Branding hashtag makes Giants Twitter give out false information

.@timlincecum joins Christy Mathewson as the only pitchers to throw multiple no-hitters in a #SFGiants uniform. — San Francisco Giants (@SFGiants) June 25, 2014 On Twitter, the San Francisco Giants brand themselves as #SFGiants. That’s their twitter hashtag. It’s short and effective. Good. But when sharing some information about Tim Lincecum’s no-hitter, they had to […]

Cespedes for the rest of us

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New Era reveals Independence Day caps for MLB

MLB has either had teams wear red, white and blue caps or camouflage caps for their nationals holidays in the past. This year, they will be wearing the above on Independence Day. The design will use the same template and material as the batting practice caps. Crowns will be red with a navy brim or […]

MLB’s #DOMINoNo promotion is not going so well

Oops. Looks like MLB and Dominos are throwing their own no hitter. #dominono pizza for you! pic.twitter.com/k4fJMhVIhO — Dave Stawasz (@DaveStawasz) May 27, 2014 Last year, MLB had this promotion in which following a no-hitter, fans can claim a code for a free pizza from Domino’s. I did it last year and it was cool. […]

New MLB camouflage caps don’t offend me as much

Pics of every #MLB team camouflage cap, will be worn by all teams in games on May 26, 2014: http://t.co/rBmrSgITgh pic.twitter.com/upgX2V4CXT — Chris Creamer (@sportslogosnet) May 9, 2014 Compared to whatever they’ve done in years past, this is not bad. The caps still have a generic design but at least the bills are all team-specific. […]

My 2014 MLB predictions will make you laugh

The addition of Prince Fielder and Shin-Soo Choo will lead the Rangers to the division title. Let’s try again after I predicted the Reds to win the World Series last year. Maybe I’ll get it right this time. With the Dodgers and Diamondbacks playing in about an hour start the season, here are my predictions. […]

Athletics unveil peek at new green jersey via Twitter

“Can I retweet myself?”–@whatwouldDOOdo schools the coaching staff on hashtag etiquette #AsCommercials #GreenCollar pic.twitter.com/Er6Ge8BWkq — Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) February 5, 2014 A mock of what the new green jersey will look like. The Oakland Athletics teased some photos of their commercial shoots today and the above photo was shared on Twitter. Notice in the background […]