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Just what you've been waiting for: Our fair city has its newest sports franchise. The National Lacrosse League is brining a franchise to the Big Apple, and four of the games will be at Madison Square Garden. Mayor Bloomberg played intramural lacrosse at Johns Hopkins, and the NY Times writes that he "showed off his command of the sports esoterica":
I know you all agree with me that there’s nothing quite like a middie clamping down on a rock on a face-off, scooping it up and cradling it with his wand and then dishing it off to a crease attackman who stuffs it into the back of the cage.Huh, it actually sounds kind of dirty. Lacrosse is apparently the fastest growing sports franchise in the country, so New York was eager to bring it on. Check out the Lacrosse Meetup of NYC.
Chicago was named a NLL expansion team in February, giving them TWO pro lacrosse teams. The NYC Lacrosse team needs a name, though, and they are accepting submissions on the website. The other teams are Arizona Sting, Buffalo Bandits, Calgary Roughnecks, Chicago Shamrox, Colorado Mammoth, Edmonton Rush, Minnesota Swarm, Philadelphia Wings, Portland LumberJax, Rochester Knighthawks, San Jose Stealth and Toronto Rock. What do you think would be a good name? The NY Times suggested the Edgy Egg Creams, Slashing Skyscrapers and Attack Apples. We like the Attack Apples, and we're also thinking Gotham Grit, City Scrapers or the New York LAXatives.
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How about the Gothamists?
I mean, why not just go completely shameless? :-)
i like the cleveland river burners best.
I think its great that New York is getting a 2nd Lacrosse team. Yes, in the early years of MILL there was a team called the New York Saints. I know they played in Jersey but they were still called the NY Saints.
Sweet, bra. Manhattan is set to become the new capital of the Essex/Bergen County / Westchester / lower Connecticut alliance.
Poor and middle class people, stop kidding yourselves - it's time to move out of our REGION. Manhattan is just the capital. Go be with your kind, you'll be happier -and- you'll have more money.
Finally! I mean, I love the college game, but the pros--wow. This is exciting. Does anyone know if there are still tickets available?
Sweet, bra. Manhattan is set to become the new capital of the Essex/Bergen County / Westchester / lower Connecticut alliance.
Poor and middle class people, stop kidding yourselves - it's time to move out of our REGION. Manhattan is just the capital. Go be with your kind, you'll be happier -and- you'll have more money.
Now if you'll excuse me, me and the Dartmouth alums are about to hit up BBurg for some totally sweet snow boarding.
Wow an old MILL fan Spyder. Anyway before the Saints played in Long Island, they were the New Jersey Saints and actually won the MILL title i believe in 1987. I just hope we dont have another "CityHawks" on our hands.
PS it is cool to see my photo from the news conference yesterday
Finally! This is exciting. I mean, I love the college game--but the pros? Wow!!! I hope there are still some tickets available.
Wow an old MILL fan Spyder. Anyway before the Saints played in Long Island, they were the New Jersey Saints and actually won the MILL title i believe in 1987. I just hope we dont have another "CityHawks" on our hands.
PS it is cool to see my photo from the news conference yesterday
I think they should be named the NY POSSA (Plenty Of Seats Still Available)
The NY Graffiti? The NY Caralarms?
The NY Theft? The NY Graffiti? Maybe the NY Caralarms?
The Straphangers?
The NY Nets? (maybe people would buy tickets by mistake)
The Daily Lose...(like daily news. ba dum cha!)
The Flatirons.
The LaCrosse Dressers.
The Bowery Boys.
The Warriors (nod to everyone's fave NYC cult classic).
The NY Realtors.
NY Nasdax (per that list, things that end in X are very Lacrosse)
NY DJ's (both Disc Jockey & Dow Jones)
The Orphans