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Twins unveil new uniforms and official team marks for Inaugural Season at Target Field

“Twins fans have many exciting things to look forward to as we enter into a new era of outdoor baseball in Minnesota,” said Twins President Dave St. Peter. “New uniforms and logos are just the beginning of all of the new and exciting things we have in store for 2010 as the Twins begin a new chapter in Minnesota baseball history and celebrate our 50th season.”

Plans for the new uniforms and logos unveiled today include:

Inaugural Season Logo - Will be featured on the official commemorative baseballs and bases to be used during all Twins home games as well as on the team’s home uniforms and caps throughout the 2010 season.
Primary Logo - The team will have a new logo incorporating the new “Twins” script and the words “Minnesota Twins Baseball Club”.
50th Season Logo - Will be displayed on 2010 road jerseys and on the home throwback jersey.
Primary Home Uniform - The “Twins” script has been slightly altered and updated for 2010 and beyond.
Secondary Throwback Uniform - Twins players will wear a circa 1961 throwback uniform on Opening Day as well as every home Saturday during the 2010 season. The uniforms are modeled after the wool version worn during the team’s first season in Minnesota.
Primary Road Uniform - Twins players will wear new solid grey road uniforms (no pinstripes) in 2010 featuring a “Minnesota” script inspired by the team’s original “Minnesota” script found on the players jackets from 1961-1986.

Thanks to Tom.

Repoz Posted: November 16, 2009 at 10:05 PM | 49 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. Dewey, Steven Wright Wannabe and Soupuss Posted: November 16, 2009 at 10:12 PM (#3388916)

No pictures? Lame.

2. Tripon Posted: November 16, 2009 at 10:13 PM (#3388919)

Wonder if Pizza Hut designed the Twin's logo.

3. Gamingboy Posted: November 16, 2009 at 10:14 PM (#3388921)

No pictures? I guess I'll just imagine that it is indeed true that Joe Mauer will wear the Shroud of Turin.

4. BarrettsHiddenBall Posted: November 16, 2009 at 10:16 PM (#3388922)

SFW

5. JMPH Posted: November 16, 2009 at 10:18 PM (#3388925)

Not a big fan of the new road unis. I was very fond of the old ones, and the new ones remind me of the Washington road jerseys (even though theirs have red letters). Also, I'll miss the M hat a lot, and I don't like the red bill on the road hat.

The Star Tribune has a nice gallery up.

I am a fan of the new logo with the "Twins" script in the blue circle.

6. JMPH Posted: November 16, 2009 at 10:19 PM (#3388927)

Wonder if Pizza Hut designed the Twin's logo.

I hope so, if it means cross-promotions at the ballpark. Mmmmmmm.

7. aleskel

Posted: November 16, 2009 at 10:21 PM (#3388929)

Like the home primaries, REALLY like the home throwbacks, and the road grays ... blah. Are they any different from the Nats? Are you sure you want to invite that comparison?

EDIT: #5 beat me to it.

8. JMPH Posted: November 16, 2009 at 10:24 PM (#3388930)

I am not a fan of throwback jerseys in general. Live in the moment.

9. Dewey, Steven Wright Wannabe and Soupuss Posted: November 16, 2009 at 10:28 PM (#3388933)

Mmmmmmm.

Seriously? Pizza Hut?

You're weird.

10. JMPH Posted: November 16, 2009 at 10:28 PM (#3388934)

Heaven on earth, my friend. Heaven on earth.

11. Gamingboy Posted: November 16, 2009 at 10:28 PM (#3388936)

Okay, just saw the images. I like. Very retro.

12. aleskel

Posted: November 16, 2009 at 10:31 PM (#3388940)

I am not a fan of throwback jerseys in general. Live in the moment.

I'm actually arguing that they should make the "throwback" the regular jersey; it's better than the other one. I dislike the idea of "alternate" jersey schemes, which is why the Mets piss me off - it's like they have nothing BUT alternate jerseys.

13. Los Angeles El Hombre of Anaheim

Posted: November 16, 2009 at 10:33 PM (#3388941)

Road unis are, generally speaking, pretty dull. I wish someone would liven things up, as there's a lot of opportunities to get creative with a blank slate uni. The Nippon Ham Fighters road jersey might be the best one in all of pro baseball.

14. JMPH Posted: November 16, 2009 at 10:35 PM (#3388942)

I'm actually arguing that they should make the "throwback" the regular jersey; it's better than the other one.

My biggest problem with them is that I'm afraid that someone's going to throw a perfect game wearing a throwback jersey, and the highlights will live on forever. I like historic moments to represent the time period accurately. I think it would be strange if the footage of Kevin Slowey's no-hitter (one of his many, I'm sure :) ) showed him in a 1960's era Twins jersey.

It's very possible that when I'm older, I will be much more receptive to the idea of the throwback jersey.

15. Cris E Posted: November 16, 2009 at 10:36 PM (#3388945)

The new Early Seasons package comes in authentic Walter Johnson flannel, while the Fall Classic line comes with lightweight Gortex and Thinsulate (from 3M!)

</ OUT_OF_STATERS>

16. JMPH Posted: November 16, 2009 at 10:36 PM (#3388946)

The Nippon Ham Fighters road jersey might be the best one in all of pro baseball.

That looks like something you'd see at the University of Oregon.

17. Jonk Posted: November 16, 2009 at 10:44 PM (#3388955)

If the new roads had a red script instead of navy, they would be much better.

18. JohnQ Posted: November 16, 2009 at 10:47 PM (#3388958)

I don't like when teams mix up their color combination: Navy letter/red border, red numbers navy borer, it always looks like someone made a mistake at the uniform shop. I think the Orioles used to this if I'm not mistaken.

19. morineko Posted: November 16, 2009 at 10:54 PM (#3388972)

Does this mean the vest uniforms are finally going away?

re #14: I think it would be strange if the footage of Kevin Slowey's no-hitter (one of his many, I'm sure :) ) showed him in a 1960's era Twins jersey.

The Twins are one of those teams where the pitchers pick the day's uniform, right? If that's the case Slowey tends to pick the blue alternate 99% of the time so if you're really a uniform purist that's also going to grate.

20. YR Denies Jesus Montero Posted: November 16, 2009 at 10:58 PM (#3388976)

re: Pizza Hut:

Heaven on earth, my friend. Heaven on earth.

Now I'm extra-happy to be left behind come the Rapture. Next I'd find out they've substituted the normal harp with the Jews Harp as your heavenly-mandated instrument.

21. Jonk Posted: November 16, 2009 at 11:07 PM (#3388985)

Red script, roughly done just now

22. Flynn Posted: November 16, 2009 at 11:09 PM (#3388990)

Home uniforms are superb, roads suck.

23. Crispix Attacks Posted: November 16, 2009 at 11:13 PM (#3388994)

The Twins are one of those teams that has never changed their uniforms in my memory, so this is cool.

The throwback blue script letters with red border remind me of what the Whiz Kid Phillies used to wear. Although they're even more similar to what the Twins used to wear, the collar and sleeve borders seem to be taken from the Robin Roberts photo.

Red with navy outline would probably look better, I think. The thin red outline sort of looks orange instead of red, at least to someone with decades of seeing this color scheme.

On the other hand, in Jonk's red rendering, the script "Minnesota" looks exactly like the script "Washington" on the Nationals jerseys.

24. The Keith Law Blog Blah Blah (battlekow) Posted: November 16, 2009 at 11:17 PM (#3388996)

I'm actually arguing that they should make the "throwback" the regular jersey; it's better than the other one.

I agree. And I'm in the apparent minority that likes the road uniforms.

25. Harry Balsagne's transparent jealousy

Posted: November 16, 2009 at 11:44 PM (#3389015)

I've been wanting the Twins to redesign the Logo and the uniforms for a really long time. I was hoping they would go in the direction that they did, with a cursive script, but the road uniforms turned out ugly. Put me in the Flynn bin: the home unis are sweet, the road unis are generic.

26. Famous Original Joe C Posted: November 17, 2009 at 12:50 AM (#3389051)

Heaven on earth, my friend. Heaven on earth.

Don't get out of Minnesota much?

27. JMPH Posted: November 17, 2009 at 01:04 AM (#3389056)

Don't get out of Minnesota much?

I don't live in Minnesota, friend.

28. flournoy Posted: November 17, 2009 at 01:16 AM (#3389060)

Sounds like a lot of you graduated from the Turn Ahead the Clock Night school of baseball uniforms. These uniforms are nice, the roadies especially. I was perfectly happy with their old ones, though, I don't see the need for a change. In general, teams should stick with the uniforms they wore when I was eight years old and never change.

29. Charlie O Posted: November 17, 2009 at 01:31 AM (#3389064)

I'm okay with the white home and road gray uniforms. The blue one needs to go. I don't much like the new logo. I have always been fond of the logo with Minnie and Paul shaking hands over the river with the state silhouette in the backgraound. The image is super cool in its uniqueness and it should be on the sleeve of every Twins jersey and jacket. I also favor the "TC" logo on the cap.

30. JMPH Posted: November 17, 2009 at 01:39 AM (#3389066)

I have always been fond of the logo with Minnie and Paul shaking hands over the river with the state silhouette in the backgraound. The image is super cool in its uniqueness and it should be on the sleeve of every Twins jersey and jacket.

It features prominently in the new park. The two will shake hands every time a Twin hits a homerun.

31. Crispix Attacks Posted: November 17, 2009 at 01:42 AM (#3389067)

And every time an opponent hits a homerun, they should scowl at each other or hit each other with bats or something.

32. JMPH Posted: November 17, 2009 at 01:46 AM (#3389068)

And every time an opponent hits a homerun, they should scowl at each other or hit each other with bats or something.

It's a shame they're not Siamese Twins--they could be surgically separated.

33. Los Angeles Waterloo of Black Hawk Posted: November 17, 2009 at 01:56 AM (#3389071)

It's a shame they're going to lose the throwbacks they'd been using on weekend games the last couple of seasons. Those were the best uniforms in major league baseball.

34. Drew (Primakov, Gungho Iguanas) Posted: November 17, 2009 at 01:56 AM (#3389073)

Both unis look just like the Giants'.

35. andrewberg Posted: November 17, 2009 at 02:01 AM (#3389076)

Very good. I like retro. I don't like ostentatious. I like pinstripes. Mission accomplished.

36. JMPH Posted: November 17, 2009 at 02:01 AM (#3389077)

Sounds like a lot of you graduated from the Turn Ahead the Clock Night school of baseball uniforms.

"Turn Ahead the Clock Night" fills my head with images of people playing baseball in shiny silver uniforms--like the outfits Dr. Evil designed in Austin Powers.

Very good. I like retro. I don't like ostentatious. I like pinstripes. Mission accomplished.

BUT THEY GOT RID OF THE AWAY PINSTRIPES! GRRRR

(Sorry, I need to go home soon.)

37. Pat Rapper's Delight Posted: November 17, 2009 at 02:17 AM (#3389084)

Wonder if Pizza Hut designed the Twin's logo.

I hope so, if it means cross-promotions at the ballpark. Mmmmmmm.

IIRC,it's $8 for an 6" pizza that's been sitting under a heatlamp for God only knows how long at Pizza Hut Park.

Pass.

38. AndrewJ Posted: November 17, 2009 at 02:45 AM (#3389088)

The throwback blue script letters with red border remind me of what the Whiz Kid Phillies used to wear.

The Phils now wear versions of those on afternoon home games. Very cool.

39. Anthony Giacalone Posted: November 17, 2009 at 03:27 AM (#3389104)

Love the new home unis, but, yeah, the road unis kind of suck.

Doesn't Denard Span look like Zoilo Versalles? I had never thought that both were #2 before.

40. KingKaufman Posted: November 17, 2009 at 04:36 AM (#3389124)

I like the road unis. I don't like pinstripes on road uniforms. Road uniforms SHOULD be dull and gray. With the name of the city (or in this case state) in block letters, like the Yankees and Red Sox do it. Anything else is presumptuous. You're the road team. Be quiet.

41. Harold Posted: November 17, 2009 at 06:52 AM (#3389187)

My biggest problem with them is that I'm afraid that someone's going to throw a perfect game wearing a throwback jersey, and the highlights will live on forever.

This is actually pretty cool when it happens. Otherwise, the unis and pics of the stadium will narrow things down to a particular decade; but whenever I see a highlight of Khalil Greene making a diving stop in a 1984 jersey, I know it was from that one Friday night against the Cubs in 2004.

42. billyjack Posted: November 17, 2009 at 07:25 AM (#3389204)

I like the new Twins duds.

General comment on MLB pinstripes is that the pinstripes are too thick on teams' current uniforms. The current Yanks stripes (I think) should be thinner like back with Mantle. The Mets jersey pinstripes on #23's link is really too thick also.

Mantle pinstripes vs ARod pinstripes and Teixeira pinstripes

and Ernie Banks pinstripes vs Lou Piniells Cubs pinstripes and Ted Lilly pinstripes

43. bumpis hound Posted: November 17, 2009 at 07:30 AM (#3389208)

Both unis look just like the Giants'.

I'm not so sure about that.

44. Crispix Attacks Posted: November 17, 2009 at 07:42 AM (#3389214)

I don't know if the modern pinstripes are actually thicker -- they're just a lot darker.

45. pthomas Posted: November 17, 2009 at 03:16 PM (#3389304)

Secondary Logo: A logo that commemorates all the logos that have gone before.

Throwback Logo: None

46. TerpNats Posted: November 17, 2009 at 04:04 PM (#3389335)

Glad they got rid of the pinstripes on the road uniforms (it just doesn't look right). Now if only the Rockies would make purple, rather than black, the dominant color on their caps and alternate jerseys -- since no one else uses that color, you might as well take advantage of it.

47. billyjack Posted: November 17, 2009 at 04:17 PM (#3389342)

I don't know if the modern pinstripes are actually thicker -- they're just a lot darker.

Good point. But maybe they're both darker AND thicker. Here's another example...

Johnny Damon pinstripes

48. whoisalhedges Posted: November 17, 2009 at 04:38 PM (#3389360)

In general, teams should stick with the uniforms they wore when I was eight years old and never change.

Not for me, thanks.

http://product.images.prosportsmemorabilia.com/33-59/33-59059-P.jpg

http://product.images.prosportsmemorabilia.com/51-00/51-00084-P.jpg

49. JMPH Posted: November 17, 2009 at 04:43 PM (#3389363)

My biggest problem with them is that I'm afraid that someone's going to throw a perfect game wearing a throwback jersey, and the highlights will live on forever.

This is actually pretty cool when it happens. Otherwise, the unis and pics of the stadium will narrow things down to a particular decade; but whenever I see a highlight of Khalil Greene making a diving stop in a 1984 jersey, I know it was from that one Friday night against the Cubs in 2004.

I might agree with you if they did it just once. But when they wear throwbacks every Saturday home game, it destroys the novelty of it. Also, if I'm watching baseball with my kids ten years from now, and they see a highlight of the Twins in throwbacks, they might think they wore those unis all the time circa 2010. It's not the end of the world (none of this uniform stuff is), but it just doesn't sit right with me.

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