Logo Creep 2020

[Edgy MD]

Mets introduce Carlos Beltran as manager:



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Mets introduce Dellin Betances as bullpenner:



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I assume that the difference is the new year, but wtf? Is all of MLB going to be swooshed from this point onward and I'm just supposed to be OK with that?



I'd be surprised if the shit in the stores wasn't all swooshed as well.



It also looks like the lettering in the front shrunk as well, though that might be an illusion.

[seawolf17]

Yeah, but with the introduction of the Nike money, they're lowering retail and ticket prices by 25%!



(Oh, wait.)

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

it's awful

[batmagadanleadoff]

This was inevitable. And not new. New Era's logo has been appearing on MLB caps since the 2016 playoffs.



https://uni-watch.com/new-era-logo-faq/https://uni-watch.com/new-era-logo-faq/

[Edgy MD]

And that's why it's called creep. Drop a half-inch logo onto the side of a cap, where there's nothing, give it some time to get ensconced in the culture, and then POW! — a three-inch logo displayed above the team lettering, where it's unavoidable.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Edgy MD wrote: And that's why it's called creep....

I know. And hey, even the Yankees have to swoosh.

https://uni-watch.com/2019/06/06/exclusive-first-look-at-nikes-2020-mlb-jerseys/https://uni-watch.com/2019/06/06/exclusive-first-look-at-nikes-2020-mlb-jerseys/

[G-Fafif]

I'd prefer to think of the swoosh as a checkmark, and that it's there to raise consciousness on behalf of checklist cards, surely a worthier cause than Nike.

[Centerfield]

Logos, especially small ones, I can kinda deal with. Though obviously I prefer not to have them.



But the NBA broke the ice with advertisements on the uniform itself.



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It's just a matter of time before our ballplayers will be dressed like racecar drivers. But I guess it won't matter because we'll all be on fire.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Yeah, that's definitely coming. The opening games in other countries where they slam ads on the side of the sleeves and helmets, etc., is a taste of shit to come.



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[Centerfield]

It's awful.

[Ceetar]

it'sonly a matter of time before we get a Honda promotion where we've got the New York YanKeys taking the field in custom jerseys.



It'll be a promotion for their new keyless system. "These are the only keys you need!" with clips of ballplayers walking up to car doors and just opening them and getting in.

[nymr83]

just look at European soccer jerseys. the sponsor IS the jersey and maybe if you are lucky there is a team patch.

[Edgy MD]

And that's what we need to agitate against.

[Centerfield]

=nymr83 post_id=29386 time=1578419040 user_id=54]
just look at European soccer jerseys. the sponsor IS the jersey and maybe if you are lucky there is a team patch.

[Lefty Specialist]

Yeah, this is the camel's nose in the tent. It can only get worse. MLB never passes up the opportunity to make an easy buck.

[A Boy Named Seo]

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=nymr83 post_id=29386 time=1578419040 user_id=54]
just look at European soccer jerseys. the sponsor IS the jersey and maybe if you are lucky there is a team patch.

[Guest 41Forever]

It was originally going to be Under Armor, but the deal fell through and Nike stepped up and grabbed it.



I don't like the swoosh on the front, but it's better than having the "jumpman" logo, which is what University of Michigan football endures.







Between the New Era logo, Nike logo, Stance sock logos -- a lot of maker's marks. Not even counting the shoes and equipment.

[Frayed Knot]

just look at European soccer jerseys. the sponsor IS the jersey and maybe if you are lucky there is a team patch. Wow. When did this happen? That is just ridiculous. They are walking billboards.

I don't ever remember that NOT being the case with Euro-soccer (although there are more knowledgable futbol guys here than me).

There is always a team crest (left chest I believe) with the EPL logo (think MLB logo or NFL 'shield') on the other side but the main

sponsor (and there are several) is the big one right up front and center.

I guess it's the price they pay for having games that last less than two hours an no in-game commercials except for during halftime.







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This is the home jersey of current EPL-leading (by a lot!) Liverpool FC (team nicknames are less official over there). As you can see, New Balance is up there bigger than the

MLB/Nike swoosh (the EPL patch must be on the shoulder) while Standard Chartered (have seen that 1,000 times and have no idea what it is although I'm sure all their fans

do) dominates the front complete with their logo. To further frighten baseball purists, many of these teams main sponsors are on-line betting services and mid-east airlines.

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[Guest 41Forever]

NASCAR drivers say, "See your future."



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[kcmets]

I don't like the swoosh. Anywhere. I haven't owned a Nike product

since the early 90's.

[Frayed Knot]

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[kcmets]

Wonder how much each team gets in swoosh revenue. If it's a decent chunk of

change, will it go towards a quality middle reliever or a principal pay down on an

office building in midtown?

[A Boy Named Seo]

If MLB ever ends up looking like the EPL, I'll thankfully be dead already. But NBA-style ads will sadly be invading sooner than later.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

An MLB team really needs to explore that claret-and-sky blue color scheme so many EPL clubs use.



To the extent its interesting the clubs have more leeway to make their own uni-deals. In MLB that would be rough on the small market clubs

[Centerfield]

Let's do sponsorships.



I'll start. MFY's will wear this logo.



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[A Boy Named Seo]

Dodgers:



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[Frayed Knot]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: An MLB team really needs to explore that claret-and-sky blue color scheme so many EPL clubs use.

I've noted in the past how I think MLB teams are missing out by having an over-reliance on red and blue. Off the top of my head I think only the O's, Giants, Pirates, Rox & A's have NO blue or

red in them while the rest have some form of one or the other with many relying on nothing but blue AND red [Nats, BoSox, Braves, Indians, Rangers, Phils]

And then even those clubs which start out with a color scheme different from the norm [Marlins, Astros, Padres, Rays] seem to morph towards conformity over the years.

To the extent its interesting the clubs have more leeway to make their own uni-deals. In MLB that would be rough on the small market clubs

As it does over there. Uni deals, I'm sure, only account for a tiny portion of it, but the gap in income/budgets between teams in the EPL and in other European leagues is much larger than here.

[nymr83]

=kcmets post_id=29402 time=1578430101 user_id=53]
Wonder how much each team gets in swoosh revenue. If it's a decent chunk of

change, will it go towards a quality middle reliever or a principal pay down on an

office building in midtown?

[Fman99]

Seattle Mariners:



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[A Boy Named Seo]

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Would it be a little Mr. Sparkle ad patch on the breast? Or a whole billboard across the chest, moving the M's logo to the breast soccer-style?