Lol boo wooAn Emoji? AN EMOJI? The PawSox had to die so THIS could live? I curse the city of Worcester and all who buy the merch.
Oh you're correct, I am just now seeing a regular size version it. Couldn't tell earlier.Looks to me like he is left handed. He’s at the end of his follow through with a top hand release swing.
You're not kidding! I'm expecting 2 giant and deformed toes under each of those socks? Ironically I want to make the puking emoji looking at that.The feet on it gives me the creeps.
To be fair, that would be baseball on baseball crime, since I assume the smiley face is swinging its bat at a ball.They should, at the very least, change the smiley emoji to a baseball.
I read that too, but I can't find anyone else reporting it.According to Paul Lukas, their real name is the Worcester Red Sox, but they're called the Woo Sox.
I kind of like the logo more today than last night, TBH. The smiley guy wearing red socks is growing on me. The name sucks though, not a fan of that at all.
At the end of the day, isn't it the 10 year old that you want to market to? Obviously adults need to be drawn in, but at the end of the day, if a kid wants to own a hat with a smiley faced mascot, so be it.Everything about this says "bland, boring, safe marketing to 10 year olds."
FWIW, the Tarpon name upthread is actually filled with local resonance; there are any number of Tarpon place names in the area. I don't know if "the Woo" is a thing or not, but this feels like several steps in the wrong direction.
I read that too, but I can't find anyone else reporting it.
Granted, I haven't looked that hard.
http://news.sportslogos.net/2019/11/25/smile-pawsox-to-become-woosox-in-worcester/The official team name—the name on the birth certificate, as Klein puts it—is Worcester Red Sox.
Same here, SJH, same here.Paws. As in Paw Sox. It made sense.
I hate the new name, I hate the new logo, I hate that they're moving, I hate every last thing about it.
The Pawsox leaving RI killed something in my soul. Growing up there, we went to dozens of games at McCoy Stadium a year. This sucks. The move, the new name, the awful logo, losing my childhood....everything.
Lucchino can burn in hell.
The logic is... suspicious."We didn't go into it as though WooSox would be a unanimous pick -- it just edged out every contender in every form of March Madness bracket that we went over with fans for more than a year," said Steinberg. "We wanted to resonate with the city. If WooSox is the answer, then WooSox is the answer. If the question is 'Who beats the WooSox?' then the answer is 'Nobody beats the WooSox.'"
Or perhaps the SwoonSox.And if the team doesn't do well the may be called the LooSox.
By Lowell staying, do you mean moving the AAA affiliate to Lowell?I hope the Manfred deal doesn't go through, but if it does, and a MA team has to go for some reason, I hope Lowell stays!
Poor Old Rusney, May he ride (the bench)"Rusney Down in Triple-A":
Let me tell you a story of a man named Rusney
On a tragic and fateful day
he signed a contract for 70 million
then got stuck in Triple-A
Did he ever return? No, he never returned
and his contract's still unearned
he may play forever in the upper minors
he's the man who never returned
Now you citizens of Boston
don't you think it's a scandal
how we never got to see him play?
Screw the luxury tax, go and tell John Henry
get poor Rusney out of Triple-A!
either A or AAA.By Lowell staying, do you mean moving the AAA affiliate to Lowell?
I think I did just fine growing up as a sox fan without being ridiculously pandered to. But, YMMV.At the end of the day, isn't it the 10 year old that you want to market to? Obviously adults need to be drawn in, but at the end of the day, if a kid wants to own a hat with a smiley faced mascot, so be it.
I'm sad it's not a more ridiculous name and logo. I envy the Yard Goats.
Also, I never understood why they used a polar bear as a mascot in Pawtucket, instead of, say, a black bear. Not exactly a native species. What was the thinking there, if any?
How about Woosh Bag.looking forward to a giant smiley emoji mascot at the ballpark. it's going to need a name too.
Would 5 games or more be a woosing streak? How bad does their record need to be before they are referred to as The Woosers?Their first 2-game losing streak, they'll be called the Woosies.
I was hoping for the Worcester Hillbillies.Here are the nicknames of Worcester:
- City of Seven Hills
I would love to know who the target customer is for WooSox apparel.At the end of the day, isn't it the 10 year old that you want to market to? Obviously adults need to be drawn in, but at the end of the day, if a kid wants to own a hat with a smiley faced mascot, so be it.
I'm sad it's not a more ridiculous name and logo. I envy the Yard Goats.
Yeah, I grew up in Pawtucket and the only people I know who own Pawsox apparel are those who are actually from Pawtucket and moved far away. I would be the ratio between Red Sox and PawSox apparel sold at McCoy is 90 - 10 Boston.I would love to know who the target customer is for WooSox apparel.
Ten-year olds won’t be caught dead in a smiley-face hat. But it’s not like I’ve seen any 10-year olds in PawSox gear — kids in New England who care about baseball want a Bosox Hat.
I would love to know who the target customer is for WooSox apparel.
Ten-year olds won’t be caught dead in a smiley-face hat. But it’s not like I’ve seen any 10-year olds in PawSox gear — kids in New England who care about baseball want a Bosox hat.
I’m guessing the WooSox‘ market is very young kids, plus grown-ups looking for a bit of novelty. I could see the smiley-face design ticking both boxes.
My 7 year old got and wears one of the Hot Weiner hats, and also has a Paws bear face cap. I have some gear, mostly give away swag including a Paw Sox/ taco bell t shirt I caught out of the cannon that I will be buried in. My wife and I each own a store bought team cap, but just with the P logo.Yeah, I grew up in Pawtucket and the only people I know who own Pawsox apparel are those who are actually from Pawtucket and moved far away. I would be the ratio between Red Sox and PawSox apparel sold at McCoy is 90 - 10 Boston.
When we go, the only pawsox branded things we’ve gotten are foam fingers, and a stuff polar bear.... Oh, and the Pawsox helmet full of French fries
Is there a canon for being buried in a cannon?I caught out of the cannon that I will be buried in.
It's depends on the denomination, or how much you are willing to pay.Is there a canon for being buried in a cannon?
I blame the RI Speaker of the House. The PawSox owners made a fair offer, putting $45M into their final proposal. The state Senate passed the bill. The Speaker effectively killed the bill by sitting on it. The Governor, up for re-election, took a Van Winkle-like nap. The Speaker is generally the most powerful politician in the state, unless we happen to elect a strong Governor.Paws. As in Paw Sox. It made sense.
I hate the new name, I hate the new logo, I hate that they're moving, I hate every last thing about it.
The Pawsox leaving RI killed something in my soul. Growing up there, we went to dozens of games at McCoy Stadium a year. This sucks. The move, the new name, the awful logo, losing my childhood....everything.
Lucchino can burn in hell.
Mattiello (the RI Speaker) was the worst player in all this and he certainly is the one that killed things in the end, but let's not absolve Lucchino and the PawSox ownership of blame in this. Their Providence proposal tied things up too long in an option that wasn't feasible and the proposal was so obscene that when they finally moved to something that was actually realistic you couldn't trust that they were negotiating in good faith.I blame the RI Speaker of the House. The PawSox owners made a fair offer, putting $45M into their final proposal. The state Senate passed the bill. The Speaker effectively killed the bill by sitting on it. The Governor, up for re-election, took a Van Winkle-like nap. The Speaker is generally the most powerful politician in the state, unless we happen to elect a strong Governor.
Lucchino did everything he could to stay in RI. Until he got sick of the politics.
https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20191126/mark-patinkin-how-ris-speaker-drove-pawsox-into-becoming-woosox
Very well stated. The second half of your post is really insightful. Yes, the first offer to build in Providence was ridiculous but I thought PawSox owners learned their lesson and came up with a fair proposal. What bothers me most is Mattiello screwed the city of Pawtucket, which had been trending down for decades. City lost its only hospital last year. Hasbro might be moving. The PawSox are going away. The new stadium would have revitalized downtown over the next decade.Mattiello (the RI Speaker) was the worst player in all this and he certainly is the one that killed things in the end, but let's not absolve Lucchino and the PawSox ownership of blame in this. Their Providence proposal tied things up too long in an option that wasn't feasible and the proposal was so obscene that when they finally moved to something that was actually realistic you couldn't trust that they were negotiating in good faith.
I've never understood placing any blame at the Governor's feet. Gina was the one that came out first and strongest against the irresponsible Providence proposal when many people, including the Speaker were supporting it. When Providence thankfully was taken off the board she stuck her neck out and was instrumental in getting talks going again and her team, along with PawSox ownership, came up with a solid Pawtucket plan that the Senate went along with. She had already stuck her neck out getting things to that point, there's only so far she could go when Mattiello said the plan was a non-starter but refused to put forth any plan that made sense himself. As you indicated, the Speaker of the House is the most important person in Rhode Island, which is a real issue on a whole host of issues. Having the most important person in the state be someone that's only actually accountable to a small portion of the electorate instead of the entire state leads to greater corruption and dysfunctionality and less accountability.
I have been watching Monty Python's Flying Circus this afternoon since posting this and they had a skit called "The Bishop" where a bishop was rushing around trying to keep priests from being blown up. etc. One of the happenings was at a burial where a cannon rose out of the grave and shot the priest.Is there a canon for being buried in a cannon?
The Bishop is one of my favorite Python bits. "We was too late...The Rev. Neuk saw the light."I have been watching Monty Python's Flying Circus this afternoon since posting this and they had a skit called "The Bishop" where a bishop was rushing around trying to keep priests from being blown up. etc. One of the happenings was at a burial where a cannon rose out of the grave and shot the priest.
Remind us again how a project that would have developed a minimal amount of land beyond the park itself, an uncovered, minor league facility that would have been functionally useless six months of the year, would have "revitalized downtown?"Very well stated. The second half of your post is really insightful. Yes, the first offer to build in Providence was ridiculous but I thought PawSox owners learned their lesson and came up with a fair proposal. What bothers me most is Mattiello screwed the city of Pawtucket, which had been trending down for decades. City lost its only hospital last year. Hasbro might be moving. The PawSox are going away. The new stadium would have revitalized downtown over the next decade.
I will give you an example of what a new stadium downtown might have done. I was recently talking with the owner of a new bookstore downtown, a guy who signed a two-year lease in 2018 before the stadium deal collapsed. He says he will be leaving when the lease expires. He signed on because of the hope a new stadium would revitalize downtown. Now he says there is not even a CVS or convenience store to attract people. The mayor and his staff haven’t stopped in in more than a year. The stadium would have been a magnet business. Six months of activity, bringing people into the downtown, with new business gradually filling in.Remind us again how a project that would have developed a minimal amount of land beyond the park itself, an uncovered, minor league facility that would have been functionally useless six months of the year, would have "revitalized downtown?"