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On 10/14/2022 at 3:42 PM, fouhy12 said:

The difference there is that Notre Dame has always had strong Irish ties, and the Irish people have no problem with the name. It is believed the nickname draws from a description of Irish players on the football team by other members of the football team in a way they liked. 

 

If an Italian school named themselves the Fighting Irish, and Irish people didn't like the name but they kept it anyway, then it would be analogous. The issue is one group characterizing another in a way that is not appreciated and making it their own brand.

I have always wondered about the Fighting Irish. I am not Irish but don't think I would appreciate the goofy logo or leprechaun with his dance. I can't speak for the Irish, but if there were Irish folks who felt that way, is the ND identity unacceptable? Or does the fact that they had actual Irish players on the team provide the necessary seal of approval? By the same reasoning, if a Native American named team actually had members of that group on their team, and they liked it, would that then make the Native American identity for that team acceptable? Or are we just at the stage where you don't use the identity of an ethnic or race identified group, nationality, religious persuasion (Padres and Saints, I am looking at you), etc. at all?

On 6/19/2022 at 7:30 PM, Ark said:

 

It seems like people disagreed with this? Why do you disagree? What are your thoughts on stirrups?

Disclaimer: my opinions here are probably only a function of nostalgia for what was common when I was growing up...

Honestly, as long as they wear them and you can see that they are wearing them is what's most important to me. As far as how to wear them, I prefer the stirrup part  to to up to about mid calf and to be able to see the "arch" at the top of the stirrup. If the stirrup has a stripe pattern at the top I want to see that too. (Bonus trivia: when the White Sox wore red stirrups in the 70's they had their logo stitched at the top to affirm they were the *White* sox even though their socks were actually red.) 

Does anyone call stirrups "top socks"? That was what I used to call them back in the day but maybe that was just me.

For better or worse the Royals CC unis give me a Blue Jays and Trailblazers feel. 

On 1/6/2022 at 12:15 AM, NicDB said:

So I just learned that the group that owns the Springfield franchise is actually called Capital City Baseball, LLC...

Yeah they got a name and logo for their group but not the team itself...

On 1/1/2022 at 8:29 PM, Sykotyk said:

Could they possibly get away with the Springfield Homers? I imagine that's a lawsuit instantly. Not the same situation as the Isotopes being a gag that was adapted for real life. This is one of the main characters of a three decade long show tied to the show's setting. It is great, though.

 

Maybe the Capital City Homers?

 

Windy Apple Homers?

 

Capital City Windy Apples?

Yeah that's a good point.  I wonder if the team could get by with just branding itself as the homers (as in home run) but knowing the local fan base would end up having fun with the Simpson's "coincidence" in an unofficial wink and nod kind of way. 

The Springfield (IL) Sliders of the collegiate level Prospect League has gotten new ownership and are taking suggestions for a new team name:

https://capitaloffun.com/make-your-voice-heard/

I would suggest the Homers given the Simpsons' connection.

On 1/25/2019 at 2:46 PM, Jbadger9 said:

Looking to start designing some logos, what do you all think is the best program for designing logos or uniforms?

Frankly, I would start with good old fashioned pencils and paper. You don't want the learning curve of software hampering your creativity. Not speaking for the others, usually logos are hand-drawn anyway before they are scanned, traced, and refined in the software. That said, as far as software goes, I would suggest a vector program, and rather than invest in Adobe Illustrator right off the bat, go with Inkscape, which is free and has all the capabilities you would need as a beginner. The concepts of paths, curves, fills, etc., are pretty fundamental to any of the vector programs.

Love the Tortugas look. However, they aren't the only baseball team named after a turtle. The Springfield Sliders of the Propsect league have this logo:

Is Corel Painter Essentials 3 a vector or raster program?

-E.A.R.

"Painter" is a raster program. It is unique in that it mimics actual art media (i.e. painting with watercolors, oils, etc.) in a realistic but digital manner. Corel also has Photopaint and Paintshop Pro, which are also raster but are digital editors like Photoshop. Corel Draw, on the other hand, is the vector program similar to Adobe Illustrator.

LT

I prefer the full body football template, but as a Corel 11 user I have a problem with the vector version. Normally I can import .ai files with no problem but Corel won't accept the illustrator version of this particular file. I think it might be because there is a bitmap header on it or something? I don't know, perhaps there are other corel users who could help me out, or perhaps it could be saved in .ai a different way?

LT