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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Piratelogo6786.gif
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BetacommandBot (talk) 14:08, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Peg Legs?
I never heard of it before today either, but I don't live anywhere near Pittsburgh. But a Google search indicates it's pretty common on the internet, so maybe it's an internet thing. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 01:48, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
- No that's vandalism, so far I can tell. It's going. The Evil Spartan (talk) 01:56, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
- I don't think so. I'm seeing it in use on the internet. Maybe it's being sarcastic, though, for the punchless Pittsburghers. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 02:03, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
Being a lifelong Pirates' fan and living pretty close to Pittsburgh, I've never heard it used. Unless a legit source can be found for it, I think it should be removed. Blackngold29 02:26, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
- It does not appear on their website. It only seems to be used in blogs. So there's no question it's legitimate, the issue is whether its use is widespread enough (at this point) to be worthy of listing among the nicknames. I'm thinking NOT. I might compare it with the "lovable losers" tag on the Cubs. I doubt very much that the Cubs use that one, either. But its use is very widespread and easily sourced (and I don't much care for it, but that's not relevant, as I don't like "Cubbies" either). "Peg Legs" appears to be an internet nickname that does not have a very wide following at this point. Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 02:46, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
- I see 214 hits, few of which refer to this team. Until a source can be provided on mainstream media or team website usage, I vote no. The Evil Spartan (talk) 02:53, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
- It is definitely not vandalism, it is definitely in use, but its only use that I can find appears to be in blogs. Hence, it's not widespread enough to be included in the infobox. The barometers would seem to be MLB.com and ESPN. It is apparently not used in either place. I could see MLB not using it, as it doesn't exactly have a positive sound to it, but ESPN would have no such qualms, and since they apparently haven't picked up on it, it can't be very widespread (yet). Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? 02:59, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
- I see 214 hits, few of which refer to this team. Until a source can be provided on mainstream media or team website usage, I vote no. The Evil Spartan (talk) 02:53, 19 May 2008 (UTC)
