From White Center Now: Take a swing at renaming a baseball team!

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(WCN/WSB photo from June 2019)

If you’ve gone to a Highline Bears baseball game at Steve Cox Memorial Park in White Center, you know it’s a fun time, more up-close-and-personal (and affordable) than a major-league matchup. The Bears have to play mostly on the road this year because of the pandemic but they’re taking the opportunity in the meantime to get ready for a re-branding: They’re looking for a new name, and accepting suggestions through the Fourth of July. The full story’s on our partner site White Center Now.

John June 22, 2021 (1:45 pm)

The “Rats” en homage to the old “Rat City” nickname for White Center.

HarborIslandWorker June 22, 2021 (3:32 pm)

RatCity….Sluggers…I could see the logo now. Cartoon rat holding a baseball bat in a baseball uniform

WSCurmudgeon June 22, 2021 (4:31 pm)

Numerous teams seem to have used Rattus rattus as a name and/or mascot.

Bill June 23, 2021 (2:15 am)

Reading the article in WC Now – I do not see any real reason put forward for the necessity of the name change. Especially since the team is a farm team made up of college players from all over the country – I’d certainly suggest something other than “Rats” — !Then again – why the change at all – esp after 5-6 years!

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