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Devil Rays to change name and uniforms
Posted: Fri Nov 9, 2007 4:24 am
by GOMAVS1994
OH GOD!!!
http://www.sptimes.com/2007/webspecials ... _uniforms/
Why are they doing this?? The Tampa Bay Rays? Rays of Sunshine?? Are they serious??? Now their uniforms look like the Royals... what they had before was unique!!! WHY?
Posted: Fri Nov 9, 2007 4:25 am
by HeyIt'sMe
I hate everything about the new logos and uni's. At least when we sucked, we looked good doing it. Now we suck and just look plain bad doing it.
Posted: Fri Nov 9, 2007 4:33 am
by A.J.
to change the uniforms is one thing but to change the name is another.
Posted: Fri Nov 9, 2007 5:29 am
by Bleeding Green
So generic. Whatever.
Posted: Fri Nov 9, 2007 8:01 am
by WEFFPIM
Bleeding Green wrote:So generic. Whatever.
Pretty much my thoughts
Posted: Fri Nov 9, 2007 4:18 pm
by cb4_89
lol
Posted: Fri Nov 9, 2007 5:15 pm
by lpsevier
Posted: Fri Nov 9, 2007 7:15 pm
by Da Schwab
I've said it before, I'll say it again:
Minor League uniforms for a Minor League organization.
Posted: Fri Nov 9, 2007 9:47 pm
by greenbeans
seriously, those look like the stock logos in madden or any sports games where you make your own team. atleast make it a LITTLE original.
Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:23 pm
by Flash3
They don't look half bad, at all.
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:22 pm
by craig01
Not a fan of the blue either.
They are generic, but simple.
The hat is an improvement.
The dark blue is supposed to identify with the surrounding deep blue waters, and the light blue represents the clear florida sky.
I think someone in the front office just likes blue.
The Devil part of the name was seen as a negative thing in focus groups.
This is just an opportunity for re-branding. $$$$$$$$$$$$
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 8:27 pm
by wigglestrue
Hopefully they'll be rebranding again soon. As I've read someone else say, "RAYS" looks like a mortgage company logo. You know your new look is bad when you're hiring Kevin Costner's rock band to promote it.
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:02 pm
by craig01
They can rebrand a dozen times, but it won't matter until they start winning.
This is the closest they have ever been to be a legitimate MLB team.
This team is loaded with every day talent.
I hope they don't blow it.
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:32 pm
by MHZ
We're changing Devil Rays because it has the word "devil" in it, and the Bullets because of the implications of violence (ridiculous), but the Redskins get to remain the Redskins. Something's ass backwards about that.
Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:34 pm
by Bleeding Green
Nothing is more racist than the Indians logo. Have you ever actually looked at that thing? I did for the first time during the ALCS (like actually just looked at it) and damn that thing is incredible.
Not that I care; I think it's hilarious.

Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:44 pm
by WEFFPIM
^The Indians did change their mascot from Chief Wahoo or whatever his name was, who was ridiculously stereotypical, to some odd pink creature.
I could care less about all the "Devil" and "Indian" nicknames, but how the Redskins haven't been forced to change is borderline ridiculous. That's the only nickname I believe needs to be changed. Forcing a team to remove Devils or something demonic is just dumb. With that logic, the Angels should have to change to.
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:29 am
by Da Schwab
Bleeding Green wrote:Nothing is more racist than the Indians logo. Have you ever actually looked at that thing? I did for the first time during the ALCS (like actually just looked at it) and damn that thing is incredible.
Not that I care; I think it's hilarious.
(picture)
Could be worse. It could have a bottle of whiskey and a deed to a casino in its hands.
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 8:40 pm
by Hawaii
Man, those look sanitized. I guess I can't say the logos look bad, but very generic.