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You will not find a better collection of bizarre team names than the teams that compete in Minor League Baseball.But with so many teams making up the Triple-A, Double-A, Single-A and Short-Season ranks, figuring out which one is the best is a difficult task.That's why we reached out to Sporting News contributor TIm Hagerty, who not only serves as the radio play-by-play broadcaster for the El Paso Chihuahuas, but also is the author of"."MORE: | |Over the next few days, we will ask readers to vote round-by-round, NCAA Tournament-style, until each bracket has just one team name left. Then the final two names will face head-to-head to determine the best team name in Minor League Baseball.The bracket was broken up by northern and southern teams.The first round will run from 11 a.m ET on Monday, Jan. 12 until 11 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Jan. 14. Chicago Bears T Shirts The explanation for Tim's rankings can be viewed below the poll.ROUND 1 IS CLOSED. .North Region Rankings:1. Hillsboro Hops (Diamondbacks affiliate, Short-Season Northwest League)The Hops name brews Oregons craft beer industry with a bouncing baseball phrase. There werent any bad hops last year in Hillsboro; the Hops won the 2014 Northwest League championship.2. Fort Wayne TinCaps (Padres affiliate, Single-A Midwest League)The TinCaps name was planted in Johnny Appleseeds memory. Appleseed, who wore a cooking pot on his head during his travels, is buried in Fort Wayne. The city holds an annual Johnny Appleseed Festival.3. Great Falls Voyagers (White Sox affiliate, Rookie-level Pioneer League)The Voyagers are the only team styled after a UFO sighting. Great Falls named its club Voyagers in 2008, decades after Nick Mariana videotaped flying saucers hovering over the ballpark in Great Falls. His recording is still cited as the Mariana UFO Incident.4. Vermont Lake Monsters (Athletics affiliate, Short-Season New York-Penn League)For generations, Vermonters have mythologized a Loch Ne s Monster-like creature living in the depths of Lake Champlain. There have been dozens of reported sightings over Jesse James Jersey the years. The Lake Monsters name honors this piece of Vermont folklore.5. Modesto Nuts (Rockies affiliate, Single-A California League)When Modesto announced its new team name in 2005, baseball fans thought it was nuts. Since then, the Nuts have grown to be one of the most recognized brands in the minors. The Modesto area is known for almond and walnut production.6. Lansing Lugnuts (Blue Jays affiliate, Single-A Midwest League)The Lugnuts were named after Michigans automotive industry. Their ballpark stays consistent with Chicago Bears Accessories the car theme when fans chant the official team slogan Go Nuts in seating sections like Gasoline Alley.7. Erie SeaWolves (Tigers affiliate, Double-A Eastern League)A seawolf is not an animal; its a slang term for pirate. The SeaWolves chose their swashbuckling name because their original parent club was the Pirates.8. Akron RubberDucks (Indians affiliate, Double-A Eastern League)The RubberDucks name splashes Akrons standing as The Rubber Capital of the World. The city has a long history of tire production and Goodyears headquarters are still there.9. Beloit Snappers (Athletics affiliate, Single-A Midwest League)The Snappers join the Daytona Tortugas as turtle-themed competitors in our minor league showdown. Beloit used to be called Turtle Village and its bordering town is Turtle, Wisconsin.10. Quad Cities River Bandits (Astros affiliate, Single-A Midwest League)Any fan glancing beyond the River Bandits outfield fence will learn the meaning of this teams name. The stadium is set on the Mi si sippi River and the Centennial Bridge provides a stunning right field backdrop. Their ballpark features a Ferris wheel behind the left field fence.11. Tri-City Dust Devils (Padres affiliate, Short-Season Northwest League)When profe sional baseball came to eastern Washington in 2001, the community wanted the name Rattlers. But when the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers cited copyright infringement, Tri-City moved to a catchy backup brand Dust Devils. A dust devil is a small twister of wind.12. Batavia Muckdogs (Marlins affiliate, Short-Season New York-Penn League)There is no such thing as a muckdog. This name digs up a noted part of Batavia its soil. Muck soil is known for being very fertile. Ricky Williams played for the Muckdogs in 1998, the same year he won the Heisman Trophy.13. Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers affiliate, Triple-A International League)The Mud Hens deserve extra points for tradition. Their team name dates back to 1896, when Toledos ballpark was surrounded by marshland and mud hen birds. Toledoan Jamie Farr joked about the Mud Hens on the TV show M*A*S*H.14. Frederick Keys (Orioles affiliate, Single-A Carolina League)The Brian Johnson Jersey Keys take their name from famous poet and former Frederick County resident Francis Scott Key, who wrote the Star Spangled Banner. Key is buried right near the Keys ballpark. Fans sometimes jingle their car keys in unison at Keys games.15. Altoona Curve (Pirates affiliate, Double-A Eastern League)The Curves moniker has nothing to do with a breaking ball. The club is named after Horseshoe Curve, a distinguished railroad loop near the Allegheny Mountains. The Curves ballpark has a unique name too Peoples Natural Gas Field.16. Omaha Storm Chasers (Royals affiliate, Triple-A Pacific Coast League)The Storm Chasers name hails Nebraskas extreme weather. Their official mascots are Stormy and Vortex. Omahas first home game as the Storm Chasers was postponed because of, you gue sed it, stormy weather.South Region Rankings:1. Chattanooga Lookouts (Twins affiliate, Double-A Southern League)The Lookouts play a few miles from Lookout Mountain in Tenne see, the site of a Civil War battle. Their name has been on alert since 1885 and the Lookout Eyes logo has been a famous minor league mark for decades.2. El Paso Chihuahuas (Padres affiliate, Triple-A Pacific Coast Jimmy Graham Jersey League)El Paso is surrounded by the Chihuahuan Desert, which is part of how the Chihuahuas got their name. Team management also felt the feisty dogs represented the scrappy personality of the city. The Chihuahuas live their brand with seating sections titled Big Dog House and Woof Top Deck.3. Carolina Mudcats (Braves affiliate, Single-A Carolina League)The North Carolina-based franchise swam from Columbus, Georgia in 1991 and brought the name Mudcats with them. The Columbus Mudcats name fit because their ballpark was next to the c