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Wearing an alternate draws attention. That's why they're (also) used to celebrate special occasions. And they sell. The A's gray is utilitarian. No piping, nothing fancy, just a gray jersey to denote the road team and Oakland because it has to say something. Nobody's running out to buy it (except me, and even then from China because screw Fisher).

You got me excited enough to go look, and I would have been very impressed by their commitment to the bit. Maybe if they make it real for a weekend or something.

I mean... I'd buy a hat.

Didn't they also get rid of their gray tops?

I mean, it's definitely weirder, but kind of with a wink. We see you, we know it's insane, let's just enjoy it.

I've seen no comment on the material specs of the new BP caps, which is weird. I feel like usually they make a big deal about the new fabric, plastic logos, all that. That being said, two days before it leaked I was telling my father that I missed the old sunglass elephant logo. Weird that they dropped the sun, but I'll be buying one (and a Phanatic cap, obviously).

Why not the Cardiff Dragons? I think the colors and dragon mascot are both all-Wales enough to get the point across, and all the other teams are city-specific. That's my only critique of the whole series. Killing it.

My honest guess (as a sad and bitter A's fan, I will admit) is that people like the Kelly jerseys, while the grays are just standard road grays that almost everyone has, and so they go with the one to which people will pay less attention.

They say Oakland...

So I will tell you that the Israeli team in the Olympics did get media coverage, there were newspaper stories and they reported the (less than ideal) scores on TV. I frankly don't know what went on in 2017 because I moved here in 2018, but I imagine it was similar. And you know what? If the WBC gets even one kid to pick up a glove and try it out, that's a big deal. They bring the 99% USA-born squad to do kids' camps and stuff, and they draw big crowds. 2023 will likely see an Israeli-born pitcher (Dean Kremer, Baltimore) and coach (Alon Leichman, Cincinnati) in the big leagues on Opening Day. There's progress, is what I'm saying.

There's an 86 Mets thing going on, which is cool, especially when you remember that the rooting base for Team Israel is... New York Jews, mostly. People here in Israel barely know the WBC is going on, and if you look back to the 2013 qualifiers in Brooklyn, those were home games. I also support a team taking on some uniform qualities to call their own, instead of yet another rec league jersey with the default script. Let racing stripes (two stripes to match the flag? It works!) and pinstripes be Israel's thing, why not?

Correct, not to worry.

Israel's jersey (and cap) are an incredible upgrade over the look worn in 2013 and 2017, which was basically just Italy with a few letters swapped. I would buy a jersey, but my wife would kill me.

Fanboy moment, I love your concepts. Anyway, yeah: "“To allow adequate time for the design process of the new team logo, uniforms, and caps, the final team name will be unveiled at the Friday, June 23 home game when the Frederick Club hosts the York Revolution,” said Chuck Domino, Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations for Attain Sports & Entertainment. “In the meantime, we’re starting off the season with something fun that has never been done before—uniforms with question marks in the colors of the Maryland flag (red, gold, and black) and black caps with a sole white question mark on the front and a Maryland Flag on the back. We thought this would be a great way to embrace the mystery of the naming contest results until the big reveal in June.”" https://ballparkdigest.com/2023/02/08/finalists-unveiled-for-new-frederick-atlantic-league-team/ So if Hagerstown is ready next year, they're doing all this for half a season.

I'm shocked nobody's mentioned yet that they won't have their name, logos, or uniforms to start the season, and will be playing in literal question mark uniforms. I'm... Shocked.

Fantastic and fitting, but doing consider either making the white of the sponsor into a full band across the chest of the home, or turning it yellow.

I like it. One thing you might consider is to swap the colors on the road stripe, the gold is getting a bit lost between the black and white. And maybe a full white shirt instead of the black yoke?

This is fantastic. Looks good, looks like Haifa, the sponsor is well-integrated. Great work.

No idea why, but here in Israel you often have to pay extra to get the version with the sponsor, which I don't know why anyone would do.

Hadera: Great update. Gives them a look they can own and really emphasizes the blue. HaPoel: Eww. Kidding aside, while nice in the vacuum, this feels like putting Italy in red white and green at home, or Argentina in a powder blue top with a white hoop. It might make sense, but HaPoel has a traditional look, and that's red and black vertical stripes. Bnei Reina: As a team new to top level play, they have an opportunity to really carve out their niche. I like this logo-inspired kit, I really do.

Hadera is much improved, good work. And I love Ashkelon, especially the logo-inspired road. Great work!

We really do have too many red teams, don't we. I think that's the "danger" here. You're using similar/colorswapped designs for home and clash, and they're pretty, but unfeasible for actual soccer. Think about Chadera playing at Be'er Sheva, and what they could possibly wear. Nice in a vacuum, problematic on the hypothetical field. Also a lot of use of the clashing yoke, which while nice is going to make a lot of teams look pretty much the same, especially when all of the HaPoels wear red.

As a Beitar fan... Much nicer than our current kits, but with the same sponsor problem. I would put the Mobileye logo directly on, without the box. Maybe making it higher, so it's not on the stripes. Will also echo what VampyrRabbit said, but exciting to see some Israeli concepts here!

Would you be willing to send that this way?

Where did you find the Stomper logos for Orlando? I love them.