MJD7

What if... the White Sox relocated to Seattle? This would have been part of a deal in the 70's where the A's would move to Chicago, & the Sox would move out west. I combined the Sox' general aesthetic with the Mariners' now classic navy & teal. Technically, the White Sox were supposed to rebrand upon moving to Seattle & the A's would've "become" the White Sox, but to me that was unnecessarily complicated so I just kept the names with the teams as they moved.

And as a little bonus, here's what their "Cooperstown Collection" would look like, which is more directly inspired by that prototype uniform.

What if... the Padres relocated to Washington (and changed their name)? This was so close to reality in the 70's that baseball cards and a prototype uniform were made. I combined the Padres' 2020 rebrand aesthetic with a classic DC red white & blue.

That's a good point, I just left the star where it was on the California Angels logo and didn't think anything of it, that's an oversight on my part. I've updated the star on the post above to move it closer to the coast.

Hopefully you won’t have to wait too long to see that. I didn’t use a font, as neither the script nor the font for the away wordmark are available as typefaces. For the home script, I combined this “World Series” font (thanks @coco1997) with letters already present in the “Twin Cities” wordmark. For the away wordmark, I’ve taken letters from assorted social media posts since the rebrand and combined them to create the city names I’ve needed.

What if... the (original) Senators relocated to Los Angeles (and changed their name)? The Senators tried to move to LA in the 50's, but after the Dodgers entered the race, they won out. This design incorporates elements of the Twins' (who the Senators became) new rebrand. I also think it would be safe to assume that the team would change their name to borrow from the city's PCL team, the Angels.

I may be mistaken, but I think there’s some black trim at the very bottom of the sleeve. It’s pretty thin, & would be rendered pointless with the black undershirt anyway.

What if... the White Sox relocated to Denver? Sox owner Bill Veeck was contacted about maybe moving out west, but apparently no discussions were had. This look embraces purple (which the eccentric Veeck surely would've supported), and I gave them the state name like the Rockies.

I completely agree. Although, I'd drop gold from the Giants' current identity, but that's a different discussion.

And another black pants team this year. This one does probably make the most sense though.

What if... the Giants relocated to Tampa Bay? One of the more famous near-relocations, the Giants' owner agreed to a sale in 1992, but it was rejected by other NL owners. I kept the Giants' stripes from that era, but went back to the current, more classic-looking logos.

What if... the Dodgers remained in Brooklyn? The Dodgers left for LA in 1958, but this is how I imagine they'd look if they never did. They only had the red front number on the home white at the time, so I kept that, & added a heather pattern to the away to keep a vintage feel.

Thanks! I agree, adding purple makes for a perfect New Orleans scheme. Indeed… I think it’ll happen though, I don’t see any situation where the A’s stay in Oakland, & Vegas still seems like the best bet. Thanks! I honestly forgot the A’s elephant isn’t white in real life, as all of my concepts have always had it that way.

What if... the Athletics relocate to Las Vegas? This wasn't as close to a sure thing when I was working on it as it seems now, but it's fun to see how it might turn out. Green & gold still works well for Vegas, & I added some 'sparkle' to the gold inspired by the Golden Knights.

That makes sense. Here's a look at a "cooler" Mardi Gras scheme on the green alt: I think I still prefer the "warmer" variation myself, but this wouldn't be bad, either.

Hard disagree. The Twins reestablished themselves as a navy primary team with this rebrand (although a few of the players wear red arm sleeves anyway). That setup should go to Cleveland, who has precedent for such a look in the past (with red socks): I miss when Cleveland was more red-heavy, it felt fitting & was a nice callback to the 90’s.

What if... the Pirates relocated to New Orleans? Discussions happened in the early 80's, mostly as a bluff to convince Pittsburgh to get them a better stadium. I changed athletic gold to more of an old gold, akin to the Saints.

Thanks! With regards to the A's colors, are you suggesting adjusting the actual shades, or adding black/navy to the palette, like the jersey? If you just mean tweaking the shades, what kind of adjustments would you make? To me, the two schemes look pretty similar, so I'm not sure if I'm missing something.

I would be curious to see a matching "Minnesota" script, but I dig the arched away wordmark. I agreed with your sentiment about the Twin Cities alternate when it was unveiled, but the combination of just cream & navy has really grown on me. I wouldn't have hated this before the redesign, as I was open to them doing pretty much anything to improve their look. Now, I don't think it would work so well within this uniform set.

Thanks! I thought about removing the elephant since, as @SFGiants58 acutely pointed out, a lot of New Orleans fans would also be LSU fans, and the elephant is the mascot of LSU's rival school, Alabama. I eventually decided against removing it, as I don't think it would be too big of an issue.

I honestly agree, but I also prefer the Pirates in Pittsburgh as opposed to Tampa Bay. It’s one of those “we’re in the proper timeline” moments, which a lot of these teams will feel like. I’m not sure if it’s just because it’s what we’re used to, but I tend to prefer the teams we have in real-life more than most of the ones in this series, as fun as they were to do. The only reason I’d want to avoid that is that a few other teams will have that exact color scheme later on in the series. Moreover, it doesn’t really feel like a “Tampa” color scheme to me. Sure thing!

I completely agree, although I’ve said as much from the beginning. This is a top-5 uniform set in baseball, don’t @ me.

Maybe, but I tried not to get too hung up on what exactly "would've" happened, as it would've then essentially just been the regular Pirates set with "Tampa Bay" on the road jersey. I wanted to take at least a little bit of creative liberty of my own with these teams, and you'll continue to see that throughout the rest of the series.

What if... the Pirates relocated to Tampa Bay? A lot of teams were looking at Tampa Bay in the 80's, and one of those teams was the Pirates. I replaced black with navy, added a "Pirates" script, and a skull-and-crossbones flag patch that syncs well with another Tampa team.

What if... the Athletics relocated to New Orleans? One of many near-relocations of the A's in this series, this one was in the late 70's, where the A's would have shared the Superdome with the Saints. I added purple to the classic green & gold to give a Mardi Gras theme.