The_Admiral Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 I think they only use it for names on the backs, because the numbers look like standard block letters. But the letters for the O's look like they're chunkier or rounder or something. Is this font around? ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiasco! Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 underachiever sans LinkedIn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mings Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 BURN! but so very very true. most likely a custom font, but wouldnt hurt to search for underachiever, just make sure you minus sosa from the search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 The lettering for the Orioles nameplates is very similar to that of the Philadelphia Flyers. Proportionally, it was more square and not as narrow as the default generic block used by the majority of the league. Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted March 2, 2005 Author Share Posted March 2, 2005 I tohught the Flyers just used Arial ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 No major professional sports team uses Arial. The Flyers may have modified the nameplate lettering in recent years, but it is still a block font, not Arial. Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 No major professional sports team uses Arial. The Flyers may have modified the nameplate lettering in recent years, but it is still a block font, not Arial. They have modified it. Up until one or two seasons ago, the insides of letters like "O" were slanted at the corners (I'm not sure what the technical term for that is.) They recently changed to the more standard "squared" corners inside the letters. The "O"s and "S"s (and other letters) appeared wide because of the slants. Now they look just like everyone else's block fonts.You can still see some players (well, maybe next year) wearing the old style letters. I think some of them keep their older jerseys and just have the tags updated from year to year. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 I found some pics to illustrate what I'm talking about.Here is the font used up until 1 or 2 seasons ago (it almost looks round):Here is the current one:Note that they never used this style during the Lindros era, so this cannot be a truly authentic jersey (it's just the best pic. I could find.)Also, I think (but I'm not sure) that they used the current style for Vanbiesbrouck when he was here just so they could fit his name on the jersey, even though the rest of the team had the other style. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philly97flyer Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 No, the corners are still slanted. That Lindros jersey pic has full block style letters because thats how Nike produced all of the jerseys. I can guarantee you that the white jerseys still have the same style lettering as that Soderstrom pic. The black jerseys and orange alternates do not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 The lettering on that white Flyers jersey is the closest one to the Orioles lettering. I can't see the A, but for the Flyers, I think the top of the A tapers in, whereas the top of the Orioles A is squared off more like the majority of MLB lettering. Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 No, the corners are still slanted. That Lindros jersey pic has full block style letters because thats how Nike produced all of the jerseys. I can guarantee you that the white jerseys still have the same style lettering as that Soderstrom pic. The black jerseys and orange alternates do not. I know the Lindros jersey isn't real, but I was just using it as an example of the lettering they switched too.I can't dispute what you say about the white jersey, because I can't find any good evidence to back me up.I think they switched it for the orange and the black jersey because of the multiple layers used on the letters. The white only uses black, so it looks fine. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmorss9 Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 Honestly, I think the O's letters are just a shorter version of the standard MLB letter font. Same width, shorter height. "Hats for bats. Keep bats warm. Gracias" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted March 3, 2005 Author Share Posted March 3, 2005 That's very possible. They might round the corners too. I don't know. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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