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Hillsboro Hops

[ 28 ] October 16, 2012 | Erik Loomis

The new minor-league baseball team in Hillsboro, Oregon (Portland suburb) is challenging the Albuquerque Isotopes for greatest logo/name in the game:

One presumes good taps at the park. On the other hand, my friend lives in Hubbard, Oregon where he says the Hubbard Hop Festival includes no beers where hops are discernible. So who knows.

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  1. Walt says:
    October 16, 2012 at 3:51 pm

    It was designed by marketing graduates from the Molson School of Business.

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  2. Matt says:
    October 16, 2012 at 3:55 pm

    When an Astros minor-league team moved to Kissimmee, Florida in 1995, and changed their name from “Astros” to “cobras”, it missed out on what really would have been the best minor-league team name of all time.

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    • Bill Murray says:
      October 16, 2012 at 5:11 pm

      I would say not even close, but I suppose it depends what you like. There were a large number of great team names back when there were a huge number of minor league teams.

      Decatur Commies
      Hannibal Cannibals
      Lebanon Pretzel Eaters
      Shenandoah Hungarian Rioters
      Schenectady Frog Alleys
      Casper Ghosts

      But maybe I’m missing your joke or just have a different setting for best name

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    • Marek says:
      October 16, 2012 at 5:41 pm

      The Kissimmee Kates?

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  3. McKingford says:
    October 16, 2012 at 4:02 pm

    The Lansing Lugnuts say hello…

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  4. Uncle Ebeneezer says:
    October 16, 2012 at 4:11 pm

    Artichokes??

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  5. Oregon Beer Snob says:
    October 16, 2012 at 4:44 pm

    This is relevant to my interests. I don’t know (off hand) of any breweries in Hillsboro, but here’s to hop(p)ing that they get a good Portland brewery as a sponsor.

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    • Auguste says:
      October 16, 2012 at 5:47 pm

      Vertigo Brewing is out there, about which I’ve heard good things. Ambacht Brewing too, which I’ve never heard of.

      But my guess is the connection will be with McMenamin’s and the Cornelius Pass Roadhouse.

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    • Roger says:
      October 16, 2012 at 9:33 pm

      A new hop broker is setting up/has set up a hop processing facility in Hubbard to better compete with yakima hops. My impression is that they are flush with capital (strange, I know) so this may be something backed by Indie hops.

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      • Oregon Beer Snob says:
        October 17, 2012 at 1:39 pm

        It’s nice to see the “hop terrior” movement getting going. I’m looking forward to being able to purchase new hop varieties bred for flavor and aroma instead of just Alpha content.

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  6. Allen says:
    October 16, 2012 at 5:40 pm

    The only problem with Hillsboro is Hillsboro. The western suburbs of Portland must be the biggest hole on the west side of the Cascades. I used to within site o the stadium, nothing there within walking distance.

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  7. Light Rail Tycoon says:
    October 16, 2012 at 6:00 pm

    Brandon, MB wins with the Brandon Wheat Kings

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  8. Antonio Conselheiro says:
    October 16, 2012 at 6:28 pm

    If only Weed had a team.

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  9. efgoldman says:
    October 16, 2012 at 6:38 pm

    They’re out of business now, but the Amarillo Dillas are my all time favorite.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarillo_Dillas

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  10. Kurzleg says:
    October 16, 2012 at 9:30 pm

    From 1994 to 2010, the Dillas played their home games at historic Potter County Memorial Stadium, nicknamed the “Dilla Villa.”

    Awesome.

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  11. Epicurus says:
    October 16, 2012 at 9:32 pm

    If you can’t taste the hops, it ain’t beer. But that’s just like, my opinion, man.

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  12. Allen says:
    October 16, 2012 at 9:57 pm

    As best I recall, there is but one bus, that runs but once an hour, that goes by (if you call a mile “right by”) Hillsboro Stadium. The old ballpark in Portland has 5 buses and light rail that stops right in front of the entrance and is surrounded by restaurants and bars.

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    • Mike says:
      October 22, 2012 at 2:13 am

      And yet they still left. In fact I believe the Beavers abandoned Portland three times (twice w/o MAX, once with it). You know one thing in common as to all three exits, basically no parking. The new stadium, quite a bit. I’m also pretty sure Autzen Stadium is not on a MAX line, yet they still draw pretty good from Portland.

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  13. me says:
    October 16, 2012 at 10:54 pm

    Who can forget the Macon Whoopie!?

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  14. Richard Hershberger says:
    October 17, 2012 at 6:28 am

    For pure perfection, I think the best current minor league team name is the Altoona Curve. For those not conversant with Pennsylvania railroads, the main line through the mountains at Altoona has a giant horseshoe curve. Back in the day, passengers in one of the cars near either end of the train could look out the window and see the other end moving in the opposite direction. This left quite an impression, and remains something of a tourist attraction, and not quite as lame as it sounds. Applying this to a baseball team is sheer beauty, stipulating that they have someone who can throw a decent curveball.

    A few years ago, when baseball returned to Lancaster and York, Pennsylvania, I was profoundly disappointed when they foolishly failed to adopt the traditional names for local baseball teams: the Red Roses and the White Roses, respectively

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  15. Gus says:
    October 17, 2012 at 8:46 am

    Must…get…merch…

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