Dan O'Mac wrote:

I can confidently say that San Francisco's submission of Emperors are used in the Alt Universe.

Good call. I DQ'd it in the official excel file but accidentally included it. It's off the poll now. 

Hmmm, so to add more to the San Francisco Quakers name. My submission included a bit of history that they originally were from Philadelphia but moved to SF (ala Giants, Dodgers, A's) but decided to keep the name as it ties in perfectly with SF due to the seismic activity in the area.

But all around really good names by everything this time around. I was really impressed by the Cincy and LA, as I usually struggle with those cities for my own leagues.

Also wanted to point out. Hollywood Stars and Kansas City Cowboys were real life team, while I love both names (use them in a lot of sims) not sure if this was intentional or not. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Stars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_Cowboys_(American_Association) KC Cowboys were actually a name used 3 different times, though all before 1900

Yeah, Most of these are alredy used and are not really unique. Besides that, some really good ideas!

Some of the aquatic suggestions for Los Angeles could still be good options for San Diego if neither of them make the cut.

sportsfan7 wrote:

Burmy87 wrote:

2. I like how the name Masons works as well for Boston's stonemason history...whether or not designers will want to include Freemasonry aspects in it is up to them (Keep in mind, Boston also has a heavy Catholic heritage, where membership in Freemasonry is strictly forbidden)

Yeah, this was why I kept voting against Masons. The name is good in a vacuum, but problematic in such a heavily Catholic city like Boston

I like bricks. Especially gold ones. 

This next batch of names is tough. None especially stood out to me, including my own. I'll be curious to see how Group B shakes out.