2014 MLB Changes (logo, uniform wise, etc)

[OnWis97]

Someone earlier in the thread compared Wahoo and the block C to Green Bay and Minnesota. Here's the thing, the Green Bay logo is unique. It is not just a G in the most generic font imaginable. It is a white G encapsulated in an ovoid footballesque green shape, with a border of athletic gold. That is MILES different than what we're dealing with here.

The block-letter C has absolutely no distinguishing mark, except for a small serif at the top. Basically, let me put it this way: if your primary logo looks no more different than a C in the middle of the name on 90% of uniforms made for highschool teams, then you have failed. And to think that adding a tiny bit of serif at the top makes it professional is insane.

If you are referring to my post, I did not compare the logos. It was a joke referring to the guy in the article comment section who claimed they were using the "C" because they are cheap (i.e., the basic logo would somehow save them money over wahoo). I jokingly suggested that the Packers are good because their logo is fairly basic.

[hailstateunis]

Jndians? You guys never learned cursive? I like the "I"

To be fair, it's not taught in schools anymore. (At least not in Mississippi.)

[phutmasterflex]

Jndians? You guys never learned cursive? I like the "I"

To be fair, it's not taught in schools anymore. (At least not in Mississippi.)

Really? That's a shame. When did this happen?

[ptay]

I think most of the country is moving away from teaching cursive, i'd be shocked if any kid currently in grade school can read a sentence of it. Cursive was doomed once the internet and word processing became a part of our everyday lives. At least it still lives on baseball jerseys as a relic of the past....for now. (For the record, i like the Indians script as well as the "I")

[Mitch B]

The Royals are getting a new road alternate jersey for 2014.

It'll be interesting to see what they come up with. Hopefully they won't return to the dreaded black era from the early 2000's.

???

I really hope so!!!!

More like

All I can say is that MLB needs a few colored head-to-toe uniforms (Light Blue, Yellow, maybe even Graphite*).

*Not that I liked that entire set, but still...

I never liked that Kansas City wordmark. The Royals wordmark works better with those uniforms IMO. If the Royals need the city on their away uniforms, they should use something in script or something just utilizing the letters KC.

[phutmasterflex]

And given that 14 teams feature some form of cursive in their uniform sets (15 if you count the Yankees logo), I think at least you don't know cursive, that you can at least read that. But what do I know? I learned cursive in elementary school and still use it today when I write.

[BBTV]

I think most of the country is moving away from teaching cursive, i'd be shocked if any kid currently in grade school can read a sentence of it. Cursive was doomed once the internet and word processing became a part of our everyday lives. At least it still lives on baseball jerseys as a relic of the past....for now. (For the record, i like the Indians script as well as the "I")

This is total news to me. It's still taught in the Philadelphia area. I volunteer with inner-city high school kids and the other night I was actually pleasantly surprised that they knew how to write it.

[phutmasterflex]

I think most of the country is moving away from teaching cursive, i'd be shocked if any kid currently in grade school can read a sentence of it. Cursive was doomed once the internet and word processing became a part of our everyday lives. At least it still lives on baseball jerseys as a relic of the past....for now. (For the record, i like the Indians script as well as the "I")

This is total news to me. It's still taught in the Philadelphia area. I volunteer with inner-city high school kids and the other night I was actually pleasantly surprised that they knew how to write it.

I remember last year there was a debate about why the capital "O" in Orioles doesn't connect with the rest of the letters. I thought the person advocating for the connection was crazy. But now this explains as to why that person did -- the poster doesn't know cursive.

I'm glad at least that if cursive is disappearing from schools, half of the baseball teams still use it in some format in their identity. Gotta keep it alive somewhere.

[Anubis2051]

I think most of the country is moving away from teaching cursive, i'd be shocked if any kid currently in grade school can read a sentence of it. Cursive was doomed once the internet and word processing became a part of our everyday lives. At least it still lives on baseball jerseys as a relic of the past....for now. (For the record, i like the Indians script as well as the "I")

This is total news to me. It's still taught in the Philadelphia area. I volunteer with inner-city high school kids and the other night I was actually pleasantly surprised that they knew how to write it.

I graduated high school in '08, and although we learned it in 3rd grade, almost no one wrote in it. I remember on the SAT we had to write the honor statement on the back in cursive, I was sitting there making up letters. Took me like ten minutes to write.

[BigBubba]

I think all teenagers nowadays know cursive, but when you get a bit younger, fewer and fewer know it. Very few elementary school teachers in Ontario apparently teach it anymore. I'd think of it as a shame if I had actually, you know, used cursive beyond Grade 3.

[hailstateunis]

I think most of the country is moving away from teaching cursive, i'd be shocked if any kid currently in grade school can read a sentence of it. Cursive was doomed once the internet and word processing became a part of our everyday lives. At least it still lives on baseball jerseys as a relic of the past....for now. (For the record, i like the Indians script as well as the "I")

This is total news to me. It's still taught in the Philadelphia area. I volunteer with inner-city high school kids and the other night I was actually pleasantly surprised that they knew how to write it.

I graduated high school in '08, and although we learned it in 3rd grade, almost no one wrote in it. I remember on the SAT we had to write the honor statement on the back in cursive, I was sitting there making up letters. Took me like ten minutes to write.

The exact same thing happened to me when taking the PSAT. The administrators were suprised we didn't know it, but it's their fault really. About the only time I remeber practicing cursive in school is lightly in elementary, but it's really not nessecary anymore. Pretty much everyone under 25 (in Mississippi) knows how to sign their own name and nothing else, but that's about all they need to know.

[rmackman]

I think most of the country is moving away from teaching cursive, i'd be shocked if any kid currently in grade school can read a sentence of it. Cursive was doomed once the internet and word processing became a part of our everyday lives. At least it still lives on baseball jerseys as a relic of the past....for now. (For the record, i like the Indians script as well as the "I")

This is total news to me. It's still taught in the Philadelphia area. I volunteer with inner-city high school kids and the other night I was actually pleasantly surprised that they knew how to write it.

I graduated high school in '08, and although we learned it in 3rd grade, almost no one wrote in it. I remember on the SAT we had to write the honor statement on the back in cursive, I was sitting there making up letters. Took me like ten minutes to write.

The exact same thing happened to me when taking the PSAT. The administrators were suprised we didn't know it, but it's their fault really. About the only time I remeber practicing cursive in school is lightly in elementary, but it's really not nessecary anymore. Pretty much everyone under 25 (in Mississippi) knows how to sign their own name and nothing else, but that's about all they need to know.

Well if anyone wants to practice....

[rgrn2777]

Is cursive even really necessary, save for signing your name or John Hancock if you will?

[iRTlikecrazy]

Looks like the cubs are changing their hat color.

http://www.hatclub.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/940x/17c2151a3f12ebf0226ce1e5826e3ed5/i/m/img_8901.jpg

[BBTV]

Well, you could just carry a stamp or "chop" with you, or simply "make your mark". I kinda thought that south of Maryland, everyone's signatures were simply Xs anyway.

[wonderbread]

I know i need it because when i dont write in cursive it all ends up looking like one word because i never figured out spacing i guess

[Sodboy13]

I think most of the country is moving away from teaching cursive, i'd be shocked if any kid currently in grade school can read a sentence of it. Cursive was doomed once the internet and word processing became a part of our everyday lives. At least it still lives on baseball jerseys as a relic of the past....for now. (For the record, i like the Indians script as well as the "I")

This is total news to me. It's still taught in the Philadelphia area. I volunteer with inner-city high school kids and the other night I was actually pleasantly surprised that they knew how to write it.

I graduated high school in '08, and although we learned it in 3rd grade, almost no one wrote in it. I remember on the SAT we had to write the honor statement on the back in cursive, I was sitting there making up letters. Took me like ten minutes to write.

The exact same thing happened to me when taking the PSAT. The administrators were suprised we didn't know it, but it's their fault really. About the only time I remeber practicing cursive in school is lightly in elementary, but it's really not nessecary anymore. Pretty much everyone under 25 (in Mississippi) knows how to sign their own name and nothing else, but that's about all they need to know.

Well if anyone wants to practice....

That "P" and "R" are horsecrap.

[Silent Wind of Doom]

Someone earlier in the thread compared Wahoo and the block C to Green Bay and Minnesota. Here's the thing, the Green Bay logo is unique. It is not just a G in the most generic font imaginable. It is a white G encapsulated in an ovoid footballesque green shape, with a border of athletic gold. That is MILES different than what we're dealing with here.

The block-letter C has absolutely no distinguishing mark, except for a small serif at the top. Basically, let me put it this way: if your primary logo looks no more different than a C in the middle of the name on 90% of uniforms made for highschool teams, then you have failed. And to think that adding a tiny bit of serif at the top makes it professional is insane.

If you are referring to my post, I did not compare the logos. It was a joke referring to the guy in the article comment section who claimed they were using the "C" because they are cheap (i.e., the basic logo would somehow save them money over wahoo). I jokingly suggested that the Packers are good because their logo is fairly basic.

Oops. Looking back, you're right. After weeks of inactivity, this thread popped up with another five pages of posts after the Indians switch, so in the browsing of everything it looks like I misread that. Muh bad!

As for cursive, is it taught in Ohio? I imagine that's all that matters in this case. I think it's a shame that kids are getting dumbed down like this.

Well if anyone wants to practice....

That "P" and "R" are horsecrap.

Wow, yeah they are. Didn't pay any attention to the actual letters, but yeah. Nice catch.

[Anubis2051]

I wouldn't call it dumbed down. Can you write in hieroglyphics or speak Old English? Languages and writing styles evolve. Cursive served a purpose at a time when you had to dip your pen into an ink well, but now we all carry around mini computers with word processing capability. I can type a thousand times faster than I can write in either cursive or print. It's an antiquated form or writing that no longer has a purpose in today's world.

[phutmasterflex]

I think it should still be taught at a young age somewhere in elementary school. it may not be used going forward, but it's a nice skill set to have when you are writing say an essay or something. It's quicker than print. Of course, in a job that doesn't require much writing, then cursive isn't necessary. For me, I am a writer, so cursive still serves a good purpose for me. I agree, it's not needed much these days. But it's still a skill that I think everyone should at least learn early