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    Wow, thank you all! What if the Oakland Athletics moved to Kansas City? OAKLAND ATHLETICS (1919) HOME: ROAD: Notes: - The 1900s Oakland A’s keep their classic green and gold while adding pinstripes to the home set. - I used the Philadelphia A's 1902-19 "A" logo--which would eventually evolve into the one currently used by Oakland--for both the home and road jersey. KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS (2024) HOME: ROAD: HOME ALT: ROAD ALT: Notes: - Vest style jerseys are meant to mimic those worn by the A's during their final years in Kansas City. - Royal gold from KC's 1969-92 primary logos is promoted to secondary color status to pull off the dual-color look of Oakland's uniforms. - The road cap features an Old English style “KC” monogram. As always, C&C appreciated!
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    How do you know?
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    Two more BP caps have leaked: UPDATE: Two More MLB 2024 Batting Practice Caps Appear (uni-watch.com) Much as I currently loathe the idea of spending money on anything White Sox-related, I really like this cap.
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    What I want to know is, why are they using Princess Leia's theme?
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    Interesting suggestion. They both wear orange, so that might be a place to start... What if the Texas Rangers became the Washington Senators? TEXAS RANGERS (1961) HOME: ROAD: Notes: - Much like the Senators, the ‘60s Rangers would boast very simple uniforms, with pinstripes at home and road grays with no trim or piping. WASHINGTON SENATORS (2024) HOME: ROAD: HOME ALT: ROAD ALT: Notes: - The modern-day Senators feature a drop shadowed version of Washington’s 1959-60 home script, as well as a block “W” cap logo and numbers in the style of the Rangers. - A billowing D.C. flag adorns the sleeves of all four jerseys, a la the Texas flag on the Rangers’ unis. C&C appreciated, and Happy Super Bowl Sunday!
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    Thank you! Very reasonable comments about the use of St. Joseph's. I'll try it out with the Canadian pavillion or another more iconic landmark once I wrap up the rest of the series. What if the Baltimore Orioles became the St. Louis Browns? BALTIMORE ORIOLES (1916) HOME: ROAD: Notes: - Yes, I'm aware the original Baltimore Orioles played from 1901-02, but that team has no relation to the modern day O's who descended from the St. Louis Browns. - I chose a more orange-forward look to set the Orioles apart from brown-dominant St. Louis, which you'll see below. - The caps and home jersey feature the ornate "B" used by the 1890s Orioles, while the sleeves use a recolored version of the cross from the Maryland flag. ST. LOUIS BROWNS (2024) HOME: ROAD: HOME ALT: ROAD ALT: Notes: - The modern-day Browns look more or less how you'd expect, with scripts, piping and block numbers consistent with the Orioles' current look. - Just as Baltimore's jerseys use a roundel containing the Maryland flag, all four jerseys here feature a new roundel incorporating the St. Louis flag. - The home cap features the face of mascot Brownie the elf, while the road features a shorthand "B's" mark as a nod to the "O's" cap used by Baltimore. C&C appreciated as always!
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    This is super fun and clever. Great creativity!
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    Uni-Watch just posted all of them: 2024 MLB Batting Practice Cap Collection Appears Online (uni-watch.com)
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    Thanks! What if the Washington Nationals became the Montreal Expos? WASHINGTON NATIONALS (1980) HOME: ROAD: Notes: - My 1980s Nationals design makes use of the Washington Stars prototype logo intended for the Padres' aborted move to Washington. - A third stripe is added between the Expos' red and blue racing stripes to produce a patriotic red, white and blue effect. - Similar to those '80s Expos uniforms, the road uniform is just a powder blue version of the home set. MONTREAL EXPOS (2024) HOME: ROAD: HOME ALT: ROAD ALT: Notes: - Raglan sleeves were a recent addition to the home and road designs after the Nats unveiled their new alternate a week or so ago. - Just as the Nats use both a script and block style "W," so too would the Expos with a Montreal "M." The home and home alt feature a block “M” set against the silhouette of St. Joseph’s Oratory (which conveniently has a similar silhouette to the Capitol Building), flanked on either side by fleur-de-lis. - Inspired by the Flag of Montreal, the sock pattern features a red symmetric cross. C&C appreciated!
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    Loosely inspired by my recently competed series, I wanted to imagine an alternate history in which Major League Baseball found a foothold out West and then expanded east, rather than the other way around. What would it have looked like the Dodgers and Giants departed California to give the NL two present-day New York teams? Or if the A’s started out in Oakland and ultimately wound up in Philly? My main prompt here was to depict what current-day teams who relocated in the second half of the 20th century would have looked like in the dead-ball era, and visa versa. We'll start things off today with... What if the Los Angeles Dodgers moved to Brooklyn? LOS ANGELES DODGERS (1914) HOME: ROAD: Notes: - The L.A. Dodgers are based on Brooklyn’s 1914 look, which featured pinstripes and a Tuscan "B" on the breast of the home jersey. - The road set features a vertical “LOS ANGELES” wordmark down a solid-colored placket. BROOKLYN DODGERS (2024) HOME: ROAD: HOME/ROAD ALT: Notes: - The modern-day Brooklyn Bums are essentially the Dodgers meet the Mets (specifically, the late '90s Mets, sans black), with a royal blue and orange color scheme based on the New York City flag. - I went with an arched block "BROOKYLN" wordmark, as the modern-day New York Giants will be using a script for their road jersey. C&C appreciated as always!
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    NEW YORK GOTHAMS (est. 1883) HOME: ROAD: HOME ALT: ROAD ALT: Notes: - The NL's original New York team began life as the Gothams in 1883 before rebranding as the Giants in 1885. - This identity is built around the branding the great Todd Radom designed for Gotham Baseball magazine. The colors are pretty close to those of the New York/San Francisco Giants, with a very deep, almost purplish shade of blue in place of black. Here, the script "G" is replaced with the Mets' "NY" monogram, and I added an "s" to the "Gotham" script. - Even though I tend to dislike color-on-same-color jerseys, something about the dark blue on blue look just seemed to work for the road alt (sort of a "Gotham nights" feel). - Fun fact: According to Todd himself, the real life Gothams were the first team to wear a logo of any kind on their uniforms. C&C appreciated as always!
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    Thank you both!
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    Is this Angels cap logo new? Men's Los Angeles Angels New Era Red 2024 Clubhouse 59FIFTY Fitted Hat (mlbshop.com) It looks like a stylized version of their 1970-85 alternate logo. I'd love it if this logo returned in some capacity.
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    I actually like the Phillies' City Connect, but I'd like it a lot more without the weird gradient, which I know is a pretty major detail to ignore. The rest of the design, from the distinct wordmark and numbers to the decidedly un-Phillies color scheme (clearly inspired by the Philadelphia flag) is, IMO, pretty par for the course for what we've come to expect from the City Connect program at this point. I can't wait to read what kind of goofy Nikespeak is used to justify the use of the gradient.
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    Thanks! I'll DM you the sleeve patch logo. What if the Oakland A's become the Las Vegas Wranglers? HOME: ROAD: HOME ALT: ROAD ALT: Notes: - It’s a safe bet that when the A’s move to Vegas in the next year or two, they’ll keep their name, which is now 120+ years old and has survived three cities and counting. - I struggled to come up with a new identity for Vegas, as anything gambling-related is too cliched, and I’m not sold on “Aviators” as MLB-worthy. I ultimately decided to pay tribute to Vegas’ very first professional team, which played in various minor leagues between 1947-58. - Unfortunately, there aren’t many photos of the Wranglers around. The team seemingly wore black and red, to which I added Vegas gold to produce a look evoking both the A's and Golden Knights. - The caps use a monogram “LV” in the style of the Athletics’ “A,” while the sleeves feature a fearsome bobcat, which one can assume inspired the team’s name. And that wraps up the series! Thanks to everyone who followed along.
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    They're the colors of the Philadelphia flag:
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    Alleged Phillies City Connect leak..
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    My gripes with the new Nats' alt: - It's supposed to be a V-neck when it's really more of a "Y-neck." - It looks incomplete without front numbers, especially when you remember the team's three other non-City Connect jerseys all have them. This supports the criticism that the design looks like a fashion jersey you'd find at Walmart. - Ultimately, it's not interesting enough to justify losing the red alternate. Having two white and no red jerseys in your uniform rotation, especially when red is a co-dominant color with navy, is just poor planning.
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    WASHINGTON SENATORS (est. 1962) HOME: ROAD: HOME ALT: ROAD ALT: Notes: - The second incarnation of the Washington Senators played from 1961-71 before becoming the Texas Rangers in 1972. - Inspired by the Rangers' current unis, double outlines are added across the board. - The sleeves feature a tweaked version of the Nationals' Capitol Building logo, with the Senators' block "W" in place of the Nats' one. - Side note: I had this concept ready to go before the Nats unveiled their horrendous new road jersey a few days ago. In hindsight, if the team was dead-set on replacing their classy "Washington" script with a block wordmark, the one used here probably would've been the way to go. C&C appreciated!
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    Really love this logo.
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    Thanks! COLUMBUS BUCKEYES (est. 1896) HOME: ROAD: HOME ALT: ROAD ALT: Notes: - The modern day Guardians originated as the minor league Columbus Buckeyes in 1896 before relocating to Grand Rapids in 1899 and finally to Cleveland in 1900. - The idea for the logo--an Old English "C" with a buckeye leaf set against it--came from the Columbus Buckeyes, a modern day team of baseball recreationists. - I'm not totally sold on this color scheme, but I figure it's the only one that makes sense given the name and inclusion of the leaf in the logo. C&C appreciated! I've got just one more team left, but I'm open to suggestions for additions.
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    What if you turned the white part of the logo into a wing a la the helmets on the Guardian statues? Right now the white just kind of looks like a blob, but I think there's some potential here. The shape is just about right.
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    I still feel strongly that the Marlins’ jerseys desperately need front numbers. They just look too plain and incomplete without them.
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    I don’t think it would be hyped up and unveiled at the Marlins convention if it was just going to be a batting practice jersey.
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    A tale of two NL East teams unveiling new uniforms on the same day: One a long overdue upgrade, the other a totally unnecessary downgrade.
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