This afternoon the Chicago Cubs will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first baseball game played at Wrigley Field. As part of those 100th birthday celebrations both the Chicago Cubs and their opponents, the Arizona Diamondbacks, will be wearing uniforms based off of the two teams that squared off in
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The Power of Pink (or Rubine Red): The Story Behind the Pensacola Blue Wahoos
The wahoo is a fish that is strong, fierce, and delicious. The fish featured in the Pensacola Blue Wahoos’ logo is the one that got away. You can tell by the hook in his mouth attached to the broken fishing line that he snapped through pure, brute force. “The wahoo
Diamondbacks to Wear Kansas City Throwback Uniforms
It’s not often you’ll see a team willing to relocate themselves to take part in a Turn Back the Clock game. The Arizona Diamondbacks will do just that as they’ll be fantastic sports by wearing the uniforms of the 1914 Kansas City Packers of the long defunct Federal League. This
The Story Behind the Modesto Nuts: Now with More Nuts!
Modesto, California, is known for producing nuts, such as almonds, walnuts, pistachios, and George Lucas. And since they couldn’t make a logo out of George Lucas, who was born and raised in Modesto and set his film American Graffiti there, the local baseball team decided to pay homage the industry
Lake Monsters Go Cute With New Uniforms
The Vermont Lake Monsters (Oakland A’s Single-A) of the New York-Penn League have unveiled their new home, road, and batting practice uniforms. This following the unveiling of their new logos earlier in the off-season. The new package was designed by Brandiose, the star of the Minor League branding world at
Pics: Braves Honour Aaron with 1974 Uniforms
The Atlanta Braves celebrated the 40th anniversary of Hank Aaron’s record-breaking 715th home run by wearing the uniforms the team wore during the historic game. True to 1974, the uniforms worn last night were pullovers featuring the blue and white jerseys with a feather design on each sleeve. The cap
From Tobacconists to Lollygaggers: The Story Behind the Durham Bulls
The Durham Bulls recognize that having Kevin Costner and Tim Robbins as the de facto (and pro bono) spokespeople for their brand for the last 25 years has been a blessing, but there’s one specific challenge that the movie Bull Durham poses to the team. To be sure, when the
Boston Red Sox Going Gold Today
The Boston Red Sox won the 2013 World Series, and just in case you forgot they’ll be reminding you this afternoon during their home opener game against the Milwaukee Brewers. Boston will take to the field at Fenway Park today wearing uniforms celebrating their World title last season, the uniform
Oh Those Cubs! Chicago OF Wears Wrong Uniform
Let this be a lesson to all those teams who insist on designing multiple uniforms of the same colour. The Chicago Cubs, playing just the third game of their “we have two different grey jerseys!” era, have had their first jersey mix-up. Outfielder Junior Lake took the field for this
Padres to Wear “English Language” Uniform May 4th
With language-heritage jerseys all the rage in pro sports these days it was only a matter of time before somebody gave English a turn. SportsLogos.Net has learned that the San Diego Padres, the lone holder of a non-English nickname in Major League Baseball, will be that team when on May
Marlins 2014: Orange Caps Return, Greys Still M.I.A.
The Miami Marlins will be bringing back the brightest cap in their rotation for the 2014 season, making it’s first on-field appearance in nearly two years. Miami last wore it’s “red-orange” cap on June 6, 2012, during an 8-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Courtesy a post on “On Cloud
Charlotte Knights Unveil New Uniforms
This past weekend, the Charlotte Knights revealed their new uniforms for the 2014 season and just as the logos were a pretty huge departure from their previous look, the uniforms are also a far cry from their previous identity of blue-and-green. The uniforms themselves are pretty standard, with only 3 uniforms instead of