The zeroes are a different type, so are the ones and the nines, Kellogg added. 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. 
The purple outline doesnt create enough definition to save the top of the numbers from looking washed out against the white background. Grab Bag: Here are two more designs for Australias Super Netballs First Nations Round, for the Melbourne Vixens and Sunshine Coast Lightning (thanks, Jamie). Your previous content has been restored. 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. The famous Grover Cleveland Alexander game The City Connect style is, uhnone of those colors. The Giants garnered plenty of criticism for gradient look. Their arrival was marked with a splashy video release featuring players like Joe Musgrove, Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr. remember him? The Dodgers also saw the Giants in their Golden Gate Bridge look last month for a game at Oracle Park.
Obviously, I cant vouch as to its authenticity, but those are clearly real Angels players shown (Syndergaard, Walsh, Lorenzen, etc.). The design features blue pants as well, plus a cap with Los Dodgers, just like across the chest. What do you guys think? The bunting name presumably arose from its striking coloration, which is more typical of buntings. Blue, red and gold are the colors of the Colorado flag and the Denver City flag. These are my favorite CC uniforms thus far. Heres the Scoreboard. Colorado is more than our namesake.Its all of . 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. Register today to join the most interactive online Angels community on the net! **For the best user experience, we recommend disabling the Reddit redesign. It will be plenty visible to multitudes of retail purchasers. 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. Honestly I've made it in 20 after games. 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?? The Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres are the last two teams to reveal their 2022 City Connect jerseys. 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. You are agreeing to OutKick's Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, but don't worry we don't spam. I cant wait. Yankees 10 Cardinals 5 Mike Trout I just spent 15 minutes reading this guy's profile and I wish I was a Mets fan now tbh. Jim Kellogg, the Rockies vice president of community and retail operations, explains: We modeled after the Rockies license plate, because obviously wherever youre at in the United States, if you see that plate, you know where it is. Thats Colorado.
In the comments below, try to identify the game (date & location, as well as final score). Looks like something youd get at a truck stop. As noted above, the COLORADO wordmark and uniform number are almost identical to the fonts found on the state plate. If you remember the retail jersey I showed above, youll see there is a jock tag on the front left tail. The Colorado plates were supposed to switch back to green with white lettering a couple years ago COVID, maybe? So, crisis averted. According to Kellogg, It represents the most difficult ski hill that you can go down, but once you get down to it, its quite an accomplishment. The Rockies (the mountain range, not the team) are famous for skiing, no doubt, but Im not entirely certain why this design feature was included on the patch. If anything noteworthy occurred during the game, please add that in (and if you were AT the game, well bonus points for you! 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. Thats what San Diego is all about and, of course, the Padres. Noah is the only one who realizes they are at the beach. (Sparrows typically come in more muted shades of brown and gray.). Crewe Alexandra of Englands fifth tier have launched their new home kit (fromEd Zelaski). 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. Yeah, prepare for it to be a Los Angeles theme. They absolutely match up with the newly released threads: Ive given a few opinions of the uniform (and will have a couple more) but I now want to turn this article over to Kary Klismet, who has provided an outstanding review of the uniforms (he included many links in his writeup which Im going to include here, for your easy reference). Appears the Edmonton Elks are leaving the numbers off the backs of the helmets in preseason. David Troy
The worst part is, Nike has already demonstrated that they can successfully design alternates for some franchises. The state bird is a bunting. The diamonds for a ski slope when Denver isnt in/on a mountain. DISCLAIMER: This site is 100% for entertainment purposes only and does not involve real money betting. 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. The unis did look good. The standard Colorado license plate hasnt been green since 2000.
The jersey is a departure from the modern brown and gold Friars look, featuring a mix of pink, mint and yellow as well as vintage typography intended to remind fans of weathered beach signs, the team said in a news release. Nice.. All Western Canadian Baseball League umpires wore the No. Get the Daily OutKick and get smarter every day. 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. 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. 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. Whats the use of including a welcome message if no one can see it? And I admit I wouldnt mind seeing how it would look with white pants. 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. Those Elks unis (which I wrote about last week) look pretty good!
July 29, 2022, 10:50 pm, by Which fits perfectly with the flower pattern across the jersey and the branch on the logo. by Its just above the jock tag near the hem, which means it will be invisible on the field when the jersey is properly tucked in. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Usually thats to its detriment, but somehow, it all seems to work here. Look at these fellas, standing tall, smiling, most likely half chub, they can rip through a bag of pork rinds, blow the bottom out of the toilet, then hustle out onto the field and play like nobodies business. While the goal of the City Connect series is quite obviously to include local references in uniform design, Nike had so many other choices they could have used for San Diego. Hockey News: No confusing which team these 1973 Maple Leafs practice jerseys belonged to (fromDave Buchanan). Agreed. 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. 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. A closer look at a print of the 1884 Athletic team of Philadelphia examines the blurry lines between the two.
Colorado Rockies are unique in that its named after the State so its not really a city connect uniform but rather a State connect uniform. Tragic Kingdom? Looks like the #Dodgers City Connect jersey is out? The Padres version, while certainly unique, is conclusively not appealing. June 30, 2022, 8:00 pmupdated June 30, 2022, 8:05 pm. We are the fabric of our state #Rockies / @nikediamond pic.twitter.com/1PoECFOPqc, Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) May 27, 2022. Penn States Nittany Lions script seems positioned a bit too high, especially relative to their front number (fromMichael Galante). Anyone from the area tired of the 5280?
[Editors Note: The original tweet was removed, but it can be found here. 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. 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). The restrained use of purple adds just enough of a different color to complement the generous use of green. As for the Rockies uniforms, I like the fronts (and love the green pants), but the backs are terrible. They're nice but I wish it said something a bit more creative or relating to the city/region than just "Angels". Not bad. Have you subscribed to the Dodger Blue YouTube channel? Pants are solid green in the same shade as the jersey, with a thin purple stripe running down the legs. The cap logo uses the CO postal abbreviation, and features purple mountains, blue sky, with rings of red, gold and purple. 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). Who knows? Thanks, Kary! Babe Ruth hit three home runs that day, leading the Yankees to a 10-5 victory. Unfortunately I did not see any full-length photos showing the pants (this may have been intentional). I hope everyone has had a good week.
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. pic.twitter.com/1feMO8s3zr. Maybe Im all wrong here but just thinking out loud about how minor league baseball this is all become.
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. Since photos of the new jerseys leaked on social media earlier this week, theyve been met with strong reactions with some digging the look. Being inspired by a license plate. The left sleeve also includes the teams LA logo in white. That or its a jab at how hard it is to be a Rockies fan, lol. And finally thats it for today.
The Brewers City Connect jerseys, for example are great: Same with the Angels, despite the tenuous connection to the ocean when Anaheim is located squarely in inland Orange County: Nike clearly has the ability to pay tribute to local areas while designing a unique and visually appealing alternate jersey. I like the Rockies uniforms and the uniform guide with the animals. Source Hey, thats me! Schneider: Springer 'feeling good' despite leaving game with Mets acquire Naquin, Diehl from Reds for 2 prospects. The uniforms are inspired by the Southern California lifestyle: Greetings from sunny SoCal #GoHalos x @nikediamond pic.twitter.com/GIsprJY41c, Surf's up, dude. Lets get started: The cap has a green deep green hue, with a green visor and back panel, and a contrasting white front panel.
Clear editor. As a longtime Colorado resident, these uniforms capture a lot of Colorado history. So do we call this the Rockies State connect uniform? 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. As a recent Colorado ex-pat, I still have an affinity for the Rockies. Clicking on the ad goes to Nike's website, but didn't see it available for purchase. On Thursday, I asked Colorado Uni Watch stalwart Kary Klismet (who had much to say when the Rockies CC socks were leaked) if hed like to impart his thoughts on the unis, and he has done soin spades. Did Nike/Rockies designers learn nothing from trying to be too clever by half? Paul notes weve seen a few merch leaks, and hes pretty certain this is consistent with what those showed. Upload or insert images from URL. As a CC uniform, this is meh-plus for me. The real test will come when we see them on the field. 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. 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. It represents the mountains.. But evaluating them solely on their merits as much as I can, these uniforms have quickly jumped to the top of my list of favorite City Connect uniforms. I found another tweet (now replacing the original) which shows the same picture.
Purple represents the Purple Row? Nice job!I dont know if these are the best of the CC uniforms, but definitely among the best. I see you found a picture of me from 1998. Seris ended with Babe Ruth thrown out trying to steal second! Great catch! 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. Display as a link instead, The space below the helmet centre stripe on the back is where the number will go.
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. 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). As for the one Angels picture, I realize its just one picture, but that appears to be the laziest effort yet. 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). The reason was the reflective white backgrounds were too bright in photo radar/red light images, and changing it would make them easier to read. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem and wants help, call 1-800-GAMBLER. As for the uni, if you have to ask if the numbers will appear ghosted, its a fail. Anyway, back to the jersey.
Im basically in agreement with you on the whole. Tacos Los Cholos.
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. Its a tribute to the mile high row seats.
Soccer News: CF Montral have unveiled a new crest, for use in 2023 onward (from Moe Khan). Im really hoping those Angels unis arent realbut Im not holding my breath. Thats not just a random design feature. Youre welcome to send me any scoreboard photos (with answers please), and Ill keep running them. A good looking game all around considering the home uniforms for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are fantastic. Not really sure how I feel about an off-white jersey. Was hoping to be a bit more creative. All rights reserved. Oye cmo va listen to the rhythm, Hawk says in the video.
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.
Just boring.
The Los Angeles Dodgers were among the seven MLB teams selected for a Nike City Connect jersey this season, though their design has yet to be officially unveiled.
It looks like the Angels tweet was deleted, though. Fan reaction to each Nike City Connect uniform has been mixed.
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But it wasnt just modeled after the license plate, (T)he font on the jersey is the font on the license plate. Supposedly their theme will be "beaches". It shows how good the Rox would look with a color scheme of purple alongside a secondary color of green and a tertiary color of anything other than black. The White Sox ensemble arguably was the most well-received, followed by the Cubs relatively modest design compared to fellow alternate looks. FOX 5s Raoul Martinez and Troy Hirsch contributed to this report. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. pic.twitter.com/w445VSSqFK, Talkin Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) May 28, 2022. 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.. McLaren F1 is adding a logo to their carsin honor of the late, great Ayrton Senna. The scoreboard is from Game 4 of the 1926 World Series on October 6 at Sportsmans Park in St. Louis. 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. You can post now and register later. July 28, 2022, 5:05 pm. Paste as plain text instead, So far the best city connect that I have seen. 3 on their sleeve in honor of the late umpire Michael Ball. Is that a nod to Ouroboros? Its not visible when the jersey is tucked in, of course, but its there.
People want to say OC is another area, but honestly it's not.
Got an e-mail the other day from the great Craig Brown, who runs the fantastic Threads Of Our Game website.
The animal guide brings up a real missed opportunity for this team. Website design and hosting provided by Astroluxe Innovations. America's Pastime. That commentary will follow.
If youre not a skier, you may not recognize the double black diamond is a designation for an extremely difficult trail. No seriously. by Heres Kary: Like all editions of this Nike-created artificial phenomenon, my first reaction to the Colorado Rockies City Connect uniforms is that they are unnecessary. I'm guessing Arte wouldn't have it unless it said Los Angeles.
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When is art a depiction of reality? NOB is rendered in a block font in green and numbers are white, outlined in purple. Oh, right! Yes, that purple stripe on the pants will barely be visible, but otherwise the restrained use of purple is well done. July 29, 2022, 12:45 pm, by Your link has been automatically embedded. 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.
!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 subreddit for the bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players. But in this instance, the green pants work to further the license plate theme. 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). The premise of the game (GTGFTS) is simple: Ill post a scoreboard and you guys simply identify the game depicted. The way it outta be. 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. 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. But as a baseball jersey, for the team that OWNS purple, it feels like some marketing folks at Nike wrote down all of their cliched ideas about the state (leaving out any pot-related ideas, of course) and slapped them together.
Twitter yanked the post of the Angels CC leak, but the Wayback Machine snagged it before it disappeared.
Instead, they decided on some kind of neon and mustard colored hybrid. 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.
When MLB gave Colorado a franchise, players still bunted. Clicking on the link directed to Nikes website, but the jersey was not among the products listed. Memorial Day weekend is upon us, beginning the unofficial kick off to summer. uniforms look great!!!!! Follow him on Twitter. In the past, I dont know if Ive ever completely stumped you (some are easier than others). Below is a second tweet also showing the purported Angels CC unis PH], Here's a look at the Los Angeles Angels Nike City Connect uniforms. Its not just purple piping. But I think the Rockies have actually done the two justice here. It is true that no other MLB team uses purple and only one other uses green, so it is nicely unique that way.
Ian Miller The Los Angeles Angels are the latest MLB club to get City Connect threads from Nike. AngelsWin.com - THEInternet Home for Angels fans! Meh cap aside, the Rox did a pretty good job.
**, Press J to jump to the feed. Most people can probably figure out that the 5280 refers to the number of feet in a mile (Denver is known as the Mile High City), ROX is shorthand for Rockies, and the degrees/minutes/seconds represent the coordinates of Coors Field, where the Rockies play.
(And extra kudos for making the patch yellow to match the 2022 iteration of the tags, which change color annually.) This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. By Phil Hecken Either way, AWESOME uni. Senna won three championships with McLaren before moving to Williams for the 1994 season, where he would be killed in a wreck at Imola. You guys have a great Saturday and Ill catch you tomorrow.
Late last evening I happened to catch the above tweet. 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. CO on the hat, license plate frame jersey. Not surprised they are doing a beach theme with us, it was one of the more obvious connections you can make to the area. I like this a lot more than the lazy concept they gave the Dodgers last year. Really excited to see the final product. Pasted as rich text. 2006 - 2022 Inconspicuous, LLC. And you enjoy the thrill of a reckless driving citation..
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. I also appreciate the inclusion of embroidery inspired by Colorados well-known highway welcome signs, but I find its location head scratching. Yesterday, the Colorado Rockies unveiled their City Connect (CC) uniforms, becoming the fourth team to do so this season, and the eleventh team overall. I was hoping to have a residents take on the new uniforms, and yours certainly is well thought-out. Ironically the the most popular team in the Rocky Mountain region is the Denver (not Colorado) Broncos, who have actually had great and winning teams.
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