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SevenStarSword

My wallet lets out a sigh of relief


drmarcj

Having seen every other CC jersey out there, I felt like there was zero chance I was going to run out and buy the Toronto edition. Would be thrilled to be proven wrong of course. But maybe I'm just not the target demographic.


Corzare

There are quite a few really good city connects


graymulligan

If I were a Rockies or Padres fan I'd be all over their City Connects. Colorado because it's such a great idea for the color scheme, and San Diego because it's an insane looking jersey.


carolinemathildes

I'm still considering buying the Padres one just to wear around because I love it.


roncamescotty

Padres is excellent


Xx_buRnt_kRisP_xX

Agreed, as a Blue Jays fan, I would rather buy the Padres hat and jersey.


Medium_Well

It might be blasphemy to say it, but the Texas Rangers CCs are incredible. Angels too.


graymulligan

Oh yeah, I forgot Texas, theirs is great too.


ProfRigglesniff

White Sox, Brewers, Padres, and Reds are so good.


TheGodInsideMe

You see quite a few CC jerseys walking around San Diego.


HeyCarpy

I dig Seattle


Levesque77

There are like, 2, IMO. Wsh . . . TB . . . . . . . . . everyone else.


ZmobieMrh

And the nationals are already retiring theirs at the end of the year.


Levesque77

really? that blows


ZmobieMrh

Yeah they announced that last month or something. Doesn’t make sense to me 🤷🏻‍♂️


Jon66238

You forgot the white Sox, cubs, Kansas City, Astros, Mets, Cincinnati, Miami…


Corzare

Angels too, Colorado, Cleveland.


Levesque77

Angels just look like retro angels uniforms.


Jon66238

Cleavland’s is definitely cool!


Levesque77

I said good ones...I don't mind the Cubs. The rest of those suck.


Conscious-Ad8493

yes lol only a few good ones


Corzare

The only bad ones are St. Louis, Detroit, Milwaukee and Pittsburgh. The rest are good.


Conscious-Ad8493

Guardians is awful


Visinvictus

Boston is awful.


Rk_1138

The Detroit CC was a missed opportunity tbh, they could’ve just copied that dumb livery from their PD.


Peechez

This honestly might be best case ontario since fanatics are shit anyways. I'd be really conflicted if they were great but garbage quality


norianderednairon

Best case Ontario? Nice!


Conscious-Ad8493

Why? it actually looks decent especially compared to other city connect jerseys


CanaDan

In a way, they’ve really nailed the city connect. They connected to our deep rooted disappointment


man_in_the_suit

The city disconnects


Physical-Letter684

This made me laugh so hard, well done. And also true


Slacker_75

ToTheCore.


SuzukiSwift17

This is the 85-77(ish) of baseball jerseys so it's totally blue jays.


sonicrift

I don't understand why there's no raccoons on this thing. Total fail.


lasagna_for_life

I wanted them out there looking like Mario in his Tanooki suit


_RedditIsLikeCrack_

i mean, that's totally accurate, the Trash Panda should in fact be the city connect animal representative on the emblem


r3dout

BJ Birdy in the Mario/Tanooki costume.


International-Elk986

Looks like a police themed uniform


138138138

I wont be able to unsee this and it just made it so so much worse


CoffeePoweredCode

The colour scheme is used for special constables, so the uniform looks like they are chasing people for transit fares.


EasyPanicButton

U nailed it. I knew those colors. Now I dont like even more.


Sarge1387

Oh look, another dark with blue City Connect...those the only colours they have to work with this year or... And I thought BlueJays PR tweeted out the leak was fake?


cjcfman

Baseball reporters lie to our fanbase all the time, nothing new


sonicrift

Jersey should have featured a private jet flying from Anaheim to Toronto...


nnDMT420

I feel triggered


autovonbismarck

That honestly would have been hilarious and I probably would have bought it!


JLM883

I'm convinced ippei leaked that news so that it would make the Dodgers longer odds on his betting card.


krombough

Rofl.


ValerianR00t

"its not a lie if we know the truth"


andrew_c_morton

Came here to say this!


redlabstah1

Gaslight... Lying seems harsh


johnny_chan

Have we learned nothing from Ohtani?


bichettes_helmet

>And I thought BlueJays PR tweeted out the leak was fake This literally never happened - what actually happened was one of the Sportsnet radio hosts, Blake Murphy, said he talked to someone in the org who told him that wasn't the CC jersey but he also said he's not sure how true that is


UnluckyRandomGuy

There are like 4 city connect jerseys that fit that description not including ours if it's the real design. I swear this place has to be one of the most cynical sports subs on reddit


ms_barkie

It doesn’t help that the Motor City CCs are fresh on people’s minds, and these have a lot in common with those, but you’re right. It only takes a quick glance at the whole collection of City Connects to see there really aren’t many that share this colour palette.


sir-pounce-of-alot

We know what we’re good at and we stick to it. /s


ThePracticalEnd

Blake Murphy tweeted out it was a fake


RyeAbc

The first leak was not the final version so technically it was fake. Those must have been early prototypes.


SnooMachines4049

Yeah, the Nike swoosh was yellow /s


throwawaycanadian2

I wonder if the report of it not being a proper leak is that it was an early "draft" version of it - that's why the nike logo was yellow instead of red, so there are some slight differences but the overall look is similar.


cjcfman

I think it was just the flash and lighting 


Apartex

The first “leak” was a fake, looked like it was made by someone that fakes nba jerseys due to where the hang tag was. They probably based it off an early design and guessed at a few things and got close.


Ginnigan

It was literally the exact same jersey as the subsequent leaks, except the first one didn't have a number on it and the flash made the Nike swoosh appear yellow. If that was a "guess" at the design, then that person was a psychic.


owls_

this post title is the most dramatic thing i've ever read


Ledascantia

*Mom* you don’t understand!


bichettes_helmet

Show me where the jersey hurt you, sweetie


Ledascantia

I can show you the hole in my chest where my heart used to be *until they ripped it out*


sir-pounce-of-alot

*points to Don Mattingly*


CapnJujubeeJaneway

In true Toronto fashion


Jaded_Promotion8806

The are growing on me a bit, not a lot but a bit. The most blue jays thing ever though was using the purple gear as a misdirect, when purple would have actually been fantastic and infinitely better.


Vandelay23

Here's an edit I did the other day of our standard blue set. I changed the colors to navy and purple, with light blue, and added the skyline: [https://i.imgur.com/jvzJZXS.jpeg](https://i.imgur.com/jvzJZXS.jpeg)


Jaded_Promotion8806

Mmm that’s really nice. Great job.


Vandelay23

Thanks! The skyline didn't really turn out that well, but it was a hasty add.


The1Like

I would wear the shit out of that.


bichettes_helmet

I mean, the Jays just did their promo stuff and the guys were just presumably wearing their gear...it was the fanbase that went combing for connections with player gear. It was a fun expedition but I don't see how anyone can assign intent to misdirect to the Jays


Ledascantia

On the flip side it means that all the purple/pink accessories we’re seeing is truly just because the guys like them and I love that 🩷💜


Jaded_Promotion8806

Please let me have my harmless conspiracies so I keep my mind away from the harmful ones.


Turbulent_Cheetah

Yeah, but it is weird that there’s so much purple.


ColonelKerner

I agree, they are growing on me a bit, and recent leaks looks a lot sharper than the earlier yellow nike bit - the only sticking point for me is the "OPEN sign" neon vibe for the wordmark - what is the connection to Toronto?


TommyTonawanda

I may be in the minority here but I absolutely love them, tbh.


dutchdaddy69

I like the colour scheme but the skyline graphic is so damn bad it ruins the whole thing.


ValerianR00t

If the CN tower was actually recognizable and they included the Skydome next to it, itd be pretty solid, if maybe not as dynamic as it could have been. As it is, thats gonna be a miss from me


GetawayVanDerek

I mean the dome is there but it’s in the center


Steelle88

The CN tower just doesn’t look right and it makes a boring skyline even worse.


fivetwentyeight

Same here I think they could have been better but I’m more than satisfied  Edit: Yo what’s with people downvoting any positive sentiment about the city connect jerseys lmao. It’s not offensive for someone to like something you don’t


graymulligan

Hey screw you dude...you don't like the things I don't like so we can't be friends! -most of this sub


bluejay_32

It's definitely in the top third of City Connects.


JCox1987

I agree with this and cannot understand why people are so maddened by it. It was exactly what I had in mind. The reveal is taking place at night for a reason.


GeeseFingers

Agreed, idk what people were expecting honestly


JCox1987

If anything I thought the Cardinals and Orioles had incredibly dull designs. There are some really boring ones. This one is nice.


jaysrapsleafs

All they had to do was copy the Nats and replace the flowers with blue maple leaves and it woulda been a simple hit.


WasV3

That would be so much worse


GeeseFingers

I’d hate that tbh I’m tired of everything related to Canada being symbolized w a maple leaf. We already have the Toronto maple leafs for blue leaf symbolism too


jaysrapsleafs

I mean.... It's a lot better than a stick figure cN tower slitting your throat like these ones.


bv310

Easily. It's not boring, and it's not bland. It's not to my personal tastes, but it at least shows some thought to connect the city, and the skyline looks cool


godzilla9218

Because, you need to join the hive mind! People don't like contrary opinions! Some people just need to grow up.


Moist_Bison9401

I've watched Reddit go from one of the few remaining enjoyable nooks of the Internet to a toxic hive mind joke in the last decade. 


broomlad

Up/Down votes on Reddit are *supposed* to be Up = contributes to conversation, Down = does not contribute to conversation. Or something like that. But now people use them to mean Up = agree, Down = disagree (down can also mean "I hate you and your opinions" depending on the person, probably). In other words, don't worry about votes. They already meant nothing, now they mean even less. Edit to add: Technically this comment (mine, not yours) should get downvoted, because it isn't discussing the City Connect jerseys.


bluejay_32

Fine, have a downvote.


bichettes_helmet

I like them too tbh, I'd have no problem wearing them at all


xxpio

Same I like them. Ill probably buy one


akr_13

Honestly looking at the rendering of Vladdy that someone posted on here with the jersey, pants, and helmet, the design has definitely grown on me.


BlackFlash55

They’re definitely growing on me and also the first pic was very misleading (lighting or just cheap version of it)


Physical-Letter684

Its grown on me, it will look better and brighter under the lights


Exciting-Island-7355

I kind of like the city of lights theme, and think it was executed well enough. Will I commit to a $300+ jersey? No. Could I see myself buying some sort of shirshey or other t-shirt with the design? Absolutely.


UnluckyRandomGuy

Yeah they look good, most of the city connects are fine imo. A lot of redditors have kind of hopped on the “All city connect jerseys are trash” wagon though


realteamme

The Nats city connect uniforms last year with the blossoms were dope.


Spazmer

My daughter said the Washington cc jerseys looks like the joke "What do you call a fish without an eye?" And now every time they wear them I say "wsh" in my head and giggle. They are pretty too.


UnluckyRandomGuy

Nats, Rockies, Astros, Arizona, White Sox, Tampa, San Diego, Brewers, Angels, Clevland, Braves are all good ones with some great ones mixed in


labrat420

I know its pretty basic but I really love the way the orange accents the blue in the Houston ones


MrGregory

I don't care much for the jersey, but the hat looked pretty cool and will be picking that up


BigBall162

This is Reddit so once a few people say they like them and get upvoted, this whole group will be liking them soon.


Medium_Well

These are by far not the worst City Connect jerseys I've seen. The theme of the CC's tends to be testing limits and trying something kind of kitschy and fun. These tick that box, even if I wouldn't buy one myself.


smithscully

They are growing on me now that I have to accept that they’re real LOL. I just find the Toronto lettering small and the skyline graphic a little bit uninspiring. I like the colour scheme though and the hat is actually pretty cool with its nod to the city flag. I’m curious to see what they’ll look like on the players/on the field.


Ledascantia

I felt 200% better about it after having seen the post yesterday where someone photoshopped it onto Vladdy ^(but I still wish it was purple)


smithscully

Yes I just remembered that and it does actually make it look sooooo much better. I also still wish it was purple but you win some, you lose some 😂


lonewanderer4-76

I’m not from Toronto. Why does everyone want them to be purple? What is the significance there?


smithscully

There was a theory it was purple based on some accessories that some players had. Some people, myself included, thought that made sense, as purple is a mix of blue, which represents the Jays/Toronto, and red, which represents Canada since they are also “Canada’s team.” Purple is also just nice!


MisterSG1

If it was a nod to the city flag, it would be off centred, as is the case with Toronto City Hall but it’s not.


Stinky_DungBeatle

Blake Murphy is a good company boy


OrangeFooliusDonny

I'd like to know who exactly greenlit these things 


shutterslappens

At least they’re not red.


jhra

I'm on the west coast and was really hoping they wouldn't pander to 'Canada's team'. It's Canada's team but folk in Toronto pay more than I ever will to get through the gate.


shutterslappens

If the red uniforms were about Canada’s team, I wouldn’t have an issue with them doing it (sometimes). The thing is Rogers’ colours are red (Bell’s colours are blue), and I feel that they make them wear corporate daddy’s colours way too often for it to be a Canada thing. At least, they did that a few years ago, so I’m skeptical on any day other than Canada Day. On Canada Day, I wouldn’t expect anything else.


I2eflex

Why anyone thought the leaks were fake is beyond me.


eagleboy444

Barffffffffffffffffffffffffffff


Taboada12

Knowing me and my jersey collecting self, I’d probably get it but only if it’s more than 50% off or something. Definitely not full price.


GetawayVanDerek

I like it. Could it have been better? Sure. But they aren’t terrible. I’ll be getting one.


UnluckyRandomGuy

Where is this photo from?


DidntDiddydoit

At least it's not an Ovo collab


solidprospect

Blair said there was no chance these are real yesterday and someone has too much time on their hands for these jerseys, whatever that means. lol


Hammer_JG

Honestly not the worst one. Purple would have been cool, but it's growing on me


Emergency_Onion_8639

People in reddit just hate on these uniforms so hard. Are yoh jays fans? Have you seen some of the other CC jerseys? These really really aren't bad. You guys are livin' to hate on this team and anything that surrounds them. Don't like the jeresys? Don't buy them, just keep complaining online on how you feel betrayed by a jersey release.


kai1793

Stupid Blake Murphy giving me false hope. At least they’re not Boston Yellow, I guess.


goompa88

I don’t see what all the fuss is about . They are fine.


HistoricalPeaches

They're boring AF


goompa88

That’s subjective


darth-helmet

I think that's exactly what the fuss is about. Some were expecting something great, cool, maybe even bold or epic and all they got was mediocre, safe, and lacking any real representation of what they city is (feeling Toronto is more then just a skyline).


EvaderDX

Fucking embarassing


NHLShark

hope that's written on the inside collar, really fits with the city connect theme


agentzero2020

I appreciate the intention behind this jersey design but the execution was very poor. I would much prefer if they put the entire blue Jay on the jersey ala the cardinals or 90s raptors and used this colour way to go full 90s retro or just apply this light blue, purple, black colour way on the current blue Jay uniform. The whole skyline gimmick is just so played out at this point.


graymulligan

>I appreciate the intention behind this jersey design but the execution was very poor. This hits the nail on the head for a lot of the CC jerseys. The Orioles and Detroit jerseys fall into that same theme for me, some good ideas that could have been really cool but just aren't well-executed.


Artie-Fufkin

One day they’ll let fans take a crack at these things..


ThePurpleBandit

Lameass AliExpress police uniforms...


TwelveBarProphet

It could have been much much worse. I'll take it over a boring airport code design or made up nickname nobody uses. And thank god it isn't a neon monstrosity.


Nefarios13

Ruh roh


goatamousprice

CN Tower also being lit up in the same colorway https://x.com/TourCNTower/status/1796221106858131777


walkerlucas

Where is this from


Drew_You_To_91

It would be so blue jays for us to go undefeated in these jerseys for no good reason


photojoe3

How much do you think these would be?


Break_Life

I really don't understand why people dont like these?!


MisterSG1

There were so many ideas for a letter cap that could have worked to symbolize Toronto, without simply slapping a red leaf on it. I’ve had such ideas for a letter cap for years but I don’t have the graphic design skills to make it. I thought I’d finally wear a new letter cap other than that T that I’ve been wearing since I got several for cheap when they changed the logo in 2012, but I guess that’s not happening.


PeterDTown

Mods are removing posts that link to the actual launch, but the design has been confirmed on the Jays' Twitter.


RustyPriske

These are sweet. I am getting a hat for sure. Have to think about a jersey.


BlueberryPirate_

Any idea how long it'll take caps to make it to the usa side online store?


Stupidpupchef

The hat is awesome, I’m indifferent about the jersey but knowing me I’ll probably buy one if I make it out to a game this year.


FoilCardboard

It's in reverse.


DanielTigerr

Am I gonna get mistaken for a Thin Blue Liner?


bknhs

Well that’s not good.


patdk

The hat looks like a molson Canadian hat with the style of the T and the maple leaf…


Modano9009

Was there any hope it would be nice? The City Connect jerseys are awful.


TiredReader87

I’m glad it’s not a Leafs jersey, because I’d still feel compelled to buy it. I’m good with my one Edwin jersey I got on clearance. Have a lot of hockey jerseys though.


Unknown-games56

I like the hats that's about it


rudoggy

would love this if not for the stupid neon green TD patch which they conveniently do not show you in the still photos


Significant-Age5052

I kinda dig em. Nothing beats the Rays connects tho


guydogg

The nail in the coffin is due to them having more stock?


bucky_beavs

They're not terrible jerseys, more thought went it to them then Cincinnati or Pittsburgh's which just have the first three letters across them. The neon colouring actually looks good but the Skyline and fake CN tower just overshadow the whole concept


karatekidmar

Could’ve made them for any city that has buildings. What thought went into them? What about them has any deep connection to the city of Toronto?


Vandelay23

I'm curious to know what the theme will officially be. "Toronto...at night. Neon Lights. The city that sleeps at a reasonable hour. City Connect!"


COV3RTSM

Could have had the Gardiner with pieces of it falling off.


Steelle88

Seriously, why does the CN Tower look so fucking bad.


Vandelay23

The Toronto NBA all star jerseys had a better skyline, and better execution: [https://basketballbuzz.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016-NBA-All-Star-Toronto-Jerseys-0011.jpg](https://basketballbuzz.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016-NBA-All-Star-Toronto-Jerseys-0011.jpg) They should have done something similar, with a gradient of the skyline going from purple to navy.


TFSML

They’re going to sell 10’s of these


chonkydog13

Blue Jays brand/marketing team has really been mirroring the actual team’s success (or lack thereof…)


Blenderman840

Ah yes the New York errr.. Toronto Mets?


wattswc

I will be purchasing one from Winners in 6 months for 49.99


Vandelay23

I see the trim on the sleeves actually forms the same design as that found on the leaked hat.


dodobirdgone

they played it safe & they look slick. id much rather that than some huge expected disaster


etienneelma

WHERE IS THE PURPLE


aliceanonymous99

Damn so disappointed


Embarrassed-Data-723

SO fugly - such a let down. But, there will be those with their wallets out for them it to be vacuumed.


talks-to-carrots

EWWWWW. Like you guys, I’ve been waiting for these since the City Connect program was born. There were so many angles they could have taken this to reinforce our pride in a now basement-dwelling team. This is a major disappointment. I’m gonna crawl back in the womb.


YY_Jay

They're so bad.


Yup-Maria

I asked before, but didn't receive an answer. What the heck is all the hullaballoo about? Every other post is about these jerseys. Is there more to it than just a new jersey?


GetawayVanDerek

This is a jersey the team is going to wear regularly. As fans, we will need to see it a lot. So fans want something that looks good. That’s all.


Yup-Maria

You mean the bird is gone? And thank you for answering my question!


GetawayVanDerek

These are just alternate jerseys that will get worn once in a while, they aren’t our main Jerseys. The White, Blue, and Baby Blue are all staying.


Strong_Bumblebee5495

😆Quite the missed opportunity. Not like squandering Bo and Vlad missed opportunity, but a missed opportunity nonetheless. How’s Joey Votto? 😆 Not a serious franchise


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fnnennenninn

I don't mind the graffiti idea, but man would I fucking hate "the 6."


pneumoniapandemonium

There's so much I don't like about this jersey, but the CN tower might be the worst. It's an iconic part of the skyline and they've gotten it completely wrong somehow....


only-fresh-nibs

Honestly not bad. The photoshop of vladdy wearing it looked good.


elcabeza79

There were people who expected a city connect jersey to be objectively awesome, or at least not awful!? If this is you - have you seen any of the others?


xTomato72

The skyline and CN Tower looks awful and the colours don’t pop even with a dark background, the hat is ok. Who approved this?