The Chicago Cubs
The Chicago baseball team that was a charter member of the National League in 1876 was known as the White Stockings. Their name was changed to Colts in 1890, Orphans in 1898, and finally Cubs in 1903.
The Seattle Seahawks and the Chicago Bears.
Ummm the All Star game?
The Chicago Cubs have been a member of the National League since its formation in 1876. Originally known as the Chicago White Stockings, they are one of the league's oldest and most storied franchises. The team has undergone several name changes over the years but has maintained its place in the National League throughout its history.
The name of the Major League Baseball team that plays in Miami, Florida is the Miami Marlins.
NFL = National Football League NHL = National Hockey League MLB = Major League Baseball NBA = National Basketball Association NCAA = National Collegiate Athletic Association PGA = Professional Golf Association MLS = Major League Soccer Just to name a few :)
Quakers. The Phillies entered the National League in 1883 as the Philadelphia Quakers.
The World Series.
Not necessarily. Red Cardinal birds, the male of the species, are found and are native to many areas of the United States. The name "Cardinals" is just a nick name of the St. Louis baseball team in the National League. It is also the nickname of the Arizona Cardinals in the National Football League. That francise was the Cardinals when they started in Chicago, then moved to St. Louis and, finally, Arizona.
On 1876 February 2, a group of professional baseball teams decided to organize themselves a league, in order to have regular schedules for games. Because they wanted to emphasize that they were not just from one region of the U.S., they called themselves the "National League." The name has stuck since.
Dark Blues. Hartford played in the NL in 1876 and 1877.
The Boston Red Sox along with the American League joined the National League in 1901 to form Major League Baseball. The team name at the time was the Boston Americans. In 1907 the team name was changed to the Red Sox.