Of all the documented sightings of Bigfoot, known in the scientific community as Sasquatch, roughly a third of them have occurred in the mountain forests of the Pacific Northwest. There’s an obvious reason for this: That is where Bigfoot lives. Since 1955, the Eugene Emeralds, currently a short-season single-A affiliate of the Chicago
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.
Manatees in Space! Brevard County goes interstellar
The Brevard County Manatees will go from shallow water to deep space this weekend, officially changing their name to the Brevard County Space Explorers for Kennedy Space Center Weekend May 7-9. BREAKING NEWS: The Brevard County Manatees announced a team name change. http://t.co/xkb6IvO4pk pic.twitter.com/btrSihg8NT — Manatees Baseball (@BCManatees) April 23, 2015
Soggy Froggy, Man: The Story Behind the Everett AquaSox
The city of Everett, Washington, about 25 miles north of Seattle, gets roughly 49 inches of rain per year—a good 30 percent more than the national average. That’s almost an entire Danny Devito of rain each year. And when it’s not raining there, it’s just about to rain. When you’re
The Scoop on Myrtle Beach: The Story Behind the Pelicans
Myrtle Beach is a tourist town on the coast of South Carolina. Known mostly for its extensive beaches, it’s a place where visitors can enjoy long summers, golf, shopping, one of the top boardwalks in the country, a couple different motorcycle rallies, the annual Canadian-American Days festival, and a butt cheek-free
Summer is Coming: Durham to Wear Game of Thrones Jerseys
Tomorrow is Game of Thrones Night in Durham. The Bulls, triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, will take the field in jerseys that offer a unique take on a theme night based on a TV show or book. According to the team, “Rather than throw the Bulls into a
A Buffalo By Any Other Name: The Story Behind the Buffalo Bisons
I thought this one was going to be easy. The Buffalo Bisons are the triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. They play in a town called Buffalo, which is the common name of the animal technically called a bison. Case closed. My shortest Story Behind the Nickname ever, right?
Williamsport Crosscutters to Feature Fans’ Pets on Jerseys
The Williamsport Crosscutters, short-season single-A Phillies affiliate in the New York-Penn League, are turning their jerseys into your aunt’s Facebook feed. The team plans to feature photos of fans’ pets on their uniforms on the final night of “Pet Friendly Weekend” July 10–12. Nominate your pet to be on our
A Tradition Like No Other: The Story Behind the Augusta GreenJackets
Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia has hosted The Masters since 1934. It’s the only of golf’s four major championships to be held at the same location every year, and it is home to arguably the most famous ugly piece of clothing in sports. In 1937, officials at Augusta asked their members
St. Louis Blues to Welcome Baseball Back with Cards Jerseys
St. Louis sports fans love the Blues, but there’s not much question which local team holds the biggest place in the city’s hearts. To that end, St. Louis’s hockey team will welcome baseball back to town wearing Cardinals jerseys during warm-ups before a game April 11, two days before the Cardinals’
It’s Corny, But it’s Good: The Story Behind the Cedar Rapids Kernels
At first, it seems like a cliché that a baseball team in Iowa would be named for corn. The city of Cedar Rapids has so much more going for it than just corn, right? It’s the second-largest city in Iowa, home to a significant art museum, historical sites like the
Nailed It: The Story Behind the Wheeling Nailers
Even before you know the story behind it, the logo for the Wheeling Nailers, ECHL affiliate of the nearby Pittsburgh Penguins, works. It’s intimidating in a kick-ass, horror movie sort of way, and it’s certainly one of the more menacing logos in minor league sports. But there’s much more to this
Fresno Grizzlies: Astros May Not Win 2017 World Series After All
Babe Ruth called his World Series home run, Joe Namath guaranteed a Super Bowl title, and Muhammad Ali predicted his first-round knockout of Sonny Liston. The Fresno Grizzlies thought about trying to join the pantheon of famous sports predictions, but had a change of heart. After announcing a whimsical giveaway of