The Double-A Reading Fightin Phils will celebrate 50 years as a Phillies affiliate (a-Phil-iate?) this season by honoring the 50 greatest players to play for the franchise since 1967. Included among those 50 are classics like Robin Roberts, Mike Schmidt, and Larry Bowa; recent Phillies greats like Cole Hamels, Ryan Howard, and Jimmy
Author: Paul Caputo
Paul Caputo is a grown man who collects plastic ice cream helmet sundaes from minor league baseball stadiums because he likes logos that much. Paul is the host of the Baseball By Design podcast and he is the author of the first book published by SportsLogos.net, The Story Behind the Nickname: The Origins of 100 Classic, Contemporary, and Wacky Minor League Baseball Team Names (also available on Kindle). He can be found on Twitter at @Count2Baseball and he maintains the Countdown to Spring Training on Facebook. Paul is a Philadelphia sports fan, but he's not so bad.
New Britain Bees unveil new character logo
The New Britain Bees, the newest addition to the independent Atlantic League, have not played a game yet, but they’ve already added a new logo to complement their original identity unveiled back in November. The team announced the logo on social media, posting the logo on Facebook with a simple, “New Character
On a Mission from God: The Story Behind the Joliet Slammers
When Jake Blues makes his dramatic exit from prison at the beginning of the 1980 classic The Blues Brothers, he emerges from beneath a guard tower atop the east gate of the Joliet Correctional Center, a real prison that opened in 1858. Jake finds his brother Ellwood waiting for him in a
A Colour Wheel of Minor League Baseball logos
When Isaac Newton devised the first colour wheel in the late 1600s, he famously observed the fruits of his labor and thought, “Now, where do the El Paso Chihuahuas fit on this thing?” Well, we’ve answered that question with this thing here, a colour wheel made up of the logos of
Ladies and gentlemen, the Savannah Bananas!
Within 48 hours of unveiling their logo late last week, the brand-new Savannah Bananas of the collegiate summer Coastal Plain League had sold merchandise to fans internationally and in 44 of the 50 United States. According to the logo’s creator, Dan Simon of Louisville-based Studio Simon, the identity was trending on
From Mining to MJ: The Story Behind Birmingham Barons
Beneath the surface of the tidy identity of one of minor league baseball’s most storied teams lies a decidedly untidy, twisting, turning history—or rather two separate histories that converged under the banner of today’s Birmingham Barons, Double-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox. To start with, the team’s identity is untidy
Albuquerque Isotopes to hold Better Call Saul promotion
The Albuquerque Isotopes, Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, already have an identity based on a TV show—a March 2001 episode of The Simpsons. On August 6 of this coming season, the Isotopes will take to the field donning the identity of another TV show. They’ll wear jerseys featuring Albuquerque’s
2016 Fresno Tacos promotion features a twist of lime
Last year, the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies changed their identity for one game and took the field as the Fresno Tacos. The uniforms were part of Taco Truck Throwdown, the Grizzlies’ popular annual homage to the city’s tradition of mobile taco vendors. The uniforms, which were amazing, were such a hit
RailCats celebrate Top Gun night with unis, promotions
Is Top Gun this year’s Back to the Future? The Gary SouthShore RailCats, minor league baseball team in the independent American Association, feel the need for speed—they’ll celebrate the 30th anniversary of that noted cultural institution and Tom Cruise vehicle Top Gun this season. On July 23, the team will
Logging On: The Story Behind the Williamsport Crosscutters
In the late 1800s, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, was home to more millionaires per capita than any other town in the United States. The source of their income was a booming lumber industry that put the town on the map. So when a short-season Single-A baseball team started playing in Williamsport in
LA 2024 bid logo wants us to follow the sun
The committee that’s vying to bring the Olympics to the City of Angels in 2024 unveiled a new logo yesterday, featuring LA’s heavenly namesake and the sunshine that the city is known for. The organization’s new website, emblazoned with the slogan, “LA 2024 is about what’s possible when you follow the
These Baseball Jerseys are Puppy, Winking Face, Pile of Chocolate
Fans of the Kalamazoo Growlers, a baseball team in the independent Northwoods League, will have the opportunity to vote a “pile of chocolate” (as the team calls it) onto their team’s jerseys for a game this season. The team, which won Baseball Digest’s “Promotion of the Year” award for its Salute