Chief. Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 I've never really liked the "W" logo, and this made me laugh. I bought something from Walgreens the other day and noticed, for the first time, the "W" on the bag. I immediatley thought "Nationals" because the "W" on the bag was large and by itself. I'm not sure if anybody noticed or cares but just take a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigga Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 That's absolutely hilarious! As an aside, I've actually heard rumblings about Democratic congressmen (and women?) griping about having to wear a red cap with a big "W" as if the caps are somehow GWBush hats in disguise. There is so much unintentional comedy here. On January 16, 2013 at 3:49 PM, NJTank said: Btw this is old hat for Notre Dame. Knits Rockne made up George Tip's death bed speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 I think this was mentioned once before... it was a while ago though. --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad. Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 lol yea nice observation...i agree they need to get rid of the Dubya or make a better one Red Goat Creations :: Graphic Design Solutions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winghaz Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Get off it already. The W is here to stay. Deal with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 The W is classic its a throw back to the Senators of the 60's www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slickster Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 See, what you do is you switch the 'DC' patch and the 'W' cap logo. Boom, we're done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief. Posted August 12, 2005 Author Share Posted August 12, 2005 The W is classic its a throw back to the Senators of the 60's That's true, but I like their block "W" better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurnTwo Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 In a somewhat related semi font match...I've always thought the Royals script kind of looked like the Lysol font.Take a look... "I must be butter, because I'm on a roll."Turn Two Design // Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otherwilds Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 That's absolutely hilarious! As an aside, I've actually heard rumblings about Democratic congressmen (and women?) griping about having to wear a red cap with a big "W" as if the caps are somehow GWBush hats in disguise. There is so much unintentional comedy here. Then all us yellow dog dems in the blue states will just have to wear the navy road hat, HA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 In a somewhat related semi font match...I've always thought the Royals script kind of looked like the Lysol font.Take a look...They're somewhat alike, but completely different Then all us yellow dog dems in the blue states will just have to wear the navy road hat, HA!Wow, you got us rednecks good. Of course, the road caps still have a giant "W" on 'em... Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RamblinGamblinTiger Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 **NEWS FLASH**UNION DEFEATS CONFEDERACY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krona Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 whats more disturbing with that logo is that, apparently, walgreens is putting tiny stars in our meds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenchy Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 I've heard, read and IIRC posted about the red v. blue, W v. DC cap political connotations already. Leave it to political wonks (not a shot at you, Ball-Wonk) to make something out of nothing. The "pretzel W" is clearly an homage to the expansion Senators in an attempt to tie the District's baseball past to its future. The Nats are also paying homage to the original AL Nats/Senators by failing to hit for power at home and, perhaps, by having a large number of Latin American players on the roster. (That'd be a good jumping off point for discussing Joe Cambria's scouting work and the evolution of Latin American players' role in MLB but it's probably outside the scope of this board.)Often during the many years between 1971 and now people asked me whether my original '69-71 Senators cap was a Walgreen's promotional item, for their company softball team or some such. After a while the only worthwhile response was a .I thought the answer here would be that the "W" should disappear because the Nats have stopped adding to the "W" column. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigga Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 I thought the answer here would be that the "W" should disappear because the Nats have stopped adding to the "W" column. We should have expected nothing less, after all, they're the EXPOS for crying out loud On January 16, 2013 at 3:49 PM, NJTank said: Btw this is old hat for Notre Dame. Knits Rockne made up George Tip's death bed speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 I always like the '60 classic W.Indeed I've two caps with that W. It's great to be young and a Giant! - Larry Doyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Someone correct me if I am wrong, but the "W" that they currently use was only used by the second Washington AL team that ended up the Texas Rangers.The "W" used by the much more historic team (taht became the Twins) was never this one, but more of a very basic "W"So the "history" this "W" brings back is not all that great.(I really, really, like the blue cap though, so it's OK with me)/ Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenchy Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Someone correct me if I am wrong, but the "W" that they currently use was only used by the second Washington AL team that ended up the Texas Rangers.The "W" used by the much more historic team (taht became the Twins) was never this one, but more of a very basic "W"So the "history" this "W" brings back is not all that great.(I really, really, like the blue cap though, so it's OK with me)/ You're correct, it was used from 1963-71.FWIW I bought one of the new blue road caps this spring, but haven't bought one of the red home caps because (1) I don't live in the DC metro area anymore, hence less likely to see them at home and (2) I still have that ratty old Senators cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmackman Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 That's nothing new to have it look like something else. The W looking like Walgreens is total coincidence...this however is not. The Brewers made their M look close to the M in Miller Brewing Company.Notice I said close...not exact. Either way you can tell they want you to feel the harmony between Miller and the Brewers. "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Unknown | Check out my articles on jerseys at Bacon Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 maybe Walgreen's will put naming rights on DC's new ballpark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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