World Fuckin' Champions!
Before last season, I was only aware of the Phillies in any sort of direct sense for three reasons:
1. I grew up wishing I’d been cognizant and aware of baseball when the Orioles last won the World Series in 1983, against the Phillies.
2. For some reason, I ended up with a disproportionate number of Dale Murphy Donruss cards in 1986/1987.
3. The NLCS winning team from 1993, specifically Lenny “Nails” Dykstra, and Randy Johnson scaring the shit out of John Kruk at the ‘93 All-Star game.
What I have noticed since they’ve been contending once more is how much I loathe the new “P” on their caps and jerseys compared to this chunky-yet-sleek, monstrously cool 70s logo. Plus, the shift from the more unique maroon to the now ubiquitous (in baseball, at least) fire engine red definitely leaves a lot to be desired.
I love the smooth curves on display here, and that it is clearly a single object. It’s clean and cohesive and has a real completeness about it. Bring it back!
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Baseballbriefs.com tracking back No. 3: Philadelphia Phillies…
Baseballbriefs.com tracking back No. 3: Philadelphia Phillies…
[...] It’s nothing short of a travesty that the ‘Crew retired this awesome logo. Two bright, primary colors and neutral white, with clean, crisp curves, but nothing really angular. Plus, the coded symbolism; the overt imagery of the stylized ball and mit, but if you look closer, the pocket and thumb of the glove create a “b” and the three fingers clearly create an “m”. And the ball itself uses a swash to denote the seams that’s very similar to number three on our list, the Phillies’ logo. [...]