Silent Wind of Doom

You know, there's no other teams in the state, the upside-down trident is bad luck, and the DC natives keep saying they don't want the name. Screw it! Washington Mariners!

Honestly, I'm not too worried about the size, although the size is causing finer details to get really messed up. The thing that's messing with me is the odd arching. It feels like all the names are being kerned over the same space and arc and it looks like it doesn't fit with the numbers AT ALL in many instances.

Have... have I never seen a 4 on the team all these years? That looks so wrong and I thought it was part of what people were complaining about, but apparently that's the way it's always been. The extra serif at the top looks like it's off a completely different team's font. It's all just so weird looking.

@maxwasson, the top level finally got too long so I had to shift things around a little. Hope you don't mind. But congrats! @thebutkiker, not only did it all fit, but it all fit exactly on one line! Any more wins and it's two lines for you.

Hrm... I can see them not wanting to feature the pinstripes on the road, but having a grey alt cap only to have a bright white logo? I'd had rather they gone grey crown with navy brim, button, and logo.

There's an easy solution to that. Imagine the old gradients using these colors. I... can't decide whether that would be awesome or the ugliest thing ever. I think using a gradient of these colors in a 70's fauxback style would world really well for the team's identity and history. Dunno if it would be good, but it would be fitting.

Wow... I really thought they'd roll out 5 and 5. Could this actually mean... Dare I hope?

Given your thumbs down, I'm not sure if you didn't see the progression of the joke or you think Rickety Cricket should be on the Phillies' batting practice hats.

It and the layout of the city with the central streets and the grand diagonal to the art museum are works of art. I love the city. And considering my other favorite is Notre Dame de Paris (the third is the Forbidden City but wear and modern photography and other issues are dulling my taste for it), I regard it highly.

Admittedly, I do think the Penn statue is a reeeeeeally good call. The team did reference it in past logos, and if the City Connect series have taught us anything, screw the idea of things being "too esoteric". Go with what clicks with your people. Although I may be biased in that Philadelphia's City Hall is one of my favorite buildings of all time. But the real answer?

Yeah. I wasn't sure if that was, much like player names and numbers often are, an inaccurate photoshop. The seam seems completely missing on them, so it's hard to tell, but those photos make it super clear. I wish the Mothership would do an article on it. I would love to see an aggregate of all the photos out there of the new unis.

After redoing all uniforms with the new placks and collars, I did not expect the sleeve issue. I've been trying to figure out how to best render them. But while looking at all the different new unis, I came across something that confuses me. I wasn't watching like a hawk, so this may have come up earlier. The Rangers have the same number of stripes on their sleeves as a few other teams, but they're clearly bigger. Yet the seam is still in the same location above the top stripe. Are the Rangers getting more material below the seam? Are their sleeve seams higher? And either way, why are they getting a different treatment than others? So many issues could be fixed with this extra space. Did the other teams just not care enough to even ask? Is there something that would make the Ranger special in this respect?

I... have... always been in the camp that finds the block W to be in the same camp I find the old and now new Yankees away gray. Not retro, but archaic and far too simple for modern usage. But the one used on the ST cap has enough weight and volume and texture that it is making me rethink the possibility. I don't know if going to white or red and losing one of the outlines will cause it to look less impressive and it obviously isn't workable as is, but it does intrigue me for possible future application in future identities.

Based on their retired numbers? I dig it for what their use is. Feels like it was rendered based on what parts of the state the average local feels is most important. But in all seriousness, for this application I don't mind the outline to be so stylized to fit in the halo and not be too large and unwieldy.

My immediate thought was Milwaukee. That might just be the roundel. Yeah, what the heck is the font? This uni seems to use it for their numbers?

Meek Bill The one good part of the new look. Putting together looks that go together. The manifest destiny of the Capitol Dome cap was a horror. I'm reminded of those times, but because seeing the wordmark in white makes it just look like the previous set to me. Its brightness hides the other colors, so I barely even see a difference between this and the last black alt (besides the font) I... think that might have more to do with team quality than anything.

Yeah. That's why I loved them. The Yankees uniforms felt like a representation of the team's history and high times. The home represented the old days of the guys on the monuments and the road greys represented the Bronx Zoo and 90's dynasty. With pinstripes, I see pastoral grass in the afternoon summer sun and Ballantine. With the road greys I see bright lights, wild crowds, and Nobody Beats the Wiz. It did look really cool for a game harkening back to that time. Same for the Red Sox 100th Anniversary of Fenway game, but I wouldn't want them to switch to a plain white cap full time. At least half of the crowd were severely disappointed with the Astros new set for being old-looking and lifeless. For years as Cleveland tried to bury their old identity and go early days in their uniforms, I felt the same way. Single-line dark colors just feel old to me, not retro. Boston should've never left from their Reverse the Curse grays. The Dodgers at least have a the red number. I'd mentioned above that I feel that the lack of an outline seems much more "of a bygone era" The Cubs isn't a bad move considering the bright red outline would have the same effect. Detroit doesn't have white elsewhere on their uniform (the Meijer logo, I imagine, would also be changed) and orange is a nice outline. But I wouldn't want to see the White Sox, Angels, and Reds to lose their outlines. Definitely not the Phillies, which were mentioned earlier, with their outline keeping consistency with their logos and home uni. I'm glad they're at least going with the modernized lettering, which is a major part of the team's identity. It evokes something... I'm not sure what. "Art Deco" is the first thing that comes to mind, and the only, but I don't think that's the right word. It feels uniquely of the team and city. These pictures really show why I love the new version with the extra outline so much more. The navy and green bled into a dreary mess. The current wordmarks are brighter, stand out more, and you can see all the colors.

Heh. And we're right back to the old Majestic logo.

I know we've done this before, and I've realized that my love of the Twins' pullovers have more to do with how good-looking I find thick red and blue/the fun of the switched cap color than the actual template (same for California for the former and Boston for both), but whether or not one thinks it's better than the button-down I still think Toronto's deserves some recognition alongside Oakland, Pittsburgh, and Chicago.

@The Easter Beagle, I was worried at first, but once everything was cut down to just the championships and championship appearances, it was a tidy little package. I imagine that's what you meant by "pennant", but if you want more I can expand. I also assumed you didn't care about the Boston or Milwaukee Braves. Lemme know if you do want them.

Well, Michigan has won so many things that it's officially the first team to have their achievements be too much for the length limit of signature images on this board. You mentioned "add", but you're currently not sporting your old sig, which was already straining the bounds of the image limit. This is what you asked for... Do you want more on top of that?

Heh. No problem. Here ya go!

@AnPheitseog, I was worried given that your old sig is bigger than the current limits, but fortunately you've cut out a lot of extra. I also added the new wins for the Outlaws and the Pen's new division championship. We'll see if I have a new addition for tonight, but as a Phins fan I hope not. I also decided a while ago to change the Pens to black to better fit their actual appearance. Lemme know if you prefer the all-gold. @Burmy, speaking of size limits, you've officially gotten two long for one line. Hope this isn't too disruptive to you. I also added the other Milwaukee wins that hadn't gotten updated yet. @maxwasson, here ya go! Also, @JerseyJimmy, I gave you two options and you liked the post but never actually answered me.

The team with an upper-half City Connect and an identity that throws away a clear slam dunk with their original colors is looking to change... the former. Unless they're going to teal-ify the City Connect as a test balloon. Or they could just be planning on making the throwback their City Connect so they could add another alt in their current scheme.

I have very little familiarity with their work elsewhere and... am really failing to look up a comprehensive collection of their jerseys. Do they make raglan sleeves for pinstriped uniforms? I see, like, racing stripes, so I'd think it would be possible, but am not sure. I doubt they'd tell the Yanks, Cubs, and Brewers to kick rocks when it comes to this touch,