It just keeps on happening!
This time Topps is the culprit, tweeting out a photo of their new 2013 MLB baseball card set under construction apparently completely unaware that the new Houston Astros logo is right there on about three of the cards shown.
The logo matches up with what we’ve been seeing and saying in the past, that old H-star logo from the 1970s and 1980s. It’s the same logo we saw on that leaked image the Houston Astros themselves put out on their invitation to the unveiling.
A close-up of the leaked logo on the left, compare that to the logo from the 80s
My initial reports did suggest the new cap logo would feature a modernized ‘H’ on the logo but that doesn’t appear to be the case here.
Unfortunately the people at Topps didn’t Photoshop the new uniform onto the players, so we don’t get another look at that here. Still unseen is the new primary logo which I’ve been told is the H-Star logo in a circle, similar to the logos of the Washington Nationals and San Diego Padres.
The leak from earlier this month shows the same logo on the cap
The Astros will officially unveil their new logo and uniform at a ceremony on November 2nd.
UPDATE (1:13pm ET): Friend of the site Braden Leibovitch sees the logo a little differently than I do, namely in the beveled vs. flat department, offering up this clean mockup of what he sees:
Not bad at all, in my opinion.
Special thanks to Twitter user @atlas1226 for the heads up!
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Matthew Eger
Friday, October 26, 2012 at 11:11Thank you Topps.
Chris Patrick Walsh
Friday, October 26, 2012 at 11:12What a hideous logo. I didn't know this was a high school baseball team.
Kevin Y
Friday, October 26, 2012 at 13:26Really Chris? Haven't you seen their play this season?
SplashBoogie
Friday, October 26, 2012 at 11:15I know it's classic but I'm sorry I'm kinda disappointed in this return to this logo. It's just really bland.
Chadwick Skippy Fousel
Friday, October 26, 2012 at 11:24http://houstonastros.daportfolio.com/gallery/662715#9
SportsLogos.Net
Friday, October 26, 2012 at 11:26^^ Just a fan concept
Chadwick Skippy Fousel
Friday, October 26, 2012 at 11:27oh...did not realize that. they look pretty sharp though
Curtis J Spangler
Friday, October 26, 2012 at 11:31I can only imagine how boring these uniforms are going to look.
Braden
Friday, October 26, 2012 at 11:59It's hard to see, but it's possible that the star could be beveled.
Joseph Newell
Friday, October 26, 2012 at 12:09I'm actually a fan of their current (now past) jerseys. Oh well. I wont see them much since they are changing leagues.
FJOJR
Friday, October 26, 2012 at 12:52I liked their 90's set of unis. If they used those while incorporating the orange and blue it might look pretty cool.
Gerhard
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SportsLogos.Net
Friday, October 26, 2012 at 13:19I'm not expecting much
Ethan Javage
Friday, October 26, 2012 at 17:00It kind of looks like a logo for the history channel
Frank Fleming
Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 11:02Hey Chris look above the Astros Card are the Rockies getting rid of the nice Mountain logo and just going with the CR cap logo next year?
NJTank
Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 11:04Take a look above the Astros card I see a Rockie card, are they dropping the nice mountain logo to go with the dull CR cap logo.
SportsLogos.Net
Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 11:49No, most of the logos on here are cap logos
Frank Fleming
Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 12:51Good that would be awful c r works on hat not as primary
Jesse Feltner
Monday, October 29, 2012 at 23:18This wouldn't be a big deal if teams didn't have to make a big media event out of the release of a logo. Why does everything on this planet have to revolve around what can be milked for every penny it can. Just release the friggin logo after the World Series or even before the season is over, THEN fans can start buying stuff in advance. Release the identity and then use the merch as the payoff to make fans salivate (or vomit, depending on the look). Hell, doing it this way would even give owners and marketing directors time to revamp, tweak or, even, scrap an idea they know won't sell or be popular before it hits stands.