Big Yellow Flag Posted October 2, 2023 Share Posted October 2, 2023 14 minutes ago, MJD7 said: No matter which jersey they choose to wear on the road, they both say “Oakland,” so there’s no real avoiding that. It maybe explains why they haven’t worn the green jersey at home much lately, but not on the road. I’m probably not the only one, but I think the A’s should go to kelly green full-time if/when they go to Vegas. My honest guess (as a sad and bitter A's fan, I will admit) is that people like the Kelly jerseys, while the grays are just standard road grays that almost everyone has, and so they go with the one to which people will pay less attention. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Per local Tampa Bay sports radio, Rays are wearing the throwbacks today against Texas. Edit: The Rays have confirmed this officially as well 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramerica Industries Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 That Rays tweet takes the words out of the post I was about to write...kinda neat though. I always liked the green-based Devil Rays uniforms better but either way it's fun to see that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted October 3, 2023 Author Share Posted October 3, 2023 Once again I will say it. I miss the Devil Rays look. 1998-2000 or 2001-2007 take your pick, they are both great. trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Selfishly, I'd like to see what a navy blue version of this jersey would look like as an alternate. (not mesh) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave-Bird 08 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 I wish the Rays would build new scripts, including having a "Tampa Bay" one, and work with a color scheme of navy, sky blue and yellow. Use yellow in a lot of the trim. Bring the look to life without overhauling it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeypower Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Brave-Bird 08 said: Bring the look to life without overhauling it. I feel about the Rays the same way I feel about the Astros. There's a good base with good colours but the usage and application on the jerseys is just so uninspired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGlowin Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 I wish they would drop the navy and go powder blue and yellow. I've seen it in college and love it. In other news...? More data from reddit: the evidence this person is talking about is a Kevin Martinez (VP or marketing) tweet in response to someone asking about why the lettering on the back of jerseys was so bad. Martinez’s exact response was “it will all be resolved next year”. 1 1 Last updated 2/26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD7 Posted October 3, 2023 Share Posted October 3, 2023 I think the Rays have so many different directions they could go in, they just need to commit to one. They could go: Full-time gradient, maybe paired with the deep purple on the numbers instead of black Back to forest green & maybe pair it with columbia blue Increase emphasis on columbia blue & yellow, preferably with new logos & wordmarks They’re really due for a brand refresh, hopefully coinciding with their new stadium at the latest. Their Times New Roman-esque font has look dated ever since it debuted (their previous wordmarks weren’t much better, either, I think the lowercase “fauxback” wordmark is the best they’ve had). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramerica Industries Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Rays found out that, even after 16 years, if you dress like the Devil Rays, you're in danger of playing like the Devil Rays. For shame. We'll probably never see those uniforms in a playoff game ever again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seasaltvanilla Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 4 hours ago, MJD7 said: Their Times New Roman-esque font has look dated ever since it debuted FWD: Colorado Rockies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGlowin Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 24 minutes ago, seasaltvanilla said: FWD: Colorado Rockies And Mariners and Marlins throwbacks Last updated 2/26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzn110 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 1 hour ago, seasaltvanilla said: FWD: Colorado Rockies If any team in the league is in desperate need of a complete rebrand, it's the Rockies. It just screams mid-'90s, and not in a good way. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damnyoutuesday Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 Twins creams vs Blue Jays powder blues looked great today 2 Sorry, I'm on an iPad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Bolton Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 If the Rays are going to keep calling these "throwbacks" they could at least make the caps the correct color and do something about the hysterically oversized devil ray logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosioux76 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 11 hours ago, Kramerica Industries said: We'll probably never see those uniforms in a playoff game ever again. And it's a shame. I've always felt like that was a unique look, and the subsequent shift toward dark green seemed like too hard of a turn from the relative brightness of the expansion unis. But the biggest issue with that set -- and likely why they never stuck -- is the hard-to-define color palette. When your primary visuals use a purple/blue/green/yellow/gradient, it becomes hard to discern which color is the base and which are accents. It's a neat idea with a lot of potential, but you could really see the problem on display last night. Seemed like some players embraced the purple with their choice of accessories and baselayers. Others had neon green accessories, some navy, etc. They all looked good on their own, but there's no cohesion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 The Rays have scored a whopping one run in their last 32 postseason innings. I don't think a throwback jersey is the problem. 6 POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5ss22 Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 The Rays should stop wearing the throwbacks because it's their worst look. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptay Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 3 hours ago, 5ss22 said: The Rays should stop wearing the throwbacks because it's their worst look. You've seen their navy jersey with navy letters and numbers right? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1409 Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 The Marlins can't rebrand soon enough... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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