Hank Aaron has worn a lot of uniforms over a career that spanned more than two decades. Today, on his 82nd birthday, we take a look back at some of the threads that the man whom many consider the real home run king trotted out on the field. Below are
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.
10-year-old survivor to captain Wichita Thunder on Go Red Night
The ECHL’s Wichita Thunder will do away with their traditional blue in favor of red for a good cause Friday night. The team’s jerseys have been turned red and covered with an inspirational word cloud in support of the American Heart Association‘s mission to raise awareness of women’s heart health
Miami Heat throw back to the 90s
The Miami Heat have joined the throwback craze. They’ll wear “Hardwood Classics” uniforms throughout February, beginning with tonight’s game against the Mavericks. Described by the team in a statement, “The uniform features chunky numbers with a large drop-shadow and a scoop neck silhouette, as well as the original design of
Phillies to wear all red jerseys for first time since 1979
The Philadelphia Phillies have joined the fray in Major League Baseball’s embrace of colorful jerseys. They’ll wear lightweight, red, Flex Base jerseys in six “Business Person Special” afternoon day games on April 14, May 18, June 8, June 20, July 6, and August 4. For the first time since 1979, the
A Brand with Some Bite: The Story Behind the Arizona Diamondbacks
With 18 seasons under their belt, the Arizona Diamondbacks are still Major League Baseball’s new kid on the block. The team debuted along with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1998, in a splash of purple and teal, an oasis of color in the Arizona desert. Unconstrained by convention or tradition, the
SABR unveils new logo
The Society for American Baseball Research, known to fans of statistics-based baseball analysis as SABR, unveiled a new logo for the first time since shortly after their 1971 founding. Looking back to our roots and ahead to a bright future. Check out our new logo: https://t.co/dPL37rjhKB #SABR pic.twitter.com/2Za5r14ZR9 — SABR
Now to Make Some History: The Story Behind Pat Patriot
In 1960, Boston Globe cartoonist Phil Bissell, working for $25 a day, was handed an assignment that would change his life—and the lives of fans of the brand-new AFL football team coming to Boston. “Sports editor Jerry Nason came to me and he said, ‘They’ve decided to call the team
Go Ceremonial Thunder Osprey Eagles! The Story Behind the Seattle Seahawks
Let’s make this perfectly clear: Football executives are not ornithologists. When it came to developing an identity for the new NFL franchise in Seattle in 1975, it’s safe to say that the team’s first priority was NOT to make sure all the bird nerds had their questions answered. The first
True Blue: The Story Behind the Auburn Doubledays
Minor league baseball teams have been drawing inspiration from popular myths for team names for decades—from knights and dragons to alien creatures to the elusive Chihuahuas of El Paso. In upstate New York, nestled among the Finger Lakes just south of the Canadian border, the tiny town of Auburn, New
Old Time Hockey! And Beer! The Story Behind Nighthawk Brewing
This story begins with a hockey fan who simply wanted a T-shirt for the minor league team he grew up with. It culminates with a brand-new beer that has reawakened an entire community’s love affair with its long-defunct team. The New Haven Nighthawks played in the American Hockey League for
What would a European-style soccer league look like in Minnesota?
Minnesota’s League du Nord includes 54 soccer teams divided into three divisions of 18 each, with teams scattered throughout the state and even a few across the Minnesota border. Also, it is completely fictional—one designer’s vision of what it would look like “as if soccer had developed in Minnesota in
Da-da-da-DAH-da-DAH! The Story Behind the San Diego Chargers
The NFL’s Chargers were born as members of the American Football League (AFL) in 1960. They played their first season in Los Angeles before moving to their current and longtime home in San Diego. The team has been in the news of late because they seem to be primed to