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I like it. It's a clever minor league club name, and while the horse could use some work (namely the chainmail, come on guys) the H for Henderson further reenforces the parent club because of the V in Vegas' logo. 

2 hours ago, neo_prankster said:

 

- The Charlotte Bobcats.

 

- Dean Spanos.

 

1. Agreed.

2. You know he's still the owner of the Chargers, right?

32-team MLB in the style of the NHL:

American League:

Atlantic:

• Baltimore Orioles
• Boston Red Sox
• Chicago White Sox
• Cleveland Spiders (formerly Indians)
• Detroit Tigers
• Miami Marlins
• New York Yankees
• Toronto Blue Jays

Pacific:

• Anaheim Angels
• Houston Astros
• Kansas City Royals
• Minnesota Twins
• Oakland Athletics
• Portland Roses (expansion)
• Seattle Mariners
• Texas Rangers

National League:

Atlantic:

• Atlanta Braves
• Charlotte Knights (expansion)
• Cincinnati Reds
• Montreal Expos (formerly Rays)
• New York Mets
• Philadelphia Phillies
• Pittsburgh Pirates
• Washington Nationals

Pacific:

• Arizona Diamondbacks
• Chicago Cubs
• Colorado Rockies
• Milwaukee Brewers
• Los Angeles Dodgers
• San Diego Padres
• San Francisco Giants
• St. Louis Cardinals

I emphasized keeping teams in their current league, though the Florida teams got switched to get Montreal and Washington in the same division. Portland and Charlotte get expansion teams, Portland in the AL Pacific to give Seattle a geographic partner and Charlotte in the NL Atlantic to create a rivalry with Atlanta (and to a lesser extent, Washington). Top two teams in each division qualify for the playoffs, division winners get home field advantage, and World Series home field is determined by the better record between the two teams that make it. 

17 hours ago, Fitzy0220 said:

Pens tried a Black out before the '16 Playoffs during practice, was reported that the Goalies would have a Hard Time picking up the puck, Which is why they chose Gold Shirts to hand out to the fans, it was called the GOLDRUSH.

Just like Centerfield )beyond the Fences) at Baseball Parks cannot be white because the Batters have a hard time picking up the ball coming out of a Pitchers hand

Pens DOMINATE color in the Home uniform is BLACK (Gold and White are mere accent colors)
Flyers DOMINATE color in the Home uniform is ORANGE (White and Black are mere accent colors) 

DOMINATE Home WHITE (Pens) vs the DOMINATE ORANGE Road (Flyers)
http://www.nhluniforms.com/Penguins/Penguins16.html

http:/http://www.nhluniforms.com/Flyers/Flyers09.html

HOME Fans are going to Cheer for you, Be your STRENGTH when you need it, When you're on the Road in a Hostile Environment, (like say Philly) don't you want  to wear your Colors to be a Show of STRENGTH  

There is no right or wrong answer, I just prefer Home Whites

When my Wife and I get dolled up (LOL very rare occasion) to go out somewhere, she wears a Evergreen colored dress I wear White shirt, gray pants and a tri-colored striped dark green / gray / white tie (DOMINATE color I have on is white / gray, that dark green in the tie is just there as an accent color to match her dress) 

I simply cannot understand what you are trying to say here. This is a mess of words that are capitalized when they shouldn't be and words that have been emphasized by being in all caps when bolding would work, just a mess of grammar everywhere and unfinished sentences that make it hard to read.

If my understanding is correct, you're trying to say that 1) certain colors can't be used in excess because it causes issues for the players, 2) the Pens' dominant (not dominate, that's a verb) color at home is black, which is true, their home sweater is black and that the Flyers' dominant home color is orange, also true, because their home sweater is orange, 3) home fans cheer for the team (usually true, but I've been to games where that's not the case) but wearing your colors on the road shows strength? 4) You prefer home whites, and 5) you and your wife match when you go out. Cute, I guess, but irrelevant and only furthers to muddle your message here.

I get wanting to wear white at home, but I think it's done better in basketball and baseball. Hockey and football, to me, should be wearing colors at home because it looks better within the context of the sport. 

The NPB section is frustratingly outdated. At least 8 of the 12 teams have an outdated logo displayed, two teams have their names wrong, and only one team is in "Teams of the Past" despite NPB having a long history of relocations and mergers. With the massive overhaul of the KBO section, I think it's time for the NPB section to get updated.

Teams needing a primary logo update:

• Chiba Lotte Marines
• Hiroshima Toyo Carp
• ORIX Buffaloes
• Saitama Seibu Lions (labeled as "Seibu Lions")
• Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
• Tokyo Yakult Swallows
• Yokohama DeNA BayStars (labeled as "Yokohama BayStars")
• Yomiuri Giants

"Teams of the Past" that should be included:

• ORIX BlueWave
• Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes
• Nankai Hawks
• Lotte Orions
• Nippon-Ham Fighters (Tokyo)

Unfortunately, it's hard to find high-quality versions of NPB logos. I've made a vectorized Marines logo and I know Wikipedia has one of the Giants logo, but other than that it is stupid hard to find a high-quality version of a logo. That said, I've found a great version of the Buffaloes current logo as well as serviceable BayStars and Fighters cap logo. Hopefully this issue gets fixed quickly.

15 minutes ago, monkeypower said:

 

The home team should be the one wearing their colours in their home arena.

I think this is true for football and hockey, but not basketball or baseball.

On 5/7/2020 at 3:27 PM, TrueYankee26 said:

 

• Charlotte Checkers
• Raleigh Hurricanes

Changes

• Expansion Teams: Halifax Voyageurs, Indianapolis Fuel, Milwaukee Admirals, Quebec Nordiques, Atlanta Thrashers, Baltimore Skipjacks, Charlotte Checkers, Hamilton Bulldogs, Hartford Whalers, Orlando Solar Bears, Austin Ice Bats, Kansas City Scouts, Houston Aeros, Oklahoma City Blazers, Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights, New Orleans Brass, Raleigh Hurricanes, Saskatoon Sheiks, San Antonio Rampage, Tulsa Barons, Oakland Seals, Portland Winterhawks, San Diego Gulls, San Francisco Bulls, Seattle Sockeyes, Victoria Royals.
• Team Relocations: Original Carolina Hurricanes from Raleigh to Charlotte.

Big points for giving the NHL team in the Carolinas to the city that deserves it. I think a major league Checkers identity would be slick, especially if the team went back to the classic blue and orange color scheme.

5 by a long shot, 3, and 6 but 5 is all they need.

19 hours ago, dmmdoublem said:

 

I'm not sure how unpopular this is, but I really wish the Giants would take the gold drop shadows off of their home and road uniforms. Gold just isn't part of their color scheme, and doing so would bring those uniforms closer to the 1960's ones they're trying to emulate. I don't mind the presence of gold on the Orange Friday jerseys, though.

 

Man, those orange jerseys are gorgeous. Easily my favorite Giants jersey.

9 hours ago, Bruhammydude said:

An attempt to spread the NFL to markets all around the country:

Teams that move:

Green Bay Packers become Milwaukee Packers;

Las Vegas Raiders become Portland Raiders;

Los Angeles Chargers become San Diego Chargers;

Buffalo Bills become Toronto Bills;

Jacksonville Jaguars become St. Louis Jaguars;

Tennessee Titans move to Memphis, stay as the Tennessee Titans;

 

Now time for the pointless division realignments!

 

NFC EAST:

New England Patriots

New York Giants

Philadelphia Eagles

Washington Redskins

NFC NORTH:

Chicago Bears

Cleveland Browns

Milwaukee Packers

Minnesota Vikings

NFC SOUTH:

Carolina Panthers

Dallas Cowboys

New Orleans Saints

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

NFC WEST:

Arizona Cardinals

Kansas City Chiefs

Portland Raiders

San Diego Chargers

 

AFC EAST:

Baltimore Ravens

New York Jets

Pittsburgh Steelers

Toronto Bills

AFC NORTH:

Cincinnati Bengals

Detroit Lions

Indianapolis Colts

St Louis Jaguars

AFC SOUTH:

Atlanta Falcons

Houston Texans

Miami Dolphins

Tennessee Titans

AFC WEST:

Denver Broncos

Los Angeles Rams

San Francisco 49ers

Seattle Seahawks

I know some Panthers fans that would be furious if we were separated from Atlanta, nevermind what Dallas fans would do if they weren't with the Giants, Eagles, and Washington. While this might make a bit more geographic sense (not sure why the Titans would move to Memphis, they tried that and it didn't work) there are so many rivalries you need to consider. Additionally, why did you switch the two West divisions for the most part?

4 hours ago, Ridleylash said:

It's a league rule that every AHL team must have an NHL affiliate, and with Vegas getting the Rampage and STL taking over Springfield, someone needs to take Chicago as an affiliate.

 

It's also mentioned that it's only an option that they're looking into, not a decided thing. Most likely, they'll keep the affiliation with Charlotte and let Florida have Chicago.

I sure hope they stay with Charlotte. I, for one, like having a team that's successful and well-connected.

8 hours ago, monkeypower said:

The Hurricanes are likely to cut ties with Charlotte and move their affiliation to the Wolves. Florida would then presumably take over Charlotte.

 

https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/luke-decock/article242352706.html

You gotta be ing kidding me. In what world does this make any sort of sense?

The teal and gold Seals are easily my favorite, with the kelly and gold in a close second. These concepts are great, really well done!

21 minutes ago, goalieboy82 said:

still maybe hope.

https://www.espn.com/soccer/united-states-usa/story/4085568/us-could-still-host-2022-world-cup-ex-fifa-president-blatter

I doubt the US would get it given the 2026 Cup but I'd like to see Japan take it, honestly. They certainly have the infrastructure to host quickly and are probably hoping to continue their string of global-level sporting events after the Rugby World Cup and the Olympics.

11 hours ago, _DietDrPepper_ said:

It should be Carolina Bulls but I agree, any city that gets an MLB team with minor league history should name their team after the minor league team. Like the Portland Beavers, and Charlotte Knights if they were to choose Charlotte over Raleigh. 

I disagree. In the unlikely chance that MLB expands/relocates to Raleigh-Durham, the only reason they'd go with Durham Bulls would be if the team is in Durham proper, which doesn't make sense, since Raleigh is much bigger. As such, they'd want to create a Raleigh-specific identity, and probably wouldn't go with Carolina Bulls. 

25 minutes ago, MBurmy said:

Charlotte already has the Panthers, the Hornets and an MLS team...MLB may prefer someplace where the only major competition is the Hurricanes and NC State sports.

I disagree, they didn't have any problem granting franchises to Denver, Miami, Tampa, and Arizona, all of which had two or three teams by the time the MLB team hit. I'd argue the Knights' great attendance and the Charlotte metro's larger population would make it the better choice.

3 hours ago, Krz said:

I’m fine with pretty much all city abbreviations used on a uniform.

 

Plus the argument “not everyone will know what it means” is stupid because
1. Almost everyone does know or can easily guess based on the letters

2. If you somehow can’t figure out what PHX or ATL is, you’re probably not living in the city the team plays in so the jersey isn’t really meant for you anyways.

I'm fine with them as long as they are the actual abbreviation used by the city (for example, I think the Hornets using "CHA" is stupid because CLT is the accepted abbreviation for Charlotte by the locals) and still follow good design guidelines (like, say, the exact opposite of how the Falcons used them).

January 24, 2016 - The Carolina Panthers manhandle the Cardinals in the NFC Championship Game. That said, two weeks later was my lowest point, but we don't talk about that.

November 26, 2015 - The Panthers, in their first ever Thanksgiving Day game, not only destroy the  Cowboys, but also ended Tony Romo's career. Luke's first ever pick 6 and just utter domination that I loved watching that day. 

I wish I had more good memories of the Hornets, but, you know, they kinda suck. 

45 minutes ago, packerfan21396 said:

Deep in the bowels of Inspect Element, you can find the assets used on a website including the font files, and download them.

 

Planet Kosmos

Yes! Thank you so much!

On 3/22/2020 at 7:51 PM, dont care said:

What is this?

Reverse image search says it's a failed Power Rangers show.

Anyone have any idea what font this is?

Alright, I'll get it started: the new Rams logo isn't awful. In fact, I really like the idea behind it and I think with more refining it could've been great. The gradients are the biggest problem, but as soon as you realize the horn is supposed to be both a wave and a horn it starts to click a little more. They should switch the primary and secondary, however.

On 1/28/2020 at 1:40 PM, OnWis97 said:

• I don't want the Orioles to win a World Series because it will strengthen the hold the Cartoon Bird has on the identity.

Please no, the Cartoon Bird looks a ton better than the Natural Bird. It also happens to be more fun.

On 1/28/2020 at 1:44 PM, SFGiants58 said:

I always root against the Native American mascot teams, aside from the Blackhawks. I hope Washington NFL, Cleveland MLB, and Atlanta MLB never win a title until rebranding.

I completely agree. I'm glad the Cleveland team collapsed in 2016 and Washington will never get any recognition from me until Snyder is gone.

I will root against any team I think looks bad. The Titans, Warriors, and Clippers I'll root against until they rebrand.

Great concepts! One thing, though: don't use "Carolina" for Charlotte. If you need names, I'd say Firebirds is pretty unique, and it makes sense: there's a famous statue in Charlotte called The Firebird that has a really unique shape and is pretty iconic. Here's a good piece on it and it's significance: https://www.tripsavvy.com/firebird-sculpture-charlote-583845. If you already have a concept in place for the Aviators, I understand, but I think this is a better name for the city.

Anaheim Angels > California Angels > Los Angeles Angels > Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

The team doesn't play in Los Angeles. Anaheim is its own distinct city, even if it's within the LA metro. Oakland is part of the San Francisco metro, but it's still its own city. The Angels play in Anaheim, and should represent that fact. 

33 minutes ago, Brandon9485 said:

@QueenCitySwarm can you speak about the excitement surrounding MLS coming to Charlotte? The MLS and MLB seasons run parallel to each other. I am wondering how that might impact the city as a potential MLB site. 

I don't live Uptown so I can't speak to exactly how excited the city is, but I'd imagine most fans are pumped. Both the Panthers and Charlotte subreddits have been receptive to really excited about the idea of MLS (though people keep complaining about the money the city gave). Personally, I'm super hyped to go see a game and I imagine we'll have no trouble filling up most of the stadium, especially if they decide to tarp off certain sections. 

I know that any new teams only shuffle around current sports-related spending, but at the rate the city is growing, I can't imagine any timeline except one where Charlotte has at least 4 major sports teams (with MLB coming through relocation or expansion). The only one I don't see happening is NHL, only because Raleigh seems to be doing well enough with the Hurricanes (despite my unhappiness at that). The thing is that Charlotte has a huge sports culture, but the team has to be relevant and located centrally. The Panthers and Knights both achieve this through Uptown stadiums (the Hornets also have one, but currently suck, so it's no wonder people haven't been going). I'm sure with the rowdy and exciting culture soccer fans have, people will get curious about the noise and fans gathering around the Bank, so that's literally free marketing you can't get at a suburban stadium. The team needs to fit in and be successful pretty quickly, or they may end up fighting the same war the Hornets are fighting: struggling for talent in a small market and struggling for attendance due to a lack of talent.