SportsLogos.Net News Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Padres Honour 98 Champs With Throwback Unis May 12, 2018 - 20:41 PMThe San Diego Padres are celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the 1998 National League Champions by wearing special throwback uniforms tonight against the St. Louis Cardinals. Opting for their white home set from the period, the pinstriped uniforms feature the […] Read More... Sports Logo and Uniform news, rumours, and history at SportsLogos.Net News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilSox Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Now change the navy to brown, and wear them full time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGiants58 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 44 minutes ago, NicDB said: Now change the navy to brown, and wear them full time They did, and it was terrible: Granted, some of the 1991-2003 tweaks improved the identity (shadow didn’t match main script color, block standard numbers, etc.), but it still wasn’t a good look. I know that there are people who like it, but it’s not my taste. MLB: Project 32 (Complete), MLB: The Defunct Saga (Complete) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 7 minutes ago, SFGiants58 said: Granted, some of the 1991-2003 tweaks improved the identity (shadow didn’t match main script color, block standard numbers, etc.), but it still wasn’t a good look. I know that there are people who like it, but it’s not my taste. I think those tweaks were pretty significant. I'd like to see a mockup of the brown version with the orange replaced by white and the shadow in orange. Also maybe a version where the outline is yellow and the shadow orange. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilSox Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 7 minutes ago, SFGiants58 said: They did, and it was terrible: Granted, some of the 1991-2003 tweaks improved the identity (shadow didn’t match main script color, block standard numbers, etc.), but it still wasn’t a good look. I know that there are people who like it, but it’s not my taste. BBTV's idea was exactly what I had in mind. But for my two cents, this is still the best the Padres have ever looked. I honestly don't know how anyone could not like it, aside from just not liking brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Such a nice uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_prankster Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 16 minutes ago, Ark said: Such a nice uniform. Very nice indeed, although I liked the navy alternates better. The Fictional Story of Austus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvikings Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 5 hours ago, NicDB said: BBTV's idea was exactly what I had in mind. But for my two cents, this is still the best the Padres have ever looked. I honestly don't know how anyone could not like it, aside from just not liking brown. I like it, too. But the best they've ever looked? Not with this gem tucked away in their history; http://dstewartpaint.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilSox Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 1 hour ago, oldschoolvikings said: I like it, too. But the best they've ever looked? Not with this gem tucked away in their history; I definitely dig the colors, but the script has always seemed a little weak to me. If we got those with the 90s script, I'd be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGiants58 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 1 hour ago, oldschoolvikings said: I like it, too. But the best they've ever looked? Not with this gem tucked away in their history; Dump that road cap, and we'd have something fab. Heck, just get the creative team that did the 2012 Blue Jays redesign to go over the '69-'71 set (with a bit of the 1974 "Padres" cursive script), and you'd have perfection in brown/yellow. A font with a bit of a Gasslamp Quarter/Mission San Diego de Alcalá look would be perfect. 4 hours ago, Ark said: Such a nice uniform. "Nice" is too strong. I'd say "passable" or "messy" would be more appropriate words. Let's list the problems out step-by-step. 1. That wordmark, while distinctive, looks stuck in the late-1980s/early-1990s. The lack of a matching "San Diego" hurt the overall cohesiveness of the set. I'm sure @Gothamite can chime in on the "Padres" wordmark's structural problems better than I could. 2. Drop shadow is a difficult element to pull off for any team, and while the Padres attempted to execute it with the different-colored cap logo letters and the wordmarks, it didn't really work. It just made the look more cluttered than it needed to be. The road uniform and navy alternate looked especially terrible due to this practice. 3. Pinstripes came off as "trying to hard" for the Padres. I get that it was a reaction to the oddball looks of the later brown/yellow and brown/yellow/orange years, but it just never felt "right" for them. It's also added clutter on the home uniform. The drop shadow on a non-pinstriped uniform would have been a bit better. 4. Switching to navy was another step in the wrong direction for the team. In a vacuum, it was fine. In context with their identity's history, it was a poor decision that helped lead the team to their current bland outfits. I get why people like them, and I acknowledge that this identity overlapped with one of the team's few stretches of sustained success. However, it's not a good look. It pales in comparison to the '69-'71 uniforms or any potential modernization of that look. It's the '90s equivalent of the Astros' "South Texas Railmen" uniforms, trying too hard to be "classy" while adding unfortunate modern touches. MLB: Project 32 (Complete), MLB: The Defunct Saga (Complete) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilSox Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 The Padres did wear pinstripes several times as a PCL club. And since none of their looks until now really "took." I think that would be a great place to look to base a brown-centered look on. I'm rather partial to these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Lankford Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 4 hours ago, SFGiants58 said: 4. Switching to navy was another step in the wrong direction for the team. In a vacuum, it was fine. In context with their identity's history, it was a poor decision that helped lead the team to their current bland outfits. If anything, context is in last night's jersey's favor. It's what the best team in the franchise's history wore, as well as the only jersey the team's two statue-worthy players shared. It could use an updating, and a wordmark that looks less like Superman's, but the team could probably get most fans off their back if they went back to something like this. About the game, it's too bad the Cardinals didn't wear their navy hats to complete the throwback theme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Lankford Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Another thing about the brown and what it means to the Padres' team history: they had six distinct brown looks (with four distinct wordmarks) in 22 years and four in the first 10. That hardly seems like an identitiy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmedges Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 I remember growing up and going to lots of Padres games. To me the brown pinstripe uniforms represent losing. Now I know the Padres have never been anything to write home about, but I will always remember the magic of the '98 Padres and the orange and navy uniforms. I think these should be in their rotation as a throwback. Honestly I get the desire to have them be a predominately brown team, but I agree with Dave Winfield when he called the brown and yellow the pee and poop colored uniforms. I honestly think the PCL Padres colors are fantstic, but the brown could work as long as there's no too much kind of like the '71 uniforms pictured above. I think either go brown and include some sort of mission imagery, or go San Diego with two different shades of blue and sand with some wave type imagery. They do need to come up with a new script no matter what they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 It was a nice look but I was disappointed that they dropped brown for it. (particularly since the late-1980s look was easily my favorite they've ever had). Now? Sure, wear it for a night. But with the Mets and Astros around, I really would not want them to go back to it (even if it is better to look like two teams instead of like 15). Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilSox Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 10 hours ago, Ray Lankford said: Another thing about the brown and what it means to the Padres' team history: they had six distinct brown looks (with four distinct wordmarks) in 22 years and four in the first 10. That hardly seems like an identitiy. They're still the only active MLB franchise to ever use brown in their history. It's a color they still "own" after all these years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 1 hour ago, NicDB said: They're still the only active MLB franchise to ever use brown in their history. It's a color they still "own" after all these years. The Orioles used brown when they were . . . the Browns . . . but I get your point. 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...
MilSox Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 "Active" is the operative word, my friend. Otherwise your O's are just the original Milwaukee Brewers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 They're an active franchise, just in a different city with a different name . . like your Milwaukee Brewers.. I know I'm splitting hairs. I'm a lawyer . . . it's what I do. 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...
WSU151 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 2 hours ago, leopard88 said: I know I'm splitting hairs. I'm a lawyer . . . it's what I do. Figuratively, to be precise... 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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