I also liked the old logo better.  The new logo looks, well, minor league.

The new logo is more cute and cuddly, better to appeal to the youth, as in young, demographic.  The older logo was more "scary".  And it is very like the Rock Cats.

The new logo is very similar to the Rock Cats for sure. How do we rate the coaching staff going to NH this year? The manager has one and a half years managing experience...how is the hitting coach...and the pitching coach??????

I can grasp the concept of trading in an old logo for a new one, but to make a lateral move and change a new logo for a new logo just seems weird. And the font reminds me of the Ti-Cats.

On the topic of uniform changes, it's not news, but this blog entry sheds a little more light on the Jays uniform changes this year.

On the topic of uniform changes, it's not news, but this blog entry sheds a little more light on the Jays uniform changes this year.

Best news of the off-season, by a country mile.

Powder blues?  Terrible.

I'm going to be a big fan of the powder blue. I read somewhere they will wear them for Friday home games - Flashback Fridays. I'm really looking forward to seeing Wells, Halladay, Glaus, Thomas... hell everyone's going to look funny in them, but in a good sort of retro way.

I missed this the first time around, and maybe I was the only one, but Peavy and Halladay played golf together in Hawaii recently. They talked pitching, and Peavy believes he learned something substancial enough that he can improve upon his '07 season after that discussion with Halladay!

As an amendment to my previous post, I think Dustin McGowan will look natural in the powder blues. He'll make you wonder why they aren't the regular home uniform.

The Big Hurt in Powder Blue.  I love it. 

"Hey guys,  let's bring back the ugliest uniforms the Jays have ever had!"

"Why would we do that?"

"Nostalgia, baby! People will buy the stuff like crazy!"

"Wouldn't it be better to produce something that is, you know, NOT ugly?"

"Now THAT is crazy talk!"

"What about anyone old enough to have lived through those awful powder blues the first time?"

"Screw them. They're not the demographic we're aiming at. Young people will think they're cool, in a retro way, and will be the ones buying them."

I'm not part of the targeted demographic. I will wince at the sight of them.

Some hep cat in marketing thought that the wise-ass who suggested that we "bring back the powder blues" meant something else.

I saw them on their 1980 tour. To me, that's nostalgia. Grown men in oversized children's pyjamas, not so much.

I love how divisive the powder blues seem to be. Forget demographics and jersey sales and crass corporate exploitation of the underdeveloped senses of irony of kiddies such as myself and everything. The biggest genius of the powder blues' return might simply be their value as a campy conversation piece. Viral marketing and all. Maybe they will make total non-fans unwittingly find themselves arguing about a baseball matter. Maybe even passionately...

Minus 100 points, however, if there are player names on the backs of the throwbacks.

I think I smell a poll topic...

I'm not a big fan of the jerseys, but the logo was great the first time around.  Since then it's only been worse.

The original logo on the solid blue hat was the best choice.

That poll topic should also ask which of two, broad demographic groups you fall into, based on where you eat your Christmas dinner: the kids' table or the adults' table.

I would have preferred the retro white uniform over the blue, but at least they've brought the old logo and split typeface back. 

As far as the Fisher Cats' new look...meh.  It does nothing for me, and the alternate logo eyes look like a reject from the Lake Elsinore Storm design sessions.

The bringing the powder blues back is amazing. I've had a power blue in my wardrobe ever since I was a kid. I keep buying them. They look great. I could deal with the style being changed to the new button down front, but the color is far too underused these days... whereas I despise the "black-everything" that seems to have been creeping everywhere since the Sox did it in the late 80s.

This decision will get me to each and every flashback Friday if that's the only day they wear them.

The official uniform guide (leaked onto the 'net somewhere) has no names on the back.  You now have to remember what the players' names are all by yourself.   My favourite touch is the belt, though: ugly, but yet period.

I think they'll sell a ton of the hats.  I'll probably buy one, even. 

I've heard rumblings about a redesigned road uniform too. Anyone have a link or details on this?

Anyone have a link or details on this?

The Canadian Press has a story about the Jays retro unis next season.  A new road uniform will also be introduced.  Here's a link of all the Jays uniforms that have been worn in the past.

I have a feeling the new road unis will probably feature the toothpaste logo to match their alternate hat from last season.  I wish they would actually have a blue uniform or failing that, they should go with the graphite one they were going to wear in 2004 before MLB vetoed them.

While we're on the topic of new unis, the Phillies have a sharp looking new alternate and cap.

Anything '89 and forward (except the T-Bird) is almost infinately superior to the powder blue pullovers....or even the white pullovers.

Besides, it's stupid to do a flashback and not flashback to 92-93.

You know, by the talk around here, you'd swear they introduced some new logo again, changed their mascot to Snoop Dogg, and brought in J-Force dancers to dance on the roof.

Theres alot, *alot* of fans who never saw the team in those original jerseys. I am curious to see. And it works out to twice a month. Get over it. For the first time in a very long time, the organization is showing a deep interest in restoring and promoting the history of this franchise. This is a good thing no matter how you look at it. There's oodles more years to have other retro uniforms, and other hats, and whatnot.

I like the new logo a lot better then the old one. The new unis look sharp