This probably has more to do with the arena rather than the city itself.
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I wouldn’t worry about that. They picked Vegas as the best for good reason - the games are a party, the hotels are amazing, and there’s a lot to do. Other cities they liked have great food, activities, etc.
They hate Raleigh because the visiting team locker room at PNC sucks. Plus we have no objectively nice hotels in the area other than The Umstead, which is also near nothing. I’m not sure the MLB will care much about PNCs locker room and the Omni is coming as a nicer urban option.
From article:
Raleigh, N.C., came in fourth, but the issues there had nothing to do with the climate or local activities.
“Their locker room is awful,” one player said.
“Bad dressing rooms,” another agreed.
“Worst dressing room by far,” said a third
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Yeah it would’ve helped if I could read the entire article before the paywall kicked in, thanks for summarizing the reasons behind this result.
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The orange/green with the Copperhead logo would be a winning combo IMO, but DAMN is that hot pepper skull for the Reapers logo SICKKKKKK!!!
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I am going to the Canes game in Vegas on Feb 16th! It really is a show for sure!
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Been awhile since I piped up, but my name suggestion is the Raleigh Oakers. WTH is an Oaker you ask? Well, you tell me, I just like it. Makes me think of the Steelers, Oilers, Packers. Feels less on the nose than the Raleigh Oaks. Would be cool to incorporate the color ochre too… anyways, talk to y’all again in a year!
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what would the mascot look like?
is Tarheel copyrighted at this point? Tarheel PItchers?
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I’ll be 6 feet underground before I let a Raleigh-based team be called Tarheel anyrhnng.
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Heels own the PNC anyway, might as well give us a baseball field in town as well.
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Raleghk?
WTF is that?
Yeah… I don’t think we have to worry about Skynet taking over just yet.
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We’re forgetting that NC is home to the largest number of wild venus flytraps.
Carolina Flycatchers has mild alliteration, albeit the word refers to a small bird and not the actual plant. But the mascot would be great. I don’t know how to get a decent looking jersey out of an ai image generator like @Brandonq did.
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I’ve got it!
The Raleigh Nice Place to Lives
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Some personal faves:
Hogs (NC pork industry, would make a cool “brother” mascot to Stormy)
Pearls (NC oyster/seafood industry, and “pearl” is a nickname for a brand new baseball out of the wrapper)
Wings
Aviators
Captains
Techs
Wolves
Hounds
Red Tails
Oaks
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Atoms. Since the Triangle is known for science.
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Aviators gets my vote. It’s unique while also being relevant to NC history.
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With Vegas taking the A’s, their AAA team won’t be the Vegas Aviators anymore, so it’ll be available.
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Catching flies means that we can have 
as an alternate mascot!
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Or frogs… (which are amphibians for extra characters)