New Amarillo Name This Week?

Mark Lee, the general manager for the American Association’s new team in Amarillo, stated on Friday that a new team name could be announced this week.  Not surprisingly, Lee thinks the name is a good one and will fit the area.  Southern Independent Baseball, the owner of the franchise, decided to abandon the “Gold Sox” name, after it was learned that the City of Marysville (CA) had tradmarked the name several years ago.  Read more here.  We raised this issue early on, when the Gold Sox name was originally announced.