Jumbo Shrimp to honor Negro Leagues’ Jax Red Caps
Long before the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp became one of the poster children for minor league baseball’s era of wacky logos—and long before the Jacksonville Expos of the late 1980s, or the Jacksonville Suns, who played the better part of five decades off and on from the 1960s through 2016—there were
Aberdeen IronBirds to play as Star-Spangled Banners on Sundays
The Aberdeen IronBirds, short-season Single-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, will play every Sunday home game in 2018 as the Star-Spangled Banners. The name change is a way “to honor the military and Maryland as the birthplace of the national anthem,” the team said. The IronBirds’ permanent nickname is a
Powder Blue Across MLB Today For Dad
It’s Father’s Day! That one morning of the year my family acts extra nice to me, and then by about 10:30am things settle back into our normal routine. It’s also a good time for ballclubs across Major League Baseball to break out the powder blue and don some themed uniforms.
Reading Fightins to go green on Phanatic Tribute Night
The Reading Fightin Phils will pay homage to their parent club’s mascot with specialty uniforms for a game later this season. The Phillie Phanatic, a native of the Galapagos Islands and the best mascot in sports (note: it’s not close), will be featured prominently throughout the evening, including on the
Brockmire’s Crawdaddy’s come to life in New Orleans
In season 2 of the IFC TV show “Brockmire,” Hank Azaria plays a disgraced former announcer for the Kansas City Royals whose career imploded after an on-air meltdown brought on by the discovery of his wife’s infidelity. Jim Brockmire’s attempt to revive his career take him through rural Pennsylvania as
MLB Unveils 2018 All-Star Uniforms: Stars, Stripes, and Pinwheels!
America’s Pastime will hold it’s annual Mid-Summer Classic in their capital city next month, a pairing that seems so natural it’s hard to believe it’s the first time Washington has hosted in half-a-century, the last Major League Baseball All-Star Game played there 49 years ago in 1969. It should come
Florida Panthers to Celebrate 25 Years in 2018-19
The Florida Panthers will celebrate their silver anniversary with a commemorative logo and jersey patch for the upcoming 2018-19 NHL season, the team announced this morning. It’s a combination of Florida state pride as well as Florida Panthers alternate logo history. The main feature of the logo is the large
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.