Baseball By Design: Stories of Minor League Logos and Nicknames

Baseball By Design tells the story of America one minor league baseball logo and nickname at a time.

Episodes

Total: 168

Cleburne Railroaders

6d ago

The independent professional Cleburne Railroaders have been around since 2017, but the history of th

New Britain Rock Cats

2025/2/4

Guy Gilchrist, known as “Jim Henson’s Cartoonist,” has had an amazing career creating characters for

This week's episode takes us to the (tart) cherry capital of the world, Traverse City, Michigan, hom

Trenton Thunder

2025/1/21

The Trenton Thunder have had the same name for more than three decades, but that name has been paire

West Michigan Whitecaps

2025/1/14

The West Michigan Whitecaps have played for more than three decades in Grand Rapids, about a half ho

Designer Todd Radom stops by to chat about the many permutations of the number three in the world of

We're ringing in the new year with a flurry of Studio Simon Stumpers from Dan Simon! It's the 100th

Lake Country DockHounds

2024/12/24

The independent professional Lake Country DockHounds embody Wisconsin's relaxed summertime lake cult

Chris Creamer, the godfather of sports branding journalism and founder of the website SportsLogos.ne

Winnipeg Goldeyes

2024/12/10

The Winnipeg Goldeyes are named for a popular fish (delicious when smoked!) in the capital city of t

Oklahoma City Comets

2024/12/3

The Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets will take the field in 2025 with a brand that pays tribute to a Ya

We're thankful for friends and baseball travel. This week on Baseball By Design, Ranger Amy, Ed Rive

Nashville Sounds

2024/11/19

The Triple-A Nashville Sounds have an iconic name that has been paired with a number of different lo

Sugar Land Space Cowboys

2024/11/12

The Sugar Land Space Cowboys, recently crowned as the Triple-A champions, are one of the first brand

Ottawa Titans

2024/11/5

The Ottawa Titans play in Canada's capital, and their identity continues a long tradition of sports

Abilene Flying Bison

2024/10/29

With a season under their belt, the Abilene Flying Bison are starting a new tradition of baseball in

High Point Rockers

2024/10/22

The independent professional High Point Rockers pay tribute to the prevalence of the furniture indus

Episode 150: Jesse Thorn

2024/10/15

Jesse Thorn is the host of the NPR show Bullseye, distributed to hundreds of radio stations; founder

Hickory Crawdads

2024/10/8

The High-A Hickory Crawdads have one of Minor League Baseball's most enduring brands, dating back to

Pensacola Blue Wahoos

2024/10/1

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos pay tribute to the sports fishing industry on the Gulf of Mexico with thei