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Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry
"The nickname "Yard Goats" was selected as part of a "Name the Team" contest which drew over 6,000 submissions.
"Yard goats" is rail-yard slang for the switch engines or terminal tractors that shuttle train cars between different locomotives.
The stadium is adjacent to the Hartford rail yards."
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Originally Posted by BobbyStrawberry
Lol! I suppose they could have done better... The Hartford Mark Twains, perhaps?
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In faint hope of lightening the mood in this thread, we suggest the Hartford team might have combined
the two elements and become the ChooChoo Twains...