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Richmond's new baseball team now has a name.
The team will now be known as the Richmond Flying Squirrels.
The name was just announced at a news conference at Richmond Times-Dispatch headquarters.
It beat out the other names on the list: the Rock Hoppers; Rhinos, the Hushpuppies, and the Flatheads.
The name Hambones had been dropped from the list because the Virginia Chapter of the NAACP found it offensive. Hambone is a type of performance slaves used to do on plantations for slave owners.
Team officials are meeting to go over the new logo and promotions details. They've already selected a Richmond company to handle designing the logo.
As for the team's mascot, there will be another naming contest coming up real soon.
What do you think of the new name? Hit the Hot Button by calling 254-3652. We may air your call on the CBS 6 News @ 5:30.
New Website: www.squirrelsbaseball.com
The team will now be known as the Richmond Flying Squirrels.
The name was just announced at a news conference at Richmond Times-Dispatch headquarters.
It beat out the other names on the list: the Rock Hoppers; Rhinos, the Hushpuppies, and the Flatheads.
The name Hambones had been dropped from the list because the Virginia Chapter of the NAACP found it offensive. Hambone is a type of performance slaves used to do on plantations for slave owners.
Team officials are meeting to go over the new logo and promotions details. They've already selected a Richmond company to handle designing the logo.
As for the team's mascot, there will be another naming contest coming up real soon.
What do you think of the new name? Hit the Hot Button by calling 254-3652. We may air your call on the CBS 6 News @ 5:30.
New Website: www.squirrelsbaseball.com
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