ðə tˈiːm wʌz ˈɔfən kˈɔːld ðə "kəmˈɪz" fɔːɹ ʃˈɔːɹt, fɹʌm ɐ tˈaɪm bᵻfˌoːɹ ðæt bɪkˌeɪm ɐ slˈæŋ tˈɜːm fɔːɹ "kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪst".
The team was often called the "Commies" for short, from a time before that became a slang term for "Communist".