Podcast
Baseball By Design: Stories of Minor League Logos and Nicknames
Hosted by Paul Caputo · EN
Paul Caputo, minor league baseball correspondent for SportsLogos.net, tells the story of America one minor league baseball logo and nickname at a time. Paul is joined every episode by Dan Simon, founder of the prolific design firm Studio Simon, as well as guests including front office personnel, designers, and subject-matter experts.
Instagram, Threads, Bluesky: @baseballbydesign
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Tulsa Drillers
1w ago00:47:16Tap to summarizeThe Double-A Tulsa Drillers have a classic brand and a host of fun alternates. Their identity pays tribute to Oklahoma's oil industry. This week on the podcast: Justin Gorski, General Manager, Tulsa Drillers Live check-in from the ballpark with Ranger Amy, Chris Storm, and Julie Nickelasian 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 Facebook @baseballbydesignpodcast linktr.ee/BaseballByDesign
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Reading Fightin Phils
2w ago00:53:16Tap to summarizeThe Double-A Reading Fightin Phils have one of Minor League Baseball's longest standing relationships with their parent club, they have a primary identity based on a hot dog vendor who dresses like a guy riding an ostrich, and they lay claim to the title Baseball Town. This week on the podcast: Jake Starr, Lead Broadcaster, Reading Fightin Phils Ranger Amy Burnett, Insta @therealrangeramy 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 Facebook @baseballbydesignpodcast linktr.ee/BaseballByDesign
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Wisconsin Dive Bars (Lake Country Dockhounds)
3w ago00:42:35Tap to summarizeThe independent professional Lake Country DockHounds will pay tribute to their home state's favorite watering holes when they play as the Wisconsin Dive Bars. This episode explores the development of that brand. Guests include: Bryan Giese, Dockhounds Director of Marketing, Insta @bgiese77 Gregory Schuch, Dockhounds Designer, Insta @schuch.greg 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 Facebook @baseballbydesignpodcast linktr.ee/BaseballByDesign Baseball By Design is a member of the Curved Brim Media Network.
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Visalia Rawhide
4w ago00:44:52Tap to summarizeThe Single-A Visalia Rawhide have had the same identity since 2009, a text-based, Western-themed logo that features a whip. But they've ventured into the alternate identity with a fun character-based brand, the Central Valley Sir Loins Guests include: Griffin Epstein, Broadcaster, Visalia Rawhide Dan Simon, Studio Simon, studiosimon.net Find the Baseball By Design podcast online: Instagram @baseballbydesign Threads @baseballbydesign Bluesky @baseballbydesign.bsky.social Facebook @baseballbydesignpodcast linktr.ee/BaseballByDesign Baseball By Design is a member of the Curved Brim Media Network.
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The Ballpark and Beyond: Todd Radom
Apr 2100:53:42Tap to summarizeSports design royalty Todd Radom joins to discuss his new book, The Ballpark and Beyond, which explores the history of baseball through amusing and interesting anecdotes. Who was the first team to have a website? How many MLB ballparks have burned down? Who is in the Discarded Mascot Island of Misfit Toys? The answers to these questions and more are in this episode! Pre-order The Ballpark and Beyond at toddradom.com/the-ballpark-and-beyond Guests include: Todd Radom, Todd Radom Design toddradom.com Dan Simon, Studio Simon, studiosimon.net Find the Baseball By Design podcast online: Instagram @baseballbydesign Threads @baseballbydesign Bluesky @baseballbydesign.bsky.social Facebook @baseballbydesignpodcast linktr.ee/BaseballByDesign Baseball By Design is a member of the Curved Brim Media Network.
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Zebulon Devil Dogz
Apr 1400:53:32Tap to summarizeThe collegiate summer level Zebulon Devil Dogz will take up residence in the former home of the dearly departed Carolina Mudcats. They'll field a team of Australian players and sport a brand that has its roots in two hemispheres. Guests include: Caleb Whitmore, General Manager, Zebulon Devil Dogz Brian Begley, Designer, iambrianbegley.com 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 Facebook @baseballbydesignpodcast linktr.ee/BaseballByDesign Email questions and comments for the podcast to pauljcaputo@gmail.com. Baseball By Design is a member of the Curved Brim Media Network.
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Fargo Woodchippers
Apr 700:57:46Tap to summarizeThe Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks are paying tribute to a classic movie that put their hometown on the map with a Fargo Woodchippers alternate identity. The fun new brand is a serious departure from their traditional-feeling primary brand. Guests include: Eli Swanson, Director of Communications and Marketing, Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks John Worthen, Worthen Design Jim Christopher, Ballpark Nation, YouTube @ballparknation 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 Facebook @baseballbydesignpodcast linktr.ee/BaseballByDesign Email questions and comments for the podcast to pauljcaputo@gmail.com. Baseball By Design is a member of the Curved Brim Media Network.
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World Baseball Classic Puerto Rico
Mar 3101:08:12Tap to summarizeYour host Paul checked off a life list item with a visit to San Juan, Puerto Rico, to see a World Baseball Classic game. The trip turned into so much more with great friends, cultural experiences, and a chance to chat with Pool A's play-by-play broadcaster. This week on the podcast: Tyler Maun, WBC Broadcaster, MiLB Show Before the Show Host, Insta @tylermaunpxp Ed Rivera, Dad Hat Chronicles, Insta @thedadhat216 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 Facebook @baseballbydesignpodcast linktr.ee/BaseballByDesign
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Lowell Spinners
Mar 2400:49:57Tap to summarizeThe short-season class A Lowell Spinners were lost to history with the reorganization of affiliated Minor League Baseball. But six years later, they are back with new owners and at a new classification! This episode explores the reborn Spinners with some old and new marks. This week on the podcast: Marc Deschenes, Owner, Lowell Spinners Jim Macleod, jimmacleod.com 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 Facebook @baseballbydesignpodcast linktr.ee/BaseballByDesign
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Newport Gulls
Mar 1700:50:47Tap to summarizeThe Newport Gulls play in the collegiate summer level New England Collegiate Baseball League, and they are the first team from Rhode Island featured on Baseball By Design. Their adorable seagull-based logo has endured for a quarter century. This week on the podcast: Chuck Paiva, Owner, Newport Gulls Ranger Amy Burnett, Insta @therealrangeramy 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 Facebook @baseballbydesignpodcast linktr.ee/BaseballByDesign
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