BallWonk Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 A conversation with a friend got me thinking: Now that the Blue Jays are the only big-league baseball team in Canada (now with 100% more Koskie!), what could the team do to try to grow its Canada-wide fan base?My ideas were not inspired, but they included:1. Put the maple leaf back into their uniform somehow;2. Do an Anaheim and replace the Toronto script with Blue Jays script; and3. Get the J off the caps and keep the bird's head.Might a name change help? I don't know the extent to which folks in, say, Alberta identify with the Blue Jays, or even whether blue jays as birds are common throughout Canada. You see a lot of them in Minnesota and Iowa. Anyway, would changing the name help, and if so, to what? The Huskies? Mounties? Serges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMan Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 some good points here, but i think the toronto fan base is just SE canada. bc probably roots for seattle or whatever, alberta minnesota. but i would bring back the leaf. dont take the j from the bird it will look bad. "We have nothing to fear except fear itself." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewharrington Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 f you took the new bird, actually made it blue, an put the baseball and/or maple leaf behind it, it could look really good. the old font was better too. I still don't have a website, but I have a dribbble now! http://dribbble.com/andyharry [The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the position, strategy or opinions of adidas and/or its brands.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 syphi had a really good BLUE jays concept a while ago. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anemic_Royaltea Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 well maybe if they signed stubby clapp and didnt trade josh phelps....nah, i dont care... go m's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stampman Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 some good points here, but i think the toronto fan base is just SE canada. bc probably roots for seattle or whatever, alberta minnesota. but i would bring back the leaf. dont take the j from the bird it will look bad. Unless they were baseball fans before the Jays existed, most Candians I know are Jays fans...and even if they were fans before, they have the Jays as their second team (or their previous team as their second)I personally don't know any Mariner or Twin fans... Comic Sans walks into a bar, and the bartender says, "Sorry, we don't serve your type here." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilaLogos Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 i think their new logo is sweet, but I agree, the uniforms need a lot more blue. Syphi's version of the old logo was nice too, I think it would be cool if they rolled with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZzyzx41 Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 replace the home graphite caps with blue. End of story. problem solved. -DanielCheck Out My Podcast! Latest Episode 273: The Color BlinkyLatest Photo Upload: January 7, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 replace the home graphite caps with blue. End of story. problem solved. but then u still have:the lack of blue on the home jerseythe ugly new j and bird head logothe ugly new script PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wman Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Bring Back T-Bird!! Bring back the Whale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 I dont know about you guys, but I love the J-Bird logo. Not the script logo, but the cap logo. --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 The J-Bird logo isn't bad, but isn't it redundant to have the letter J? Jay-Jays? Why not a T for Toronto? That's like having Chief Wahoo combined with the letter "I", or the Orioles with an "O". Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yh Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 . . . or the Orioles with an "O". Oooooohhh, someone might have something to say about that. Of course he won't see it because it's not in a thread created by him to promote his original and revolutionary creations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Survival79 Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Move them to Portland?JUST KIDDING! "If things have gone wrong, I'm talking to myself, and you've got a wet towel wrapped around your head." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 some good points here, but i think the toronto fan base is just SE canada. bc probably roots for seattle or whatever, alberta minnesota. but i would bring back the leaf. dont take the j from the bird it will look bad. Unless they were baseball fans before the Jays existed, most Candians I know are Jays fans...and even if they were fans before, they have the Jays as their second team (or their previous team as their second)I personally don't know any Mariner or Twin fans...There's your usual smattering of loyalties to other teams, but in general, Canadians are Blue Jays fans.Of course, CC gives us the official company line that he likes the current look, but we all know what he really wants...(as seen on Rogers Sportsnet)with a little bit of...A Chris Creamer-SyPhi Creations joint creation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilbert Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 I like that TBJ logo. I say just bring the maple leaf back to the logo and thats it. The Jays have had enough logo changes in the past few years. Signature intentionally left blank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Major Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 Having been a Blue Jays fan for over 20 years, nothing will ever equal the classic, World Series-era look, but I could live with the new stuff with a few minor adjustments:a.) make it "Blue Jays" and not just "Jays"b.) incorporate the red maple leaf somewhere, preferably on the cap AND jersey, but one or the other would do.In a dream world, they'd take the original Blue Jay head, the big maple leaf from the late 90s, and they could even keep the current script and colors, but I'm probably asking too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anemic_Royaltea Posted December 31, 2004 Share Posted December 31, 2004 how about a team in vancouver... theres only 4 teams in the AL west anyways... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gameface Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 I personally don't know any Mariner or Twin fans...I know we're not on a first name basis or anything, but now you do. I'd venture to say that most people I know here that are baseball fans have the Mariners as their favourite. There are some exceptions though. It will be interesting now with the Expos move. The support seemed to be about 50/50 between the Canadian teams before. I'm curious about whether the Jays assume the mantle, the Nationals keep the Expos fan-base or loyalties fly elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted January 1, 2005 Share Posted January 1, 2005 I dont know about you guys, but I love the J-Bird logo. Not the script logo, but the cap logo. cmon CC, how you REALLY feel? A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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