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  1. coco1997
    On second thought, how about adding a touch of orange to the Marlins' teal & black? MARLINS HOME: MARLINS ROAD: MARLINS HOME ALT: MARLINS ROAD ALT: After all, orange was a big part of Florida's 2003-11 alternate logo, as well as the team's original alternate logo. This makes the uniforms pop a lot better than with silver, IMO.
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    Man, that Indiana design is great, especially with the added front numbers. The checkered trim gives the jersey a ton of personality. I'm wondering if the "I" on the cap might read better if you went with a white front paneled cap, making the "I" navy to match the wordmark? Hawaii and Colorado are also awesome. Colorado looks like the basis for a much-needed Rockies identity refresh. Any chance we could see your original version with the mountains inside the "C"? Texas - It could just be my eyes, but the red and navy piping seems to bleed together. Maybe separating the piping with a white stripe would help that? And I agree with @chestnutz that the cap logo does look like a stylized "I" with horns. Keep up the awesome work! You keep hitting home runs with this series.
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    How about Bond?
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    I only remember hearing "Isle" as a kid, but I just Googled it and you're correct.
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    As a big Thomas fan growing up, I LOVE this concept, especially the baseball set. The colors work beautifully together. One nitpick: The fictional location from the series was the "Isle of Sodor," not "Island."
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    Idea for a Braves fauxback:
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    Thanks! Wrapping things up today with the Anaheim Rally Monkeys! RALLY MONKEYS HOME: RALLY MONKEYS ROAD: RALLY MONKEYS HOME/ROAD ALT: Notes: - Like the Dodgers, the Angels don't actually have a mascot, but the Rally Monkey has served as the team's unofficial mascot since 2000, and it really took off during their 2002 World Series run. - Despite the team's whimsical name, I wanted the design to still be believably Major League-ish. - My two main inspirations for this design were the 1970s-80s California Angels (arched scripts and thick stripes) and the Rakuten Monkeys of the Chinese Professional Baseball League, which is where I got the "RM" monogram from. - As a nod to the halo in the Angels' scripts, a small banana underscores the first letter of the scripts. And that about does it! Thanks for following along. C&C for the Rally Monkeys or any previously posted team is appreciated.
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    Good suggestion regarding the batterman. I'll go back and add the gradient soon. As for the numbers, I'd prefer to keep the gradient, since it makes the team look more distinctive from behind. Up next are the Florida Miami Marlins! MARLINS HOME: MARLINS ROAD: MARLINS HOME ALT: MARLINS ROAD ALT: Notes: - Someone in the MLB 2023 thread suggested that the Marlins' current wordmarks and numbers might look good with team's original teal and black colors, so that's exactly what I did here. Florida's old scripts and logos were actually my least favorite part of their old identity, while Miami's current scripts and numbers are my favorite part of theirs, so it seemed only natural to combine them. - There's some debate as to which of the Marlins' early looks is the best, and while I do have a soft spot for their inaugural teal-heavy look, I have to admit that the black front numbers and cap bill help ground the design a bit. - Miami shockingly never used a regular season teal alt during their teal years, so I've addressed that oversight here with the home alt. C&C appreciated as always! The D-Backs are next.
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    I'm thinking Florida, Nevada and maybe New York might benefit from them.
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    That Minnesota set looks like the Twins and Timberwolves got together and had a beautiful baby. Ever consider adding front numbers to any of these designs? I feel like a few of them would look more complete with them.
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    I think it was determined that those are not related to their City Connect design. Someone a few pages back posted a photo of a Mariners cap in that same style.
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    Not necessarily, but I do think that with the advent of Nike's City Connect program, people might be more willing to accept unconventional design features.
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    With the enormous popularity of the Rays' and Marlins' (and Diamondbacks', until they were sadly retired prior to this season) '90s throwbacks, I was inspired to experiment with tweaking those early uniforms so that they could work in 2023 not just as alternates, but as full-time looks. My theory is that enough time has passed since the early-late '90s that people have nostalgia for those unis that they might not have had, say, ten or twelve years ago. Let Jon Hamm explain it to you better than I can: With that said, first up are the Rays! RAYS HOME: RAYS ROAD: RAYS HOME/ROAD ALT: Notes: - I'd argue those original Devil Rays uniforms are the best the team ever looked, largely because most of what they've worn in the decades since has been somewhat, shall we say, bland. However, that's not to say those original Devil Rays uniforms were perfect, which I'll get into below. - Since I didn't want to just revert to the team's original identity, I decided to retain the "Rays" moniker, keeping in mind that they've now been called the "Rays" longer than they were ever the Devil Rays. The team's 1998-2000 batting practice jerseys give us an idea of what the team would've looked like had they been called the "Rays" all along. - The Rays' current throwbacks are really more like "fauxbacks." Since the cap was only seldomly worn between 1998-2000, I've restored the original "TB" cap logo and replaced black throughout the uniforms not with navy but with dark purple from the team's original primary logo. - I went all-in on the gradient, applying it to the back numbers, socks, sleeves (inspired by this prototype from 1997) and pants. Newly added solid-colored front numbers help offset the "gimmickiness" of the wordmark's gradient. - For the road, I've never liked any of the "Tampa Bay" wordmarks the Rays have used, and rather than just slap the "Rays" wordmark on every jersey in the rotation (which is exactly what the team did up until about a year or so ago) I used the cap "TB," similar to these '80s-early '90s Giants road jerseys. I also went with more traditional, non-gradient piping. - The alt is probably my favorite of the set, as the wordmark really pops against the dark purple of the jersey. C&C appreciated! The Marlins or Diamondbacks will be up next.
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    Improvements all around! For Nicaragua, I agree with @MJD7 that you probably don't need two shades of blue unless you were to darken the deeper shade significantly. So yeah, I'd see how it looks with navy blue.
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    Of the other Tennessee cap options presented, I think the orange cap with powder blue front panel works best. For whatever reason, white front paneled caps don’t look right with pinstriped uniforms, so I think this is the best way to go.
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    This is fantastic work for being your very first baseball concept! I love pretty much everything about this design. If I had to make one suggestion, I would make the inner stripes on the sleeves and pants of the road set white rather than powder blue. Keep up the good work! I hope you try your hand at some more teams.
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    I'm just sitting here waiting for the Brewers to start wearing powder blue pants with their City Connect jerseys.
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    Awesome work as always, man! Florida - Any thought to using green, gold *and* orange? I feel like you could easily work it into the current design (orange outline around the script and making one of the sleeve and collar stripes orange) and to me, green and gold unfortunately just screams Oakland. Tennessee - I'll echo what others have said about the powder blue front paneled cap looking a little out of place. Love everything else, though. Is the uniform supposed to be off-white or pale gray? It doesn't look as bright white as the Florida jersey above it. California - I agree that brown and red is a great color scheme and the cream base complements it nicely! I'm getting 1930s Cubs vibes from the design which is a great thing. Can't wait to see more!
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    Agreed, I prefer my original brown and baby blue design, but I wanted to accommodate @raysox's request. Next up is @Coiler's request to see a light blue & black version of the Los Angeles Robins: ROBINS HOME: ROBINS ROAD: ROBINS HOME ALT: Pretty straightforward color swap, though I did add a touch of red to the robin's chest. C&C appreciated!
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    If Tampa Bay were to re-embrace their original Devil Rays look full time, I'd rather they split the difference between their original black cap, socks, etc. and their current navy and go with the more indigo color from their 1998-2000 primary logo: While I kind of like that the Rockies are currently the only purple MLB team, the gradient is the focal point of the design, and this is a different enough shade that I think you'd avoid most comparisons.
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    Finally catching up on the last page or so's worth of teams! Pakistan - Love the asymmetrically colored sleeves. Panama - That "script" is MLB-caliber, and the contrasting sleeves work great! Philippines - The racing stripes look really nice and give some personality to what would otherwise be a pretty run of the mill design. Puerto Rico - I'd like to see the blue alt with just the "PR" monogram in place of the wordmark. USA - Not sure how I feel about the addition of silver, but overall it's a strong, clean look. Venezuela - Glad you brought back the maroon and gold color scheme. It works perfectly for them and I was disappointed the team strayed from this look for this year's WBC.
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    USA - I think there might be a little too much going on with this design. Could we see the home and road jerseys with a single outline around the block “USA,” or maybe even no outline so that it matches the front numbers? I also agree with @MJD7 that same-sized, evenly spaced stars would work better on the home alt so they look less like a star field. DR - I love stacked wordmarks, and I wish more teams used them. This is a timeless-looking set and one of the best in this series! Israel - Love the Pirates inspired pinstripes. Very original! I’d probably make the Star of David on the road jersey white so that it pops better against the sleeve.
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    You could always re-purpose the logo from the old Negro League Indianapolis Clowns: Admittedly, this logo is, however, creepy as hell.
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    Are we positive those sweatshirts are City Connect related, or could they be some sort of weird fashion design?
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    Thanks! I can try the Robins in black and baby blue soon. Today is another stab at the Los Angeles Koalas, based on @raysox's suggestions: KOALAS HOME: KOALAS ROAD: KOALAS HOME/ROAD ALT: Notes: - Koala gray (HEX #C1BEAF) is added to the Dodgers' classic blue and red color scheme, with a now all-white koala outlined in red. - I also tweaked the angle of the "Koalas" script to better match the actual "Dodgers" script. I hope this is more or less what you had in mind, @raysox. C&C appreciated!
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