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Post by nutsberryfarm π on Dec 22, 2020 17:32:31 GMT
www.mlb.com/news/baltimore-orioles-team-name-originWhy are they the Baltimore Orioles? Whatβs the connection there? History says it comes from their colors. Wild male Baltimore Orioles sport striking black and orange breeding plumage, just like the uniforms of their baseball counterparts. 18th Century British naturalist Mark Catesby was the first to document how Marylanders called them βthe Baltimore-Bird,β because males wore orange and black, according to Audubon. Those were the heraldic colors of Lord Cecil Calvert Baltimore, the first proprietor of the Maryland province and from where the city gets its name. The state has given the bird special protections since 1882 and recognized it as its official bird since 1947.
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Post by screamingtreefrogs on Dec 22, 2020 17:34:48 GMT
I used to see Orioles all the time by the Pennsylvania/Maryland border in Amish country.
Pretty birds - guess Baltimore was about an hour and 20 minutes away
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Post by twothousandonemark on Dec 22, 2020 18:04:12 GMT
An oriole flew past Chris Davis the other day but he missed it.
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Dec 22, 2020 18:30:13 GMT
When I get them in my bird feeders, I shoot them.
Joking
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Post by President Ackbarβ’ on Dec 22, 2020 18:39:50 GMT
One of the very few team names that was an actual thing, before it was repurposed
"St. Louis Blues" ( a famous song and film ) was another.
Oh, and "Texas Rangers", too.
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Post by millar70 on Dec 22, 2020 22:00:26 GMT
All about the colors of the bird?
RACIST!
RACIST!!
RACIST!!!!
RACIST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by nutsberryfarm π on Dec 23, 2020 3:11:49 GMT
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Post by millar70 on Dec 23, 2020 7:41:50 GMT
More of a state of mind than an actual fashion choice. πβ
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Post by Rey Kahuka on Dec 23, 2020 13:01:44 GMT
They needed a replacement for this guy:
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Post by fjenkins on Dec 23, 2020 19:25:30 GMT
www.mlb.com/news/baltimore-orioles-team-name-originWhy are they the Baltimore Orioles? Whatβs the connection there? History says it comes from their colors. Wild male Baltimore Orioles sport striking black and orange breeding plumage, just like the uniforms of their baseball counterparts. 18th Century British naturalist Mark Catesby was the first to document how Marylanders called them βthe Baltimore-Bird,β because males wore orange and black, according to Audubon. Those were the heraldic colors of Lord Cecil Calvert Baltimore, the first proprietor of the Maryland province and from where the city gets its name. The state has given the bird special protections since 1882 and recognized it as its official bird since 1947. Also, one of the absolute best logos in all of sports.
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Post by President Ackbarβ’ on Dec 23, 2020 19:27:51 GMT
Also, one of the absolute best logos in all of sports. The one in the picture? No offense, but that looks ridiculous. ![](https://s26.postimg.cc/tek3suwt5/laugh.gif)
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Post by hi224 on Dec 23, 2020 19:41:27 GMT
www.mlb.com/news/baltimore-orioles-team-name-originWhy are they the Baltimore Orioles? Whatβs the connection there? History says it comes from their colors. Wild male Baltimore Orioles sport striking black and orange breeding plumage, just like the uniforms of their baseball counterparts. 18th Century British naturalist Mark Catesby was the first to document how Marylanders called them βthe Baltimore-Bird,β because males wore orange and black, according to Audubon. Those were the heraldic colors of Lord Cecil Calvert Baltimore, the first proprietor of the Maryland province and from where the city gets its name. The state has given the bird special protections since 1882 and recognized it as its official bird since 1947. cardinals are better.
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Post by nutsberryfarm π on Dec 23, 2020 22:52:04 GMT
More of a state of mind than an actual fashion choice. πβ i want red sox!
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Post by millar70 on Dec 23, 2020 23:01:30 GMT
More of a state of mind than an actual fashion choice. πβ i want red sox! It's easy, my brother. Late at night, when you're alone, shut everything off and in total silence, just say to yourself "I wish I was Carl Yastrzemski" 3 straight times, and then bammo, you'll have your Red Sox. Trust in the system.
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Post by nutsberryfarm π on Dec 24, 2020 1:29:47 GMT
It's easy, my brother. Late at night, when you're alone, shut everything off and in total silence, just say to yourself "I wish I was Carl Yastrzemski" 3 straight times, and then bammo, you'll have your Red Sox. Trust in the system. what about chugging a 6 pack of high life tall boys?
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Post by millar70 on Dec 24, 2020 4:36:06 GMT
It's easy, my brother. Late at night, when you're alone, shut everything off and in total silence, just say to yourself "I wish I was Carl Yastrzemski" 3 straight times, and then bammo, you'll have your Red Sox. Trust in the system. what about chugging a 6 pack of high life tall boys? That will certainly help things move along. πΊ
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Post by nutsberryfarm π on Dec 24, 2020 4:51:34 GMT
what about chugging a 6 pack of high life tall boys? That will certainly help things move along. πΊ and for when a fox female comes over: ![](https://thedrinknation.com/uploads/millerhighlifeholiday(1).jpg)
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