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I doubt they're going to throw back to an unused prototype, but I do like that idea and wish teams would actually do that sometimes.

4 minutes ago, bosrs1 said:

 

 

I mean he’s completely wrong on the ballpark part, but he’s dead on with the reverse boycott. Getting a literal average sized MLB crowd after 2 months of campaigning felt a bit underwhelming. I was hoping they’d near sellout but alas… It was too little too late anyway.

The reverse boycott drew about the same as the max capacity at the new ballpark in Vegas that Manfred is so excited about.

That quote was straight out of the Mark Fabiani playbook, except it's even more unbecoming when it's the commissioner of the entire sport saying it.

Wow. This guy doesn't just hate baseball, he resents the paying customers too.

1 hour ago, Chromatic said:

As far as "worst uniforms to lift the cup" I think a lot of people are sleeping on this

 

 

Yes it is associated with the best era in Capitals history, but its still not a good uniform imho. 

 

 

I don't think the design is bad, especially compared to the real Edge disasters, although I do think it would have worked better for a team like Nashville instead of the Caps. Certainly it's not an eyesore like this.

Never mind, misread the post.

12 hours ago, _RH_ said:

Will Vegas' gold jerseys be the ugliest to ever hoist the cup?  Off the top of my head, yes!

No, and it's not even close when the 2007 Ducks, 2009 Penguins and 2016 Penguins exist. Vegas' gold jerseys actually look good.

It was called JerseyDatabase.com and it's been offline for years.

19 hours ago, Cujo said:

I wish I knew what the Bills were thinking then they decided to shart on their AFC dynasty unis

 

I can see the logic. The old uniforms had accumulated so many bad memories over the years, they were pretty much constant reminders of Wide Right and Music City Miracle. It's like the Falcons finally making a change a few years after 28-3, or the Lions rebranding after 0-16.

The execution was just off because it was 2002 and everything needed to have side panels. It doesn't help matters that they immediately started wearing monochrome every game when the uniforms weren't designed to be worn that way.

I don't necessarily love the Kelly-era uniforms either, I just think the red helmets were better than white.

Getting rid of the blue pants in the '80s was a mistake since those at least separated them more from the Giants.

The font on the Pirates' City Connect feels more appropriate for soccer than baseball.

It's sad that we're all hoping for the Texans to look like the Bills since the Bills don't look like the Bills anymore.

14 hours ago, MJD7 said:

 

I completely agree, although I’ve said as much from the beginning. 

 

 

 

 

This is a top-5 uniform set in baseball, don’t @ me.

A Minnesota script that matches the Twins script would have been nice, and the Twin Cities alternate is rather dull.

I also still wish they had the balls to switch to purple and gold, but I realize it's an unpopular opinion.

On 5/23/2023 at 9:50 AM, monkeypower said:

There aren't great?

They're supposed to be oars I gather, but Oregon Argonauts.

The CFL just loves college football gimmicks from five years ago.

On 5/18/2023 at 6:37 PM, BrySmalls said:

San Diego FC or FC San Diego

How about neither?

I just watched the video and I don't get that impression at all. They even included multiple pictures of the shiny gold alternates that a lot of people hated at the time. Of course, there's no getting around the fact that red, white and blue were their team colors when they originally introduced the script.

21 hours ago, Survival79 said:

Hmm. The classic script is far from perfect, but I'm not sold on the modernization either. The K is very strange-looking and the crown dotting the i is too subtle.

On 5/8/2023 at 12:41 AM, TheOatsMustFlow said:

 

Honestly, my only big issues with this are where the sun/ball cuts off (it should be more fully visible like it was on the originals), the team name on the road, and the wordmarks not being outlined to match the numbers. It's so close to being a good modernization, but they've fumbled on the details. Since these are just a prototype, here's hoping they get one more round of refinement before they debut.

I'm not a huge fan of the overall uniform (I think it would look better with red as the base color instead of black), but I'm surprised at how much I love that version of the wishbone C.

Speaking of the Reds, I just saw highlights of their game against Miami last night and finally realized that the inconsistency between the script, NOB and number on the Marlins' throwbacks kind of bothers me. Particularly the random double outlines on the numbers. I think it would have looked better if the NOB and numbers were teal with a single black outline to match the script.

Getting rid of the bandana pattern is a shame. The new uniforms look like a cheap catalog order by comparison, with the stripeless pants and all.

Interesting that they're pulling a Georgia Tech with the two color-swapped white jerseys.

19 hours ago, IceCap said:

The darker shade of brown looked so nice with Reebok but Nike's flat fabrics just make most things look dull. 

I don't think it's a supplier issue, I think the problem really is the shade of brown. How brown it actually looks has always depended on lighting and/or weather conditions, whether it's Puma, Reebok or Nike.

On 5/5/2023 at 2:27 AM, rainmaker17 said:

Idiot Houston fans would only care about beating Dallas.  They probably wouldn't know or care who the other divisional teams are.

That's already more passion than the Coyotes have ever inspired for anything.

On 4/22/2023 at 8:22 PM, BuckDancer said:

Just recently came across this unused Flames prototype that was featured on an icethetics video today. Anyone ever seen this before?

 

I was just about to say how much better this looks than their current uniforms, but then I noticed the mismatched hem stripe.

I actually don't mind the black pants. However, I wish they would have kept the teal/navy/silver color scheme instead.

54 minutes ago, Indigo said:

There's no fixing these uniforms. Swapping out black for silver actually makes them look worse, not better.

12 hours ago, MDGP said:

 

I mean, the direction of the horse wasn't an issue for 30 years, so why should it be in issue now?

 

 

It doesn't look as good as having the horse always face forward. Just because they got it wrong for 30 years doesn't mean they have to repeat their mistake in the future.