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Originally posted by rrf
"49ers" is not just a mascot. "Steelers" is not just a mascot. "Packers" is not just a mascot. Lions, Tigers, Bears, Pirates, Cardinals, Jaguars, Panthers, blah blah blah... are plain mascots. They have no significance with whatever city they play in. Its just a name. Any team from any city could be named any of these names... However, you cannot name any team you want the 49ers
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The Pittsburgh Pirates name actually does have some meaning. They stole some guy from another team back in the early 1900s. After that everybody called them the Pirates. Before that, I think they went by the Alleghenies or something like that.
I suppose it isn't necessarily relevant to the city, though. However, it's not like they just pulled it out of a hat or picked it because it sounds good.