Corpus Christi Hooks

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Note: This review incorporates the review for the previous Corpus Christi Hooks logo, which was posted 2014 May 11.

Am I the only one who thinks the name Corpus Christi Hooks is unnecessarily grim?

Okay, maybe I am. Let me just remind you: "Corpus Christi" is Latin for "body of Christ". The team is, in essence, named the "Hooks of the body of Christ".

Am I still the only one who thinks the name Corpus Christi Hooks is unnecessarily grim? I didn't think so.

I'm just relieved they didn't try to incorporate the city name into the logo the way the NHL's Buffalo Sabres do. That would be...awkward, to say the least.

The Hooks came up with a new logo this year, which I assume was to bring them into compliance with the Texas Excessive Pride Act of 1967, which requires that every fucking team in Texas have a logo that screams, "Hey, y'all, we're from Texas!" Not that the old logo didn't have some strong hints, what with the banner at the top which included a white star on a blue background, a white stripe, and a blue stripe. But since it only hinted at the Texas flag rather than explicitly show it, it was probably deemed too subtle for most Texan legislators to understand to comply with the text of the law. The new logo therefore gets rid of the banner and adds an outline of the state of Texas. It also has a red star to indicate where in Texas Corpus Christi is located. I could be wrong but I predict there will soon be an update to change the color of the star because Texan legislators will probably think the red star is a communist symbol. But for now, the star is red.

You may be wondering about the overall shape of the logo. It is intended to represent the gazebos (known locally as "miradors" because apparently "gazebos" wasn't fancy enough) that can be found along the shore of Corpus Christi Bay. There's just one problem, which is that the miradors along Corpus Christi Bay don't actually look like the background shape. The miradors look like normal gazebos, with angled (not round) rooves and a cupola on top. The little light blue arches along the bottom of the logo represent the arches in the miradors, and those are at least accurate in shape, although the actual miradors have six rather than four.

I don't know about you, but to me they make the logo look like an elephant's leg.

The cap logo is just the outline of the state, the star, and the hook. In my opinion that would be a much better logo. You've got the hook to represent the team name, and the way it's on its side makes it work as a big C as well. You've got the state outline, which is completely stupid, but the logo does need something more than just the C.

And, of course, it keeps the logo compliant with Texas law.

Final Score: 35 points.
Penalties: Scenery, 11 pts; Letter, 24 pts.
Bonuses: None