The location of Burt Reynolds’ birthplace was the subject of debate for many years, until the iconic actor himself cleared it up in his 2015 autobiography: He was born in Lansing, Michigan, not Waycross, Georgia—a fabrication Reynolds himself had perpetuated because he moved to Florida at the age of five
Year: 2019
Kannapolis Intimidators are looking for a new name
The Kannapolis Intimidators, Single-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, already have new owners and a new stadium scheduled to open in 2020, and we know now that they’ll have a new nickname and brand in 2020 as well. The impending name change is something of a surprise because of
Durham Bulls to rebrand as Durham Lollygaggers for a game
If the early minor league promotional announcements are any indication, we’re seeing teams get creative with their single-game promotional brands this year—perhaps moving away from the food-based brands that have swept through the leagues in recent years. From the “Where has this been all my life?” files, the Durham Bulls
MLB Releases 2019 Spring Training Cap Collection
With Spring Training now just mere days away(!), Major League Baseball has today released the 2019 Major League Baseball Spring Training cap collection. The biggest change overall is the change in the construction of the caps, last year’s new “ProLight” material is gone after just one year, replaced “HexTech” performance fabric. Visibly it
Alouettes Kick-Off New Era With Revamped Logo, Uniforms
The Canadian Football League’s Montreal Alouettes officially unveiled their new logo and uniforms for the 2019 season at an event held tonight at Montreal’s Société des Arts Technologiques, this was an event I was invited to but ultimately had to miss due to it being my beautiful baby girl’s birthday…
Binghamton Rumble Ponies to wear Charlie Brown unis
The Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies will play a game this season wearing uniforms inspired by the iconic yellow shirt worn by Peanuts character Charlie Brown. The Rumble Ponies, who are named for the classic collection of antique carousels found in Binghamton, New York, will hold Peanuts Night Saturday, April 27,
Flyers, Penguins 2019 Stadium Series Uniforms Officially Unveiled
This morning the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins both officially unveiled their Adidas uniforms for the upcoming 2019 NHL Stadium Series game at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on February 23rd. The uniforms both match the leaks we’d seen over the past couple of weeks, but it does give us
Complete Super Bowl Uniform History: Cartoon Edition
It’s Super Bowl weekend so we’re doing what we do here and looking back at uniforms worn in Super Bowls of years past. This year, the New England Patriots are wearing their white jersey/blue pants combo for the third year in a row, the first team to wear the same
Correcting the Record: The First Four Super Bowl Logos
Every year there’s a lull thrown right at the end of the NFL Playoffs, the excitement that was the Conference and Divisional rounds are over a week old, there’s not much to talk about anymore. That’s when logos and uniforms tend to come up in the traditional media outlets, during
Fightin Phils to play as Reading Pretzels
The Double-A Reading Fightin Phils are the first minor league baseball team of the season to introduce a temporary food-based alternate identity, picking up where an armful of other teams left off the last few seasons. The Fightin Phils, who play in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country, will pay
Fresno Grizzlies unveil new look (and red pants)
The Fresno Grizzlies are embarking on a new era as the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, and with that, the team updated their logos today for the first time in a decade. Previous iterations of the Grizzlies’ brand dating back to 1998 have included purple, green, yellow, and orange,
New Northwoods League team celebrates cherries, spitting
The newest team in the collegiate summer Northwoods League accentuates northern Michigan’s association with tart cherries and baseball players’ propensity for expectorating. The Traverse City Pit Spitters, unveiled earlier today, feature a suite of cherry-themed logos from Brandiose. The Pit Spitters’ primary logo features anthropomorphized cherries spitting baseballs—according to the