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{{ImageTOC
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===1st Logo (1977-1980)===
|Major League Baseball Film Productions (1977) (From - This Week in Baseball).png|1st Logo (May 31, 1977-1980)
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<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
|Major League Baseball Film Productions (1989) (From - end to Super Duper Baseball Bloopers).png|2nd Logo (1981-1993?)
|Major League Baseball Productions (2003) (From - Yankeeography - History of the Yankees - 1903-1956).png|3rd Logo (March 19, 2002-2009?)
||4th Logo (2010-2015?)
}}

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===1st Logo (May 31, 1977-1980)===
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Major League Baseball Film Productions (1977) (From - This Week in Baseball).png
Major League Baseball Film Productions (1977) (From - This Week in Baseball).png
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{YouTube|id=lB8QF3FgYQk}}
{{YouTube|id=lB8QF3FgYQk}}


'''Logo:''' On a black background, the Major League Baseball logo zooms out. Then the text
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the Major League Baseball logo zooms out. Then the text
<center>{{font|Impact|{{font color|red|MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL<br>FILM PRODUCTION}}}}</center>
<center>{{font|Impact|{{color|red|MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL<br>FILM PRODUCTION}}}}</center>


fades in below the logo.
fades in below the logo.


'''Variant''': Sometimes, the text below the logo will look like this
'''Variant:''' Sometimes, the text below the logo will look like this
<center>{{font color|red|©MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL<br>PRODUCTIONS [YEAR]}}</center>
<center>{{color|red|©MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL<br>PRODUCTIONS [YEAR]}}</center>


'''Technique:''' Camera-controlled animation.
'''FX/SFX''': The zoom out and the text appearing.


'''Music/Sounds''': The closing theme of the program (in the case of This Week in Baseball, it's "Gathering Crowds", composed by Mike Vickers).
'''Audio:''' The closing theme of the program (in the case of This Week in Baseball, it's "Gathering Crowds", composed by Mike Vickers).


'''Availability''': Seen on MLB programs at the time, including early episodes of the original version of ''This Week in Baseball''.
'''Availability:''' Seen on MLB programs at the time, including early episodes of the original version of ''This Week in Baseball''.


===2nd Logo (1981-1993?)===
===2nd Logo (1981-1993?)===
<gallery mode=packed heights=200>
<gallery mode="packed" heights="200">
Major League Baseball Film Productions (1989) (From - end to Super Duper Baseball Bloopers).png
Major League Baseball Film Productions (1989) (From - end to Super Duper Baseball Bloopers).png
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{YouTube|id=IOVLNL3b_fM}}
{{YouTube|id=IOVLNL3b_fM}}


'''Logo:''' On a black background, the outline of the Major League Baseball logo zooms in while leaving a limited ray of trails and then a white dot zooms into the bottom left corner of the logo also leaving a trail. Afterward, the colors fade into the logo and the red text
'''Visuals:''' On a black background, the outline of the Major League Baseball logo zooms in while leaving a limited ray of trails and then a white dot zooms into the bottom left corner of the logo also leaving a trail. Afterward, the colors fade into the logo and the red text
<center>{{font color|red|MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL<br>PRODUCTIONS}}</center>
<center>{{color|red|MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL<br>PRODUCTIONS}}</center>
vertically wipes in below the logo.
vertically wipes in below the logo.


'''Variant''': Sometimes, the text below the logo will look like this
'''Variant:''' Sometimes, the text below the logo will look like this
<center>{{font color|red|©MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL<br>PRODUCTIONS [YEAR]}}</center>
<center>{{color|red|©MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL<br>PRODUCTIONS [YEAR]}}</center>
or
or
<center>{{font color|red|©[YEAR] MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PRODUCTIONS}}</center>
<center>{{color|red|©[YEAR] MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PRODUCTIONS}}</center>

'''Technique:''' Slit-scan animation.

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'''Audio:''' The closing theme of the program.

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'''Availability:''' Seen on later episodes of ''This Week in Baseball''.

===3rd Logo (March 19, 2002-2009?)===
[[File:Major League Baseball Productions (2003) (From - Yankeeography - History of the Yankees - 1903-1956).png|center|300px]]

'''Visuals:''' A CGI version of the MLB logo zooms in on a black background. Below, the words "'''MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL'''" fade in and zoom out, emitting {{color|blue}} rays of light. "'''P R O D U C T I O N S'''" appears in the same fashion. Both words stop as the rays of light fade out and the MLB logo stops, and the text ends up arranged like this:

<center>'''MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL'''<br>'''P R O D U C T I O N S'''</center>

The logo shines. Copyright information blurs in below, usually during the animation.

'''Technique:''' CGI.

'''Audio:''' The closing theme of the show.

'''Availability:''' Seen on ''Yankeeography'' and ''Yankeeography: History of the Yankees'', both of which were broadcast on the [[Draft:YES Network|YES Network]]. It is left intact on YES Network reruns of the shows. Most episodes of ''Yankeeography: Moments of Glory'' do not use this logo nor the next one.

===4th Logo (2010-2015?)===

'''Visuals:''' The MLB Productions logo from before flips in over a black background. The logo then shines, and a light moves from left to right below "'''P R O D U C T I O N S'''" as copyright information appears below.

'''Technique:''' CGI.


'''Audio:''' Same as before. On ''Yankeeography: Moments of Glory'', some whoosh sounds are heard as well.
'''FX/SFX''': The zooming in of the logo and the text vertically wiping in.


'''Availability:''' So far, seen on a 2010 ''Yankeeography'' episode and the ''Yankeeography: Moments of Glory'' episodes "Aaron Boone" and "Tino Martinez". It is left intact on YES Network reruns of the respective episodes.
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'''Music/Sounds''': The closing theme of the program.


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'''Availability''': Seen on later episodes of ''This Week in Baseball''.
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Latest revision as of 06:33, 26 April 2024

Credits
Descriptions by
Gilblitz112 and AUnnamedDragon

Captures by
Camenati



Contents

1st Logo (May 31, 1977-1980) 2nd Logo (1981-1993?) 3rd Logo (March 19, 2002-2009?) 4th Logo (2010-2015?)


1st Logo (May 31, 1977-1980)


Visuals: On a black background, the Major League Baseball logo zooms out. Then the text

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
FILM PRODUCTION

fades in below the logo.

Variant: Sometimes, the text below the logo will look like this

©MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PRODUCTIONS [YEAR]

Technique: Camera-controlled animation.

Audio: The closing theme of the program (in the case of This Week in Baseball, it's "Gathering Crowds", composed by Mike Vickers).

Availability: Seen on MLB programs at the time, including early episodes of the original version of This Week in Baseball.

2nd Logo (1981-1993?)


Visuals: On a black background, the outline of the Major League Baseball logo zooms in while leaving a limited ray of trails and then a white dot zooms into the bottom left corner of the logo also leaving a trail. Afterward, the colors fade into the logo and the red text

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PRODUCTIONS

vertically wipes in below the logo.

Variant: Sometimes, the text below the logo will look like this

©MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PRODUCTIONS [YEAR]

or

©[YEAR] MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PRODUCTIONS

Technique: Slit-scan animation.

Audio: The closing theme of the program.

Availability: Seen on later episodes of This Week in Baseball.

3rd Logo (March 19, 2002-2009?)

Visuals: A CGI version of the MLB logo zooms in on a black background. Below, the words "MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL" fade in and zoom out, emitting blue rays of light. "P R O D U C T I O N S" appears in the same fashion. Both words stop as the rays of light fade out and the MLB logo stops, and the text ends up arranged like this:

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
P R O D U C T I O N S

The logo shines. Copyright information blurs in below, usually during the animation.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The closing theme of the show.

Availability: Seen on Yankeeography and Yankeeography: History of the Yankees, both of which were broadcast on the YES Network. It is left intact on YES Network reruns of the shows. Most episodes of Yankeeography: Moments of Glory do not use this logo nor the next one.

4th Logo (2010-2015?)

Visuals: The MLB Productions logo from before flips in over a black background. The logo then shines, and a light moves from left to right below "P R O D U C T I O N S" as copyright information appears below.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Same as before. On Yankeeography: Moments of Glory, some whoosh sounds are heard as well.

Availability: So far, seen on a 2010 Yankeeography episode and the Yankeeography: Moments of Glory episodes "Aaron Boone" and "Tino Martinez". It is left intact on YES Network reruns of the respective episodes.

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