The Double-A Oakland A’s affiliate in the Texas League is called the Midland RockHounds because it sounds better than the Midland Geologists. And Rocky the RockHound is definitely a better mascot than some guy named Ted (or whatever) in a white lab coat. When I spoke with Brian Smith, Midland’s
Category: Baseball
All MLB Teams wearing Lou Gehrig Patch for ALS
Major League Baseball will be acknowledging the 75th anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s famous “Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth” speech today. During games played today, July 4, 2014, each MLB player, manager, coach, and umpire will wear a patch depicting Gehrig during his speech at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 1939.
MLB All-Stars to Wear Caps Based off 79 Twins Helmet
The era of a special templated cap for everything in baseball is expanding to disappointing heights in 2014. In addition to already-established league-wide “holiday caps” for Memorial Day and the 4th of July we will now see special caps for the Home Run Derby and (even more unfortunately) the actual
Sports Logos With Maple Leaves
Happy Canada Day! To celebrate the 147th birthday of my homeland I present to you a collection of over 100 sports logos from this very website which contain a maple leaf, the national symbol of Canada. Just click on any logo below to get a larger version of it, enjoy!
So Cool They Barely Need a Team: The Story Behind the Lake Elsinore Storm
In 2001, the Lake Elsinore Storm, single-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, took their unremarkable storm cloud logo and made a terrific decision: They scrapped most of it. But they didn’t scrap all of it. They ditched the cloud and the breezy type and the lightning bolt and even
The story behind the Las Vegas 51s: Coolest logo this side of Gunga City
Here’s how much I like the nickname and logo of the triple-A Las Vegas 51s: I bought myself a 51s hat and shirt, even though I am a Phillies fan and the 51s are a Mets affiliate. I love their primary logo (above), the stand-alone alien head with the baseball seam
Baseball Team to Wear Michael Jackson Jerseys
The Gary Southshore Railcats, an independent baseball club in the American Association, will pay tribute to one of their own next Saturday, June 21st, when they wear special Michael Jackson themed jerseys. Jackson was one of the most famous pop musicians of all-time, he was born in Gary, Indiana in 1958
Patriotic Caps Worn by MLB Teams this July 4th
Major League Baseball and New Era have unveiled the special patriotic “Stars and Stripes” caps which all MLB clubs will be wearing this 4th of July. The designs feature a blue crown with red bill for National League teams and the opposite, a red crown with blue bill, for the American League.
2014 July 4th MLB Cap Designs Spotted
Thanks to a tip posted on the SportsLogos.Net message boards, and confirmed by subsequent Minor League clubs, we have gotten our first look at the 2014 4th of July Patriotic MLB Cap designs. Our early look at the 2014 design is courtesy an anonymous hat shop employee who sent in
Pics: Nordiques, North Stars Baseball Jerseys
Last night the Quebec Capitales and St. Paul Saints got together for a CanAm – American Association inter-league game at Stade Municipal in Quebec City. In celebration of “Soirée Hockey” (Hockey Night), the two teams took the field wearing the jerseys of their respective former NHL hockey franchises – the Capitales
Independent Baseball Teams Revive Nordiques, North Stars
A couple of independent baseball leagues are joining together to bring back some long-lost, never-forgotten hockey teams. An interleague game between the CanAm League‘s Quebec Capitales and American Association’s St. Paul Saints tomorrow night will see the return of the NHL’s Quebec Nordiques and Minnesota North Stars… sort of. It’s
The Most Edible Mascot in Baseball: The Story Behind the Montgomery Biscuits
In the interest of full disclosure, I should point out that at time of this writing, my wife has had me on a grain-free, sugar-free diet for the better part of a month—and I use the word better loosely. This means no ice cream helmet sundaes, no beer, and for