coco1997 Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Hi everyone, Recently I had an idea: What if the Black for Black's Sake fad of the late '90s/early 2000s had caught on? I decided to create a new black alternate for each team in MLB that does not use black as a uniform color (with the exception of the Yankees, whose shade of blue is practically black anyway). This premise will naturally work better for some teams than others, so prepare yourselves for some late '90s gaudiness. Let's start today with the Phillies: The Phillies wound up translating really well, as the black and bright red complement each nicely. I'll try to post a new team each day, and some teams whose identities have changed over the years (such as Tampa Bay) will be getting multiple designs. C&C appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolingian Steamroller Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 YES! Exciting to see this series kicking off. 90's fads for everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whittier S Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 That look makes it connect to the Sixers in the same era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krz Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 I have a hat that looks exactly like that, wrong shipment from fanatics wrong size too Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco1997 Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 On 2/27/2018 at 10:56 AM, Carolingian Steamroller said: YES! Exciting to see this series kicking off. 90's fads for everyone! Thanks! Hopefully you'll enjoy following it as much as I enjoyed working on it. 22 hours ago, Whittier S said: That look makes it connect to the Sixers in the same era. You're right! That was not intentional but it's a nice connection. Anyway, today we have the Oakland Athletics: The A's were one of the few teams to fully embrace the BFBS trend, and here I decided to use their retro Kelly green, which works much better in my opinion. I also went with contrasting script and front numbers. Anyone have any requests for the next team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruins Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 How bout the Sox next? Red, obviously. Are you planning on using a black base for every team, or just black accents on some? The latter would be a lot more freeing and unpredictable going forward. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8/ Check Out My: Little Big League MLB Project/ Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco1997 Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 7 hours ago, Bruins said: Are you planning on using a black base for every team, or just black accents on some? For the most part, but I can assure you not all teams will follow the same black jersey, black cap template of the Phillies and A's. If there's a team you feel would look better with their own colored jersey and, say, black wordmarks and logos, by all means suggest it and I'll try it out. I'll have the Red Sox up tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 2 hours ago, Bruins said: How bout the Sox next? Red, obviously. Good that you clarified...round our way, the Sox are White A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolingian Steamroller Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 13 minutes ago, Discrimihater said: Good that you clarified...round our way, the Sox are White Generally assume when anyone refers to THE Sox, they can only be white. Chicago's American League club wears the word "Sox" on their cap, the word "Sox" on their home jersey, and the word "Sox" on their road sleeve. Boston's American League club wears a "B" on their cap and "Red Sox" on their home jerseys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FightingGoldenDevil Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 2 hours ago, coco1997 said: For the most part, but I can assure you not all teams will follow the same black jersey, black cap formula of the Phillies and A's. If there's a team you feel would look better with their own colored jersey and, say, black wordmarks and logos, by all means suggest it and I'll try it out. I'll have the Red Sox up tomorrow! Twins Red Home Alternate but with a black TC on he chest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Htown1141 Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 I love this thread already. 10/10 this is the best gimmicky thread and it's only 2 concepts in. I have a dribbble! Thank you jaha32! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco1997 Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 16 hours ago, FightingGoldenDevil said: Twins Red Home Alternate but with a black TC on he chest Not really what I'd envisioned for the Twins, but I'll give it a try. 11 hours ago, Htown1141 said: I love this thread already. 10/10 this is the best gimmicky thread and it's only 2 concepts in. Haha, thanks! And thanks for following. Let's continue with the Red Sox, as requested by @Bruins: The Red Sox are pretty straightforward, following a similar template to the A's. Black replaces navy, but a trace of it remains on the belt. I also want to thank @Carolingian Steamroller again for providing many of the numbers used throughout this series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolingian Steamroller Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco1997 Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 Anyone want to see a particular team next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruins Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 23 hours ago, Discrimihater said: Good that you clarified...round our way, the Sox are White Yes, of course haha. The reason I said obviously was because Coco said he was only doing teams that don't already have a black jersey or black in their color schemes. Hate to double sug but how about a mash of eras for the jays? Black threads with current design. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8/ Check Out My: Little Big League MLB Project/ Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco1997 Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 On 3/1/2018 at 3:22 PM, Bruins said: Hate to double sug but how about a mash of eras for the jays? Black threads with current design. Coming right up! While the Jays wore maybe the crappiest BFBS uniform ever, I have to say I really like how their current design looks with a black base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco1997 Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 Up next we have the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cards are a team that have historically resisted adding an alternate jersey to their rotation (other than their Sunday home throwback), so I decided to take a little more creative license with them. I had planned to just do a black version of their home jersey but didn’t like how that looked, so I ended up using their STL logo and went with a red crowned cap. A bit of navy remains on the cap logo and stirrups. P.S. I'll continue taking requests as long as you guys make them, otherwise I'll just post whichever team I feel like on a given day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCM0313 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 As someone who was never a fan of the BFBS fad, allow me to say...yuck! Which I guess means this thread is a raging success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coco1997 Posted March 3, 2018 Author Share Posted March 3, 2018 6 minutes ago, MCM0313 said: As someone who was never a fan of the BFBS fad, allow me to say...yuck! Which I guess means this thread is a raging success. Indeed! This is just a fun exercise in an alternate timeline where the entire league embraced a very questionable fashion trend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoOakland Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 The Black Jays jersey looks...way better than I expected it to. It definitely blows the water out of the actual BFBS they wore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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