Cookie Rojas keeps a copy of the two emails in his cellphone.
The first one arrived in his inbox Nov. 16, a day after Rojas announced that the New Orleans Zephyrs were being renamed the New Orleans Baby Cakes.
"(The emailer) told me it was the dumbest name ever and that he was never going to bring his boys to the game," said Rojas, the Baby Cakes' general manager.
The second email, from the same person, came March 22.
"Baby, we're on board," it read.
Love it or hate it, the Baby Cakes era begins on Thursday.
The Baby Cakes, the Triple-A affiliate for the Miami Marlins, open their season against the Memphis Redbirds at the stadium formerly known as Zephyr Field.
The signs on Airline Drive that once read "Zephyrs" have been covered up, all part of the fresh start that the team is undergoing with its new name, which sparked a little controversy when it was announced.
All the changes have made Rojas eager for Thursday's opener.
"If you had to look at it from a nuclear perspective, I'm at a Def Con 3," Rojas said. "I'm excited, but at the same time nervous. The excitement for me is just seeing it all come to life."
Rojas is making sure this opener is like no other.
Irma Thomas will sing the national anthem, which will include a flyover. St. Augustine's Marching 100 band will perform. The team will put on a fireworks show.
And you can't have a Baby Cakes party without a few babies. Fifty of the 1,000 or so babies that have registered with the team will be in attendance, part of a promotion announced in November.
Every baby born in Louisiana in 2017 gets a lifetime pass to Baby Cakes games, and one of them will even get a four-year scholarship to whatever Louisiana college or university he or she wants to attend.
And fans can expect changes in the park, as well.
Workers were painting the rails in the outfield Tuesday, fine-tuning all the other offseason work.
The infield was replaced for the first time in 12 years. The team's main colors are more prominent throughout the stadium. And the scoreboard now displays the new Baby Cakes logo, which replaces the old Zephyrs name that had been with the team since 1993.
The team announced last June that it would change its name, and it allowed fans to submit proposals. The other finalists chosen from among 2,539 names submitted over the summer were Crawfish, King Cakes, Night Owls, Po’boys, Red Eyes and Tailgators.
"The name immediately resonated with me," Rojas said back when the Baby Cakes name was announced. "I love the quirkiness, the uniqueness, the fun. There are so many things you can do with it.”
The actual Baby Cakes — the guys who will be wearing the uniforms — seem to have embraced the new name.
"It's minor league baseball," outfielder Destin Hood said. "That's what it's all about. It's a change. It's a good change. I like the uniforms. I think it's good for the city."
Weird nicknames, after all, are common in minor league baseball. Check out the El Paso Chihuahuas, Albuquerque Isotopes and the Montgomery Biscuits.
Arnie Beyeler, starting his second season as manager, said his team welcomes the change as well.
"They get a kick out of it," he said. "They laugh about it and don't quite understand it because most of us aren't from around here. So we had to do a little homework and ask you (media) guys what it was all about. It ties into the city and has some nice logos and some stuff that looks pretty nice."
But even a little homework didn't help all of the players — especially pitcher Justin Nicolino, who is expected to start Thursday night and throw the first pitch in Baby Cakes history.
"I still don't know what it is," said Nicolino. "I know it's a Baby Cake, but I have no idea what it is."
But he still likes it.
"It's awesome; it's different," he said. "Our Double-A team made a name change as well, so it's an exciting new start."
It's something that fans will eventually get used to. It'll take some time.
Tim Grubbs, who does radio broadcasts for the team, knows he'll slip up and refer to the Baby Cakes as the Zephyrs (or the Z's) at some point.
But an error like that won't be held against him. It'll take a little time for some people to make the adjustment.
"It really doesn't matter what the name is, per se," Beyeler said. "We have some nice stuff and some neat-looking logos. Hopefully, people will feed off that and come out and watch the guys play. That's kinda what it's all about."