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Cubs Calendar 11/16/12 - Nickname
Started By Fishin Phil, Nov 16 2012 05:38 AM
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 12:34 PM
It was the Colts before the Orphans. I guess the PC crowd wasn't around back then.I thought that the Orphans was just a name that the media gave them. Weren't they still known as the Colt's back then?
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 01:11 PM
I believe back then nicknames weren't as formal as they are now...basically it was whatever the media decided to call you.
They got the nickname of the Orphans after (I believe) Chance left the team. I know it was after one of their players left, just not 100% and too lazy to look it up.
They got the nickname of the Orphans after (I believe) Chance left the team. I know it was after one of their players left, just not 100% and too lazy to look it up.
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 01:24 PM
It was the Colts before the Orphans. I guess the PC crowd wasn't around back then.
I thought that the Orphans was just a name that the media gave them. Weren't they still known as the Colt's back then?
Speaking of PC mascots, Centralia High School (Illinois) is still called The Orphans...
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Posted 16 November 2012 - 02:43 PM
Cap AnsonI believe back then nicknames weren't as formal as they are now...basically it was whatever the media decided to call you.
They got the nickname of the Orphans after (I believe) Chance left the team. I know it was after one of their players left, just not 100% and too lazy to look it up.
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