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malthaussen

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54. You're right, especially for minor league BB teams.

Sat Oct 7, 2023, 11:21 AM

Oct 2023

They are legion, and often have names that show some... creative... thinking. Scranton Iron Pigs, eg. Rocket City Trash Pandas (I shit you not). Minor league BB is a joy.

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Think back---what was your High School Mascot? Mine was a Knight on a real white horse. They were [View all] debm55 Oct 2023 OP

We didn't have one. We were the Comets, rsdsharp Oct 2023 #1

Funny debm55 Oct 2023 #2

Oh, you saw our football team! rsdsharp Oct 2023 #3

It was a ram. Ocelot II Oct 2023 #4

We were the Panthers. Diamond_Dog Oct 2023 #5

The official mascot is/was a tiger... Archae Oct 2023 #6

Bobcat, but no one ever wore a bobcat costume. Glorfindel Oct 2023 #7

Warning -- this is some last-century crapola. Croney Oct 2023 #8

Dartmouth College had an Indian and always had a guy dressed up in Indian garb making war CTyankee Oct 2023 #59

We were MOMFUDSKI Oct 2023 #9

Did you go to my high school? See #4. Ocelot II Oct 2023 #10

Mine was a Blue Devil. Alas, both he and the school are gone. sinkingfeeling Oct 2023 #11

Mine was a Blue Devil, too ailsagirl Oct 2023 #32

Ours was the G-man (men). Mascot was a guy in a trench coat with a magnifying glass captain queeg Oct 2023 #12

The Indians unfortunately TlalocW Oct 2023 #13

Cougar thatcrowwoman Oct 2023 #14

Sports mascots almost always seem to be carnivores, Ocelot II Oct 2023 #15

An exception to every rule: ret5hd Oct 2023 #18

Excellent! Ocelot II Oct 2023 #26

University of West Florida: Nautilus thatcrowwoman Oct 2023 #47

Here's one for bizarre. Diamond_Dog Oct 2023 #28

That makes sense (sort of) because John Marshall was the longest-serving Chief Justice Ocelot II Oct 2023 #29

My high school sports teams were named for a person instead of an animal. wnylib Oct 2023 #64

Scottsdale Community College Fighting Artichokes. Colors are pink and green yellowdogintexas Oct 2023 #40

Fighting Artichokes! Ocelot II Oct 2023 #41

The Cardinals are, in fact, named for the color of their uniforms... malthaussen Oct 2023 #50

How about the Mud Hens? malthaussen Oct 2023 #51

I think sometimes teams get named ironically. Ocelot II Oct 2023 #52

You're right, especially for minor league BB teams. malthaussen Oct 2023 #54

Mater Dei Monarchs BootinUp Oct 2023 #16

Lion for me too - Westminster HS petronius Oct 2023 #66

We were the Royals. Mr.Bill Oct 2023 #17

Ours was an English Bulldog, although no one in town had one. Chainfire Oct 2023 #19

We were the ARCS, a logo; no mascot until 2018. Backseat Driver Oct 2023 #20

Mine was also a knight. Harker Oct 2023 #21

Norwin Senior High, 10th, 11th, 12th grade. 700 students per class. We had our 50th reunion on debm55 Oct 2023 #22

Ah. I'm sorry not to have piped up when I saw of your troubles. Harker Oct 2023 #23

Thank you, Harker. It was no problem for me. My mornings are the hardest. debm55 Oct 2023 #25

My mother died aged 62 in 1991, and there's not a day goes by I don't think of her. Harker Oct 2023 #27

A colt. Elessar Zappa Oct 2023 #24

Mine was also a Knight herding cats Oct 2023 #30

Blue Devils!! ailsagirl Oct 2023 #31

The Griffins ironflange Oct 2023 #33

Patriots Wicked Blue Oct 2023 #34

We were the Rebels gratuitous Oct 2023 #35

Apollo! TexasBushwhacker Oct 2023 #36

A Warrior. Wakefield Warrior Sports teams. Fla Dem Oct 2023 #37

Hornet (known as the Hornets) Auggie Oct 2023 #38

Mine too. AnnaLee Oct 2023 #56

Rebels. We were in the same county where Jefferson Davis was born yellowdogintexas Oct 2023 #39

Purple Hurricanes. Different Drummer Oct 2023 #42

The Dynamiters - PS duPont in Wilmington, Delaware GoneOffShore Oct 2023 #43

A Viking Emile Oct 2023 #44

Patriot--colonial guy with a long gun. tblue37 Oct 2023 #45

Woody Woodman! BluesRunTheGame Oct 2023 #46

Golden Bears. malthaussen Oct 2023 #48

Yellow Jacket (wasps) - kind of fit the local area csziggy Oct 2023 #49

Falcons Doc_Technical Oct 2023 #53

A Gremlin a little green looking elf like creature kimbutgar Oct 2023 #55

Charlie, a very dignified carved Indian chief Brother Buzz Oct 2023 #57

Went to three high schools of wide variety/ PufPuf23 Oct 2023 #58

A bear (bruins) Angleae Oct 2023 #60

Go Demons! JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2023 #61

We were the Lumberjacks jmowreader Oct 2023 #62

The Gators. Dulcinea Oct 2023 #63

The Cardinals. n/t area51 Oct 2023 #65