DBacks new skin

[A Boy Named Seo]

I'm trying to find a better picture, but have come up empty so far. The Diamondbacks are shedding the purple and teal colors they were born with in favor of Sedona-inspired "brick red and tan". They're keeping the "A", but going with a new logo and script for the uni front and a new ugly-ass "db" logo for the sleeve. Ack.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

I kinda thought those Southwesty folk-arty desert colors were at least appropriate for a team in Phoenix, even if they weren't atttractive. Can't say the new look is too bad though.

The db logo appears to mimic a snakehead; I don't mind it too much. What I'm not in favor of is the DBACKS jersey logo. If you're gonna choose a stupid long team name you have to deal with the inconvenience of spelling it out on the uni. Reportedly, the contest they had to name the team was a scam all the way: Jerry Colangelo liked "Diamondbacks" even though the fans were in favor of Rattlers.

[Guest old original jb]

Is it just me, or do those DBacks back of the shirt logos look like the sign for a family-style Southwestern restaurant chain?

[seawolf17]

I kinda like the "db" snakehead. And I agree on the apostrophe; that just looks stupid.

[nymr83]

]If you're gonna choose a stupid long team name you have to deal with the inconvenience of spelling it out on the uni

"Metropolitans" on the home unis next year?

i like the new color scheme beter than the old one, purple is an awful color.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

The Mets aren't the Metropolitans; just the Mets, and precisely for reasons of convenience (specifically, they were thinking of tabloid headlines).

[Farmer Ted]

Just when teams were starting to pull back on the black, the DBags go and add black to uniform color scheme.

Mets is a clean abbreviation for Metropolitans. Using a hyphen is dumb.

I like the DB hat logo. Don't like the Arizona script. The DB hata logo should never be worn with the old Block A on the uni, not a font match.

[Guest Edgy DC]

It's all about Pica size. Pica size makes history.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

I think the db snakehead is clever. Reminds me of the Brewers' old mb ball-and-glove logo, which I liked but has had mixed reviews here at the CPF.

I also don't like the idea of the uniform reading D-Backs. If the name is too long, don't use it at all. You don't have to spell out the team name on the home uniforms; the Yankees and Tigers don't.

[Guest Iubitul]

The lettering is awful - it harkens back to the softball uniform days of MLB. However, when it comes to the db on the sleeve, I agree with Yancy - the snake head is clever.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Diamondbacks
Your shirts don't shine
Glad we beat you
In 'ninety-nine.

--- Seals and Crofts

[MFS62]

old original jb wrote: Is it just me, or do those DBacks back of the shirt logos look like the sign for a family-style Southwestern restaurant chain?

Slogan:
Its snake.
But it tastes like chicken.

Later

[Valadius]

The new color scheme doesn't bother me. The db snake head sleeve logo is creative. But D-Backs on the jersey? Please. That's just stupid. Spell out the whole thing or just stick with Arizona.

[Guest cooby]

I'm glad my team doesn't keep changing colors

[Guest old original jb]

MFS62 wrote: ="old original jb"]Is it just me, or do those DBacks back of the shirt logos look like the sign for a family-style Southwestern restaurant chain? Slogan: Its snake. But it tastes like chicken. Later

To borrow from the slogan of another fast food chain, "I'm loving it."

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

cooby wrote: I'm glad my team doesn't keep changing colors

Not a fan of the Chameleons, huh?

[Vic Sage]

i like the D-Back logo... because it indicates which is dee back of dee jersey and differentiates it from dee front.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

"Mets," if you were going on the Metropolitans thought track, is like "Jays" or "Sox"

"D-Backs" is like saying "B-Jays" or "W-Sox" on your uniform.

I don't like it.

[nymr83]

B-Jays would be an awesome uniform, though a tad inappropriate

[Farmer Ted]

I wouldn't want B-Jays on the front of anything I was wearing.

[seawolf17]

Vic Sage wrote: i like the D-Back logo... because it indicates which is dee back of dee jersey and differentiates it from dee front.

But if they put D-Backs on dee front, isn't that confusing to players who don't speak English?

[Elster88]

Dammit, no throwing of softballs like B-Jays during office hours.

[Guest Mark Healey]

Farmer Ted wrote: Just when teams were starting to pull back on the black, the DBags go and add black to uniform color scheme. Mets is a clean abbreviation for Metropolitans. Using a hyphen is dumb. I like the DB hat logo. Don't like the Arizona script. The DB hata logo should never be worn with the old Block A on the uni, not a font match.

Black is fine as a team color..it's when it's described as an "element" that "sells merchandise" that aggravates me to the core.

Ditch The Black!!!