Oaklands Alternate

[bterreson]

The oakland A's have two differnent elephant logos... which one do they use

#1

or

#2

personally i like the first one better, just because the second ones sunglasses look like something my grandmother would wear

[Survival79]

They use #2:

Oakland A's Batting Practice 1

Oakland A's Batting Practice 2

[Thad]

That is the coolest BP hat I have. The only bad part is that the white outline on the sunglasses are huge compard to the glasses on the cap.

[WCFSwimCoach]

They both are cool, but the first one is definately cooler than the second. The second one's glasses look like they're paintbrushed in.

[bipolarbear]

there are of course, other differences besides the glasses. the first one looks way better in my opinion. so when do they use that?

[WSU151]

I'm guessing that they use #2 for embroidery purposes...

[Magus]

i like the first one better.

whats the history behind the elephant, i could never see what the elephant had to do with the athletics.

[DEAD!]

i like the first one better.

whats the history behind the elephant, i could never see what the elephant had to do with the athletics.

From athletics.mlb.com:

New York Giants Manager John McGraw dismissed the A's with contempt, calling them "The White Elephants," Mack defiantly adopted the White Elephant as the team insignia, and in 1902, the A's won the American League pennant.

[TFoA]

The first one I absolutely love. The second one I hate because of those gaudy sunglasses, but I figure it would be a bitch to embroider the glasses from #1 in, so I can understand why they went with #2.

[Discrim]

I like #1, mainly cus in #2 it looks like the shades were added at the last minute. the outline coulda been MUCH less obvious IMO. it just looks like a rushed imitation overall.