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  1. Carolingian Steamroller
    Yep, that's the only other one left.
  2. Carolingian Steamroller
    I still love the Rancheros. Lots of interesting opportunities design wise. Given we'd be talking about the original cowboys, you could probably use a version of the hat logo given the Stetson is just an East Coast rip off of the sombrero.
  3. Carolingian Steamroller
    Just now realizing that in two seasons, the Brewers have never worn their navy blue "Milwaukee" alternate jersey at home, even though they probably could pull it off with either set of home pants.
  4. Carolingian Steamroller
    I'm on record for a full rebrand for Texas but while we're talking about the current set, they're a good example that just as important as the design that comes from the supplier is how the team chooses to wear them on the field: This is the look at the unveiling: Now look at how different the uniforms look when you change the red cap for blue or vice versa:
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    One thing that was interesting about the original Royals uniforms was that the road uniform had a script Kansas City that was vertically arched not angled. If you went with the KC monogram, do you go with official logo or with something that more closely resembles the cap monogram? It is a relatively thin logo and it looks like the team wanted to roll with plain blue numbers.
  6. Carolingian Steamroller
    Pretty sure that was me. https://boards.sportslogos.net/topic/118970-mlb-2020-by-carolingian-steamroller-outtakes-and-outtlaws-3131/?do=findComment&comment=2988171 I did it with the Dodgers because the stacked "Los Angeles" had been done by the Lakers. Also because of the way the letters slant it was relatively easy to fit the "Los" into the negative space to the top left while still leaving space for the number in the bottom right.
  7. Carolingian Steamroller
    One thing that's interesting to me about the Padres and Brewers were the parts of the uniforms that were not nostalgic but radical. One of the great things about the Padres set in particular was that it was able to blend pinstripes and collar/sleeve striping. We haven't seen that widely since the 80's (the Padres had never done anything like that themselves) and the particular path the Padres chose took full advantage of the more current fabric. They also took the path of having two different sets of road pants while maintaining only three regular uniforms. For the Brewers, they made a sharp departure from their uniform history by including a cream uniform. The Brewers came into existence well after fabrics had progressed to the point where even flannels were more white than cream. They furthered that by mixing the cream uniform with double knit style sleeve stripes. Also new was the creation of a vertically arched "Milwaukee" mark, something the team had only ever done in the 90's (their road greys keep looking better to me every time I see them). So while both teams pitched some nostalgia, they also took those uniform in new, hitherto unseen directions.
  8. Carolingian Steamroller
    I could've sworn I saw them wear the gold trimmed navy jersey on the road a couple of times but I'll take your word for it. Still would be good if they made a decision on all of their uniforms having gold or none of them.
  9. Carolingian Steamroller
    It'd be nice if the Twins committed one way or another on the gold. As it stands: Home Whites: Gold trim on uniform and cap Red Alternate: Gold trim on uniform and cap Navy Twins Alternate: Gold trim on jersey and cap, not on pants when worn on the road Navy Minnesota Alternate: No gold trim Road Greys: No gold trim Powder Blue Fauxback: No gold trim
  10. Carolingian Steamroller
    Love the Cardinals/Sox design! The connection to U of C is really interesting given that the Cardinals are the Cardinals because they wore faded U of C Maroons jerseys. It's also nice to have an all South Side set with U of C being located in the lovely Hyde Park neighborhood on South Lakeshore Drive. Looking at it now, I'd be tempted to use a wishbone "C" on the cap, even though its not accurate to that era just to cement the connection since the Cardinals used to use one and the Maroons continue to feature it.
  11. Carolingian Steamroller
    I like this better given the blue brim is used. If the cap was all red and had a plain white P, I'd like the white outline better.
  12. Carolingian Steamroller
    How about blue outlining on the home pins too?
  13. Carolingian Steamroller
    I love those numbers for the A's!
  14. Carolingian Steamroller
    Gorgeous! Wonderful shade of blue!
  15. Carolingian Steamroller
    I really like the way that road alternate turned out! Using the single red soutache compliments the red outlining on the lettering without clashing harshly with the "A" on the cap. It's very subtle but undoubtedly effective. I love little features like that. Some small detail that really ties a uniform together like a nice rug.
  16. Carolingian Steamroller
    Delightful! Crisp, clean, bold.
  17. Carolingian Steamroller
    These are terrific! Extremely minor edit: On the Bucks green jersey the piping separating the side panel from the rest of the jersey matches the collar piping while on the white jersey its different. I think either style would look good so long as its consistent.
  18. Carolingian Steamroller
    This is a good look. https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/1186483581809504258?s=20
  19. Carolingian Steamroller
    I'm increasingly of this opinion as well. It was a clean, efficient design. One bolt on one background across all uniform segments. The bolt type was shaped to fit the designated segment (helmet, shoulders, pants). It's increasingly missed.
  20. Carolingian Steamroller
    So wearing stirrups with 5-7" whites (or gold) with the pants cuffed at the knee. Essentially 1960's tailoring.
  21. Carolingian Steamroller
    Which trend?
  22. Carolingian Steamroller
    The New York Giants should wear their grey five stripe pants for every game, as they did from 2012-2015. It's a unique look, it makes up for wearing an otherwise plain blue home jersey and takes an all white road uniform out of league already saturated with them. Also this was a good look.
  23. Carolingian Steamroller
    I still prefer the Senators name since Ottawa is the capital but it is definitely weirdly used in their scheme. They have a helmeted Roman officer on their primary crest but being an officer in the Roman Army didn't mean you were a Senator. To be a Senator was to be a member of a specific sub set of the Roman Aristocracy which gave the holder the right to a seat in the Senate House to debate legislation and select the magistrates. Senators were selected for top military and government positions like Consul and Praetor but being a Senator didn't make someone a soldier. A Centurion, however, was always a soldier, the officer in charge of a Century of roughly 80 legionaries. So a guy in a helmet was more likely to be a Centurion than a Senator. What I would really like would be for the Senators to come up with a logo similar to this one from the Twins: Ottawa is also a city divided by a River, but its further divided between Ontario and Quebec so it would be really cool to have that emphasized. Perhaps by using two guys in red-lined togas on hockey skates shaking hands.
  24. Carolingian Steamroller
    Yes they should.
  25. Carolingian Steamroller
    You are absolutely correct. This set has quite a few good things going. The colors looks nice and the shoulder yoke and pants design actually work well in tandem. Moreover, the way the uniform has tended to be worn, pairing the pewter pants with a red design with red socks and the white pants with a pewter design with pewter socks meshes incredibly well. Like many of Nike's designs, its a simple case of over-embellishing an otherwise interesting core. Fix the numbers and shrink the helmet logo and they've got a modern classic.
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