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
Category: Baseball
Marlins Bring Back Grey Jersey, Drop Orange Caps
Miami Marlins president David Samson announced yesterday that the Marlins would be bringing back their grey road jerseys for the upcoming 2015 season. In an article posted on Marlins.com, Samson said we should expect to see the road greys “more this year”, which, technically could be once. The Marlins haven’t
MLB and Majestic Extend Exclusive Deal through 2019
Every Major League Baseball player will take the field in uniforms made by Majestic Athletic through the end of the 2019 season, this according to a report from Forbes’ Maury Brown This continues the exclusive on-field partnership the two sides have shared since the 2005 season. From Brown’s story: Majestic
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
Arizona Diamondbacks will wear vest jerseys for Throwback Thursdays
Last week, we let you all know that the Arizona Diamondbacks were going to go back to their unique color scheme of purple, teal, and gold for their Throwback Thursday promotion for the 2015 season. When the news broke, all we knew was that they’d be wearing the purple hats.
2015 MLB Spring Training Logo Collection
Rejoice! Baseball is back, almost for realsies this time. Every year Major League Baseball produces a series of logos to be used by clubs for Spring Training which follow a certain theme, this year the theme is of a postage stamp. As always Florida-based clubs use palm trees, Arizona uses cacti.
Team Name Finalists for New Hartford Baseball Club
The New Britain Rock Cats will be relocating to Hartford, CT for the 2016 Eastern League season. Earlier this year the club announced they would be accepting submissions form the fans to help determine the new name of the team – the only stipulation being the team would be identified as “Hartford”. On
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
D-Backs Wearing Purple and Teal in 2015 for “Throwback Thursdays”
When the Baseball Hall of Fame’s 2015 class was announced earlier this Winter, there was a lot of speculation as to what hat 2015 inductee Randy Johnson would wear on his plaque. Eventually, he opt to go with the Diamondbacks hat that he wore when he helped bring a World
Frisco RoughRiders Unveil Roosevelt-Themed Logos, Uniforms
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,
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