Leaked Miami Marlins Logo: What's Wrong with It and My Version of the Logo

As the Florida Marlins enter their final week of play under that title and in the battered and beaten Sun Life Stadium, what appears to be a leaked photo has hit the Internet. 

On Tuesday night, rumors surfaced that this would be the logo and by all indications it is indeed the logo the Marlins intended to unveil on November 11th. 

According to Maury Brown, president of the Business of Sports Network who had already taken a visual sneak peak at it roughly a couple of months ago, concluded it was indeed the same logo he had seen. 

If it is, it certainly is the most hideous logo in baseball. The supposed marlin in the photo looks like a cardboard toy that has been sliced in half in mid-air and the "M" looks like the upside down version of Whataburger logo. It honestly looks like a franchise for seafood rather than for baseball.

President David Samson texted to Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald:  "Official unveiling 11/11 (Nov. 11), no other comment."

It's alarming Samson offered "no comment." Perhaps he wanted to stop more "leaks" rather than saying that particular logo is not it, but the general consensus from fans and local media alike is that the logo is awful and not in any way reflective of the "futuristic" direction the Marlins were taking when they were building their modern retractable roof stadium. 

In my opinion, I believe its a rejected version of one of the early stage logos, one the organization may have internally wanted to release to perhaps spark attention to the franchise and to let fans know of the great unveiling on November 11th, which some may have not known about considering the misery of the season that began in June. 

Samson even said that the Marlins would not have the color teal in their scheme. That "light blue," if you want to call it that is basically the fraternal twin to teal. 

As such, I decided to unveil my version of the Miami Marlins logo, one that is up to date with this century where we are all obsessed with 3D (logo), has a blend of retro (font) and actual Marlins that are swimming alive out of water—and not flying like birds. 

Let's give them until the 11th of November. I truly do not believe that the organization will release that same version of the logo. It's ruins the whole event and it's flat out hideous.