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George II

(67,782 posts) Thu Jul 23, 2020, 07:39 PM Jul 2020

Funny Red Sox video:

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Funny Red Sox video: (Original Post) George II Jul 2020 OP

Yes they do. They still do. After all this chaos, this Covid, this crazy year, Croney Jul 2020 #1

LOL!!122 jpak Jul 2020 #2

Very funny. Thanks! PCIntern Jul 2020 #3

That's pretty good. Ohiogal Jul 2020 #4

Nice JDC Jul 2020 #5

Did you know that many teams' names are actually abbreviations? gratuitous Jul 2020 #6

Ah, you got me there! I knew about the "Redlegs" and the "Metropolitans", but..... George II Jul 2020 #7

Croney

(4,661 posts)

1. Yes they do. They still do. After all this chaos, this Covid, this crazy year,

Reply to George II (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 07:45 PM

Jul 2020

they still do.

jpak

(41,758 posts)

2. LOL!!122

Reply to George II (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 07:45 PM

Jul 2020

And they do

PCIntern

(25,552 posts)

3. Very funny. Thanks!

Reply to George II (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 07:48 PM

Jul 2020

From a diehard Phillies fan.

Ohiogal

(32,002 posts)

4. That's pretty good.

Reply to George II (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 07:48 PM

Jul 2020

JDC

(10,128 posts)

5. Nice

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Thu Jul 23, 2020, 11:01 PM

Jul 2020

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

6. Did you know that many teams' names are actually abbreviations?

Reply to George II (Original post)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 11:06 PM

Jul 2020

It's true! The Cincinnati Reds were originally called the Redlegs. Mets is short for Metropolitans. And Yankees is short for Yankeessuck.

George II

(67,782 posts)

7. Ah, you got me there! I knew about the "Redlegs" and the "Metropolitans", but.....

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #6)

Thu Jul 23, 2020, 11:13 PM

Jul 2020

....the "Yankeessuck"? Excellent.

Actually the Yankees were originally called the Highlanders!!!

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