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The Moon Mammoths? Erie’s minor-league franchise celebrates a ‘ludicrous idea’
The idea began in May when comedian John Oliver, the host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” invited teams to pitch why they ...
John Oliver-Branded Minor League Baseball Team the Erie Moon Mammoths Play First Game
Just over two months after Last Week Tonight offered its services to rebrand a team, the Detroit Tigers affiliate debuts to a ...
John Oliver’s Moon Mammoth rebrand of Erie’s minor league baseball team draws record-sized crowd
The SeaWolves had no say on their rebrand name or logo. The Last Week Tonight team dug into Erie’s history to pick Moon ...
Erie Moon Mammoths, John Oliver's minor league baseball creation, debuts to a record crowd
The comedian and host of HBO's "Last Week Tonight" saw his latest crazy creation set out into the world as the Moon Mammoths made their debut in front of a record crowd of 7,070 at UPMC Park in Erie, ...
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John Oliver on hand, Moon Mammoths make debut to remember
George Moon has to be the only person in history who scuba dove and discovered … a Minor League Baseball team. It was 34 ...
Erie Moon Mammoths take the field for special theme night after rebrand by comedian John Oliver
The Erie Seawolves were chosen by comedian John Oliver and his "Last Week Tonight" staff for a temporary rebrand as a tribute ...
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Erie Seawolves minor league team gets temporary rebrand thanks to late night host John Oliver
Back in May, late night host John Oliver wanted to highlight minor league baseball and invited teams to send in proposals on ...
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John Oliver Rebrands Minor League Team As 'Moon Mammoths'
As part of a piece on Minor League Baseball, Last Week Tonight rebranded the Erie SeaWolves as the Moon Mammoths. John Oliver was at the first game, handing out Moon Pies.