RALEIGH, NC - JANUARY 18: (EDITORS NOTE: Image is a digital panoramic composite.) Copyright 2018 - MLB4Raleigh. In fact, a few other cities are already involved in lobbying MLB for a team. ‘Team Concept’ Design Event @ Little City. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. The Royals -- the name of the old minor league team -- would have been a great name, if Kansas City hadn't beaten Montreal to the punch in 1969. However, if you’d rather email us, you can do that too. The Ybor City ballpark is dead, as the December 31st deadline passed without enough framework being in place for an extension. There's so much market cachet in the Durham Bulls name that an owner would be shooting themselves in the foot not to run with it. Some of these Raleigh teams also used names such as Senators, Red Birds, Nats, Mets, Cardinals, and Pirates. However, it is a smaller market than what the Rays already have, should the team look to relocate. "The Triangle Triangles" would be a pretty good name in my view. In 1920, a new franchise called the Raleigh Nats formed and began playing in the Piedmont League. I think Bud Selig is the worst thing to happen to the game, but I am probably in the minority. It is not going to happen overnight, or in the next year or two, but eventually, there will be a couple of new teams. Personally I think that if we ever were to get an MLB team, the owners of said team would have to be absolutely 100% crazy not to use the Bulls name. This is just a thread for folks to post their favorite names for hypothetical teams in cities where MLB could some day expand or relocate to. New York Mets: Good Dominic Smith vs. Bad Dominic Smith, The Philadelphia Phillies invisible left-handed starter, Hyeon-jong Yang reportedly looking to come stateside, MLB: The 2020 leaders in “True Exit Velocity”, New York Yankees: Luis Severino progressing towards summer ’21 return, Phillies: Considering their real off-season needs now, KBO: José Miguel Fernández’s magical season in Seoul, MLB News: Predicting superlatives in The Sandlot TV show, Luka Doncic Drops 31 in Duel with Bradley Beal as Mavericks Fall to Wizards, A look at why the Hot Stove has turned Ice Cold, Chicago Cubs: Kris Bryant comments on service time manipulation ... again, Fastpitch softball player puts sport on the map with a home run cycle, Top 25 Super Bowl Performances of All Time, Each NHL Team's Most Likely Future Hall of Famer, 30 Greatest Teams in Premier League History, 28 most memorable buzzer beaters in March Madness history. The Durham Bulls were one of the rival clubs that played against Raleigh baseball teams between the years of 1913–1967. #RaleighonDeck pic.twitter.com/JxNK08YzaL. Born and raised in Wake Forest, he graduated from NC State in 2004 and has called Raleigh home ever since. Want your voice heard?

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The Durham franchise reformed in 1980 under their original name "Durham Bulls" and returned to the Carolina League as an Atlanta Braves affiliate.