Posted on 01/07/2022 8:36:25 PM PST by SeekAndFind
You’re right. San Diego Padres after the old mission that began settlement of California.
Washington Senators. Texas Rangers.
A lot of minor league teams, eg Sacramento Solons, reflecting the capital city. Oakland Oaks. Seattle Rainiers, after the mountain. Montreal Royals, Montreal meaning Mount Royal. Hollywood Stars. Buffalo Bisons.
Colorado Rockies in MLB.
Shoulda kept the name “Redskins” and changed the mascot into a fighting potato.
Because the name is cultural appropriation the name will be changed to "Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak".
Can't wait to hear the cheers.
How about the US-Santa Cruz Banana Slugs?
Once upon a time my "less than fond of pro sports" wife and I were driving on I35 out of Dallas toward Waco when she espied a billboard advertising a Ranger's Museum. This sent her into a tirade about how they were a relatively young team, and what had they done in their short existence to deserve a museum, and how this showed excessive attention and adulation were devoted to pro sports. I finally got a word in edgewise and explained the museum was for the Texas's legendary law enforcement agency. She paused and said, "Oh".
I have no doubt. I am just surprised, that it hasn’t happened yet. The rat bastards took away the name of my college team too, from the Fighting Sioux, to the Fighting Hawks. Screw them. From memory, I seem to remember there was some agreement with Ralph Englestad, or he would not let UND use his arena, which, I think, is the finest college hockey arena in the country. 😄😀
Bet it got real quiet after you told her that.
I’m surprised no one has posted the Fighting Whities.
Houston Oilers...
Wasn’t their cheer squad called the “Lubricants”?
(j/k)
All I know is, when I think of Jazz Music, Utah is the first place to come to mind.
One of the greatest nicknames in sports and those fools moved it from New Orleans to Utah.
A travesty.
The Toledo Mudhens. The Memphis Chicks.
The Black Hawks were named after the founder’s WWI Black Hawk Battalion
No doubt, the 86th infantry division, influenced McLaughlin’s choice for a name, but I believe, ultimately, it was named for war chief Blackhawk, of the Sauk tribe.
There is a secondary meaning to the KC Royals. The Kansas City Monarchs were the premier team in the Negro Leagues. Jackie Robinson played for them before breaking the color barrier in the white Majors. So, the Royals are a bit of an homage to that heritage. The Negro Leagues Hall of Fame is in KC and is worth a visit.
Tha William Allen High School (Allentown, PA) Yellow Canaries (in honor of the coal mining heritage of yore)
Tha William Allen High School (Allentown, PA) Yellow Canaries.
Because:
The Canary was chosen as mascot 97 years ago due to then-Allentown High School’s rivalry with the Bethlehem Liberty Hurricanes. A canary is one of the few birds who can fly safely through a hurricane
https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/allentown/2013/01/fundraising_underway_for_new_w.html
If Big Bird had a son..
Hickman Kewpies https://hickmankewpies.org/
Houston Colt .45’s...
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