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It's too bad Minnesota isn't going to make the playoffs, I bet they'd wear their North Stars-inspired alternates.

Both of these uniforms are awful so it's not all bad news. (I love cream uniforms and powder blue, these two just weren't done right.)

It infuriates me that they suddenly switched the colors of the TC logo on this jersey.

As a professional graphic designer, I think the Twins new M logo is fantastic. I'd maybe lower the star placement slightly, but otherwise it's perfect. As a Twins fan, I think the Twins new M logo is fantastic. It's nice to have an M road hat back in the mix and I think it's a great addition to the visual identity of the franchise. Especially with the nod (unintentional or otherwise) to the Washington Senators element of the franchise's history. It seems like most of the hate is from people who hate change, a killer of good design among all fanbases when a new design is introduced. Some amazing new soccer logos have been discarded in short time because loyal fanbases don't want change, regardless of how good the branding update might be. This is one of the major areas of personal frustration in regards to the intersection of sports and design.

The Twins and Royals did not alter the size of the NOB this year. A benefit of getting new uniforms within the Nike design window. How the Royals kept their uniforms from being changed like the rest of MLB

Yep. I've been refraining from commenting on the new stadium renderings because I'm just so damn defeated about the whole thing, but I'm glad to see someone else express the sentiment. The big screen is just something folks look at occasionally when they look up from their little screens. The game is taking place in front of us. Do we really need a big screen the size of the entire outfield to watch the game on? Just look in front of you! I'm also quite certain a good chunk of this screen space will soon enough be used for sports betting graphics. Not just in Vegas, not just in MLB, but in all sports. Live betting at the game. Anyway, I'm only in my early 30's and feel like an old man yelling at a cloud.

From that article: “But what of the Yankees! Think of the Tigers!” I hear the commenters tapping away. Both the Yankees and Tigers used their two available uniform slots on a set of home and road Spring Training jerseys, and yes, Spring jerseys count against the four.

Just last week I learned that the Avs were originally supposed to wear burgundy and forest green!

Nope, it's navy.

Adding to this after finding out that the meeting was unannounced. As in, the Omaha crew flew to New York and managed to get a meeting with Bettman without an appointment. OITGDNHL

I'm confused. Many teams have taken inspiration from past local professional hockey teams for Winter Classic uniforms. Suddenly we're deciding the Blues aren't allowed? Give me a break. PS - I realize some folks have concerns about the actual jersey design, which is totally reasonable.

It absolutely is. This guy just wants his own new toy. And it sounds like the NHL team may partly be being used to justify the new arena to lure the volleyball headquarters deal. That's actually the bigger story.

Yesterday Gary Bettman met with the crew trying to bring an NHL expansion team to Omaha. This included the potential owner, Rod Yates, and the Nebraska governor, among others. A summary from my friend (with some of my own thoughts mixed in): They're working on building a 18-19k arena that would serve as the USA Volleyball training headquarters (something that is actually far more likely to happen) and house the NHL team. The problem is that this buffoon is trying to place the team in Gretna, a small city half an hour outside downtown Omaha. Yates' financial tech company identified 560k people in the Omaha/Lincoln metro areas who have NHL season tickets or have purchased NHL tickets or meet other data points showing they are NHL fans. Yates pitched the NHL on his company providing data analytic marketing for all NHL franchises, which would be headquartered in Gretna. Apparently he wants to call the team the Nebraska Knight Owls. The use of the Knights nickname by Omaha hockey teams dates back to 1945, but Vegas has already claimed that moniker. Owls is the mascot of the local soccer team, Union Omaha. The former minor league football team used the name Omaha Nighthawks. And utilizing the Nebraska moniker rather than Omaha will piss off thee Omaha fans while pleasing folks in Gretna, Lincoln, etc. Yates is neighbors in Park City, Utah, with Ryan Smith, who wants to move the Coyotes to Salt Lake City. *** As much as I'd love to have an NHL team here in Omaha, this whole thing is a joke. This is what happens when delusional wealthy morons have connections.

New kit for Union Omaha. The crest is glow-in-the-dark!

Yes, seats 18,300. Although I believe they decommissioned the hockey ice setup and maintenance system when the Omaha Mavericks left for their own on-campus arena. But there's been talk of hosting NCAA hockey regionals at the downtown arena, so hosting hockey again is a possibility.

The biggest competition in Omaha from a hockey market standpoint is actually Omaha Mavericks college hockey. The Mavericks and Lancers each have their own arenas, while an NHL team would play at the downtown venue. From a scheduling standpoint, Creighton basketball would be the major conflict. Omaha has a deep hockey history. The 2005-2007 version of the Omaha Knights was the last pro hockey team in town, but they were horribly mismanaged and the Calgary Flames were impatient and quickly moved the franchise elsewhere (and have continued to relocate the franchise every so often, but that's another story). The Mavs play in college hockey's best conference and have a strong fanbase and some consistent national attention. There's absolutely a market here for hockey. The bigger piece of the puzzle is the support ANY big-5 professional team would get if based in Omaha. People often cite the diehard support of Husker football or any of the other local college teams as a reason a pro team wouldn't work here. As in, people care so much about those teams that there isn't any room left for another franchise. In reality, Omahans have shown time and again that they'll show up for just about any sporting event. And all the pro teams around here get great support (Union Omaha, Omaha Storm Chasers, Omaha Supernovas). Plus an impressive track record hosting the College World Series, US swim trials, and US curling trials, all of which the community have fallen in love with. I don't think Omaha is an actual market in consideration for any of the big-5 professional leagues, but I do think the NHL would actually be the best option and could work.

This is an odd design choice because the Twins don't even wear pinstripes currently. (Edited to clarify "on their home uniforms.") At the least the Rockies (who's cap also features pinstripes) actually have pinstriped uniforms.

Union Omaha announced plans for a new stadium and entertainment complex: This is HUGE for Omaha and soccer in the region. The owner also spoke of a move up to the USL Championship level and the addition of a women's team.

Not chrome. Metallic. Metallic gold helmets are perfect for Notre Dame. It seems most folks don't know the difference between chrome and metallic (I don't mean to be condescending) but using the right finish can really make all the difference. I haven't seen a single chrome dome in the NHL that I think works. But Vegas and LA could pull off metallic helmets if the finish was applied properly.

With the gear: Wish we could see the barber pole socks Vegas is wearing, but the graphic cuts off.

To me this is further proof that the Devils should utilize green in their color scheme.

He was redoing all the graphics to utilize higher resolution.

The vivid green and vivid blue are too much together. A white stroke between green and blue throughout the branding would go a long way.

For me it brings us back to the concept that the Rangers, not Astros, should've been the ones to utilize a western-themed color palette and built an identity around that. Seriously, a team named the Texas Rangers uses a boring old blue and red color scheme? This ASG logo really shows how fantastic it could be if they leaned into the western imagery a bit more. I'd love to see the Rangers use that sand color as a road uniform color a la the 2004 San Diego Padres. They should do something interesting with what is currently one of the most boring and forgettable brand identities in baseball.

I'll disagree with the Big A being an irrelevant part of the Angels brand. Just because it isn't build into the actual stadium anymore doesn't mean it's irrelevant. It's a physical representation of the team's logo, which is extremely unique (I'm so glad Minnesota has the Minnie & Paul logo at Target Field, I wish more teams did stuff like this.). There's also the fact that the stadium has long been referred to as "The Big A" and the fact that it's become an iconic landmark in its current position. The visual language established over 50+ years indicates the Angels should stick with a logo resembling the Big A we've come to know. The current A logo is fantastic. Make the halo gold and remove the beveling if you must.