It's awful. An assault to the eyes. And barely a connection to the city. Sure there's the Liberty Bell on the hat with the skyline inside. And it's blue and yellow, the color of the city flag. Do people even know the city has a flag?
And the wordmark looks like somebody ripped up pieces of athletic tape and stuck them on a shirt.
I'd love to know how this design process worked. Were the Phillies involved at all? Did Nike people even visit the city? Did Nike design this and say "here you go!"
MLB missed a huge opportunity with the City Connect uniforms. Each team should have held a contest for fans to submit their ideas for an alternate uniform. What better way to connect with the city than with its fans?
This is the same jersey that leaked back in January. I hoped it was a test to gauge reaction so Nike could redesign. Turns out the leak was the real deal.
The good news is they're only going to wear these on Friday night home games. I might skip TV and listen to Franzke and LA on the radio instead of inflicting this atrocity of a uniform on my eyes.
I hope everyone at the unveiling booed long and loud when they were introduced. That would be unapologetically Philly.
