DouglasQuaid Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 I think most of the twins uniforms from the past are better than the current home uniform, I would even argue the powder blues are better than the current homes. However the gray and cream uniforms are beautiful IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Ark said: The Twins current identity is boring and generic. This is great I don't know, that word mark and cap logo are pretty generic. There's not much there. The current set is a mess. But this was never much better than bland. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnPheitseog Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Twins need pinstripes. Do what you want with the cap and script, by the twins cannot have a good uniform without pinstripes. Formerly known as DiePerske Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGiants58 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 The Twins have a perfect starting point for a new uniform right here: A "Twins" script in this font on pinstripes (with a similar color balance) would be gorgeous. I could do without the contrasting numbers and bill, but everything else is a fantastic bedrock for a good uniform. MLB: Project 32 (Complete), MLB: The Defunct Saga (Complete) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Wind of Doom Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 The Twins' current look is a good start. It brings the Homerdome look into modern day while honoring the past. The alternate gold cap with primary home is stupid, though. Wear the regular TC cap. Add pinstripes. That's all you need. On 7/21/2017 at 4:41 PM, Gothamite said: Indeed. That's precisely the difference between gold and yellow. Anybody who wants to say the Packers or A's or Steelers use yellow, no. This is yellow. Side note, am I the only one who occasionally falls into ranting about Wiz Khalifa's debut single getting his city's colors wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoOakland Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 On 7/21/2017 at 9:46 AM, dsaline97 said: Well, these suck about as much as I thought they would. Maybe the Rockies will wear their actual purple hats, I'd be okay with that. Oh my God, I can't even make out the A's logo. "Color contrasting, what's that? Crank up the contrast to 100, stat!" -uniform designers (probably) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD7 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Unpopular opinion: One of the things I for sure like about the current Twins set is that it doesn't have pinstripes. Those sets certainly had their time, but I don't think pinstripes are something that really fits the Twins brand going forward. I'd rather them go with something similar to the dual-striping of the early 80's sets, albeit somewhat thinner. They kind of attempted to do this with the new home, but the dark shade of gold really muddles things up quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynasty Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 ^ I hate that script; it screams "throwback". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD7 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 3 minutes ago, Dolphins Dynasty said: ^ I hate that script; it screams throwback. I agree that it does feel very throwback. I don't really need to see that wordmark return, nor do I any longer think the set should be primarily red, I just like the overall aesthetic of not having pinstripes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoOakland Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 5 minutes ago, MJD7 said: Unpopular opinion: One of the things I for sure like about the current Twins set is that it doesn't have pinstripes. Those sets certainly had their time, but I don't think pinstripes are something that really fits the Twins brand going forward. I'd rather them go with something similar to the dual-striping of the early 80's sets, albeit at least a little thinner. They kind of attempted to do this with the new home, but the dark shade of gold really muddles things up quite a bit. IMO, this is about as perfect a look as the Twins have had. Throw the new Twins script on that and we have a winner. The funny thing is (unpopular opinion!) I don't mind the Twins using gold to break up the monotony of red/blue teams in the MLB, but this just looks so clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 7 hours ago, insert name said: They didn't go all out in the throwbacks. LAME! They can kind of get away with it because the wordmark is the same, and matches the cap logo. While I would have liked to see the entire 1987 set, I am happy enough to see that beautiful hat. 1 hour ago, SFGiants58 said: The Twins have a perfect starting point for a new uniform right here: A "Twins" script in this font on pinstripes (with a similar color balance) would be gorgeous. I could do without the contrasting numbers and bill, but everything else is a fantastic bedrock for a good uniform. I would say just the opposite. The only thing this uniform has going for it is the contrasting number, a feature which looked fantastic also on the mid-90s Orioles and the original Marlins. But the home uniform definitely does not need a cursive wordmark. And that road script is awkward and ungainly; the word "Minnesota" is just too damn long to be spelt out in cursive. What's more, the disembodied tail makes no sense at all. (The underline on the home wordmark is OK because the lettering is not cursive; here it looks like someone erased part of it.) For me the bottom line is that the Twins got it completely right in 1987, and every change since then (including adding the player name to the back of the home uniform) has been a downgrade. Nothing could have improved the 1987 uniform, short possibly of inverting the colour of the front number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD7 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 24 minutes ago, ChicagoOakland said: The funny thing is (unpopular opinion!) I don't mind the Twins using gold to break up the monotony of red/blue teams in the MLB, but this just looks so clean. I don't mind it either! I like that they at least tried to do something unique, and I loved its use during the 2014 ASG. I just think the shade they eventually chose is way too dark, it almost looks orange sometimes when next to the red. I wish they went with something closer to the 2014 shade, or even an off-white, so things didn't muddle as much. The wordmark looks much cleaner when the shadow isn't as noticeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Wind of Doom Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 I think the gold is a nice touch. It works as a light touch. But it muddles the cap. Keep it as a drop shadow on the wordmark, the outline of the sleeve patch, and accents on the primary logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet1929 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 6 hours ago, Ark said: The Twins current identity is boring and generic. This is great One could argue the boredom and genericness of this uniform... same number font as so many other teams, pinstripes on a white jersey, oversized wordmark... I myself enjoy this uniform but I don't hate the current Twins set and I'm just providing a counter point against the 87 twins set because dare I say it's overrated. Edit: Looks like Gothamite beat me to this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 5 hours ago, Ferdinand Cesarano said: For me the bottom line is that the Twins got it completely right in 1987, and every change since then (including adding the player name to the back of the home uniform) has been a downgrade. Nothing could have improved the 1987 uniform, short possibly of inverting the colour of the front number. Do you like the 1987 wordmark better than the 2010 update? It was subtle but I think it was an upgrade for eliminating the clunky "s" alone. Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigbazah Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 On 7/22/2017 at 10:07 PM, dont care said: How does having bright colors have baseball symbolism? You know what has baseball symbolism? A baseball game being played in regular uniforms. No, symbolic in that these players were once little kids who dreamed of the Big Leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Little League World Series caps? Baseball alternates have jumped the shark. I used to be pro-alternate because white vs grey for a full season gets a bit dull. If this is the logical conclusion to that line of thought though? I'll take white vs grey for 162x30 each and every season. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 1 hour ago, OnWis97 said: 7 hours ago, Ferdinand Cesarano said: For me the bottom line is that the Twins got it completely right in 1987, and every change since then (including adding the player name to the back of the home uniform) has been a downgrade. Nothing could have improved the 1987 uniform, short possibly of inverting the colour of the front number. Do you like the 1987 wordmark better than the 2010 update? It was subtle but I think it was an upgrade for eliminating the clunky "s" alone. Ah, good point. The newer S does harmonise a little better with the entire wordmark. Old vs. new: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 7 hours ago, zigbazah said: No, symbolic in that these players were once little kids who dreamed of the Big Leagues. Those players were also once horny teenagers perpetually lusting after an endless series of members of whatever sex they find attractive. Shall we commemorate that next? The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet1929 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 20 minutes ago, Gothamite said: Those players were also once horny teenagers perpetually lusting after an endless series of members of whatever sex they find attractive. Shall we commemorate that next? They already are commemorating that. It's coming up soon, its called The Players Weekend I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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