MLB Changes 2017

[Ray Lankford 1,297]

It's amazing how aggressive baseball teams are with their own fans who don't like their crappy jerseys. 

[dsaline97 635]

9 hours ago, Bmac said:

Speaking of the Rockies, have we already discussed the fact that they changed their caps for 2017? They're using a much lighter shade of purple now.

Pics? I haven't seen this yet. 

[csura999 432]

The Rockies' caps for 2017 do look a bit lighter on Lids' website:

https://www.lids.com/colorado-rockies-new-era-mlb-authentic-collection-59fifty-cap/20905558

 

Also, a new cap for the D-Backs?

https://www.lids.com/arizona-diamondbacks-new-era-mlb-authentic-collection-59fifty-cap/20905535

[Bmac 824]

Yes, the Diamondbacks made their BP cap a full time alternate.

[Gothamite 22,659]

1 hour ago, csura999 said:

The Rockies' caps for 2017 do look a bit lighter on Lids' website:

https://www.lids.com/colorado-rockies-new-era-mlb-authentic-collection-59fifty-cap/20905558

 

That could just be Lids' website. 

[csura999 432]

1 hour ago, Bmac said:

Yes, the Diamondbacks made their BP cap a full time alternate.

 

Did not know that! Thank you!

[aawagner011 2,138]

When will we see all of the 2017 New Era Authentic Collection caps released? So far, they have been slowly coming out but I want to see how bad they ruined the Braves' caps with the logos.

[larrypep 243]

36 minutes ago, aawagner011 said:

When will we see all of the 2017 New Era Authentic Collection caps released? So far, they have been slowly coming out but I want to see how bad they ruined the Braves' caps with the logos.

 

Padres is out. 

 

[Bmac 824]

8 hours ago, Gothamite said:

 

That could just be Lids' website. 

It's an official change. Not sure if it's uniform-wide but the purple on the caps has changed.

[rsaline 525]

32 minutes ago, Bmac said:

It's an official change. Not sure if it's uniform-wide but the purple on the caps has changed.

Please be uniform-wide. Then the jerseys won't look blue on TV.

[MCM0313 2,591]

11 minutes ago, rsaline said:

Please be uniform-wide. Then the jerseys won't look blue on TV.

Amen. IMO, purple and black work best together when the purple is an even mix of red and blue, or even very slightly on the red side.

[daveindc 1,495]

15 hours ago, Bmac said:

It's an official change. Not sure if it's uniform-wide but the purple on the caps has changed.

 

I would assume it's uniform-wide, because it looks like a significant difference in shade.

 

Majestic currently doesn't have any Rockies jerseys available on their website either. http://www.majesticathletic.com/colorado-rockies/l/109?featuref=Authentic It may be a sign they'll have new uniforms available soon. Idk. 

 

[Magic Dynasty 2,086]

The purple on the BP jersey (which is for sale) also seems lighter to me.

[Rj0498 351]

Its a very nice shade. I wish they incorporated purple into their unis some more

[WSU151 8,697]

7 hours ago, Magic Dynasty said:

The purple on the BP jersey (which is for sale) also seems lighter to me.

 

That's the old shade/jersey.

[hawk36 3,353]

On 12/31/2016 at 11:59 AM, larrypep said:

 

Padres is out. 

 

Salt in the wound. Had forced this image out of my head and now it's back in all its blandness. 

[Silent Wind of Doom 752]

On 12/22/2016 at 1:27 PM, larrypep said:

Gaslamp ball did a mockup on what they say should be the Padres uniforms in 2018, and they look great!

 

http://www.gaslampball.com/2016/12/16/13986836/how-to-bring-back-the-brown-in-2-years

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wow.  I absolutely love this.  After the complaints about the SD on the chest from local fans, though, I kind of have trouble liking it.  I can't argue that the detractors are wrong.  I'd like to see them in a white home and tan road, like they used to have.

 

On 12/29/2016 at 2:46 PM, bosrs1 said:

If true they're a minor evolution of last year's ST logos. They're definite improvements however. But I'm not sure why they're using the US Highway shield as a base?

 

Looking at the maps, all Cactus and Citrus League teams aren't on the interstate system.  In fact, half the Citrus League teams are on a highway using that shield on the West Coast of Florida.

 

On 12/31/2016 at 1:11 AM, Bmac said:

Speaking of the Rockies, have we already discussed the fact that they changed their caps for 2017? They're using a much lighter shade of purple now.

 

So they pulled a reverse Indians?

[daveindc 1,495]

On 12/31/2016 at 11:59 AM, larrypep said:

 

Padres is out. 

 

 

Were these the only 2017 caps there? The purple on that Rockies cap looks pretty bright. I'm wondering if that's the new one.

[bosrs1 1,288]

On 12/30/2016 at 5:05 AM, leopard88 said:

The shield is also the shape of US Route signs, not Interstate signs.

 

 

My thought (guess?) is that the US Route shield is a bit of shorthand for "Road Trip!"*

 

* -- Interesting(?) side note -- If you do a Google Image Search for "road trip", the vast majority of the images are of old school two lane roads (with lots of deserts) rather than Interstate highways.

 

Eh you probably nailed it. The US highway shield, particularly with Route 66 in it, is generally a road trip short hand. And spring training is filled with road tripping fans (as well as teams).

 

Plus as someone pointed out many of the teams are near a US Highway. US 60 in Phoenix passes reasonably close to Surprise, Peoria, Maryvale, and the two stadiums  in Mesa (A's and Cubs). 

[SilverBullet1929 3,077]

On Tuesday, January 03, 2017 at 11:04 AM, daveindc said:

 

Were these the only 2017 caps there? The purple on that Rockies cap looks pretty bright. I'm wondering if that's the new one.

Look again, that's not a rockies cap that's a Padres cap, light navy blue. Definitely not purple.