There are 160 affiliated Minor League Baseball teams, and as of right now, 136 of them have unique, locally appropriate nicknames, which is the fun and morally correct thing to do. The other 24 are named for their parent clubs, which is boring and a dereliction of their responsibility as
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Binghamton Rumble Ponies to play a game as Stud Muffins
When the Double-A Binghamton Mets rebranded in 2016, four of the six finalists in the name-the-team contest paid homage to the town’s status as the carousel capital of the world. The final selection, Rumble Ponies, beat out Rocking Horses, Timber Jockeys, and Stud Muffins. (The other two finalists were Gobblers
2018 Creamer Awards Winners: The Best New Sports Logos of 2018
Welcome to the 2018 Creamer Awards, our seventh annual celebration of the best new sports logos to debut throughout the year. Over these past twelve months, we saw a plethora of new logos across the sports world. In addition to the usual crop of fresh designs, we were treated to
Booyah! Green Bay Bullfrogs get New Name, Logos
Booyah! A phrase made popular by late ESPN sportscaster Stuart Scott is now the name of a baseball team. Announced this evening, the Green Bay Bullfrogs of the Northwoods League will now be known as the Green Bay Booyah unveiling a slew of new logos in the process. The name
Amarillo Sod Poodles Announced as new Minor League Ball Team
An offseason Ferris wheel of franchise relocations will bring affiliated Minor League Baseball back to the city of Amarillo, Texas, for the first time since 1982. In an announcement made just moments ago, the Double-A San Antonio Missions franchise is moving 500 miles to the north to become the Amarillo
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
RiverDogs honour beloved vendor, to play as Boiled Peanuts
The Charleston RiverDogs, Single-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, are the latest minor league baseball team to adopt a local food specialty as a temporary brand tonight. The nickname Boiled Peanuts is in part an homage to a squishy snack food that traces its roots to the 19th century
New North Alabama minor league team reveals spacey name options
When the Double-A Mobile BayBears relocate to Madison, Alabama, for the 2020 season, the franchise will take on a new nickname. We know now that the moniker will be one of the 10 listed below, which were among more than 3,300 suggestions submitted to a name-the-team contest. The name options
Studio Stories: The Ingredients Behind the Pizza Rats Design
For five Saturdays this summer the Staten Island Yankees take on a fresh identity. And while changing their name—and design—to the Staten Island Pizza Rats may appear all fun and games, the effort to get the name, aesthetic and multi-faceted design on point was all business. “As we sat down
Aviators Appears to be New Name for Las Vegas 51s
The Las Vegas 51s will still be looking up to the sky for their new identity… just not quite so high next year. According to some Grade-A sleuthing by Clark Rasmussen of DetroitHockey.Net we’ve learned that it sure looks like the 51s (New York Mets-AAA, for now) will be using
Baseball Club to Wear Washington Capitals Uniforms
With the nearby Washington Capitals locked in the Eastern Conference Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning right now, the Frederick Keys (Class A-Baltimore Orioles) of the Carolina League will be doing their best to support the boys in red. No, they won’t be wearing the logo I quickly whipped up
Crawdads are Crawmoms this Weekend, Fool Many with Announcement
The Hickory Crawdads, Single-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, ruffled some feathers in January when they announced that they would rebrand as the Hickory Crawmoms—without revealing right away that the rebrand was temporary. “After 25 seasons of being the Crawdads, we decided that it was time for a change,” said