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It’s been 50 years since an audience of more than 400,000 enjoyed three days of peace and music on a dairy farm in Bethel, New York. The Single-A Wilmington Blue Rocks will commemorate a half-century since the signature moment of hippie culture, Woodstock, with “Woodstalk,” a celery-bration of their alternate
The Wilmington Blue Rocks unveiled uniforms featuring a longstanding alternate brand, a character named Mr. Celery. The uniforms feature a close crop of the Mr. Celery logo on the front, and the character’s signature catch phrase “Woo hoo!” on the back. The origins of the character, who has nothing to
The Wilmington Blue Rocks’ name derives from large chunks of rock found in Delaware’s Christina River. How the team went from a name based on lumps of blue-ish granite to logos that feature a moose and a stalk of celery merits some explaining. The first iteration of the Blue Rocks
It’s been 15 years since the late Patches O’Houlihan, former champion of the American Dodgeball Association of America (ADAA), bequeathed us with this wisdom: “If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.” That bit of dodgeball insight, along with a demanding coaching style that would make Bob
The world of Minor League Baseball was completely turned on its head last week when Major League Baseball announced a total restructering of the entire system. What was previously fourteen leagues spread out over five levels is now eleven leagues over four levels, massive re-alignments were implemented to accomodate this
The Triple-A Buffalo Bisons will become the second minor league baseball team to wear celery-themed uniforms this season when they take the field in Super Celery uniforms this weekend. The celery uniforms are based on a racing mascot who competed against other mascots, Chicken Wing, Atomic Wing, and Bleu Cheese,
Stockton, California, is the asparagus capital of the world. The stinky green stalk is one of the San Joaquin Valley’s major crops, and the city of Stockton is home to the San Joaquin Asparagus Festival, which celebrates all things asparagussy. The problem is, Hadley Massachusetts; Oceana County, Michigan; and Isleton, California,
The Reading Phillies, Double-A Eastern League affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, unveiled their new name, logo, and uniforms at a fan event today at First Energy Stadium in Reading, Pa ending 46 seasons being known as the Phillies. Just a heads up that this identity is all over the place,
Mr. Celery, the Montgomery Biscuit, and now Mr. Hop Cone. The Hillsboro Hops yesterday unveiled their new name and logo via their Facebook page, immediately adding themselves to the list of the best of the best in terms of branding and logos in Minor League Baseball. A member of the
