Baseball in Fort Wayne

I cannot believe the number of headlines and opinions that have been circulating about the renaming of the Fort Wayne Wizards to the Fort Wayne TinCaps. I have attempted to categorize and present (many of) them here.

Discussion on Reation to the Fort Wayne TinCaps Name:

• Fort Wayne TinCaps!
  [LIKES] (Baseball Think Factory)
• Johnny Appleseed Would Be Ashamed 
  [DISLIKES] (ScLoHo’s Really?)
• TinCaps
  [DISLIKES] (Ann’Re @ Home)
• The Something Aweful Forums
  [MIXED]
• TinCaps? Quirky, Yes, But Not Loving It – Yet
  [Willing to Give it a Chance] (News Sentinel)
• Fort Wayne Tin Caps Are You Serious?
  [Not Real Thrilled] (Decatur Indiana Community)
• Fort Wayne TinCaps
  [Not Real Thrilled] (Goateed Librarian)
• The TINCAPS???!!! God save us from Atlanta ad agencies 
  [ABSOLUTELY HATES] (Common Sensibilities) 
• TinCap Reaction
  (Rattler Radio - first to complain about capitalization!)
• TinCaps Not a Big Hit Right Off the Bat, But the Team Hopes it Will Grow on You
  (IndianasNewsCenter – longest headline award)
• TinCaps? Just Give it Some Time
  (Journal Gazette)
• Fomerly the Fort Wayne Wizards
  [Starting to Like] (My Two Cents Worth)
• The Fort Wayne Potheads
  [Not Real Fond) (Danno’s Dangerous Mind)

Discussion About TinCaps Mascots, Logos and Branding

• What’s Your TinCaps Mascot Idea?
  (WhatsGoingDownTown)
• Why Am I Thinking of a B-52′s Lyric?
  (Rattler Radio)
• Fans Weigh in on New Team Name
  (WANE TV)
• Tin Caps Story
  (Rattler Radio)
• Team Name Reactions from 16 Years Ago
  (WhatsGoingDownTown)
• Much Thought Went Into Team’s New Name
  (News Sentinel)

Discussion Announcing the Wizards Name Change to TinCaps

• Wizards Rename Selves TinCaps: It’s a Johnny Appleseed Reference 
  (Journal Gazette)
• Fort Wayne Dons TinCaps
  (Minor League Baseball)
• What’s a TinCap?
  (Friar John’s Blog)
• Fort Wayne No Longer Wizards
  (MadFriars)
• TinCaps New Name of Baseball Team
  (KPC News)
• Fort Wayne TinCaps Unveiled
  (OurSportsCentral)
• Wizards Becoeem TinCaps
  (Topix – Lots of Comments)
• FW Wizards Become “Tin Caps”
  (Annunciations)
• TinCaps to Take the Field
  (Journal Gazette)
• Fort Wayne Team Becomes TinCaps
  (eTruth)
• FW Minor League Team Changes Nickname to TinCaps
  (WTHI TV Terre Haute)
• Fort Wayne Gets a New Name
  (MLB Hub)
• Fort Wayne Gets a New Name
  (Planet Padres)
   

Discussion of Tin Cap and Johnny Appleseed Historical Relevance:

• The John Chapman Brand
  (Fort Wayne Observed)
• Controversy Surrounds TinCaps
  (WANE TV)
• New Baseball Team Name a Nod to Johnny Appleseed 
  (News Sentinel)
• Picking a Name Out of History
  (Journal Gazette)

Big Hat Tips to Angry White Boy (who despises the name) and the Spaulding’s at WGDT who reported the name well before the announcement. Props to Stephen at AroundFortWayne who has posted video and photos along with his analysis.

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