(10-10-2024, 08:33 PM)Thewitnessofsolinvictus Wrote:

(10-10-2024, 06:56 PM)carp8dm Wrote: Agree.

Let me ask you, cause I'm getting old...  But doesn't the teal we wore on throwback Sunday look different from the teal we wear on "normal" days?  It just seems like everything got so bland.  I'm not even 50, but I feel like maybe I need cataract surgery.

...Who are you going to believe- your lying eyes or the truthful marketers?...

I think you're not alone in this feeling. As a matter of fact, I know you're not because I've felt it too. From the start I've felt it, and I don't think you and I are alone in this. I would put money on it being a subconscious reason for the fallout or disillusionment of fan support for the team amongst people our shared age- in the 90s and early 00s they looked sharp and they played great; when the change in teal came and they looked cheap what are we going to expect from their play or the direction of the team and organization as a whole?...
...I see the response to the throwbacks from the fans, and people like you and I, as an emotional response to the color scheme that I hope the powers that be within the organization are monitoring and take note of. Give us what we want; bring the original color scheme back and put the cheap look to rest for good. 
 I see a benefit- for the older fans it'll harken to the so-called "glory days" and for the younger fans it'll seem like a new beginning, something different than what they're used to seeing and can unite the two groups under a shared color identity and tradition.