Discrim Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Previous rivalry sets: Crosstown (Cubs vs White Sox), Subway (Yankees vs Mets), Freeway (Angels vs Dodgers)Originally, this was gonna be Dodgers vs. Giants. Then I got the brilliant suggestion of Giants-A's, so I went in that direction instead. Giants...for once as far as these rivalry uniforms go, I went with consistency...and I figured the last time I based a baseball uniform on a local basketball team, it'd been very well received, so let's bring the greatest uniform in hardwood history to the diamond. Complete with a slightly modified trolley car. Because Hunter Pence eats Fruit Loops with chopsticks. A's...I figure one thing, the old Oakland Oaks were going to provide most of the inspiration of this set, and I quickly latched onto the acorn and the Old English O, and a jersey the Oaks wore in the early 40s, as far as I could tell. The home white has the A's acorn on the front, green raglan sleeves and gold T-bar striping, while the road is a green-gray with green T-bars and the English O on the front. The thick gold stripe on the socks is meant to stand in for the gold sanitaries.Bonus: Dodgers (vs Giants)...in all honesty, basing the home whites off of the LA flag colors was, in retrospect, not exactly a MENSA level decision. If I'd done the Freeway set first, I'd have never made the home uniform. Probably should've just gone with a white version of the roads, as its zigzag pattern is also inspired by the LA flag. I dunno, maybe subconsciously I still have the occasional "WTF man! Are you high?" concept in me. A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRed618 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 ...I dunno, maybe subconsciously I still have the occasional "WTF man! Are you high?" concept in me.But that's what I love the most about your stuff, Discrim. Looking at your concepts makes me wonder what teams could be capable of uniform-wise if they weren't worried so much about traditions or flimsy statistics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Dweller Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 ...I dunno, maybe subconsciously I still have the occasional "WTF man! Are you high?" concept in me. But that's what I love the most about your stuff, Discrim. Looking at your concepts makes me wonder what teams could be capable of uniform-wise if they weren't worried so much about brand identity and recognition.FTFYI do enjoy your concepts though, even though I would not want to see teams actually do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRed618 Posted February 24, 2015 Share Posted February 24, 2015 ...I dunno, maybe subconsciously I still have the occasional "WTF man! Are you high?" concept in me. But that's what I love the most about your stuff, Discrim. Looking at your concepts makes me wonder what teams could be capable of uniform-wise if they weren't worried so much about brand identity and recognition.FTFYI do enjoy your concepts though, even though I would not want to see teams actually do this.You can have brand identity without being afraid of evolving every once in a while, or having a little fun with one-offs like these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco1997 Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Damn, you posted these over a month ago?!? How did I miss them? More awesome work! Can't wait to see what you have cooked up next. Orioles/Nats? Cards/Royals? Reds/Indians? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynasty Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 The cream looks too much like pink to me, but I dig the trolley design for the Giants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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