Gothamite Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 The Northwoods League has a new team, playing at Concordia University in Mequon, suburban Milwaukee.They're playing heavily on local baseball loyalties; minority owners of the club include Milwaukee Brewers Hall of Famer Robin Yount and Brewers radio anchor Bob Uecker. They also borrowed the Admirals' color scheme, perhaps unintentionally.The name refers to a type of salmon introduced to Lake Michigan in the 1950s.We don't yet know what the uniforms will look like, although I'm betting that the fishy C will be the cap logo.I don't know about the logo. The wordmark is nice, with the tail, but I think the fish rendering is pretty poor. Besides, I prefer my mascot logos to actually play the game: The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altosax29b Posted November 11, 2011 Share Posted November 11, 2011 Pretty nice logo, just the tail kind of bothers me, trying to get the fish to look like the 'c' in Chinooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted November 11, 2011 Author Share Posted November 11, 2011 Yeah, the rendering goes all flat there.I get that they were trying to tie in with the tail on the script, but it just looks off to me. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54Chevy Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 The Northwoods League has a new team, playing at Concordia University in Mequon, suburban Milwaukee.They're playing heavily on local baseball loyalties; minority owners of the club include Milwaukee Brewers Hall of Famer Robin Yount and Brewers radio anchor Bob Uecker. They also borrowed the Admirals' color scheme, perhaps unintentionally.The name refers to a type of salmon introduced to Lake Michigan in the 1950s.We don't yet know what the uniforms will look like, although I'm betting that the fishy C will be the cap logo.I don't know about the logo. The wordmark is nice, with the tail, but I think the fish rendering is pretty poor. Besides, I prefer my mascot logos to actually play the game:interesting that you find the chinooks' rendering "poor", but like the bridgeport logo. i agree about the comments of the tail appearing flat, but it is understandable to create the c-shape; however it is actually rendered quite well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted November 12, 2011 Author Share Posted November 12, 2011 I don't think it's rendered all that well, actually. It is, up to the tail. Then it gets all flat, and looks out of place. Didn't mean to imply that the Bluefish logo was perfect; just saying that I love logos of mascots playing the game. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fumbler Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Also with the tail being like that it makes the last third of the Fish look twisted and out of shape. RICHMOND TIGERS Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 The Northwoods League has a new team, playing at Concordia University in Mequon, suburban Milwaukee.They're playing heavily on local baseball loyalties; minority owners of the club include Milwaukee Brewers Hall of Famer Robin Yount and Brewers radio anchor Bob Uecker. They also borrowed the Admirals' color scheme, perhaps unintentionally.The name refers to a type of salmon introduced to Lake Michigan in the 1950s.We don't yet know what the uniforms will look like, although I'm betting that the fishy C will be the cap logo.I don't know about the logo. The wordmark is nice, with the tail, but I think the fish rendering is pretty poor. Besides, I prefer my mascot logos to actually play the game:Didn't know that... how fitting that a team named after an artificially introduced fish from the 50s would play in an area made up almost entirely of artificially developed housing tracts from the 50s Forreal tho... Ozaukee County seems like a pretty small market even by NWL standards. Seems that if they wanted to put a team anywhere in the Milwaukee suburbs, it should've been Waukesha or Delafield (Lake Country). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 I think it was more about Concordia University building a baseball field than anything else. This gives them an in to the Milwaukee suburbs, in a brand new park. Personally, I'm still waiting for the Wauwatosa Walruses to join the Northwoods League. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 It's not bad I guess. I think they could've made it simpler and still gotten the point across, but I can't argue with a team that's branding has local ties. Better than the "wildcats" or other generic bilge. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Isn't there a park in Waukesha? Heard that come up during Fieldersmania. Went driving through Waukesha at night without my glasses on one time when I first got my license. I'll always remember this as a particularly unpleasant experience.Pretty lame to cop out on the place name when "Mequon" is such a unique name. I mean, Lakeshore, that could be anywhere! ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 I don't know about any ballpark in Waukesha. But the Concordia donor is also involved with putting the team together; if a similar situation could be found in Waukesha or the Lake Country, then I'm sure the Northwoods League would entertain the possibility. It's not like the league went looking for a group to put a team there. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 Just for comparison, there's a new team in the Alaska Baseball League also called "Chinooks":Although I thought they called them "King Salmon" up there?Anyway, the Northwoods League logo is looking better and better. Guess I found an exception to my "playing the game" rule. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54Chevy Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Just for comparison, there's a new team in the Alaska Baseball League also called "Chinooks":Although I thought they called them "King Salmon" up there?Anyway, the Northwoods League logo is looking better and better. Guess I found an exception to my "playing the game" rule.now that is poorly rendered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 I think it was more about Concordia University building a baseball field than anything else. This gives them an in to the Milwaukee suburbs, in a brand new park. Personally, I'm still waiting for the Wauwatosa Walruses to join the Northwoods League. I'm still waiting to win the lottery, so I can start up the Minocqua Islanders. On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 Oh hell, if we're sharing lottery stories, I'm going to kick the Northwoods League out of Madison with my new AAA incarnation of the Hatters. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Isn't there a park in Waukesha? Heard that come up during Fieldersmania. Went driving through Waukesha at night without my glasses on one time when I first got my license. I'll always remember this as a particularly unpleasant experience.Pretty lame to cop out on the place name when "Mequon" is such a unique name. I mean, Lakeshore, that could be anywhere!That confused me too because "Lakeshore" usually refers to Manitowoc and Sheboygan counties... basically the places on Lake Michigan that aren't part of the Milwaukee or Green Bay metros. I'm guessing they chose the technically incorrect Lakeshore name to try and draw fans from the north on the (correct) assumption that anyone who lives south of the area would rather just go see the Brewers.Oh hell, if we're sharing lottery stories, I'm going to kick the Northwoods League out of Madison with my new AAA incarnation of the Hatters. What? No revival of the Muskies?!? For shame! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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