coco1997 Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Inspired by @Victormrey's excellent New York Reds design and Todd Radom's recent podcast discussion about the Cardinals' failed move to Detroit in the 1930s, I decided to take a stab at imagining what the Redbirds would look like had they successfully migrated north. First, the road wordmark: CARDINALS HOME: CARDINALS ROAD: CARDINALS THROWBACK: A few notes: - I used the Red Wings' red, HEX #CE1126 - The biggest change is obviously the road wordmark, which replaces "Cardinals" with the "Detroit" script from the Tigers' road uniform. - While essentially the Cardinals unis, a few Tigers flourishes include fancy belt loops, headspoon piping and Detroit style block numbers. - Sleeve numbers replace front numbers a la the Tigers' late '60s road jerseys - The road set has a bluish tint to evoke the Cardinals' 1976-84 road powder blues - The throwback set is a recolored version of the Tigers' 1972-84 road uniforms C&C appreciated! 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtgco Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Pretty odd idea, but you make it look good and fairly realistic! To get kinda nitpicky, I'd say the "Detroit" script could afford to have a couple changes to make it pair more with the "Cardinals" script (it should be skewed a bit less rightward, and the tops of the "T"s should end in diagonal cuts rather than the horizontal swashes) I'd be curious to see if this could exist in a sorta Red Wings-y style, with the brand stripped down to red and white only (barring the gray of an away jersey.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilSox Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Weird to think of Detroit being a two team city in any sport. Of course back then, St. Louis actually was. Apparently the Cardinals also considered moving to Milwaukee in the 1940s. Which would have been very ironic considering the St. Louis Browns were the OG Brewers. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrayJ12 Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 The idea of having Detroit be a two team city is very mind boggling, but in its peak in the 1940s-1950s, it could had worked. Very nice integration from the various STL and Detroit teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 34 minutes ago, GrayJ12 said: The idea of having Detroit be a two team city is very mind boggling, but in its peak in the 1940s-1950s, it could had worked. Very nice integration from the various STL and Detroit teams. Detroit (1950 pop. 1,849,568) was bigger than Philadelphia of 1900, 1910 and 1920 when the Athletics were in the City of Brotherly Love and shared it with the Phillies. Starting in 1950 Philly hit 2 million so absolutely! 2 Quote trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coiler Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Looks good, but as Detroit imploded postwar, I can easily see the Cardinals moving again and becoming like the A's in terms of bouncing around from city to city. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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