Seeing Red

One of our weekend activities was a Diamondbacks game.   

After nearly 10 years in the MLB and with some mild changes along the way, in 2007 the Diamondbacks changed their team colors from purple/teal to red... or more specifically Sedona red.   

I am not sure how it went over with the general public, but it was a little frustrating for this particular fan.  Needless to say over nearly a decade I had a decent collection of attire in the old team colors - including stuff from their World Series championship in 2001 - and it also marked the end of an era, in that the team was also under new management after the Phoenix sports legend/owner was somewhat unceremoniously squeezed out of the organization - and some popular fan favorite players were also sent packing...

So in a bit of protest, I have yet to purchase anything in the new colors... largely ineffective since only needs to attend a home game to see that the majority of folks have been more than happy to refresh their team-wear.

But over this weekend, I decided to at least simmer down a bit and wear something red to the game - granted it was Beijing Olympics tee, which was probably more Communist red than Sedona red... but, believe it or not, there's really not much difference between the two shades.

As we approached downtown Phoenix, we could see all the folks walking from the parking garages to Chase Field in the red attire.  Then one fan, turned around and I saw he was wearing a shirt of our opponents... granted I knew who we were playing against... but it didn't fully hit until I saw this Cincinnati Reds shirt! 

And that's the biggest problem I have with this team color change ... red is just too common of a uniform color in Major League Baseball.  Cardinals, Nationals, Angels, Braves, and, of course, the Reds and Red Sox are just some of the teams that I can think of off the top of my head (and that's saying something) that have predominantly red uniforms... and if I was flipping the dial quickly, would probably confuse with the D-backs...

... and alas, a home game against any of these teams would have the stands awash in red... much like it was for this particular ball game.  It's not like it particularly matters, but I still mourn the loss of that little something that made the team unique.

Comments

[Amy]

I totally understand where you are coming from! Here in Cleveland, Jacob's Field was recently purchased by Progressive Insurance. So after 14 years of going to "The Jake" I'm supposed to easily begin calling it "The Prog." Yeah, I don't think so.