coco1997
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I can certainly try that once I've gotten through the rest of the teams in this series. Thank you! How's this? I think I prefer the star, but this was worth trying out! MILWAUKEE BREWERS (est. 1902) HOME: ROAD: HOME/ROAD ALT: Notes: - The first iteration of the Milwaukee Brewers played in the American Association from 1902-52. From 1947 on, the team served as the AAA affiliate of the Boston Braves and wore navy & red uniforms resembling those of their parent club. - I used the Old English “M” worn by the team in their early years while retaining the Brew Crew’s current beer barrel-shaped wordmarks and numbers. - Owgust, who was first introduced in the 1940s, replaces the Wisconsin state logo on the sleeves. C&C appreciated as always!
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Thanks! Which Indians style are you referring to specifically? ST. LOUIS BROWN SOX (est. 1875) HOME: ROAD: HOME/ROAD ALT: Notes: - The Brown Sox were suggested by @DCarp1231 in MDJ7’s Multiverse thread. This team was a forerunner to the present-day Cardinals and played at Sportsman’s Park, which the Cards also called home from 1920-66. - This design takes cues from both the Cardinals and St. Louis Browns’ uniforms, while the roundel comes from the St. Louis Brown Stockings, a team of vintage baseball recreationists. - The “SL” monogram is a modified version of the Cards' 1917 alternate logo, tweaked so that the bottom part of the “L” resembles a sock. C&C appreciated!
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GRAND RAPIDS RIPPERS (est. 1894) HOME: ROAD: HOME ALT: ROAD ALT: Notes: - Like the Cornhuskers, the Rippers were another team suggested in @MJD7's Multiverse thread. This one was the precursor to the modern-day Cleveland Guardians. - The "Rippers" name presumably refers to the riptides for which Grand Rapids was known. - I decided to roll with a watery double blue color scheme, with new wordmarks in the style of the Guardians’ home script. C&C appreciated!
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How's this? Thank you both! PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (est. 1860) HOME: ROAD: HOME/ROAD ALT: Notes: - In the early days of the National League, the Phillies were pre-dated by the Philadelphia Athletics (no relation to the AL team) who played from 1860-76. - My goal here was to distill the A’s and Phillies’ looks into one, hence the scripts, cap logo and sleeve numbers (Phillies) and sock stripes, block numbers and athletic gold (A’s). - The colors are taken from the Flag of Philadelphia. - Here’s a closer look at the new “Athletics” wordmark in the style of the Phillies: I can tell you now the A's aren't the last Philadelphia team left in this series. C&C appreciated!
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I'm sorry my Padres concept made @Saturn lose his lunch. SIOUX CITY CORNHUSKERS (est. 1888) HOME: ROAD: HOME/ROAD ALT: Notes: - A few teams in this series were suggested by @maxwasson in @MJD7’s MLB Multiverse thread. The Cornhuskers (1888-94) were the predecessor of the St. Paul Saints, who later became the Chicago White Sox. Understandably, Matt didn’t want to reach that far back in history for his project, but this inspired me to try my own hand at the Cornhuskers and a few others. - I decided on a very Iowa cornfield-esque green & gold color scheme and worked up a new “SC” logo in the blackletter style of Chicago’s “Sox” monogram. - A corn cob replaces the sock on the South Siders’ alternate logo. C&C appreciated, and Merry Christmas!
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I agree with @VampyrRabbit; those 2001-07 Devil Rays unis didn't work because there wasn't nearly enough contrast between the forest green, black and royal blue. There was some stuff to like about that look (namely the wordmarks) but it was very much a product of its time. That's not a criticism of your concept per se, but this is a look best left in the past. Replace the black with their current Columbia blue and you might have something, however.
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SAN DIEGO PADRES (est. 1936) HOME: ROAD: HOME/ROAD ALT: Notes: - The original Pacific Coast League Padres wore just black & white, which is unfortunately pretty bland for a team based out of San Diego. I therefore paired black with red, which became the team's primary color in 1939. The Friars have thrown back to those original 1936 unis on several occasions. - A new block "PADRES" wordmark is created to go with the "SAN DIEGO" one. - Interestingly, some of those early PCL Padres uniforms abbreviated the city name to just "S," which I used for both the cap logo and alternate. As always, C&C appreciated!
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Love it! I'd like to see the TCB logo incorporate somehow.
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Nice job on the Sox. If it's within your abilities, I'd consider converting the home, road and navy jerseys into pullovers. The '80s license plate style unis with their big, horizontal stripes don't really work on a traditional, button down template. As a general comment, try to shrink the size of the jersey numbers, if possible. Keep up the good work!
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The Yankees don't look right in softball tops. If they do a City Connect, the jersey and pants should be the same color (preferably their navy blue).
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Thank you! I'm back today with the start of the next leg of this project, which will feature a few alternate takes and defunct team identities. Just as the first leg started with the Angels, so will this one! LOS ANGELES ANGELS (est. 1903) HOME: ROAD: HOME/ROAD ALT: Notes: - Even though I'm very happy with how my original Angels set turned out, I wanted to reach a bit further back in history and modernize the original Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League. - For visual reference, I scoured the Internet for photos of Angels player Zee-Nut cards, which were baseball cards sold with Zee-Nut snacks in the early 1900s. - Key differences from my original Halos set include pinstripes and the "LA" monogram, which was used by the PCL Angels for decades before getting co-opted by the Dodgers upon their move to Los Angeles in 1958. - The road jersey features a stacked wordmark, inspired by this look from 1909, while the alternate features inverted pinstripes based on this ensemble from 1917. C&C appreciated!
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Ok, but do you dislike these, too?
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Not a problem. Keep in mind the Angels ones just say “Angels” on them.
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Thank you both! @VampyrRabbit, I've corrected the M's road jersey to use the original 1977 Seattle wordmark. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (est. 1883) HOME: ROAD: HOME/ROAD ALT: Notes: - The Phils originally wore blue at home and a shade of dark red not terribly different from the maroon they’d begin wearing in the 1970s (and on their current throwbacks) on the road. - As a nod to the team’s current uniform scripts, the period at the end of the “PHILA” wordmark is now a star. C&C appreciated. Some alternate takes and defunct teams are up next!
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One reason the Yankees might not want to go the inverted pinstriped route for their City Connects is because the White Sox beat them to the punch with theirs.
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Some ideas a Yankees City Connect set could draw from: 1904 New York Highlanders, mono-navy with giant "N" and "Y" on the chest 1927-30 road uni with "YANKEES" across the front Non-pinstriped, off-white New York Black Yankees-inspired unis This gorgeous dugout jacket from the 1940s The team nearly switched their road uniforms to reverse pinstripes in 1974. The clever script from the team's current secondary logo The Yankees were one of the few teams who made those horrible Players Weekend uniforms from 2019 look half-decent (picture these in navy instead of black, obviously). Again, all ideas that draw from the team's past and don't call for any crazy new logos or colors. Just my .02 cents.
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SEATTLE MARINERS (est. 1977) HOME: ROAD: HOME ALT: Notes: - This one is a pretty straightforward conversion of Seattle’s original pullover, sansabelt uniforms from 1977 into a modern, button-down design. - As I mentioned early on, I didn’t give Milwaukee the Pilots’ captain’s sleeve stripes because I was planning to use them for this M’s design. - Shoutout to @MJD7 for suggesting the number font, which pairs nicely well with the scripts and cap logo. C&C appreciated! Wrapping up the 30 present day teams next.
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The Braves one was clearly Atlanta’s way of skirting around Nike’s 4+1 rule since they didn’t want to drop either of their alternates. I kind of respect them for doing that, haha.
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Bingo. Like I said, the Yankees could easily do something that’s different than anything they currently wear but still fits within the parameters of their identity. Reverse pinstripes or monochrome navy would both hearken back to the team’s history, and a “Yankees” script or block wordmark on the front would look really nice. I mean, would anyone really be opposed to the Yanks wearing a jersey that actually said “Yankees” on it? I hate to use the Dodgers’ City Connect uniforms as an example because they’re easily one of the worst, but the Bronx Bombers could base the basic idea of their design off those and I think it could work well.
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How does everyone here feel about the Yankees' apparent decision to not participate in the City Connect program? I get that the team has been historically committed to the "sanctity" of their brand, but still I think they could do something tasteful and within the parameters of their identity that would make most Yankees fans happy. I don't think anyone's suggesting they wear magenta and seafoam green like the Padres.
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I may have a Senator-fied version of the Rangers planned for my next series. COLORADO ROCKIES (est. 1993) HOME: ROAD: HOME/ROAD ALT: Notes: - Like the D-Backs and Rays, this one is just a rehash of the Colorado design from my Bringing '90s Expansion Teams into the Modern Day series. You can read a breakdown of that design in this post. C&C appreciated! Two more teams left before I finish the first leg of this series.
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TEXAS RANGERS (est. 1972) HOME: ROAD: HOME/ROAD ALT: Notes: - For the reigning World Champs, I restored the team’s original look from 1972, which featured more vibrant shades of blue & red and a block “T” cap logo. - Since the team wore “Rangers” on both their home and road jerseys in ’72, I used the “TEXAS” wordmark, first worn in 1975, for the road and alt. - For consistency with the road wordmark and numbers, the home script has been tweaked to feature outlines as opposed to shadows. C&C appreciated as usual!
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