Tampa Rays...new look and name

[PuffNettles9]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?...=.jsp&c_id=mlb

http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/tb/phot...cf2296194.html

[brosiusbuddy]

ugly logo

[wang+cano=future]

Ugghh I dont really like it....

[hardrain]

All this hoopla over very generic uniforms....ouch

[Steve Dalkowski]

Can't get more generic than that. I love the caption for the James Shields pic, "James Shields will throw many pitches at Tropicana Field next year in this uniform."

Wow.

[JavyVazquezIsSick]

How awful...

[LDG]

I don't think it's awful, just underwhelming.

[-tz]

Are they keeping the rays in the tank, though?

[SalingerNY]

So they didn't go with "Tampa Bay Bottom Feeders"? I'm shocked. Shocked!

[PuffNettles9]

Are they keeping the rays in the tank, though?

Yes, the last few paragraphs at the bottom

"Yet the organization will not remove all connection to its first 10 years of play as the Devil Rays. An updated Devil Rays patch will continue to be worn on the left sleeve of the jersey. The team will also continue to operate its popular touch tank filled with live rays at Tropicana Field."

[NavyTim]

The only way to make it look good would be to have Pavano wearing it.

[Evil Empire]

I like it.

[TheMick@ND]

They look kind of like Minor League uniforms to me...well I guess that kind of works.

[NYYRules#1]

Way too generic and boring, and the fact that they don't have "Tampa Bay" on the away uniforms irks me as well.

[BonusCantos]

The colors are fine, the logos are blah.

[4bronxbombers]

Meh....they're ok. Nothing spectacular.

[BRNXBMRS]

It took this long to release this garbage, away uniforms should have the name of the teams home city on it. The colors are good, but get rid of the name "Rays" it doesnt work or better yet fold the franchise. Why mus every team have a black alternative uniform, arent there any better colors than black. What a waste of a franchise.

[Mark19]

looks nice, decidedly Floridian

[keg411]

The color scheme is actually really pretty. Otherwise, they're just kind of 'meh', and it's the same font as the old uniforms.

[FSUYankee]

Its better then what they started with in 1998, but its still not that great. I hope these new uni's bring about better play and maybe I will actually go to some D-Ray, I mean Rays games next season

[Sixty one]

Good for the Rays and their new uniforms!! This may be the year they get out of the celler. Who knows maybe Baldini stays healthy and they get some pitching. I hope they get to surprise the AL and move ahead of the Red $ox!!

[PuffNettles9]

It took this long to release this garbage, away uniforms should have the name of the teams home city on it. The colors are good, but get rid of the name "Rays" it doesnt work or better yet fold the franchise. Why mus every team have a black alternative uniform, arent there any better colors than black. What a waste of a franchise.

Is it me or does the blk alt uni look like that should be their BP jersey

[yankeeman61]

Should have changed colors to black and blue reflecting the performance on the field

[bnorris85]

at least they got rid of the ................y vest jerseys..

[bigjf]

Definitely an improvement, better than I thought it would look from the description in the paper. Thanks for the pics.

For their sake, I hope the "new uni, new name, new era" idea comes with a more competitive team. They've got a good young core base established now, but they need to spend a little cash to fill in some of the pieces they still need.

[BRNXBMRS]

Is it me or does the blk alt uni look like that should be their BP jersey

Enough with the black jerseys, there is nothing "alternative" about black jerseys.

[PuffNettles9]

Enough with the black jerseys, there is nothing "alternative" about black jerseys.

i agree w/you...my gripe is that this looks like the BP jersey and NOT an alt jersey

[allybear]

I don't think it's awful, just underwhelming.

That would be my take on it - nothing special, but sometimes that's not such a bad thing!

[Panamaniac42]

"In addition to the players and coaches, former Rays Fred McGriff and Wade Boggs modeled the new uniforms and licensed team apparel. The festivities continued with a concert performance by the actor Kevin Costner and his band, Modern West."






Sounds exciting.

[LeapsNbounds]

new name same crappy team.

[DaBomber25]

They may as well change the 'R' to a 'J' and say they're from Toronto.

[4bronxbombers]

at least they got rid of the ................y vest jerseys..

Those kind of grew on me. Although I can't picture the Yankees wearing them. The Sox yes but not the Yanks.

[RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees]

For awhile, they were thinking of changing their name to the "Tarpons."

They would have been a bad idea...

[PuffNettles9]

For awhile, they were thinking of changing their name to the "Tarpons."

They would have been a bad idea...

1 letter away from Tampons

[26 and counting]

I like their new uniforms. The green and black from before was an ugly combination.

[fredgmuggs]

You can call me Ray..... or you can call me Tampa Bay... but don't call me Devil Ray.

Oh nevermind... no one will remember that routine.

[hellonewman]

I don't get all the negativity. I think they look pretty good.

[In Mo I Trust]

Yeah they look fine, an improvement but nothing great. They'd look better if they didn't have to wear them in that joke of a stadium.

[MassNYYfan]

My high school uniform looked better than that.

[The Yankee Kahuna]

I wonder if they could've used the money for something more useful, like players.

MovinThroughKazmir: Tell me we're getting more pitching. I don't want to have to finish behind the Orioles again. My kids won't even talk to me!

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/...out-just-rays/

[4bronxbombers]

I wonder if they could've used the money for something more useful, like players.

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/...out-just-rays/

Wow!

[roblyo33]

You can call me Ray..... or you can call me Tampa Bay... but don't call me Devil Ray.

Oh nevermind... no one will remember that routine.

Ace Trucking Co. I named my cat RJ cause I found him the night I went to their show.

[roblyo33]

I was at the uni/logo unveiling last night. In person, I like the look. The players were all pretty cool and they had some of the better players in attendance.....Kazmir, Upton, Crawford, Gomes, Sonanstine, etc. Of course, the biggest cheer of the night was for "Zip" Zimmer!!!! He looks great, by the way.
Also, Kevin Costner should stick with acting. I left after two songs. The band was awful

[MassNYYfan]

Maddon2006: In addition, our team colors of green and black have been replaced by navy blue with a light blue shadow, with royal blue trim, an electric blue collar, and several cornflower blue nautical stars throughout. We will also wear a New York Yankees hat during our away games.



Maddon2006: Our logo of a Devil Ray will be replaced by a newer, bright yellow logo that compliments our blue uniforms and kinda looks like how it looks when Link hits things with his sword in Wind Waker.

Maddon2006: In celebration of today's great event, the city of Tampa Bay has arranged for a fashion show, featuring our great legends Wade Boggs and Fred McGriff, and several other players who are more famous for playing for other teams.

[RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees]

For some reason, I find his sarcastic use of "the city of Tampa Bay" to be the funniest part.

[Tabata]

I think the uniforms are ok but the logo is ugly.

[penguin4]

Expansion teams. Before long they'll be the Orlando Rays of Tampa Bay. Maybe they'll adopt a rally orca.

Unis could be worse. They could be those godawful vests that were so en vogue in the late '90s, perhaps of the purple-and-teal variety.

[RYMASTER or Ryan_Yankees]

Expansion teams. Before long they'll be the Orlando Rays of Tampa Bay. Maybe they'll adopt a rally orca.

Unis could be worse. They could be those godawful vests that were so en vogue in the late '90s, perhaps of the purple-and-teal variety.

I remember the first week on the 1997 season, the Yankees were playing the newly-renamed Anaheim Angels. I saw those terrible vests and could only think "WTF?"

[Cuban Connection]

They look kind of like Minor League uniforms to me...well I guess that kind of works.

Even worse, they look like they are a Royals minor league affiliate.

[Blaze]

Looks cheesey. Looks like liberace designed them.