# Bowie Baysox to honor David Bowie

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowie-baysox-to-honor-david-bowie/760229>\
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**Created:** [July 18, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowie-baysox-to-honor-david-bowie/760229 "2016-07-18T18:00:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowie-baysox-to-honor-david-bowie/760229/1 "2016-07-18T18:00:38Z")

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A local AA baseball team, the Orioles affiliate Bowie Baysox will honor David Bowie this Friday by changing the pronunciation of their name from “Boo-ee” (named after former Maryland Governor Oden Bowie) to “Boh-ee,” and wear David Bowie-themed jerseys which will later be auctioned for charity.

I’m curious how many different jerseys there will be. I’m considering going. Whoever thought up this promotion is brilliant!

Story:

> **[The Bowie Baysox are changing their name to the Bowie Baysox](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dc-sports-bog/wp/2016/07/18/the-bowie-baysox-are-changing-their-name-to-the-bowie-baysox/)**
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> Orioles affiliate will celebrate David Bowie Tribute Night on Friday.

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowie-baysox-to-honor-david-bowie/760229/2 "2016-07-18T18:11:05Z")

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That is very cool.

For some reason, I am picturing the players done up like the Baseball Furies gang from the movie **the Warriors** : [http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/67/6722/TEUA100Z/posters/the-warriors-the-baseball-furies-1979.jpg](http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/67/6722/TEUA100Z/posters/the-warriors-the-baseball-furies-1979.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowie-baysox-to-honor-david-bowie/760229/3 "2016-07-18T19:05:15Z")

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[The scientific research buoy](http://limnology.wisc.edu/blog/david-buoy-ready-for-year-6-on-lake-mendota/) in the center of Madison’s Lake Mendota is named “David Buoy”

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**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2016, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bowie-baysox-to-honor-david-bowie/760229/4 "2016-07-19T02:21:20Z")

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You mean Avril Lavigne was wrong all these years?