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HBO’s John Oliver introduces the Moon Mammoths to minor league baseball
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Minor league baseball has always been the laboratory for sports marketing creativity, but the Erie Sea ...
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How John Oliver caused a Detroit Tigers minor-league team to get a new name
The Detroit Tigers’ Double-A Erie Seawolves will be renamed the Erie Moon Mammoths after being picked by John Oliver of HBO’s ...
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Here's the Erie SeaWolves' email that won over John Oliver
On the May 4, 2025, episode of "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver," the comedian put out a call to Minor League Baseball ...
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Meet the Moon Mammoth, the mascot masterminded by John Oliver’s show
In the summer of 1991, a scuba diver named George Moon was combing the depths of Lake Pleasant in Erie County, Pa. When he ...
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John Oliver Just Renamed This Minor League PA Team
The Erie SeaWolves are getting a makeover courtesy of comedian John Oliver. The "Last Week Tonight" host issued a pitch to ...
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John Oliver helped the Erie SeaWolves select a new alternate name
Rocking his own new jersey and stepping onto a fake home plate, Oliver announced the SeaWolves’ new alternate identity on ...
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News 8 report featured in Erie baseball team rebranding announcement from 'Last Week Tonight'
The announcement video used Bob Costas' voice as the narrator and included some clips from News 8 Today in 2012 — featuring Jere Gish, Lori Burkholder, and Anne Shannon.