Braves unveil 'neat look'
AAA team shows off logo, uniform
By Will Hammock
Sports Editor for Gwinnett Daily Post
Gwinnett County commissioner Bert Nasuti
fielded the questions regularly on his many
visits to Pinckneyville Park, where he
volunteers as a coach.
Youngsters and parents alike wanted to
know one thing - when can we purchase
Gwinnett Braves' apparel?
That question was finally answered Monday morning at the Norcross park when the
Braves unveiled the hats, jerseys and logos for the organization's new Class AAA
baseball team, which begins play in Gwinnett in 2009.
Let the purchase of memorabilia begin.
"I think it looks great," said Nasuti, who took off his dress shirt to unveil the Gwinnett
Braves' home jersey at the event that also featured Norcross youth baseball and
softball players. "I really like the two-tone jersey. ... It's a neat look. I like that it's like
the (Atlanta) Braves' uniform, but it's different, too."
The home jersey has the classic Braves' logo on the front, with Gwinnett in a banner
underneath it. But unlike the major league team's all-white home attire, the AAA
team's jersey features red sleeves with blue stripes.
In addition to the home jersey logo, the franchise also unveiled a Gwinnett Braves
logo that features the club's tomahawk. The Norcross youngsters were part of the
ceremony, donning T-shirts and hats with the new logos. The team's road jerseys
will be released at a later date.
"I like the G and the tomahawk," said 11-year-old Brooks Buckler, a Pinckneyville
Middle student. "I really like the G and how it all goes together. It really works."
"I really like it, it just looks cool," said 12-year-old Griffin Helms, also a Pinckneyville
Middle student. "It has the normal Atlanta Braves jersey with the Gwinnett on it. It
just looks cool."
Three hat styles also debuted - home and away caps and a batting practice cap.
The home cap is blue with a red bill and the road cap is all blue, but both feature a
tomahawk through a large G.
The batting practice cap is entirely red, with a GB split by a tomahawk.
"I really like the hat, it's cool," said 11-year-old Lucas Boudreau, a Pinckneyville
Middle student who said the home cap was his favorite. "I was wondering why they
had so many different hats."
One huge reason is merchandise sales. The more hat options the better.
Gwinnettbraves.com offered much more on Monday, when it posted hats, T-shirts
and polo shirts for sale, hoping for a boom in sales to coincide with the excitement
of AAA baseball coming to Gwinnett.
Another major event happens today when the organization hosts the official
groundbreaking of the Gwinnett Braves' stadium off Ga. Highway 20.
AAA team shows off logo, uniform
By Will Hammock
Sports Editor for Gwinnett Daily Post
Gwinnett County commissioner Bert Nasuti
fielded the questions regularly on his many
visits to Pinckneyville Park, where he
volunteers as a coach.
Youngsters and parents alike wanted to
know one thing - when can we purchase
Gwinnett Braves' apparel?
That question was finally answered Monday morning at the Norcross park when the
Braves unveiled the hats, jerseys and logos for the organization's new Class AAA
baseball team, which begins play in Gwinnett in 2009.
Let the purchase of memorabilia begin.
"I think it looks great," said Nasuti, who took off his dress shirt to unveil the Gwinnett
Braves' home jersey at the event that also featured Norcross youth baseball and
softball players. "I really like the two-tone jersey. ... It's a neat look. I like that it's like
the (Atlanta) Braves' uniform, but it's different, too."
The home jersey has the classic Braves' logo on the front, with Gwinnett in a banner
underneath it. But unlike the major league team's all-white home attire, the AAA
team's jersey features red sleeves with blue stripes.
In addition to the home jersey logo, the franchise also unveiled a Gwinnett Braves
logo that features the club's tomahawk. The Norcross youngsters were part of the
ceremony, donning T-shirts and hats with the new logos. The team's road jerseys
will be released at a later date.
"I like the G and the tomahawk," said 11-year-old Brooks Buckler, a Pinckneyville
Middle student. "I really like the G and how it all goes together. It really works."
"I really like it, it just looks cool," said 12-year-old Griffin Helms, also a Pinckneyville
Middle student. "It has the normal Atlanta Braves jersey with the Gwinnett on it. It
just looks cool."
Three hat styles also debuted - home and away caps and a batting practice cap.
The home cap is blue with a red bill and the road cap is all blue, but both feature a
tomahawk through a large G.
The batting practice cap is entirely red, with a GB split by a tomahawk.
"I really like the hat, it's cool," said 11-year-old Lucas Boudreau, a Pinckneyville
Middle student who said the home cap was his favorite. "I was wondering why they
had so many different hats."
One huge reason is merchandise sales. The more hat options the better.
Gwinnettbraves.com offered much more on Monday, when it posted hats, T-shirts
and polo shirts for sale, hoping for a boom in sales to coincide with the excitement
of AAA baseball coming to Gwinnett.
Another major event happens today when the organization hosts the official
groundbreaking of the Gwinnett Braves' stadium off Ga. Highway 20.
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Staff Photos: Su Anderson The Gwinnett Braves
General Manager Bruce Baldwin stands with
County Commissioner Bert Nasuti and Norcross
youth baseball players after revealing the
Gwinnett Braves team logo and home uniform
in Pinckneyville Park on Monday. The red hats
are for batting prand the hats with the red bill
are the home caps.actand the hats with the
red bill are the home caps.
General Manager Bruce Baldwin stands with
County Commissioner Bert Nasuti and Norcross
youth baseball players after revealing the
Gwinnett Braves team logo and home uniform
in Pinckneyville Park on Monday. The red hats
are for batting prand the hats with the red bill
are the home caps.actand the hats with the
red bill are the home caps.