Brian in Boston Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 When you study the uniform designs that weren't adopted by the Chicago White Sox in time for the 1982 MLB season, you truly realize how fortunate the team was to spend the 1982 through 1986 campaigns in the togs that did take to the diamond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvikings Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 How much would I be willing to pay for a color version of this image? A significant amount. http://dstewartpaint.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimball Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 I know this one exists ... "I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific." Lily Tomlin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 The one with the full "White Sox" wordmark is actually pretty nice. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinsUp1214 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, Lights Out said: The one with the full "White Sox" wordmark is actually pretty nice. Yeah, that was my thought as well. I don’t think I would have minded that one so much in comparison to the other options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 The one with the number in a star is almost ahead of its time with the 90s colors. I'm old enough to remember when Sports Illustrated ran an article about the design/selection process. The sketch of the star jersey in the article used a "ChicaGo" wordmark. SI Vault -- 6/8/81 Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEd76 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 The star design is too close to the Astros one of that era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvikings Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 I'd say all of those are pretty indebted to the 70's Astros, including the one they ended up with. Not direct rip offs, but they definitely wouldn't have been attempted if Houston hadn't come first. http://dstewartpaint.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGiants58 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 6 minutes ago, oldschoolvikings said: I'd say all of those are pretty indebted to the 70's Astros, including the one they ended up with. Not direct rip offs, but they definitely wouldn't have been attempted if Houston hadn't come first. How very "Come as You Are" about them. Also, it looks like I have an idea for a new series! MLB: Project 32 (Complete), MLB: The Defunct Saga (Complete) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManillaToad Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 I like a lot of what's going on with these. The two that definitely don't look good are the striped sleeves and the one with a stripe from neck to arm, but you could make those elements work on the right uniform imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fool Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 A full logo on the chest is one of the dumbest ideas I've ever seen for a Baseball uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnclearInitial Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 IDC what anyone says, the striped sleeve is by far the best option they could have chosen, would have looked amazing with striped socks. The small hoop with the Sox wordmark above it, the one with the full White Sox wordmark, the one with the racing stripe down the arm, and the one with the asymmetrical stripe from neck to sleeve with no batter logo are also better than what they ended up with IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRed618 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 That blue one with "CHICAGO" in diagonal would’ve made a sick alt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VDizzle12 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 On 2/16/2021 at 2:52 AM, Old School Fool said: A full logo on the chest is one of the dumbest ideas I've ever seen for a Baseball uniform. If Adidas ever got the MLB contract we'd 100% see that for every team on players weekend. Maybe even with shorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 On 2/15/2021 at 4:32 PM, ManillaToad said: I like a lot of what's going on with these. The two that definitely don't look good are the striped sleeves and the one with a stripe from neck to arm, but you could make those elements work on the right uniform imo Striped sleeves could work...but the Sox are the wrong team for it. The Tigers, OTOH... A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltravisjr Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 On 2/15/2021 at 11:56 AM, Brian in Boston said: When you study the uniform designs that weren't adopted by the Chicago White Sox in time for the 1982 MLB season, you truly realize how fortunate the team was to spend the 1982 through 1986 campaigns in the togs that did take to the diamond. The second from the right on top and the second from the left on the bottom was the design that actually won. The team revised (i.e. watered down) the original design a couple times before the uniform became official. If I were the designer I would have been angry about that but he didn't mind... http://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?sportCat=mlb&page=lukas/110324_white_sox_design Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCM0313 Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 On 2/15/2021 at 2:52 PM, leopard88 said: The one with the number in a star is almost ahead of its time with the 90s colors. I'm old enough to remember when Sports Illustrated ran an article about the design/selection process. The sketch of the star jersey in the article used a "ChicaGo" wordmark. SI Vault -- 6/8/81 Light blue and red were the colors of the prototype that was actually made. I’m thinking that scheme came from the Chicago flag. Ditto the star. But yeah, Houston having a star on their uniforms was probably an influence on the Sox’s (Sox’?) decision to go in another direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 "Chicago" always looks good in that ligatured Avant Garde that you see on one of the color concepts. Using the O as a roundel is a little too much, though. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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