benJAMMIN039 Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 In New York, the Mets, Knicks and Islanders are all blue and orange, and the Mets and Knicks also have black.The official colors of NYC are orange and blue, which explains the Knicks. Then again, the islanders don't play in the city, so maybe there is just some coincedence. The Mets took their colors from the old NL teams in NYC - blue from the Dodgers, orange from the Giants. The islanders got there colors because blue and orange are the colors of Nassau County. The Nets did this as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Buffalo Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 ...Pistons, a type of wild horse... Really? I'm pretty sure this is not the case. The Pistons indeed have used a horse as part of their logo package for the past few years. I'm guessing horse as in "horsepower" in an engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 The islanders got there colors because blue and orange are the colors of Nassau County. The Nets did this as well. The Nets have always been some variation of Blue and Red. Not Orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebod39 Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 here's an old topic discussed many moons ago...rumor was that the Bills were going to switch colors from royal blue and redto black, red and silver, same as the Sabres. Then Sept 11 happened and owner Ralph Wilsonnixed it and they revised it to be navy and the hodpodge we have today. The onlynuance I can offee to suport this is on the Bills white unis, the shoulder color blockextends down the back to the nameplate area much the same way the Sabres white unis does also. I know it's a subtle detail, but one I noticed first time I saw the new Bills unis. It couldbe a leftover trait from the redesign to make them look similliar to the Sabres.Food for thought, wash it down with a loganberry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Buffalo Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 here's an old topic discussed many moons ago...rumor was that the Bills were going to switch colors from royal blue and redto black, red and silver, same as the Sabres. Then Sept 11 happened and owner Ralph Wilsonnixed it and they revised it to be navy and the hodpodge we have today. The onlynuance I can offee to suport this is on the Bills white unis, the shoulder color blockextends down the back to the nameplate area much the same way the Sabres white unis does also. I know it's a subtle detail, but one I noticed first time I saw the new Bills unis. It couldbe a leftover trait from the redesign to make them look similliar to the Sabres.Food for thought, wash it down with a loganberry This is just MY opinion so I am not going to say that what you bring up is completely wrong, BUTThe Bills own this town as far as sports. The Sabres barely get a mention until the Bills season ends. I highly doubt the Bills would ever do something with the intent to be "more like the Sabres" I think the Bills plans all along were to get what they considered to be a "tougher" color of Blue than the old Royal. I had read that they were looking for ways to incorporate a Gray (Nickel actually, Buffalo Nickel get it?) but did not want to lose the whole Red, White and Blue thing they had going.I don't know how many people know this little tidbit (I know someone who works in the Sabres Home offices), but originally the Sabres color changes were going to be to Black, Blue and Silver (with the Blue being darker than the awful blue they used before, and still the main color of the away jerseys), But at the time they were owned by the Evil Rigas family and they decided they wanted the new color scheme to match the Red of the logo of the cable company they owned. so they went with Red instead of blue, but made Black the major color instead of the Red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderstruk Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Bears were named so because of George Halas' fondness of the cubs.Took team colors from his alma mater Illinois.Bulls took on Blackhawk team colors of Red, Black and White because Wirtz was partial owner of Bulls franchise originally and both played at old Chicago Stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubsFanBudMan Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Bulls and Bears are connected by the stock market... Chicago Board of Trade... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebod39 Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 I had never heard the black, blue and silver rumor, hmmmm. The Rigas' did not own the Sabres at the time of the uni and color change in 1996, the Knox family sold to the Rigas' in 1998. So it's just conicidence thay have the same corporate colors. Color schemes aside the way the colorblocking is on the two white jersey for both teams is a fairly subtle way of "relating" the teams regardless of colors. Was it intentional somewhere along the design process? who knows, we need to ask the person who did the Bills unis to get that answered. My belief is yes it was intentional, I think it's too obvious.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 I jsut hope the Sabres go back to blue and gold. TOo much red and black in the NHL today. Well not todayh, but you get my point ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlinfan Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Both the Dolphins and Marlins have a "bursting sun" logo in their logo packages. 1997 | 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichO Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Chicago teams are also historically connected by...what do you call it....oh yeah...sucking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avenger Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 ...I'm guessing horse as in "horsepower" in an engine That always what I've heard... I've never once heard of a horse called a piston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBPerry Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 I don't know many other North American cities where the pro teams share colors or team "themes". Many WNBA teams were given similar colors and shapes to their NBA counterparts, but I think it was intentional for the purpose of the cross-promotion of both teams during the other's season.In Boston/New England, the Red Sox, Patriots and Revolution are all red, white and blue (the Patriots and Revolution share an owner and a stadium).In New York, the Mets, Knicks and Islanders are all blue and orange, and the Mets and Knicks also have black.There are many cities where at least two of the pro teams share the same color scheme, but I don't know many that share the same theme. Some arena football teams have a similar name to their NFL counterpart. Like the Colorado Crush. that's how the desperados are. Their logo also has a cowboy theme to it. In fact, they're named the desperados because a desperado is the equvialent of a cowboy. Some arena teams are named for the NFL counterpart. <embed src="http://www.clocklink.com/clocks/5005-Blue.swf?TimeZone=CST&TimeFormat=hhmmssTT" width="180" height="60" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash">joshuabperry@sbcglobal.netMy Webpage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appleclock Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Utah teams have z's in the nameUtah Jazz (NBA)Utah Starzz (WNBA)Utah Freezzzze (WISL)Utah Blitzz (PSL soccer)Utah Grizzlies (AHL) You forgot the Real Salt Lakerzz Dont forget the PCL Salt Lake Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz... now Stingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTampaSpar10 Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 TB Bucs - Black/RedLightning - Black/BlueD-Rays - Black/Green (or Black/Purple oldschool) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bterreson Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 SEATTLE..Seahawks- green and blueMariners- Teal and blueThunderbirds- Green and Blue Tumblr. Twitter. Flickr. Facebook. Last.Fm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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