SilverBullet1929 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 15 minutes ago, Silent Wind of Doom said: The Marlins were decried in their last decade in Miami Gardens for drowning all other colors in black and Loria's strange obsession with adding orange (a color locals considered better suited for Central Florida). The rebrand doubled down on both of these, made a beloved feature of their identity a strange-lined swoosh that causes most concepts for the team start with "The first thing I did was fix the Marlin. They said they'd go colorful, and then cut most of the color in their first season, if it even saw the field, instead focusing on almost entirely wearing black. That's why people are unhappy with the rebrand. Without disagreeing with this, you're speaking from the stance of uniform and logo buffs like us. The general public doesn't care that the Marlins use too much black, the Miami Heat use black and people here love it and nobody minded the Marlins using black before this rebrand either. People also don't hate the use of orange, they just prefer teal because it's what the Marlins embraced for a time and it's the recognizable color of the team before 2012. Also the Dolphins and the Hurricanes use orange down here as well. And the team not being as colorful as they said they'd be is not why people down here don't like the look as most here were shocked that the logo was so colorful and were fearing a rainbow uniform set. While you and I would love if they went with more blue than black if you asked the general population down here in South Florida they'd be skeptical of the thought of the team using even more colors. With that said, I believe we're giving two different sides of the same debate (uniform lovers vs South Florida sports fans)... and my only original point was that for all the shock it caused at the time of its unveiling, the Marlins rebrand is not as extreme as many made it out to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco1997 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 White Sox wearing their '83 throwbacks today, and some players are wearing matching Stance socks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upperV03 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 5 minutes ago, coco1997 said: White Sox wearing their '83 throwbacks today, and some players are wearing matching Stance socks. Although those socks aren't consistent with what was actually worn in '83, they look pretty sharp. The four thin navy stripes towards the top are unnecessary, but I love how the w/r/b/r/w stripe is consistent with the chest and sleeve striping on the jerseys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet1929 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 As weird as the Stance socks are, they fit with the equally weird 83 White Sox uniforms. Although once the 83 uniforms are paired with stance socks they kinda are no longer throwbacks and are just "2017 alternate uniforms in the 83 style." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upperV03 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 The Astros are wearing their other team-specific socks today with their Sunday alt jerseys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet1929 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 So one week down for the 2017 Brewers and they were all home games. They wore the navy and gold M wheat uniforms, either the whites or the navy alt top, all week and Saturday night. They wore the royal blue retro ball in glove uniforms on Friday and on Sunday they wore the navy and yellow updated ball in glove look. As much of a mess as they still are, and I know it's only one week down, if they were to stick to this schedule I'd appreciate it. Be your primary look most home games, do the full on retro look on Fridays consistently and keep the navy ball in glove as a Sunday only thing and that's cool with me. They could go ahead screw it up any day now but let's see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upperV03 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 26 minutes ago, SilverBullet1929 said: So one week down for the 2017 Brewers and they were all home games. They wore the navy and gold M wheat uniforms, either the whites or the navy alt top, all week and Saturday night. They wore the royal blue retro ball in glove uniforms on Friday and on Sunday they wore the navy and yellow updated ball in glove look. As much of a mess as they still are, and I know it's only one week down, if they were to stick to this schedule I'd appreciate it. Be your primary look most home games, do the full on retro look on Fridays consistently and keep the navy ball in glove as a Sunday only thing and that's cool with me. They could go ahead screw it up any day now but let's see. Also, it looks like the Brewers' second team-specific Stance socks follow the same design as the regular ones, except with the gold swapped out for yellow and the regular logo swapped out for the ball in glove. This isn't the best look but you can kind of see them here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsaline97 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Not sure if this has been mentioned, or if there's other guys doing this, but Adrian Gonzales has a faux-button up jersey today: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Is it really faux? Or is it just sewn shut? The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsaline97 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 1 hour ago, Gothamite said: Is it really faux? Or is it just sewn shut? I guess just sewn shut, but either way not the standard button front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Is it possible that it's velcroed all the way down? Jerseys used to have a velcro patch to keep the split wordmark tight, but I don't know if they do that anymore. I think the Dodgers have nearly perfect uniforms...just wish they had a better sleeve patch or just removed it. Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsaline97 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 5 minutes ago, WSU151 said: Is it possible that it's velcroed all the way down? Jerseys used to have a velcro patch to keep the split wordmark tight, but I don't know if they do that anymore. I think the Dodgers have nearly perfect uniforms...just wish they had a better sleeve patch or just removed it. Interesting, how recent was this? Never heard of velcro being used. The Dodgers were pretty much set until they added that pointless road alternate, it's pretty unnecessary to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 9 minutes ago, dsaline97 said: Interesting, how recent was this? Never heard of velcro being used. The Dodgers were pretty much set until they added that pointless road alternate, it's pretty unnecessary to me. Late 90s, mid-2000s I think. This was best example on a quick search, and it's really hard to see...but if you look at the Y, in between the piping, you'll see rectangular stitching, which is where the velcro comes together. This is kind of better (just coincidence that both are of Leiter) Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upperV03 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 A couple more looks at the Brewers' ball in glove socks: Also, another look at the Astros' tequila sunrise socks: Lastly, I've gotta say that the A's socks continue to be my favorite of the lot. Love the split yellow/green and they look really nice with all of their uniforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 19 minutes ago, upperV03 said: A couple more looks at the Brewers' ball in glove socks: Still can't get that ing logo right. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Around the Horn Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 That whole tequila sunrise uniform looks fantastic with those socks! My only gripe with the Brewers and A's socks is that the striping patterns do not match any portion of the existing uniform and results in them clashing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sec19Row53 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 4 hours ago, SilverBullet1929 said: So one week down for the 2017 Brewers and they were all home games. They wore the navy and gold M wheat uniforms, either the whites or the navy alt top, all week and Saturday night. They wore the royal blue retro ball in glove uniforms on Friday and on Sunday they wore the navy and yellow updated ball in glove look. As much of a mess as they still are, and I know it's only one week down, if they were to stick to this schedule I'd appreciate it. Be your primary look most home games, do the full on retro look on Fridays consistently and keep the navy ball in glove as a Sunday only thing and that's cool with me. They could go ahead screw it up any day now but let's see. How about not wearing a jersey that reads "Milwaukee" when you're at home? That just strikes me as wrong. 3 games I attended this week. 0-3. Ugh. It's where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 41 minutes ago, upperV03 said: A couple more looks at the Brewers' ball in glove socks: Also, another look at the Astros' tequila sunrise socks: Lastly, I've gotta say that the A's socks continue to be my favorite of the lot. Love the split yellow/green and they look really nice with all of their uniforms. As much as I love stirrups and consider them to represent the ideal look, if this current sock business catches on and leads to the end of pajama pants, I'll consider it a win, despite the flaws in many of the socks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upperV03 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Good look at how the Phillies' liberty bell socks look on the field now that they're Stance: And also a good look at the Nationals' second team-specific design on the field: Shifting to Pittsburgh, the Pirates broke out their throwback Sunday alts for the first time this season. Some of the players wore the black, yellow, and white striped Stance socks which, while not technically a team-specific design, are obviously tailored really well to their color scheme. The striping on the socks actually went pretty well with the throwbacks, although it's too bad the white stripe couldn't sit right on top of the yellow stripe so it better matched the cuff and waist stripes. From that same game, at least one Pirate player was still wearing the old striped socks that the team wore last season: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighCheese Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 8 hours ago, dsaline97 said: Interesting, how recent was this? Never heard of velcro being used. The Dodgers were pretty much set until they added that pointless road alternate, it's pretty unnecessary to me. Its pretty much the primary. Every year they wear it more and more. Im oretty sure the past three postseasons, maybe four, theyve worn them exclusively. And unlike years past, they started the season wearing the "alts" on the road also in spring they wore the grey "alt" pants (no piping) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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