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OregonStrosFan

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How'd they get their names
« on: April 05, 2010, 03:58:13 am »
Mental Floss goes over the history of the nicknames of the current MLB teams.  LINK
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Re: How'd they get their names
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2010, 07:51:15 am »
Nice article, but it sure seems like there is a really good book in there with some real research and reporting.
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Re: How'd they get their names
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2010, 11:26:29 am »
Thanks for that link- I needed that. OlderSon just asked me this weekend how the Dodgers got that name, and I had no clue.
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