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Originally Posted by Long_Long_Name
I've always heard it was because of Expo 67 - I honestly don't know how it can be related to Mets, if anyone can help me out it would be appreciated.
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Originally Posted by Erik W.
What could it possibly have to do with the Mets?
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Now you guys have me wondering why I said that.
I was thinking of how the Mets were short for Metropolitans, an urban nickname instead of the usual birds, beasts, and footwear team names. Expos is short for Exposition, another name for a fair or exhibition like a Worlds Fair that is hosted by a city, etc. . .
City-related themes. However, I forgot about the Phillies and Twins which were also references to their home cities rather than the usual stuff back in 1969.
Ok, I didn't know what I was talking about. So sue me. At least I remembered the Expo 67 connection correctly.
