The yr was 1999. We have been Livin’ La Vida Loca with Ricky Martin, Jar Jar Binks graced the large display for the primary time in Star Wars Episode 1, and batteries and canned items have been flying off the cabinets as we braced for the worldwide meltdown that will be Y2K. In the meantime, on the coast of South Carolina, the Myrtle Seashore Pelicans took to the sphere for the primary time.
1 / 4 century later, the Class-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs unveiled a commemorative brand to mark the event of their twenty fifth season—which, as Minor League Baseball’s Benjamin Hill points out, is identical yr as their twenty fifth anniversary, because of the misplaced season of 2020.
The silver-splashed brand, created by Brandiose, options the staff’s iconic pelican head, a three-dimensional quantity 25, and 4 stars for 4 championships, all framed by a diamond that evokes each a baseball discipline and the jewel. The Pelicans received Carolina League titles again to again on two events, together with their first two seasons in 1999 and 2000 after which once more in 2015 and 2016.
Earlier than transferring to Myrtle Seashore in 1999, the franchise was a Single-A iteration of the Durham Bulls from 1980 to 1997, then performed one season because the Danville 97s in 1998 after Durham was awarded a Triple-A franchise. Their twenty fifth season in Myrtle Seashore begins at house on April 5.
