MJD7 Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Alright guys, I’m pretty excited for this next concept series. I call it “MLB MULTIVERSE,” it’s essentially collection of “what-ifs”: either relocations of MLB teams that very nearly happened, or what certain teams would possibly look like if they never relocated in the first place. This series was heavily inspired by @SFGiants58's legendary “MLB: The Defunct Saga” and Todd Radom’s “Phantom Franchise” series on Buster Olney’s podcast. I have over 60 (!) different alternate-universe teams to show, my biggest series ever by far, so hopefully you won’t be sick of me by the time we’re done. I’m going to go in a randomized order for this series, so that even I won’t know which team will be up next each day, which should be exciting. With that, Let’s begin! MLB MULTIVERSE Arizona Athletics Atlanta Athletics Eagles (Cleveland) Baltimore Braves Cardinals Orioles (Cardinals) Orioles (Yankees) Buffalo Bisons (Expos) Bisons (Senators) Blue Jays Red Sox Boston Braves Brooklyn Dodgers Carolina Twins Chicago Athletics Dallas Athletics Texas Rangers (Braves) Denver Athletics Pirates Colorado White Sox Yankees Detroit Cardinals Houston Cardinals [Update] Buffaloes (Cardinals) Colts (Cleveland) Indianapolis Arrows (Athletics, Pirates, or Twins) Kansas City Athletics Cowboys Las Vegas Athletics Diamondbacks Flamingos (Marlins) Long Beach Angels Los Angeles Angels (Senators) Angels (Senators/Twins) Athletics Browns Angels (Browns) Louisville Athletics Miami Marlins (Browns) Milwaukee Athletics Braves Brewers (Braves) Brewers (Expos) Browns Brewers (Browns) Cardinals [Update] Brewers (Cardinals) White Sox Brewers (White Sox) Minneapolis Minnesota Giants Millers (Giants) Minnesota Vikings (Cleveland) Montreal Browns Royals (Browns) Expos (Mets) Expos (Rays) Nashville Orioles Stars (Rays) White Sox New Jersey Mets Yankees New Orleans Athletics Cajuns (Yankees) Pelicans (Cleveland) Pelicans (Expos) Pirates Pelicans (Pirates) White Sox Pelicans (White Sox) New York Giants Mets (Phillies) Pirates Reds Norfolk Tides (Expos) Tides (Marlins) Oakland Dodgers Oaks (Cleveland) Oklahoma City Thunder (Marlins) Orlando Rays Dreamers (Rays) Philadelphia Athletics Pittsburgh Tigers Portland Athletics Salt Lake Twins Bees (Twins) San Antonio Missions (Marlins) [Update] San Diego Athletics Braves Reds San Francisco Seals (Senators) Seattle Athletics Pilots Rainiers (Cleveland) White Sox St. Louis Browns St. Paul Saints (White Sox) Tampa Bay Athletics Giants Mariners Pirates Rays (Rangers) Twins Florida White Sox Toronto Giants (V.1: black & orange) (V.2: blue & green) Virginia Fury (Astros) Fury (Expos) Washington Athletics Giants Grays (Pirates) Nationals (Padres) Pandas (Padres) Stars (Padres) Orioles Senators (Rangers) Senators (Twins) Stars (Astros) Compliations by City by Team 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD7 Posted June 1, 2023 Author Share Posted June 1, 2023 What if... the Giants relocated to Toronto? (V.1: black & orange) This was very close to happening in the mid-70's, to the point where a deal was agreed upon and prototype logos + a new color scheme (more on that later on) were generated. This design combines the Jays font with the Giants colors. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD7 Posted June 2, 2023 Author Share Posted June 2, 2023 What if... the Browns relocated to Miami (and changed their name)? This one doesn't have as much solid evidence behind it, but St. Louis Browns owner Bill Veeck had history owning a team in Miami. The design combines Browns' style scripts with Orioles stripes & Miami colors. 26 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CLEstones Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 That Marlins font is on point. Custom? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megildur Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 Love the title and great start! I love the black-and-orange combo and the use of the maple leaf for the Giants is quite smart. I'd take your Marlins over the current ones 10 times out of 10. 1 Quote United Baseball Association | the MLB Ferris Wheel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VampyrRabbit Posted June 2, 2023 Share Posted June 2, 2023 That Marlins script is great, and I love the sleeve patch. Could you do a sleeveless shirt with teal pinstripes (1997 home ) with that script please? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillFromPA Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 Keep 'em coming! MLB The Defunct Saga was a favorite of mine. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD7 Posted June 3, 2023 Author Share Posted June 3, 2023 On 6/2/2023 at 10:05 AM, CLEstones said: That Marlins font is on point. Custom? Thanks, it's actually mainly a font called "Catchland" (essentially the Dodgers' script font), with a few modifications to make it more in-line with the old St. Louis Browns script. On 6/2/2023 at 10:07 AM, Megildur said: Love the title and great start! I love the black-and-orange combo and the use of the maple leaf for the Giants is quite smart. I'd take your Marlins over the current ones 10 times out of 10. Thank you, I appreciate it! 20 hours ago, VampyrRabbit said: That Marlins script is great, and I love the sleeve patch. Could you do a sleeveless shirt with teal pinstripes (1997 home ) with that script please? Thanks! Sure thing, here's a look: 19 hours ago, BillFromPA said: Keep 'em coming! MLB The Defunct Saga was a favorite of mine. Will do! It was one of my favorites to follow, as well. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD7 Posted June 3, 2023 Author Share Posted June 3, 2023 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. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD7 Posted June 4, 2023 Author Share Posted June 4, 2023 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. 10 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VampyrRabbit Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 I'm absolutely sure the Pirates would have kept the black and gold if they moved to Tampa, the region is famed for pirate lore and the Gasparilla festival takes place there every year. The Pirates brand would have fitted Tampa Bay like a glove, and I doubt the owners would have made the team colours less piratical. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD7 Posted June 4, 2023 Author Share Posted June 4, 2023 52 minutes ago, VampyrRabbit said: I'm absolutely sure the Pirates would have kept the black and gold if they moved to Tampa, the region is famed for pirate lore and the Gasparilla festival takes place there every year. The Pirates brand would have fitted Tampa Bay like a glove, and I doubt the owners would have made the team colours less piratical. 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. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VampyrRabbit Posted June 4, 2023 Share Posted June 4, 2023 36 minutes ago, MJD7 said: 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. I do prefer black and gold to blue and gold for the Pirates, but can't deny it's a nice colour scheme. I would like to see the Pirates set in gold, black and red, as I can see the team in Tampa adding red to the colour scheme just like the team did in Pittsburgh in 1997. And almost forgot, thanks for doing the Marlins pinstripe jersey. The 1997 sleeveless jersey was the definative version of that uniform. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD7 Posted June 5, 2023 Author Share Posted June 5, 2023 3 hours ago, VampyrRabbit said: I do prefer black and gold to blue and gold for the Pirates 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. 3 hours ago, VampyrRabbit said: I would like to see the Pirates set in gold, black and red, as I can see the team in Tampa adding red to the colour scheme just like the team did in Pittsburgh in 1997. 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. 3 hours ago, VampyrRabbit said: And almost forgot, thanks for doing the Marlins pinstripe jersey. The 1997 sleeveless jersey was the definative version of that uniform. Sure thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johne9109 Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 That A's set works really well and the Elephant on the ball feels oddly on brand for Mardi Gras 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD7 Posted June 5, 2023 Author Share Posted June 5, 2023 2 hours ago, johne9109 said: That A's set works really well and the Elephant on the ball feels oddly on brand for Mardi Gras 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysox Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 fun series so far! I think the A's would benefit from a small tweak to their colors. I know they're Mardi Gras colors, but a slight adjustment so they mesh together would elevate it a little like the color palette below. Quote @MichaelDanger19 | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD7 Posted June 5, 2023 Author Share Posted June 5, 2023 56 minutes ago, raysox said: fun series so far! I think the A's would benefit from a small tweak to their colors. I know they're Mardi Gras colors, but a slight adjustment so they mesh together would elevate it a little like the color palette below. 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJD7 Posted June 5, 2023 Author Share Posted June 5, 2023 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. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysox Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 22 minutes ago, MJD7 said: 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. For sure, the green is more yellow and purple is more red than the one in the Pelicans reference. I think shading them closer to blue will make them come together a little easier. 1 Quote @MichaelDanger19 | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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