Baseball
HOME HOCKEY OTHER RULES RANKINGS HISTORY TEAMS Teams with asterisks are not yet posted Aberdeen IronBirds* Acereros del Norte Águila de Veracruz Aigles de Trois-Rivières Akron RubberDucks Albuquerque Isotopes Algodoneros de Unión Laguna Altoona Curve Amarillo Sod Poodles Arkansas Travelers Asheville Tourists Augusta GreenJackets Beloit Sky Carp* Billings Mustangs Biloxi Shuckers Binghamton Rumble Ponies Birmingham Barons Boise Hawks Bowie Baysox Bowling Green Hot Rods Bradenton Marauders Bravos de León Brooklyn Cyclones Buffalo Bisons Capitales de Quebec Carolina Mudcats Cedar Rapids Kernels Charleston Dirty Birds Charleston RiverDogs Charlotte Knights* Chattanooga Lookouts Chicago Dogs Clearwater Threshers Cleburne Railroaders Columbia Fireflies Columbus Clippers Corpus Christi Hooks Dayton Dragons Daytona Tortugas Delmarva Shorebirds Diablos Rojos del México Down East Wood Ducks Dunedin Blue Jays Durham Bulls El Paso Chihuahuas Empire State Greys* Erie SeaWolves Eugene Emeralds Evansville Otters* Everett AquaSox Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks Fayetteville Woodpeckers Florence Y'Alls Fort Myers Mighty Mussels Fort Wayne TinCaps Fredericksburg Nationals Fresno Grizzlies Frisco RoughRiders Gary SouthShore RailCats Gastonia Honey Hunters Gateway Grizzlies Generales de Durango Glacier Range Riders Grand Junction Jackalopes Great Falls Voyagers Great Lakes Loons Greensboro Grasshoppers Greenville Drive Guerreros de Oaxaca Gwinnett Stripers Harrisburg Senators Hartford Yard Goats Hickory Crawdads High Point Rockers Hillsboro Hops Hudson Valley Renegades Idaho Falls Chukars Indianapolis Indians Inland Empire 66ers of San Bernardino Iowa Cubs Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Jersey Shore BlueClaws* Joliet Slammers Jupiter Hammerheads Kane County Cougars Kannapolis Cannon Ballers Kansas City Monarchs Lake County Captains Lake Country DockHounds Lake Elsinore Storm Lake Erie Crushers Lakeland Flying Tigers Lancaster Barnstormers Lansing Lugnuts Las Vegas Aviators Lehigh Valley IronPigs Leones de Yucatán Lexington Counter Clocks Lincoln Saltdogs* Long Island Ducks Louisville Bats Lynchburg Hillcats Mariachis de Guadalajara Memphis Redbirds Midland RockHounds Milwaukee Milkmen Mississippi Braves Missoula Paddleheads Modesto Nuts Montgomery Biscuits Myrtle Beach Pelicans Nashville Sounds New Hampshire Fisher Cats New Jersey Jackals New York Boulders Norfolk Tides Northern Colorado Owlz Northwest Arkansas Naturals Ogden Raptors Oklahoma City Dodgers Olmecas de Tabasco Omaha Storm Chasers Ottawa Titans Palm Beach Cardinals Pensacola Blue Wahoos Peoria Chiefs Pericos de Puebla Piratas de Campeche Portland Sea Dogs Quad City River Bandits Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Reading Fightin Phils Reno Aces Richmond Flying Squirrels Rieleros de Aguascalientes Rochester Red Wings Rocket City Trash Pandas Rocky Mountain Vibes Rome Braves Round Rock Express Sacramento River Cats Salem Red Sox Salt Lake Bees San Antonio Missions San Jose Giants Saraperos de Saltillo Schaumburg Boomers Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Sioux City Explorers Sioux Falls Canaries Somerset Patriots South Bend Cubs Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Spokane Indians Spire City Ghost Hounds* Springfield Cardinals St. Lucie Mets St. Paul Saints Staten Island FerryHawks Stockton Ports Sugar Land Skeeters Sultanes de Monterrey Sussex County Miners* Syracuse Mets Tacoma Rainiers Tampa Tarpons Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos Tennessee Smokies Tigres de Quintana Roo Toledo Mud Hens Toros de Tijuana Tri-City Dust Devils Tri-City ValleyCats Vancouver Canadians Visalia Rawhide Washington Wild Things West Michigan Whitecaps Wichita Wind Surge Wilmington Blue Rocks Windy City Thunderbolts Winnipeg Goldeyes* Winston-Salem Dash Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Worcester Red Sox* York Revolution |
Notice: All logos on this page are included within the parameters of 17 U.S.C. § 107, which states that the reproduction of a copyrighted work for purposes of criticism and/or comment is not an infringement of copyright. No challenge to the copyrights of these logos is intended by their inclusion here. Posted 2016 July 29 Look, I get it. The Lancaster Jethawks were trying to come up with an inspiring-looking logo. They gave the hawk in their logo that heroic, looking-off-into-the-distant-sky pose we associate with World War II posters. You know, like the guy to the right of this text. The similarity, I think, is obvious. There's just one problem: that pose isn't nearly so common in World War II posters as you think. More often, the person in the poster is looking straight at you, the way Rosie the Riveter is, the way Uncle Sam in the "I WANT YOU" poster is. I did a Google Image Search of "World War II posters", and out of the hundreds that came up only a dozen or so had people in that pose. Worse, several of them were posters from Germany, German-occupied Denmark, and Japan. Oh, and the Soviet Union, which may have been an ally but isn't exactly a country you want to evoke in a baseball logo. But if you want to bring up pictures of dozens and dozens of posters with people in that pose, try going a GIS on "Chinese propaganda posters" or "North Korean propaganda posters". You'll be left wondering if anyone in either of those countries ever looks down. So if you're inclined to mock this logo, they've definitely given you good reason to. And yet, I'm not so inclined. I still think it's a good logo, comparisons to the Cultural Revolution nonwithstanding. In part, it's a good logo because it stands out — there are few if any other teams whose logo features a similar pose. It also works for the same reason the propaganda posters that use that pose work: something in our primal brains finds that pose inspiring. Why that is, I have no idea, but it works regardless. Finally, it works because it's well executed. The drawing of the hawks strikes just the right level of abstraction. The shape of that badge, and the lines which subtly hint at wings, continue that level of abstraction. It's a little bit too symmetrical, but it works in spite of that. Of course, it should be no surprise that it works. It's based on propaganda, but really that's what logos are on some level: propaganda intended to evoke an emotional, not intellectual, response. It does that. It does that better than most logos out there. Maybe other teams should take note of that. But please, let's not go overboard with the distant-sky pose. With one team it's effective. With a hundred teams doing it, it would become ridiculous. You know, like North Korean propaganda.
Final Score: 103 points.
This page Copyright ©2016 Scott D. Rhodes.
All rights reserved
|