The Yanks have a cool name "the Bronx bombers" what should the Os be?
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not bad. then they could be in the MLB and on baseball stars.
not bad. then they could be in the MLB and on baseball stars.
Flamingo kid
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Here's a page from Wikipedia on the Orioles. Maybe you can extract a new nickname from this information:
Baltimore Orioles
The team's nickname is taken from the baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) a small blackbird of the passerine family. The bird received its name in about 1808 from the fact that the male's colors resembled those on the coat of arms of George Calvert, Lord Baltimore, who was part of the Calvert family that established the Maryland colony in the 17th century. The baltimore oriole is also the state bird of Maryland.
Most of the professional baseball teams in Baltimore have been dubbed the "Orioles", with a few exceptions.
The earliest Baltimore teams, in the early 1870s, were called "Lord Baltimore" and "Maryland" respectively. These clubs were short-lived. The "Lord Baltimore" team chose the unusual team color of yellow, and was often called the Canaries or the Yellow Stockings. The Maryland club was simply called the "Marylands", in the pluralized style of the day.
The first club to be called the Baltimore Orioles was a charter member of the American Association in 1882. When the AA folded after the 1891 season, four of its teams were brought into the expanded National League, including the Orioles. These Orioles became a dominant team in the league during the 1890s, in part because of their innovations and their tough, relentless play. The term "Old Oriole" is sometimes used to describe a player whose aggressive style fits the legacy of those 1890s teams. The team's fortunes took a downtown in 1899 when many of its stars were transferred to the Brooklyn Dodgers, and Baltimore was one of four teams contracted out of existence in 1900.
The newly-formed American League was quick to place a new team in Baltimore in 1901. Their "Orioles" nickname was acknowledged in an unusual way that year, with an orange letter "O" on their uniform shirts, probably the only major league team ever to sport a symbol that looked like a "zero". The 1902 shirts substituted a more conventional "B". In 1903 the club was transferred to New York City and is now known as the New York Yankees.
A top-level minor league version of the Baltimore Orioles replaced the departed major league club, and it would be a force in the minors for 50 years, winning a number of International League championships and also providing local boy Babe Ruth to the major leagues.
Another Baltimore team was the Federal League entry of 1914-1915, which called itself the Baltimore Terrapins, after the diamondback terrapin, the state reptile of Maryland now primarily associated with the University of Maryland, College Park sports teams. The Federal League Terrapins opened Terrapin Park across the street from the minor league club's own ballpark, which was acquired by the Orioles after the Fed folded. That began a chain of events which led to Baltimore's return to major league status, a story covered in more detail in the article on Memorial Stadium.
In 1954, the St. Louis Browns moved to Baltimore, and the team adopted the city's old traditional baseball nickname.
Many fans, and the team itself, also refer to the team as the "O's" or the "Birds".
Here's a page from Wikipedia on the Orioles. Maybe you can extract a new nickname from this information:
Baltimore Orioles
The team's nickname is taken from the baltimore oriole (Icterus galbula) a small blackbird of the passerine family. The bird received its name in about 1808 from the fact that the male's colors resembled those on the coat of arms of George Calvert, Lord Baltimore, who was part of the Calvert family that established the Maryland colony in the 17th century. The baltimore oriole is also the state bird of Maryland.
Most of the professional baseball teams in Baltimore have been dubbed the "Orioles", with a few exceptions.
The earliest Baltimore teams, in the early 1870s, were called "Lord Baltimore" and "Maryland" respectively. These clubs were short-lived. The "Lord Baltimore" team chose the unusual team color of yellow, and was often called the Canaries or the Yellow Stockings. The Maryland club was simply called the "Marylands", in the pluralized style of the day.
The first club to be called the Baltimore Orioles was a charter member of the American Association in 1882. When the AA folded after the 1891 season, four of its teams were brought into the expanded National League, including the Orioles. These Orioles became a dominant team in the league during the 1890s, in part because of their innovations and their tough, relentless play. The term "Old Oriole" is sometimes used to describe a player whose aggressive style fits the legacy of those 1890s teams. The team's fortunes took a downtown in 1899 when many of its stars were transferred to the Brooklyn Dodgers, and Baltimore was one of four teams contracted out of existence in 1900.
The newly-formed American League was quick to place a new team in Baltimore in 1901. Their "Orioles" nickname was acknowledged in an unusual way that year, with an orange letter "O" on their uniform shirts, probably the only major league team ever to sport a symbol that looked like a "zero". The 1902 shirts substituted a more conventional "B". In 1903 the club was transferred to New York City and is now known as the New York Yankees.
A top-level minor league version of the Baltimore Orioles replaced the departed major league club, and it would be a force in the minors for 50 years, winning a number of International League championships and also providing local boy Babe Ruth to the major leagues.
Another Baltimore team was the Federal League entry of 1914-1915, which called itself the Baltimore Terrapins, after the diamondback terrapin, the state reptile of Maryland now primarily associated with the University of Maryland, College Park sports teams. The Federal League Terrapins opened Terrapin Park across the street from the minor league club's own ballpark, which was acquired by the Orioles after the Fed folded. That began a chain of events which led to Baltimore's return to major league status, a story covered in more detail in the article on Memorial Stadium.
In 1954, the St. Louis Browns moved to Baltimore, and the team adopted the city's old traditional baseball nickname.
Many fans, and the team itself, also refer to the team as the "O's" or the "Birds".
mofome
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Re: The Yanks have a cool name "the Bronx bombers" what should the Os be?
I kinda like the Icterus galbula Bombers
:cheers
I kinda like the Icterus galbula Bombers
:cheers
Flamingo kid
Everybody's hands go UP!
Re: The Yanks have a cool name "the Bronx bombers" what should the Os be?
Has a nice ring to it!! :ShrinkD
Has a nice ring to it!! :ShrinkD
Ego74
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Re: The Yanks have a cool name "the Bronx bombers" what should the Os be?
:+textinb3
:+textinb3
Re: The Yanks have a cool name "the Bronx bombers" what should the Os be?
the crabbers...
the crabbers...
mofome
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Re: The Yanks have a cool name "the Bronx bombers" what should the Os be?
The O's, Yanks, Dukies, Lakers and Domers each have to deal with haters. It comes with the territory.
The O's, Yanks, Dukies, Lakers and Domers each have to deal with haters. It comes with the territory.
5 star bomb
EOG Master
Re: The Yanks have a cool name "the Bronx bombers" what should the Os be?
O's suck at baseball
O's suck at baseball
mofome
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Re: The Yanks have a cool name "the Bronx bombers" what should the Os be?
5 star bomb, take it back. take back what you said about the Os.
5 star bomb, take it back. take back what you said about the Os.
Pickandwin2
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Re: The Yanks have a cool name "the Bronx bombers" what should the Os be?
How about The Baltimore zerO's :LMAO
How about The Baltimore zerO's :LMAO
mofome
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Re: The Yanks have a cool name "the Bronx bombers" what should the Os be?
Good idea, maybe they should trade bedard.
Good idea, maybe they should trade bedard.
mofome
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Re: The Yanks have a cool name "the Bronx bombers" what should the Os be?
Now you're just being mean for the sake of being mean.
Now you're just being mean for the sake of being mean.