Jack Torrance - contributing reporter
Cobbfather meets the MLB. Here is what each team looks like reimagined based upon their real life MLB/MiLB counterpart. Some cities no longer have teams or just use their MLB franchise's logo rather than creating their own; but I didn't pick your city.
- Philadelphia Harpers
- I was a little nervous this was going to give a Bryce Harper reference but it stuck with the music theme. All in all, I think this one turned out pretty well. But hard to imagine the Phillies without the Phanatic.
- Dover Hazmats
- The team plays its home games at the Delaware State Hornets field, so they get imagined and holy crap! This is straight out of a sci-fi movie. Imagine that guy coming after you at midnight. Hazmat suit with hornet wings. I'm done.
- Milwaukee Metronomes
- This was a pretty straight forward transformation and still gives off the vibes of the original logo. Not bad if you ask me.
- Minnesota North Stars
- This one is a little far fetched but I guess I get where it was coming from. The North Star is a nice touch but Human > AI. Don't tell Skynet I said that.
- Augusta Alcoholics
- Augusta's GreenJackets get a little more friendlier and become the Drinkers; because AI doesn't like Alcoholics.
- Boston Baseball Team
- New trend in sports, be as generic as possible. Mission accomplished with this design. At least in Cobbfather we don't have to hear about the fake bloody sock.
- New York Empire
- This looks like a logo used for a late 90s / early 2000s blog to a fan of the New York Yankees whose always writing about his favorite pinstripes moment that involves his beloved Jeter.
- Atlanta Expos
- I think AI is drunk. Doesn't compare to the tomahawk or the A. Go back home Skynet!
- Jacksonville Lizard Kings
- This one wasn't as easy, but it started with the Jacksonville Jump Shrimp, the Miami Marlins' AAA team. I was really hoping for something a little more similar to the fighting Shrimp logo but this will work.
- Houston Space Cowboys
- Not big on fan of this one, AI basically took a cowboy hat, filled it in with space (the final frontier) with what I assume is a galaxy or blackhole, then placed it behind the Astros H and star. If you ask some people *cough* Pittsburgh *cough*, it's still missing the trash can in the logo.
- Mexico City Staring Frogs
- Interesting take, they definitely are staring. This one pulls from Mexico and the World Baseball Classic.
- Huntington Tropics
- The Pittsburgh AA affiliate Altoona Rail Rings relocated to Huntington for one single season back in 1997 and they closed in 1998 due to poor attendance. Must have been because they didn't have WYW playing for them. Huntington also had a Cubs minor league team, but so it seems EVERY other city at one time. Cubs get around more than the Commissioner of our league does.
- Anaheim Diablos
- This was by far the easiest to imagine, even without AI. Changing the Angels to the Diablos. I think it turned out pretty well though I wish the pitchfork was holding up the angel halo.
- Colorado Springs From My Loins
- Skynet, we have a winner! I know you all want a pair of these, don't even lie to yourself. The perfect stocking stuffer.
- Helena Hot Dogs
- Helena used to be home to the Brewers' Rookie team but they moved their minor league team back in 2019. Imagine how crazy $1 hot dog nights must have been back in their heyday.
- Salt Lake City Punk!
- The AAA team of the Los Angeles Angels since 1994. Definitely gives that edgy vibe. Similar to the height measure stick at an amusement park, I bet they use to one to measure the height of everyone's mohawks.
- Tacoma Aroma
- For the logo, Skynet goes with the Starbucks reference I guess rather than the woody vibes from the mascot post. But this has to beg the question, do hipsters attend baseball games?
- Montreal Fighting Poutine Plates
- Dating back to the Montreal Expos days, you know anything with cheese curds is going to be...well cheesy!
- Chicago Gungslingers
- I was curious how Skynet would switch up the Cubs for the Old West. Gives off a Back to the Future III vibe. Given what I know about Chicago, this seems spot on.
- Hartford Rising Stars
- The Hartford Yard Goats are the AA team of the Colorado Rockies, which explains a lot. Is it just me or does that goat feel a little spooky? Seems very dark and sinister!
- Buffalo Bisons
- Buffalo Bisons are actually a AAA affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays so this is just a reimagination of the similar logo and name. Much better than their currently WAY outdated logo from what feels like the 70s.
- Columbus Corgis
- AAA affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians, currently named the Clippers so I immediately imagined an image of a Corgi getting a haircut, but Skynet had other plans. If the eyes of these Corgis don't make you tremble in your cleats, I don't know what else will.
- Washington D.C. Nationals
- What in the world is Skynet thinking on this one? I guess Nationals means a completely different thing to AI than it does to me.
- Pittsburgh Yinzers
- I don't speak this language and wasn't sure what to expect. Perhaps AI didn't know either so it just through a bunch of things together.
- New Orleans Hurricane Dodgers
- The team relocated to Wichita back in 2019 but the New Orleans Baby Cakes gets mixed with our defending champion Hurricane Dodgers and becomes the Hurriocakes!
- Charleston Offspring
- The Single A of the Tampa Bay Rays, currently known as the RiverDogs. A new dog is born...literally. This one could have been better but similar to the mascots, Skynet didn't know which direction to take Offspring.
- Austin Son's of Odin
- Just outside of Austin are Texas Rangers AAA Round Rock Express. This seems to be an interesting mash-up just based off the names, let's see what Skynet does with it. Very Norse mythology, but with some touch-ups I think it's on to something.
- Santa Fe Surf Riders VIII
- The Santa Fe Fuedo are an independent league team and I'm still confused as to what they are surfing on in Santa Fe. Cool mix of water and fire in the logo though. I could see this being a Hawaii team as well with a volcano tie in.
- Oklahoma City Barons
- I'm going to need Dodger minor league teams to get a little more original and find some new cool names to call themselves. If you've been to OKC, you won't be surprised by the oil & gas theme showing up.
- Salem Bourbon Makers
- 10/10, but maybe my bourbon biased is showing. The tie-in of the old volcano is subtle but feels right.
- Vancouver Canucks
- Thought about using the Vancouver Canadians but wasn't getting any good results so switched and changed up the Vancouver Canucks hockey team reimagined as a baseball team. Not sure if that's suppose to be an orca or what, but something smells fishy about this new logo.
- Tokyo Nomo
- Another one similar to Mexico City, we took the Country's theme from their World Baseball Classic and reimagined in rather than selecting one of the many teams in Tokyo.
