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Baseball By Design

@baseballbydesign.bsky.social
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Telling the story of America one minor league baseball team at a time. Minor league correspondent for @sportslogos.net. Phillies fan. I’m Paul Caputo and I collect ice cream helmets. linktr.ee/BaseballByDesign

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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 18h
Honestly I think the very much wanted to be named for their parent club, but they had to rebrand because the parent club sold the team. This new brand is their way of maintaining as close a tie as possible to St. Louis without using the name Cardinals
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 18h
The Springfield Cardinals are now the Ozarks Springbirds. Read all about it at news.sportslogos.net/2026/10/07/s...
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
New on Baseball By Design, the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks brand comes from a famous movie that was filmed in their hometown. We have just the right sized boat for guests GM Russ Curran, designer Todd Malhoit, and cinema correspondent Jim Christopher of Ballpark Nation. Listen where you get podcasts!
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Why are the Daytona Tortugas called the Daytona Tortugas?
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why are the Montgomery Biscuits called the Montgomery Biscuits?
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Why are the Portland Sea Dogs called the Portland Sea Dogs? It’s Baseball By Design shorts! @guyfgilchrist.bsky.social
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Thank you so much for listening! And yes, we have had some calls for hockey episodes! 
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New on Baseball By Design, we chat with Lauren Vincent, the Jeopardy contestant whose errant response led to the Columbia Fireflies Synchronized Hippos theme night! Thanks to John Kocsis and the team for sharing in-game audio and Donnie Wise for making connections! Listen where you get podcasts!
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Why are the Akron RubberDucks called the Akron RubberDucks? It’s Baseball By Design shorts!
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Quintana on the Rox sounds like a great drink
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
My last game at Coors as a resident of Colorado was pretty epic. Going on the field for post-game fireworks is a pretty surreal experience! I wore Tacoma/Seattle stuff in honor of my very good friend Chris
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Why are the Tacoma Rainiers called the Tacoma Rainiers? The answer is not as simple as you would think!
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I hope he’d have the sense to play for the Hanshin Tigers instead!
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It’s episode 250 of Baseball By Design, and what better way to celebrate than with the Somerset Semiquincentennials! Somerset Patriots Senior Director of Marketing Hal Hansen and designer Ryan Foose of Fooser Sports Design join to discuss. Listen wherever you get podcasts!
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Why are the Lehigh Valley IronPigs called the Lehigh Valley IronPigs? It’s Baseball By Design shorts!
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I have almost exactly that hat already!
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Since at least 2004 😅
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Kind of a wild selection of hats at a gas station in Burns, Oregon. Photo courtesy of my daughter Olivia, who is buying me that Sixers hat 😅
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Why are the Hillsboro Hops called the Hillsboro Hops?
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
This week episode of Baseball By Design is brought to you by the letter G! The alliterative Gateway Grizzlies play in the shadow of the St. Louis Arch. Guests include broadcaster Jason Guerette and wildlife correspondent Ranger Amy. Listen wherever you get podcasts!
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Also this video is super impressive! I’m just been thinking of doing a spreadsheet 
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I’ve been thinking about doing something like that for a while, and I have never gotten around to it! 
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I also really dislike The Sandlot, which has not proven to be a popular opinion
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I catch a lot of flak for this, but I hated Trouble with the Curve. Like, let’s sign this guy to a mega contract and the first time we throw him a BP curveball is in front of all the execs in the big league park?! (I realize this was not the point of your post, but still…)
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Why are the Hartford Yard Goats called the Hartford Yard Goats? It’s Baseball By Design shorts!
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
New additions to the collection!
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Oh ha! 😅 Why it just so happens I have! The Story Behind the Nickname was published in 2018. I should update that!
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This week on the Baseball By Design podcast, the Bluefield Ridge Runners’ identity celebrates a very specific train, as well as the iconic Blue Ridge Mountains. Guests include GM Garrett Schilling and one-time Blue Ridge Parkway Ranger Amy Burnett. Listen wherever you get podcasts!
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
A person in Colorado just asked me, “Who are the sports teams in Philadelphia? Pittsburgh?”
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Why are the Rome Emperors called the Rome Emperors?
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Received this care package from a friend in Cincinnati and honestly I am so touched
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I’m trying my best! 😅
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
My girlfriend Amy asked what I wanted from her trip to Switzerland. I told her I really wanted something from her layover in Montreal on her way home 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The Springfield Cardinals are rebranding and there are now just nine Minor League Baseball teams who share a name with their parent club.
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
There are lots of books about specific collections of logos, but very few that I can think of about logos in general. I remember when I was in school for graphic design I had a book that was just a massive collection of logos. Wish I knew where that was!
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This week on the Baseball By Design podcast, sports design royalty @toddradom.bsky.social discusses the history of the Montreal Expos identity. Listen wherever you get podcasts!
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Why are the Rocket City Trash Pandas called the Rocket City Trash Pandas? (Reposting because I inadvertently added music that I did not intend to be there last time.)
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I will check it out!
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The collegiate summer level Fond du Lac Dock Spiders will play as the Wisconsin Pull Tabs, honoring a tradition found in taverns and social clubs dating back to the 1950s. Full coverage at news.sportslogos.net/2026/08/21/f...
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
It’s a great ballpark—if you eat meat, try the green chile cheeseburger!
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Thank you! I plan to do more of these, so I appreciate the feedback
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Why are they called the Albuquerque Isotopes? Welcome to Baseball By Design shorts!
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
This week on Baseball By Design, the Columbia Fireflies are playing as the Synchronized Hippos thanks to an errant answer on an episode of Jeopardy! Guests include broadcaster John Kocsis Jr and Curved Brim Media’s Columbia fan Donnie Wise. Listen wherever you get podcasts!
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The Mississippi Mud Monsters will play tonight as the Blue Ballers as part of their Prostate & Testicular Cancer Awareness Night promotion. Read about it at news.sportslogos.net/2026/08/13/m...
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
This week on the Baseball By Design podcast, ride along with the Baseballpalooza road trip as we visit the Brooklyn Cyclones, Somerset Patriots, Hartford Yard Goats, and Hudson Valley Renegades! Listen wherever you get podcasts!
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Great collection! Particularly like seeing Toasty in there!
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thewalkingjohn.bsky.social @thewalkingjohn.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Reorganized my collection. My in laws are coming up and I know my MiL has judged me for this so I wanted to make sure it was all ready to go for her arrival.
My assortment of minor league and independent league baseball mascot plushies.
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Phillies tonight!
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
My last day with the association where I’ve worked for almost 25 years—how great is this parting gift from my colleagues?
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Baseball By Design @baseballbydesign.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Jaylen Brown’s granddad and I share a birthday!
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