Mariners Dropping Teal, Going Cream and Gold in 2014?

..what? gold and cream? come on!! where's the city identity? Hope it matches with a deep navy blue or at least leave the silver.

Odd timing, given that neon/bright '90s colors seem to be pretty popular, especially in Seattle. But obviously I'm not a marketer with any research.

Too bad, I was hoping hoping they would unretire their 1981-1986 uniforms. They looked really good in a game in 2011. Navy, teal, and silver has had its share of last place finishes too. Not a fan of creme.

I'm all for it! I hate teal in sports uniform, and I personally think that the Mariners' current look is one of the blandest in the league. I love the old Mariners look and color scheme (especially the trident logo), so I would really welcome this change. In the rendering above, I vastly prefer the cream and gold look to the current one.

If the Mariners are going to implement old gold and cream, at least leave the teal on the uniforms. That's a unique colour. In fact, maybe the Marlins will revert back to teal if that ever happens.

Forget cream, bring back the blue and gold trident.

I am absolutely sick of the cream colored home unis. They all look really bad at the ballpark and on TV. I don't know why they are so popular?!?! The Giants, Mets, Braves and Indians cream unis look like garbage. STOP with the cream! If the Mariners drop the teal it will be a sad day in baseball. and also, Mariners, I'm sorry but the Brewers have already claimed the navy/gold color scheme. Keep your originality and keep the teal!!

It would be a shame to see the teal go, but the creme and gold isn't half bad

The Mariners teal, navy, silver unis are the only use of teal, in any sport, that I don't have an intense dislike for. Every other team wearing teal, just looks incredibly dated and silly. Even when the Mariners are bad, I see that teal and I think of them winning 116 games, Ichiro and Griffey Jr. They just look legit, in my mind. Kind of like when the Blue Jays went "back" to their current set. Even if they are bad, I see those unis and I think of those ass kicking teams of the early 90's. They just look right. Cream and gold? For some teams, yeah. For the Mariners? Meh...

How can you possibly like this? It looks awful!!!!

BOOOOOO!

BORING !

Wow that's a big mistake, they should keep teal unique to their team. If anything go back to the "Trident" color days.

The Phillies also have a cream alternate uniform they wear on afternoon games.

The City of Seattle is connected to green in symbols and traditions all around. Thought it was a connecting thread. Former Sonics? Green and Gold. Seahawks? Green, Blue and either Grey or Silver, depending on which era. Sounders? Green and Blue. Isn't this THE EMERALD CITY? Teal seems to fit right in.

NO!!!!!!!!!!! The Marlins made a mistake too, their uniforms now look like a fifth grader created them. The Mariners uniforms are nice, they have wore them for 20 years now, they established an identity. While I wish my Tigers weren't so ultra conservative, and would wear an alternate jersey for the road, but I'm thankful they don't mess around with their uniforms like so many teams have.

One word: Lame.

Dislike! Massive dislike!

The Mariners uniforms look fine. I'm a Sharks fan and I say teal is great.

I thought the Mets cream unis were and alternate.

This is what happens when you hire hipster design companies.

That's straight up stupid

Keep the teal. Cream looks terrible for home unis on any ballclub. Hipster design companies should mind their own business, not try to make team unis "hip".

No comparison to the fast food Miami uniforms. I always liked blue and gold and the are appropriate naval colors

Cream is classic and I wholly support the move to old gold. While they're are at it they should resurrect the Neptune's Fork logo as well. They could modernize that and make the hats very minimalistic but also modern. Also the gold is a shout out to their Pilot's heritage as well. Teal is so '90's. Just my $0.02

That gold pic gives me (tiny) hints of Nike Seahawks. After seeing it for more than 30 seconds I'm missing the teal already. Sure teal was overdone but just like black (White Sox) & silver (Kings), every fad colour has a home- & teal belongs to the Mariners & Sharks no matter what era.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think it's a good idea. The teal is tired... re-brands are good for any business. Unless you have an iconic logo/uniform like the Dodgers or Yankees, teams need to re-evaluate their image every few years. Trends change, fashion changes. This is a clear example.

Just drop the teal for either the original blue.

Don't ditch the Teal! Just revert back to the Trident M days if you want an improvement.

Boooo! Teal is a "marine" color

On one hand, the blue and yellow scheme is classic. It's a race to see who will adopt it back first, the Brewers or Mariners. But, I'm a big KG Jr fan, and the Mariners jerseys, caps, and color scheme will always have a special place in my heart. I was just happy when they finally brought back the teal-brim caps. I'm hoping they bring back the teal-crown with blue-brim caps. I don't think they need to change anything. The Marlins did and I think their whole scheme is ghastly. Too me, the teal and black Marlins were instant classics. Now they look lthey're trying to figure out if their inspired by the SF Giants or the local YMCA all-boys softball team.

I can't see Seattle going with cream and gold. Blue and gold trident would be a better option.

PLEASE NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Only Reason I would buy a Cream uniform is to Burn it in effort to change the mind of the Marketing department. I would Rather watch a 110 loss seats every year in White than 100 wins in the ugliest color ever for a uniform

Stick with the teal color for the alternate and ditch this idea for old gold colors...it looks awful.

TBH It would only look good as an alternative. Then again it's very good to stay away from trends. Remember those wacky 90s and early 2000s uniforms with many teams trying to look "cool"? Well, once 2005 came that died rather quickly. The M's should stay original.

Dumbest. Plan. Ever.

hopefully they change their logo too, it's cool and all but it needs an upgrade

Why

Dropping the Teal (and to a degree, the white) will surely increase sales from this Mariners fan... but it'll be an increase in purchasing the current color scheme before it disappears.

The main thing I know, man...the Mariners' uniforms looked good when they were introduced in 93. They looked good in 2001. They looked good last year. They will look sharp in 2093. Then again, as I've seen time and time again, being dumb enough to willingly ruin a good thing is a talent. A dumb one to have, but a talent nonetheless.

Let me say that i am a big fan of Ebbits field, half my wardrobe is from them. but i dont like this plan. I like the cream. Hate the gold. It gives me flash backs to the bad old days in the Kingdome. All the best times has been under the teal, silver and blue. Gold and blue are too generic. Teal works great for the M's, I hope they keep it

Oh no no no no no no no. This would be an absolute travesty. STOP DROPPING TEAL!

Mega thumbs down if this actually happens. Sounds terrible.

From what I see in the picture with the navy, cream and old gold, the uniforms look good in them. But a splash of teal won't hurt it. The M's have had their most successfull seasons with their current colours. Perhaps the gold could replace the silver and we're done. This would otherwise be a Padres navy, white and sand ripoff.

So they're becoming the Brewers West?

What's up with cream, first the Giants, Indians, Phillies, Braves, and the Cardinals this year. Enough. What they should bring back is the Northwest Green caps.

Drop the teal: never liked that. Blue and gold are a step back to the better uniforms of old, which I have always missed. But ultimately this is another marketing gig. Buy more!

no no no no no no TEAL LOOKS SO AWESOME ON THEIR UNI'S!!!!!

Very disappointing if true, the Mariners are one of the very few teams to ever make that teal/blue green color work, and it'll be a REAL shame if it goes in favor of wanting to call back to the 80's. I REALLY like my teal, when it's done right.

Keep it real, keep it teal. Everybody can wear navy and gold, but the M's should always have teal in some sort of way. It makes them unique. As for cream, put it in your coffee, not in your uniform.

here come the bad news mariners!!!

What they need to do is reintroduce v-neck pullovers with a uniform that is inspired by the '80s Mets and their own 1981-1986 uniforms. Racing stripes! They could go back to their original color scheme (blue and gold) or retain their current colors (navy and teal) the uniforms would just require two colors. The jersey would have the 1981-1986 script. Either way, it would be fresh and unique and pay homage to the franchise' history. I'm tired of the "traditional" uniforms with the generic piping around the neck, down the placket and down the sides of the pants. The M's have had that same tired look since 1987 and so many other teams have that tired look. I want a v-neck pullover and racing stripe comeback.

Cream looks so bad in nearly every scenario, it gives off a feeling of dirtiness to me, and it looks awful in the sun. The Giants can keep their home uniforms cream, but that's where it needs to end. The mets look so much better when they are wearing their plain home uniforms than they do in their pinstripes (which would look so much better if they were straight white. The only thing wrong with their uniforms was the presence of black drop shadows, but instead of just nixing those they dirtied them up. Braves get a pass because they were going for historical accuracy (though I'm pretty confident the original look was trying for white and because of the fabric came out cream, as opposed to them opting for a cream uniform way back when), as do the Cardinals with their new throwbacks. But teams that are actively switching to this look full time are doing themselves a disservice in terms of appearance. I don't see Cream and Teal working together, and I don't see why you would opt for Old Gold with Cream, the two colors just blend together too much. Both of the scenarios just seem like disasters to me, I think the Mariners can improve their look while sticking to their current color scheme and I think they should look into that before the mess up their unique look with a dumb trend.

Can't imagine Griffey Jr. in an old Mariners uniform? He wore it. http://i.cdn.turner.com/sivault/si_online/covers/images/1990/0507_large.jpg http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a205/timotes253/griffey.jpg The bluish-green and yellow looks good. Or bluish-green and emerald green like with the Sounders.

The Marlins pussed out, the D'Backs pussed out.... Why can't a team use teal properly in their colors and LEAVE THEM ALONE? All of these uniforms look the same and are boring as hell. Maybe Seattle should add a black alternate jersey! JEEZ.

I am all for it! The Mariners, along with the Rays, Padres and Rockies, have one of the most boring uniforms in MLB. They lack any bright colors that make the jersey jump out at you. Teal is so early 90's and has expended its usefulness in sports. While we are on this subject, the Rays need to add some more gold to accent the sun burst and give their uniforms some punch; the Padres need to go back to their original brown and gold; and lastly the Rockies just need to do something different. The Rockies have the worst uni's in MLB and need a complete do-over now.

The Rockies have purple in their uniforms, which is something not a lot of teams wear nowadays unless you're them or the Lakers, Suns, Ravens, Vikings, Sac-town Kings. The uniforms generally look sharp. In fact, if the Mariners really want to do away with teal, at least have a greenish tone (different from the A's) to your uniforms and logo and give the Marlins back their teal. And yeah, time for the Padres to revert back to brown orange and gold.

This is a HORRIBLE idea!! The M's uni's look great just the way the are. They are the only team the knows how to work teal. Leave it alone.

But Teal has always been Seattle's signature color! Its what sets themselves apart!

Maybe it's my eyes but since when have the Mets worn cream?? At least recently..they look pretty wedding gown white to me...

Being a Seattleite, I can appreciate both the old blue/yellow and the newer navy/teal. I don't know about the navy/gold mix-mashup though. It also lends itself to being just another generic color kit. I think the cohesiveness of all Seattle teams together wearing essentially the same colors is great as well (Seahawks/Mariners/Sounders/Supersonics?!), and is basically alone in that concept from other cities. Seattle Represent!

I don't see the point in fixing what's not broken. But if you want to pay homage to the past, then make it straight blue/yellow, not try to blend in old gold with the current navy color scheme. The blue/yellow has worked nicely for the NBA's Warriors...

The Mariners' current uniforms are indeed broken, don't kid yourselves, but the colors aren't necessarily the problem. I would love to see the Mariners separate themselves from the boring conformity that is typical of MLB uniform design. I would love to see them adopt a v-neck pullover as the new jersey of choice and wear an updated version of their 1981-1986 uniforms. Like I said earlier, it would require just 2 colors, either blue and gold or navy and teal, sorry metallic silver, your services are no longer needed. A v-neck pullover, with racing stripes would be very cool and unique and certainly not fake "traditional". It's time to retire tired button-front jerseys, period.

this kind of pisses me off, i love the mariners northwest green/teal and im not even a mariners fan, you all apparently want to look like the brewers. the mariners current colors are UNIQUE.

I like the idea of the gold: We here in Seattle need as much bright color on our gray rainy days as we can get, and the gold shirts in the stands during Felix Hernandez games (the King's Court promotions) look fantastic. And, honestly, when I think of Junior I think of the old light blue and yellow uniforms when he was younger. You mention that they've had more success under the teal than the gold, but that "success" was having teams that under-achieved even with Hall of Fame talent and never made it to the World Series. It's not like they have multiple teal pennants in the rafters. Go for the yellow-gold. Stay away from Milwaukee's vegas or metallic gold. I want a replication of those King Felix shirts, strong yellow in the stands. I'm not sold on the cream; I'd have to see it first. If done right, the change could look really good. As usual with the Mariners, as a fan, I'll take any change I can get, because what we've got now isn't working.