Throwback Thursday: Brewers Souvenir

I made my one and only visit to Milwaukee County Stadium in 1994, the season the Brewers marked their 25th season in Wisconsin and a new logo was introduced. On the back side (or is the front), the club riffs on the main design with a special image honoring a quarter century as the Brewers.

This interlocking M and B atop a diamond with interlocking bats comes off as crowded, and doesn't "pop" the way the Yankees and Mets NY's, the Giants' SF or the Dodgers' LA do.

The design didn't resonate with fans and lasted just six seasons. Six years later, just before Miller Park opened, the primary logo was changed to resemble the brewing company's logo. And in recent years, the club's earlier look, artistically blending an M, a B and a ball in a shape suggesting a mitt, has enjoyed a resurgence.

Over the years, a number of heavy plastic "stadium cups" have made it back to my house. This one ranks among the oddest and, with the passage of time, rarest. 

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