Captain Tsubasa 132 Posted January 23, 2018 On 1/20/2018 at 2:38 AM, DC in Da House w/o a Doubt said: I'm coming in late on this thread, so this may have already been touched on but... Portland Pioneers Alliteration, has a local connection, and there is a historical precedence: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Base_Ball_Club_(Oregon) Portland Pioneers is an awesome name as well. And I can already see the team retaking this team photo with the exact same hairdos! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gothamite 24,548 Posted January 23, 2018 That would be good, were it not for the aforementioned local college problem. Back in the 1990s and early 2000s, the last time we thought Portland might get an MLB club, “Herons” was often kicked around. The Great Blue Heron is Portland’s official bird. http://audubonportland.org/news/great-blue-heron-week-june-1-june-12 Good fit with baseball’s bird theme, emblematic of the city and reflective of the local culture. 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gothamite 24,548 Posted January 23, 2018 Pretty fashionable color scheme, too. 6 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tygers09 240 Posted January 24, 2018 On 1/23/2018 at 1:11 AM, upperV03 said: Which is incredibly stupid for a city with such a rich and vibrant culture and character as Portland. Gee THANKS!! 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uk-owns-iu 44 Posted January 28, 2018 I was always been set on Pioneers until I heard about the legal issues. I hate that because I'd like to see a brown & yellow team in Portland. I know the Oregon Trail video game had a bunch of color schemes but nothing says the Oregon Trail better than those colors and it would be a unique and traditional scheme for MLB. Only down side is it might be redundant with the Trail Blazers. Maybe go with Wagons or Settlers to get around the legal issue. Moving on, yeah I'm warming up to Cascades. Every team from Portland to Seattle has considered that name so I've always seen it as too generic but I think it could be a good brand. Another idea would be the Portland Ports. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ray Lankford 1,299 Posted January 29, 2018 17 hours ago, uk-owns-iu said: I was always been set on Pioneers until I heard about the legal issues. I hate that because I'd like to see a brown & yellow team in Portland. I know the Oregon Trail video game had a bunch of color schemes but nothing says the Oregon Trail better than those colors and it would be a unique and traditional scheme for MLB. Only down side is it might be redundant with the Trail Blazers. Maybe go with Wagons or Settlers to get around the legal issue. Moving on, yeah I'm warming up to Cascades. Every team from Portland to Seattle has considered that name so I've always seen it as too generic but I think it could be a good brand. Another idea would be the Portland Ports. Portland getting a team and decking them out in brown and yellow while the Padres conduct their 15th focus group would be pretty fitting. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PDSMLO 1 Posted February 12, 2018 Portland Sticks: - unique - the name capitalizes on that early form of baseball -- stickball - much of the US considers the Northwest to be "out in the sticks" - a new stadium will be built using some very big sticks that will be sticking together in the form CLT (cross-laminated timber) - Oregon is full of big sticks and would be full of Portland Sticks fans - of course the team would carry "big sticks" - our team and fans would always "stick it out" and "stick in there" until the end - the team would always "stick it to" our opponents I think this will be a name that sticks. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
verno 170 Posted February 20, 2018 On 1/19/2018 at 2:47 PM, KJTALBOT said: Portland Pacifics. Logo could be a beluga whale. Unfortunately, Portland isn't on the Pacific coast. Call then the Loggers, good enough. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrumptious Ham 616 Posted February 20, 2018 The Portland Pines. A rare green and Brown team. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FightingGoldenDevil 1,130 Posted February 20, 2018 Portland Oregonians Portland Porters Portland Port-sox Portland pig-:censored:ers Some suggestions 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AgentColon2 2,562 Posted February 21, 2018 Portland TieDye Sox would be best. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PDSMLO 1 Posted March 15, 2018 Portland Totems: - unique - the totem pole originated in the Pacific Northwest - pays homage to early inhabitants of the region - a wide range of potential logos from which to select and design - totem poles could be displayed in and around a new wooden stadium - Northwest Coast art could be nicely incorporated into the stadium design for a team named the Totems Befitting of a wooden stadium built in the Pacific Northwest, I propose that it be called: The [insert corporate sponsor's name] Lodge. http://www.koin.com/news/mlb-in-portland-wood-stadium-may-be-game-changer_20171130085834477/870122757 https://ballparkdigest.com/2017/07/20/how-to-lure-mlb-to-portland-an-all-wood-ballpark/ http://portlandtribune.com/but/239-news/368256-250036-wood-products-ninth-inning-comeback 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tygers09 240 Posted March 25, 2018 Mountaineers, because Portland is centrally located within the Cascades mountain range. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fresno St. Alum 270 Posted March 26, 2018 is the MLB really going to add 2 teams? I've heard nothing other than on here. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigers 285 Posted March 26, 2018 15 hours ago, Tygers09 said: Mountaineers, because Portland is centrally located within the Cascades mountain range. Why not Cascades? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gothamite 24,548 Posted March 26, 2018 3 hours ago, Fresno St. Alum said: is the MLB really going to add 2 teams? I've heard nothing other than on here. No. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FightingGoldenDevil 1,130 Posted March 26, 2018 4 hours ago, Fresno St. Alum said: is the MLB really going to add 2 teams? I've heard nothing other than on here. There's been talks about expansion but nothing concrete. It sounds like the current comish is up for it 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AceHawk447 11 Posted March 26, 2018 Props to Gothamite for bringing up the heron. I'm warming up to that as a team name, and I'd agree the plumage of the bird (as in the accompanying image) would lend well to team colors. I'd pair that blue with a deep forest green or—wait for it—port. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PDSMLO 1 Posted March 26, 2018 MLB in Portland is now more than just a pipe dream: http://portlandtribune.com/pt/12-sports/392774-284979-mlb-portland-team-takes-another-key-step https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2018/04/mayor_ted_wheeler_in_talks_to.html https://ballparkdigest.com/2018/04/16/report-portland-mlb-pitch-gathering-momentum/ https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2018/04/16/as-major-league-baseball-to-portland-supporters.html https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2739195-portland-montreal-reportedly-target-cities-for-mlb-expansion http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/john_canzano/index.ssf/2018/04/canzano_mlb_ballpark_in_portla.html http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/john_canzano/index.ssf/2018/04/canzano_portland_diamond_proje.html http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/john_canzano/index.ssf/2017/10/canzano_mlb_to_pdx_its_portlan.html http://www.kgw.com/video/entertainment/television/programs/straight-talk/straight-talk-could-portland-get-mlb-expansion-team/283-2783638 https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2018/01/23/seattle-mariners-ceo-john-stanton-talks-potential-of-mlb-to-portland/ http://www.oregonlive.com/mlb/index.ssf/2017/10/portland_a_target_city_for_mlb.html http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/john_canzano/index.ssf/2017/10/canzano_former_trail_blazers_b.html http://www.oregonlive.com/mlb/index.ssf/2017/10/if_mlb_comes_to_portland_where.html http://mustlovebaseball.com/ http://mustlovebaseball.com/type/video/ 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daveindc 1,495 Posted March 26, 2018 14 hours ago, Fresno St. Alum said: is the MLB really going to add 2 teams? I've heard nothing other than on here. This thread is literally based on recent remarks from Manfred about future expansion. Google it. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites