The Reds have swept the legs out from under Mr. Redlegs—and the rest of his body, too. The Reds’ new batting practice cap features Mr. Redlegs’ head, a throwback to one of the team’s logos from the 1950s. The new cap is a departure from last season’s BP caps, which featured Mr.
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.
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes are the Picture of Stability
The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes have had the same team name and, conceptually, the same logo since their inception in 1993. In minor league baseball terms, this puts the team’s identity roughly on par with prehistoric cave paintings and Betty White—attractive, but really old. In a logo landscape that shifts and
Introducing the Oklahoma City Dodgers?
The Oklahoma City RedHawks, newly minted triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, may soon become the Oklahoma City Dodgers. The team has a big announcement planned for their “Dodger Day” celebration tomorrow, and a name change is all but assured. Big news coming during Dodger Day tomorrow! You're going
Bakersfield Condors Seinfeld Jerseys Benefit Charity
Crazy Joe Davola, Art Vandelay, and Bubble Boy are among nine Seinfeld-themed jerseys worn by the Bakersfield Condors ECHL hockey team up for auction on eBay (for just a few more hours). The jerseys feature the Condors name set in the style of Seinfeld logo, with names and sponsors referencing
Knights Enjoying Renaissance in Charlotte
The city of Charlotte, North Carolina, was named for Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of King George III of the United Kingdom, who held a career 0-1 record in American Revolutionary Wars. And where there are kings and queens, there are knights. So it is that the triple-A minor league
Mahoning Valley Scrappers unveil new alternate logo
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers, short-season single-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, unveiled a new alternate logo today. The logo, which will be worn on caps on Sundays, features the letters MV for Mahoning Valley underlined by a chain link. In an article on MiLB.com, Brandiose designer Jason Klein promises that the new
Champing at the Bit: The Story Behind the Vermont Lake Monsters
The last professional baseball team to carry the nickname Expos was not from Montreal, but rather Burlington, Vermont. When the Montreal Expos moved to Washington DC after the 2004 season, the team’s short-season single-A affiliate did not have time to change names before the 2005 campaign started. “When Major League
Birds of Play: The Story Behind the Oklahoma City RedHawks
The triple-A Oklahoma City RedHawks play in Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, the centerpiece of Oklahoma City’s hopping, rejuvenated, brick-covered Bricktown entertainment district. It’s a beautiful ballpark—voted one of the 10 best in the minors by USA Today readers—and everything about it pays homage to the city’s baseball history. Statues of Mickey Mantle,
Cincinnati Cyclones start novelty jersey series with R2-D2
The ECHL’s Cincinnati Cyclones will spend as much time in novelty jerseys this season as they will in any of their traditional uniforms, it seems. The team’s parade of specialty jerseys starts Saturday, when they celebrate Star Wars Night by taking to the ice in R2-D2 sweaters. Jeff Tasca of Athletic Knit designed
Holy Toledo! Batman and Riddler to Take the Ice
The ECHL’s Toledo Walleye and Evansville Icemen will square off November 22 wearing Batman and Riddler jerseys. The “Heroes Night” celebration commemorates Batman’s 75th anniversary. The jerseys’ designer, Jeff Tasca of Athletic Knit, was originally asked only for jerseys, but the self-proclaimed comic geek was given free reign and came up with two sets
Right as Reign: The Story Behind the Ontario Reign
When you think of Ontario and hockey, the first thing that leaps to mind is probably not southern California’s Inland Empire. But that’s where you’ll find the minor league Ontario Reign, an affiliate of the nearby LA Kings. The Reign play in the double-A ECHL, which used to stand for
New Zealand’s All Blacks Unveil “Blackest Jersey Ever”
New Zealand’s All Blacks rugby team unveiled the blackest jersey ever—or the #BlackestJerseyEver—this week, and will debut the new look in game action this weekend against England. The jerseys, made from a high-tech woven carbon, are designed by Adidas to be form fitting (players are harder to tackle that way) and