There is a saying that suggests imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If that is the case, then the Miami Marlins should be flattered somebody actually liked something about their monstrosity of a baseball stadium. They just have to travel to Indonesia to find them.
The logo for Wibawa Mukti Stadium in Indonesia looks a little familiar
(via @BigGuzz assist @assbajik) pic.twitter.com/w7HhSfnPcR— SportsLogos.Net (@sportslogosnet) June 16, 2016
The image on the left of the above tweet from sports logo expert Chris Creamer is that of Marlins Park, the baseball home to the Miami Marlins as well as the Miami Beach Bowl and other events such as the World Baseball Classic. It was constructed on the site of the old Orange Bowl Stadium, which hosted the Orange Bowl and the Miami Hurricanes football program for deacdes. Opened in 2012 with a seating capacity of over 36,000 fans, Marlins Park has been a bit of a controversial stadium from its inception. The stadium also came with a complete rebranding of the Marlins, switching from the Florida Marlins to the Miami Marlins with a brand new logo as well. Some did not like the new look of the Marlins, although I admit to giving the new Marlins look a thumbs up at the time.
Whatever the case, the new stadium logo served as the inspiration for the new logo of Stadion Wibawa Mukti in Bekasi, Regency, West Java. Odds are you are mostly unaware of this stadium, so I took the liberty of checking out the Wikipedia page for you. There is not much to learn there other than it is a stadium used primarily for soccer with a capacity of 30,000. So it is similar in size to Marlins Park. It also includes a roof that is similar in design with the arc style, although without the ability to open and close over the playing surface.
Though there are some similarities, to see the same logo basically used with the Marlins’ color scheme is quite interesting. If the Marlins have not been made aware of this, we can only assume Jeffrey Loria will soon want to start receiving some sort of royalty fee from overseas.
