There was once a Double-A team named the New Hampshire Primaries
Today’s New Hampshire primary is stirring up emotion in the Granite State, https://www.dodgersedge.com/los-angeles-dodgers/julio-urias-jersey much like the New Hampshire Primaries baseball team did in 2003.Back then, people in New Hampshire, in the heart of baseball-crazed New England, were thrilled to learn they were gettingminor leaguebaseball.The Double-A New Haven Ravens played their final game in Sept. of 2003.The franchise relocated to Manchester, N.H.,to prepare for its inaugural 2004 season. One of the biggest decisions was Joc Pederson Jersey the newteam name and logo.MORE: Comparing every presidential candidate to an athleteOn Nov. 6, 2003 the club announced the name New Hampshire Primaries,celebrating the state’srole in the presidential election proce s. The constituents revolted.Protesting petitions appeared online, media interviewed upset fans and the baseball world wondered if the politicallabel would be vetoed. Team managementnoted the logo impartially included images ofboth a Democratic donkeyand a Republican elephant, but bipartisan ballcaps weren’t enough; the Primarieshad to be impeached.On Nov. 10, https://www.dodgersedge.com/los-angeles-dodgers/joc-pederson-jersey theclub announced a team name amendment and a few weeks later,the New Hampshire Fisher Cats were born.Tim Hagerty is the broadcaster for the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas, and is on Twitter at @MinorsTeamNames. He is also the author of“Root for the Home Team: Minor League Baseball’s Most Off-the-Wall Team Names.“