Reds unveil new unis

[amare32]

<< snap >>

Dig.

[DEAD!]

I like everything except the black brim on the road hats and the moustache Mr. Redlegs. I much prefer the Running Mr. Red.

[uckatz83]

http://cincinnati.reds.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp?c_id=cin

Under the "Reds to don new uniforms" (third in the series of alternating lead stories) you can now see the backs of the uniforms if you click the gallery link.

And for the person who asked....the belts for home and away are red not black.

[IronChefShark]

I love the ignore feature

one thing they could have done was make the piping on the home uniform sleeves match the red-white-red piping on the road sleeves. but thats one small quipp in an otherwise good update.....except for handlebar boy, HE HAS GOT TO GO.

[uckatz83]

[Guest]

Yikes, I don't know about the names in that font.

[ColeJ]

name is hard to read...

ohter than that, i love them.

i'd buy a red one, if i cared even the slightest about the team.

[Diablo de Tejas]

i like them, but does the baggy fit look sloppy or what?

[Artmanc3po]

All very good, 'cept the black bill. The black is minimal otherwise, and that bill sort of kills the road look. Looks totally out of place, and also says, "Hey, that's the old home cap that most people didn't like!" The all red cap looks great. I really don't mind the black drop shadow as much as I thought I might. I also like Mr. Red coming back in this incarnation. Hopefully their mascot will change to fit this look. Their current mascot looked cheap and dull.

[M59]

Just because you CAN have your own custom number font designed

DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO!

And the special fonts that every team is getting for NOB with every uni redesign have to go!

As bland and boring as the new Dodgers unis are, at least they stayed wtih pro-style numbers and block letters for the NOB...enough, already!

I give them a D.

[Jungle Jim]

I'm okay with the old Mr Red, but I agree that the road caps kinda mess up that set. Maybe they'll eventually abandon that cap altogether.

Is it just me, or is the name and number on the back of the home jersey MUCH larger than on the road jersey? And the black really seems to be overdone on the back of the home jersey. It makes the name very difficult to read.

I'm mostly pleased, but they stop short of perfection.

[HatManTC]

i always like the old BP cap. i did the Black Cap with the red C on it. always wanted a 5950 verision of that.

[averyj]

At risk of being flamed;

I love this new font.

[uckatz83]

At risk of being flamed;

I love this new font.

You aren't alone.

[NJTank]

Its official these uniforms rock.

I love the font too and the Redman on the sleeve magnificent

[Cyclopsis Joe]

I really want them to sign someone on the same name scale (or worse) than Biakabatuka. That'd look hilarious on those things.

[uckatz83]

The only question I have in why in God's name do players wear the absolute largest uniforms they can for these fashion shows?

I mean this is how Denorfia dressed for gameday:

And then for the fashion show he looks like he has a XXL top and extra baggy pants.

[Sport]

Those pictures have settled it. I'm getting a gray road for christmas.

These uniforms make me happy for a few reasons. #1 Sleeves, glorious sleeves. The reds have been wearing vests since 93. 14 years in vests is 14 years too many for this reds fan. #2 no more pinstripes. Red pinstripes never look good, plain white is a good clean look that has always worked well for the reds (75,76,90) #3 That font. It's just so old timey and cool. Gives a nod to Cincinnati's baseball past. I'm not a fan of it being used as the font for the players names, but as the road city font and number font it is great. #4 All red hat. This allows me to keep the same hat I've been wearing for the past 4 years and not have to get a new one.

[-kj]

Number font: Very nice.

Piping: Quite nice, but why not on the road as well?

Handlebar guy: Lame.

Drop shadows on everything: Why? Dear god, why?

[dfwabel]

As going to Riverfront Stadium for my first MLB and NFL games in the mid- to late 1970's, I do claim the Reds as my favorite MBL team (even though my dad is a retiree from Anheuser-Busch). Outside of the pullover jersey, why not mimick the uniform of the "The Red Machine" and just add buttons? While to created to honor the ancient past, the font makes me think, "the Jaguars of baseball" or a one of the Japanese League teams. Will the Carp now change? Just use what gave you success or what those who are still alive remember.

As much as the older Americans try to make MLB the most nostalgic of the major sports, why are modernizations such as number fonts seen as required? Plus, "Mr. Redlegs" is no longer the official mascot but still is there and can be rented for apprarences, right? If you want to be modern, place Gapper on the sleeve? Notice the traditional Mr. Redlegs as a moustache, but you cannot have one as an actual member of the team.