Can you name the Pro Sports Team Names That Are Animals? by mwelch13

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Pro Sports Team Names That Are Animals Quiz

by mwelch13

Created Jan 2, 2010 in Sports
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	LucasEwalt:	Jan 2nd, 2010 at 07:16 GMT	8 points
	Tampa Bay Rays is missing. And I really don't think the Buffalo Sabres are named after any kind of animal.

	swellwrench:	Jan 2nd, 2010 at 07:46 GMT	4 points
	"Penguins" doesn't work without Pittsburgh. And the Rays, Diamondbacks, and (arguably, but probably at least as a bonus) Predators are all missing - was this quiz made before 1998? :)

	mwelch13:	Jan 2nd, 2010 at 07:52 GMT	-1 points
	@ swellwrench and LucasEwalt, the Rays are not named after an animal any more. They were the Devil Rays which were named after the animal but now they are just the Rays named after "a beacon that radiates throughout Tampa Bay and across the entire state of Florida."

	LucasEwalt:	Jan 2nd, 2010 at 08:09 GMT	3 points
	Well if you're going to go that route on the Rays (because Rays still are animals, even if that's not what the team name specifically means), you certainly can't count the Sabres either, since they're named after a type of sword, and not a sabretooth tiger or whatever a sabre is supposed to be.

	Emperor_Ziggy:	Jan 2nd, 2010 at 09:18 GMT	6 points
	I do believe that the Atlanta Thrashers are missing.

	Havok3595:	Jan 2nd, 2010 at 13:34 GMT	6 points
	Yeah, the Thrashers, which are named after Georgia's state bird, plus maybe the Chargers, which are named after horses, I believe.

	Illini13:	Jan 2nd, 2010 at 16:00 GMT	4 points
	No the Chargers name is an arbitrary one that was submitted in a fan contest that has no relation to an animal

	jgrangers2:	Jan 2nd, 2010 at 16:50 GMT	-1 points
	I believe the Mavericks are named after an animal.

	pita:	Jan 2nd, 2010 at 17:02 GMT	-3 points
	Indiana Pacers

	DResq:	Jan 2nd, 2010 at 17:18 GMT	5 points
	Thrashers is missing

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	bronxbombers2:	Jan 2nd, 2010 at 19:03 GMT	-3 points
	to the first comment ^^ the Rays are not an animal anymore. they used to be Devil Rays, but the Rays that remains is for rays of sunshine. therefore, not an animal

	mokos:	Jan 2nd, 2010 at 19:07 GMT	5 points
	A Maverick is NOT an animal. Unless we're talking about Sarah Palin, of course.

	mwelch13:	Jan 2nd, 2010 at 19:33 GMT	2 points
	@ bronxbomber2, thank you thats what I was saying there not named after the animal anymore so why would they be on this quiz. @ mokos, a maverick is a type of stray cattle animal

	fastdawg07:	Jan 2nd, 2010 at 19:34 GMT	2 points
	Pacers are not an animal, nor are the Bills. The Pacers refers to a pace car in the Indy 500. The Bills were named after Buffalo Bill Hicock. Also, the Mavericks are not an animal. The logos do not necessitate an animal!

	mwelch13:	Jan 2nd, 2010 at 19:49 GMT	2 points
	The Mavericks nickname is actually named after a TV show called "Maverick" but their logo does show a type of horse. I took them off because the team name does not refer to an animal

	RodBeck:	Jan 2nd, 2010 at 21:17 GMT	2 points
	The name Pacers originally refers to harness racing horses, so it should at least be a bonus.

	vince:	Jan 2nd, 2010 at 22:29 GMT	-1 points
	Columbus Blue Jackets

	swv1811:	Jan 3rd, 2010 at 00:15 GMT	1 point
	i think there is too much time given. as it is it might be a little easy. good quiz though

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	uchusky815:	Jan 3rd, 2010 at 03:55 GMT	2 points
	The Rays are named after an animal, the "Ray" is on the sleeves of the current uniform, and also, they have a "Ray" tank in centerfield of Tropicana.

	gleity28:	Jan 3rd, 2010 at 05:10 GMT	-2 points
	the devil ray on the sleeve of the jersey is just an homage to what the team used to be named....the tank in centerfield is also still there from when they were the devil rays....they are now the rays, which does not refer to an animal

	wolfpackjew:	Sep 12th, 2010 at 05:45 GMT	1 point
	i always thought sabre referred to the tiger...i never looked at the logo that closely (i always thought it looked like a slug) but it turns out it is a buffalo, like how the bills also have buffaloes on their helmets.

	whiteboxer:	Sep 28th, 2010 at 15:25 GMT	3 points
	@vince: Blue Jackets aren't named after an animal. The nickname is in reference to the Civil War.

	irishbro45:	Oct 20th, 2010 at 19:00 GMT	-2 points
	buffalo bills?

	EpicWinFTW:	Oct 20th, 2010 at 22:41 GMT	2 points
	Hate to break it to you, but if you want Rays counted for the reasons stated, you have to count Mavericks. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maverick_%28animal%29

	Hamburger:	Oct 20th, 2010 at 23:01 GMT	0 points
	Philadelphia Phillies? I know its spelled wrong, but its a horse. Also, I am not sure a raptor can be considered an animal, but that might be nitpicking...

	luckyocto15:	May 15th, 2011 at 03:03 GMT	0 points
	... Indians, Pirates, Warriors, etc. Humans are animals too

	luckyocto15:	May 15th, 2011 at 03:06 GMT	1 point
	and plus what about the mls(red bulls)