Say hello to the Delmarva Scrapple
The latest food-based temporary identity comes to us from the Delmarva Shorebirds, who will play a game as the Delmarva Scrapple later this season. Given that the team’s geographic indicator, Delmarva, is a mash-up of three states (Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia) and scrapple is a breakfast specialty with hyper-local appeal,
World Cup 2018: The Illustrated Football Atlas by Michael Raisch
There are few events that truly excite sports fans from around the world. Sure, we have events which use “world” in their title to create the illusion of global significance, the “World Series” – an event where 97% of the teams eligible are from one country, or the World Cup
Cardinals Honour Red With Memorial Patch
Ten-time National League All-Star, two-time World Series Champion and Baseball Hall of Famer Albert “Red” Schoendienst died earlier this month at the age of 95. Schoendienst, a second baseman, spent 15 of 19 Major League seasons as a player with the St. Louis Cardinals before continuing with the club as
Carolina Hurricanes Share Teaser for New Third Uniform
The Carolina Hurricanes gave us a bit of a teaser for their new alternate/third uniform, already announced by the team to be unveiled at their NHL Draft party next Friday night. The teaser was posted as a video on their official Twitter account, you can watch that entire 7 second
SWB RailRiders to change name to Teddy Bears for one night
The Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders are taking Teddy Bear Toss Night to the next level, rebranding as the Teddy Bears for one game. The team will wear teddy bear-themed uniforms on the night that fans can get in free if they donate a stuffed animal to a local children in need.
Staten Island Yankees to play as Pizza Rats (finally)
When the Staten Island Yankees considered rebranding in 2016, they went as far as holding a name-the-team contest and announcing a winner before deciding to stick with the name of their parent club. The winner of that contest by a substantial margin was Staten Island Pizza Rats, taking more than
Aviators Appears to be New Name for Las Vegas 51s
The Las Vegas 51s will still be looking up to the sky for their new identity… just not quite so high next year. According to some Grade-A sleuthing by Clark Rasmussen of DetroitHockey.Net we’ve learned that it sure looks like the 51s (New York Mets-AAA, for now) will be using
West Michigan Whitecaps to play as Beer City Bung Hammers
The West Michigan Whitecaps, Single-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, will change their name to the Beer City Bung Hammers for one game this season. The name change is a nod to the Whitecaps hometown of Grand Rapids’ status as one of the premier beer cities in the US—they were
Cyclones to play as Brooklyn Bagels
The Brooklyn Cyclones, short-season Single-A affiliate of the New York Mets, have joined the food-based alternate identity fray. For one game, the Cyclones will wear uniforms highlighting that most New York of local specialties, the bagel. The logo, created by Brandiose, features an everything bagel slathered with cream cheese, with
A Teal Treat: Marlins Throw Back to 1993 This Weekend
The Miami Marlins have a new ownership group in place and with it comes a sudden fondness for their original teal and black uniforms. Yes, the Marlins will reach back into their past, all the way back to 1993, when they trot out onto the Marlins Park field starting tonight
Adidas Unveils Custom Washington Capitals Running Shoe
What are the perks of winning a Stanley Cup? There’s the ring of course, the banner in the rafters, and who can overlook getting an entire day with the Cup during the off-season? Now you also get your own pair of custom team-branded Adidas running shoes. Adidas unveiled their new
Graphic: Stanley Cup Championship Uniforms 1918-2018
A few years ago we created a graphic which received a fair amount of attention depicting the uniform worn for each Stanley Cup clinching victory since the dawn of the NHL era (1918). In that post we compiled a whole host of (what I consider to be) interesting and very