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Cooperstown Culture

by montereypins on July 10, 2008 · 0 comments

Cooperstown, New York, is the place to play in tournaments. It’s the last stop in an entire season of baseball games. “I remember when Cooperstown was a one-horse town,” said a Monterey Company salesperson. “It was a great place to go for tournaments. But we’re talking 30 years ago.” Today, Cooperstown is big business. They have their own web site, www.cooperstown.com. Teams have been readying ...

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BLINKIES MAKE THE BLAZE

by montereypins on June 13, 2008 · 0 comments

A baseball team in Louisiana needed a trading pin for their upcoming World Series tournament. They didn’t have a mascot, only an idea and a team name, the Blaze. “The customer kept saying that they wanted something fun, something cool and nothing like last year’s pin,” said the salesperson from The Monterey Company, a leading trading pin manufacturer. “When I heard the name, I knew we ...

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Making Your Trading Pins Unique – Part 1: Adding a Slider Pin to the Design

by admin on March 27, 2008 · 0 comments

Sliders are a popular enhancement to many baseball trading pins. They get their name because they actually slide a short distance across the main pin. Some early popular sliders showed a baseball player sliding into home base, or a rocket lifting off into space. Yet, sliders do not necessarily have to slide along a straight line. Designers at The Monterey Company have become more creative ...

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