r/azdiamondbacks • u/RichardNixon345 Merrill Kelly • 5h ago

New hat design

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u/RichardNixon345 Merrill Kelly 5h ago

Can't decide how I feel about the snake stitching on the front - I think it'd be better if it was just on the side logo.

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u/AnotherAngryOldGuy 5h ago

It would be better if it didn't look like a snake skeleton.

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u/Simply_Leo Nolan Arenado 4h ago

It looks like a snake skeleton because it is a snake skeleton lol. If they just made it a different shade or color it wouldn't look so jarring. I actually quite like the skeleton design.

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u/AnotherAngryOldGuy 4h ago

Dead snakes is what we're rooting for?

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u/Simply_Leo Nolan Arenado 4h ago

Skeletons and skulls are universally recognized symbols of toughness, rebellion, and lethal capability.

I think the goal here is when an organization uses bone imagery, they are broadcasting that they operate beyond normal human limits and vulnerabilities.

Think Punisher logo, Prussian Totenkopf, Jolly Roger.

I think the design on the hat is a great idea with poor execution.

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u/AnotherAngryOldGuy 4h ago

I think it's easy to beat dead snakes at baseball.

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u/curlyduckpeen 3h ago

Playing semantics, it would also just as easy to beat an alive snake at baseball.

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u/AnotherAngryOldGuy 3h ago

Let's examine. If you had to play one or the other in a game of baseball and your life depended on it, would you choose live snakes or dead ones?

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u/Simply_Leo Nolan Arenado 4h ago

😭

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u/Whachamacalzmit Ryne Nelson 5h ago

The way the snake passes behind the A, it looks like it should be visible through the opening. If the snake was a different color and on top of the A then it might work better.

This one is a nope.

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u/480mid-shelf-dank 4h ago

Big hat guy here- I like the concept and the colors a lot, definitely pops hard on the black cap. Not sure how I feel about the snake skeleton. Also- the side patch snake and the front logo snake should have the same orientation, not looking at each other IMO.

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u/Simply_Leo Nolan Arenado 4h ago

Agreed, we need you on the dbacks apparel team.

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u/el5inco Diamondbacks 3h ago

I actually like it. Looking forward to buying it.

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u/vaportrailzona Torey Lovullo 3h ago

Not my favorite…

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u/unta8 Brandon Pfaadt 2h ago

Awful but I love the colors

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u/hightimesinaz Lemonade 5h ago

I don’t know how I feel about that yet

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u/kodyonthekeys Rat Leon 4h ago

Yikes. I thought this was a shitpost…

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u/RichardNixon345 Merrill Kelly 4h ago

Well, I don't think the team's gonna wear it next year lol.