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
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.
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
Bay City Ballers: The Story Behind The Mobile BayBears
Along the coast of southern Alabama lies an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico called the Mobile Bay. In the city of Mobile, you’ll find the double-A Southern League affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Mobile BayBears. In case these two facts lead to incorrect assumptions, here’s this very important fact from Justin
Utah Grizzlies Honour Military Without Resorting to Camouflage
There’s a conundrum for sports fans who love their countries and who genuinely want to honour the military personnel who sacrifice so much for us, but who realize that most military appreciation sports uniforms—the ones of the camouflage variety—are terrible. If you point out that camo-print sports uniforms intended to
Mud Hens, MASH, and Max Klinger: The Most Iconic Team in the Minors
The Toledo Mud Hens, triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, are perhaps the most iconic of all the teams in minor league baseball. If you were going to create a time capsule to tell our distant future descendants about the sport, is there another team you would pick? The name
Minor League Baseball Starts 2015 with New-Look Teams
It was a busy offseason for Minor League Baseball, with lots of teams switching parent clubs, locations, and logos. With Spring Training in full swing, it’s time to recap all of the new looks that were introduced since the season ended last fall. New Teams in New Locations Biloxi Shuckers The
G Love: The Story Behind the Gwinnett Gladiators
Longtime hockey guy Jeff Pyle has done a lot in his career. He played professional hockey from 1981 to 1993, including being named the International Hockey League’s most valuable player in 1986-87 as a member of the Saginaw Generals. Then he coached several teams in the ECHL and AHL from 1988
Unsaintly: The Story Behind the St. Paul Saints
If you look at a list of sports teams that play in the city of St. Paul, Minnesota, they seem to have one thing in common: Hockey’s Minnesota Wild, lacrosse’s Minnesota Swarm, and roller derby’s Minnesota RollerGirls all seem a little sheepish about broadcasting exactly where they play. Only the