Stop, drop, shut ’em down open up shop!… Sorry, wrong reference. The Frisco RoughRiders (Texas Rangers AA) today finally unveiled their new total rebrand this afternoon, one which they had teased us with over the past three weeks. Designed by Brandiose, the new logos all feature U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt,
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U.S. Historical Figures on Sports Logos
The Frisco RoughRiders are expected to unveil a logo and uniform set later today which will be heavily influenced by the image of former US President Teddy Roosevelt. Roosevelt led a division of the army known as the “Rough Riders” prior to assuming the presidency following the assassination of William
An Ostrich, a Hot Dog, and Mike Schmidt Walk into a Bar: The Reading Fightin Phils
The Reading Fightin Phils, double-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, have stories to tell. Lots of stories. They play in a historic ballpark that has received tons of accolades. They have the longest-running affiliation with their parent club of any team in the minors. They play in a part of
Glory Days: The Story Behind the Clinton LumberKings
The sawmills along the banks of the mighty Mississippi River in Clinton, Iowa, were the centerpiece of a booming industry that, in its heyday, made royalty of its patricians. “From the late 1800s, basically from about 1859 to about 1900, Clinton was known as the sawmill capital of the world,” said
The Story Behind the Carolina Mudcats: It’s the Fish, Stupid
The scene that Steve Bryant describes the night he purchased the Columbus Astros before the 1989 season sounds like a cliché from a cheesy movie. “I bought it from four doctors in Columbus, Georgia, on a Saturday night,” Bryant said. “They pulled out a fifth of Jack Daniels on the negotiating
Memphis Redbirds Unveil New Primary Logo
The Memphis Redbirds, AAA Pacific Coast League affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals unveiled their new primary logo via a press release earlier today. The new logo further streamlines the “birds-on-bat” theme running wild through the Cardinals Minor and Major League affiliations. “We are extremely excited to debut our brand new logo
RoughRiders Tease Potentially Awesome New Logo Set
The Frisco RoughRiders grabbed our attention earlier today when they Tweeted out a sneak peek of their new logo set. Showing only a pair of “pince-nez” style glasses with the caption “Got Monocles?” above it (yes, they were corrected several times), the teaser suggests the new set will be paying
Dizzy in Michigan: The Story Behind the Lansing Lugnuts
Lansing, Michigan, is known for being an industrial center, home for more than 100 years to Oldsmobile, which was founded as Olds Motor Vehicle Company in 1897 and produced more than 14 million cars at its Lansing factory before production ceased in 2004. The state capital, Lansing is located in mid-Michigan,
Wide-Eyed in Texas: The Story Behind the Laredo Lemurs
This is an objective, scientifically proven fact: Lemurs are awesome. Also, people love lemurs. It’s science. Here’s another scientific fact for you: Laredo, Texas, is not close to the island nation of Madagascar, which is located in the Indian Ocean and is the only place in the world where lemurs live
The Apple of Our Eye: The Story Behind the Fort Wayne TinCaps
Fort Wayne, Indiana, has two notable claims to fame. First, in 1845, a noted American conservationist named John Chapman died and is buried there (more on him later). Second, on May 11, 1871, the first-ever professional baseball game was played in Fort Wayne, when the Fort Wayne Kekiongas beat the Cleveland Forest Citys
Best, Worst New Logos of 2014: SportsLogos.Net Readers’ Choice Awards
As we get set to enter the year of hover boards, self-lacing sneakers, and a Chicago Cubs World Series Championship we must first look back on the current year… 2014, which was my 18th running SportsLogos.Net. Overall 2014 was a rather uneventful year when it came to major re-brandings in the big
It’s a Porcupine Train: The Story Behind the SWB RailRiders
When I first saw the logo for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, which features a porcupine riding a rail, one obvious question leapt to my mind: Where the heck did a porcupine riding a rail come from? Turns out I’m not the only one. I spoke with the team’s president and general manager Rob