When you go to the website for the Savannah Bananas, a summer collegiate-level team in the Coastal Plain League, the first thing you see, in big, bold, all caps type, is this slogan: WE MAKE BASEBALL FUN. When it comes to telling the story behind the team’s nickname, that’s pretty
Year: 2017
Despite Photo, No Change to Leafs Helmets in 2018
As far as “chin strap” and “ear loop” talk goes, last night reached a fever pitch within Leafs Nation. A photo showing three NHL players outfitted in their full, brand new Adidas uniforms was shared on Instagram yesterday, and (as several users pointed out) this included a small change to
Baby Cakes to wear throwback New Orleans Pelicans unis
The New Orleans Baby Cakes have become the poster children (or poster babies) for outrageous minor league baseball nicknames. But this Friday, the team will revive one of the sport’s classic identities. The Baby Cakes will play as the New Orleans Pelicans—not an homage to the contemporary identity adopted by
NBA begins Nike uniform rollout and Kings unveil new uniforms
Nike’s planned “Global Launch” of their NBA uniforms may not be happening until October 1, but that hasn’t stopped them from giving us a look at what’s going to be coming once things are official. In fact, one team has already decided to unveil their home-and-aw– I mean, Association and
UCLA football keeps things simple with new Under Armour uniforms
In the past, we’ve given the UCLA Bruins a bit of stick for some of the uniform choices they made while they were under the Adidas umbrella. It always seemed like their regular uniforms were on the cusp of greatness only to slip, and then any time they decided to
A Puerto Rican Amphibian in Kissimmee: The Story Behind the Florida Fire Frogs
The Florida Fire Frogs have ambition. First, they’re one of only a handful of minor league baseball teams named for an entire state. A few others spring to mind, like the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Arkansas Travelers, and Connecticut Tigers—and hey, the Carolina Mud Cats are named for two states—but
2018 Atlantic League ASG logo is (Long Island) ducky
The Long Island Ducks will host the Atlantic League All Star Game for the third time in 2018. The Ducks, who hold basically all of the league’s attendance records, including leading the league in attendance in 14 of their 17 seasons, hosted the 2002 and 2010 All Star Games as
Nashville Predators Unveil 20th Season Logo
The Nashville Predators are celebrating their 20th season in 2017-18 and they’ll do so with a special commemorative logo. With two versions, one for use on yellow and the other white, the logo features the number 20 in blue with the year of the club’s first game (1998) on the
NBA Appears Set to Change its 2018 All-Star Logo
UPDATE: I recently received the correctly colored version of the roundel alternate logo and have added it below. With the beginning of the 2017 NBA Summer League last week, the NBA rolled out its new league logo style. This activity also resulted in the trademarking of some new versions of the
Buy Legit or Look Like . . . Well, This
We see the ads everywhere, jerseys now 90% off! What a bargain! Typos in the ad be damned, I can’t pass up that deal. Yeah, well, when the jersey arrives it don’t look like what the team wears. A friend of a Reddit user (Friskydonut) found out the hard way
Gwinnett Braves announce finalists in name-the-team contest
The Triple-A Gwinnett Braves, who will rebrand for the 2018 season, announced the six finalists in their name-the-team this morning. The names listed below and the rationale behind them come from the G-Braves website, where the vote is taking place as you read. I have broken them down into four
RB Leipzig and RB Salzburg have been outfitted in same exact kit
Red Bull’s venture into soccer is starting to pay dividends. The energy drink company’s Major League Soccer outfit has been a mainstay in the playoffs since the takeover, their Brazilian outfit has been steadily climbing the ranks of Brazil’s soccer pyramid, and now Red Bull will have two teams participating