Ray Lankford Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 6 hours ago, the admiral said: "Remember what we wore in every single game when we won the pennant? We're never wearing that again." It's a good thing they didn't win the World Series then (not that winning a World Series wearing a racist hat is a reason to continue wearing it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet1929 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 1 hour ago, Ray Lankford said: It's a good thing they didn't win the World Series then (not that winning a World Series wearing a racist hat is a reason to continue wearing it). To them it would have been. Remember the Indians social media saying they had won so many games with the navy alt so it would continue to be worn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 I mean, why not just put a block C on a navy-crown-red-bill cap so you can keep the overall look? The red C cap is terrible. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Lankford Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Isn't it too late to come out with another hat? Hopefully they're buying time until they can come up with a more permanent solution (like a name change). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjd77 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 4 hours ago, Gothamite said: Step in the right direction, although pairing the blue alts with their red caps isn't great. I'm not sure if the Wahoo hats are done completely or not. For now the sleeve patches will remain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DouglasQuaid Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 I hope they never get rid of Chief Wahoo. I love the logo and Im not even an Indians fan! Also the Twins should bring back the M cap as an alternate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 On 12/11/2016 at 10:20 AM, BringBackTheVet said: Either way, I prefer their caps with the old-English B better. Even a white-paneled cap with a block orange B would be preferable IMO. . . . except it appears that it was never actually worn as a game cap. At most, it might have been a batting helmet, but I don't think that's clear either. On 12/11/2016 at 2:55 PM, WSU151 said: Cartoon bird would be a better alternate hat than "O's". Anything is better than the O's cap. On 12/11/2016 at 9:30 PM, Gothamite said: This is my favorite Orioles cap logo. See above. I just quoted this post to show the picture. It is a great looking hat. However, as noted above, it apparently only exists now because Buck Showalter took a liking to it, not because it was previously used as a game hat. 20 hours ago, Ben in LA said: Didn't Baltimore have the white panel cap first though? That is correct . . . but the Expos and Braves had one before the Orioles. Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 52 minutes ago, mjd77 said: I'm not sure if the Wahoo hats are done completely or not. For now the sleeve patches will remain. No, Wahoo's not yet gone. But this is one less instance in which they will wear the caps. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltjets21 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 I do not understand why they cant wear the navy block C hat. Don't they still wear that with their road greys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 7 minutes ago, leopard88 said: . . . except it appears that it was never actually worn as a game cap. At most, it might have been a batting helmet, but I don't think that's clear either. You're right. It wasn't ever used on a cap, but it was featured on the Orioles' batting helmets in 1955. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1409 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 13 hours ago, mjd77 said: A little less Wahoo next year. The red block "C" cap will be worn with the blue alternates next season. What the hell Indians. The red cap is a :censored:ing eyesore and will look like absolute :censored: with the navy alts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 2 minutes ago, jp1409 said: What the hell Indians. The red cap is a :censored:ing eyesore and will look like absolute with the navy alts... Yes, it will. Uni Watch posted this photoshop mockup: The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1409 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 3 minutes ago, Gothamite said: Yes, it will. Uni Watch posted this photoshop mockup: A total cluster:censored:. What a way to ruin a great looking jersey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet1929 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Why do the Indians have gray piping on that navy jersey if the outline on the wordmark is white? Whatever color it is, it should be the same for both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Akronite- Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 I don't like us in red caps, but I'll take it to continue downgrading Wahoo. I wonder if they have anybody working on a new logo since people don't seem satisfied with the block C. Why not start using the cursive I again? In fact, what I'd really like is a logo that intersects the cursive I with the block C to jazz it up a bit. Plus, such an identity could create a necessary precedent for the way they mix the block C caps with the cursive scripts Indians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 8 minutes ago, -Akronite- said: I don't like us in red caps, but I'll take it to continue downgrading Wahoo. I wonder if they have anybody working on a new logo since people don't seem satisfied with the block C. Why not start using the cursive I again? In fact, what I'd really like is a logo that intersects the cursive I with the block C to jazz it up a bit. Plus, such an identity could create a necessary precedent for the way they mix the block C caps with the cursive scripts Indians. Why they just don't take Wahoo to the woodshed and end him is beyond me. They're clearly not happy with him and want him gone, so just do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroywen Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 I hate those red caps so much - they also looked terrible with the cream fauxback uniforms. They just don't fit the rest of the Indians' identity at all. The Indians are long overdue for rolling out a new cap logo that isn't Wahoo, and isn't the plain block C without any outline. I've wondered what it would look like if they revived the old "Cleveland" script on the roads, and used the "C" from that as their cap logo. If I had my way, they'd go back to their 1994 set, just without any Wahoos. Ditch the sleeve patch and change the cap logo, and otherwise, that 1994 set would be the best they've ever looked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroywen Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 6 minutes ago, bosrs1 said: Why they just don't take Wahoo to the woodshed and end him is beyond me. They're clearly not happy with him and want him gone, so just do it. I'm guessing they're afraid of a potential fan backlash from those attached to Wahoo, and are taking this half-assed approach as a result. I'm sure the intention is to satisfy everyone by not using Wahoo as a primary, but keeping it around as a sleeve patch and (more than) occasional cap logo, but the reality is that they're satisfying no one right now. Those of us who find the logo offensive will obvious not be satisfied until it is completely eliminated (racist caricatures do not suddenly become okay in small doses), while those who love the Wahoo logo obviously want to see it as the Tribe's primary logo. They'd be smart to weather the initial, short-lived fan backlash to eliminating Wahoo, which would likely disappear after a season, rather than have this absurd controversy following them around for as long as the logo is still in use. The only way to make the controversy go away is to get rid of Wahoo, and commit to that decision even after the initial backlash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 9 minutes ago, bosrs1 said: Why they just don't take Wahoo to the woodshed and end him is beyond me. They're clearly not happy with him and want him gone, so just do it. I don't think that's clear at all. If the team wanted him gone, they wouldn't have worn him in every game of the World Series. MLB wants him gone, but I do not think we can say with any certainty that the club does. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 4 minutes ago, Gothamite said: I don't think that's clear at all. If the team wanted him gone, they wouldn't have worn him in every game of the World Series. MLB wants him gone, but I do not think we can say with any certainty that the club does. It's almost teetering towards Padres/Brewers level of "Well we sort of want it, but some in the front office don't like it, but we don't want to change, but we need something else, but the fans like it...sooo....." Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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