MLB Baseball Themed Fat Birds & SUPER Prints by Mike Mitchell

Mike Mitchell has released three new timed edition Fat Birds prints, which pay homage to the three MLB franchises with bird mascots (Toronto, St. Louis and Baltimore)! Fans can purchase the Sunday Afternoon Variants of Blue Jay II, Cardinal II, and Oriole II now at SuperMitchell.com for $75 each. Each baseball themed print is an 8”x10” signed and numbered fine art giclee print on cotton rag paper using archival inks. These timed edition prints are available now until 11:59pm PST on Wednesday, September 10th.

But that’s not all! Mitchell has also released this awesome Ken Griffey Jr. inspired “Super Kid” print, featuring the Hall of Fame slugger in his Seattle Mariners uniform.  This 4”x6” SUPER series print is limited to just 100 pieces, retails for just $20, and comes signed and numbered by the artist.

SDCC 2022 Exclusive “Triple Threat” Comic Con Variant Companion Baseball Card by Alex Pardee

After a three year hiatus (damn you pandemic!!!), Alex Pardee is heading back to San Diego Comic-Con later this week with a bunch of crazy exclusives. First up is this limited edition San Diego Comic-Con 2022 Exclusive “Triple Threat” Comic Con Variant Companion Baseball Card. This card is like nothing Pardee has done with his popular line of companion baseball cards to date. It's cut out in the center and replaced with clear plastic, giving the whole card a transparent look where it’s cut out.

Limited to just 100 pieces, this “Triple Threat” Comic Con Variant Baseball Card can be purchased at Pardee’s SDCC booth #5502/5503 for $75 (limit 2 per person per day). Alex will most likely be releasing a limited amount of the Comic-Con exclusive trading card each day, but nothing is set in stone so def show up early! Now... who's picking The Blot up one!?!?

Bunty Los Angeles Angels Edition Resin Figure by Sket One

Sket One has released the third colorway of his rad MLB inspired Bunty resin figure – the Angels Edition Bunty! This character was originally created for HiteJinro America and was used on their new Los Angeles Dodgers themed can for Hite Beer, which will be released throughout the 2019 Major League Baseball season. The beer can looks amazing, but the Bunty resin figure looks even cooler!

The Los Angeles Angels Edition Bunty comes sporting the team’s signature baseball cap. Each figure measures 4.75” w x 5.5” h, and comes signed and numbered by the artist. Limited to just 20 pieces, SF Bunty can be pre-ordered now at the Sket One online store for $200.

Bunty San Francisco Giants Edition Resin Figure by Sket One

Sket One has released the second colorway of his rad MLB inspired Bunty resin figure – the SF Edition Bunty! This character was originally created for HiteJinro America and was used on their new Los Angeles Dodgers themed can for Hite Beer, which will be released throughout the 2019 Major League Baseball season. The beer can looks amazing, but the Bunty resin figure looks even cooler!

The San Francisco Edition Bunty comes sporting the Giants’ signature baseball cap. Each figure measures 4.75” w x 5.5” h, and comes signed and numbered by the artist. Limited to just 20 pieces, SF Bunty can be pre-ordered now at the Sket One online store for $200.

Bunty “LA Dodgers Edition” Resin Figure by Sket One

Sket One was recently commissioned by HiteJinro America to design a new LA Dodgers themed can for Hite Beer, which will be released throughout the 2019 MLB season. The beer can looks amazing, but there’s more! Sket One is self-producing his new character from the Hite Beer can, Bunty, as a limited edition resin figure.

For it’s first release, Sket One is releasing the LA Edition Bunty, which comes sporting the Dodgers’ signature blue baseball cap. Each figure measures 4.75” w x 5.5” h, and comes signed and numbered by the artist. Limited to just 35 pieces, LA Bunty can be pre-ordered now at the Sket One online store for $200.

The Sandlot Movie Poster Screen Prints by Matt Ryan Tobin, Dave Perillo & Mondo

To commemorate opening day of the 2019 Major League Baseball season, Mondo is releasing two awesome new movie posters for the classic baseball film The Sandlot by artists Dave Perillo and Matt Ryan Tobin! As Mondo explained, “This is our first time approaching this film that we absolutely adore.” Matt Ryan Tobin hit a grand slam with this illustration of a playful Western stand-off, and Dave Perillo really stepped up to the plate with these thoughtful homages to a childhood classic.

The Sandlot by Matt Ryan Tobin is a 36”x24” hand numbered screen print limited to 225 pieces and will retail for $50. The Sandlot by Dave Perillo is an 18”x24” hand numbered screen print. The Regular Edition is limited to 150 pieces and will retail for $45, while the Variant is limited to 100 pieces and will retail for $65. All three prints go on sale at a random time today, Thursday, March 28th, at the Mondo online store.

Houston Astros “Bakeball World Champs” T-Shirt Collection by Johnny Cupcakes

In honor of my home town team, the Houston Astros, winning their first ever World Series last week, Johnny Cupcakes has released a really cool new Bakeball World Champs t-shirt collection! Both designs, which celebrate the Astros' World Series championship, are available for pre-order now through Monday, November 6th. So get those orders in now before these two designs are gone forever! Both Houston Astros “Bakeball World Champs” t-shirts are available at the Johnny Cupcakes online store in guys and girls styles, sizes S-XXXL, for $39.99 each.

Chicago Cubs World Series Champions T-Shirt Collection by Johnny Cupcakes

To celebrate the end of the Chicago Cubs’ 108 year drought of winning a MLB World Series Championship, Johnny Cupcakes has released these two awesome Bakeball Champs t-shirts! One features JC’s unique take on the iconic Chicago Cubs logo, while the other features the legendary Wrigley Field sign. But there’s one catch, both Chicago Cubs World Series Champions t-shirt designs are only available for pre-order today!!! So you now have less than 24 hours to get those orders placed.

Both Chicago Cubs Bakeball Champs t-shirts seen here are currently available for pre-order at the Johnny Cupcakes online store in guys and girls styles, sizes S-XXXL, for $39.99 each.

Ebbets Field x Super7 Baseball Boy Vintage Baseball Jersey

Check out this awesome new collaboration between Ebbets Field and Super7, a classic “authentic vintage” Baseball Boy baseball jersey inspired by the San Francisco Giants! Each jersey was individually handmade with authentic 1950s era baseball wool flannel by Ebbets Field in Seattle. The Super7 jersey, available in cream or grey, features an embroidered Baseball Boy mascot patch on the front left chest, a custom number “7” felt appliqué on the back, felt “SF” letters on the right sleeve (for San Francisco naturally), the “Super7” script logo embroidered on the left sleeve, and orange with black trim.

Ebbets Field has been handcrafting beautiful mid-century inspired athletic garments since 1988, and this is their second killer collab with the fine folks at Super7. The Baseball Boy Ebbets Field Vintage Jersey is available now at the S7 online store and both of the Super7 San Francisco stores for $250.

Pearl Jam x New Era “Fenway” & “Wrigley” 9FIFTY Snapback Hats

In celebration of Pearl Jam’s sold out shows this summer at Fenway Park and Wrigley Field, Pearl Jam has teamed up with New Era Cap to release these fantastic limited edition hats that pay tribute to Major League Baseball’s two most iconic baseball parks. This Pearl Jam x New Era Baseball Hat Collection features a Boston Red Sox snapback and a Chicago Cubs snapback in two different colorways - official team colors and all black.

The Pearl Jam x New Era “Fenway” and “Wrigley” snapback hats also have custom lining to honor the Green Monster scoreboard at Fenway Park and the Wrigley Field’s ivy outfield wall. All four limited edition snapbacks are currently available to 10Club members only at the Pearl Jam online store for $34.99 each. These beautiful hats are also available to all fans at the New Era online store for the same price.

NYCC Exclusive MLB Mascots “Take Me Out To The Ball Game” Screen Print by Dave Perillo

Last weekend at New York Comic Con 2015, Bottleneck Gallery released this awesome Major League Baseball Retro Mascots screen print by Dave Perillo! Entitled “Take Me Out To The Ball Game”, this awesome design features 27 of your favorite MLB mascots sporting their iconic retro looks. The Blot is a huge fan of Perillo’s unique panel design and his cartoony art style works perfectly with these legendary baseball mascots.

“Take Me Out To The Ball Game” by Dave Perillo is a 12”x36” numbered MLB Mascots screen print. Limited to 125 pieces, this awesome print is currently available at the Bottleneck Gallery online store for $45.

Johnny Cupcakes 2015 Baseball T-Shirts

It’s springtime, and that means it’s the beginning of baseball season! To commemorate the start of the 2015 MLB season, Johnny Cupcakes has released three killer baseball themed t-shirts. While the “Script ‘82” and the new “Baseball Crossbones” colorway are nice, the real diamond (as in baseball diamond!) in this collection is the “Relief Baker” tee, which comes packaged in a custom box that parodies America's favorite baseball treat that isn't beer or tubed animal parts - Cracker Jacks! JC’s custom food packaging is always top notch, and this replica Cracker Jacks box is awesome. I also love how the design for “Relief Baker” surreptitiously pays homage to the designs of old school baseball cards.

The “Relief Baker” baseball t-shirt is currently available in sizes XS-XXXL at the Johnny Cupcakes online store for $39.99. The other two t-shirts in the Johnny Cupcakes 2015 Baseball T-Shirt Collection are available in guys and girls styles, sizes XS-XXL, and retail for $29.99.

Sandwich City T-Shirt Series 2 by Deli Fresh Threads

Deli Fresh Threads continues its fantastic sports themed Sandwich City T-Shirt Series with three awesome new designs! The Sandwich City Series mashes-up a city’s signature sandwich with the iconic logo of a professional sports team from that same city. These designs are Deli Fresh Threads’ way of showing love to these wonderful sandwiches and the cities they call home. The “Italian Beef” combines the thinly sliced, slow-roasted beef sandwich with the NFL’s Chicago Bears logo, the “Fluffah Nuttah” is a mash-up of the mesmerizing peanut butter and marshmallow creame sandwich with the MLB’s Boston Red Sox logo, and the “Liberty Sandwich”, while not a sports themed design, pays tribute to the Fluffernutter with a retro design using the sandwiches’ original name, the Liberty Sandwich. Who knew the Fluffernutter was the official unofficial state sandwich of Massachusetts!?!

Deli Fresh Threads’ Sandwich City T-Shirt Series 2 features designs by David Babich (of David Babich Design) and Regan Smith Clarke, and is currently available for purchase through the Deli Fresh Threads online store for $25 each in sizes S-3XL.

The Hundreds x Premium Goods 10th Anniversary Houston “34” T-Shirt Collection

Yesterday, Houston’s premier sneaker boutique Premium Goods celebrated their 10th Anniversary with a killer party and pop-up shop at 8th Wonder Brewery. They released a whole slew of limited edition Premium Goods 10th Anniversary t-shirts, including this epic capsule collection collaboration with The Hundreds. Made especially for Premium Goods’ 10th Anniversary Party, The Hundreds and PG created the “34” Collection, which pays homage to 3 legendary Houston professional athletes who all wore the number 34. Who knew the number 34 held such significance in the pantheon of Houston professional sports?

First up is the Houston Oilers football jersey inspired t-shirt that pays tribute to hall of fame running back Earl “The Tyler Rose” Campbell! It’s limited to 75 pieces and retailed for $35. Then there’s the baseball pullover jersey inspired by the Houston Astros’ old school uniforms and one of the toughest pitchers to ever hurl a fastball, Nolan “The Ryan Express” Ryan. It’s also limited to 75 pieces and retailed for $75.

Last but not least is this Houston Rockets inspired basketball jersey that pays tribute to hall of fame member and world champion, Hakeem “The Dream” Olajawon. This awesome jersey is limited to 75 pieces and retailed for just $30.

The Topps Baseball Vintage T-Shirt Collection by Homage

While most people are talking about football on this America’s biggest sports day of the year (the Super Bowl's today, duh), The Blot thought I’d turn my attention to the nation’s former favorite pastime, baseball! Everyone at some point in their life has bought a pack of trading cards (or wax packs), whether it was baseball cards, basketball cards, Garbage Pail Kids, Magic: The Gathering or Pokemon, and no name is more synonymous with trading cards than The Topps Company. Topps definitely played a big role in The Blot’s childhood, so of course I was really blown away to find out about these Topps vintage t-shirts by Homage!

Evidently the Topps x Homage Collection has been out for a while, but no one bothered to tell me. These Topps vintage t-shirts are inspired by the magic of card collecting, and features original Topps artwork from actual wax packs and old baseball cards found deep in the Topps Archives. Five different designs were produced in all (4 t-shirts and 1 hoodie), each one better than the last. My personal favorites are the “Topps All Star Rookie”, featuring the annual Topps All-Star Rookie Team logo, and “The Real One”.

The Topps x Homage Collection is currently available for purchase in sizes XS-XXXL at the Homage online store. The vintage t-shirts retail for $28, while the vintage Topps Baseball hoodie sells for $65.

Sandwich City T-Shirt Series by Deli Fresh Threads

Deli Fresh Threads has released an awesome new collection of t-shirts entitled the Sandwich City Series, which mashes-up three cities’ signature sandwiches with the iconic logos of a professional sports team from each corresponding location. These designs are Deli Fresh Threads’ way of showing love to these wonderful sandwiches and the cities they call home. The “Cheesesteak” combines the Philly Cheeseteak with the Philadelphia Phillies logo, the “Cuban” is a mash-up of the Cuban Sandwich with the Miami Dolphins logo, and the “Pastrami on Rye” is a homage to the New York Knicks logo.

As a sports fans and a devoted sandwich eater, The Blot really loves the inspiration behind Deli Fresh Threads’ Sandwich City Series! I also think it’s pretty cool that Biggie of Deli Fresh Threads made sure each design paid tribute to a different sport, with teams from the NFL, NBA and MLB all represented in this release. Designed by David Babich Design, the Sandwich City Series is currently available for purchase through the Deli Fresh Threads online store for $25 each in sizes S-3XL.

Johnny Cupcakes x Mike Napoli Baseball Crossbones T-Shirt

Johnny Cupcakes has teamed up with Boston Red Sox first baseman Mike Napoli on a very special t-shirt in which $5 of every shirt purchased will be donated to the Boston Children’s Hospital. How can you not get behind something like that!?! The tee features Napoli’s famous beard as part of a baseball themed take on Johnny Cupcakes’ signature crossbones logo, and will be printed on an athletic grey 100% cotton crew neck t-shirt. Now you can celebrate the Boston Red Sox 2013 World Series Championship and give a little something back to those in need with this made to order “Napoli Crossbones” Johnny Cupcakes t-shirt.

The Johnny Cupcakes x Mike Napoli Baseball Crossbones T-Shirt “Napoli Crossbones” is currently available for pre-order through the Johnny Cupcakes online store for $40 in sizes S-XXXL. But get your orders in now because this open edition tee will only be available through November 25th.

SDCC 13 Exclusive “Padres Tribute” Pocket Baseball Mummy Boy by Super7

It wouldn’t be San Diego Comic-Con without a tribute to the Padres! Super7’s mascot Mummy Boy is ready to play ball as the pocket sized Baseball Boy created exclusively for SDCC 2013 in two unique colorways that pay tribute to the San Diego Padres’ classic and modern uniform color schemes. The San Diego Classic Padres Baseball Boy shows of the iconic color scheme of the team, featuring a yellow vinyl torso and white vinyl head with brown, black, and red paint details. The San Diego Modern Padres Baseball Boy is cast in navy blue for the body, and detailed with blue-grey, dark blue, black spray. The head is cast in white vinyl with bright red stitching throughout.

Each SDCC 2013 Exclusive “Padres Tribute” Pocket Baseball Boy stands 3” tall, features one point of articulation and can be purchased from the Super7 SDCC booth #5245 for $25.

Dwyane Wade x Li-Ning “Way of Wade” NBA All-Star Weekend 2013 Screen Prints by Jermaine Rogers

This past weekend was the 2013 NBA All-Star Game here in Houston. While The Blot wasn’t able to attend the game, I did try to sneak my way into as many All-Star Weekend events as my pregnant wife would allow. The NBA has always been my favorite professional sports league, and I love all the hoopla surrounding its signature event. It’s really amazing how much bigger the All-Star Weekend has become since it was last here in Houston 7 years ago. Now there are amazing signings, parties and sneaker events all over the city where you can rub shoulders with your favorite basketball players, musicians and artists.

Once such event was Li-Ning’s “Way of Wade” pop-up shop on Saturday where the Chinese sneaker company unveiled their new line of Dwyane Wade clothing and apparel, including some really killer limited edition All-Star colorways of Dwyane’s new sneakers “Sting Wades”.  Dwyane even came by for an appearance and to officially launch his new sneakers! While the $250 basketball shoes didn’t blow me away, I was super excited to check out the two amazing Jermaine Rogers screen prints commissioned by Wade and Li-Ning specially for the pop-up shop and Wade’s private “Way of Wade” party the night before.

The open edition black Dwyane Wade x Li-Ning "Preparation/Domination" by Jermaine was made specifically for Wade's private "Way of Wade" party Friday night, and one was given to every person in attendance. The figure of Wade “in action” in his silhouette is actually printed in glow in the dark ink and really stands out on this striking image. I love Jermaine's use of color in this piece! The Blot’s not exactly sure of the print's dimensions, but it looked like a 12”x24” print and retailed for $30.

The second print is entitled “Make Your Own Way” and all prints were printed on foil, a signature of Jermaine’s many releases, exclusively for Li-Ning's All-Star Weekend pop-up shop. This print is slightly larger than the "Preparation/Domination" print (maybe 18”x24”), but this release was limited to just 100 pieces and came signed and numbered by Jermaine! What really blew me away is that Dwyane specifically requested this pretty large s/n foil print be priced reasonably for his fans, so it retailed for just $30!!! Who needs sneakers when you can get this amazing piece of art by a true rock poster legend for just $30!?! Jermaine also did an incredible recreation of his foil print as a 60”x40” mixed media piece on wood panel, which hung prominently at the Li-Ning pop-up shop.

The Blot of course snagged the signed and numbered Dwyane Wade x Li-Ning “Make Your Own Way” foil print by Jermaine Rogers, and when I left the gallery on Saturday there were a small amount of both prints still available. No clue if either sold out at the event after I left, but if you want to pick either of these basketball prints by Jermaine, I suggest heading over to his website and signing up for his mailing list.  That's the best way to stay on top of all of his future releases.

Giants Edition Pocket Baseball Boy by Super7

The San Francisco Giants are MLB World Series Champions, and what better way to celebrate than purchasing one of these awesome Giants Edition Pocket Baseball Boy vinyl figures by Super7! Sold exclusively at Super7’s Haight St. retail location, this Pocket Mummy Boy is all dressed up to support his hometown heroes, the SF Giants! This pocket sized Baseball Boy is small enough to go with you to the stadium or watch the game from the couch.

This 3” tall figure features a pearlescent grey vinyl body and a white vinyl head, and black and orange detailing to match the San Francisco Giant’s team colors. Each figure retails for just $25, and sadly will not be sold online.