Fort Myers Miracle to change name to Groupers for one game
The Fort Myers Miracle, High-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, will change their name to the Fort Myers Groupers for one game. The reason for the name change is … well, it’s hard to say. Per the team’s website, they are “paying homage to Southwest Florida’s favorite fish.” “Grouper has
Newfoundland Growlers will be Name of New ECHL Team
Overwhelming evidence suggests that the St. John’s-based ECHL expansion club set to join the league for the upcoming 2018-19 season will be known as the Newfoundland Growlers. “Fake News!”, you probably say. Allow me to explain. The domain name newfoundlandgrowlers.com was registered by “The Idea Factory”, the company tasked with
Baseball Club to Wear Washington Capitals Uniforms
With the nearby Washington Capitals locked in the Eastern Conference Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning right now, the Frederick Keys (Class A-Baltimore Orioles) of the Carolina League will be doing their best to support the boys in red. No, they won’t be wearing the logo I quickly whipped up
Fort Wayne TinCaps complete uniform unveil
The Fort Wayne TinCaps, who have already unveiled two new uniform combinations this season, completed their four-stage uniform unveil this week. With new home whites and an alternate solid green already out there in the world, the TinCaps rolled out road grays with red sleeves and a two-tone gray batting
For Mom, All MLB Teams Wearing Pink
To celebrate Moms everywhere, Major League Baseball players, coaches, and umpires will once again don pink uniforms and accessories today for Mother’s Day. Unlike the last two seasons, jerseys will be the usual team design but they will have MLB’s pink breast cancer awareness ribbon attached to the upper left
Padres Honour 98 Champs With Throwback Unis
The San Diego Padres are celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the 1998 National League Champions by wearing special throwback uniforms tonight against the St. Louis Cardinals. Opting for their white home set from the period, the pinstriped uniforms feature the “Padres” wordmark arched across the chest in navy blue and
Warriors-Rockets Uniform Matchups Announced
A day after the 2018 Eastern Conference Final uniform lineup was announced the NBA has today announced what the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets will be wearing for each game of the 2018 NBA Western Conference Finals which gets underway Monday night in Houston. Every game in Houston will
Cavs Bench White Uniforms
The Cleveland Cavaliers white uniforms have seen less court time than Rodney Hood these playoffs… and that doesn’t appear to be changing anytime soon. Cleveland last wore their “association” white uniforms six weeks ago on April 3rd during a regular season home game against the Toronto Raptors. The NBA today
Carolina Mudcats commemorate old-school Brewers unis
It’s Brewers weekend in Zebulon, North Carolina, home of the High-A Carolina Mudcats. The Mudcats will play all of their games this weekend wearing jerseys inspired by the classic powder blue Milwaukee uniforms worn by the likes of Rollie Fingers, Robin Yount, and Paul Molitor in the 1970s and 1980s.
Crawdads are Crawmoms this Weekend, Fool Many with Announcement
The Hickory Crawdads, Single-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, ruffled some feathers in January when they announced that they would rebrand as the Hickory Crawmoms—without revealing right away that the rebrand was temporary. “After 25 seasons of being the Crawdads, we decided that it was time for a change,” said
Kentucky Fans Check No to Checkerboard Uniforms
The Kentucky Wildcats have been wearing a checkerboard pattern on their uniforms for a decade now; it was originally introduced in 2008 as a subtle addition to the basketball uniforms in tribute to Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown legend Secretariat. Since then that subtle pattern has increased in size and
Rochester Red Wings throw back to 1879 as Hop Bitters
Another minor league team unveiled a temporary, alcohol-based identity this week, but this one has quite a bit of history behind it. The Rochester Red Wings, Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, will play a game as the Rochester Hop Bitters May 26. The nickname is the throw-backiest of throw-backs,