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On 1/12/2017 at 9:21 AM, CubsFanBudMan said:

And yet... the Bees straight up wore Angels BP uniforms last year one game a week:

 

http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20150620&content_id=131988502&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_l118

 

Seems to be a new trend in the Midwest League last year. The Clinton LumberKings wore Mariners Monday unis recolored from green and black to teal and navy:

 

http://lumberkings.milbstore.com/store_contents.cfm?store_id=59&dept_id=921&product_id=75927

 

Contrast that with the Royals giving the Kane County Cougars green and gold KC caps a few years (and a couple affiliates) back.

 

Affiliates change too often to ditch the hometown brand for the parent club's. One offs and alts can do the trick... or a patch on the sleeve. They already wear MLB jackets,etc.

Speaking of the Burlington Bees, I worked for them back in the late 90's when they were a Cincinnati Reds affiliate. Back then, the Reds required (or maybe strongly suggested) that all of their minor league teams feature red as the primary color. To facilitate this, the Bees rolled out red hats (with grey bills) to wear at home and replaced their yellow trim with red. The result was this monstrosity - complete with blue pinstripes.

The road unis were even worse. The only red to be found was on the numbers and the trim on the front of the jersey. They apparently satisfied the Reds rules, but certainly didn't look anything like the parent club. 

I'm not a Broncos fan, but Denver's current logo (serious & more intimidating) was a major improvement over their old cartoonish one. Never understood the fascination some have with it.

Intimidating? To whom? Which NFL teams are intimidated by Denver's current horse head? Is J.J. Watt losing sleep in Houston over the "intimidating" Broncos logo? Omaha! Omaha!

The only time the minor league team should have the same name as the parent team is never.

Maybe it's me, but I'd rather watch the Iowa Cubs than the Iowa PorkChopzz.

Wow. This is an incredible logo for a baseball team from Nashville. The color scheme is a unique and refreshing change from all the black/navy/royal/red teams out there. The f-hole in the logo immediately screams music, and the neon reminds you where that music's coming from - it just screams Nashville.

If you saw this logo for the first time on a hat - whether it was someone wearing it, or on the rack in a store - and you had one guess as to what the "N' stood for, what would you guess?

To me, that's the sign of a great logo. I can't wait to see the rest of the set!

No clue if this in unpopular or not, but I think the Houston Oilers looked much better than both the Titans and the Texans.

Not unpopular with me, the NFL needs a team that uses light blue.

Titans, lions, panthers, dolphins, and chargers all use light blue, you can add the jaguars to the list too if you want

The original poster said more NFL teams need to use light blue. A list of "professional" teams shouldn't include the Dolphins and Jaguars.

A list of "professional" teams shouldn't include the Dolphins? Your insight on NFL history is amusing. Google "1972 Dolphins" and come back to play sometime.

Still pains me to see this, although, I still wish him the best.

It's where he started

Very true. In a way I found that interesting once he got on board with the Phillies organization after leaving the Cubs minor leagues.

I can only wish him the best, but still wish he was with the Cubs organization in some capacity. Although, I realize why he left.

Ryno is my favorite baseball player of all time. I was really disappointed when the Cubs hired Dale Sveum instead of him, but then I realized that is just wasn't the right time to bring Ryno to the North Side. The Cubs are/were a mess, and nothing Sandberg could have done would have changed that. Sveum was hired to fail, unfortunately so is Renteria. Hopefully the timing is right to bring Ryno back to the Cubs when they actually have a competitive team on the field.

That has to happen soon, right?

It sounds stupid to have teams call themselves "football club" when they play in a league called "Major League Soccer."

I know...I get it...you're not cool or hip unless you can throw around the proper European terminology. That's fine. Call it football, or call it soccer, whatever. Just make it consistent.

It looks like David DeJesus's stint with the Nationals may be all of two games. He played for the Cubs, got traded to the Nats -while they were playing the Cubs in Chicago (basically just switched clubhouses) and may soon be a Ray in the course of a week. All without ever having played a home game in D.C.

1. I like Pinstripes on road uniforms and wish the Twins and Rockies would bring them back. - I agree. Not a Twins or Rockies fan by any means, but I liked their road stripes much better than what they have now.

2. I loved the Rays original uniforms and devil ray cap - I think it makes an excellent alt look, but for a primary, I didn't like it. The Rays (Devil Rays) needed something that the Tampa Bay area could embrace, and the "TB" caps accomplished that. I really liked the green TB caps with the Ray on them, but IMHO they needed the "TB" on there somehow. The gradient ray itself just wasn't strong enough to stand on it's own and represent the TB area.

3. I loved the Reds in this set - Sorry, you're on your own on this one...I love the Reds new look, especially the fonts. Agree to disagree, which is what makes this fun.

4. Not uni related but I think all those retro parks are unaesthetic (The only one I like is PNC) and actually like cookie cutters

In my opinion this (Olympic Stadium), is better than this (Nationals Park).- This is the main reason why I replied to your post. I'm glad that somebody else feels this way. There is nothing I love more than old time ballparks and their quirks. If people don't "get" the green monster in Boston, a moment spent on google earth will make them quickly realize why it's there. The Polo Grounds with its >280 foul poles and 483 center field fence was as unique as you can get. Now it seems like every new stadium built has some sort of manufactured Disney-esque "quirks" to try to make it look/feel like some sort of old ballpark. It was fun when the Orioles and a couple other teams started doing it, but now that every team has a "retro ballpark," the luster is gone. I'm definitely a KC Royals homer, but I've been to 25 of the 30 MLB parks, and I still rate Kauffman in my top five. Built in 1973, It has stood the test of time and continues to be one of the best venues in MLB. It's currently the 6th oldest stadium in baseball, and completely symmetrical due to being built in the 70's, but I'd put it up against any "retro" ballpark built since.

This page is the perfect example of why I can't stand college sports. It's a mess.

Championship rings, watches and related commemorative items are the only gifts which a university, bowl game, or similar entity can give to participants without risking sanctions under NCAA rules, and even in those cases the amount which can be spent on them is severely regulated.

The proliferation in rings stems, at least in part, due to guilt on the part of universities, boosters and so forth who understand they're making millions for their respective schools but without compensating the kids directly. Throwing them a bone, if you will... with a wink and a smile saying, "There's nothing preventing you from selling these once your NCAA eligibility period ends."

Which, is precisely why people have a problem with tOSU getting rings when they're on probation - since that's the reason why they're on probation in the first place.

I don't care about the color of facemasks on football helmets. They could all be gray for all I care. It makes absolutely no difference to me.

I LOVE high-crowned, flat-brimmed caps. I'm in the majority in the real world, but by FAR in the minority on this board. I have a gigantic head (size 8), anything else looks absurd on me.

As a fellow size-8er, I can assure you that the high-crowned, flat brimmed caps look absurd on you too. You may not be ready to admit it, but ask anyone who sees you wear one for their honest opinion and you'll soon realize the truth. 5950's just weren't made for people like us.