Welcome to Opening Day! That is, Triple-A Opening Day. Yes, the minor-league season kicks off with Triple-A on Tuesday, while the Cla s-A and Double-A levels begin on Friday. The minor-league season was never threatened by the owner-imposed MLB lockout, but fortunately for baseball fans, . The team names won't be as good in the majors, though.I've long admired the number of fun team names in the minors. So many of them are rare and unique. Sure, there are some pretty common ones and also some teams simply have the same name as their affiliate, but it's a pretty impre sive, collective effort to view a list of all the team names. Riley Sheahan Women Jersey Let's check out the best ones, by cla s. These are, of course, subjective rankings from yours truly with zero outside input. The best names are ones you won't see elsewhere and a good backstory is worth a bit of a bump. Quick spoiler: There are some seriously amazing names that didn't even make any of the top fives. Many of the entries are new creations, too, when minor-league branding really went into overdrive here in the last decade or so. CBS Sports HQ Newsletter Your Ultimate Guide to Every Day in Sports We bring sports news that matters to your inbox, to help you stay informed and get a winning edge. I agree to receive the "CBS Sports HQ Newsletter" and Will Borgen Men Jersey marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. By pre sing sign up, I confirm that I have read and agree to the . Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. Thanks for signing up! Keep an eye on your inbox. Sorry! There was an error proce sing your subscription. For a full list of team names by cla s, . Sorry to any past team names that might have made the cut. We're going with current, 2022, teams and iterations only. Eye-catchers: Charleston RiverDogs, Columbia Fireflies, Delmarva Shorebirds, Fayetteville Woodpeckers, Jupiter Hammerheads, Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, Modesto Nuts, Tampa Tarpons5. Visalia Rawhide - OK, so rawhide and cowhide -- what baseballs are made of -- aren't exactly the same thing, but they are damn close and that makes this one fun. The Rawhide name is an homage to dairy famers and other agricultural aspects of community in and around Visalia. The relation to cows has moved the team to embrace the use of cowbells during games, too. 4. Fort Myers Mighty Mu sels - New owner Andrew Kaufman rebranded the Jordan Eberle Women Jersey former Miracles in 2019. "When you walk along the beach and spot a mu sel shell, looking at its colors as the light reflects off the black shell, there's purple, light blue and orange," said Kaufman ( ). "Well, those would be cool colors from a character development standpoint. Think Disney, but edgy." They also use the fact that "mu sel" is a homophone in the logo to have a pretty jacked mu sel, holding a baseball bat in one logo and lifting a barbell with baseballs at each end in another. New for 2020! Every Fort Myers Mighty Mu sels logo just unveiled! Which one are you flexing for? Let us know below Brandiose (@Brandiose) 3. Down East Wood Ducks - First off, credit them for "Down East" on the branding to attract fans from all over the area (the team is located in Kinston, North Carolina, which is, well, in the eastern part of the state). Wood Ducks live in swampy areas of forests and they apparently have strong claws. They are targeted by hunters in the area, so it's a good regional fit. Bonus: The front of their home jerseys say "Woodies."Runner-up: Daytona Tortugas - Formerly the Daytona , this club decided to rebrand itself when switching affiliations to the . They picked a winner. There is a large turtle population in the Daytona area and Tortuga is Spanish for turtle. And, yeah, maybe allowing myself to believe it's a subtle Breaking Bad reference helped boost them in the rankings, but it's such a great name. Champion:Clearwater ThreshersIt's a shark.A thresher shark has a very long tail resembling a scythe (or "thresher"). , leading up to the revealing of the new name for the minor-league team in Clearwater, there were actually billboards in the area that said Ryan Donato Jersey things like "Clearwater beaches are no longer safe" with a shark fin on them. The team also placed an ad in the local paper with a fake story that a thresher shark had been caught and a baseball fell out of its mouth. Brilliant campaign and I love taking the next step to find something more specific than simply naming the team the Clearwater Sharks. Clearwater Threshers Baseball (@Threshers) Eye-catchers: Bowling Green Hot Rods, Cedar Rapids Kernels, Everette AquaSox, Great Lakes Loons, Hickory Crawdads, Hillsboro Hops, Hudson Valley Renegades, Lansing Lugnuts, Wilmington Blue Rocks, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 5. Jersey Shore BlueClaws - Blue claw crabs are prevalent and Brandon Tanev Jersey popular along the Jersey shore, so it's another regional home run. The club has some great logos and the mascot is named, "Pinchy." 4. Tri-City Dust Devils - A dust devil, per Encyclopedia Britannica, is a "small, brief, whirlwind ... occasionally made visible by the lofting of dust, leaves, or other loose matter from the surface." Call it a much le ser tornado, but the win here is you rarely ever see it used by sports teams. The team is based in Pasco, Washington, but the two fellow members of the Tri-Cities here are Kennewick and Richland. Happy National Mascot Day to and from our favorite mascot DUSTY! Tri-City Dust Devils (@TC_DustDevils) 3. Brooklyn Cyclones- Another storm entry? Sort of. A cyclone is, of course, a form of tropical storm, but this team was actually named after the famous Coney Island roller coaster. The history behind it is spectacular and "Cyclone" sounds really cool on its own anyway. Of course, I might've gone higher but you do see other sports teams with this name.Runner-up:Beloit Sky Carp - I've never lived anywhere close to Beloit, so I'll admit this one totally caught me off guard. If anyone from the area wants to make fun of my ignorance, so be it. I couldn't believe that a "sky carp" isn't a fish. It's actually a goose! Specifically, it's a goose that doesn't migrate due to weather, instead just staying put. There's even a cool logo with a goose head dipping just under water, nearly resembling Mark Giordano Men Jersey a fish ( ). Champion:Greensboro Gra shoppers - Sure, many would say it's just a small bug, but I actually think it's an excellent sports team name and I can't remember ever seeing it anywhere else. When I first heard of this team over a decad