BBTV Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Difference between the Mariners and Blue Jays/Astros:1.The Blue Jays and Astros both had good amounts of success in their classic looks, while the Mariners blew.2. The Blue Jays and Astros fans had a strong attachment to their previous looks, while there isn't any kind of massive outcry among Mariners fans to change to what they wore when nobody cared about the team.3. The Blue Jays and Astros had horrible previous looks, while the Mariners' current set is a few additions from being perfect.Im agreeing with you...the Mariners look is iconic right now. I love the teal and navy look. Reminds me of growing up watching Griffey JrIm just comparing this new "Retro" Logo craze with the "Retro" ballpark.Hey maybe since they're apparently switching back to blue and gold, I should write them a letter asking if they could reconstruct the Kingdome!!! I really hate the use of the word "iconic" on this forum. The Mariners color scheme is recognizeable by baseball fans as uniquely theirs, but it's far from iconic. That doesn't mean that it doesn't look very nice, but it's not "iconic". Would it be a shame to lose that scheme? Sure. Is it a tragedy? No. "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...
Sport Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Difference between the Mariners and Blue Jays/Astros: 1.The Blue Jays and Astros both had good amounts of success in their classic looks, while the Mariners blew. 2. The Blue Jays and Astros fans had a strong attachment to their previous looks, while there isn't any kind of massive outcry among Mariners fans to change to what they wore when nobody cared about the team. 3. The Blue Jays and Astros had horrible previous looks, while the Mariners' current set is a few additions from being perfect. Im agreeing with you...the Mariners look is iconic right now. I love the teal and navy look. Reminds me of growing up watching Griffey Jr Im just comparing this new "Retro" Logo craze with the "Retro" ballpark . Hey maybe since they're apparently switching back to blue and gold, I should write them a letter asking if they could reconstruct the Kingdome!!! I really hate the use of the word "iconic" on this forum. The Mariners color scheme is recognizeable by baseball fans as uniquely theirs, but it's far from iconic. That doesn't mean that it doesn't look very nice, but it's not "iconic". Would it be a shame to lose that scheme? Sure. Is it a tragedy? No.I was about to post the same thing after reading like 4 straight posts describing the Mariners' unis as "iconic". They're not. Come up with a different word because iconic is out of place here (and 90% of the other times dopes on here use it). As for the Mariners changing colors. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC in Da House w/o a Doubt Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 The Mariners have a top 5 identity in all of baseball in my opinion. Going back to blue and yellow would be terrible.And I don't even like the M trident logo. Always thought it looked too small. The current logo blows it out of the water in my eyes. Plus, I've always been a bigger fan of the hat logo representing the city name rather than the team name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyAnna Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Going back to blue and yellow would be terrible.Very true. The Pike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadSeed84 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 They had a very established look, and are just gonna throw it away, a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 All we have is a colour scheme. This change could signify anything. They could simply recolour their current identity. They could go full throwback. They could go with a Jays/Astros-esque updated throwback look. I'm going to wait and see what they come up with before declaring it a failure. The navy/teal look is great, yes, but blue and athletic gold is nice too. Besides, royal and athletic gold is a beautiful scheme. Someone should use it if the Brewers won't. 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...
CrazyAnna Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Besides, royal and athletic gold is a beautiful scheme. Someone should use it if the Brewers won't.I always wished the Padres would switch over to royal blue and athletic gold. The Pike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportstar1212 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Difference between the Mariners and Blue Jays/Astros:1.The Blue Jays and Astros both had good amounts of success in their classic looks, while the Mariners blew.2. The Blue Jays and Astros fans had a strong attachment to their previous looks, while there isn't any kind of massive outcry among Mariners fans to change to what they wore when nobody cared about the team.3. The Blue Jays and Astros had horrible previous looks, while the Mariners' current set is a few additions from being perfect. Im agreeing with you...the Mariners look is iconic right now. I love the teal and navy look. Reminds me of growing up watching Griffey JrIm just comparing this new "Retro" Logo craze with the "Retro" ballpark.Hey maybe since they're apparently switching back to blue and gold, I should write them a letter asking if they could reconstruct the Kingdome!!! I really hate the use of the word "iconic" on this forum. The Mariners color scheme is recognizeable by baseball fans as uniquely theirs, but it's far from iconic. That doesn't mean that it doesn't look very nice, but it's not "iconic". Would it be a shame to lose that scheme? Sure. Is it a tragedy? No.I was about to post the same thing after reading like 4 straight posts describing the Mariners' unis as "iconic". They're not.Come up with a different word because iconic is out of place here (and 90% of the other times dopes on here use it).As for the Mariners changing colors. BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.The Mariners look isn't iconic, but it's a modern classic. At times, it's mind blowing to think their set came out in the early 90's, the epitome of terrible sports design. It looked good then, it looks good now, and it will still look good 20 years from now. Also, they've spent more time in their current look than they have in the royal blue and yellow. There really is no reason to change. I have nothing against those colors and they don't look bad in them, but I'll take their current scheme any day of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohryan Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 They had a very established look, and are just gonna throw it away, a shame.Nah...they'll just "throw back" to it in a decade or so when this new scheme gets tired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldRoman Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 All we have is a colour scheme. This change could signify anything. They could simply recolour their current identity. They could go full throwback. They could go with a Jays/Astros-esque updated throwback look. I'm going to wait and see what they come up with before declaring it a failure.The navy/teal look is great, yes, but blue and athletic gold is nice too. Besides, royal and athletic gold is a beautiful scheme. Someone should use it if the Brewers won't.It is a great color scheme, yes. However, as I said, I would be surprised if they actually went back to royal blue and yellow. Because they're the Mariners, and because "dark iz kewl!", I am pretty certain they're going to do just like the Sabres and "go back to" a navy and yellow set they never wore before, because close enough. And they might very well design a nice set using royal blue and yellow, but it would still be wrong for them considering they have established themselves as a navy and teal team. There's no way a new set could be good enough to make up for the fact that it's in the wrong colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Blue, old gold and cream would be (as others have pointed out) a PERFECT color set for the Brewers. Seattle is a coastal city that came of age in the 90s and their colors include teal, the quintessential 90s color... there's really not a more perfect color scheme for the Mariners than what they wear now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustDevil61 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Blue, old gold and cream would be (as others have pointed out) a PERFECT color set for the Brewers. Seattle is a coastal city that came of age in the 90s and their colors include teal, the quintessential 90s color... there's really not a more perfect color scheme for the Mariners than what they wear now.I agree wholeheartedly. There's simply no need for the Mariners to abandon the Navy/Teal look. If anything, they can swap out silver for metallic gold. Perhaps this could be done to give a slightly antiquated feel or could ever-so-slightly and indirectly call back to the Royal/Yellow. AKA @LanRovr0 on Twitter LED Sig Credits to packerfan21396 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 More crappy off white jerseys??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorMade Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 I've always been a bigger fan of the hat logo representing the city name rather than the team name.Agree with this. It makes caps more popular, IMO, because people who don't even like baseball will wear them to rep their city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Blue, old gold and cream would be (as others have pointed out) a PERFECT color set for the Brewers. Seattle is a coastal city that came of age in the 90s and their colors include teal, the quintessential 90s color... there's really not a more perfect color scheme for the Mariners than what they wear now.I agree wholeheartedly. There's simply no need for the Mariners to abandon the Navy/Teal look. If anything, they can swap out silver for metallic gold. Perhaps this could be done to give a slightly antiquated feel or could ever-so-slightly and indirectly call back to the Royal/Yellow.I wouldn't even do that... the silver gives the whole scheme a "rainy" feel that's perfectly befitting of the Pacific Northwest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FGM13 Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 But... the navy... and teal... it's just so beautiful. Blue and gold is nice, but the Mariners are fine like this. GO OILERS-GO BLUE JAYS-GO ESKIMOS-GO COLTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Yeah, the Mariners are (allegedly) getting ready to fix something that ain't broke. Damn shame. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatic Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Blue and gold is a nice colour scheme.Just not for Seattle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pats2000 Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 teal just fits a marine themed team well, i dont understand why they would change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 I'm not in love with the Mariners' current colors/logos/uniforms. They've grown stale. I appreciate creating continuity with Griffey, Unit, and *-***, but they're only the Mariners. What's gamely carrying on a symbol of excellence for older, more successful teams is just clinging to fleeting glory for others.That said, I can't think of anything worse than royal blue and gold, a color scheme associated above all others with the Brewers, and in the case of the Mariners, just what they happened to wear when they were a forgettable expansion team in an ugly dome. Now, what they have today is still good. Pretty good! There's no guarantee that you could do better. I like the idea of something progressive, the way the Sounders and Seahawks have embraced progressive identities. Whether that can be executed in a way conducive to a baseball uniform, the most traditional and restrictive uniform base in sports, I can't say. But it could be worth a shot to do something flashy and unconventional. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. Stay the course. But the Mariners are terrifically ill-suited to look backward. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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