Name that wall

Jim Seip, my colleague at the York Daily Record, has an interesting article here. He discusses a “Name that wall” promotion for the Revolution’s 38-foot monstrosity in left field. Apparently, it’s the tallest wall in professional baseball (if there’s competition for such a distinction). Some want to call it the Green Monster as an homage to Fenway Park. Of course, we don’t know what color the wall will be at this point, but my guess is it will be the color of advertisements.

Here’s an excerpt from Seip’s piece:

York hasn’t fared well in this name-game department.

We have a $32-million stadium named after a bank.

And we have a team named the Revolution.

Not that we’re bitter about this whole process, but the Revolution was the worst name among the five finalists in the name-the-team contest. It’s 10 letters long, meaning everybody is going to shorten the team name and call them the Revs. Bad. It’s not a person, place or thing. Another biggie when picking a team.

For the record, I didn’t think Revolution was THAT bad.

• DENNY HARRIGER UPDATE: If you were holding out hope that Lancaster’s ace would forget retirement and return to the Barnstormers, Rick Wise says it’s not likely: “If he plays at all, it’s going to be for some dollars somewhere other than the Atlantic League,” Wise said. “I think his career is about over. He has another life to live. He has a family. He intimated to me that he’s 95 percent sure it’s over.” 
• ALB.com chatted with Bridgeport manager Tommy John. Read about it here.