easy question my man; because it's America's greatest team name. what the hell is an oriole? no one has ever actually seen one, they don't actually exist. fake bird, fake news, great team.
America's greatest team, America's greatest name, playing in America's pretty goodest city, Baltimore. it's frankly disgusting that anyone anywhere follows any team besides the Baltimore Orioles. i mean, the Mets? what kind of person follows the Mets? it's sick. someone should do something.