Here at Rally Towels, our manufacturing and screen printing facilities are located in Carson, California, just a stone’s throw away from Los Angeles. And we’re (obviously) big sports fans, with more than just a little home town pride. We’re fortunate to have teams in all five major league sports in the United States in Los Angeles. Doubly so, in fact, since LA actually has two teams in each of the MLB, MLS, NBA, NFL, and NHL!
With baseball season just having begun, we’re excited to see what lies ahead for the Los Angeles Dodgers. In 2017, the Dodgers went all the way to Game 7 of the World Series, where they were edged out by the Houston Astros in the final, heartbreaking game. It was an especially exciting World Series, full of ups and downs, with upsets and come-from-behind wins happening at nearly every game. Who knows what kind of excitement the new season will
In 2018, the Dodgers continue to have a strong roster. In fact, 2018 is a special year for the Dodgers. It marks their 60th anniversary as the Los Angeles Dodgers. Most people know that the Dodgers, as a club, originated in Brooklyn. They were founded in 1883, as the Atlantics, and had a string of different names before settling on the Dodgers in 1932.
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In 1939, they adopted the white and blue uniform, with the distinctive Dodgers script logo. This uniform is one of the longest-running in the MLB, having remained virtually unchanged after almost 80 years. In fact, every time the team has tried to change or update the uniform, with color changes or additions, the fan reaction has been negative, and the uniform returns to its classic, unaltered look by the following season.
Strong branding is just as important in sports as it is in retail, and loyal fans don’t like to have the iconic “brand” they love messed with. The Dodgers continued to play in Brooklyn through the 1957 season, but in 1958, they relocated, and the Brooklyn Dodgers became the Los Angeles Dodgers. This season, the Dodgers uniform features a commemorative 60th-anniversary patch to mark this milestone in the team’s history.
With such a long and storied history, as well as a consistently strong team that regularly does well in the post-season, it’s no wonder that the Dodgers have attracted a large and loyal fanbase. In 1978, they became the first team to host over 3 million fans in a single season, and their baseball cap is always among the top three best-sellers in the MLB. And you’d better believe that rally towels are among all the merchandise and promotional items that fans have enjoyed over the years.
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Whether white on blue or blue on white, Dodger stadium has seen fans waving rally towels to cheer on their team. In fact, Dodger fans and their rally towels were even credited with helping the team win a game during the 2009 season—and not just because of the good luck that is traditionally attributed to waving rally towels as part of a cheer. In that game, one of the fielders for the visiting team, the St. Louis Cardinals, made an error in a critical play, citing that he lost track of the ball against the stadium lights. The pitcher, however, was more specific, claiming that it wasn’t just the lights that made the ball harder to see, but the field of white rally towels that Dodgers fans were waving that night.
We’re always happy to see the Los Angeles Dodgers play, and we’re happy to be part of the MLB rally towel tradition, having supplied custom rally towels to a number of different teams over the years. This baseball season, if you’re looking for a special promotion for a team that you play on, coach, or sponsor, at any level of play, Rally Towels will be able to supply you with any size order you need. Whether you want to put a little more “oomph!” into the crowd’s cheers or you’re looking for a memorable promotional item that will get your name and logo in the hands of a whole stadium all at once, nothing beats a custom screen-printed rally towel.
