Since 1993, the Double-A Eastern League affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles has been called the Bowie Baysox. The geographic signifier of Bowie (rhymes with “buoy”) draws from the team’s home in Maryland, a town of fewer than 60,000 residents. In an effort to represent the larger region, the team announced
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Portland Sea Dogs to play as Maine Lobster Bakes
The Double-A Portland Sea Dogs will pay tribute to one of their home state’s oldest and largest industries when they play as the Maine Lobster Bakes later this season. Per the team, the state of Maine harvests more than 100 million pounds of lobster every year—roughly 90 percent of the
75 Years Later, the New York Black Yankees Finally Get Their Own Logo
The Somerset Patriots of the Double-A level Eastern League wanted to pay tribute to a very important team from baseball history. The only problem was that team didn’t really have an identity of their own. The New Jersey-based affiliate of the New York Yankees are taking part in Minor League
Double-A Eastern League Unveils New League Logo
This morning the Eastern League, a double-A member of Minor League Baseball, updated their league logo for the first time in twenty years. The new mark was designed by San Diego-based Brandiose who has been responsible for a host of new Minor League team identities over the last several seasons
The Bucs Stop Here: The Story Behind the Erie SeaWolves
The Double-A Erie SeaWolves have all the qualities you’d expect from a loyal affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. They play just under two hours north of the Bucs on the coast of Lake Erie, their nickname derives from a slang term for pirate, and their logo evokes Pittsburgh’s erstwhile primary mark
Primary Colors: The Story Behind the New Hampshire Fisher Cats
Here are some important facts about the small carnivorous animal known as the fisher cat: 1. It is not a cat. 2. It does not eat fish. Fisher cats are members of the weasel family, and their name derives from a linguistic quirk of European settlers in North America, who
Hartford Yard Goats Unveil Logos, Colour Scheme
Perhaps it was more than just a coincidence the Hartford Yard Goats chose to unveil their logos at the former home arena of the Hartford Whalers. It’s a green, blue, silver, and gold goat chomping on a baseball bat which will grace the caps of Connecticut’s newest pro baseball team;
Team Name Finalists for New Hartford Baseball Club
The New Britain Rock Cats will be relocating to Hartford, CT for the 2016 Eastern League season. Earlier this year the club announced they would be accepting submissions form the fans to help determine the new name of the team – the only stipulation being the team would be identified as “Hartford”. On
Hey Bert! Check the New Name of the Akron Aeros
I’ll preface this by reminding everyone that this is a Minor League Baseball team. Everyone good? Great. The Eastern League’s Akron Aeros (Double A, Cleveland) became the Akron RubberDucks this morning. No foolin’! “Coming into Akron my goal was to listen more than talk, so this wasn’t something that we rushed
R-Phils All Over the Place with new name, logos, uniforms
The Reading Phillies, Double-A Eastern League affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, unveiled their new name, logo, and uniforms at a fan event today at First Energy Stadium in Reading, Pa ending 46 seasons being known as the Phillies. Just a heads up that this identity is all over the place,
Bautista Keeps Jays Lid for AA Rehab Stint
Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista was down in Manchester, NH last night completing his rehab stint while recovering from a wrist injury. While Bautista was technically a member of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats for the game, he still decided to wear his Toronto Blue Jays batting helmet and
Chances of Ottawa “Blue Jays” in 2013 are good
Could we see the Ottawa Blue Jays take the field in 2013? The possibility of a professional baseball team returning to Canada’s capital for the 2013 season seems greater-and-greater these days, according to a report in the Ottawa Citizen the ownership group Beacon Sports Capital Partners is set to purchase the