For now, the LHEL will remain a 10 Team league in 2016 after rejecting a bid from the Dirty Red Men for expansion.
While many applauded the move, and liked the politically correct Dirty Red Men team name, some special interest groups raised cause for concern.
The Blue Man Group, for instance, felt the mascot too closely resembled their current signature stage look.
Spinn, Hyde and Kuvver, the firm representing Snyder soundly rejected the idea that they borrowed ANYTHING from the Blue Man Group who they claimed are "hideous aberrations" and nothing like the adorable mascot "The Dirty".
Further complaints were registered by the NAAUCP (National Association for the Advancement of Unnaturally Colored People). "We are entering an age where genetic engineering will afford people the choice to choose from a palette of colors never seen on humans before. Soon pink with purple leopard spots may be as common as any of the naturally occurring human shades. We are determined to get out ahead of this issue and try to stop any negative word association with a particular color. People of the future who choose to have brigh red skin could be forever associated as "dirty". This negative association would impede there maximizing potential in society, and that would be a loss for ALL of us" stated Seymour Cash, representative for the NAAUCP.
Finally, Archie Bradduck, a Milwaukee native, was worried that the connotation of Dirty and Man sent a bad message. "I often here the terms creeper and dirty old man yelled at me, and I think it is a direct result of the media and the portrayal of guys like me as dirty old men. dirty old men and dirty red men only have TWO letters difference. The implication is hard to ignore."
"We felt these battles were too numerous and big for us to tackle at this time. We are not shutting Snyder out...just asking his team to get back to us with a better proposal," commented Commisioner Renz.
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