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. Looks like something youd get at a truck stop. Register today to join the most interactive online Angels community on the net! Display as a link instead, Pasted as rich text. Did Nike/Rockies designers learn nothing from trying to be too clever by half? Anyway, back to the jersey. The back of the jersey is similar to the front, with a white top/green bottom (and mountain motif). Looks like the #Dodgers City Connect jersey is out? 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. Great flag but over used. As a recent Colorado ex-pat, I still have an affinity for the Rockies. A couple of pumps, a couple of RBIs. 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. Seris ended with Babe Ruth thrown out trying to steal second! It looks like it comes from a different font. by July 29, 2022, 12:45 pm, by Tho a break from the flag C is nice. Clicking on the ad goes to Nike's website, but didn't see it available for purchase. 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. Angels with a city uniform without repping any city is pretty funny. Cards would go on to win in 7 All rights reserved. Thanks, Kary! You guys have a great Saturday and Ill catch you tomorrow. Aside from those few specific criticisms, however, Im generally quite pleased with the Rockies City Connect look. 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. But it wasnt just modeled after the license plate, (T)he font on the jersey is the font on the license plate. Great post. The Colorado plates were supposed to switch back to green with white lettering a couple years ago COVID, maybe? 
Lets get started: The cap has a green deep green hue, with a green visor and back panel, and a contrasting white front panel. Rangers P Martn Prez handwrote 4 Uvalde on his cap during yesterdays game (thanks, Brinke). But I think the Rockies have actually done the two justice here. 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). And the white belt and jersey shoulders and sleeves provide enough contrast to keep the uniforms from looking like unitards. It will be plenty visible to multitudes of retail purchasers. 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. uniforms look great!!!!! Just boring. Im really hoping those Angels unis arent realbut Im not holding my breath. 
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I see you found a picture of me from 1998. The homage to the WELCOME TO COLORFUL COLORADO signs along the state borders is terrific, but should have been more prominent on the uniform. 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?? What do you guys think? Unraveling Angels Baseball One Thread at a Time. Besides, they got the important part rightthe unis!! 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. 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. Its a tribute to the mile high row seats. 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. Ian Miller 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. **For the best user experience, we recommend disabling the Reddit redesign. 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. They get lost as they rise from the green mountains on the lower half of the jersey to the white shoulder yoke above. So do we call this the Rockies State connect uniform? Supposedly their theme will be "beaches". 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. Youre welcome to send me any scoreboard photos (with answers please), and Ill keep running them. 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. The White Sox ensemble arguably was the most well-received, followed by the Cubs relatively modest design compared to fellow alternate looks. 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. Obviously, I cant vouch as to its authenticity, but those are clearly real Angels players shown (Syndergaard, Walsh, Lorenzen, etc.). Gambling related content is not intended for anyone under the age of 21. Just spare me the justifying lame backstories, Nike. My only real gripe is that the numbers on back should have been purple with a thick white outline. 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. Great work (as always) on this! Colorado is more than our namesake.Its all of . The ocean, Torrey Pines, Sea World, Legoland, the San Diego Zoo, Coronado Island and the Hotel Del Coronado, the military connectionthere were so many other options and color schemes they could have used. The @Angels City Connect jerseys are stellar. When MLB gave Colorado a franchise, players still bunted. In the past, I dont know if Ive ever completely stumped you (some are easier than others). var infolinks_pid = 3224361;
The real test will come when we see them on the field. 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. If you remember the retail jersey I showed above, youll see there is a jock tag on the front left tail. Before we get into any of the myriad details/Easter eggs contained within the uniform or more specifically the jersey and with the usual caveat that we need to see how these look on the field, I have to say, these might be the best CC uniforms yet released. Heres the Scoreboard. 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. That or its a jab at how hard it is to be a Rockies fan, lol. Ian Miller is a former award watching high school actor, ice cream expert and long suffering Dodgers fan. Either way, AWESOME uni. And I admit I wouldnt mind seeing how it would look with white pants. The Rockies management has done well with the stadium, uniforms, party decks, pre-game party areas, etc. 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. 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. Noah is the only one who realizes they are at the beach. Not "eh alright". Once you're a member you'll see less advertisements.Become a Premium member and you won't see any ads!, By 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). 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. Ian Miller The premise of the game (GTGFTS) is simple: Ill post a scoreboard and you guys simply identify the game depicted. In the comments below, try to identify the game (date & location, as well as final score). Blue, red and gold are the colors of the Colorado flag and the Denver City flag. Its about the vibrant sunsets, the cresting waves, the colors of our combined cultures and the best street tacos youll ever eat., Desde Baja a San Diego todos somos Padres, Tatis adds, followed by Musgrove, who repeats in English, From Baja to San Diego, we are all Padres.. Being inspired by a license plate. Thats Colorado. Todays scoreboard comes from Robert Crowley. It is a developmental league, so Im giving the USFL some slack. Website design and hosting provided by Astroluxe Innovations. Since photos of the new jerseys leaked on social media earlier this week, theyve been met with strong reactions with some digging the look. 2006 - 2022 Inconspicuous, LLC. Have you subscribed to the Dodger Blue YouTube channel? Regardless of what you think of the unis, you have to admire the all-out commitment to the concept. No seriously. I'm guessing Arte wouldn't have it unless it said Los Angeles. Nice job!I dont know if these are the best of the CC uniforms, but definitely among the best. But in this instance, the green pants work to further the license plate theme. The zeroes are a different type, so are the ones and the nines, Kellogg added. CO on the hat, license plate frame jersey. And when is it artistic license? As a longtime Colorado resident, these uniforms capture a lot of Colorado history. 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. 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. They are accompanied by a white belt. Scoreboard is Game 4 of the 1926 World Series, Wed Oct 6 Again, this isnt confirmed (at least not by Uni Watch), but there are certainly signs its legit. His proposal was met by support from the fanbase, but that reaction has not carried over to the Dodgers City Connect jersey. Hockey News: No confusing which team these 1973 Maple Leafs practice jerseys belonged to (fromDave Buchanan). Williams had previously displayed the Senna logo on their cars until this season. That commentary will follow. 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. A good looking game all around considering the home uniforms for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are fantastic. AngelsWin.com - THEInternet Home for Angels fans! Maybe Im all wrong here but just thinking out loud about how minor league baseball this is all become. And whats with the weird zero on the sleeve patch? The NOBs stand out way too much and the numbers are barely readable. Oye cmo va listen to the rhythm, Hawk says in the video. 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. Unfortunately I did not see any full-length photos showing the pants (this may have been intentional). 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. 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.. Was wondering about that space on the Elks helmet thanks for the explanation! People want to say OC is another area, but honestly it's not. (And extra kudos for making the patch yellow to match the 2022 iteration of the tags, which change color annually.) The purple outline doesnt create enough definition to save the top of the numbers from looking washed out against the white background. pic.twitter.com/w445VSSqFK, Talkin Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) May 28, 2022. Locker room time, everyones naked, everyone gets a couple of pumps before they take the field, real baseball for real people. The subreddit for the bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players. Agreed. Bill Klem and Hank ODay are famous (the latter umped the famous Fred Merkle missed-base Cubs-Giants game in 1908) and I think Dinneen is former pitcher Bill Dineen. var infolinks_wsid = 0; AngelsWin.com - EST 2004 If you thought the jersey was done with symbolism, youd be wrong. Grab Bag: Here are two more designs for Australias Super Netballs First Nations Round, for the Melbourne Vixens and Sunshine Coast Lightning (thanks, Jamie). I like the Rockies uniforms and the uniform guide with the animals. Follow @PhilHecken The Dodgers also saw the Giants in their Golden Gate Bridge look last month for a game at Oracle Park. Which fits perfectly with the flower pattern across the jersey and the branch on the logo. As for the one Angels picture, I realize its just one picture, but that appears to be the laziest effort yet. 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. Thats not just a random design feature. Paul notes weve seen a few merch leaks, and hes pretty certain this is consistent with what those showed. Even the numbers on our license plates are a little unique. 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. Big thanks to Kary for sharing his thoughts, as a fan of the team and resident of the State, on the Rockies CC uniforms. Yes, that purple stripe on the pants will barely be visible, but otherwise the restrained use of purple is well done. The Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres are the last two teams to reveal their 2022 City Connect jerseys. The unis did look good. I have a feeling they'll either be incredibly awesome or incredibly 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. As for the Rockies uniforms, I like the fronts (and love the green pants), but the backs are terrible. Be sure to ring the notification bell to watch player interviews, participate in shows and giveaways, and more! 3 on their sleeve in honor of the late umpire Mitch Ball (fromWade Heidt). If anything noteworthy occurred during the game, please add that in (and if you were AT the game, well bonus points for you! NOB is rendered in a block font in green and numbers are white, outlined in purple. If you look at the last two digits on that license plate, as well as the COLORADO imprint, youll notice the team basically copied the typography: The jersey itself is mostly green, but mimics the license plate motif by having white at the top and sleeves, with a snow capped mountain atop a green base. Thats what San Diego is all about and, of course, the Padres. link, All Western Canadian Baseball League umpires wore the No. Your link has been automatically embedded. 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). 14 in June (thanks,Phil). I also appreciate the inclusion of embroidery inspired by Colorados well-known highway welcome signs, but I find its location head scratching. July 29, 2022, 10:50 pm, by Is that a play on the real men football copypasta. The double diamond relates to the team how? Oh, right! But I am not from Anaheim, so I dont grasp the concept here. 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. Paste as plain text instead, 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. 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 design features blue pants as well, plus a cap with Los Dodgers, just like across the chest. All Western Canadian Baseball League umpires wore the No. pic.twitter.com/LVa8eCSuvW, Matthew Moreno (@MMoreno1015) August 16, 2021. mmc, March 29 in LA Angels | MLB Daily, Photo got leaked on Reddit that could potentially be from ours. The animal guide brings up a real missed opportunity for this team. These are my favorite CC uniforms thus far. Pants are solid green in the same shade as the jersey, with a thin purple stripe running down the legs. 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. You cannot paste images directly. Yesterday, the Colorado Rockies unveiled their City Connect (CC) uniforms, becoming the fourth team to do so this season, and the eleventh team overall. Also fromJamie, the NWSLs Washington Spirit came to tonights game wearing T-shirts that say Enough while the Orlando Pride are wearing rainbow numbers for a pride game. The Los Angeles Angels are the latest MLB club to get City Connect threads from Nike. I found another tweet (now replacing the original) which shows the same picture. Meh cap aside, the Rox did a pretty good job. 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. 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. So when I saw the Rockies going basically mono-green, I was pleased. Im basically in agreement with you on the whole. 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. Zach Dean 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. !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. Certain content reproduced under license. Get the Daily OutKick and get smarter every day. 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 City Connect style is, uhnone of those colors. 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). How wonderful is that! 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. pic.twitter.com/1feMO8s3zr. FOX 5s Raoul Martinez and Troy Hirsch contributed to this report. 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. The worst part is, Nike has already demonstrated that they can successfully design alternates for some franchises. 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. 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. By Phil Hecken Babe Ruth hit three home runs that day, leading the Yankees to a 10-5 victory. 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. A closer look at a print of the 1884 Athletic team of Philadelphia examines the blurry lines between the two. The diamonds for a ski slope when Denver isnt in/on a mountain. 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And finally thats it for today. 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. **, Press J to jump to the feed. Oh no. July 28, 2022, 5:05 pm. In any case, a Padres City Connect replica jersey and a host of other products, including hoodies, hats and T-shirts can be yours by clicking or tapping here. DISCLAIMER: This site is 100% for entertainment purposes only and does not involve real money betting. Yankees 10 Cardinals 5 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. 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. July 29, 2022, 10:55 am, by Zach Dean Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The restrained use of purple adds just enough of a different color to complement the generous use of green. So far the best city connect that I have seen. I hope everyone has had a good week. and San Diego skateboarding icon Tony Hawk. Tragic Kingdom? Maybe the double black diamond sleeve patch is Nikes nod at how difficult it is to understand their marketing speak. 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.. What could the Nationals get for Soto based on historical comps? So, crisis averted. They're nice but I wish it said something a bit more creative or relating to the city/region than just "Angels". 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). Honestly I've made it in 20 after games. Source Hey, thats me! Why not call the team the Buntings, instead of using a recycled name from a different sport? 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. Nice.. Mike Trout document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. I have complete confidence that this jersey will both blow and suck. 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. 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 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. 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. Memorial Day weekend is upon us, beginning the unofficial kick off to summer. If youre not a skier, you may not recognize the double black diamond is a designation for an extremely difficult trail. ): Please continue sending these in! Shouldn't the surfboard's halo be at the front of the board, not underneath near the fins? It's 20 min south of Downtown Los Angeles LA is a big city. Its not just purple piping. The Rox have left nothing to subtlety here; theres no mistaking the connection, from the shade of green, to the font used on the Colorado wordmark across the chest, to the sleeve patch designed to look like a license plate tag. David Troy Get breaking Dodgers News direct to your inbox. America's Pastime. by Your previous content has been restored. 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). Is that a nod to Ouroboros? The Dodgers played the Diamondbacks when their Serpientes design was worn for the first time and again in late July. 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. Anyone from the area tired of the 5280? Whats the use of including a welcome message if no one can see it? 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. Late last evening I happened to catch the above tweet. 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).
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