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inukshuk), though! :) It was the symbol for the Vancouver Olympics aside from generally being awesome. At the very least, Inukshuk Field for their park, right?
The Cubs are famously cursed to never win the Pennant, which is the step right before the World Series. It a team hasn't made the playoffs in 20 years, they will definitely be written off by other teams, so that's probably a good way to go!
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Date: 2010-11-30 11:16 pm (UTC)Why do I keep doing this to myself? I desperately need to make one of my characters a dancer or something. (Heh, actually, the alien team sport two of my characters are about to participate in is kind of like dancing.)
"Dragons" could be really cool; I was thinking it might be good to nod to the huge Chinese population. Plus they have pointy teeth. :D But I'm also really digging
Definitely Inukshuk Field for the park!
It a team hasn't made the playoffs in 20 years, they will definitely be written off by other teams, so that's probably a good way to go!
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