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We already knew what a goat was, but we learned that a "yard goat" is

Fun mascots are important to minor league teams because they can

Yard Goats!

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Fun mascots are important to minor league teams because they can
all of the above
help sell team merchandise
help create a team identity
get younger fans excited about the team
2
We already knew what a goat was, but we learned that a "yard goat" is
A loser who hits homeruns
A special kind of train engine
A goat that lives in a yard
A three foot long goat
3
The word ubiquitous means
hard to find
bold and resilient
found everywhere
meticulous
4
The founders of Brandiose left their job with the Padres because
They wanted independence
they didn't like the team
they were fired
They wanted more money
5
The Yard Goats is the new name of
A new hockey team for Hartford
A major league soccer team in Hartford
Bridgeport's new professional basketball team
A minor league baseball team in Hartford
6
According to the article, the fan reaction to the name "Yard Goats" was
consistently positive
negative at first, then positive
consistently negative
positive at first, then negative
7
The word meticulous means
careful
territorial
powerful
temperamental
8
The ideas and feelings associated with a word like "goat" are called
connotations
feelyideas
denotation
definition
9
One reason "Yard Goats" was selected as the team name is that goats
eat tin cans
are thought of as tough and resilient
are raised throughout Connecticut
can be trained to play sports
10
The image is an image of the mascot for a team in
Richmond, VA
Hartford, CT
Lehigh, PA
Casper, MY