Marlins' Triple-A affiliate introduces new 'Baby Cakes' team name
The Baby Cakes are ready to run wild in Triple-A next season.
Previously known as the New Orleans Zephyrs, the Miami Marlins' minor-league affiliate in the Big Easy has renamed itself in unique fashion for the 2017 season:
We're proud to introduce our new identity - the New Orleans Baby Cakes! pic.twitter.com/6kWLXkRmCf
— NOLA Baby Cakes (@cakesbaseball) November 15, 2016
The franchise announced back in April it was running a fan vote to replace the "Zephyrs" nickname after 25 years, which was initially brought over from Denver in 1993.
For the unaware, a "baby cake" represents the small plastic baby found inside King Cakes, which are a popular desert during Mardi Gras in New Orleans. That fact, however, didn't change the new name's reception from going exactly as you'd expect:
Delete your marketing department https://t.co/TsqXCzGGqw
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) November 16, 2016
"(Player) has been optioned from Triple-A Baby Cakes to Double-A Jumbo Shrimp" is a real future transaction in the Marlins organization.
— Brady Fredericksen (@Brady_Fred) November 16, 2016
I dunno, the Baby Cakes news mostly makes me want to watch Chappelle's Killin' Them Softly.
— Mike Oz (@mikeoz) November 16, 2016
"Baby, go home, man. It's 3 in the morning."
Congratulations, Iowa Chops. You're off the hook - no longer the worst team nickname in sports. #BabyCakes
— Andy Garman (@GarmanSports) November 16, 2016
“I play professional baseball.”
— Jordan Ray (@JordanLRay) November 16, 2016
“Oh cool. For what team?”
“The New Orleans…Baby Cakes.” https://t.co/qkGghDpJll
Can just imagine when a Marlins player is being told he's being optioned back to the Baby Cakes.
— clarkspencer (@clarkspencer) November 16, 2016