CubsFanBudMan Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 On 12/27/2016 at 4:15 PM, Sodboy13 said: The Lansing Lugnuts do not need to dress like the Toronto Blue Jays. The Burlington Bees do not need to ditch yellow for red to mimic the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The Chicago Wolves do not need to dress like the St. Louis Blues. The Kane County Cougars sure as hell do not need to dress like the Arizona Diamondbacks. You would do well to refrain from speaking in absolutes on your sartorial preferences. And yet... the Bees straight up wore Angels BP uniforms last year one game a week: http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20150620&content_id=131988502&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_l118 Seems to be a new trend in the Midwest League last year. The Clinton LumberKings wore Mariners Monday unis recolored from green and black to teal and navy: http://lumberkings.milbstore.com/store_contents.cfm?store_id=59&dept_id=921&product_id=75927 Contrast that with the Royals giving the Kane County Cougars green and gold KC caps a few years (and a couple affiliates) back. Affiliates change too often to ditch the hometown brand for the parent club's. One offs and alts can do the trick... or a patch on the sleeve. They already wear MLB jackets,etc. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tron1013 Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 4 hours ago, Brian in Boston said: Credit where credit is due: In my opinion, Brandiose created a terrific set of logos for the Wood Ducks. Easily their best work in quite some time. More information on the mothership's page, including the cap: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJAnfield Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 The Great West League Yuba City ball club will be named the Yuba City Bears. I couldn't find a good pic, and their website is under construction, but they have the new logos on the Gold Sox Facebook page (the Bears will be sharing the Gold Sox Stadium and team offices). https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10154980906019850&id=151102509849 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mojo Maniac Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 On 1/12/2017 at 6:22 PM, SJAnfield said: The Great West League Yuba City ball club will be named the Yuba City Bears. I couldn't find a good pic, and their website is under construction, but they have the new logos on the Gold Sox Facebook page (the Bears will be sharing the Gold Sox Stadium and team offices). https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10154980906019850&id=151102509849 I worked in that league this past year. The logo set and colors, for the most part, are terrific. I'm sort of a sucker for a number of '90s-type aesthetics, so I find the Charlotte Hornets-esque colorway very refreshing. I can't wait to get a glimpse of the uniforms. However, I'm not a huge fan of the roundel logo. It looks too much like a Boy Scouts patch (or something of that nature), and not enough like part of a baseball team's identity. That being said, there's a good chance that a simple font change (that stock Microsoft font reeks of slapped-together clipart) could turn that logo around in one fell swoop. Also, their third logo (the "YC"), which I'm sure will adorn the caps, is shown in this photo. It's a winner, IMO: Quote From San Berdoo to Kalamazoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffles Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Well-timed for the recent debate here on whether minor league clubs should be carbon copies of their parent club or have unique identities reflecting the community they play in, here's a team that has managed to incorporate both into their identity (very successfully, in my opinion): This is one of my favorite minor league rebrands in years. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twi Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 The Memphis jersey script shows as a neon sign quite nicely, and without being garish. Very nice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaumatrope Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 4 minutes ago, twi said: The Memphis jersey script shows as a neon sign quite nicely, and without being garish. Very nice. Agreed. I'd love to see these jerseys up close to get a better view of how they achieved that effect. Not to get too off topic, but the new Memphis Redbirds package makes me wonder what could have been for the Vegas G* Knights. Desert Knights or Neon Knights (or just plain Knights) could have been absolutely gorgeous with this kind of approach. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8BW14 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 18 minutes ago, Waffles said: Well-timed for the recent debate here on whether minor league clubs should be carbon copies of their parent club or have unique identities reflecting the community they play in, here's a team that has managed to incorporate both into their identity (very successfully, in my opinion): This is one of my favorite minor league rebrands in years. I agree. These are really sharp and I love the neon sign effect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 39 minutes ago, Waffles said: Well-timed for the recent debate here on whether minor league clubs should be carbon copies of their parent club or have unique identities reflecting the community they play in In the recent conversation, I don't think the question of "carbon copies" ever came up. (Even though I do admire the teams that take this approach, such as the Paw Sox used to do.) The position that I took up in that debate was that an observer should be able to identify a minor league team's parent organisation at a glance. I further argued that this standard does not prevent a minor league team from having its own identity, supporting this assertion with examples from the histories of the Buffalo Bisons, the Syracuse Chiefs, and the Tidewater Tides. This Memphis Redbirds uniform set provides more support for that viewpoint. Though we should note that the Redbirds' nickname, unlike those of the Bisons, Chiefs, or Tides, is tied to the parent club's identity. (For a while, the team was actually owned by the Cardinals, Braves-style.) In the case of this Memphis team, the separate identity resides entirely in the city name, and the inextricable association that that city has with music. This uniform set gives prominence to the thing that ties the Redbirds to the Cardinals (the bird), while also featuring music-related elements (the notes on the M logo; the neon which is reminicent of a honky-tonk bar). And it does this by means of a beautiful wordmark and cap logo. Excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustDevil61 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, Waffles said: Well-timed for the recent debate here on whether minor league clubs should be carbon copies of their parent club or have unique identities reflecting the community they play in, here's a team that has managed to incorporate both into their identity (very successfully, in my opinion): This is one of my favorite minor league rebrands in years. Excellent update, though my one criticism is not putting the awesome "Redbirds" script on the home uniforms (which would scream "Memphis baseball"). Everything else is excellent (and I love their take on the standing bird looking back logo). Edited January 18, 2017 by DustDevil61 Screaming "Memphis baseball" 4 Quote http://i.imgur.com/Pyc5qRH.gifhttp://i.imgur.com/RDXvxFE.gif LED Sig Credits to packerfan21396 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Oh my goodness, that's a gorgeous cap. And I'm with you - this is a fantastic update to the old Cardinals logo. I don't think I ever saw this 1970s music note "M" logo before. 3 Quote The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash61 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Memphis redesign is by Studio Simon http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20170118&content_id=213728978&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb Quote On September 20, 2012 at 0:50 AM, 'CS85 said: It's like watching the hellish undead creakily shuffling their way out of the flames of a liposuction clinic dumpster fire. On February 19, 2012 at 9:30 AM, 'pianoknight said: Story B: Red Wings go undefeated and score 100 goals in every game. They also beat a team comprised of Godzilla, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, 2 Power Rangers and Betty White. Oh, and they played in the middle of Iraq on a military base. In the sand. With no ice. Santa gave them special sand-skates that allowed them to play in shorts and t-shirts in 115 degree weather. Jesus, Zeus and Buddha watched from the sidelines and ate cotton candy. POTD 5/24/12, POTD 2/26/17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 30 minutes ago, Gothamite said: Oh my goodness, that's a gorgeous cap. And I'm with you - this is a fantastic update to the old Cardinals logo. I really like the hat, and I like the logo overall. Excellent work. However, the updated cardinal is odd for one reason...why would a lefty be checking third base that hard? The old logo makes sense...a righty looking back at first to keep the runner on... Quote Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 He's checking out that pretty little raven in the front row. 3 Quote The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerGuyJordan Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Memphis looks out- ing-standing. SS just killed everything Brandiose did, this off-season. 3 Quote Thunder Bay Lynx - International Hockey Association (2 seasons, 2017-18, 2019-20, 2018 Xtreme Cup Champions) | Houston Armadillos - Major League Hockey (2 seasons, 2016-18) | Minnesota Muskies - North American Basketball Association (1 season, 2017-2018) | Louisville Thoroughbreds - United League of Baseball (1 season, 2017, 2017 United Cup Champions) | Las Vegas Thunderbirds - International Basketball League (1 season, 2016-17, 2017 Champions) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJAnfield Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Dang, that's well done. My internal critic says logos and script that take on neon signage should be considered gimmicky, gaudy and lame, but, the Redbirds are none of those. Well executed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynasty Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 The Redbirds did it well. I was honestly gonna complain about the uniforms being a little plain, but then I remembered who they're affiliated with. It's all executed very nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Call me a contrarian, but I think that Redbirds rebrand is AWFUL. There are parts that are nice, such as the standing Cardinal, but that script is hideous. 1 Quote On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sykotyk Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 I'm definitely in the "Redbirds hit a homerun" camp. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonBlue Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 When I saw that the Redbirds weren't changing their name to the Memphis Dryrub Ribs or something crazy I was relieved. But I still think this rebrand is fantastic. 1 Quote "I did absolutely nothing and it was everything I thought it could be." -Peter Gibbons RIP Demitra #38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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