I think Mariners are the primary food group of the Kraken.
I knew someone would bring that up!
And are the Suns higher than the Titans?
I’m sensing a “Hamilton” influence here, where WASHINGTON is constantly referred to as “Commander.” “Go home, Alexander. That’s an order from your Commander.”
I dunno, how powerful are you if you are thwarted by a parasol? 
Is clothing (White Sox, Red Sox, Blue Jackets) an even lower tier than small birds?
I’d never heard it used that way until Washington decided on the name. Was it a more popular term prior to the Cold War? I’ve watched all of Star Trek TNG, DS9, Voyager, half of Enterprise, and most of the Star Trek movies, and I don’t recall ever hearing any of the commanders referred to as commie. I don’t recall the POTUS being referred to as the “commie in chief”, even if we’re talking about the presidents prior to Marx. I’m sure it’s a thing, but I guess I just missed it 
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They only outrank things like concepts, such as colors.
It’s very possible that we made it up in this thread. I have done no research to confirm or deny that. Feel free if you want to do it.
No one’s saying it’s a thing - we’re saying it could be a thing once “Commanders” is used as a team name. Fans of opposing teams like to come up with derogatory diminutives. That’s one they could come up with.
I’ve seen it in the comments section of most of the Facebook posts about the new name. That’s why I assumed it was something I had missed rather than something invented by the posters of the SDMB.
Nah, it’s a somewhat obvious joke that probably sprung up in many places independently of one another. I saw the same joke made on Royals Review this morning.
Though is clothing related to what was worn by a soldier (Blue Jackets) a higher sub tier than simply socks?
I don’t like the name. What I would like is finding a good way to make funny XCOM jokes about it.
It does kind of remind me of…
they named the team after biden’s dog???
That makes as much sense as anything else, really.
They could have been the Washington Willows!
What about music genres, like the Blues and the Jazz?
High marks for improvisational skills.