As for the Rockies uniforms, I like the fronts (and love the green pants), but the backs are terrible. And purple was chosen as a team color back in the early 90s when the franchise was first being formed because of the line in America the Beautiful about purple mountain majesties. So, in that sense, the purple on the City Connect uniforms might be considered to reference America the Beautiful, but only indirectly. A closer look at a print of the 1884 Athletic team of Philadelphia examines the blurry lines between the two. As a longtime Colorado resident, these uniforms capture a lot of Colorado history. The squad will wear them for the first time on Saturday, June 4 when the team takes on the Atlanta Braves, and then again on every Sunday home game through the remainder of the 2022 season. In the past, I dont know if Ive ever completely stumped you (some are easier than others). New City Connect Jerseys for the San Diego Padres Leaked and They Are Atrocious, Cleveland Guardians Struggling To Attract Fans, Ratings After Name Change, Shohei Ohtani Could Be Traded And He Doesnt Seem That Upset By It, Trey Mancini Hits Inside-The-Park Homer On Fly Ball Off Outfielders Face.
While I think the whole CC Connect is a scam to sell poorly and lazily designed junk, the Rockies effort is the first one that actually works for me visually. And when is it artistic license?
Anyone from the area tired of the 5280? I also appreciate the inclusion of embroidery inspired by Colorados well-known highway welcome signs, but I find its location head scratching. We're closer to the center of the metropolis than Texas and other parks.. Its 20 minutes if youre driving at 2 am on a Tuesday morning.
The unis did look good. Fresh clip out of Winnipeg your first look at the new uniform in action #RepFromSectionX #GoElks #CFL #Edmonton #AntlerUp #YEG #JoinTheHerd pic.twitter.com/9MN7jRosSQ, The Elks Herd (@TheElksHerd) May 28, 2022. 2006 - 2022 Inconspicuous, LLC.
The scoreboard is from Game 4 of the 1926 World Series on October 6 at Sportsmans Park in St. Louis. I didnt see any mention of CC socks, but we can safely assume now that the leaked CC socks from a couple months ago will be worn with the new CC uniforms. See how the jerseys look in action in the gallery below: Starting at 10 a.m. Friday, the new uniforms went on sale in the Padres Team Store at Petco Park and at mlbshop.com. Get on at Gene Autry Way, and I'm at the 101 at 20 min, Dodger Stadium in 30. let me know next time you make the drive and i'll time you. I was hoping to have a residents take on the new uniforms, and yours certainly is well thought-out. Unraveling Angels Baseball One Thread at a Time.
Its quite understandable that very few uniforms in any sports make use of both dark green and purple (and probably with good reason: theyre not complementary colors, and they tend to drown each other out when used next to each other). pic.twitter.com/w445VSSqFK, Talkin Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) May 28, 2022. Follow him on Twitter. We take that same attentive energy in hearing insight from athletes and apply that to visualizing new and familiar relationships between clubs, cities and fans..
Hockey News: No confusing which team these 1973 Maple Leafs practice jerseys belonged to (fromDave Buchanan). Aside from those few specific criticisms, however, Im generally quite pleased with the Rockies City Connect look.
And you enjoy the thrill of a reckless driving citation.. Six other ballclubs started wearing jerseys from the City Connect Series this year: the Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angels Angels, Milwaukee Brewers and Washington Nationals. The one part of this uniform that is a total swing and miss for me is the white numbers on the back. His proposal was met by support from the fanbase, but that reaction has not carried over to the Dodgers City Connect jersey. Meh cap aside, the Rox did a pretty good job. Is it not possible that the purple refers to Purple Mountain Majesty, which is why they may have chosen purple as team color (hence, the row of seats) in the first place?? One of the latest teams to be added to the program is the San Diego Padres, an organization that already has a complicated uniform history.
The uniforms are inspired by the Southern California lifestyle: Greetings from sunny SoCal #GoHalos x @nikediamond pic.twitter.com/GIsprJY41c, Surf's up, dude.
Yankees 10 Cardinals 5 Was wondering about that space on the Elks helmet thanks for the explanation! pic.twitter.com/1feMO8s3zr. Earlier this year Justin Turner advocated for the Dodgers to incorporate their blue Spring Training top as a road alternate jersey for the regular season. My big fear was they would lean in hard with a Colorado state flag motif, which is a great flag, but would have been way worse as a uni. Blue, red and gold are the colors of the Colorado flag and the Denver City flag. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. And of course, Wimbledon has done purple and green about as well as can be done. Follow @PhilHecken by The NOBs stand out way too much and the numbers are barely readable. link, All Western Canadian Baseball League umpires wore the No. I get what the team is trying to do here, but I have to think the tops of the numbers are going to appear ghosted when seen at any distance a problem that affects the San Francisco Giants as well.
Im basically in agreement with you on the whole. I have a feeling they'll either be incredibly awesome or incredibly boring. My speculation back in March proved correct that the green used on the leaked socks suggested the Rockies would be using the states iconic license plates as inspiration for their design. At least we dont have to see the ugly black KISS vests for the rest of the season, so I guess its not all bad.
Anaheim and surfing have zero connection., The surfboard thing above the manufacturer logo is interesting. Don't expect it to be part of the main logo design, on all of the other jeresys, the logo they put above that doesn't appear anywhere else on the uniform. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Have you subscribed to the Dodger Blue YouTube channel? Rays' Josh Lowe calls getting hit in face on catch attempt ' Mancini finishes homestand in style as Orioles top Rays, Marlins' Meyer will undergo Tommy John surgery, What every MLB contender needs to do before trade deadline, The ultimate, personalized mobile sports experience, Reds trade Castillo to Mariners for 4 prospects, Report: Padres, Musgrove nearing 5-year, $100M extension. It is a developmental league, so Im giving the USFL some slack. Unlike others who frequent these boards, I am fond of baseball uniforms where the pants and jersey are the same color (not always, but mostly).
Thanks, Craig! Zach Dean A good looking game all around considering the home uniforms for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are fantastic. So, crisis averted. The Real Teal Deal: Pistons Reviving Late-90s Favorite, A Lifes Ambition Achieved: Uni Watch Shirt Spotted in Ohio Thrift Store, Spurs Draw on Mexican Crafts for New Statement Alternate, Bears, Cards Join NFL Alternate-Helmet Bandwagon, Guess The Game From The Scoreboard for July 24, 2022. Shouldn't the surfboard's halo be at the front of the board, not underneath near the fins? The cap logo uses the CO postal abbreviation, and features purple mountains, blue sky, with rings of red, gold and purple. I always try to ignore the (sometimes invented) backstories that go along with modern uniform designs, but as Ive mentioned before, divorcing the deets from the unis is often difficult, as the CC uniforms are almost purpose-built: the uniform tells a story. The double diamond relates to the team how? But in this instance, the green pants work to further the license plate theme. Obviously, I cant vouch as to its authenticity, but those are clearly real Angels players shown (Syndergaard, Walsh, Lorenzen, etc.). America's Pastime.
Honestly I've made it in 20 after games. When is art a depiction of reality? Over the past several years, Nike and MLB have made a concerted effort to add some variety to baseballs uniforms by launching the City Connect initiative. Why not call the team the Buntings, instead of using a recycled name from a different sport? But I am not from Anaheim, so I dont grasp the concept here.
Wait for it: The purple piping around the white sleeves represents the purple row of seats at Coors Field, which is measured at one mile above sea level.
July 28, 2022, 5:05 pm. 14 in June (thanks,Phil).
L.A.s look which is expected to be made public this week is a blue top with Los Dodgers across the chest and black trim on the sleeves. The team produced a helpful hype video to accompany the unveiling, in which you can see additional views of the uniform, including a matching helmet and a dugout jacket; however, none of them show lower leg stylings (one would assume some players will go pajama-style, while others will wear cuffed pants). Angels release SoCal-inspired City Connect uniforms, Get the latest trending sports news daily in your inbox, Marte, Mets solve Alcantara in win over Marlins. June 30, 2022, 8:00 pmupdated June 30, 2022, 8:05 pm. Supposedly their theme will be "beaches".
I mean yeah but what can you really slap on the jersey that makes you think "Anaheim"? Unless you're putting something Disney on there which isn't happening, I don't think you can. Get the Daily OutKick and get smarter every day.
The redesigned alternates have slowly spread around the league, with 13 out of the 30 teams having already released their new jerseys. **For the best user experience, we recommend disabling the Reddit redesign. No seriously. The left sleeve also includes the teams LA logo in white. According to the materials the Rockies have themselves put out to explain the symbolism behind their City Connect uniforms, the purple is a reference to the purple row of chairs (Row 20) in Coors Field that sit at 5280 in altitude: Now, the decision to make those chairs purple was of course because its a team color.
Looks like the #Dodgers City Connect jersey is out? The Los Angeles Angels are the latest MLB club to get City Connect threads from Nike.
Fun fact that nobody but me will care about: The Lark Bunting is actually misnamed, as it isnt a true bunting (family Cardinalidae) but a sparrow (family Passerellidae). I have complete confidence that this jersey will both blow and suck. If youre not familiar with it, the primary focus is on pre-1900 baseball uniforms and related ephemera. It's 20 min south of Downtown Los Angeles LA is a big city. Is that a nod to Ouroboros? It will be plenty visible to multitudes of retail purchasers. The City Connect style is, uhnone of those colors. And the white belt and jersey shoulders and sleeves provide enough contrast to keep the uniforms from looking like unitards. If youre not a skier, you may not recognize the double black diamond is a designation for an extremely difficult trail. The subreddit for the bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players. Big thanks to Kary for sharing his thoughts, as a fan of the team and resident of the State, on the Rockies CC uniforms. In the upper half of CC uniforms, but not in the top bracket of uniforms that the team ought to just adopt as a home or alt uni. Oye cmo va listen to the rhythm, Hawk says in the video. The diamonds for a ski slope when Denver isnt in/on a mountain.
mmc, March 29 in LA Angels | MLB Daily, Photo got leaked on Reddit that could potentially be from ours. The state bird is a bunting. Paul notes weve seen a few merch leaks, and hes pretty certain this is consistent with what those showed. On 3/30/2022 at 12:18 PM, totdprods said: Angels unveil City Connect jersey, will debut June 11th, AngelsWin One-Year Premium Membership - $26.05/year, AngelsWin Lifetime Premium Membership - $103.29. Oh no. If you remember the retail jersey I showed above, youll see there is a jock tag on the front left tail. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Regardless of what you think of the unis, you have to admire the all-out commitment to the concept.
The 1884 Athletics both real, and not real.
NOB is rendered in a block font in green and numbers are white, outlined in purple. !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); Good Saturday morning, Uni Watchers. The restrained use of purple adds just enough of a different color to complement the generous use of green. Tragic Kingdom? I like the Rockies uniforms and the uniform guide with the animals.
It would have looked better if theyd moved the mountains up to just below the NOB and placed the numbers fully below the green peaks.
(Sparrows typically come in more muted shades of brown and gray.). Lets get started: The cap has a green deep green hue, with a green visor and back panel, and a contrasting white front panel.
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A couple of pumps, a couple of RBIs. What could the Nationals get for Soto based on historical comps? Thats not just a random design feature. Clear editor. The Padres have repeatedly changed their uniforms in recent years, redoing their colors, altering fonts and styles, and eventually moving from a more generic white and blue color scheme to their current brown and gold set. That commentary will follow.
Im not sure if this is the greatest or the worst thing Ive ever seen (and I hope its a one-off), but you gotta admire the moxie: Did the Angels City Connect Uniform Leak? Youre welcome to send me any scoreboard photos (with answers please), and Ill keep running them. They are accompanied by a white belt. The worst part is, Nike has already demonstrated that they can successfully design alternates for some franchises. The Arrachera are delicious., (High pitched voice) hahahahahahaha.. wipeout (pulp fiction style music rif), See Dodgers and Diamondbacks. I'd imagine there will be more..
Just spare me the justifying lame backstories, Nike. Yep, if we go by the other 2, these logos they place in this spot aren't found anywhere else on the jersey, but still go along with the theme. pic.twitter.com/LVa8eCSuvW, Matthew Moreno (@MMoreno1015) August 16, 2021. The real test will come when we see them on the field. Twitter yanked the post of the Angels CC leak, but the Wayback Machine snagged it before it disappeared.
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Maybe the double black diamond sleeve patch is Nikes nod at how difficult it is to understand their marketing speak. As for the one Angels picture, I realize its just one picture, but that appears to be the laziest effort yet. So do we call this the Rockies State connect uniform? My only real gripe is that the numbers on back should have been purple with a thick white outline.
document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Yes, that purple stripe on the pants will barely be visible, but otherwise the restrained use of purple is well done. It looks like the Angels tweet was deleted, though. Seems like the Rockies new uniforms should be State Connect as the team is named Colorado and the uniforms seem to connect much more with the state than the city of Denver.
Got an e-mail the other day from the great Craig Brown, who runs the fantastic Threads Of Our Game website. Theyve also drawn criticism from some fans, compared to the look of Miami Vice, the upcoming Barbie movie with Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie and the Arizona Iced Tea can.
It does as good of a job as any of it predecessors (and better than most) of tying themes that mean something to local residents into a reasonably coherent uniform design. The details/storytelling with these are, as with most CC unis, over the top, but bear with me here: there is indeed a method behind the madness. I just spent 15 minutes reading this guy's profile and I wish I was a Mets fan now tbh. Anyway, back to the jersey. Feature postMLBNikeSan Diego Padresuniforms. That or its a jab at how hard it is to be a Rockies fan, lol. And finally thats it for today. Thats Colorado.
However, an apparent leak of the purported Dodgers City Connect uniform surfaced Sunday night in an advertisement for Nike. It is true that no other MLB team uses purple and only one other uses green, so it is nicely unique that way. As a side note, Im going to make an effort to tune into the CFLvery disappointed that play in USFL: TNG is underwhelming(though the uniforms generally are good to great).
The left sleeve features a CR patch in the teams current logo design, rendered in green: Youll note that the sleeves themselves feature purple piping slightly above the hem. The bunting name presumably arose from its striking coloration, which is more typical of buntings. Memorial Day weekend is upon us, beginning the unofficial kick off to summer.
The Colorado plates were supposed to switch back to green with white lettering a couple years ago COVID, maybe?
In whats supposedly a nod to a roller coaster at a local San Diego amusement park, the new style is remarkably bright and has a varied set of, shall we say, vibrant colors: The colors dont really work together on a uniform and the overall look feels like it would be much at home in the minor leagues, not MLB. As noted above, the COLORADO wordmark and uniform number are almost identical to the fonts found on the state plate. So when I saw the Rockies going basically mono-green, I was pleased. Thats what San Diego is all about and, of course, the Padres. Pasted as rich text. Thanks, Kary!
Nice job!I dont know if these are the best of the CC uniforms, but definitely among the best. Heres where the storytelling gets a bit out of hand.
The space below the helmet centre stripe on the back is where the number will go. The name of course was stolen from the original Denver NHL franchise, which was an overwhelmingly losing team, like the baseball Rockies have usually been as well. On their social media, the Rockies really took the storytelling to the extreme, making sure every detail of the uniform was explained down to the last stitch. Tho a break from the flag C is nice. Crewe Alexandra of Englands fifth tier have launched their new home kit (fromEd Zelaski).
AngelsWin.com - THEInternet Home for Angels fans! 3 on their sleeve in honor of the late umpire Michael Ball. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. As for the uni, if you have to ask if the numbers will appear ghosted, its a fail. Cards would go on to win in 7
Baseball News:The Washington Post has an excellent article on what motivates people to buy jerseys, especially when your team is struggling on the field (fromTom Turner). Ruths luck ran out (pun intended) when he was caught stealing in Game 7 (with the Yankees trailing by a run) to end the Series. They're nice but I wish it said something a bit more creative or relating to the city/region than just "Angels". Its a tribute to the mile high row seats. Youll note the right sleeve contains a yellow patch (meant to mimic the registration sticker found on the license plate): There are several features here: two black diamonds, the numbers 5280, the letters ROX aligned vertically down the right side, and a longitudinal/latitudinal designation. Even the numbers on our license plates are a little unique.
McLaren F1 is adding a logo to their carsin honor of the late, great Ayrton Senna.
Yes, the Rockies wanted to create a regional following so Colorado is obviously more regional than Denver and the Rocky Mountains go from Mexico to Canada for that matter. Its a sorely underused color in baseball, and when worn properly (that is, with cuffed pants and hosiery), it can look really good like the rarely worn Oakland As mono-green of the 1973 season: Aside from the few quibbles I expressed above (particularly the chance for ghosted rear numbers and over-the-top storytelling), I think this is one of the better and possibly the best CC uniforms released to date.
Heres a closeup: Thats not just some whimsical saying it actually is an ode to the Welcome signs visitors and residents see when crossing into the state. The Boston Red Sox were the first to debut an alternate uniform from Nike on April 17, and they have since been followed by the Miami Marlins (May 21), Chicago White Sox (June 5), Chicago Cubs (June 12), Arizona Diamondbacks (June 18) and San Francisco Giants (July 9). I cant wait. Display as a link instead,
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In terms of on-the-field uniform design, however, I think it would have looked better if the team had stuck with the green and purple theme. Paste as plain text instead, Tacos Los Cholos.
Unfortunately I did not see any full-length photos showing the pants (this may have been intentional). Nike is uniquely suited for our relationship with MLB because we like pushing the edges of creativity across the board, but its always done out of a place of supporting the players and advancing the sport, Nike vice president of North American League partnerships Sonja Henning said in a statement when plans for the City Connect series were announced. As a CC uniform, this is meh-plus for me. Ian Miller is a former award watching high school actor, ice cream expert and long suffering Dodgers fan. Cant wait for the narrative on these because theyre out there.
The standard Colorado license plate hasnt been green since 2000. The Colorado Avalanche have done the best at using the Colorado label with 2 Stanley Cups and a good shot at another going on now. As a recent Colorado ex-pat, I still have an affinity for the Rockies. The way it references the Rockies stadiums famous mile-high purple row of seats is also a nice touch, and it allows the uniforms to double as an homage to the ballparks green and purple color scheme (another possibility I speculated about back in March). In the comments below, try to identify the game (date & location, as well as final score). Williams had previously displayed the Senna logo on their cars until this season. Besides, they got the important part rightthe unis!!
All four Texas MLS/NWSL teams (Houston Dash/Dynamo, FC Dallas, Austin FC) are wearing a Uvalde shooting memorial patch this weekend (from our ownJamie Rathjen). The Padres version, while certainly unique, is conclusively not appealing. David Troy and San Diego skateboarding icon Tony Hawk. Rangers P Martn Prez handwrote 4 Uvalde on his cap during yesterdays game (thanks, Brinke). The seats at Coors Field are also dark green with one row of purple in row 20 of the upper deck, so the uniforms mimic that too. by Colorado is more than our namesake.Its all of . I found another tweet (now replacing the original) which shows the same picture. [Editors Note: The original tweet was removed, but it can be found here. He spends most of his time golfing, eating as much pizza as humanly possible, reading about World War I history, and trying to get the remote back from his dog. They get lost as they rise from the green mountains on the lower half of the jersey to the white shoulder yoke above.
Great flag but over used. Ian Miller But I think the Rockies have actually done the two justice here. They debut on the field July 8 at home against the San Francisco Giants and are set to be worn every Friday night home game through the end of the year. The premise of the game (GTGFTS) is simple: Ill post a scoreboard and you guys simply identify the game depicted. Similarly, the inclusion of the blue, red, and yellow on the cap logo as a nod to the state and Denver city flags works okay when the hat is viewed as a piece of merchandise. Is that a play on the real men football copypasta. Fan reaction to each Nike City Connect uniform has been mixed. Never mind! Penn States Nittany Lions script seems positioned a bit too high, especially relative to their front number (fromMichael Galante).
The way it outta be. The Dodgers will retire Gil Hodges No. Get breaking Dodgers News direct to your inbox. I see you found a picture of me from 1998.
But as a color test bed, this is perfect.
Mike Trout As far as City Connect uniforms go, the Angels are next in line after the Rockies, (theirs will make its on field debut on June 11, just a week after the Rockies debut theirs), so it would make sense that a photoshoot for the new uniforms has taken place. But bottom line, it is another Colorado Rockies distraction from the team is arguably the least successful on the field team in MLB history despite being massively supported by the fans pouring into Coors Field every summer.
While I think the whole CC Connect is a scam to sell poorly and lazily designed junk, the Rockies effort is the first one that actually works for me visually. And when is it artistic license?
Anyone from the area tired of the 5280? I also appreciate the inclusion of embroidery inspired by Colorados well-known highway welcome signs, but I find its location head scratching. We're closer to the center of the metropolis than Texas and other parks.. Its 20 minutes if youre driving at 2 am on a Tuesday morning. The unis did look good. Fresh clip out of Winnipeg your first look at the new uniform in action #RepFromSectionX #GoElks #CFL #Edmonton #AntlerUp #YEG #JoinTheHerd pic.twitter.com/9MN7jRosSQ, The Elks Herd (@TheElksHerd) May 28, 2022. 2006 - 2022 Inconspicuous, LLC.
The scoreboard is from Game 4 of the 1926 World Series on October 6 at Sportsmans Park in St. Louis. I didnt see any mention of CC socks, but we can safely assume now that the leaked CC socks from a couple months ago will be worn with the new CC uniforms. See how the jerseys look in action in the gallery below: Starting at 10 a.m. Friday, the new uniforms went on sale in the Padres Team Store at Petco Park and at mlbshop.com. Get on at Gene Autry Way, and I'm at the 101 at 20 min, Dodger Stadium in 30. let me know next time you make the drive and i'll time you. I was hoping to have a residents take on the new uniforms, and yours certainly is well thought-out. Unraveling Angels Baseball One Thread at a Time.
Its quite understandable that very few uniforms in any sports make use of both dark green and purple (and probably with good reason: theyre not complementary colors, and they tend to drown each other out when used next to each other). pic.twitter.com/w445VSSqFK, Talkin Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) May 28, 2022. Follow him on Twitter. We take that same attentive energy in hearing insight from athletes and apply that to visualizing new and familiar relationships between clubs, cities and fans..
Hockey News: No confusing which team these 1973 Maple Leafs practice jerseys belonged to (fromDave Buchanan). Aside from those few specific criticisms, however, Im generally quite pleased with the Rockies City Connect look.
And you enjoy the thrill of a reckless driving citation.. Six other ballclubs started wearing jerseys from the City Connect Series this year: the Colorado Rockies, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angels Angels, Milwaukee Brewers and Washington Nationals. The one part of this uniform that is a total swing and miss for me is the white numbers on the back. His proposal was met by support from the fanbase, but that reaction has not carried over to the Dodgers City Connect jersey. Meh cap aside, the Rox did a pretty good job. Is it not possible that the purple refers to Purple Mountain Majesty, which is why they may have chosen purple as team color (hence, the row of seats) in the first place?? One of the latest teams to be added to the program is the San Diego Padres, an organization that already has a complicated uniform history.
The uniforms are inspired by the Southern California lifestyle: Greetings from sunny SoCal #GoHalos x @nikediamond pic.twitter.com/GIsprJY41c, Surf's up, dude.
Yankees 10 Cardinals 5 Was wondering about that space on the Elks helmet thanks for the explanation! pic.twitter.com/1feMO8s3zr. Earlier this year Justin Turner advocated for the Dodgers to incorporate their blue Spring Training top as a road alternate jersey for the regular season. My big fear was they would lean in hard with a Colorado state flag motif, which is a great flag, but would have been way worse as a uni. Blue, red and gold are the colors of the Colorado flag and the Denver City flag. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. And of course, Wimbledon has done purple and green about as well as can be done. Follow @PhilHecken by The NOBs stand out way too much and the numbers are barely readable. link, All Western Canadian Baseball League umpires wore the No. I get what the team is trying to do here, but I have to think the tops of the numbers are going to appear ghosted when seen at any distance a problem that affects the San Francisco Giants as well.
Im basically in agreement with you on the whole. I have a feeling they'll either be incredibly awesome or incredibly boring. My speculation back in March proved correct that the green used on the leaked socks suggested the Rockies would be using the states iconic license plates as inspiration for their design. At least we dont have to see the ugly black KISS vests for the rest of the season, so I guess its not all bad.
Anaheim and surfing have zero connection., The surfboard thing above the manufacturer logo is interesting. Don't expect it to be part of the main logo design, on all of the other jeresys, the logo they put above that doesn't appear anywhere else on the uniform. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Have you subscribed to the Dodger Blue YouTube channel? Rays' Josh Lowe calls getting hit in face on catch attempt ' Mancini finishes homestand in style as Orioles top Rays, Marlins' Meyer will undergo Tommy John surgery, What every MLB contender needs to do before trade deadline, The ultimate, personalized mobile sports experience, Reds trade Castillo to Mariners for 4 prospects, Report: Padres, Musgrove nearing 5-year, $100M extension. It is a developmental league, so Im giving the USFL some slack. Unlike others who frequent these boards, I am fond of baseball uniforms where the pants and jersey are the same color (not always, but mostly).
Thanks, Craig! Zach Dean A good looking game all around considering the home uniforms for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are fantastic. So, crisis averted. The Real Teal Deal: Pistons Reviving Late-90s Favorite, A Lifes Ambition Achieved: Uni Watch Shirt Spotted in Ohio Thrift Store, Spurs Draw on Mexican Crafts for New Statement Alternate, Bears, Cards Join NFL Alternate-Helmet Bandwagon, Guess The Game From The Scoreboard for July 24, 2022. Shouldn't the surfboard's halo be at the front of the board, not underneath near the fins? The cap logo uses the CO postal abbreviation, and features purple mountains, blue sky, with rings of red, gold and purple. I always try to ignore the (sometimes invented) backstories that go along with modern uniform designs, but as Ive mentioned before, divorcing the deets from the unis is often difficult, as the CC uniforms are almost purpose-built: the uniform tells a story. The double diamond relates to the team how? But in this instance, the green pants work to further the license plate theme. Obviously, I cant vouch as to its authenticity, but those are clearly real Angels players shown (Syndergaard, Walsh, Lorenzen, etc.). America's Pastime.
Honestly I've made it in 20 after games. When is art a depiction of reality? Over the past several years, Nike and MLB have made a concerted effort to add some variety to baseballs uniforms by launching the City Connect initiative. Why not call the team the Buntings, instead of using a recycled name from a different sport? But I am not from Anaheim, so I dont grasp the concept here.
Wait for it: The purple piping around the white sleeves represents the purple row of seats at Coors Field, which is measured at one mile above sea level.
July 28, 2022, 5:05 pm. 14 in June (thanks,Phil).
L.A.s look which is expected to be made public this week is a blue top with Los Dodgers across the chest and black trim on the sleeves. The team produced a helpful hype video to accompany the unveiling, in which you can see additional views of the uniform, including a matching helmet and a dugout jacket; however, none of them show lower leg stylings (one would assume some players will go pajama-style, while others will wear cuffed pants). Angels release SoCal-inspired City Connect uniforms, Get the latest trending sports news daily in your inbox, Marte, Mets solve Alcantara in win over Marlins. June 30, 2022, 8:00 pmupdated June 30, 2022, 8:05 pm. Supposedly their theme will be "beaches".
I mean yeah but what can you really slap on the jersey that makes you think "Anaheim"? Unless you're putting something Disney on there which isn't happening, I don't think you can. Get the Daily OutKick and get smarter every day.
The redesigned alternates have slowly spread around the league, with 13 out of the 30 teams having already released their new jerseys. **For the best user experience, we recommend disabling the Reddit redesign. No seriously. The left sleeve also includes the teams LA logo in white. According to the materials the Rockies have themselves put out to explain the symbolism behind their City Connect uniforms, the purple is a reference to the purple row of chairs (Row 20) in Coors Field that sit at 5280 in altitude: Now, the decision to make those chairs purple was of course because its a team color.
Looks like the #Dodgers City Connect jersey is out? The Los Angeles Angels are the latest MLB club to get City Connect threads from Nike.
Fun fact that nobody but me will care about: The Lark Bunting is actually misnamed, as it isnt a true bunting (family Cardinalidae) but a sparrow (family Passerellidae). I have complete confidence that this jersey will both blow and suck. If youre not familiar with it, the primary focus is on pre-1900 baseball uniforms and related ephemera. It's 20 min south of Downtown Los Angeles LA is a big city. Is that a nod to Ouroboros? It will be plenty visible to multitudes of retail purchasers. The City Connect style is, uhnone of those colors. And the white belt and jersey shoulders and sleeves provide enough contrast to keep the uniforms from looking like unitards. If youre not a skier, you may not recognize the double black diamond is a designation for an extremely difficult trail. The subreddit for the bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players. Big thanks to Kary for sharing his thoughts, as a fan of the team and resident of the State, on the Rockies CC uniforms. In the upper half of CC uniforms, but not in the top bracket of uniforms that the team ought to just adopt as a home or alt uni. Oye cmo va listen to the rhythm, Hawk says in the video. The diamonds for a ski slope when Denver isnt in/on a mountain.
mmc, March 29 in LA Angels | MLB Daily, Photo got leaked on Reddit that could potentially be from ours. The state bird is a bunting. Paul notes weve seen a few merch leaks, and hes pretty certain this is consistent with what those showed. On 3/30/2022 at 12:18 PM, totdprods said: Angels unveil City Connect jersey, will debut June 11th, AngelsWin One-Year Premium Membership - $26.05/year, AngelsWin Lifetime Premium Membership - $103.29. Oh no. If you remember the retail jersey I showed above, youll see there is a jock tag on the front left tail. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Regardless of what you think of the unis, you have to admire the all-out commitment to the concept.
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NOB is rendered in a block font in green and numbers are white, outlined in purple. !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); Good Saturday morning, Uni Watchers. The restrained use of purple adds just enough of a different color to complement the generous use of green. Tragic Kingdom? I like the Rockies uniforms and the uniform guide with the animals.
It would have looked better if theyd moved the mountains up to just below the NOB and placed the numbers fully below the green peaks.
(Sparrows typically come in more muted shades of brown and gray.). Lets get started: The cap has a green deep green hue, with a green visor and back panel, and a contrasting white front panel.
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A couple of pumps, a couple of RBIs. What could the Nationals get for Soto based on historical comps? Thats not just a random design feature. Clear editor. The Padres have repeatedly changed their uniforms in recent years, redoing their colors, altering fonts and styles, and eventually moving from a more generic white and blue color scheme to their current brown and gold set. That commentary will follow.
Im not sure if this is the greatest or the worst thing Ive ever seen (and I hope its a one-off), but you gotta admire the moxie: Did the Angels City Connect Uniform Leak? Youre welcome to send me any scoreboard photos (with answers please), and Ill keep running them. They are accompanied by a white belt. The worst part is, Nike has already demonstrated that they can successfully design alternates for some franchises. The Arrachera are delicious., (High pitched voice) hahahahahahaha.. wipeout (pulp fiction style music rif), See Dodgers and Diamondbacks. I'd imagine there will be more..
Just spare me the justifying lame backstories, Nike. Yep, if we go by the other 2, these logos they place in this spot aren't found anywhere else on the jersey, but still go along with the theme. pic.twitter.com/LVa8eCSuvW, Matthew Moreno (@MMoreno1015) August 16, 2021. The real test will come when we see them on the field. Twitter yanked the post of the Angels CC leak, but the Wayback Machine snagged it before it disappeared.
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Maybe the double black diamond sleeve patch is Nikes nod at how difficult it is to understand their marketing speak. As for the one Angels picture, I realize its just one picture, but that appears to be the laziest effort yet. So do we call this the Rockies State connect uniform? My only real gripe is that the numbers on back should have been purple with a thick white outline.
document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Yes, that purple stripe on the pants will barely be visible, but otherwise the restrained use of purple is well done. It looks like the Angels tweet was deleted, though. Seems like the Rockies new uniforms should be State Connect as the team is named Colorado and the uniforms seem to connect much more with the state than the city of Denver.
Got an e-mail the other day from the great Craig Brown, who runs the fantastic Threads Of Our Game website. Theyve also drawn criticism from some fans, compared to the look of Miami Vice, the upcoming Barbie movie with Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie and the Arizona Iced Tea can.
It does as good of a job as any of it predecessors (and better than most) of tying themes that mean something to local residents into a reasonably coherent uniform design. The details/storytelling with these are, as with most CC unis, over the top, but bear with me here: there is indeed a method behind the madness. I just spent 15 minutes reading this guy's profile and I wish I was a Mets fan now tbh. Anyway, back to the jersey. Feature postMLBNikeSan Diego Padresuniforms. That or its a jab at how hard it is to be a Rockies fan, lol. And finally thats it for today. Thats Colorado.
However, an apparent leak of the purported Dodgers City Connect uniform surfaced Sunday night in an advertisement for Nike. It is true that no other MLB team uses purple and only one other uses green, so it is nicely unique that way. As a side note, Im going to make an effort to tune into the CFLvery disappointed that play in USFL: TNG is underwhelming(though the uniforms generally are good to great).
The left sleeve features a CR patch in the teams current logo design, rendered in green: Youll note that the sleeves themselves feature purple piping slightly above the hem. The bunting name presumably arose from its striking coloration, which is more typical of buntings. Memorial Day weekend is upon us, beginning the unofficial kick off to summer.
The Colorado plates were supposed to switch back to green with white lettering a couple years ago COVID, maybe?
In whats supposedly a nod to a roller coaster at a local San Diego amusement park, the new style is remarkably bright and has a varied set of, shall we say, vibrant colors: The colors dont really work together on a uniform and the overall look feels like it would be much at home in the minor leagues, not MLB. As noted above, the COLORADO wordmark and uniform number are almost identical to the fonts found on the state plate. So when I saw the Rockies going basically mono-green, I was pleased. Thats what San Diego is all about and, of course, the Padres. Pasted as rich text. Thanks, Kary!
Nice job!I dont know if these are the best of the CC uniforms, but definitely among the best. Heres where the storytelling gets a bit out of hand.
The space below the helmet centre stripe on the back is where the number will go. The name of course was stolen from the original Denver NHL franchise, which was an overwhelmingly losing team, like the baseball Rockies have usually been as well. On their social media, the Rockies really took the storytelling to the extreme, making sure every detail of the uniform was explained down to the last stitch. Tho a break from the flag C is nice. Crewe Alexandra of Englands fifth tier have launched their new home kit (fromEd Zelaski).
AngelsWin.com - THEInternet Home for Angels fans! 3 on their sleeve in honor of the late umpire Michael Ball. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. As for the uni, if you have to ask if the numbers will appear ghosted, its a fail. Cards would go on to win in 7
Baseball News:The Washington Post has an excellent article on what motivates people to buy jerseys, especially when your team is struggling on the field (fromTom Turner). Ruths luck ran out (pun intended) when he was caught stealing in Game 7 (with the Yankees trailing by a run) to end the Series. They're nice but I wish it said something a bit more creative or relating to the city/region than just "Angels". Its a tribute to the mile high row seats. Youll note the right sleeve contains a yellow patch (meant to mimic the registration sticker found on the license plate): There are several features here: two black diamonds, the numbers 5280, the letters ROX aligned vertically down the right side, and a longitudinal/latitudinal designation. Even the numbers on our license plates are a little unique.
McLaren F1 is adding a logo to their carsin honor of the late, great Ayrton Senna.
Yes, the Rockies wanted to create a regional following so Colorado is obviously more regional than Denver and the Rocky Mountains go from Mexico to Canada for that matter. Its a sorely underused color in baseball, and when worn properly (that is, with cuffed pants and hosiery), it can look really good like the rarely worn Oakland As mono-green of the 1973 season: Aside from the few quibbles I expressed above (particularly the chance for ghosted rear numbers and over-the-top storytelling), I think this is one of the better and possibly the best CC uniforms released to date.
Heres a closeup: Thats not just some whimsical saying it actually is an ode to the Welcome signs visitors and residents see when crossing into the state. The Boston Red Sox were the first to debut an alternate uniform from Nike on April 17, and they have since been followed by the Miami Marlins (May 21), Chicago White Sox (June 5), Chicago Cubs (June 12), Arizona Diamondbacks (June 18) and San Francisco Giants (July 9). I cant wait. Display as a link instead,
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In terms of on-the-field uniform design, however, I think it would have looked better if the team had stuck with the green and purple theme. Paste as plain text instead, Tacos Los Cholos.
Unfortunately I did not see any full-length photos showing the pants (this may have been intentional). Nike is uniquely suited for our relationship with MLB because we like pushing the edges of creativity across the board, but its always done out of a place of supporting the players and advancing the sport, Nike vice president of North American League partnerships Sonja Henning said in a statement when plans for the City Connect series were announced. As a CC uniform, this is meh-plus for me. Ian Miller is a former award watching high school actor, ice cream expert and long suffering Dodgers fan. Cant wait for the narrative on these because theyre out there.
The standard Colorado license plate hasnt been green since 2000. The Colorado Avalanche have done the best at using the Colorado label with 2 Stanley Cups and a good shot at another going on now. As a recent Colorado ex-pat, I still have an affinity for the Rockies. The way it references the Rockies stadiums famous mile-high purple row of seats is also a nice touch, and it allows the uniforms to double as an homage to the ballparks green and purple color scheme (another possibility I speculated about back in March). In the comments below, try to identify the game (date & location, as well as final score). Williams had previously displayed the Senna logo on their cars until this season. Besides, they got the important part rightthe unis!!
All four Texas MLS/NWSL teams (Houston Dash/Dynamo, FC Dallas, Austin FC) are wearing a Uvalde shooting memorial patch this weekend (from our ownJamie Rathjen). The Padres version, while certainly unique, is conclusively not appealing. David Troy and San Diego skateboarding icon Tony Hawk. Rangers P Martn Prez handwrote 4 Uvalde on his cap during yesterdays game (thanks, Brinke). The seats at Coors Field are also dark green with one row of purple in row 20 of the upper deck, so the uniforms mimic that too. by Colorado is more than our namesake.Its all of . I found another tweet (now replacing the original) which shows the same picture. [Editors Note: The original tweet was removed, but it can be found here. He spends most of his time golfing, eating as much pizza as humanly possible, reading about World War I history, and trying to get the remote back from his dog. They get lost as they rise from the green mountains on the lower half of the jersey to the white shoulder yoke above.
Great flag but over used. Ian Miller But I think the Rockies have actually done the two justice here. They debut on the field July 8 at home against the San Francisco Giants and are set to be worn every Friday night home game through the end of the year. The premise of the game (GTGFTS) is simple: Ill post a scoreboard and you guys simply identify the game depicted. Similarly, the inclusion of the blue, red, and yellow on the cap logo as a nod to the state and Denver city flags works okay when the hat is viewed as a piece of merchandise. Is that a play on the real men football copypasta. Fan reaction to each Nike City Connect uniform has been mixed. Never mind! Penn States Nittany Lions script seems positioned a bit too high, especially relative to their front number (fromMichael Galante).
The way it outta be. The Dodgers will retire Gil Hodges No. Get breaking Dodgers News direct to your inbox. I see you found a picture of me from 1998.
But as a color test bed, this is perfect.
Mike Trout As far as City Connect uniforms go, the Angels are next in line after the Rockies, (theirs will make its on field debut on June 11, just a week after the Rockies debut theirs), so it would make sense that a photoshoot for the new uniforms has taken place. But bottom line, it is another Colorado Rockies distraction from the team is arguably the least successful on the field team in MLB history despite being massively supported by the fans pouring into Coors Field every summer.