After 46 years as the Reading Phillies, the Double-A Eastern League club announced Sunday that they would be changing their name for the 2013 season. No fears Reading fans, they’ll still maintain their affiliation with the Philadelphia Phillies, one of the longest Minor League – Major League relationships to exist
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Houston Astros Officially Unveil New Logos, Uniforms
After months of teasers, speculation, and leaks the Houston Astros tonight unveiled their new logos, uniforms, colour scheme, league, and mascot at a “Launch Party” open to fans at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Tx. The colour scheme has been switched back to navy blue and orange, which is what
Detroit Tigers and friends: 2012 World Series Champs “Phantom” Merch
Happy Hallowe’en everyone, let’s celebrate the spooky holiday with our annual World Series Champions “phantom” merchandise post! This year our phantom world champs are the Detroit Tigers who swept away the Bronx Bombers in the ALCS before being swept themselves by the San Francisco Giants. As with all of the
Online Shop Leaks New Astros Primary, Wordmark Logos
What a terrible weekend for the Houston Astros! For the third time in the last two days (and the fourth time this month) the Houston Astros have had their new logo leaked online and this time it’s the big guy – the new Astros primary logo, as well as a
The 25th Year of World Series Patches
Major League Baseball was the first major sport to market its biggest brand event on the uniforms of the participants, a couple of years ahead of the NHL, and almost a decade ahead of the NBA and believe it or not, the NFL. Back in 1987, the St. Louis Cardinals wore the
Houston Astros New Logo Leaks
After several blurred and hard-to-see leaked new Houston Astros logos for the 2013 season, we finally got ourselves a nice clean image for a change. Twitter user Ernest Moreno (@astromo1977) spotted the new logo on a t-shirt on sale at his local Academy store and snapped the following pic: Following the
Topps Leaks New Houston Astros Logo on Twitter
It just keeps on happening! This time Topps is the culprit, tweeting out a photo of their new 2013 MLB baseball card set under construction apparently completely unaware that the new Houston Astros logo is right there on about three of the cards shown. The logo matches up with what
Pink 2012: Your Guide to Who’s Wearing Pink and When
It’s that time of year again, it’s October – Breast Cancer Awareness Month! What started as a few minor league baseball and hockey teams adding pink accents to their uniforms only a decade ago has turned into a full-out, major league pink love fest. Uniforms, wrist bands, shoe laces, cleats,
What If… New York Yankees 2012 AL Champs Gear
Congratulations to the Detroit Tigers on going from a disappointing 2012 regular season to American League Champions in a matter of weeks, what a great time to get hot! For the New York Yankees, here we are again, another playoff run ending far sooner than anyone expected – those Tigers
Hillsboro Hops Introduce the Next Great Minor League Logo
Mr. Celery, the Montgomery Biscuit, and now Mr. Hop Cone. The Hillsboro Hops yesterday unveiled their new name and logo via their Facebook page, immediately adding themselves to the list of the best of the best in terms of branding and logos in Minor League Baseball. A member of the
A’s Honour Pitcher’s Infant Son with Jersey Patch
While the Oakland Athletics were celebrating their come-from-behind AL West Championship last week pitcher Pat Neshek couldn’t be further away from the joy being experienced by his teammates in the Bay Area. Neshek and his wife had just lost their first and only son, Gehrig John Neshek, who was only
Astros Accidentally Show New Uniform, Cap on Teaser Graphic
Another case of “Oops!”? The Houston Astros, scheduled to unveil their new logos, uniforms, caps, colour scheme, and mascot on November 2nd posted an invitation to attend the event on their website the other day. This invitation contained a teaser graphic showing a blacked out version of the new uniform.