BallWonk Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 From MLB.com:Kinda wish MLB had emphasized the fact that this is an extension of the regular season, maybe using the number 163. Still, interesting to see that someone planned for this (usually rare) contingency when assembling the 2009 playoff logo package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 The key word is "usually", since this is the third year in a row with a tiebreaker.As for the logo, it strikes me as a little on the dull side. Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian E Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 agreed. it'll look on the broadcast tomorrow to commemorate it as a stand alone event. although i would have LOVED to see a 163 worked into this as well. i know it's a rush job, but i think it could serve as an educational tool. i was very aggravated when i was watching the twins/royals game saturday on fox and whoever was doing the game (thom brennaman maybe?) kept saying there was only "one regular season game" left in the history of the metrodome meaning sunday, basically saying a tuesday tiebreaker is a postseason game. if the guy doing play-by-play on a national telecast doesn't know the tuesday game would be a regular season game, how can you fault fans? it's prettt disgraceful.sorry...rant over. reader's digest version: nice job by mlb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EatSleepJeep Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I'm surprised it's not in copperplate, myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 From MLB.com:Kinda wish MLB had emphasized the fact that this is an extension of the regular season, maybe using the number 163. Still, interesting to see that someone planned for this (usually rare) contingency when assembling the 2009 playoff logo package.That's a really good idea. "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...
Cujo Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I'm surprised it's not in copperplate, myself.Take a closer look.... (2009) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NDwas Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Here's a bigger look: Tomorrow's just your future yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDixonDesign Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I like it, noticed the MLB released every team logo as well with the "home place" design behind it. I'm looking forward to the Playoff Logos, although the Font they'll end up using like shown above in the WS design is so disappointing compared to the design they've used for the Division Championship / Wild Card gear...Also, I agree, using "163" here would have been genious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordie_delini Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 too...many....colors....print designer in me....struggling.....can't....keep...sanity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallWonk Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 too...many....colors....print designer in me....struggling.....can't....keep...sanity...It's only 7 spot colors. Wimp! Seriously, though, I expect this logo is intended for screen use only, mainly for video animation during the broadcast; if it's ever printed, it will be by third parties (making it not MLB's problem) in the newsmedia (making it 4-color sep, not 7-color spot). Besides, anything (such as 7 colors) that discourages the production of "Tiebreaker"-themed merchandise, particularly shirts and caps, is a Very Good Thing. It's sad enough that people buy t-shirts when their team wins the Wild Card; it would strain the limits of human pity to see someone wearing a t-shirt proclaiming his team the "2009 Tiebreaker Champion" or somesuch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I only see 6 colors: blue (dark/light), gold (dark/light), red (dark/light). While I wouldn't necessarily use that many colors, it doesn't bother me in this case, and the areas of differentiation seem strong enough to hold up at small sizes, or even on a patch. Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallWonk Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 I only see 6 colors: blue (dark/light), gold (dark/light), red (dark/light).White. Not always a color for print, but often, and in either silk-screening or embroidery, you're usually going to have to add a layer of white ink or thread, and that makes 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eriqjaffe Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Was there a logo for last year's tiebreaker? I don't remember seeing one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharos04 Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Was there a logo for last year's tiebreaker? I don't remember seeing one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meetthemets Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Next thing you know they're gonna have a logo for travel days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJaxon Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I'm in the camp that thinks game 163 would have been great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powersurge Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I'm in the camp that thinks game 163 would have been great.Add me to that list.Even using a '162+1' could have worked, emphasizing the '1'. IDK, I just haven't been too enthused by some of these MLB post season logos as of late. I'm just not a fan of messing with the colors of an official logo (i.e. the MLB logo) I get the whole fall colors and all, but I'm just not feeling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouj Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 In MLB's defense, there is no guarantee that the tiebreaker is Game #163. If you had 3 teams finish all-square, one of them is playing 164. It hasn't happened yet, but it's come close a few times (most recently in 2007 with NL West). I guess they wanted one all-purpose logo to cover all scenarios. Go Astros!Go Texans!Go Rockets!Go Javelinas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasatch Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Next thing you know they're gonna have a logo for travel days.No kidding. How about one for the 7th Inning Stretch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I only see 6 colors: blue (dark/light), gold (dark/light), red (dark/light).White. Not always a color for print, but often, and in either silk-screening or embroidery, you're usually going to have to add a layer of white ink or thread, and that makes 7.It's *this many* colors:(Holds up fingers.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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