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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.
  6. coco1997
    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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    I wonder how much the love for Miami's teal throwbacks comes from genuine admiration for their design, and how much is nostalgia-driven in light of all the inferior uniforms the team has worn since.
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    I love this concept! Your logos are really clever and well done, in particular the roundel and cap “A.” I’m a sucker for any animal themed identity, and I love the double meaning of the team name. I’m also a big fan of the off-white home uniform and the dusty brownish gray color of the road set. For the baseball bat logo, I would make the “Bats” lettering within the bat white/cream so it reads a little better against the black. And realistically, I don’t think I’d want two purple & black teams in MLB (all the more reason the Rockies should switch to purple and green) but on its own merits, this color scheme works great for your concept.
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    Replace "navy" with black and I see parallels with a certain NL team...
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    Thanks! Sure thing. Here are two versions:
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    Good to hear! I wasn't sure how the Sliders would be received, given the color scheme and somewhat silly wordmarks. Happy Opening Day! Next up is @Coiler's suggested rebrand for the Dodgers, the Los Angeles Robins! ROBINS HOME: ROBINS ROAD: ROBINS HOME/ROAD ALT: Notes: - Sometimes inspiration comes from unlikely sources. I had originally planned for the Robins to be a combination of black and red and/or robin's egg blue until I stumbled upon an old Japanese team called the Shochiku Robins, whose colors were red, green and gold--which coincidentally happen to be the same colors as the Los Angeles flag. This is also how I learned that robins come in colors other than just black and red. These colors help the design from looking like an Orioles knock-off, and hey, they're also the Boy Wonder's colors! - Though we typically associate robins with red, the dominant color here is green. I figure people would be OK with this, since the Tigers, for example, are mainly a navy team, despite real tigers being primarily orange. C&C appreciated! I'll try to have an updated take on the Koalas up soon.
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    Have any other teams' throwbacks been sacrificed as a result of the 4+1 rule? If so, it makes me wonder if other teams' City Connects will be throwback in nature a la the Braves' design as a way to try to sort of skirt around the new rule.
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    In fairness, the current Zero Sugar can has been black for a while. I like this redesign! It's a nice combination of their 1965-69 and 1971-1991 logos. Personally, though, I think the really bold move would have been to rebrand the product back to "Brad's Drink."
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    I'm back with my first City Connect tweak of 2023! BRAVES: Notes: - The Braves' newly-unveiled City Connect uniforms are fine but admittedly, a bit uninspired. As I mentioned in another thread, they're less of a tribute to the city of Atlanta and more of a tribute to the history of the Braves, which in my opinion kind of misses the point of the City Connect program. - For my tweak, I went with a Georgia peach color scheme, replacing royal blue and red with a peachy shade of orange and leafy green. And now that the Braves' off-white alternates have sadly been retired, this felt like a perfect opportunity to bring back that look (think peaches & cream). C&C appreciated!
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    I really like the orange pinstripes for the Netherlands. I'm surprised an MLB team hasn't tried that yet. New Zealand and Nicaragua don't have the most exciting identities, but I think you did the best you could with them. Nice work!
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    I wonder if Nike still plans to have the entire league rolled out by the end of 2024. By my count, there are still 10 teams remaining, which means 2024 will be a very City Connect-heavy season if so.
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