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. Paul Caputo covers minor league baseball at all levels for the website SportsLogos.net. On this podcast, he talks with front office personnel and designers about the origins of some of the game‘s best and wackiest logos and nicknames. Instagram, Threads, Bluesky: @baseballbydesign
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Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
Tuesday Jan 14, 2025
The West Michigan Whitecaps have played for more than three decades in Grand Rapids, about a half hour from Lake Michigan. Guests include:
Jim Jarecki, Vice President and GM, West Michigan Whitecaps
Jason Klein, Brandiose, brandiose.com
Kaitie Janecke-Soltesz, Naturalist, LinkedIn
Dan Simon, Studio Simon: www.studiosimon.net, Insta @studio_simon
Find the Baseball By Design podcast online:
Instagram @baseballbydesign
Threads @baseballbydesign
Bluesky @baseballbydesign.bsky.social
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Baseball By Design is a member of the Curved Brim Media Network.
Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
Designer Todd Radom stops by to chat about the many permutations of the number three in the world of sports design—plus cheesesteaks in both Philadelphia and Japan, convenience store preferences, and more!
Guests include:
Todd Radom, toddradom.com
Dan Simon, Studio Simon, studiosimon.net
Find the Baseball By Design podcast online:
Instagram @baseballbydesign
Threads @baseballbydesign
Bluesky @baseballbydesign.bsky.social
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Baseball By Design is a member of the Curved Brim Media Network.
Tuesday Dec 31, 2024
Tuesday Dec 31, 2024
We're ringing in the new year with a flurry of Studio Simon Stumpers from Dan Simon! It's the 100th episode of Baseball By Design with at least one of Dan's signature trivia questions, and we mark the occasion with not one, not two, but NINE stumpers!
Guests include:
Dan Simon, Studio Simon: www.studiosimon.net, Insta @studio_simon
Find the Baseball By Design podcast online:
Instagram @baseballbydesign
Threads @baseballbydesign
Bluesky @baseballbydesign.bsky.social
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Tuesday Dec 24, 2024
Tuesday Dec 24, 2024
The independent professional Lake Country DockHounds embody Wisconsin's relaxed summertime lake culture with their cartoon dog fisherman.
Guests include:
Bryan Giese, General Manager, Insta @bgiese77
Dominic Stearn, Broadcaster, Insta @dominicstearn19
Mike Magestro, Mindspike Design, mindspikedesign.com
Ranger Amy Burnett, Insta @therealrangeramy, Twitter @rangeramy
Dan Simon, Studio Simon: www.studiosimon.net, Insta @studio_simon
Find the Baseball By Design podcast online:
Instagram @baseballbydesign
Threads @baseballbydesign
Bluesky @baseballbydesign.bsky.social
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Baseball By Design is a member of the Curved Brim Media Network.
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Chris Creamer, the godfather of sports branding journalism and founder of the website SportsLogos.net, joins to help celebrate three years of Baseball By Design. We talk about the challenges of covering sports branding, what to do with leaks, and when good brands are replaced with bad ones.
Guests include:
Chris Creamer, Sportslogos.net
Dan Simon, Studio Simon: www.studiosimon.net, Insta @studio_simon
Find the Baseball By Design podcast online:
Instagram @baseballbydesign
Threads @baseballbydesign
Bluesky @baseballbydesign.bsky.social
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Baseball By Design is a member of the Curved Brim Media Network.
Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
The Winnipeg Goldeyes are named for a popular fish (delicious when smoked!) in the capital city of the Canadian province of Manitoba. The team has been a centerpiece of their hometown since 1994.
Guests include:
Andrew Collier, General Manager, Winnipeg Goldeyes
Trevor Curl, Broadcaster, Twitter @trevorcurl9
Ranger Amy Burnett, Insta @therealrangeramy, Twitter @rangeramy
Dan Simon, Studio Simon: www.studiosimon.net, Insta @studio_simon
Find the Baseball By Design podcast online:
Instagram @baseballbydesign
Threads @baseballbydesign
Bluesky @baseballbydesign.bsky.social
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Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
The Triple-A Oklahoma City Comets will take the field in 2025 with a brand that pays tribute to a Yankee icon from their home state. Guests this week include:
Alex Freedman, Broadcaster, Oklahoma City Comets
Dan Simon, Studio Simon: www.studiosimon.net, Insta @studio_simon
Jay Hollenbeck, Marshall Space Flight Center
Find the Baseball By Design podcast online:
Instagram @baseballbydesign
Threads @baseballbydesign
Bluesky @baseballbydesign.bsky.social
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Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
We're thankful for friends and baseball travel. This week on Baseball By Design, Ranger Amy, Ed Rivera, and your host Paul visit the Arizona Fall League during Fall Stars weekend, and meet a few friends along the way. Guests include:
Ed Rivera, The Dad Hat Chronicles, Insta @thedadhat216
Ranger Amy Burnett, Insta @therealrangeramy
Dan Simon, Studio Simon: www.studiosimon.net, Insta @studio_simon
Find the Baseball By Design podcast online:
Instagram: @baseballbydesign
BlueSky: @baseballbydesign.bsky.social
Threads: @baseballbydesign
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Baseball By Design is a member of the Curved Brim Media Network.