coco1997
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I've been neglecting this thread somewhat, so I'm back today with a full Rays redesign set! RAYS HOME: RAYS ROAD: RAYS HOME ALT: RAYS ROAD ALT: Notes: - I wanted to try my hand at a full Rays redesign built around the City Connect's excellent "SkyRay," easily the best logo to come out of the entire City Connect program thus far (though I do have a big soft spot for Milwaukee's "grill ball"). - One thing I don't love about Tampa Bay's City Connect is the heavy use of black, so I split the difference here and used the darker shade of purple from the Devil Rays' original primary logo. - The flames from the "Tampa Bay" script are added to Devil Rays' original BP jersey wordmark and "TB" cap logo for the road and home alt. - Similar to my Rays 4+1 set, the newly added front numbers are solid-colored to offset the gimmickiness of the script gradients somewhat. - This one's a really small detail, but I changed the stroke around the SkyRay from green to white, which helps it pop a bit better, IMO. And for good measure, here's a repost of my City Connect tweak: C&C appreciated, and have a great weekend!
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Twins City Connects coming June 10th:
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I wouldn't mind seeing a sand-colored base for the Suns' road uni, a la the D-Backs City Connect set.
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The State of the Uniforms is Not Good: An MLB Concept Series
coco1997 replied to colinturner95's topic in Concepts
Love that first Phillies set (and the red and blue set ain't half bad, either). Not totally sold on the tail under the "Phillies" script, but since there's a precedent for it, I'm sure I'd get used to it. My only real nitpick is with the alt; the stars flanking the Liberty Bell get lost against the powder blue jersey. Gotta disagree with this! Lots of teams in the early 20th century wore solid black or navy uniforms and looked great: I'm glad Nike has normalized this look again, though they've admittedly overdone it with some of the City Connect designs dating back to last season.- 31 replies
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Eh, I actually thought the O's vs. Nats matchup yesterday looked pretty nice.
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I'd be fine with this. That being said, I incorrectly predicted the Phils' City Connects would be red after they dropped their red alternate prior to this season, and we saw how that turned out.
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Thanks! DETROIT TIGERS HOME: ROAD: HOME ALT: ROAD ALT: CITY CONNECT: Notes: - A historically alternate-averse club, Detroit is the first team in this project to get not one but two new alternates: an orange home alt featuring the script from the team’s current wordmark logo and an inverted version of their home jersey for away games. This would offer the team an orange option at home and a navy-only option on the road. - Front numbers are added to the home top for consistency with the other jerseys. - The white trim is dropped from the team’s road set to produce a cleaner look akin to the team’s 1952-57 away jersey. - I wanted to address the biggest (and most legitimate) criticisms of Detroit's newly unveiled City Connect design: the total lack of orange and horrible cap logo. The TV numbers and tire tape pattern on the sleeves and pants are therefore recolored orange, and the "DETROIT" wordmark on the cap is replaced with the tiger eye "headlights" that appear above the jersey's jock tag. Shoutout to @Victormrey for helping out with the tread pattern! C&C appreciated as always!
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I predict the next two City Connect designs—Guardians and Cardinals—will provide a much-needed break from the deluge of black and dark navy, but then we’ll get another black-heavy design with Toronto at the end of the month.
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Love both Winter Classic designs! For the numbers and player name for Metropolis, I’d probably go with a lighter shade of sand or off-white. I’m not sure the shade you used goes particularly well with the blue. Invincible is the first property in this series I’m not really familiar with, but I like what you’ve done regardless!
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Oh no, I know the patch is fine as-is. I'm saying a tweaked version of that patch design would have made a much better cap logo than the awful "DETROIT" wordmark.
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The diamond sleeve patch with just the Old English "D" would have made a much better cap logo.
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I realize this design is a very dark shade of navy, but it really does feel like dating back to last season, Nike looked at every team's uniform set and asked:
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The piping on the jersey is now red instead of white.
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I like this, and I hope we see more of it. Obviously, not all the designs are great, and not all matchups would work, but it would be cool to see some intracity/intastate rivalries bust out their City Connects against one another once or twice a year. A few possibilities: Lone Star Series: Crosstown Classic (Cubs would probably have to pair their jerseys with their home pants for contrast): Citrus Series: Vedder Cup: Freeway Series: The Dodgers vs. Giants would also work, although that would be a matchup of two of the worst designs in the whole program. That being said, I'm really curious to see what L.A. does for their new design in June.
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This has been a great series and I'm just getting caught up on it now. A few comments & suggestions: - For Boston, I'd use just the shamrock logo on the caps instead of the full roundel. - I love the switch to the "Bats" name for Brooklyn. - For both the Pacers and Lakers, I'd recolor the baseball in the cap logo white, so it pops better against the gold of the cap. - Maybe a white front paneled cap for the Grizzlies road alt? Keep up the awesome work!
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Tigers City Connect socks leak: Detroit Tigers City Connect Socks Appear Online (uni-watch.com) Looks like it'll be a very dark navy and royal blue with "Motor City" across the front.
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They've been wearing them for Monday home games the past year or two: This week, was, I believe, their third Monday home game of the season. For some reason they didn't wear them the first Monday, and the second was Jackie Robinson Day, so they just wore their classic home pinstripes with blue "42."
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Thank you both! TAMPA BAY RAYS HOME: ROAD: HOME ALT: ROAD ALT: CITY CONNECT: Notes: - I think most would agree that after 16+ seasons, the Rays’ current look has pretty much run its course. In contrast, the team’s Devil Rays throwbacks seem to be more popular than ever—as evident by their massive influence on the Rays’ newly-unveiled City Connect design. Given that those throwbacks are included in Tampa Bay’s 4+1 anyway, I figured it wasn’t much of a leap to promote that look to primary status again, with a few updates. - The above being said, I would like to see the return of the Rays’ ‘70s fauxbacks, as those uniforms made the best use of the team’s current navy/Columbia blue/sunshine yellow color scheme of anything they’ve worn. The fauxback therefore returns and becomes the new home alternate. - The biggest criticism of Tampa Bay’s City Connect has been the illegibility of the wordmark and numbers, which I’ve addressed by recoloring in a solid gradient. The St. Pete pelican/palm tree logo also replaces the sunburst on the left sleeve. - I honestly didn’t expect the City Connect design to go all-in on the original gradient, which prompted me to actually “tone down” my previous updates to the home and road by replacing the gradient-colored numbers with solid purple and white ones. C&C appreciated!
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The State of the Uniforms is Not Good: An MLB Concept Series
coco1997 replied to colinturner95's topic in Concepts
Can't believe I never thought to design a Yankees jersey based on that old dugout sweater. Brilliant!- 31 replies
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It’s funny how this Rays uniform wound up featuring more purple than the Mets one.
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I actually think it's pretty lame that the Dodgers, Rockies and Orioles backtracked on their original dark-colored pants in favor of white ones. The colored pants went a long way towards making those City Connect designs feel more like their own "thing" and less like ordinary alternates that fit comfortably within the rest of each team's respective uniform set. Look at the D-Backs, for example, who did the opposite, introducing their Serpientes set with white pants before listening to fan feedback and switching to sand-colored pants the following season. I was lukewarm to Arizona's City Connect set at first, but I can honestly say I like it a LOT more with sand-colored pants. The reason the black pants don't particularly work for Seattle is because black feels shoehorned into the design. I'd much rather see the Mariners' set with white, or hell, even blue pants.
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A different Guardians sock design, this one featuring a “The Land” wordmark:
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The “Skyray” could end up being one of the better logos to come out of the City Connect program. Meanwhile, here’s a possible Guardians City Connect leak:
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Rays City Connect sock leak: Looks like they’re going all-in on the gradient.
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Yep, @BlueMoon18 is correct. The road script I used was worn only in 1987, and the last script "New York" used by the Mets was in 1994. CHICAGO WHITE SOX HOME: ROAD: HOME ALT: ROAD ALT: CITY CONNECT: Notes: - The less said about the current state of the Chicago White Sox the better, but they do have great uniforms, so at least they've got that going for them. - No MLB organization celebrates or rewards mediocrity quite like the White Sox. Case in point: Since 2013, the team has regularly worn throwbacks of the 1983 team, which not only did not win a championship but didn’t even reach the World Series. If the South Siders want to honor an historical team actually worth celebrating (and who also had great uniforms), and with the '83 throwbacks seemingly being shelved this year, they should make the 1917 throwbacks the new Sunday home alt. - The primary uniforms now use actual white stocking befitting the team's name, and the thick black & white stripes return to the road pants where they belong. - I switched to a white script and numbers for the road jersey both as a nod to the team’s great 1969 look, and because they play off the white socks a bit better. - The City Connect trades in silver for red, which evokes the team’s past as well as the local Bulls and Blackhawks. C&C appreciated as always!
