Kusukela kuma-akhronimi edolobha kuya ezilwaneni ezibhongayo ezinamalulwane, amakepisi e-baseball ayindlela esheshayo yokwenza izitatimende ngisho nokuxoxa izindaba.Yiqiniso, nazo zibukeka zipholile.Ngokuhamba kweminyaka, izigqoko zeligi ezincane ziye zavela ukuze zibe namalogo abuyekeziwe,
Kusukela kuma-akhronimi edolobha kuya ezilwaneni ezibhongayo ezinamalulwane, amakepisi e-baseball ayindlela esheshayo yokwenza izitatimende ngisho nokuxoxa izindaba.Yiqiniso, nazo zibukeka zipholile ngempela.Ngokuhamba kweminyaka, izigqoko zeligi ezincane ziye zavela ukuze zibe namalogo abuyekeziwe, ukubuyela ku-retro, kanye nokugcizelela imibala egqamile.Namuhla, ubusuku bokuphromotha sebamukele idizayini yabo yezigqoko, futhi iphrojekthi ye-Copa de la Diversión ishanele izwe ngemibala edumile.Kodwa kukho konke, into eyodwa ihlala ifana: indlela isigqoko esikwenza uzizwe uhlukile.Phakathi kwamaqembu angu-160, amabhlogo weligi amancane ahlinzeka abalandeli ngezinketho ezingenamkhawulo.Ukuze ugubhe uMkhosi Wezigqoko Kazwelonke, ngokusekelwe ekuthengeni okwenziwe nge-MiLBStore.com, nazi izigqoko ezingu-10 ezithengiswa kakhulu kusukela ngo-2019, ezinencazelo emfushane yokuthi kungani bephume eshalofini ledijithali.(Chofoza isigqoko ngasinye ukuze uthenge!)
Udder Tuggers, Wisconsin (Timber Rattlesnake) (Midwest Division 1, Milwaukee Brewers) Impi yama-1990s yenza izinkomo zakhazimula kakhulu.Ngosizo lukaBrandiose, inkampani yokuklama ezinze e-San Diego, i-Wisconsin ibonise isigqoko esiphelele “seHholo Lobusuku Bezinkomo” obugujwa emapulazini obisi aseMelika.Umsunguli kaBrandiose uJason Klein uthe bafuna ukukhombisa “inkomo elula”, “Kusobala ukuthi kufanele ugxile emabeleni enkomo.”Ithokazi elinolaka, elinekhola ye-cowbell, lizuze abalandeli ngokushesha Siyakwamukela, ngoba yonke imikhiqizo ye-Udder Tuggers ithengiswa kungakapheli amahora amahlanu iqalile.Kodwa qinisekani, bathandi bobisi, isigqoko sibuyile.UWisconsin uwine Umklomelo We-“Best Theme Night” Golden Shaker Award ngokukhuthazwa okukhuthazayo.UKlein uthe: “Ngicabanga ukuthi (isizathu sokuduma) wukuthi uma uzwa igama elithi Udder Tuggers, uzokwehla umhlathi.”“Ufana nokuthi, 'Kufanele ngilubone lolo phawu.'Bese kuthi, Uma ubona uphawu, uthi, “Ngifuna ukuthenga leso sigqoko.“ULos Velolos de Columbus (Columbus Clippers) (Triple A International League, Cleveland Indians) Ngo-2018, uColumbus wajoyina uhlelo lweCopa de la Diversión ngo-2019 futhi wavusa imizwa ngokushesha.Ekhuluma ngegama ledolobha elidume ngoChristopher Columbus (uChristopher Columbus), ubunikazi beCopa bushintshile kusukela kuClippers kuya kuVeleros, okusho ukuthi ukuhamba ngomkhumbi.Iklabhu ikhethe ukuguqula uhambo lwayo lwasolwandle oluphezulu lube umkhumbi wabaphangi bezilwane ezinogebhezi namathambo awelanayo.Umqondisi we-Columbus Commodity u-Krista Oberlander (Krista Oberlander) uthe ithimba lithole ugqozi enkambweni yakamuva “yemibala ehlanyayo, imiklamo ehlanyayo” ukuze lenze ukubukeka okukhangayo kwalesi sigqoko.“Ama-banknotes aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka okukhanyayo nobomvu ayinhlanganisela enhle yombala, bese kwengezwa kuwo izingebhezi zikashukela, kodwa ngamalulwane awela.Ngicabanga ukuthi yonke inhlanganisela yethu yiyona eyenza badayise.”INorwich Sea Unicorns (Ikilasi A isizini emfushane iNew York Penn League, iDetroit Tigers) Amakepisi eNorwich awazange athengiswe ngo-2019 noma inyanga yonke, kodwa angamanye amakepisi aziwa kakhulu.Ngemva kwezinkathi ezingu-10 ze-“Connecticut Tigers”, ithimba lamemezela ukushintsha kwegama ngoDisemba 5. Umnyombo welogo entsha, ephinde yaklanywa u-Brandiose, i-sea unicorn (aka narwhal) enesigqoko sikakaputeni nomkhonto.Isidalwa sinomdwebo we-rose ngemuva kokusho ukuthi i-Norwich ibizwa ngokuthi "Idolobha LamaRoses" kanye "ne-New England Rose".Ngemva kokuqeda ukubonakala, isizinda sasolwandle sekhava yomkhumbi siphawula isizinda somkhumbi-ngwenya oseduze.UKlein uthe ukuvezwa kwe-unicorn ocean kunokubaluleka okufinyelele kude, hhayi nje usongo lwemidlalo ephilayo.“[I-Sea Unicorn] ayilwi nje kuphela—usebenza kanzima ukuze aphinde adume futhi abuyisele amalungelo abalulekile e-Norwich kunganekwane yaseMelika.INorwich iyidolobha elicebe kakhulu.”Caspian Valley Huang IronPigs (Triple League of Nations, Philadelphia Phillies (Philadelphia Phillies)).Kulabo abangajwayelene ne-Eastern Pennsylvanian, elithi “jawn” yigama elingasetshenziswa kunoma yini.Kalula nje, umhlathi uyinto eyodwa.Ngakho-ke, ukuze kukhunjulwe amalungu abo e-MLB nedolobha lasekhaya, i-IronPigs ikhokha intela ku-"Night in Philadelphia" ngendlela yokugubha.UBrandeis' Klein uyakhumbula: “Iqembu (iqembu) lathi, 'Sifuna ukuzamula, ngathi,'Leyo kuzoba incwadi yothando kubalandeli bakaPhillies."“Uma sifuna ukunikeza abalandeli bakaPhillies bhala incwadi yothando, ngakho-ke asikwenze ngemibala yamaPhillies kanye nesitayela sophawu lwePhillies.”Kusukela emibhalweni emhlophe kuye kosaziwayo be-navy, lesi sigqoko senza noma iyiphi indawo edolobheni “lothando lobuzalwane” ithi: “Ngingawutholaphi lowo mhlathi?”Iningi lamalogo kuWilmington Blue Rock (Kansas City Royals' A-level Advanced Carolina League) aklanywa eminyakeni emibili edlule, kodwa uWilmington waqala ngo-2010. Bengilokhu nginyakazisa lesi sigqoko kusukela ku-mascot walesi sigqoko, i-Rocky Bluewinkle. (edlalwa u-Rocky no-Bullwinkle) ibukeka “ikhathuni kodwa inolaka” futhi inekhanda layo elincane le-BR.Umqondisi wezimpahla zeBlue Rocks uJim Beck uthe ukushintsha kombala ngo-2010 yikona okubalulekile.Ngaphezu kweNyuvesi yaseNorth Carolina, iklabhu iphinde yabona ukuthi iCarolina Blue ayigqamile kakhulu kwezemidlalo.Eminyakeni eyishumi edlule, ukuthengiswa kwezigqoko kuye kwahlala kuzinzile, futhi abalandeli bakhethe imibala eyingqayizivele nethambile.U-Baker uthe: “Ngicabanga ukuthi (ilotho) iyinhlanganisela ye-logo nemibala, konke kubukeka kwengane eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.Kuyagqama.”“Uma uphequlula ikhathalogi, uzobona ukubukeka okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kweCarolina.Abantu bonke Bakhangwa yiyo.”Lapho i-Rocky Mountain Vibes (i-Rookie Advanced Pioneer League, i-Milwaukee Brewers) idlala okokuqala esiteji, i-Vibes yayiyinto eshisayo, futhi yonke into ene-Toasty Vibes mascot yayihayiza.Enye indalo kaBrandy, i-Toasty, inokumamatheka okunempilo, ithunzi eliwugqinsi nezinwele ezishisayo, futhi iqhathaniswe nompheki osaziwayo u-Guy Fieri.Ngo-2019, wonke umuntu ufuna ucezu lwe-Toasty, umphathi jikelele we-Vibes uChris Phillips (Chris Phillips) waveza ukuthi "Ngifuna ukuba nayo kakhulu."Kulesi sigqoko esifunwayo, i-Toasty yaba indawo okugxilwe kuyo esiteji semikhumbi, futhi ibutho lasolwandle lalidlala ingemuva elikahle ngalobo busuku basehlobo.Egcizelela isimo sangaphandle sabalandeli bendawo, ubonakala egqoke amabhuzu okuqwala izintaba futhi elungiselela umlilo... inqobo nje uma engekho kumenyu.ULamas Hickory (Hickory Crawdads, South Atlantic Division 1, Texas Rangers) naye ujoyine i-2019 America's Cup futhi wadlala isiteketiso sikaLamas.Lapho ithimba leBrandy kanye nabakwaClaudards bebheka ubunikazi obufanele, banquma ukuya ezweni laseNingizimu Melika ukuze bathole ugqozi.UKlein wathi: “IPeru ayinalo uthando olungako nge-baseball, ngakho siqhamuke necebo lokugubha i-llama, isilwane esiyingqayizivele esigqoke isembatho sendabuko sasePeru [or’chullo’] nemibala egqamile.”Lokhu kwenza indaba yesiLatini engakaze yenziwe ngaphambilini….Okwethu wukushutha indaba ebingabungazwa kodwa okumele igujwe, bese isabalalisa umhlaba wonke.”Amanothi aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka aluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka adinga ukunakwa, Ilogo ye-llama ivele ikugqolozele.Nakuba abanye abantu bengase bakhethe ukusebenzisa umcabango wabo ukuze bakhiphe izinto emlonyeni wesilwane, i-llama empeleni ayibhemi.Lokhu kuwukuhlafuna imilenze yefenisha ukuhlonipha umlando kaHickory njengenhloko-dolobha yefenisha yase-United States.Kodwa lesi sigqoko siwukuphela kwesibonakaliso.Ngo-2013, i-sasquatch yokusika izihlahla yethulwa.Umqondo uwukuhlanganisa izidalwa ezimnyama neziluhlaza zibe ingemuva elimnyama.Uma ufuna ukwazi ukuthi ngabe lesi siqhwaga esihle sikhona ngempela, vele udlale ngamehlo akho.Nakuba lokhu kuwumbono opholile, u-Emeralds wabona ukuthi kungase kube ngcono uma ukwazi ukubona i-logo ngokucacile, ngakho ngo-2016 noma 2017, bangeze i-trim emhlophe.Ilogo evuselelwe ngokushesha iyavela, futhi okunye kuwumlando.Umphathi jikelele we-Emeralds u-Allan Benavides (Allan Benavides) ubuze: “Lolu wuphawu oluthokozisayo….Ngiqonde ukuthi, lucasukile, kodwa luyinhlekisa.Kungathi uluma ukhuni olubomvu Mkhulu kangakanani umsantshisi wesihlahla?”“Lolu wuphawu nje oluthokozisayo.”I-Rocket City Garbage Pandas (i-US Southern League, Los Angeles Angels) iqokwe ohlwini lwe-Rocket City unyaka wesibili ilandelana, kodwa ayikawudlali umdlalo.Ngemva kokumemezela ukuthi i-franchise isiphumile ku-Mobile, ithimba livotele igama elisha.Ulimi lwe-raccoon luwinile.U-Ralph Nelson, uzakwethu ophethe weqembu lobunikazi i-BallCorps LLC, uthe: “Ungakubona kudatha yezibalo, ikhodi yeposi, iqembu lobudala, nanoma iyiphi idatha yezibalo zabantu.”UBrandeis udale ilogo ezimpandeni ze-NASA zedolobha, futhi ngesikhathi esifanayo ulandisa "indaba yobuhlakani be-raccoon, ehlanganisa zonke izinto abezidinga ukuze ethule umgqomo kadoti emkhathini," kusho uKlein.Ifilimu ethi "Guardians of the Galaxy" muva nje yenza igama elithi "junk panda" lidume futhi akukho monakalo.I-Derby City Mint Julips (Louisville Bats) (Triple-A International League, Cincinnati Reds) Louisville (Louisville) kusukela ngo-1875. Kodwa akugcinanga ngo-2019 lapho amalulwane abambe iqhaza ngokugcwele kulo mgubho.U-Brandiose neklabhu bahlangane ukuze bahlele idizayini enhle yokukhumbula lo mdlalo oyingqophamlando.Ithimba liyazi ukuthi okuluhlaza kufanele kugqame, okuphawula esinye sezithako ezintathu kuma-cocktails asayinda esifundeni.Upinki wengezwe ukuze kukhunjulwe i-Kentucky Oaks (Kentucky Oaks), lona umjaho wamahhashi wesifazane oneminyaka emi-3, oqala ngeminyaka yawo-1800s ngosuku olwandulela umdlalo waseJalimane.Inkomishi i-anthropomorphic, inekhala elimise okwesicathulo sehhashi (ngenhlanhla) kanye nolimi oluncane oluphumela ngaphandle.Ukuhlanganiswa kwamaphepha angaphezulu okuluhlaza kanye namaphepha ansomi kwenze ukudalwa kwale cocktail kudonse ukunaka kwabantu ngempela.Manje, abalandeli base-Louisville bangagubha izintandokazi zasendaweni ezintathu ngesikhathi esisodwa: i-Derby, i-Bat ne-Bourbon.UKlein uthe: “Umphakathi ngamunye unezindaba eziningi ongazixoxa.“Ubuhle beMint Julips ukuthi ivumela iLouisville ukuthi ithenge indaba ehlukile kumalulwane.”