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  1. inconceivable

    inconceivable Well-Known Member

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    what will be a portland mlb team called?
     
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  2. Mediocre Man

    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    I’ve always preferred
    Yetis or Mermaids or Unicorns or some other non existent creature
     
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    julius Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Tho I like the "non existent" part due to the fact it'll never happen, I hope they don't go with some lame ass name like the Seattle NHL team did. But since it's never going to happen, it's honestly something I've stopped thinking about. Thought I just thought of a good name. The Portland Grifters, named in honor of the Portland Diamond Project.
     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    I, as a former bird biologist, love that many MLB teams are named after local birds. Portland should be The Portland Swifts, named after the Vaux's Swifts that roost at the Chapman School every fall.

    The term "swift" also has connotations of being quick and agile.
     
    theprunetang, Apr 15, 2023
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    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    I like Pilots. I know U of Portland are the Pilots, but because shipping is big here, Pilots makes sense. Plus you could have a cool Tug boat in the outfield stands area that sounds off for a home run.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    The Portland Hobos.

    Or maybe the Portland Catalytic Converters.
     
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    They more than likely wouldn't do that due to the Seattle Pilots history (and then it would be just seen as Portland trying to be Seattle, blah blah blah as if Kraken isn't the lamest name in all of sports, and I'm including Real Salt Lake)
     
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    Oregon Osprey
     
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    SLC is very pro business oriented as are their politicians. Portland needs to become more business driven w/o turning bright red.
    Mike Barrett would agree 100%.
     
    Hoopguru, Apr 15, 2023
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    Pirate Pilots or River Pilots just to differentiate.
     
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    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    I get what you're saying on the name Pilots. I actually think Kraken is pretty cool. Names that have to do with Portland and the region that have been already taken, or used : Roses (Thorns), mountains (Sea-Port Cascades), trees (Timbers),rivers (Breakers) , craft brewers ( Hops) , ( Milwaukee Brewers). Animal names: (Beavers OSU), (Ducks U of O). I agree, something original is needed. I would like Bridgetown to be on the jerseys. That's kinda cool. Portland has a ton of bridges. You could have the St Johns Bridge Towers in the Bridgetown design on the jerseys.
     
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    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    How 'bout Bridgetown River Pilots. That's pretty cool. With one of the St Johns Bridge Towers integrated through the Bridgetown stitching on the front of the Jersey.
     
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    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    The Bridgetown River Pilots trounced the Boston Red Sox 10 - 2 at " The Dock" . Nickname for the awesome retractable dome the Diamond Project has a design for.
     
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    When you pick any name you need to be careful of what it rhymes with, because inevitably some annoying fan will go there and it will stick. Swifts sound too much like Whiffs.....not ideal for baseball.
     
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    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    But maybe Taylor Swift will buy a piece of the team . Her fans are Swifties.
     
    tykendo, Apr 15, 2023
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    HomerLovesKoolAid I have a well-known member.

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    Stumptown Barfo Sox

    /thread
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    HomerLovesKoolAid, Apr 15, 2023
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    you are making it worse......
     
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    The Kraken is a great name
     
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    Mediocre Man Mr. SportsTwo

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    Dodo’s?
     
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  20. tykendo

    tykendo Don't Tread On PDX

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    That was just funnin.
     
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