Just days before their final game in their next-last-season in Pawtucket, the Pawtucket Red Sox will play a game as the Fightin’ Quahogs. While a quahog is a regional term for a large, edible clam found in the Atlantic Ocean, the term is perhaps better known for being the fictional
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Black and White Uniforms Across MLB For Players’ Weekend 2019
Major League Baseball’s most colourful event of the year will be a little less so in 2019. This afternoon the Players’ Weekend uniforms for 2019 were unveiled by both the league and the Major League Baseball Players Association, the uniforms, head-to-toe, are either monochromatic black or monochromatic white — with
2019 World Series, Postseason Logos Officially Revealed by MLB
Major League Baseball today announced its 2019 Postseason and World Series schedule and along with that, the logos for each of the postseason rounds we’ll be seeing everywhere this coming October. The big feature is the rainbow of colour that surrounds several of these logos – the intention being to
Wilmington Blue Rocks Celery-brate Woodstalk
It’s been 50 years since an audience of more than 400,000 enjoyed three days of peace and music on a dairy farm in Bethel, New York. The Single-A Wilmington Blue Rocks will commemorate a half-century since the signature moment of hippie culture, Woodstock, with “Woodstalk,” a celery-bration of their alternate
Daytona Tortugas to wear Dumb Tuxedos
Want to hear about the most annoying promotion in the world? The Daytona Tortugas will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the movie Dumb and Dumber with uniforms that evoke the light blue tuxedo worn by Harry Dunne, the “Dumb” to Lloyd Christmas’s “Dumber,” when the duo attends a $500-a-plate charity
San Francisco Giants Peter and Stretch Patches Explained
Throughout the 2019 season the San Francisco Giants have been wearing two black and orange patches on the right sleeves of all their uniforms. On top is a black rectangle trimmed in orange reading “PETER” in orange letters, below that is a black circle with an orange “44” and “STRETCH”
Phillies Infamous All-Burgundy Uniforms Return Today!
May 19, 1979. A Saturday night at Philadelphia’s Veterans Stadium. The Montreal Expos were in town to face the NL East Division leading Phillies. It was the first game back following a lengthy umpire’s strike, Camera Day at the ballpark. Both benches cleared after Montreal’s Gary Carter took a fastball
2020 MLB All-Star Game Logo Unveiled in Los Angeles
The glitz and glamour of Hollywood shines through in the 2020 Major League Baseball All-Star Game logo, unveiled at a ceremony attended by Baseball Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. as well several legendary Dodgers players past and present this afternoon at Dodgers Stadium. Dodger blue, gold, and red with a
MLB unveils new logo for Arizona Fall League
Major League Baseball’s developmental Arizona Fall League will see some changes this season: Most notably, the six teams will begin play in September rather than October so that prospects who don’t make the September call-up list can continue playing sooner rather than later. In addition, many restrictions regarding which players
Cincinnati Reds In 1961 Throwback Uniforms Today
Continuing their series of fifteen throwback uniforms throughout the 2019 season, the Cincinnati Reds will take to the field against the St. Louis Cardinals this afternoon while wearing the team’s home white vests from their 1961 National League championship season. The uniforms are being worn as part of a season-long
Houston Astros Wear Apollo 11 Caps for 50th Anniversary
That’s one great cap for a team… The Houston Astros will recognize the 50th anniversary of the first humans to land on the moon on Monday night when they wear special caps featuring the insignia of that historic Apollo 11 space mission during their game against the Oakland Athletics. On
Summer league baseball team to play as Gorgeous Grandmas
Since 1984, the nation has gathered as one on July 23 to celebrate the nation’s grandmothers—or at least the attractive ones, anyway. National Gorgeous Grandmother Day was introduced by radio host and author of the book “Find the Love of Your Life After 50!” Alice Solomon, whose goal was to