Boulder 64s

The Lincoln Saltdogs, an independent professional team in the American Association, are named for a unique feature in the landscape of Nebraska—which used to be a vast inland sea. Guests include: Elijah Herbel, Lead Producer, Lincoln Saltdogs, Insta @herbel_essences 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 linktr.ee/BaseballByDesign Baseball By Design is a member of the Curved Brim Media Network.

The collegiate summer-level NoCo Prospectors are named for the traditional sense of prospectors—mining for gold—as well as the fact that the team is made up of younger players, or prospects. Guests include: Preston Munsch & Rochelle Reynolds, NoCo Prospectors, website Matt West, Designer, Black Box Merch 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 linktr.ee/BaseballByDesign Baseball By Design is a member of the Curved Brim Media Network.

The Florida State League's Bradenton Marauders pay tribute to their parent club in Pittsburgh with a pirate-themed brand, but make no mistake, the identity is completely their own. Guests include: Craig Warzecha, GM, Bradenton Marauders Dan Simon, Studio Simon: www.studiosimon.net, Insta @studio_simon Matt Frick, Curator, St. Augustine Pirate and Treasurer Museum Find the Baseball By Design podcast online: Instagram @baseballbydesign Threads @baseballbydesign Bluesky @baseballbydesign.bsky.social linktr.ee/BaseballByDesign Baseball By Design is a member of the Curved Brim Media Network.

It's that most wonderful time of year: the Baseballpalooza ride along! This year the gang visited the Malmo Oat Milkers of South Bend, Great Lakes Loons, West Michigan Whitecaps, and Joliet Slammers. Join Fish, Scuba, Ron, Mealey, Pearlman, Jon, Shady, Hirte, Zim, and your host Paul on a wondrous four-day adventure! Plus Dan Simon with a Studio Simon Stumper! Find the Baseball By Design podcast online: Instagram @baseballbydesign Threads @baseballbydesign Bluesky @baseballbydesign.bsky.social linktr.ee/BaseballByDesign Baseball By Design is a member of the Curved Brim Media Network.

The Schaumburg Boomers are named for prairie chickens, a distinctive bird that once dominated the landscape of the midwest. The Curved Brim Media meetup included a stop in Schaumburg, so we'll check in live from the game. Guests include: Michael Larson, GM, Schaumburg Boomer Dan Simon, Studio Simon: www.studiosimon.net, Insta @studio_simon Ranger Amy Burnett, Insta @therealrangeramy Find the Baseball By Design podcast online: Instagram @baseballbydesign Threads @baseballbydesign Bluesky @baseballbydesign.bsky.social linktr.ee/BaseballByDesign Baseball By Design is a member of the Curved Brim Media Network.

The Keene Swamp Bats play in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Their name derives from the bats who feast on mosquitoes found in the swamplands adjacent to the team's ballpark. Guests include: Kevin Watterson, President/GM, Keene Swamp Bats Joe Tolman, Bulldog Design, website Dan Simon, Studio Simon: www.studiosimon.net, Insta @studio_simon Ranger Amy Burnett, Insta @therealrangeramy Find the Baseball By Design podcast online: Instagram @baseballbydesign Threads @baseballbydesign Bluesky @baseballbydesign.bsky.social linktr.ee/BaseballByDesign Baseball By Design is a member of the Curved Brim Media Network.

The collegiate summer-level Boulder 64s were founded as the Boulder Collegians in 1964. Under new management and in a new league, the team has a new brand. Guests include: Preston Munsch & Rochelle Reynolds, Boulder 64s, website Matt West, Designer, Black Box Merch 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 linktr.ee/BaseballByDesign Baseball By Design is a member of the Curved Brim Media Network.

The Gastonia Ghost Peppers, an independent professional team in the Atlantic League, played with seven different identities in 2024, then let fans vote on which one should be the permanent brand. Guests include: Nick Matarese, The Barn Creative Ed Currie, PuckerButt Pepper Company, puckerbuttpeppercompany.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 linktr.ee/BaseballByDesign Baseball By Design is a member of the Curved Brim Media Network.

When John's Oliver's HBO show Last Week Tonight offered to rebrand one minor league baseball team, 47 clubs volunteered for the honor with very little idea what they were signing up for. The Erie SeaWolves were selected, and just weeks later, the Erie Moon Mammoths were born. The name is a tribute to a mammoth skeleton discovered by diver George Moon more than 30 years ago in Erie County's Lake Pleasant. Guests this week include: Greg Coleman, President, Erie SeaWolves George Moon, Scuba Dive Instructor Dan Simon, Studio Simon: www.studiosimon.net, Insta @studio_simon Ranger Amy Burnett, Insta @therealrangeramy Find the Baseball By Design podcast online: Instagram @baseballbydesign Threads @baseballbydesign Bluesky @baseballbydesign.bsky.social linktr.ee/BaseballByDesign Baseball By Design is a member of the Curved Brim Media Network.

The Great Lakes Loons, High-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, play just above the ball of the thumb on the Michigan mitten. They're named for a bird that has creepy red eyes and is known for a mournful call that is often heard in movies. Guests include: Chris Munkdhenk, GM, Great Lakes Loons AJ Chlebnik, naturalist & Michigan native 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 linktr.ee/BaseballByDesign Baseball By Design is a member of the Curved Brim Media Network.