mahnkej Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Overall, I'm a fan of the Seattle Mariners uniforms. Especially their teal alternates, easily one of my favorite looks in the AL. People really dunk on these online, I guess I never quite understood the hate. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maz Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 The whole changing-names-when-relocating thing just got more interesting considering we are going to have a "Las Vegas Athletics" eventually. That's gonna sound really weird, but the Athletics have been around for over 120 years, wearing that name in three different cities. Do we keep that 120 years of history alive into city number four, or find a name to fit Vegas better? (I think "Athletics" is generic enough you can put that anywhere, personally) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTConcepts Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 6 hours ago, maz said: The whole changing-names-when-relocating thing just got more interesting considering we are going to have a "Las Vegas Athletics" eventually. That's gonna sound really weird, but the Athletics have been around for over 120 years, wearing that name in three different cities. Do we keep that 120 years of history alive into city number four, or find a name to fit Vegas better? (I think "Athletics" is generic enough you can put that anywhere, personally) Hot take, but if your team's name is generic enough to work in any location, then your team has a bad name. 1 8 Quote "You ain't gonna learn what you don't wanna know..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGlowin Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 On 4/20/2023 at 10:57 PM, mahnkej said: Overall, I'm a fan of the Seattle Mariners uniforms. Especially their teal alternates, easily one of my favorite looks in the AL. People really dunk on these online, I guess I never quite understood the hate. Overall yeah, but serif wordmarks look kinda dated imo. 1 Quote Last updated 2/26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Maple Leafs looked great when they briefly switched to round digits 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGlowin Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 Blue pants with the Mariners City Jersey please!!! Quote Last updated 2/26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 On 4/22/2023 at 9:56 AM, maz said: The whole changing-names-when-relocating thing just got more interesting considering we are going to have a "Las Vegas Athletics" eventually. That's gonna sound really weird, but the Athletics have been around for over 120 years, wearing that name in three different cities. Do we keep that 120 years of history alive into city number four, or find a name to fit Vegas better? (I think "Athletics" is generic enough you can put that anywhere, personally) I say Las Vegas Athletics should work. La’s Vega’s? No? 1 Quote Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted April 23, 2023 Share Posted April 23, 2023 1 hour ago, WSU151 said: La’s Vega’s? No? I can see it now... 8 1 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 If the Athletics name has worked in Philadelphia, Kansas City, and Oakland, it can work in Las Vegas. No reason to change now. 12 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortunat1 Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 (edited) I don't think the A's really need to keep green and gold once they move to Las Vegas. Ditching their current color scheme would be unfortunate from an aesthetic standpoint, because it's unique to the MLB, and generally looks good. Despite that, I think that there are a handful of legitimate reasons for them to change their color scheme. Past moves have seen them change colors, so I think that there is a bit of precedence for it. Additionally, moving to a color scheme (like black and gold for example) would allow them to match the shared visual identity that existing Vegas teams have created. Switching to black and gold would create a visual identity that is distinct from their past, making the team seem a bit more like the "Las Vegas A's", instead of just being the "Oakland A's who happen to play in Las Vegas now". I fully admit that I am relatively uninformed on the A's situation though, so if anyone has a different perspective on this, I'd love to hear it. Edited April 24, 2023 by fortunat1 Initially implied they were moving to Oakland 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 If they change their name no one is ever going to use the Athletics name/identity again, other than a weird Tennessee Oilers situation maybe. So they should be the Las Vegas A’s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaliforniaGlowin Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 They should do like the Charlotte Hornets: mint green and metallic gold. Reps LV but not to much of a change. Quote Last updated 2/26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Vegas embraced the Raiders after 4 moves. No doubt they'll do the same with the A's after their 4th move. And it's not like the moniker 'Athletics' is specific to any city or region like Phillies or Rockies. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sec19Row53 Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 On 4/22/2023 at 4:00 PM, DTConcepts said: Hot take, but if your team's name is generic enough to work in any location, then your team has a bad name. How many names in the Big 4 match their location? Not enough to make this a valid argument, IMO. 5 1 1 Quote It's where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridleylash Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 17 minutes ago, Sec19Row53 said: How many names in the Big 4 match their location? Not enough to make this a valid argument, IMO. Yeah, like there's not really any tigers or lions in Detroit, Hamilton or Cincinnati (outside of zoos, anyways), giants/titans in either New York, San Francisco or Nashville, no pirates in Pittsburgh, no grizzlies in Memphis, no kings in Los Angeles or Sacramento...definitely aren't any Velociraptor running around in Toronto, either. Trying to force local ties into name branding is how you get :censored: like the Baby Cakes. 5 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 I've always thought Giants and Titans worked for New York teams. The names just seemed to fit with an enormous, larger than life city with huge skyscrapers and the like. Not super location-specific, but just enough to feel right. 3 Quote https://www.behance.net/bmatukewic8043 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTConcepts Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 5 hours ago, Sec19Row53 said: How many names in the Big 4 match their location? Not enough to make this a valid argument, IMO. I think you guys are misjudging my argument. I’m not saying that every team needs to be named like the Toronto Six. What I am saying is that teams like the Colorado Rockies, Detroit Pistons, New York Islanders, San Francisco 49ers, etc. all have more inspired names than the Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Stars, Las Vegas Raiders, and/or Oakland Athletics. I mean hell, the Baltimore Ravens, Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco 49ers, etc. all have what I would call location-specific names. And from what I could see with a quick Google search, about 1/3 of the big four uses some sort of a location-specific name, which is more than enough to warrant a discussion. All I’m saying is that I’d prefer a team’s name make reference to its home instead of being a generic label that any city can get behind. It’s not 1952, and teams don’t need to keep the same identity after a move so they can save money on uniforms. There’s no reason for the Las Vegas Athletics to exist in the 21st century. Make a real brand or get off the pot. 1 1 Quote "You ain't gonna learn what you don't wanna know..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridleylash Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 11 minutes ago, DTConcepts said: All I’m saying is that I’d prefer a team’s name make reference to its home instead of being a generic label that any city can get behind. I understand the historical precedence of a team like the Dodgers, but there’s no excuse for the Las Vegas Athletics to exist. Make a real brand or get off the pot. Wait wait, so you understand the historical precedence of the Dodgers...but somehow the franchise that's had the same name in every city since it was founded in 1901 needs to "make a real brand"? If history applies to keeping the Dodgers, it also applies to keeping the Athletics. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTConcepts Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 1 minute ago, Ridleylash said: Wait wait, so you understand the historical precedence of the Dodgers, but somehow the team that's had the same name since 1901 needs to "make a real brand"? yeah i reread my comment and edited it before you commented this. i’m not the most familiar with mlb brands and i used a bad example, my b Quote "You ain't gonna learn what you don't wanna know..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCarp1231 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 The team can keep the name, but change the branding to feel more “Vegas-y”. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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