Today, we look at the various
logos the Blue Jays have used over the years. While the original logo is still
the best of the bunch, the current logo in use, a slight variation of the
original, is the only other one that is any good. The ones in the middle are
pretty bad, but no team has ever been exempt from bad logos.
1977-1996
Why mess with a classic?
I don’t know why the Jays felt complelled to change the logo in 1997 as there
was absolutely nothing wrong with the original. Yes, it had the typical cartoon
look from the 1970s and 1980s but this is the logo that won two World Series
Championships. It’s the logo that I practiced over and over again when I was a
kid and could never get it right.
1997-2002
I wasn’t happy when they
introduced this logo, but I was okay with it, especially since they kept the
team colours. To me this logo represents the Gord Ash era when despite the GM’s
best efforts, the team could never overcome the overspending ways of the Yankees
and Red Sox.
2003
Anyone who thought the original
logo looked like a cartoon, well…… A co-worker of mine back in 2003 described
this as an attempt to attract younger fans to the team. It didn’t work,
particularly with the blue sleeves on the white home jerseys as well as the
road greys.
2004-2011
To me, this logo explains
everything that was wrong with the Blue Jays last decade. First of all, I could
never understand why they introduce black into the colour scheme. Second,
where’s the Maple Leaf? The only thing I think of when I see this is J.P.
Ricciardi, and that can only bring back nightmares.
2012—Present
As soon as I saw this
re-incarnation of the original bird posted on the team’s website in 2011, I
felt some sort of relief. It took me back to my childhood and made watching the
Jays remind me of some of the great moments they had when they wore these unis
back in the 1980s and early 1990s. And getting rid of the black was good. I
hope they never change this.
Special Occasion
Logos
The Jays had anniversary patches
for their 10th, 20th, 25th, 30th
and 40th seasons. The 10th was always my favourite,
particularly becauwe 1986 was the year I first attended a game at Exhibition
Stadium. The 20th is pretty much the same design and it was good
that the 25th made reference to the original logo. The 30th?—no
comment.
World Series
Championship Logos
For some reason, the Jays never
had a championship logo for the 1992 season, or if they did I can’t remember it
and I couldn’t find anything on google. So here is the back-to-back
Championship logo from 1993.
Memorial Logos
This
group of logos were designed in memory of former Blue Jays’ players and
employeed who had recently passed away. The team wore patches with these logos
on their jerseys. The first was worn in 2005, honouring former players Doug
Ault and John Cerutti, and former manger Bobby Mattick, who had passed away
during the offseason. The second logo is for long-time Jays’ radio play-by-play
broadcaster, Tom Cheek, worn in 2006.
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