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That moniker is an embarrassment to the city and the fans....

Riddle me this:

Are more and more minor league jerseys using sublimated graphics as opposed to traditional tackle twill/stitches/sewn on letters and patches? 

Or is it an illusion due to using lighter weight materials and lighting?

25 patch for the New Orleans baseball club.  Note the absence of baby Finster.  Hopefully, this may lead to the removal of that ridiculous logo and name and perhaps they will consider a more palatable moniker like the King Cakes...

Yeah...I do believe there will be even more backlash to that ridiculous, embarrassing name come April.  

I'm hoping, in the end, they just stick with the NOLA jersey and the N.O. cap....

Because, asking professional ball players to wear "BabyCakes" across their chest can't possibly go over well.  

Gee... an independent team can come up with a far better identity and logo than a AAA team (see New Orleans)....

They're hoping at least one catches on so they can justify this abomination...

I miss the dry, tough McKenzies King Cakes....

Think of it as a glorified cinnamon roll... with lots and lots of sugar on top...

And, now they often fill it with cream cheese or fruit filling.

They're actually quite tasty.  They used to be a real treat when you could only get them around Mardi Gras.  Now, you can get them year round.  An

d in different colors to match the seasons...

What we have here is an outside company asking everyone outside of New Orleans what they think New Orleans is all about.  They, they look for the most stereotypical elements of New Orleans and decided that is what New Orleans is all about.  Not the people; not the food; not the culture; not the history.  But, rather, Mardi Gras.  And then, those outsiders ran with it.  They said they had focus groups with ticket holders and the community. I call shenanigans! There's 10K social media posts out there saying otherwise.  And, now the people from San Diego and Cuba and South Carolina are all saying this is New Orleans.  Take it from someone born and raised in the French Quarter: it ain't....

But, I'll point out some positives:

The NOLA jersey with the king cake as the "O" is inventive.

The New Orleans wordmark on the away jersey is really nice, except they put those damn stereotypical beads on it, thus making it look like crap.

THE BEST PART of the new identity:  The return of the Pelicans moniker.  They should have been called the Pelicans from day one (but, Tom Benson is a vengeful and greedy old man).

Well, in Louisiana, when we boil the crawfish, we throw in sausage and corn and whole garlic and mushroom and potatoes.... oh, and crawfish... 

I don;t see that done as much with shrimps and crabs, but why not?

Every time I see a new minor league name and logo, I hear Janice from Friends:

Oh...

My...

God....

(yeah, I'm dating myself here, but you millennials can catch up with the reruns)

Husband: Honey, I'm off to see the Baby Cakes...
*frying pan to the face*

Wife:  And just who the hell is Baby Cakes?

It won't be the Pelicans... Tom Benson bought those rights 25 years ago and would never give it up.  And, that's a shame. because the city had a Pelicans baseball team for some 75 years, and is the perfect baseball moniker.

And, it won;t be the Nutria.  We all love Boudreaux as a physical mascot, but not as the name of the team.

It'll no doubt be very regional. But, I hope it's not a "singular" name like Jazz or Brass or Funk or Krewe or Gumbo.  And I pray they don;t use purple/gold/green as their color scheme.

I would like to see them use the St. Charles Avenue streetcars.  Use olive/dark green and maroon as their colors, and the same number font that is used on the streetcars.  Throw a baseball in place of the headlight, or the wheels.  Maybe incorporate the tracks as piping or something.

Just a thought...

Friend posted this on Facebook. Apparently China did well this Christmas...

Looking at this picture, if they were all "authentic" all six jerseys together would have cost $2,400 at $400 a piece. If they were the "premeir" jerseys they would have cost $1,200 at $200 a piece. Sadly they are all fakes and it probably cost $300 at $50 a piece. THATS THE PROBLEM! People don't care if they are real or not. It cost them significantly less.

...and I bet this family is happy to have those jerseys...

Just a show of hands: how many of you have wives or girlfriends with fake Coach or Gucci or *insert designer fashion name here* purses? If they do, do you call them criminal or immoral? Or are you glad they spent $25 for a purse rather than $500?

as someone with a history degree, LogoDude and LightsOut both have points that are valid, and very easy to argue without a solid answer. End of argument, please.

my point in bringing up the founding fathers argument, is that breaking the law can be seen as a noble thing if the law-breaker firmly believes that they are supporting a greater good. The founding fathers committed treason in order to create this country. Is refusing to pay the markup for Reebok and whatever sports league and so purchasing an illegal counterfeit jersey an act of justifiable defiance? I'm not saying that it is, but I am certain that some, perhaps many, will.

I brought that up because of the large amount of people citing illegalities as the primary reason not to buy one, and they had little resistance to that argument. Sometimes, laws are wrong, or at least shouldn't exist. For anyone who wants to take up that idea and run with it, be my guest.

Also, for the sake of argument, to anybody (and I'm not citing anybody, I haven't even reread the thread to see if anybody acted this way) who sees themselves as a moral role model, following the letter of the law and refusing to break it, have you ever gone over a speed limit? run a yellow light and had it turn red in the intersection? Got a ticket? They're all laws on the books, and not very obscure ones. People who live in glass houses should never throw stones.

This is good argument and discussion. Let's keep it up

He wins the legal argument... now it's just a matter of morals and your conscience...

So, I have a whole lotta jerseys. But, I wanted to show three here. One is authentic; one is fake; the other I'm not really sure given the price paid for it. I'm curious, just from these pictures, who can tell the difference...

From a distance, I think it's rather hard to tell. Get up close (or enlarge the photo) and the fake is obvious. Two of these jerseys cost $40, the other $85 (on sale). But, can you tell me which is which...?

Yeah the Pats is the biggest fake of them all. Someone mentioned about the tail on the Twins script, but the shirt looks folded over on that part, so might wanna re-examine that.

Huh.. well shows you what I know. The Twins one is fake. And, apparently the Patriots one is too, but I was never sure; the fact that it had actual patches that were sewn on and not a graphic that was actually "embroidered" onto the jersey made me optimistic (see what happens when you go shopping at yard sales). The Indians is authentic.

Thanks for playing...

So, I have a whole lotta jerseys. But, I wanted to show three here. One is authentic; one is fake; the other I'm not really sure given the price paid for it. I'm curious, just from these pictures, who can tell the difference...

From a distance, I think it's rather hard to tell. Get up close (or enlarge the photo) and the fake is obvious. Two of these jerseys cost $40, the other $85 (on sale). But, can you tell me which is which...?

Just an observation...

Saints play Vikings here in town tonight. Thousands of people lining the streets; hundreds wearing jersey. So, I decided to take a count on my 10 block walk through the Quarter to the bank. Now, keep in mind, this is an unscientific poll, but I do consider myself pretty certain when it comes to spotting authentic jerseys to replicas and/or fakes.

I counted 66 jerseys with sewn on numbers/letters. Of those 66, I am quite certain only 2 were authentics. The rest were not authentic, nor premier (I did not count the screen printed replicas).

So, I think it might be safe to say most people don;t care if their jersey is authentic or a replica/fake. They just want something that closely resembles the on field jersey, and at what they (the consumer) deems a reasonable price. Again, just an observation...