MLB Changes 2015

[Ray Lankford]

I don't understand why so many people are comparing the Padre switching to navy and yellow to the Rays. They wear a tiny drop of yellow on their jersey, one that you can't really make out from more than ten feet away.

Yes. Yellow is technically one of the Rays' colors, but only as much as royal blue is one of the Blackhawks' colors. Either way, setting aside the fact that this team should wear brown and this would be another failed rebrand, it makes no sense because they would be copying the Chargers. Not only does it make you look like the little brother, but nobody wants the Chargers wearing those colors to begin with!

Personally, I like the idea of city colors.

[TheOldRoman]

I don't understand why so many people are comparing the Padre switching to navy and yellow to the Rays. They wear a tiny drop of yellow on their jersey, one that you can't really make out from more than ten feet away.

Yes. Yellow is technically one of the Rays' colors, but only as much as royal blue is one of the Blackhawks' colors. Either way, setting aside the fact that this team should wear brown and this would be another failed rebrand, it makes no sense because they would be copying the Chargers. Not only does it make you look like the little brother, but nobody wants the Chargers wearing those colors to begin with!

Personally, I like the idea of city colors.

But they'd be colors the fans hated for both teams. Even setting aside the fact that the Padres should be in brown, the fans vocally hate the current Chargers' colors. They want the Chargers wearing Columbia blue and yellow (no navy), and the Padres wearing brown and something else. It seems like a poor idea to jump in second banana on a color scheme when your team is established, but even more so when it's a scheme nobody wants to begin with.

[bosrs1]

It was obvious by the fact that they were announcing it already that it wasn't going to be brown, but the fact that we're going to get ANOTHER Padres color scheme with goddamn navy in it is beyond frustrating.

Well on the plus side they've already told us that a brown alt is coming back in 2016 (and with yellow as a secondary color no doubt if Navy and Yellow is the primary). So at least brown lovers will have something to be happy about. Meanwhile blue lovers like myself still have something too, even if I'm confused as to why they'd go blue/yellow when blue/orange with the pinstripes was still the best the Pads have ever worn.

If you're a blue lover, you have over half the damn league to cheer for. Meanwhile all brown lovers (AKA people who don't think every team in sports should look the damn same) have one horrific team with now horrific uniforms (the Browns) to be "happy" about.

F*** some half-assed brown alternate, wearing your true colors only a couple of times a year is still atrocious. Also I don't care how much people love that '98 team or how close Tony Gwynn was to .400 in the strike year, the navy and orange Padres suck, we already have two teams with that color scheme, how many more do we honest to God need?

Problem is many don't see them as their "true colors". The Padres were wearing blue for decades before they moved up to MLB, and they've worn blue now longer at the MLB level than they wore brown. Blue IS their true color. Brown was ugly and was the featured color of some absolutely atrocious on field teams (wearing what were some of the most atrocious uniforms in MLB history (namely '72-'73 and '78-'84)).

There's a reason people in charge and reportedly the majority of Padres fans, favor blue. It's better looking. Do other teams wear it, sure, but that's not a reason to switch to what has most often been an ugly ass color scheme historically. If brown were so nice, other teams would be clamoring to switch to it.

I don't understand why so many people are comparing the Padre switching to navy and yellow to the Rays. They wear a tiny drop of yellow on their jersey, one that you can't really make out from more than ten feet away.

Yes. Yellow is technically one of the Rays' colors, but only as much as royal blue is one of the Blackhawks' colors. Either way, setting aside the fact that this team should wear brown and this would be another failed rebrand, it makes no sense because they would be copying the Chargers. Not only does it make you look like the little brother, but nobody wants the Chargers wearing those colors to begin with!

That assumes of course the Chargers are around next year in San Diego which is a questionable proposition at best right now. And "nobody" must not be in San Diego, because I've never heard any Chargers fan or San Diego resident complain about the bolts powder, yellow, navy color scheme. In fact quite the opposite so not sure what you're talking about there. You're literally the first person I've ever heard say the Chargers shouldn't be wearing their current colors.

And on top of that, Navy and Yellow is the California color scheme, so it has that going for it too.

[Ray Lankford]

I don't understand why so many people are comparing the Padre switching to navy and yellow to the Rays. They wear a tiny drop of yellow on their jersey, one that you can't really make out from more than ten feet away.

Yes. Yellow is technically one of the Rays' colors, but only as much as royal blue is one of the Blackhawks' colors. Either way, setting aside the fact that this team should wear brown and this would be another failed rebrand, it makes no sense because they would be copying the Chargers. Not only does it make you look like the little brother, but nobody wants the Chargers wearing those colors to begin with!

Personally, I like the idea of city colors.

But they'd be colors the fans hated for both teams. Even setting aside the fact that the Padres should be in brown, the fans vocally hate the current Chargers' colors. They want the Chargers wearing Columbia blue and yellow (no navy), and the Padres wearing brown and something else. It seems like a poor idea to jump in second banana on a color scheme when your team is established, but even more so when it's a scheme nobody wants to begin with.

As a Chargers fan, I really don't know what you're talking about. If nothing else, most people would prefer powder blue over Columbia blue.

[Ray Lankford]

What I find really interesting is that the Padres have apparently introduced a new color scheme but are continuing to use an old font and cap logo.

Are they going to rebrand or are they just going to recolor again?

[Dynasty]

I'll be the one to say that I actually like the All-Star logo. Yes, I also would've preferred if they went with brown, but I'm not going to let that ruin the aspect of the logo.

[bosrs1]

What I find really interesting is that the Padres have apparently introduced a new color scheme but are continuing to use an old font and cap logo.

Are they going to rebrand or are they just going to recolor again?

Not sure what you see as the difference between a pretty extensive recoloring and a 'rebrand'. I mean for all we know the wordmarks, etc... will be changing in 2016. That said I wouldn't expect the SD would be changing. It's been more or less constant since 1985 and is the one thing that has remained the same since then. Even if they were to completely change back to brown with the 80's style word marks I wouldn't expect you'd see much of a change to the SD.

[TheOldRoman]

I don't understand why so many people are comparing the Padre switching to navy and yellow to the Rays. They wear a tiny drop of yellow on their jersey, one that you can't really make out from more than ten feet away.

Yes. Yellow is technically one of the Rays' colors, but only as much as royal blue is one of the Blackhawks' colors. Either way, setting aside the fact that this team should wear brown and this would be another failed rebrand, it makes no sense because they would be copying the Chargers. Not only does it make you look like the little brother, but nobody wants the Chargers wearing those colors to begin with!

Personally, I like the idea of city colors.

But they'd be colors the fans hated for both teams. Even setting aside the fact that the Padres should be in brown, the fans vocally hate the current Chargers' colors. They want the Chargers wearing Columbia blue and yellow (no navy), and the Padres wearing brown and something else. It seems like a poor idea to jump in second banana on a color scheme when your team is established, but even more so when it's a scheme nobody wants to begin with.

As a Chargers fan, I really don't know what you're talking about. If nothing else, most people would prefer powder blue over Columbia blue.

Okay, I supposed I meant "non-specific light blue" rather than Columbia. I've read many places that that Chargers fans wanted something based off of the early '60s sets, with light blue as the primary. I thought they liked the current alternates only to the extent of "it's the best we're getting with the current set." Do fans actually like the inclusion of navy? Do any of the people in the stands in light blue jerseys pair them with navy hats or jackets?

[Ray Lankford]

What I find really interesting is that the Padres have apparently introduced a new color scheme but are continuing to use an old font and cap logo.

Are they going to rebrand or are they just going to recolor again?

Not sure what you see as the difference between a pretty extensive recoloring and a 'rebrand'. I mean for all we know the wordmarks, etc... will be changing in 2016. That said I wouldn't expect the SD would be changing. It's been more or less constant since 1985 and is the one thing that has remained the same since then. Even if they were to completely change back to brown with the 80's style word marks I wouldn't expect you'd see much of a change to the SD.

I meant that it's white on blue, or a darker version of what the Dodgers have. That seems to be the real sticking for most Padres fans, as I've personally gathered. I think the Bring Back the Brown campaign gained a lot of stream when the Padres started dressing like their closest division rival.

And I would classify what the Padres did in 2004 as a rebrand, even though the basic concept was the same.

[TheOldRoman]

And on top of that, Navy and Yellow is the California color scheme, so it has that going for it too.

That's irrelevant. It's crap like the Bills did in 2002, throwing a bunch of colors together with each supposedly pay homage to a different thing. If you're leaving navy because of the California colors, you might as well be all-American and throw in red. It's cluttered and the colors don't work that well together in a practical way on a sports uniform.

[bosrs1]

And on top of that, Navy and Yellow is the California color scheme, so it has that going for it too.

That's irrelevant. It's crap like the Bills did in 2002, throwing a bunch of colors together with each supposedly pay homage to a different thing. If you're leaving navy because of the California colors, you might as well be all-American and throw in red. It's cluttered and the colors don't work that well together in a practical way on a sports uniform.

Tell that to the Warriors, Chargers, and every school in the UC system including UCLA and Cal. Seems to work well for all of them.

[bosrs1]

I meant that it's white on blue, or a darker version of what the Dodgers have. That seems to be the real sticking for most Padres fans, as I've personally gathered. I think the Bring Back the Brown campaign gained a lot of stream when the Padres started dressing like their closest division rival.

Guess I just haven't seen it. I did hear some people bemoan the loss of the sand SD away cap. But I've never heard anyone complain about the white on navy SD specifically. I do hear overall occasionally complaint that the Pads look too much like the Dodgers but I don't think that complaint is leveled specifically at the current cap so much as it is the overall reduction of sand (to the point the Pads don't have a real secondary color).

That said it's a complaint I only partially understand as I've never mixed up Navy and Royal blue before.

[TheOldRoman]

And on top of that, Navy and Yellow is the California color scheme, so it has that going for it too.

That's irrelevant. It's crap like the Bills did in 2002, throwing a bunch of colors together with each supposedly pay homage to a different thing. If you're leaving navy because of the California colors, you might as well be all-American and throw in red. It's cluttered and the colors don't work that well together in a practical way on a sports uniform.

Tell that to the Warriors, Chargers, and every school in the UC system including UCLA and Cal. Seems to work well for all of them.

No, I meant light blue, navy and yellow don't all work together.

[Ray Lankford]

The article on the logo on the Padres website contains the following paragraph:

The logo features the Padres' blue and gold colors, along with battleship grey, reflecting the city's rich naval tradition. Sunshine yellow and and sky blue, as well as palm leaves, also depict San Diego's sunny weather.

Sounds like the colors are going to be blue and gold with some grey and that sky blue is just part of the ASG logo.

[CubsFanBudMan]

The Padres don't have gold, though...

[bosrs1]

The Padres don't have gold, though...

They will apparently. That is a bit of a spoiler they let leak there beyond even having the yellow in the ASG logo. Do you have the exact place you found it?

[Sport]

If they switch to yellow with navy* instead of yellow with brown I will be furious. Stop with the half measures. Just do the right thing and go back to brown and yellow.

*it would be an improvement over the current color set and there's no navy and yellow teams in MLB and San Diego sports history has a history of using navy and yellow, but still.

[bosrs1]

If they switch to yellow with navy* instead of yellow with brown I will be furious. Stop with the half measures. Just do the right thing and go back to brown and yellow.

*it would be an improvement over the current color set and there's no navy and yellow teams in MLB and San Diego sports history has a history of using navy and yellow, but still.

They don't want to go brown and don't think it's the right thing. They claim the bulk of their fans don't want to go brown either. Yellow is an odd choice as a navy compliment at first glance, but at least it has the virtue of being relatively unique, and it allows them to better integrate the alt brown uni they're introducing next year with the rest of the uniform set. In essence it gives them a way to make everyone a little happy both the navy and brown lovers, while also having a somewhat unified uniform set rather than a random "throwback" out there like they do this year.

In many ways I'm not sure they could have made a better decision other than maybe going navy and orange primary with a brown and orange alt. But I'll take this as a consolation (and frankly as mentioned navy and yellow is more unique than navy and orange).

[CubsFanBudMan]

The Padres don't have gold, though...

They will apparently. That is a bit of a spoiler they let leak there beyond even having the yellow in the ASG logo. Do you have the exact place you found it?

Indeed. "Our Padres gold" for a team that wears navy, white and a pinch of sand.

It will further differentiate them from the team that wears navy and (metallic) gold, but it's another disappointing step in a long line of them. And to think they are wearing brown this year... strangely enough, with orange.

However, if they go powder-gold with navy trim, they might have something there. I remember when the Chargers powder craze returned for a game in 2000, but they chose not to capitalize immediately.

A few years later the Nuggets were smart enough to take that color scheme as their own (speaking of slowly dismantled looks with every tweak).

With the Chargers eyeing L.A., the Padres could fill at least the color void that the San Diego NFL team never fully recommitted to.

[TBGKon]

There's been quiet rumors that the Rays may emphasize columbia blue more very soon, so if that does occur I have no issue with SD going the navy/gold route as the Rays will have emphasized a different scheme.