The Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs have long been associated with one pork product—their suite of logos includes a strip of bacon—but they added another this week. The team will play a game as the Lehigh Valley Scrapple, paying homage to a regional delicacy that can best be described as a
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Lehigh Valley IronPigs salute Philly as Jimmies
The Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs will take to the field as the Jimmies for their annual Salute to Philly game next month. The moniker Jimmies is a much-debated regional term for what most of the rest of the country calls sprinkles, that crunchy confection often used as an ice cream
Lehigh Valley IronPigs blame typo for IronPugs promotion
To hear the Lehigh Valley IronPigs tell it, the reason they’ll be giving away 3,000 “IronPugs” T-shirts—and taking on a new logo and brand for one game—is simple typographical error by their general manager Kurt Landes. Per the team: “Landes ordered T-shirts for the August 19 giveaway and accidentally spelled
MiLB announces record sales, top 25 teams in merchandise
Minor League Baseball set another record in overall merchandise sales in 2018, tallying nearly $74 million in total sales from all 160 affiliated teams, up more than four percent from 2017’s then-record $71 million in sales. While MiLB does not provide rankings of individual teams, it does reveal the top
Lehigh Valley IronPigs salute Philly as Jawn
Jawn is Philadelphia slang for a thing, or possibly stuff. The exceedingly non-specific term, which is popular in the Jawn of Brotherly Jawn and can mean pretty much anything, is basically unheard of outside of eastern Pennsylvania. And so, of course, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, who play about 60 miles
Lehigh Valley IronPigs honor NFL champs with special uniforms
The Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs play less than an hour away from their parent club, the Philadelphia Phillies. As such, the IronPigs hold a Salute to Philadelphia promotional night each season. This year’s tribute to the City of Brotherly Love is a little special, paying homage to the Super Bowl
IronPigs to honor Phillies history, cheese with uniforms
The Lehigh Valley IronPigs have gone full double entendre in their latest promotion. They’ll change their name to the Lehigh Valley Whiz Kids on June 29, when they commemorate “A Salute to Philadelphia.” The uniforms will pay homage to the 1950 NL Champion Philadelphia Phillies, nicknamed the Whiz Kids, as
IronPigs, Majestic Unveil First-Ever Reflective Baseball Jersey
The Lehigh Valley IronPigs of the Triple-A International League are getting a little reflective as they enter their 10th season of Minor League Baseball, the team today unveiled the first-ever baseball jersey to use reflective materials, the jersey was developed by Majestic Athletic. Both the jersey wordmark across the front of
Top 25 Minor League Merchandise Teams Are Diverse, to Say the Least
Minor League Baseball just released its annual list of its top 25 teams in terms of merchandise sales, and the only consistent thing about it is that there is no consistency. The list represents a wide diversity of teams and approaches to branding. It includes a range of classifications, from Triple-A
Lehigh Valley IronPigs represent Bacon USA with new uniforms
A couple of years ago, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs of the AAA-level International League unveiled their highly unique identity, which included a hat with a single strip of bacon on the crown. This is also the same club that plans to become the Lehigh Valley Cheesesteaks for a night, so
Ballclub Re-Brands As Cheesesteaks for One Night Only
The Lehigh Valley IronPigs have announced they will be known as the Cheesesteaks for one night only in 2016, a nod to their in-state Major League affiliate, the Philadelphia Phillies. This follows the popular “Taco Night” promotion held by the Fresno Grizzlies last season (and will again this Summer) in
Best, Worst New Logos of 2014: SportsLogos.Net Readers’ Choice Awards
As we get set to enter the year of hover boards, self-lacing sneakers, and a Chicago Cubs World Series Championship we must first look back on the current year… 2014, which was my 18th running SportsLogos.Net. Overall 2014 was a rather uneventful year when it came to major re-brandings in the big