Can you name the common shortened names that contain fewer or an equal number of syllables as the full team name? by koopa08

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Created Apr 19, 2010 in Sports
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	koopa08:	Apr 19th, 2010 at 05:15 GMT		5 points
	Before I get yelled at about forcing the user to go in order, I wanted to because a few of the responses would have automatically given answers to other abbreviated teams.

	malonetd:	Apr 19th, 2010 at 06:20 GMT		6 points
	I don't know if you changed it, but it's not in order for me. It's random. I can deal with order, but random seems unnecessary.

	malonetd:	Apr 19th, 2010 at 06:21 GMT		4 points
	Also, I live in Milwaukee and I have never heard the Bucks referred to as Deer or The Deer or whatever.

	jasonbaywordbey:	Apr 19th, 2010 at 06:34 GMT		10 points
	The Hornets are called the "bugs" way more than the Wasps or Bees. Also no one has ever called the Raptors the "Rappies."

	Karmacode:	Apr 19th, 2010 at 06:57 GMT		-2 points
	54 out of 57. Also the Pirates nick is often Buccos not Bucs but awesome quiz.

	jaehak:	Apr 19th, 2010 at 07:08 GMT		7 points
	good quiz. The Giants could also be the jints. i didn't realize the Thrashers had enough of a following to warrant a nickname.

	jorgeb91:	Apr 19th, 2010 at 07:35 GMT		6 points
	wow 0% have gotten rappies...definately seems like a legit nickname based on that

	hyeh81:	Apr 19th, 2010 at 13:33 GMT		4 points
	pretty stupid. half of these nicknames are madeup or rarely used

	koopa08:	Apr 19th, 2010 at 14:04 GMT		3 points
	Milwaukee...I've heard the phrase "Fear the Deer" when referring to the bucks. Jason...I will add "bugs" thank you. But I live near Canada and the local radio stations there refer to them as the "Rappies". Karmacode...I will add Buccos, thank you. Jaehak...hilarious comment about the Thrashers...my thoughts exactly. I will also add Jints (also maybe Gints?). hyeh81...do you watch sports at all?

	koopa08:	Apr 19th, 2010 at 14:07 GMT		2 points
	Malonetd....what I mean was that I forced the game play to allow only one answer at a time...I wanted it to be random, but not in the format where you type an answer that is an answer for more than one question, and then by default you get them all correct. Sorry for the confusion.

	yaremchuk:	Apr 19th, 2010 at 14:36 GMT		4 points
	What you are looking for is "Raps" or perhaps from the old days "Dinos". I have never heard about the Rappies in my life - and I live in T.O.

	cardspartan:	Apr 19th, 2010 at 15:23 GMT		6 points
	Quiz also known as "Answers other quizzes won't accept so quit asking"

	BCSwede:	Apr 19th, 2010 at 15:30 GMT		3 points
	I live in Toronto and I'm a former Raptors season ticket holder, and I have never, ever heard the term "Rappies" in my life. It's "Raps", or as @yaremchuk said, sometimes the "Dinos".

	MattL1216:	Apr 19th, 2010 at 16:49 GMT		7 points
	Really was hoping the Blue Jackets were the BJ's...

	deej:	Apr 19th, 2010 at 16:57 GMT		5 points
	padres could also be "dres" or "friars"

	gopack:	Apr 19th, 2010 at 17:27 GMT		8 points
	"Grizz" should also be accepted for Grizzlies.

	koopa08:	Apr 19th, 2010 at 17:45 GMT		0 points
	Thanks for the comments. I will be sure to add them. About the Raptors....I vaguely recall hearing "Dinos" at one point, but I didn't want to put it, as I only heard it a few times. Maybe it's the particular radio station that I oftentimes hear "Rappies". It's out of the Toronto area.

	Blaise:	Apr 19th, 2010 at 21:42 GMT		5 points
	Natinals should be bonus.

	adeutsch107:	Apr 19th, 2010 at 21:52 GMT		4 points
	yeah grizz should work, as should "Big Blue" for the giants

	iammykhakis:	Apr 19th, 2010 at 22:53 GMT		0 points
	"Dads" for Padres, heard on sportscenter every so often.

	hifidigitalboy:	Apr 20th, 2010 at 00:44 GMT		4 points
	The St. Louis Cardinals have been referred to as the Redbirds as well.

	canucklehead:	Apr 20th, 2010 at 01:07 GMT		4 points
	the Coyotes are also called the "Dogs"

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Red Sox
Orioles
Blue Jays
Indians
White Sox
Athletics
Angels
Marlins
Phillies
Nationals
Pirates
Astros
Brewers
Cardinals
Diamondbacks
Padres

	big42rob:	Apr 20th, 2010 at 03:15 GMT		1 point
	and the c's for the celtics

	Ebag:	Apr 20th, 2010 at 04:18 GMT		4 points
	left one out... Cowboys often called the "Boys"

	bmw6673:	Apr 21st, 2010 at 22:54 GMT		2 points
	How about accepting 9ers and 6ers, not just niners and sixers

	Navarro2814:	Apr 24th, 2010 at 00:15 GMT		3 points
	I liked that. A few were questionable. (I'm pretty sure theres not 10 teams called "birds")

	bperry65:	Apr 24th, 2010 at 01:13 GMT		2 points
	You should accept "Wahoos" for the Indians. This is a common nickname, referencing Chief Wahoo, the mascot.

	LOKVENC:	Apr 24th, 2010 at 02:46 GMT		2 points
	as a boston resident the celtics are way more often called the c's or the green than the celts. also the bruins are almost always called the b's or (rarely) the bears, so they could be on there

	Lindsay:	Apr 24th, 2010 at 04:53 GMT		1 point
	I agree with LOKVENC - you should accept "C's" for the Celtics and add the Bruins with "B's". I almost never say the full names of those teams (or "Celts", for that matter, although I have heard that nickname, so that's not wrong - but "C's" is very commonly heard as well)

	thesurrealbunny:	Apr 24th, 2010 at 05:06 GMT		2 points
	Bobcats - Cats

	SomeSp0rcler:	Apr 24th, 2010 at 06:12 GMT		3 points
	Ravens, Eagles, Cardinals, Seahawks, Thrashers, Orioles, Cardinals, Hawks... If it's a bird, "birds" is the word.

	funseeker:	Apr 24th, 2010 at 06:24 GMT		1 point
	Not your fault, but if so many teams weren't called the birds, it would be a halfway decent game.

	nhynes89:	Apr 24th, 2010 at 09:03 GMT		2 points
	if you take grizz, you should also accept it with one z

	fifthstarter:	Apr 24th, 2010 at 15:11 GMT		3 points
	Giants=big blue

	fifthstarter:	Apr 24th, 2010 at 15:18 GMT		0 points
	And lols at the Thrashers having no following...I don't care about them except for Johnny Oduya and Niclas Bergfors...who are really awesome!

	Illini13:	Apr 24th, 2010 at 15:43 GMT		1 point
	overall, surprisingly fun/good quiz for something where choosing answers could be so subjective

	morris:	Apr 24th, 2010 at 17:02 GMT		1 point
	Edmonton Oilers- Oil Vancouver Canucks - 'nucks Boston Bruins- Bs New York Rangers - rags Florida Panthers (sometimes) - cats Carolina Panthers (also sometimes) - cats

	cocky:	Apr 24th, 2010 at 22:05 GMT		2 points
	Chi Sox should work for the White Sox

	penguinman95:	Apr 25th, 2010 at 01:43 GMT		0 points
	What about the New Orleans Aint's?