Will The Astros Change Their Name, Or Is Owner Jim Crane Trolling?

With the Houston Astros moving from the National League to the American League, owner Jim Crane is toying with a name change...or is he? The Dallas Morning News reports that Crane, regarding a potential name update for his team, said: "We're going to study the information both from the fans and from all sorts of marketing people,” but also volunteered that, “I'm not saying we're going to change. We haven't made the decision yet whether we're going to change.”

The tentativeness of the proposal is underscored by the fact that management "haven't hired a marketing firm yet, but they are considering doing that soon," meaning that we're just in the spitball phase of this anyway, so why even leak it to the press? Maybe because it's a good way to ensure talk about the team's league move, their new "fan friendly initiatives," and hey - maybe it is time for a name change.

The Astros haven't played at the Astrodome since 2000, and now that all space work will soon be the realm of Indian science etc. instead of Houston science, why not rebrand?

What are some good potential names? Our staff has compiled the following suggestions:

Houston Oilmen
Gastros
Houston Humidity
Houston Sprawl
The SUVs
The Houston Don't Ask Us About Enron(s)
The de Menils
The Rothko Chapel Roustabouts
The Team Formerly Known as the Houston Astros
Houston Overpayers for Declining Sluggers
The Jim Cranes
Houston AAAAs (Quadruple A’s).
Space City Sluggers
Astro-nots
Houston Hairdos
The Traffic Jamz
Houston Rush Hour Parking Lots
Houston Emissions
Houston Flats
Houston Hurricanes
Houston Third Ward(s)
The Houston Insert Sponsor Name Here
Houston Traitors/Traders
Lastros
Houston Tarballs
The Houston Wehaveaproblems
Houston Hellholes (ouch)
Houston Astrolube
and
Houston Astroglide - "And they can sponsor the stadium! Perfect for the retractable roof…
'It’s a beautiful day here at Astroglide Stadium, folks, so we’re Gliding (trademark) [the roof] open today.'"