Major League Baseball was the first major sport to market its biggest brand event on the uniforms of the participants, a couple of years ahead of the NHL, and almost a decade ahead of the NBA and believe it or not, the NFL. Back in 1987, the St. Louis Cardinals wore the
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Houston Astros New Logo Leaks
After several blurred and hard-to-see leaked new Houston Astros logos for the 2013 season, we finally got ourselves a nice clean image for a change. Twitter user Ernest Moreno (@astromo1977) spotted the new logo on a t-shirt on sale at his local Academy store and snapped the following pic: Following the
Topps Leaks New Houston Astros Logo on Twitter
It just keeps on happening! This time Topps is the culprit, tweeting out a photo of their new 2013 MLB baseball card set under construction apparently completely unaware that the new Houston Astros logo is right there on about three of the cards shown. The logo matches up with what
St Louis Cards 2012 Back-to-Back NL Champs Gear
The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! The San Francisco Giants sure gave the St. Louis Cardinals a taste of their own medicine didn’t they? The comeback kids of the last two post-seasons were up 3-games-to-1 before dropping three straight ending their bid at a second consecutive
Pink 2012: Your Guide to Who’s Wearing Pink and When
It’s that time of year again, it’s October – Breast Cancer Awareness Month! What started as a few minor league baseball and hockey teams adding pink accents to their uniforms only a decade ago has turned into a full-out, major league pink love fest. Uniforms, wrist bands, shoe laces, cleats,
What If… New York Yankees 2012 AL Champs Gear
Congratulations to the Detroit Tigers on going from a disappointing 2012 regular season to American League Champions in a matter of weeks, what a great time to get hot! For the New York Yankees, here we are again, another playoff run ending far sooner than anyone expected – those Tigers
Hillsboro Hops Introduce the Next Great Minor League Logo
Mr. Celery, the Montgomery Biscuit, and now Mr. Hop Cone. The Hillsboro Hops yesterday unveiled their new name and logo via their Facebook page, immediately adding themselves to the list of the best of the best in terms of branding and logos in Minor League Baseball. A member of the
A’s Honour Pitcher’s Infant Son with Jersey Patch
While the Oakland Athletics were celebrating their come-from-behind AL West Championship last week pitcher Pat Neshek couldn’t be further away from the joy being experienced by his teammates in the Bay Area. Neshek and his wife had just lost their first and only son, Gehrig John Neshek, who was only
Astros Accidentally Show New Uniform, Cap on Teaser Graphic
Another case of “Oops!”? The Houston Astros, scheduled to unveil their new logos, uniforms, caps, colour scheme, and mascot on November 2nd posted an invitation to attend the event on their website the other day. This invitation contained a teaser graphic showing a blacked out version of the new uniform.
RIP Houston Astros “Old West” Set: 2000-2012
As we speak the Houston Astros are playing their final game of the 2012 season. Not only is it their last game of what has been their worst season in franchise history, it’s also their final game after 50 seasons in the National League. But we’re a sports logos site,
Oakland A’s, Arizona D-Backs in Spanish Jerseys Today
The Oakland Athletics and Arizona Diamondbacks will celebrate Mexican Independence Day by donning Spanish-language uniforms for their respective games this afternoon. Oakland will be wearing “Atléticos” jerseys, which they had done in the past, wearing them at least during the 2010 season. The jerseys are white with “Atléticos” across the
Pics: San Diego Padres in 1990s Throwback Uniforms
Last night the San Diego Padres and Colorado Rockies fully embraced the Padres wearing their uniforms from 1998, the two teams combined for nine runs in the first inning alone. Sammy and Mark would be proud. Yes, in the last of three turn back the clock games held by the