AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

By Lizzy Acker

Portland, professional baseball's perpetual bridesmaid, is apparently on the short list of cities that could be getting a Major League Baseball team, at least according MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred.

Will it happen? We live in uncertain times. Very uncertain. All options at this point seem equally likely and unlikely. But, on the off chance it does happen, shouldn’t we be ready?

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Over on r/Portland, Redditors are coming up with possible names for the team. Here are some of those suggestions, plus ours. What's your favorite? Vote below or comment with another idea.

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The Oregon Orcas

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Free Willy Keiko Foundation

Orcas are both cute and ferocious. This is my number one choice. Mascot: Keiko, duh.

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The Portland Lumberjacks

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RedWood Empire Association

Lumberjacks are old-timey but not in a super problematic way. And Portlanders basically all dress like lumberjacks anyway.

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The Oregon Loggers

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AP Photo/Don Ryan, File

For those interested in accuracy, the Loggers might be a better team. Lumberjacks technically felled trees in the age before chainsaws. Loggers are what he have now.

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Portland Crows (From Reddit user UltraFinePointMarker)

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Kraig Scattarella/The Oregonian

Crows are smart, scary and basically everywhere in Portland.

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Portland Pigeons

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Thomas Boyd/The Oregonian

If you don’t like crows, how do you feel about pigeons? Not as smart but also everywhere.

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Portland Mavericks

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Why not make an MLB team an homage to Portland’s scrappy independent baseball heroes of the 1970s?

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The Oregon Wet Sox (several Redditors)

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Dave Killen/The Oregonian

Self-explanatory. Everyone, all winter long.

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The Oregon Hotshots

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AP Photo/Oregon Department of Forestry

What better way to show our respect for Oregon’s wildfire fighters than by naming the team after them?

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Oregon Reign or Rain

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Benjamin Brink/Special to The Oregonian

Works both ways! My youth soccer club was called Reign so I can contribute some cheers.

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The Portland Beavers

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AP Photo/Manuel Valdes

We’ve had a lot of sports teams in this state called the Beavers. It could get confusing but also, we apparent deeply identify with this buck-toothed dam builder, our state animal, so why not just go for broke?

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The Portland Nutria (theothertylaxguy)

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Courtesy of Pam LaFranchi

Like beavers but think they aren’t rat-like enough? Let me introduce you to the nutria!

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The Oregon Steelhead (shewhaler)

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John McMillan, courtesy of Oregon State University, Mark Graves , Mark Graves

Is there a more regal fish than the mighty steelhead trout? Bonus: Instead of hot dogs, concessions could sell steelhead on a stick.

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The Portland Salmon

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AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File

A more general and all-purpose animal team name could be the salmon. Tasty, intriguing and tenacious.

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The Wagon Wheels

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Anyone who has played a game of Oregon Trail knows that wagon wheels are the thing that brought white people to Oregon. Good? Bad? You decide. But there’s a built in theme song.

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The Decemberists

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Autumn de Wilde

Has anyone ever named a professional sports team after a band from there? Let’s be the first!

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The Portland Publicans (HandMeMyThinkingPipe)

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Jamie Hale/The Oregonian

Portlanders are so into beer it’s almost like, are we onto something new yet? But we aren’t. So maybe we should just name the team after what half of us are: bar owners.

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<a href="http://polldaddy.com/poll/9838209/">Possible names for a Portland Major League Baseball team</a>

Take the poll!

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