The Cake Was Not A Lie. The Pacific Coast League’s New Orleans Zephyrs today unveiled “New Orleans Baby Cakes” as their new name, the team also unveiled their new team logos and uniforms. The announcement came just a few hours after some poor soul who works for MLB or MiLB.com
Category: Minor League Baseball
Baby Cakes? Official Site May Have Leaked Zephyrs New Name
It’s not set to be announced until later this evening but the official website of Minor League Baseball may have jumped the gun a little bit early. Or it’s just a clever attempt to send us in the wrong direction. Regardless, for a few hours early this morning the Pacific Coast
2017 NY-Penn League All-Star Logo Unveiled
The Tri-City ValleyCats unveiled the logo for the 2017 New York-Penn League All-Star Game which they will be hosting at Troy’s Joseph L. Bruno Stadium on August 15, 2017. It will be the second time the ValleyCats host the NYPL All-Star Game. Featuring landmarks of each of the three upstate New
Binghamton Mets transform into Binghamton Rumble Ponies
Hey everybody, another minor league baseball team has switched their nickname to (Adjective) (Animal)s! What a week this has been for rebranding in minor league baseball, and things show no signs of slowing down, either. Today, the Binghamton Mets were the latest team to shed their relatively nondescript moniker in
(Adjective) (Animal)s Announced as New Minor League Name
Earlier today we got ourselves a new Minor League Baseball team name! Introducing the (Adjective) (Animal)s! The name was announced via the official team social media channels following a brief name-the-team contest which yielded several underwhelming finalist names. Reaction to the new name was met with skepticism but team officials stressed that they
Jacksonville minor league baseball drops Suns moniker for Jumbo Shrimp
Ever since 1962 (with the exception of a few years), there has been some sort of minor league baseball team in Jacksonville, Florida who went with the nickname of the Suns. It was one of the rare minor league baseball identities that truly stood the test of time. When you
New York Mets are selling Tim Tebow jerseys
If you’re excited about the baseball version of Tebowmania, then now you’ve got the chance to get behind the movement with your money. Despite the fact that Tim Tebow is not a member of the MLB Players Union (since, you know, he’s not a Major League Baseball player), the Mets
Angry Birds: The Story Behind the Aberdeen IronBirds
The Baltimore Orioles are unique in minor league baseball in that all but one of their farm teams play in the same state as their parent club, and the one that doesn’t is the Triple-A Norfolk Tides, who play in neighbouring Virginia. But even with all those Orioles affiliates nearby,
Happy Trails to You: The Story Behind the High Desert Mavericks
When the gates open before a High Desert Mavericks baseball game, the loudspeakers play the song “Ride Ranger Ride” by iconic cowboy actor Roy Rogers. As staff puts the finishing touches on pregame preparations, the song’s harmonies ring throughout the stadium, indicating that it’s time for everyone to get their
MiLB to contract Bakersfield Blaze, High Desert Mavericks
The Single-A California League will lose two long-tenured teams at the end of the season. The Bakersfield Blaze and the High Desert Mavericks, the league’s lowest-attended teams, will cease operations and be dissolved when the 2016 season comes to an end. To keep the equilibrium throughout Minor League Baseball, two new
MiLB scraps Shuckers’ Mad Potter jerseys
With all the silliness in minor league baseball promotions in recent years, it’s something of a surprise that there are some things Minor League Baseball will NOT let teams put on a game jersey. When the Biloxi Shuckers, Double-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, unveiled their promotional schedule back in March, the
Star Spangled Baseball: The Story Behind the Frederick Keys
Fort McHenry, a star-shaped military facility in Baltimore, Maryland, was built in 1798. It’s been a national park since 1925, but before that, it featured prominently in a handful of wars, including World Wars I and II, and, most notably, the War of 1812. It was during a battle in September