When the Bowling Green Hot Rods and Aberdeen IronBirds take the field Friday, June 11, and Saturday, June 12, they’ll be wearing All Star jerseys from a game that never took place for a league that no longer exists. The 56th Midwest League All Star Game was supposed to take
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Bowling Green unveils 2020 Midwest League All Star Game logos
The town of Bowling Green, Kentucky, will host the Midwest League All Star Game in 2020 for the first time in the 56 years the event has taken place. The Single-A Bowling Green Hot Rods unveiled the logos at their stadium just moments ago. The announcement took place at Bowling
Five Minor League All Star Games Take Place Tonight
It’s that time of year in the Minors—we’ve reached the halfway mark of the season in many leagues, and there’s no surer sign of the midway point of a baseball season than all star games. To that end, five leagues in the Minors are holding their summer classics this evening,
Lansing Goes Nuts, Unveils Three New Caps
“Luggy the Lugnut” is ready for his closeup. The baseball world’s most adorable fastener will be featured prominently, and how, on two of the three new caps unveiled today by the Midwest League’s Lansing Lugnuts, a Single-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Introduced was a new road cap, an
Midwest League drops Looping L league logo and unveils new logo
For the past 32 years, the Class A Midwest League had a logo that could be described as either being a “classic” logo or extremely outdated. I’ll let you take a look at the now-old Midwest League logo and judge for yourself which category it falls in. The old “Looping
New Great Lake Loons logo evokes summertime in Michigan
The Great Lakes Loons, Class A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, just moments ago unveiled a new suite of logos. The new look, designed by the prolific firm Brandiose, is a substantial update to the team’s previous logo, which had been around since the Loons’ inception in 2007. It’s the
Snake, Rattle, and Roll: The Story Behind the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
The origin story of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers’ nickname is a short one. In the succinct words of Chris Mehring, the team’s director of media relations and radio announcer, it goes like this: “A timber rattler is a snake in northern Wisconsin. It’s indigenous to the area of northern Wisconsin.”
Bowling Green Hot Rods Get New Look
The Bowling Green Hot Rods, Midwest League Single-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, unveiled their new logos, uniforms, and colour scheme yesterday evening. The new look was designed by New York-based SME Branding. “We partnered with SME Branding when we purchased the Reno Aces and we knew they would be
Kane County Cougars Unveil New Logo and Uniforms
The Kane Country Cougars, Single-A Midwest League affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, have unveiled their new logo and uniform set for the 2016 season. The unveiling took place via the Cougars’ respective social media channels. Designed in-tandem by Cougars graphic designer Emmet Broderick and Dan Simon of Studio Simon, the
The Race Car and the Shrimp: The Story Behind the Bowling Green Hot Rods
The city of Bowling Green, Kentucky, has had a long love affair with all things automotive. First and foremost, it is home to the Bowling Green Assembly Plant, which produces Chevrolet’s Corvette. The city’s association with the iconic sports car is so close that the National Corvette Museum has been located there since 1981. In 2009,
Sticking their necks out: The story behind the Beloit Snappers
When I first contacted the Beloit Snappers to talk about the reasons for their nickname, their director of media relations and marketing Bobby Coon told me exactly what I expected to hear: “There are a lot of snapping turtles in the Rock River that runs through Beloit.” The end! There are a
Here there be the story behind the Dayton Dragons
Dayton, Ohio, is inextricably linked with the history of aviation. The city was home to Orville (who was born there) and Wilbur Wright, who are credited with inventing manned flight. (They weren’t the first to build a machine that could fly, but they were the first to invent a machine