If you’re like me, you’ll be humming Stray Cat Strut the rest of the day after reading the story of the New Britain Rock Cats. After all, if ever there was one, Rocky the Rock Cat is a feline Casanova, a ladies’ cat. If they made a movie about Rocky,
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Nancy, Sluggo, and Slugger: The Story Behind the Portland Sea Dogs
The Portland Sea Dogs, who are celebrating their 20th anniversary in 2014, are among the most consistently popular teams in all of minor league baseball. They have been a fixture in New England since the 1993 expansion of Major League Baseball required the minor leagues to expand as well, first
Of Moose and (Celery) Men: The Story Behind the Wilmington Blue Rocks
The Wilmington Blue Rocks’ name derives from large chunks of rock found in Delaware’s Christina River. How the team went from a name based on lumps of blue-ish granite to logos that feature a moose and a stalk of celery merits some explaining. The first iteration of the Blue Rocks
Brooklyn Cyclones Win the Star Wars Jersey Battle
Durham Bulls, Sacramento River Cats, Toledo Mud Hens… y’all can step aside. The Brooklyn Cyclones just ended the Star Wars uniform contest. On the front of the jersey is a menacing image of Darth Maul surrounded by red and black. Across the front of Maul’s head is “Brooklyn” written in Aurebesh
The Power of Pink (or Rubine Red): The Story Behind the Pensacola Blue Wahoos
The wahoo is a fish that is strong, fierce, and delicious. The fish featured in the Pensacola Blue Wahoos’ logo is the one that got away. You can tell by the hook in his mouth attached to the broken fishing line that he snapped through pure, brute force. “The wahoo
The Story Behind the Modesto Nuts: Now with More Nuts!
Modesto, California, is known for producing nuts, such as almonds, walnuts, pistachios, and George Lucas. And since they couldn’t make a logo out of George Lucas, who was born and raised in Modesto and set his film American Graffiti there, the local baseball team decided to pay homage the industry
Lake Monsters Go Cute With New Uniforms
The Vermont Lake Monsters (Oakland A’s Single-A) of the New York-Penn League have unveiled their new home, road, and batting practice uniforms. This following the unveiling of their new logos earlier in the off-season. The new package was designed by Brandiose, the star of the Minor League branding world at
From Tobacconists to Lollygaggers: The Story Behind the Durham Bulls
The Durham Bulls recognize that having Kevin Costner and Tim Robbins as the de facto (and pro bono) spokespeople for their brand for the last 25 years has been a blessing, but there’s one specific challenge that the movie Bull Durham poses to the team. To be sure, when the
Rochester Red Wings Reveal New Uniforms For 2014 Season
Earlier this offseason, the Rochester Red Wings unveiled their new, updated logo set with new hats and we promised you that new uniforms would be coming “in another few weeks.” Well, another few weeks turned into another few months, but they’re finally here, as the Red Wings unveiled their new uniforms on
Chiefs Honour 100 Years With Multi-Logo Patch
The Syracuse Chiefs (International League, Washington-AAA) have unveiled a special “100th season of International League Baseball” patch which the club will wear on all team jerseys throughout the upcoming 2014 season. The Chiefs haven’t actually played 100 seasons in the International League, what this patch is doing is combining all
Grizzlies, Isotopes to Mark Giants-Dodgers Rivalry
The Fresno Grizzlies and Albuquerque Isotopes of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League will flash back 60 years and pay tribute to a long-standing rivalry between their parent clubs. As part of their “New York Giants 1954 World Series Ring” giveaway on May 17, the Fresno Grizzlies (Triple A affiliate of
Toledo Mud Hens Reveal Ghostbusters Jerseys
Finally somebody’s doing something other than Star Wars. Don’t get me wrong, I understand there’s a bunch of Star Wars fans out there… I’m just not one of them, it’s nice to see something else. Cue up the Ray Parker, Jr., charge up your proton packs (whatever you do, Don’t. Cross.