Ez Street Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 There's a name for the new Texas-based independent Atlantic League team: the Sugar Land Skeeters, who will begin play at a new $30-million ballpark in the Houston suburb beginning in the 2012 season.?I think the entry forms said it best. It just sounds like a fun minor league baseball name for this region,? said Matt O?Brien, president of the Sugar Land Skeeters. ?With each day moving forward our Sugar Land Skeeter brand will become synonymous with professional baseball and affordable family fun.?The new identity honors the community's rich sugar heritage. A fun, determined Skeeter lancing a baseball is the centerpiece of the identity, which includes Texas and sugar cane imagery. Fans will also enjoy an "SL" cap logo and the team's official "Skeeters" lettering, both made of sugar cane. The team's sleeve emblem showcases the Skeeter flying over the state of Texas marking Fort Bend County with its proboscis. The work is by Plan B. Branding. Rawhide Yellow, Imperial Blue, Refinery Red and Nighttime Black make up the club's new official colors. The Skeeters are the only professional sports team to have these team colors. The team will unveil their new uniforms for the 2012 season at a later date. The new ballpark will be built by the city with a $30 million budget (funded by economic-development funds; no general tax revenues will be used to fund the facility) and operated by Opening Day Partners, the same group that already owns and operates several other Atlantic League franchises (Lancaster Barnstormers, York Revolution, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs). The Skeeters will be part of an Atlantic League expansion to Texas. I might have to tweak this logo into saying Streeters...........LOL. @DavidStreeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Nothing builds team loyalty like naming the team after an annoying insect PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 With a name like Skeeters, I'm just going to assume they'll give out socks and condoms on Fan Appreciation Day. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewharrington Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Someone had to go there, I guess? I still don't have a website, but I have a dribbble now! http://dribbble.com/andyharry [The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the position, strategy or opinions of adidas and/or its brands.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDmo Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 No homo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Wasn't the University in Saint's Row 2's nickname the skeeters? My fantasy teams: West Coast Cardinals (WRU), Glasgow Claymores (RLI) (Champions 2012) and Pemberton Foresters (VBL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenfish13 Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Its a pretty sweet identity though, wouldnt you say? Besides the name dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 What in the hell is the Atlantic League doing in Texas? Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfoster Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 You mean the Gulf of Mexico isn't a part of the Atlantic?What's Memphis (and Iowa, and Omaha, and OKC, and...) doing in the Pacific Coast League? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Damn all that...what are the Utah Grizzlies, Idaho Steelheads, Las Vegas Wranglers, Stockton Thunder, Victoria Salmon Kings, Bakersfield Condors and Alaska Aces doing in the EAST COAST Hockey League?? *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff. || dribbble || Behance || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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knnhrvy16 Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Another win by Plan B, in my opinion. The colors are fantastic, and the alt logo with the Texas outline (and the nose pointing to the location of Sugar Land) may jump up on my list of favorite current logos. I know some people think that Plan B hasn't had as good of a season as usual (lots of people didn't like the Omaha identity), but in my mind this is just more of the same fantastic work by them. The opinions I express are mine, and mine only. If I am to express them, it is not to say you or anyone else is wrong, and certainly not to say that I am right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Looks like they are using Imperial Sugar's colors.Which is fitting since Imperial is what gave the town its name. I was hoping for Sugar Land Imperials or even Sweets. Local news is reporting that the actual runner up names were the King Canes and the Lizard Kings (?!!!). I don't know where the latter came from. When I think of Sugar Land, I think of money and prisons. I certainly don't think of Jim Morrison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Didn't you hear Texas now borders New Jersey, thats why TCU is joining the Big Least. 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...
knnhrvy16 Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 WOW! That's a blast from the past, watched that show all the time when I was a kid. I can't believe I didn't think of the Doug Skeeter. The opinions I express are mine, and mine only. If I am to express them, it is not to say you or anyone else is wrong, and certainly not to say that I am right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 What in the hell is the Atlantic League doing in Texas?This.Is the ULB involved in this presumed cluster in some way? On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronChefShark Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Skeeters baseball....catch the (yellow) fever! US state flag concepts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chawls Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 No homo?Knowing that you meant no homophobic implication behind that (hopefully), I literally lol'd when I read that. Quote If you hadn't noticed, Chawls loves his wrestling, whether it be real life or sim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Whenever I see the claim "[insert team name here] are the only professional sports team to have these team colors", I usually double-check. Most of the time it's not entirely true, but in this case it actually is.That shade of Yellow is fairly unique:I'm not finding any pro teams that have ever used that shade of Yellow; however, Florida State U. uses it as an alternate color for their Gold, and both Iowa State and the U. of the Pacific utilize it as part of their "supplemental institutional colors".(More crap that I find interesting. I'm probably the only one...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Say, Colorwerx, could you check to see if the colors are indeed the same colors Imperial Sugar uses on their packages? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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