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Young Drachma
04-01-2005, 12:18 PM
Link (http://www.stormbaseball.com/)
STORM CHANGE NAME FOR 2005 SEASON. NOW KNOWN AS...
The Anaheim / Los Angeles / San Diego Storm of Lake Elsinore
Lake Elsinore, CA - The Lake Elsinore Storm have announced a name change for the upcoming 2005 season. The Storm will now be officially known as the Anaheim / Los Angeles / San Diego Storm of Lake Elsinore. The Storm are the Class A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, this change is effective immediately. The inclusion of Anaheim, Los Angeles and San Diego in the Storm’s name reflects the team’s competitive interest in the continued growth of its fan base and marketing of its already top selling Minor League logo. “Long term, we have to look at the branding of our image not only here in Southern California, but all over The United States. Will people be hurt emotionally? Yes. But, I think objectively they’re going to see a better product on the field and we’re going to continue the affordability of the experience,” Dave Oster, Storm President and General Manager, said as the Storm get ready to start the 2005 season. The Storm’s primary and secondary logos, which both feature the number one selling “eyes” logo, will not be changed.

Young Drachma
04-01-2005, 12:18 PM
pretty good sense of humour. They're a Padres affiliate, I bet LA of Anaheim wouldn't take kindly to one of their teams doing it.

Fritz
04-01-2005, 01:27 PM
That Damn Brewmeister Smith!

QuikSand
04-01-2005, 01:28 PM
Let me guess -- the news item was released today?

Young Drachma
04-01-2005, 01:32 PM
Bingo