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Roy Halladay will never be forgotten by Toronto Blue Jays baseball fans; the team today announcing that his number 32 will be retired – only the second player in franchise history to have their number retired by the club. Halladay, who died at age 40 in a plane crash this
The Hartford Yard Goats, double-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, are the latest minor league team to adopt a promotional food-based identity. Continuing a trend masterfully set by the wildly successful Fresno Grizzlies’ and their alternate Tacos identity back in 2015, the Yard Goats announced that they would play a
The number 69 gets a lot of attention on social media. Every time it’s mentioned, it seems to garner a big response. As well it should. The number suggests teamwork and cooperation and mutually shared goals—perfect for a sports jersey. It’s a number that makes everyone feel good, a real
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be going all-white as they go all-Navy for the 2018 Stadium Series. Unveiled this morning, the special uniforms the Leafs will be wearing for the outdoor game next month are white from head-to-toe with small hints of blue trim throughout. The helmet, crest, gloves, and
France’s top national basketball league has succumbed to the financial allure that is selling your naming rights. The Ligue Nationale de Basket’s Pro A will now be known as Jeep Elite, a deal said to be worth €1.3 million per year (US $1.6 million) and running through the 2020-21 season,
The ECHL’s Kalamazoo Wings, an affiliate of the Vancouver Canucks, will wear jerseys featuring iconic imagery of the Grateful Dead February 10. Design elements found on the jerseys include the dancing bears from the 1973 album Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear’s Choice); the lightning skull logo from the 1976 album
The Tampa Bay Rays will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of their inaugural season with a commemorative patch during the 2018 season. At least that’s according to a video game, as far as we can tell the team hasn’t actually officially unveiled or announced anything yet. Courtesy a trailer for
Last night the Dallas Stars turned the clock back to 1993 when they wore uniforms based off of their original inaugural season design during a pre-game warm-up skate against the Minnesota Wild (of all the teams, guys). The uniforms were brought back for “Retro Night”, held in recognition of the
Players typically get to play a role as to what team goes on their Baseball Hall of Fame cap, sometimes the Hall will overrule their choice (Wade Boggs chose the Tampa Bay Devil Rays afterall) but in the case of a guy like Vladimir Guerrero where it’s more of a
When it comes to teams who relocate, it’s really interesting to see how the relocating franchise treats their past history. Sometimes you have teams like the Los Angeles Lakers who fully acknowledge the fact that they used to play in Minneapolis and even wear throwbacks with their old city’s name
This is part 9 of a multi-part series chronicling the real-time development and design of a new logo for Baseball New Zealand. Check out our past “The Open Branding Project” posts here. *** Hey again everyone, we’re back with another update to the Open Branding Project. This week via video, Brandon
I’m very happy about this news. The Seattle Mariners today announced that they will be celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the first-ever “Turn Ahead the Clock Game” which was played between the Kansas City Royals and Seattle Mariners at the old Kingdome on July 18, 1998. The anniversary game that
