Haven’t you heard? It’s been a while since either of this years pennant winners has tasted the sweet champagne that awaits following a victorious World Series. The Cleveland Indians, who last lost a World Series in 1997 to the Florida Marlins, have gone without a championship since 1948 (45 years
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Los Angeles Dodgers 2016 NL Phantom Champs Merchandise
Sorry Los Angeles, the Baseball Gods felt “enough was enough” for those long-suffering fans of the Chicago Cubs. The Cubbies are off to the World Series for the first time since 1945, trying to win their first title since 1908(!) where they’ll face a Cleveland Indians team who hasn’t
Toronto Blue Jays 2016 AL “Phantom” Champions Merchandise
Hey, the Toronto Blue Jays are Back to Back Champs once again! Oh, my childhood memories are … not quite come flooding back to me. It seems phantom championships are not nearly as fun, there’s no banners, no parades, sure there’s still tears but oh whatever. Congrats to the Clevelands for winning
Bauer Chose Indians Blue Jerseys to Hide Blood
When you could be faced with rule violations by pitching with a bloody finger what do you do? Try and hide the blood as best you can. That was Trevor Bauer’s strategy going into Game 3 of the 2016 American League Championship Series in Toronto when he decided that the
The Origin of the Dodgers Interlocking LA Logo
The Los Angeles Dodgers are three wins away, with three games at home coming up, from winning their first pennant in twenty-seven years. The boys in blue have won nine NL titles and five World Series since moving to the west coast in 1958, and they’ve done so wearing the same ball
2016 ALDS/NLDS Phantom Champs Merchandise
Less than two weeks into the 2016 Major League Baseball Postseason and we’ve already kicked out half the teams that made it in. Six teams down, four to go. It’s time for the League Championship Series. On the way to the LCS those fallen teams had merchandise created for them
2016 MLB Postseason Branding Preview
The 2016 Major League Baseball playoffs start up tonight with the Baltimore Orioles travelling to Toronto to face the Blue Jays in the AL Wild Card Game. As has been the case, especially over the last three seasons, the postseason offers an opportunity for Major League Baseball to wrap their games in a single consistent
Miami Marlins will all wear number 16 in tribute to Jose Fernandez
On Sunday morning, we all got the extremely sad news that Marlins star pitcher Jose Fernandez was tragically killed in a boating accident at the tender age of 24. It’s an incredibly profound loss for the sport of baseball, as the game has lost one of its most charismatic stars.
Confirmed: MLB Caps Will Fly the New Era Flag
The Major League Baseball cap, one of the last player-worn articles free of its manufacturer logo, will be adding the New Era flag beginning with the upcoming 2016 Postseason. In a call with SportsLogos.Net, MLB confirmed that the New Era logo will appear on the left side of every player’s in-game ball
New York Mets are selling Tim Tebow jerseys
If you’re excited about the baseball version of Tebowmania, then now you’ve got the chance to get behind the movement with your money. Despite the fact that Tim Tebow is not a member of the MLB Players Union (since, you know, he’s not a Major League Baseball player), the Mets
Smashing! MLB Opens First Official UK Store
Major League Baseball has opened it’s first ever European stand-alone store, located in Covent Garden in London, England. With exposed brick and dark wooden fixtures, the “pop-up” location was designed to bring the look and feel of an authentic MLB ballpark to the United Kingdom. Inside the shop contains a
All MLB Teams Wearing Flag Patches for 9-11 Anniversary
Major League Baseball clubs will be paying their respects to the victims of the attacks of September 11, 2001 with a special on-field patch today. In memory of the 15th anniversary of the attacks on New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania, all thirty MLB teams will be wearing a United States