OT MLB to PDX: We're talking baseball to PDX

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  1. blue9

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    Shit, just call 'em the West Coast All-Stars. It'll be funny when we consistently suck.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    I agree it should be Oregon's team, especially from a marketing standpoint. You're going to want to draw from as much of the state as possible, and creating that statewide identity will help with that.

    Which brings me back to something like the Oregon Meadowlarks (State bird).

    Has anyone said The Oregon Grape? ;)
     
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    [sigh]
     
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    I initially posted it as a half-joke. But the more I think about it, the more I like it.

    The Oregon Grape is our state flower. While predominantly growing west of the Cascades, it does grow all throughout the state.

    Additionally, Oregon is well known for its wines - naming the team the Grapes would connect the team to a more recent identifier than Pioneers or Lumberjacks. There are probably 10s of thousands of Oregonians who are connected to our grape industry.

    Even though people say the Hops will leave when MLB comes in, The Grapes plays well with The Hops.

    And we could invoke The Grapes Of Wrath during a stretch of good play. (Conversely, "raisin in the sun" when we're playing poorly.) And we could lease rights from Hanna Barbera to use The Grape Ape as an on-field mascot!
     
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    I think the Portland Pit Pats would be a great idea!

     
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    I was born in 76" .

    It's largely a term used in the black community.

    It means anything from you're "talking out your ass" to you're "ready to fight".
     
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    The Mets stadium is in Queens. Yankee Stadium is in Bronx.

    New York is the state name.
     
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    No.... Just no... Lol
     
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    GriLtCheeZ "Well, I'm not lookin' for trouble."

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    The Red Herrings is a terrible name for our new baseball team.
     
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    of course i the 60's it could also mean you were on drugs, tripping.
     
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    It still could mean that. Lol.
     
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    Sorry bro!

    It's a long ass thread ;)

    :cheers:
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    LOL
     
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    Also used in my community :)

    :cheers:
     
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    `

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    The phrase most commonly used in my community.
     
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    I'm 100% that the team should be called either the "Oregon" or the "Columbia" (or maybe the "Columbia River") {insert local symbol here}.

    Using Oregon connects with the entire state; Using Columbia has the advantage of creating a connection to the entire Columbia basin including southern Washington.

    No more "Portland" names for me. Not an ideal economic strategy, IMO.

    :cheers:
     
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    ... to mean "why don't they fix the cracks in this gol durn sidewalk!"

    barfo
     
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    Yeah, that too, haha. And the ever popular: Are you high??
     
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    Yer trippin'
     
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    I bought some shoes from a drug dealer once.

    I have no idea what he laced em with, but I was trippin all day
     
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