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Article: San Diego Padres Change Uniforms, Logo
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- November 7, 2003
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11-07-2003
Dateline: SAN DIEGO
The San Diego Padres will have new uniforms and a new logo when they move into their new downtown ballpark next spring.
The Padres unveiled a tricolor scheme of navy, sand and sky blue on Thursday. The colors are supposed to represent the sea, the sky and beaches.
Orange is out as an accent color.
The new color scheme mirrors the decor of Petco Park, the new $458 million ballpark that will open in April.
"These are your work clothes," closer Trevor Hoffman said. "You want to feel good when you get ready to go to work. I think they did a nice job with them. It's not a drastic change, not a complete overhaul.
"Whenever you change uniforms, people are going ...