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They're not even the only Brewers farm club who gets it...



...hell, even teams outside of baseball get it...



I get that the 1982 fauxbacks and the BiG aren't everyone's cup of tea.  But it's a distinctive look that's instantly recognizable as "BREWERS," and it happened completely organically.  The organization stuck with the current look for almost 20 years now... not only did it lose, it seems to lose a little more each year.  Why are they still fighting it?

I know powder blue is a divisive issue, but I feel like the Brewers were one of the few teams who actuly pulled it off.

I'd put the Royals and Phillies in that category too.

Since the Timber Rattlers have gone all in on marketing themselves as a Brewers affiliate, maybe an identity refresh as the Wisconsin Micro Brews is in order?

Not like everything about their current identity wouldn't lead you to believe they're a Diamondbacks club.

If they were to adopt this permanently, they should affiliate with the Brewers.

3 hours ago, Sodboy13 said:

The Chicago Dogs, as part of their "Wiener Wednesdays" promotion, will wear alternate "WIENERS" uniforms.

 

https://thechicagodogs.com/promotions/

 

People of Franklin, do not name your team after a walking fart.

Franklin is about the only municipality in Milwaukee County that you don't automatically free associate with something or someone the way you do with West Allis and State Fair, South Milwaukee and The Crusher, Oak Creek and John Matuszak, etc.  It may as well be known as one giant walking fart. 

That said, I'm still rooting for Barn Owls.

On 5/3/2018 at 8:50 PM, WissX said:

Posession of this logo should result in immitate disporval from parents. 

 

 

That was my knee jerk reaction at first.  But the more I thought about it, the navy ties them in with the entire history of Milwaukee baseball; from the original Brewers, to the AA Brewers, to the Braves.  The Brewers are now the NL Central's only predominantly navy team.  And navy would also go better with cream, which I want the Brewers to add to their color palette.

Don't get me wrong... I'd still be more than happy if we got wholesale button down versions of 1982 as a rebrand.  But I'm just not as against the navy recolor like I was at first.

War Pigs, Barn Owls, and Haymakers are definitely the "least bad" of this bag of turds.  Broilers and Bovines could maybe work too depending on where they go with it.

But this is southern Milwaukee County, so lets not fool ourselves into thinking anything but Crop Dusters is gonna win.  Have you ever been around Polish people?  This is the land of John Matuszak and The Crusher.

1 hour ago, MBurmy said:

Name-the-team contest in MKE down to final 10:

• Crop Dusters
• Cheesers
• Farmhands
• Haymakers
• Broilers
• Barn Owls
• Cow Tippers
• Bovines
• Milk Men
• War Pigs

Milk Men was actually the name I submitted...because of all the logo, mascot, uniform and promo possibilities.

 

Good god, this is legit?  I can't honestly think of a better microcosm for the difference in mentality between Chicago's suburbs and Milwaukee's suburbs than the American Association.

The team from Rosemont, IL is shoehorning the civic flag of another municipality into every single aspect of their identity.  Then you have the team that will be playing in Wisconsin's most populated county adopting an identity that suggests they play in the middle of nowhere.

I was hoping that with this being the American Association and all, we might get an identity that hearkens back to Milwaukee's history with the original AA.  Instead we seem primed to get a team named after a fart joke.

This was announced a few months ago, but appears to have flown under the radar.

A new ballpark being built in southwestern Milwaukee County will be home to UWM baseball and an American Association franchise.

I don't know if the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers trademarked that Wisconsin Brats identity.  Nor am I a huge fan of this food-centric trend of minor league nicknames.  But can you imagine a more natural rival for a team called the Chicago Dogs?