D’reauxd Juhrzeez, Hon
As everyone knows by now, the Sun’s Jeff Zrebiec broke the news late yesterday that the Baltimore Orioles will soon be known once again as the Baltimore Orioles.
It’s a move that doesn’t really surprise me. The last year has been all about turning the corner and making right what once was so terribly wrong. I can’t say I predicted this, but I read the news and all I could think was “well, that makes sense.”
I particularly love the fact that Peter Angelos appears to have been the driving force behind the decision — that must gall the whiners to no end. You just know that certain folks out there would have loved to embrace this decision but refuse to give any credit to Angelos. What will they bitch about now, I wonder? It will surely be something, but what?
Anyway, bravo to Peter Angelos, Andy MacPhail, and everyone else behind this move. Two things, though:
First, please go through with this. Don’t pull back, or make the “Baltimore” jerseys an alternate. No gimmicks with this one.
Second, don’t screw this up! Hire a good, professional design firm (get in touch if you need help) and make sure the new look represents the proud traditions of this club. There are a lot of stupid uniforms out there — don’t join that club. Please, please, please.
Also, don’t change the hats unless you’re going back to the cartoon bird. No newfangled, shiny, swooshy nonsense please. Stay original and classy, or you’ll have to do this all again in about four or five years. Trust me.
How did you take the news, and how would you approach getting it done?
(photo from — and available at — Brooks’ site)
I think I may have to make some retractions on things said in the past; Angelos is coming off the shit list real soon, and he’s earned it these past couple months.
Is there any way the Orioles can incorporate the Natty Boh guy into the logo
That would be sweet.
Greg, you really need to get out of my head.
That logo is beast, they should vote on a different local “patch” to put on the sleeve every year, and next year should definitely be Mr. Boh.
That’s fucking brilliant, Kona. Every year the team wears a special patch with the likeness of a local icon of some sort. Natty Boh guy, Bromo Seltzer tower, Washington Monument in Mt. Vernon…the list is endless. They could even auction off all of the game-worn patches at the end of the year to benefit some kind of local charity.
But, hey, baby steps.
Boh would be awesome.
I’d love to see the return of the cartoon bird on the hats, and possibly the sleeve of the jerseys as well like way back in the day. The O logo doesn’t work.
Who wants to go in on a Bohrioles jersey with me? This company is local to Baltimore and does custom uniforms! I might join a softball league just to make this happen.
Sorry, this is the company http://www.ciscoathletic.com/products/baseball.asp
Wow.
I’ll definitely at least join the softball league.