03/10/2005
Seattle and Tennessee unveil their nicknames and logos!!
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by IM Greg Shahade
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The Seattle
Sluggers
and Tennessee Tempo's logos and nicknameshave been officially released
to the public today.
The Seattle Sluggers hope to be a force in the
Western division and have named their team after the Slugfest chess tournaments that
are run by team manager Clint Ballard.
The Tennessee Tempo are ready to go as well, and
hoping to
outperform the Sluggers and show that they are the strongest new team
in the USCL. Team Manager FM Todd Andrews chose the nickname Tempo
because Tennessee is known for its great musical heritage and the word
tempo also has a chess meaning behind it. Their logo is below:
Both of these expansion teams will kick off the season in
the summer by playing each other in Week 1. They will not only face
each other but will face each other a few days before the start of the
regular season. Stay tuned for more details on that match!
