In this FanPost we redesign the Mariners uniforms
by Robert on Jun 26, 2010 4:57 PM PDT
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PrintSo it appears that last night we wore our retro uniforms and it prompted a discussion on the merits of each generation of Mariners jeresys. Now given that we are terrible and approaching on 20 years in the same setup, one could make an reasonably intelligent guess and assume that ownership might make some changes in order to sell some merchandise.
So how bout you all one up them and show us how you want them to look!
I have a few ideas but not really sure how to express them so instead I will post some really shitty logos that I came up with when I was in 10th grade!
(This one is actually awesome)
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I like the Ninja Stars.
That should be Lookout Landings mascot! Instead of getting banned, you get a ninja star to the jugular
"Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds along with the good and let me be judged accordingly. The rest is silence." ~ Dinobot
In the back of your skull when you least expect it.
Hard work never killed nobody, but I won't take my chances.
by JAH on Jun 26, 2010 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
That L is doing obscene things to that J.
Hard work never killed nobody, but I won't take my chances.
by JAH on Jun 26, 2010 7:31 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
If it was up to me these fuckers would be playing in kilts and high collars with brass buttons down the front
Class this joint up a little bit, give the fans a thrill every time one of ’em rounds the bases or makes a diving catch
by Kermit. on Jun 26, 2010 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Holy shit!
I don’t like the S sitting on a yellow field, but otherwise YES!
It should be red instead of yellow.
But i think it’s actually gold anyways.
Something like that.
I saw in the team store a hat that was blue with the present day ‘S’ in yellow. I think the Mariners could do an alternate uniform color scheme just like that.
I also think it would be a good idea to ditch the teal and replace it with the same northwest green that safeco field is currently colored.
2010 Safeco Field Record: 1-1 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 11-5
Ew.
The dark green of Safeco with the gold and royal blue would just be hideous. The dark green of Safeco with gold and our current navy blue would be doable. Two darks and one bright color to pop.
I don't think I was clear.
I was thinking one uniform scheme would be a dark-green/dark-blue combo instead of dark blue-teal.
Another uniform combo would be retro royal blue/gold colors with the modern logos.
2010 Safeco Field Record: 1-1 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 11-5
Is this a long lost cousin of rosterbation?
They seem to resemble each other, but don’t know that they’re really related, and yet their grandparents/parents are all like OMFG they are so related
Ichiro designed a t-shirt and failed.
I love him, but the guy already took his shot.
I always sorta wanted one.
I was under the impression that they were auctioned off with the uniforms.
Charter Member: Dave Sims Sweet Hat Club // Batting 2-for-4 with 1 SB, 1 R, 1 RBI for Rocky Diablos, PSSBL
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jun 27, 2010 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Hmmm.
Three or four years ago they had a couple of uniforms at the FanFest garage sale.
Does the World Series trophy come with a plate of bacon?
by PositivePaul on Jul 2, 2010 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
I didn't think about it at the time
But that totally looks like they’re playing Baseketball. What a hideous, terrible idea.
I wonder what the uniforms would look like if they did this promotion now?
by theslothking on Jun 30, 2010 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions
They'd probably still have the spray-painted shoes, in honor of Griffey.
I’d like it if they also were covered in sponsors’ logos, just for the night. That’s creeping into sports, and may hit MLB by 2027.
When I was posting back on the Chris Creamer boards I came up with this:
It was in response to the thought that the trident pointing downward causes the luck to run out of it.
I’ve also toyed with the idea of using an anchor as a logo design for the M’s, but never really got something I liked.
Charter Member: Dave Sims Sweet Hat Club // Batting 2-for-4 with 1 SB, 1 R, 1 RBI for Rocky Diablos, PSSBL
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jun 27, 2010 2:53 AM PDT reply actions 12 recs
That is really cool.
I saw it before I read you did it, and couldn’t figure out for the life of me when they used that.
The Wariners would be the evil, fatter version of the Mariners
by ermac on Jun 27, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions 17 recs
Just turn your monitor upside down, silly.
Charter Member: Dave Sims Sweet Hat Club // Batting 2-for-4 with 1 SB, 1 R, 1 RBI for Rocky Diablos, PSSBL
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jun 27, 2010 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions
This would be perfect if the trident was pointing down.
It’s a merging of the old and the new, the trident is awesome and we should use it. Also it has the added bonus of making us the S and M team.
by Smegmalicious on Jun 30, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I know I'm probably in the minority here, but I absolutely love the Mariners uniforms and I never want them to change.
Robert, if the M’s change their uniform, I will hunt you down and make you watch David Justice’s HR off of Rhodes over and over and over again.
by Decatur on Jun 27, 2010 7:28 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
I wouldn't mind if the uniforms are changed, to be honest
but I swear I’m the only person who prefers the compass to the trident.
I am not a fan of the trident either.
Leave it in the 70’s and 80’s where it belongs.
2010 Safeco Field Record: 1-1 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 11-5
by Fin on Jul 5, 2010 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm actually fine with the current unis
About the only change I would make is to the compass logo; an 8-point compass just looks too busy on the S, and I think reducing it to 4 points would do wonders.
Is that the light at the end of the tunnel, or the headlights of an oncoming train?
I've been wanting them to go back to royal blue and yellow for years now.
Give the teal and silver a rest, it’s not the mid 90s anymore.
Milton Bradley apologist
by sanford_and_son on Jun 28, 2010 12:37 AM PDT reply actions
I dislike the whole blue/yellow it's not a very seattle color scheme. I really like the current ones.
If they were to change something i would like to see an evolution of the current uniforms (like the seahawks). Why did they ever stop wearing the teal rim home hats?
Teal has no place on a sporting uniform ever in any sport anywhere
by pdb on Jul 1, 2010 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
It only really belongs on a 1993 Geo Storm. And the 1993 Geo Storm should have never existed.
Fuck the Angels
by InSpokane on Jul 1, 2010 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I love the blue and yellow, but I think I like their current colors more
I want them to bring the Trident back with the current colors. Fuck, I love the trident.
by ungoreatstefan on Jul 2, 2010 6:31 AM PDT up reply actions
The first piece of sports apparel I owned was an Ms jacket with the old trident logo.
I got it as a toddler and tried to wear it until I was like 12.
by FairWeatherFred on Jul 2, 2010 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't have the time to sit and design something, but I've got some ideas to think about.
Basically think about anything nautical. Knots could be interesting, anchors, sails, waves….
I like the idea of using the same colors as the Seahawks and Sounders. The Seahawks use the dark blue, the Sounders use the bright green, so why not have the M’s use that sort of middle blue?
Charter Member: Dave Sims Sweet Hat Club // Batting 4-for-9 with 1 SB, 1 R, 1 RBI for Rocky Diablos, PSSBL. Next game 7/5.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jul 2, 2010 2:15 PM PDT reply actions
I don't think you're taking this nearly far enough.
The whole Mariners name is played out. What is a mariner, anyway? Someone who sails in boats? And the Seattle team should be called that because they’re near water or something? That’s silly. They’re baseball players. They don’t sail in boats. You know who else sails in boats? Pirates. You know which other team hasn’t won anything in fucking forever? The Pittsburgh Pirates. Yeah. Look at the teams who have won the world series recently. The Yankees, the Phillies. What’s a Yankee? Someone from the United States. Not someone who sails in a fucking boat. What’s a Phillie? Fucked if I know, but it’s not somebody in a fucking boat.
Until the Mariners change their name, they will never win anything. There is a historical precedent for this, in fact. The Cleveland teams of the late 19th and early 20th century were absolutely awful, historically bad losers. So they decided to rid themselves of the tired “Spiders” moniker and find a new name. Legend has it the “Indians” name was chosen because of one of their players, Louis Sockalexis, a Native American. I propose the erstwhile Mariners do something along the same lines, and name the team in honor of everyone’s favorite, good old Loafie. The Seattle Mexicans will emerge strong and reborn from the ashes for the doomed Mariners, ready to dethrone the Angels and Rangers and win multiple championships, and begin a new dynasty. I have taken it upon myself to design uniforms for this new, glorious team of the future, as so:
by I Lick Squirrels on Jul 2, 2010 10:02 PM PDT reply actions 7 recs
This would make games against the Padres even harder to watch.
Also, Flip Flop Flyball has the definitive breakdown on teams’ mascot origins, in Venn Diagram form.
We’re the Astros of the northwest! Actually, the industrial teams have a terrible post-season record.
Not sure many players would like having just one pant leg on their uniform.
And if you want to avoid the whole sailing in boats mentality; the peg leg should probably go too.
by I'mSureI'veSeenWorse on Jul 4, 2010 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Eh? ....eh?
6/30/10- The Beginning of a New Era
by Bballpitcher2 on Jul 4, 2010 10:30 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Home Vanilla Creme's!
Please, tear me to shreds. I had an unprecedented amount of nerd fun doing this, and that’s sad.
6/30/10- The Beginning of a New Era
by Bballpitcher2 on Jul 4, 2010 10:33 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't like the black and blue, but am kind of digging the off aquaish(?) green.
The revamped trident is pretty cool too.
Should have flipped the trident I think.
Go Wariners.
6/30/10- The Beginning of a New Era
by Bballpitcher2 on Jul 4, 2010 3:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, it's a W.
I like the trident on the sleeve, though. Even if it came back as an alternate logo, I’d be happy.
Also, the SM script seems a bit too busy.
You need to combine the two alternates.
Greenaqua on front. Black on the back. With the sweet S Trident M on the chest. Go Seattle Washington Mariners! GO!
by I'mSureI'veSeenWorse on Jul 4, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't know how I feel
about having S&M all up ons the front of our jerseys.
…
Does the black one come in leather?
Pleather, sorry...
6/30/10- The Beginning of a New Era
by Bballpitcher2 on Jul 5, 2010 12:00 PM PDT up reply actions
How's about this for a start?
Charter Member: Dave Sims Sweet Hat Club // Batting 6-for-12 with 1 SB, 1 RBI for Rocky Diablos, PSSBL.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jul 7, 2010 1:06 PM PDT reply actions 9 recs
Yeah, it looks a little Sounders right now.
Chip Kelly is my shepherd, there is nothing I shall want.
I was shooting to a little Sounders
but it definitely needed the gray/silver stroke in order to create contrast.
Charter Member: Dave Sims Sweet Hat Club // Batting 6-for-12 with 1 SB, 1 RBI for Rocky Diablos, PSSBL.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jul 7, 2010 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I wasn't sure how this was going to work, but after a couple hours with it, I think I love it.
Charter Member: Dave Sims Sweet Hat Club // Batting 6-for-12 with 1 SB, 1 RBI for Rocky Diablos, PSSBL.
by Two Rs and Two Ls on Jul 7, 2010 2:27 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I agree, more dark green and this would be perfect.
2010 Safeco Field Record: 1-1 ; Overall Safeco Field Record: 11-5
Sort of has the old Sonics look, too
I feel like Charlie Brown trying to kick the football. Ugh
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