In 1954 they changed their name from

In Reply to: Blue Hose? posted by ClockBlocker on November 21, 2025 at 13:48:32

the "blue stockings" to the "blue hose?" It escapes me but there must have been a reason or reasons. One of the strangest mascot names I've ever come across. Some of my favorites are the Lansing Lug Nuts minor league baseball team and the UC Santa Cruz Banana Slugs - which I believe is not their official name but their popular mascot name.

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• The Banana Slug has been the official UC Santa Cruz mascot... Born2BBruin 23:48:08 11/21/25 (3)
  • I thought they were the "Seahawks" or ej 07:54:16 11/22/25 (2)
    • In '80s, students voted to make banana slug official mascot. * FanSince65 11:08:07 11/22/25 (1)
      • Good for them! I always liked the idea of an irreverent ej 11:24:41 11/22/25 (0)
• The White Sox are sometimes called ''The Pale Hose.'' * FanSince65 16:17:30 11/21/25 (1)
  • I didn't know that. *nm ej 16:39:52 11/21/25 (0)
• The Banana Slugs were immortalized by... Gainsborough 15:54:33 11/21/25 (1)
  • They look like…….Dorks! * Jdmba84 15:58:24 11/21/25 (0)

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