On Thursday, the Syracuse Chiefs baseball team tweeted a simple question: What if the team wasn’t named the Chiefs? What would locals want to call the team instead?
What if we weren't the Chiefs? What name best defines Syracuse? What would YOU name the team? Tell us using #ChiefsWhatIf pic.twitter.com/v7d8zQy5o9
— Syracuse Chiefs (@SyracuseChiefs) June 8, 2017
The team isn’t changing its name for good -- it’s just a promotion for one game in August. But the responses ranged from reasonable (Nationals, Lakers) to very minor league (Salt Potatoes, SnowCats) to far more ridiculous (Salt City Shakers, Sausage Dogs).