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FinsUp1214

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  1. With regards to the “why the 90’s?” discussion, the official launch site for the throwback explains this. https://throwback.seahawks.com/home So if I’m understanding right it’s less about the teams who wore the uniform and more about Seattle’s influence on the decade itself. BTW, the launch site is awesome and really well done. The AOL dial-up hit and all the little 90’s homages really brought me back.
  2. I actually really like the cream colored font, I think it lends to a little bit of a “dusty” western feel to the logo, which fits well for Texas. I really love this logo and its execution. The slightly rough, almost hand-drawn looking edges throughout are a really nice touch that lends a bit more to a rugged look. The color scheme is excellent too, and that roundel behind the state has a cool bandana pattern kind of look to it. Between this year’s ASG logo and next year’s, the MLB is doing a much better job with the logos than they are with the ASG uniforms for sure. Hopefully they can keep that momentum with the logos going for a few years.
  3. The Kings’ new set looks like an homage to multiple Kings eras at once, and if that was the intention, I think they did a pretty good job of it. I think I myself wouldn’t have gone with that particular side panel design - I think id have just done something on the shorts and not the jersey - but it still looks fine and works if the blending of eras is indeed what they were going for. To be honest, I actually don’t mind the higher emphasis on black either. It helps to distance them a little from the purple primary teams in thier own division (Lakers and Suns), and the black uniform especially has some nice shades of the 90’s set. The switch of color hierarchy, at least to me, seems more intentional than “cool” and it’s working better to me than I thought it would. The third uniform is a really cool idea, but I don’t think it’s executed as well as it could have been. I don’t think it needs “SACRAMENTO” over the “KINGS” word mark, and I think if the checkers on the side panels were black and silver/grey, it could have looked like a much better homage to the 90’s alt. As it is, I think it’s too heavy on the black and purple, and isn’t as balanced in color as it could be.
  4. I’m curious how much the three teams’ changes will be reflected in the summer league uniforms (if at all), and how much we’ll be able to read into them. Seeing the Pistons’ wordmark and numbers are blue here rather than red, for example, leaves me to think there’s going to be some variance we’ll have to account for between what wordmark/number treatment is on the real uniforms and what’s on the summer league uniforms. Seems like that’s generally the case anyways.
  5. If the Kings did a purple and grey or black homage to either one of these sets with the new wordmark, I’d be pretty darn thrilled: Count me in as a fan of that new stacked wordmark, too. That and the new “Kings” wordmark, are very, very nice.
  6. I’m a sucker for drop shadow numbers, so I’m a big fan of WKU bringing them on across thier whole set. All in all, I like everything they’re doing from the neck down - the uniforms have this sort of late 90’s vibe to them - but I don’t like the chrome helmet and don’t think they need two white helmets. I’d prefer just the towel logo white helmet, as the “Tops” helmet looks too much like a Maryland helmet to me as well.
  7. Looks like there was a gold and purple version of the water drip lines logo as well: I have to be honest, the more I see the water drip version, the more I think I prefer it, despite the extra detail it adds. I kind of wish they’d update this one with the proper colors (with much more precise and cleaner tracing, of course).
  8. The Caps are one in which I think the logo is far worse than the uniform itself; that’s not to say the uniform is great by any means, as it’s still an outdated Edge product. But if the Weagle or the recolored 90’s eagle were on the chest instead, I think it’d be at least passable. The “capiLals” logo and the original that inspired it are both really bad. Bad enough to sink any uniform they’d adorn, really.
  9. Looks like it may be the same logo the Spurs used for an Ebbets Field Flannels collaboration a few years back: https://www.mysanantonio.com/sports/spurs/slideshow/Spurs-launch-limited-edition-vintage-inspired-213151.php Pretty awesome stuff, if you ask me.
  10. Abstract Expressionism is one of my favorite art movements, so I do appreciate the tie that the white kits make to it. That being said, I do feel that the US needs to settle on a general look to own and call thier own once and for all, and ideally I do think that should be the Waldo route.
  11. I personally think Tampa Bay’s uniforms were good; it was the logo itself that stunk. 100% agreed on Anaheim though, which may very well be the worst ever. There wasn’t a single redeeming thing on that uniform, and it was made extra painful that they won the cup the very season after they ditched the eggplant and jade.
  12. It’s tricky with the Nuggets, because I think the rainbow sets were the best design-in-a-vacuum uniforms in team history, but I think the 90’s set was the one that represented the name best. It had a rugged, western look to it that I always felt fit a gold miner theme very well. I’ll admit too that this is the Nuggets set I grew up watching and was most familiar with, so that coupled with the theme executing well in my eyes makes it the “essential” Nuggets set for me personally. All in all, I think it depends on what you’re looking for in the “best” Nuggets uniform. My answer is different depending on the criteria, but the “right” uniform to me would be the 90’s set, notwithstanding my ready admission that it’s less exciting and colorful than the rainbows.
  13. I’ve said this before, but I just never thought powder blue and gold looked right on the Nuggets at all. I thought it was far too light and “sunny” for them. If they played in San Diego? Perfect. But for Denver? It just didn’t work for me. This is not to say what they’re wearing now works either, but I don’t think I’d have been any more excited if they’d won in powder blue last night.
  14. The all-time leader is Stan Musial, who also produced one of my favorite stat lines ever: an even split of 1,815 hits at home and 1,815 hits on the road. Donora has to be one proud town.
  15. SC San Diego But not “Soccer Club”… 60% of the time, they score every time!
  16. My guess is that “MOTOWN” wordmark on the album cover is on the front of the jersey (if that is indeed what this is teasing).
  17. The uniform-correlated color sync of the team names serves a function for sure, but I also find it a bit distracting and not as aesthetically pleasant. Game 2’s with Miami in white also gave an impression that they were perpetually highlighted on the scorebug, if that makes sense, which lent to my distraction and bothered me a bit. I think a better solution would be to go soccer-style with it and have a strip of the uniform color next to the name rather than have the whole block filled in. Of course the most ideal solution would be to just go back to strict white at home/dark on the road so you don’t have to call out a uniform color on the scorebug, but that’s a whole other discussion. The NBA has created a lot of aesthetic problems that I don’t think they’re even aware of or care about right now.
  18. I actually really like the color scheme, just maybe not so much how it was used. I think a green collar, removal of the white/red/white stripes on the sleeves, and a slightly thicker stroke of red on each of the stripes could have worked better. As it is, I think there’s a bit too much white and a bit of clutter on the sleeves altogether. The color scheme itself I'm fine with though. I’ve always been a sucker for forest green, red, and white or off-white when used right.
  19. I couldn’t agree more. On one hand, I get the whole thing with stickers being slick and the fact that uniforms are lacking the same real estate with the swoosh and ads now. On the other hand, the aesthetic of the Finals just doesn’t feel like a spectacle anymore and that’s still a problem for me. The patch above the NOB looks like an afterthought being tucked away on the back, and while the logo is on the court digitally, you don’t get the same punch on pictures of the event without the court stickers. Case in point - those very pictures on the tweet of Kobe by half court and Drexler vs. Jordan on top of the sticker. I mean, those photos were quite obviously framed with the sticker in mind to capture the spectacle (and they’re incredible shots for doing so); you can’t do that now unless you get the stanchion in there, which depending on the action could be covered up anyway. That you can’t get photo shots like these anymore is a real shame and a big loss, artistically. I don’t know…I truly do get the “why” of it, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it. The Finals just aren’t as visually exciting as they used to be.
  20. Luis Arraez is having a pretty wild season statistically. The Athletic broke down his season (among other statistical fun facts across the league this year), and to save you a click and a paywall, here’s some of what Arraez is pulling off: - He’s currently running a slash line of .382/.437/.466 despite only hitting one home run all season. The last player to have a remotely similar slash line with only home run was Willie Keeler in 1898 (yes, eighteen ninety eight) with .385/.420/.410. - His on-base percentage is .437 despite only one homer. The last player to have an OBP of .430 or higher with one home run or less was Richie Ashburn in 1954 (.441). - He, as of the article publishing, has a hits to runs ratio of 73/19. If he maintains his current pace, he’d be on pace for 207 hits to 53 runs. If that happens he would 1) leave the most runs unscored in a season in league history (154) and 2) would be the first player ever to have 200+ hits while scoring less than 60 runs. In short? The Marlins’ lineup is stranding thier best hitter at a higher rate than any team before. Things can change by season’s end on each of these, but for now, Arraez is pace for a pretty amazing, wacky, vintage, and yet unlucky year all at once. The article: https://theathletic.com/4573752/2023/06/02/wild-mlb-stats-2023-judges-oakland-as/?source=pulsenewsletter&campaign=6956448
  21. The silver flakes don’t do nearly as much as I imagined they would on the Cardinals helmet. It almost looks like Vanilla Bean ice cream on the shell instead of anything shiny.
  22. It’s sad that (for now) I want this to be a sweep for either team so that the deciding game is in a correct non-city edition white vs. dark matchup. I shouldn’t want that, but this is what uniform matchups have become I guess. Here’s to hoping there’s more good matchups in games 5-7. At least Miami has been pretty good about wearing the right colors in the right places for the most part this postseason.
  23. To me, the Texans have a modern classic of a uniform. It follows some general principles of one type of a classic football uniform - shoulder stripes, untapered pant stripes, legible number font - and it’s honestly rather straightforward in its composition, yet applies enough modern touches to keep it interesting and current without overdoing it. To have especially straddled the line between restraint and progress all the way back in 2002 was very impressive then, and has led to a uniform that - to me at least - has never dated and still works very well. The look is somehow all thier own too, I’ve never mixed them up for anyone and they are instantly recognizable. They are not, and have never been, in any position where they need to change in my book. In a weird way as well, the modern touches the uniform does have give it a very slight but noticeable “space” look to it. Maybe it’s the dark navy base, red trims, star within the logo, and a healthy mix of curved and pointed elements between the logo, shoulder stripes, and number font, but I’ve always noticed at least a hint of space there, intentional or not. All in all, the Texans nailed it out of the gate. I think it’d be a shame for them to bail out of a good thing.
  24. I’m late on the classic edition guesses, and apologies if I’ve missed anything concrete, but aside from Utah, possibly Charlotte, and possibly Orlando, I wonder if Denver is perhaps the fourth team. Unless I’m getting my “seasons vs. years” mixed up, this coming season should be the 30th anniversary of the team that upset Seattle as an 8-seed. Here’s my shot-in-the-dark guess:
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