The Kid is in. Ken Griffey, Jr. was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame yesterday evening with a record 99.3% of the vote, longtime catcher Mike Piazza joining him to round out the “Class of 2016”. As is almost always the case when a player gets elected the debate
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2015 Logo of the Year Awards: The Best New Sports Logos of the Year
It’s that time again, when the folks at SportsLogos.Net (well, just me really) go through every new logo and rank them based on how you, the readers of this site, have rated them since their unveiling. This year we received over 65,000 votes from you guys to put together this
2015 Logo of the Year Awards: The Best New Sports Logos of the Year
It’s that time again, when the folks at SportsLogos.Net (well, just me really) go through every new logo and rank them based on how you, the readers of this site, have rated them since their unveiling. This year we received over 65,000 votes from you guys to put together this
It tells you who we are and where we are from: The Story Behind the Phillies
When Philadelphia’s National League baseball team took the field for its first-ever game on May 1, 1883 (a 4-3 loss to the Providence Grays), it was called the Phillies. More than 13 decades later, Philadelphia’s National League baseball team carries the same name. According to the team’s media guide, “the Phillies endure as
Baseball Uniforms Evolve With Unveiling of New D-Backs Set
Evolution. The term was heard quite a few times tonight in Phoenix as the Arizona Diamondbacks unveiled their new uniforms before over a thousand fans, media, and VIPs at an event held at Chase Field. While the term was referring specifically to the evolution of the team and their design, it can also certainly apply to
Back to Brown! (Among Others) San Diego Padres Unveil New Uniforms
The San Diego Padres unveiled three new uniforms for the 2016 season today, a new home white, new Friday home alternate, and new camouflage alternate jersey. The uniforms were unveiled over the course of four hours, the first – showing the new blue camo’s taking place on a Navy ship,
Padres Going Yellow, New Hat Leaks on Twitter
If you saw the 2016 MLB All-Star Game logo then this can’t come as a surprise to you. Late last night the new ballcap of the San Diego Padres was posted on Twitter by user @SDHatGuy, the photo shows the Padres familiar “SD” cap logo with the “D” now in yellow.
Blue Jays to Sport 40th Season Patch in 2016
The Toronto Blue Jays will wear a patch on their uniform sleeve throughout the 2016 season to commemorate their 40th season in the American League. Toronto’s cap/alternate logo is the centrepiece of the patch, which is a roundel with a banner laid across the bottom of it. The team name
Honouring Our Veterans Via The Sports Uniform
Today is Veterans Day, or Remembrance Day in the United Kingdom and Canada, the 11th of November is a day set aside for paying respects and remembering those who fought to keep our nations free all those years ago. While several teams in the United States (and even some in Canada)
Royal Treatment: The Humble Beginnings of KC’s Logo
In 1968, Shannon Manning was one of what he figures to be 500 to 600 artists working for Hallmark Cards, headquartered in Kansas City. The city had just been awarded a Major League Baseball franchise called the Royals, and the new team needed a logo. To that end, the Royals
Braves, Cubs, and Royals to Wear Patches in 2016
We learned yesterday what the patches that three Major League Baseball teams will wear in 2016 will look like. The Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves will commemorate stadiums, and the Kansas City Royals will sport a World Series champion patch. The Atlanta Braves will commemorate their 20th and final season in
Triple H Sends Royals WWE Champion Belt
It’s been a while since the Kansas City Royals have had anything to stash in their trophy case, so Paul Michael Levesque, better known as wrestler Triple H, is making sure it’s fully stocked. In light of the Royals’ World Series championship, the wrestler, former Teenage Mr. New Hampshire himself,