A couple of years ago, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs of the AAA-level International League unveiled their highly unique identity, which included a hat with a single strip of bacon on the crown. This is also the same club that plans to become the Lehigh Valley Cheesesteaks for a night, so
Month: March 2016
St Louis Blues Wearing Cardinals Baby Blue Tonight
Cardinals on Ice! The St Louis Blues will don these powder blue St Louis Cardinals jerseys, complete with front jersey number and even a Cards “STL” cap style insignia on each arm, prior to their game tonight against the Colorado Avalanche. The jerseys will be worn to mark the beginning of the
WNBA Uniforms Are Colourful for 20th Season
The Women’s National Basketball Association will have a colourful look throughout their 20th anniversary season this Summer. Yesterday, the league announced that every game will feature a colour vs colour uniform matchup. Each team will have two sets of uniforms, one in their primary colour and the other in their
Minor League Baseball opens season with 11 new-look teams
We’re on the cusp of the 2016 baseball season, which means that we’ll finally be able to see in action the new minor league baseball identities that have been unveiled over the last few months. The 11 affiliated teams that rebranded during the offseason can be broken down into three categories: new teams playing with new names in new
Skates in Two Worlds: The Story Behind Player-Designer Taylor Vause
Taylor Vause of Alberta, Canada, is a designer who has created jerseys for hockey teams at professional and major junior levels in two countries. His portfolio includes specialty jerseys to promote charities or commemorate events, as well as several permanent designs. Vause is not a full-time designer, but his day job gives him
Major League Baseball bans personalized bat knob decals
In an ever-growing age of standardization, it seems as if it’s getting harder and harder for players to express some sort of individuality when it comes to sports. Granted, you don’t want to see players going crazy and wearing/sporting random accessories that are too crazy, but it’s nice to give
AHL: Griffins Players Design Their Newest Uniform
The Grand Rapids Griffins have figured the best way to get players to wear a uniform they truly like. Just let them design it! A look at some of the designs Griffins’ players came up with early on in the process… Clean ’em up and stick ’em on a whiteboard… it’s time to vote
Royals Will Celebrate Title With Gold Cap, Jersey for Two Games
With a 30-year break betweenWorld Series titles, the Kansas City Royals have seized on a golden opportunity to celebrate. The Royals will celebrate their 2015 championship in style when the 2016 season opens, wearing caps highlighted in gold for opening day on April 3 and their second game on April 5, when they receive their
Saskatchewan Roughriders Announce Changes to Logo
The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League have unveiled a new logo. I can sense a few Rider fans hearts skipping a beat just there. But no worries! Merely a slight cleaning up, in fact, that’s the new logo up at the top of this post. You didn’t even notice! Lines
Look Out for Chattanooga’s New Look in 2016
The Chattanooga Lookouts, Southern League Double-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, unveiled their new uniforms via an event earlier this morning. Despite the affiliation with the Twins, the uniforms appear to be more of a mix between the Cincinnati Reds and the old Negro League Kansas City Monarchs. This replaces
Detroit Lions confirm Color Rush uniforms are in the works; Will not be black
Back in February, we got word of the fact that the Detroit Lions were considering a uniform overhaul that would go into effect in time for the 2017-18 NFL season. They also confirmed that they would be participating in the NFL’s Color Rush program for the 2016 season. Now, we’ve
Syracuse is set to be first double-digit seed to wear white in 2 straight NCAA Tournament Games
The 2016 NCAA Basketball Tournament has been pretty wild so far, and that’s evidenced by the fact that for the first time ever, we saw a 13, 14, and 15-seed win during the first round of the tournament. It’s been a good year to be an underdog, and it’s always