# Worst Sports Team Logos/Names Thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-team-logos-names-thread/304920>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 22, 2005, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-team-logos-names-thread/304920 "2005-05-22T01:51:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-team-logos-names-thread/304920/121 "2005-06-13T01:33:36Z")

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> [@acsenray](#):
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> I mean, come on, the San Diego Padres are wearing blue and white, just like every other frickin’ team? So far as I’m concerned, they aren’t the Padres unless they’re wearing brown and yellow/orange.

Unless they’re in their camouflage uniforms, but then no one can see those unis. That’s the point of camouflage, right, to blend in with the surroundings? 😃

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**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-team-logos-names-thread/304920/122 "2005-06-13T01:36:51Z")

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> [@acsenray](#):
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> I mean, come on, the San Diego Padres are wearing blue and white, just like every other frickin’ team? So far as I’m concerned, they aren’t the Padres unless they’re wearing brown and yellow/orange.

Would you settle for navy and urine? Because that’s what the road unis look like.

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**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2005, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-sports-team-logos-names-thread/304920/123 "2005-06-13T13:47:31Z")

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> [@Hal Briston](#):
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> Ahh, but the color scheme has had quite a benefit for them – drawing in female fans! I know of no less than four women, my wife included, who are die-hard Miami fans that made their team choice based primarily on the color scheme.
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> That’s lead to quite a sizable amount spent at the 'Fins section of [nflshop.com](http://nflshop.com).

No offense intended to your wife or the other women mentioned, but this fellow female wouldn’t be caught dead in peach and turquoise. Blecch. Purple and gold now, those are some colors! 😉

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