It’s not set to be announced until later this evening but the official website of Minor League Baseball may have jumped the gun a little bit early. Or it’s just a clever attempt to send us in the wrong direction. Regardless, for a few hours early this morning the Pacific Coast
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2017 NY-Penn League All-Star Logo Unveiled
The Tri-City ValleyCats unveiled the logo for the 2017 New York-Penn League All-Star Game which they will be hosting at Troy’s Joseph L. Bruno Stadium on August 15, 2017. It will be the second time the ValleyCats host the NYPL All-Star Game. Featuring landmarks of each of the three upstate New
Arizona D-Backs Announce Tweaks to Uniforms for 2017
The Arizona Diamondbacks heard you, loud and clear. This past December the D-Backs unveiled a brand new set of uniforms, they were anti-tradition — from the dark grey (almost black) used for road tops and pants, to the gradient at the bottom of the pant legs fans and opposing players even were
MLB is going to destroy all phantom Cleveland World Series champs merchandise
Cleveland’s baseball team came just short of ending their own extremely long title drought, but they’ll have to wait until next year to have another shot at it. Here at this particular site, we normally give you a look at the “phantom” champions merchandise that never gets used. Concurrently, that
Binghamton Mets transform into Binghamton Rumble Ponies
Hey everybody, another minor league baseball team has switched their nickname to (Adjective) (Animal)s! What a week this has been for rebranding in minor league baseball, and things show no signs of slowing down, either. Today, the Binghamton Mets were the latest team to shed their relatively nondescript moniker in
Cleveland Indians 2016 Phantom World Series Champs
Alright Cleveland, you flew too close to the sun in 2016. After 40+ years of no pro-level championships in the city the Indians were one win away, three games in a row, of taking home their second major title in the last four months. The championship gods can be cruel,
(Adjective) (Animal)s Announced as New Minor League Name
Earlier today we got ourselves a new Minor League Baseball team name! Introducing the (Adjective) (Animal)s! The name was announced via the official team social media channels following a brief name-the-team contest which yielded several underwhelming finalist names. Reaction to the new name was met with skepticism but team officials stressed that they
Mariners Announce, Unveil 40th Anniversary Patch for 2017
The Seattle Mariners will be celebrating their 40th anniversary throughout the entire 2017 season with two special patches to mark the occasion. Featuring the Seattle skyline complete with Mount Rainier in the background, the Mariners 40th anniversary logo also superimposes the nautical compass rose from their primary logo onto the zero in the design
MLB Commissioner will talk to Cleveland owner over Chief Wahoo logo
It’s a good time to be a Cleveland sports fan. The basketball team just raised a banner for its championship season, and the baseball team is currently up one game in the World Series. There’s just one blight to deal with here: The Chief Wahoo logo. Despite claiming that they’d
World Series: What Indians, Cubs Wore Last Time They Won
Haven’t you heard? It’s been a while since either of this years pennant winners has tasted the sweet champagne that awaits following a victorious World Series. The Cleveland Indians, who last lost a World Series in 1997 to the Florida Marlins, have gone without a championship since 1948 (45 years
Los Angeles Dodgers 2016 NL Phantom Champs Merchandise
Sorry Los Angeles, the Baseball Gods felt “enough was enough” for those long-suffering fans of the Chicago Cubs. The Cubbies are off to the World Series for the first time since 1945, trying to win their first title since 1908(!) where they’ll face a Cleveland Indians team who hasn’t
Toronto Blue Jays 2016 AL “Phantom” Champions Merchandise
Hey, the Toronto Blue Jays are Back to Back Champs once again! Oh, my childhood memories are … not quite come flooding back to me. It seems phantom championships are not nearly as fun, there’s no banners, no parades, sure there’s still tears but oh whatever. Congrats to the Clevelands for winning