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The baseball-team-as-regional-food-item trend continues in Binghamton, New York, where the Double-A Mets affiliate, the Rumble Ponies, will take on the moniker Spiedies for a game this spring. A spiedie, for the uninitiated, includes marinated cubes of meat on a stick, served on a hoagie roll. According to Brandiose, the firm
The story of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats’ origins is wrought with false starts and unexpected turns. The team was originally introduced in November 2003 as the New Hampshire Primaries, which everyone hated because it was a reference to politics, and politics will crush your soul. So the team held
It’s the answer to a great trivia question: What’s the OTHER team Crash Davis plays for in the movie Bull Durham? The answer, of course, is the Asheville Tourists. At the end of the movie, the Durham Bulls release Kevin Costner’s iconic character, who is no longer needed on the
The Binghamton Rumbleponies, a Double-A Mets affiliate named for the city’s preponderance of carousels, will commemorate the 25th anniversary of Jurassic Park with “Jurassic Ballpark Night” which will feature, according to the team’s promotional schedule, “specialty caps, jerseys and an appearance by Dakota and Friends.” The Brandiose-designed logo features a
The Augusta GreenJackets, fresh off a plaid-splashed rebrand during the offseason, have unveiled a new mascot and suite of understated new uniforms for the 2018 season. Fuego Giants Sunday Hats 🔥🔥🔥 🛒: https://t.co/OgcpGgx7Ho pic.twitter.com/ZRiapOg0gx — Augusta GreenJackets (@GreenJackets) February 28, 2018 The new look, which comes from Brandiose, features classic
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, Single-A affiliate of the nearby Milwaukee Brewers, will play a game as the Wisconsin Brats June 9, joining an increasingly long list of minor league teams taking on promotional identities based on local food specialties. Brats, short for the German “brätwurst,” which translates to “finely chopped
The Corpus Christi Hooks, double-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, bucked the trend in minor league baseball by announcing a temporary promotional identity NOT based on a local food item. (The Corpus Christi Whataburgers?) Instead, the Hooks will pay tribute to their local Naval heritage with the nickname Corpus Christi
The year has come to a close and with that comes our announcement of the winners of the 2017 Creamer Awards, our sixth annual recognition of the best in new sports logos over the course of the past twelve months. Before we reveal the results I’d like to take a
After deciding to rebrand, the triple-A Atlanta Braves affiliate in Gwinnett, Georgia, offered fans six choices in their name-the-team contest last May: Big Mouths, Buttons, Gobblers, Hush Puppies, Lambchops, and Sweet Teas. After a six-month process, the name that was chosen from that list was … none of those. The fan
The Augusta GreenJackets, a San Francisco Giants affiliate in the single-A South Atlantic League, unveiled new logos designed by Brandiose just moments ago. The new look features mascot Auggie, now flexing instead of wearing the green jacket so closely associated with The Masters golf major held in town (that’s the
As the year starts to wind down it’s time for us to take a look back and remember the best that happened in the world of sports logos over these past twelve months. Today we’re announcing the finalists for the 2017 Creamer Awards, our 6th annual recognition of the year’s
The Vermont Lake Monsters will commemorate their 25th season with a commemorative logo. The design firm Brandiose posted a set of possible logos on social media that will incorporate the team’s current colors with a nod to the franchise’s past. Here’s a behind the scenes look at the @VTLakeMonsters 25
