Jungle Jim 688 Posted February 8 6 hours ago, Ferdinand Cesarano said: Please note that "saw" and "can relate to" are two very different things. The traditional teams evidently have plenty of fans who are very into their teams' histories. This is something we should be applauding and encouraging, not scoffing at. When I was a kid, the serious baseball fans whom I knew had an unspoken principle that you're not entitled to dismiss something on the grounds that it was "before my time". The accepted understanding was that being a baseball fan inherently meant knowing not just about the current moment but also about the history. This feeling was extremely strong amongst Yankee fans, and was a bit less strong amongst Met fans (which is a polite way of saying that Met fans didn't know s--t). As far as the Reds' hats go, while the use of colour is pretty bad, that logo is gorgeous. It is reminiscent of China's hats at the World Baseball Classic, at which they were the best-dressed team by a long way. 5 hours ago, Artmanc3po said: This Reds fan loves it. I believe what they’re doing this year with the throwback uniforms is fantastic, along with the Old English C used the past couple of years in ST and even the script that hearkens back to former use in the 1930s. Plus, this year’s one off unis have made me have to debate which cap to purchase from the list. Leaning toward the 1902 or the 1911. If they want to use it as part of a throwback uniform, that's fine. But the recent trend of the Reds seems to be an effort to incorporate it into the team's current set of logos, along with the script "Reds", which I am opposed to. It's only serving to dilute the brand. Unless it is a designated throwback game, fans should be able to come to a game (even a Spring Training game) and see their team in their familiar and easily-recognizable logos. If I were in Arizona for ST, I certainly wouldn't feel that I was seeing the team that I've followed for 44 years on the field, and the experience would be cheapened by seeing them in these monstrosities. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flames1fan 125 Posted February 8 Rays to bring this back this year dates they will be wearing these: 5/11 vs. NYY, 6/15 vs. LAA, 8/17 vs. DET, 9/21 vs. BOS You can even buy them this march 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bob5151 52 Posted February 8 15 hours ago, Flames1fan said: Rays to bring this back this year dates they will be wearing these: 5/11 vs. NYY, 6/15 vs. LAA, 8/17 vs. DET, 9/21 vs. BOS You can even buy them this march I think these uniforms were pretty awesome for a 90's expansion team. The gradient was a new effect in MLB, but not hideously overdone. I think they went backwards and became less "fun" with each change they made. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilverBullet1929 2,344 Posted February 8 I was always amazed, and still am, at how quickly the Rays abandoned that look. They only wore it for three seasons! Think about that for a moment. And it's not like they just tweaked it, they went with an entirely new look very quickly. And when you consider the time it takes to design a full uniform overhaul from start to finish you can probably assume they made the decision to dump it within their second season, more or less. I don't know the full reason why they did it but it feels like somebody up top must have really hated those uniforms. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SFGiants58 5,576 Posted February 8 4 minutes ago, SilverBullet1929 said: I was always amazed, and still am, at how quickly the Rays abandoned that look. They only wore it for three seasons! Think about that for a moment. And it's not like they just tweaked it, they went with an entirely new look very quickly. And when you consider the time it takes to design a full uniform overhaul from start to finish you can probably assume they made the decision to dump it within their second season, more or less. I don't know the full reason why they did it but it feels like somebody up top must have really hated those uniforms. Calling the Naimoli period of the Rays’ history a comedy of errors would be far too charitable. I believe the gradient was his idea (selling a bunch of apparel in different colors), but he must have backed off upon seeing disappointing returns (driving people away with the quality of play may have had a role in that). I’m just glad the NL didn’t let him run the Giants (while hurting the rest of the league, due to CBS’ lowering their TV deal if the move happened) into the ground like that. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AstroBull21 1,443 Posted February 8 31 minutes ago, SFGiants58 said: Calling the Naimoli period of the Rays’ history a comedy of errors would be far too charitable. I believe the gradient was his idea (selling a bunch of apparel in different colors), but he must have backed off upon seeing disappointing returns (driving people away with the quality of play may have had a role in that). Looking back, you're onto something. Back in those first few seasons you saw shirts and jerseys all of the place in lime green, purple, yellow, electric blue. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marlins93 203 Posted February 8 Unpopular opinion: 1998-2000 is the best the Rays have ever looked. That's not saying much, though. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew_Gamer_NZP 62 Posted February 8 Looks like there's multiple versions of the Nats new spring training hat. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill81361 251 Posted February 8 Nothing announced, but my safe assumption is the Orioles will have a patch honoring Frank Robinson, as they did for Earl Weaver in 2013. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WSU151 4,589 Posted February 9 Received a few hats today; Marlins ST hat is really nice. The blue is a great color, and the red is a bright red (with a touch of orange)...it's definitely not a true scarlet. Looks great in person. However, the hats were all jacked up, quality wise. Brims were stiff, assembled off-center (the worst is when you're wearing the hat lined up at true north, and the brim is pointing +/- 10 degrees). Also received an A's 2019 clubhouse hat (green with the front-facing elephant). Cool hat. Great logo. I like the two-toned rubber logo they used for this series...it creates a rather interesting 3-D effect. As with all New Era hats...Shop Runner is an asset if you can find a promo for it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Golden One 129 Posted February 9 5 hours ago, Bill81361 said: Nothing announced, but my safe assumption is the Orioles will have a patch honoring Frank Robinson, as they did for Earl Weaver in 2013. A's will do something too with him being from Oakland... https://twitter.com/DaveKaval/status/1093992329344634890 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bmac 565 Posted February 9 The Twins were planning to introduce hats featuring the logo from last year's Players Weekend caps, TC inside the outline of Minnesota. Evidently they chose not to follow through with those plans. The logo was supposed to appear on the BP/ST caps as well as the St Paddy's Day caps. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hormone 259 Posted February 9 My .02 on the rays. 1) The devil gradient is like bucco Bruce. Bad teams and it’s really appreciated now as nostalgia, but you wouldn’t want it as your look. I could take that anniversary cap with their current jerseys, but if you’re gonna throwback, then wear the correct hat. 2) the green was their most unique look, but it was rather bland and would need major updating for a return. 3) although used a lot, their current set has the best colors. They could tie in the colors better by adding light blue outlines to the homes-roads and light blue numbers on the navy alternate...then there’s this whole ray of light vs stingray identity crisis that I’m not about to get into. TL:DR gradient = bucco Bruce, green was better, blues were best, all sets have big upsides, but big flaws 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheOldRoman 1,248 Posted February 10 On 2/4/2019 at 1:30 PM, MattMill said: I agree. These and the pirates 1999 era alternates will remain as some of my favorites * Photo is of made in China reproduction. There's a common theme that works. Grey and black base 90% of the way. Then some sort of bright third or fourth color coloring. I don't think a Navy blue or a red would work as that third color. The orange with san fran should work. But I don't think it does. So you never know Those weren't the alts, at least originally. They wore them for all road games when they came out in 97, but I'm pretty sure they stopped wearing them altogether some time in 98. I'm not a Pirates fan, but got that hat as a kid. I still have it. Anyway, I really like gray (and white!) caps. They have a great old-school feel. I would like to see a team go with a white at home and gray on the road, but I don't think we will see it anytime soon. I think if teams use gray or white, it should be the fulltime hat for home/road and there must be a matching helmet. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quillz 732 Posted February 10 I'm sure it's been explained before, but with the BiG logo, why isn't the white portion yellow to match the rest of the outline? I get why it wouldn't be transparent, but having that one white part of the logo always sticks out to me. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Discrimihater 705 Posted February 10 I know one thing, the Pirates having solid white homes and pinstriped grays always amused me. The gray road caps just sold it. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hormone 259 Posted February 10 I think the problem with a white or gray hat was that it was paired with a white or gray uniform and it became too much of one color. They might have stuck around longer with a college look of white hat, colored top, white pants or gray-color-gray. It wouldn’t be the better option vs color-white-white, color-gray-gray, or color-color-white or gray, but better than MLB color rush of gray or white. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gothamite 12,283 Posted February 10 23 hours ago, hormone said: My .02 on the rays. 1) The devil gradient is like bucco Bruce. Bad teams and it’s really appreciated now as nostalgia, but you wouldn’t want it as your look. I would definitely take Bucco Bruce as a full-time look if they were my team. Those gradients, not so much. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jayjackson3 140 Posted February 11 This is what I have done so far for the 2019 season. There are a couple of minor changes I need to make but this year I have had the ability to stay on top of the new uniforms. 19 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis2051 113 Posted February 11 Yankees will apparently be wearing home uniforms for both games in London, which are Red Sox home games: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
