TBGKon Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 5 hours ago, twi said: Lived here close to 20 years now, never heard of a fire frog. Fire ant? Now that would be some intimidating stuff. Fire frog? Sounds like a bargain firecracker. True, but this link goes over the reason for the name: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20161026&content_id=207219106&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb "Fire Frogs won the vote," said team president Joe Harrington, who spent the last three seasons as general manager of the Aberdeen IronBirds. "The name came from two fan submissions. Kara Morrison, from St. Cloud, suggested 'Fireflies.' Steven Strickland, from Orlando, submitted 'Coquis.' That's a species of frog native to Puerto Rico. So we merged those two into one made it part of the fan vote." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 This Kissimmee brand is pretty terrible. The generic beveled wordmark is awful, the logo is a C-, the name is one part copied, one part non-native, and the F hat logo is as bland as possible. Quote Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 2 hours ago, AstroBull21 said: True, but this link goes over the reason for the name: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20161026&content_id=207219106&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb "Fire Frogs won the vote," said team president Joe Harrington, who spent the last three seasons as general manager of the Aberdeen IronBirds. "The name came from two fan submissions. Kara Morrison, from St. Cloud, suggested 'Fireflies.' Steven Strickland, from Orlando, submitted 'Coquis.' That's a species of frog native to Puerto Rico. So we merged those two into one made it part of the fan vote." Those were a couple reasonable ideas so naturally the team and/or Brandiose combined them into a voltron of stupid and put it in the vote. To whatever degree these explanations are ever to be believed of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 2 hours ago, AstroBull21 said: True, but this link goes over the reason for the name: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20161026&content_id=207219106&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb "Fire Frogs won the vote," said team president Joe Harrington, who spent the last three seasons as general manager of the Aberdeen IronBirds. "The name came from two fan submissions. Kara Morrison, from St. Cloud, suggested 'Fireflies.' Steven Strickland, from Orlando, submitted 'Coquis.' That's a species of frog native to Puerto Rico. So we merged those two into one made it part of the fan vote." Yes, but it's a particularly stupid reason for the name. "Dragonflies" was a finalist, and that could have been the basis for a solid identity. So long as they dropped the terrible "Florida" moniker. 1 Quote The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 10 minutes ago, Gothamite said: Yes, but it's a particularly stupid reason for the name. "Dragonflies" was a finalist, and that could have been the basis for a solid identity. So long as they dropped the terrible "Florida" moniker. I was partial to Toucans, but alas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conesbeans Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 5 hours ago, BeerGuyJordan said: Or just go to the last page. With the majors, sure, every season makes sense. With MiLB, a single thread works. Of course I realize this. It just seems to make more sense for there to be a new thread created each year for this particular topic/subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Quote "[Brandiose] had a vision, and I think they came up with logos that say what the community is all about. Apparently the community is about self-immolating amphibians. It's a vision, all right; were they designing frogs or licking them? Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECUFan25 Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Lynchburg Hillcats new logos 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaumatrope Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 40 minutes ago, ECUFan25 said: Lynchburg Hillcats new logos All things considered...not bad. The raised paw on the leaping logo is a bit forced, but I like the primary and the colors are nice and unique. That word mark could use some work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRicSlick Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 I love the colors of the Hillcats, green and that blue is such a great color scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaumatrope Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Any idea if they've unveiled a uniform yet? I'd love to see the dark blue with bright green pinstripes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECUFan25 Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 4 minutes ago, Thaumatrope said: Any idea if they've unveiled a uniform yet? I'd love to see the dark blue with bright green pinstripes. No uniform yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Wow, lovin that Hillcats color scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burmy Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 PLEASE let this be a late/early April Fool's Day joke... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnclearInitial Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 On 27 Oct 2016 at 11:43 PM, ECUFan25 said: Lynchburg Hillcats new logos With That raised right paw, it looks more like a Heil Cat 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjd77 Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 11 minutes ago, MBurmy said: PLEASE let this be a late/early April Fool's Day joke... Wow...a new low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynasty Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Apparently, their color scheme will consist of navy blue and red, because you know... AMERICA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroCreep Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 8 hours ago, MBurmy said: PLEASE let this be a late/early April Fool's Day joke... Are minor league teams forced to have really dumb names? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 No, but that's one way to stand out in a crowded marketplace. I love minor league whimsy, but there's a fine line between that and plain stupid. And when the owner talks about his decisions like this: "This is a high-energy, impactful, bold move," Babby said Tuesday It leads me to believe he's firmly on the side of stupid. 2 Quote The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinsUp1214 Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Couldn't have said it better, Gothamite. I too love a little goofiness and whimsy in the minor leagues, but ditching "Suns" for "Jumbo Shrimp" is Ballmer-crazy. Back to Lynchburg...I can't help but look at that whole identity - especially the primary and the wordmark - and think "football". It all looks better suited for a football identity than it does a baseball one. Not saying you need a neon hillcat swinging a bat, but these just for some reason don't look like they "fit". Cool colors and not bad marks, but as a whole for what it is, I don't think this to be one of Brandiose's better jobs. There's much better directions they could've taken with that wordmark especially. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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