A few odds and ends from Jaysworld. Bobby Kielty pulled a hamstring in last night's loss to Oakland, and is offically listed as day-to-day. Expect to see a Catalanotto-Wells-Johnson outfield for the next little while; if Kielty is DL'ed, we might see Jayson Werth or, less likely, Gabe Gross up with the big club. As rumoured, the Blue Jays are expected to unveil a(nother) new logo early next week; although this would be a great choice, I'm skeptical that it will get the final nod. And finally, Richard Griffin gets blasted for his column on SABR this past weekend.
Somehow, I don't think the "Fighting Hellfish" will catch on.
Maybe this just shows my age, but I'm a traditionalist when it comes to image. The Yankees symbol is an icon; the uniform has been tweaked a few times, but it's always beautiful simplicity. Same with the Cardinals; every so often there's been a minor redesign of bird or bat, but Stan Musial and even Dizzy Dean would recognize their modern teammates. Changing colours, logos and styles as often as the Jays have seems like nothing more than a blatant cash grab from the merchandising side. I won't be sorry to see the T-bird go; maybe they will finally get it right. More importantly, I hope they stick with one look for a while.
Maybe this just shows my age, but I'm a traditionalist when it comes to image. The Yankees symbol is an icon; the uniform has been tweaked a few times, but it's always beautiful simplicity. Same with the Cardinals; every so often there's been a minor redesign of bird or bat, but Stan Musial and even Dizzy Dean would recognize their modern teammates. Changing colours, logos and styles as often as the Jays have seems like nothing more than a blatant cash grab from the merchandising side. I won't be sorry to see the T-bird go; maybe they will finally get it right. More importantly, I hope they stick with one look for a while.
I'm sure that the Jays are searching for that timeless logo like more than half the other teams are. Very few teams have that sort of brand and the rest of them have to search for that timeless feel. I just hope that they can get it right.
I'd always thought the Jays should go with blue pinstripes. And do we really need a token red maple leaf in every logo?
I'll preface this by saying that I know it will never happen, but I think the Jays should work the retro feel that's become so popular in hip hop circles. Go with the old caps, the baby blue unis. I really think this would do well.