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1 hour ago, Victormrey said:

Incredible set for the M's I think you nailed it!

The Pilots' sleeves keep that unique look from their beginnings, and the numbers match perfectly the style.

29 minutes ago, VampyrRabbit said:

One of the best things that Nintendo did when they bought the Mariners was change the team colours to navy and teal. That said, I do like the home and the alternate, though the original Seattle Script looks nicer than the one you've used.

Thank you both! @VampyrRabbit, I've corrected the M's road jersey to use the original 1977 Seattle wordmark. 

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES (est. 1883)

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- 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! 

15 minutes ago, Ferdinand Cesarano said:

 

There's an idea for a throwback that I hadn't considered!  While I don't go for coloured jerseys or coloured pants from an aesthetic standpoint (a stance which makes my admiration for the White Sox' City Connect uniform something that surprises even me), this is a legitimate uniform from the team's history.

 

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. 

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. 

On 12/15/2023 at 9:09 AM, maxwasson said:

First leg? Does the second leg imply you'll be doing defunct teams?

SEATTLE MARINERS (est. 1977)

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- 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. 

8 hours ago, Marlins93 said:

 

I'd add the Brewers, Reds, Giants, Braves (lazy), and maybe even the Red Sox to that list.  Pirates are among the absolute worst, too, even aside from the batting helmets. The Braves is basically a derivative knock-off of a throwback.

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. 

14 hours ago, schlim said:

I think we can stop with the sanctity of the Yankees uniforms. Classics yes, but there's an ad patch on them, so the hand wringing over an alternate jersey is closing the barn doors at this point. Plus, they've worn every mother's day, little league, camoflauge and other assorted merchandise MLB has offered over the years.

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. 

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. 

1 hour ago, Coiler said:

Love the Pirates and especially Tigers (who really have been tame IRL when they had the opportunity to let loose)

 

Rangers, I was going to say "Do their version of the Senators", but that would either be plain red or generic dark blue/red.

I may have a Senator-fied version of the Rangers planned for my next series. 

COLORADO ROCKIES (est. 1993)

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- 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. 

TEXAS RANGERS (est. 1972)

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- 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!

1 hour ago, BBTV said:

I assume he's referring to how the MLB logo is now under the placket stitching, forcing the NOB (and number) to be lower by a couple of inches.

 

If they cant put the MLB logo inside Nike's new-reduced placket, then they should move it to the sleeve where the Majestic logo was.

On 12/9/2023 at 4:21 PM, seasaltvanilla said:

Don't San Franciscans generally not like "San Fran"?  And it feels odd to have a nickname on a classic look jersey.

I can't speak to San Franciscans' aversion to "San Fran," but I will say I went with the nickname mainly because I liked that the asymmetry mirrored the original "NEW YORK" wordmark. My original idea was to just use a block "GIANTS" wordmark:

In hindsight, this might have been the way to go.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES (est. 1891)

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- The Bucs wore blue and red for the first few decades of the Modern Era, but seeing as it’s next to impossible to imagine a Pittsburgh team in anything but black and gold, I kept their classic color scheme.
- I kept the partial button-down and contrasting collar from the team’s original uniforms because it seemed to scream “pirates.”
- The Tuscan-style “Pirates” wordmark wouldn’t appear until 1933, but I used it here because it matches the team’s original “P” cap logo quite nicely. I also added Tuscan style numbers to go with the wordmark and cap logo. 

If anyone would like to see the Pirates in their original blue and red, I don't mind working that up. C&C appreciated! 

On 12/9/2023 at 7:56 AM, Victormrey said:

I think the Nats 2005 look without the the metallic gold looks incredible! The bevelin is more subtle, helping the wordmarks not to look dated. I also really like the colour wordmark swap between the home and road jersey. Great work as usual!

 

As for the previous designs, the Rays look excellent with their original gradient, and the navy/brown colourway fits the Cubs like a glove. The blackout cleats is a genius detail

Thanks for the feedback!

DETROIT TIGERS (est. 1901)

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- The Tigers were one team for whom I felt it absolutely necessary to change colors. Detroit’s original uniforms were black and maroon, with little contrast between the two.
- Maroon becomes orange and black becomes midnight blue, the same “almost black” shade used by the Rangers for their City Connect uniforms. I assume the lack of orange on those original Tiger uniforms had something to do with what color dyes were available at the time.
- Per tradition for Detroit, no alternates.

C&C appreciated!

WASHINGTON NATIONALS (est. 2005)

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- I briefly toyed with something Expos-inspired for the Nats, but since I had done that before, I instead decided to update Washington’s original look from 2005-08.
- Block wordmarks return, as does the beveling on the wordmarks and numbers. I also replaced metallic gold with silver and darker shades of red and navy for the beveling on the wordmarks and numbers.
- The color distribution here is closer to the Nats’ current uniforms, which balance navy and red a bit more evenly.  
- I figured I’d take this opportunity to drop the Walgreens “W” altogether and go all-in on the “DC” monogram.

C&C appreciated!

4 hours ago, gosioux76 said:

I think the Marlins branding is a really odd case.  I really love the colors -- the combo of black, pink and a bright aqua is unique.  But the super black-heavy way it's applied makes it lose all the vibrancy of those other colors. Just drowns it out and makes everything look drab and hard to read. 

It's "caliente red," not pink. I wish it was, though. 

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A lot of cool uniform potential with this. 

11 hours ago, vtgco said:

Love that Atlanta one! Makes me want to see a whole blackletter-themed rebrand for them haha

 

Eh, I guess the cream is a bit out of place for Milwaukee; I guess a cream Nike swoosh would help a bit but maybe not enough. Thanks for humoring me.

No problem! I was happy to try it out.

32 minutes ago, Coiler said:

Both Chicago teams are grand slams!

Thanks!

TAMPA BAY RAYS (est. 1998)

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- Like the D-Backs, the Rays are just a rehash of the Tampa Bay design from my Bringing MLB's '90s Expansion Teams into the Modern Day series. You can read my breakdown of that design here.

As always, C&C appreciated!

On 11/27/2023 at 10:49 AM, Victormrey said:

Great to see these concepts back!

I think the three new designs look great, but you specially nailed the vibe with the Brewers and the block "M"! Also, I'm a big fan of the circle patch for the Padres 

On 11/28/2023 at 9:42 PM, MilSox said:

These are honestly perfect for what you're going for. I love seeing expansion teams acknowledging the baseball history that existed in their city before the big leagues arrived.

 

Even the Brewers one is growing on me. I think rendering the M navy-on-navy helps it look not SO much like a Michigan sweater.

Thank you both!
 

On 11/27/2023 at 1:01 PM, vtgco said:

All the new designs are great, just what I was hoping for!

If you're hoping to avoid the Michigan-ness of the Brewers, you could have the M outline in cream instead of yellow and/or make the M taller and/or incorporate a wheat stalk like @sfgiants58 has done? Also can't tell from the image whether a solid counter-colored pocket would fit more than the outline version.

Also that Angels picture you found is hilarious; I would not want to play baseball or even stretch in a heavy corduroy (or knit? I can't tell) sweater with a puffy hood! Makes for good inspiration though!

Thanks! Since I wasn't really down for creating new logos for this series, here's the Brewers with the "M" outlined in cream and solid yellow pockets:

I also have two new designs today, the Royals and an update on my original Braves design:

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This one stretches the premise of the series just a bit, but I figured the Royals throw back to the Monarchs frequently enough that they could justify using a Monarchs monogram on their hypothetical sweater.

BRAVES:

I took my original Atlanta design and replaced the script "B" with the shield from this 1915 Boston Braves sweater while using the Old English "A" from my What if Every MLB Team Kept Its Original Look Braves concept.

C&C appreciated!

1 hour ago, (probably)notabandwagonfan said:

Looks like the Phillies red jersey is dead. 

My takeaway from this news is that the Phillies will 1) be unveiling their City Connect uniforms in 2024, and 2) said uniforms will probably be red.

On 11/30/2023 at 11:31 AM, MilSox said:

Always love concepts with the Sox in black and red. Crazy that baseball doesn't have a red and black team... black with Arizona "Sedona" red just isn't the same.

Agreed! Much as I love my Sox in black and silver, this is probably the only other color scheme I'd be OK with them wearing.

CHICAGO CUBS (est. 1876)

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- The Cubs were a one-color team for the first eight years of the Modern Era. I needed a secondary color to pair with navy, and, since the team introduced brown in 1908, that seemed like an obvious choice. Plus, it makes sense for a team named after bears to use brown in some capacity.
- Chicago’s first logo was actually an Old English “C.” However, considering the Reds just about own that look, I used their subsequent logo from 1906. This is when we see the classic round “C” begin to take shape.
- The away set has a dusty-brown tint, a la the team’s 1908 road uniforms.

C&C appreciated!

22 hours ago, Coiler said:

THE PINK GIANTS LIVE!

 

Favorite one yet. (I honestly think one of their real city connections should be a throwback to pink/purple plaid)

Thanks!

CHICAGO WHITE SOX (est. 1901)

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- Seeing as those original 1901 White Sox uniforms were sans pinstripes, I saved them for the Cubs, which you’ll see shortly.
- McAuliffe style numbers seemed to fit with the angular block “C” fairly well.  

C&C appreciated!

Do we know if any other teams are rumored to be getting new uniforms for 2024?

6 hours ago, Coiler said:

Love the Marlins and Astros. I'd say do Colt 45s colors, but that'd probably just be pure orange.

Thanks! And yeah, the Colt .45s had a pretty much identical color scheme to the Astros.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (est. 1885)

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- The (New York) Giants played with several short-lived colors early on, including mono-black, royal blue and even brown. I chose their black & pink scheme from 1913 because it was their first to last more than a few consecutive seasons, and because it would make for one of the more distinctive schemes in MLB.
- Added bonus that the Giants in pink would probably make that bozo Aubrey Huff’s head explode.  

C&C appreciated!

11 minutes ago, Sykotyk said:

Also, the Pioneer League's Missoula PaddleHeads have an alternative identity that is the PowderHeads:

 

 

"Powderheads," huh?

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https://www.pioneerleague.com/sports/bsb/2023/releases/20231128g5j6bw

 

Pioneer League adding the Oakland Ballers for 2024. A bit outside their footprint, but it is what it is.

Yeesh, that "B" is hideous. Why not just go with a stylized Old English "B"?