Bouj Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I'm working on a DIY project, and I wanted to get some input from the board. I wanted to see if there was a consensus on which MLB teams could pull off wearing cream. I know some teams could probably pull it off without a hitch (pretty much anyone trying to replicate a jersey the team wore pre-1972). Others probably couldn't do it at all (like Toronto would probably look silly in cream).Here is where it stands now:NOWCleveland (alt)Minnesota (alt)New York Mets (alt)Philadelphia (alt)San Francisco (home)In addition, there is the rumor that San Diego will tweak their uniforms in 2012 to include their old PCL colors (navy/red), which could mean they could just reintroduce the cream PCL throwback they wore a few years back against the Cubs. Go Astros!Go Texans!Go Rockets!Go Javelinas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krona Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 The Padres could certainly reintroduce the creams with the brown and yellow. I really hope they dont introduce red into their identity. this franchise already has a historically convoluted color crisis. no more please. while they're at it, the MLB needs to get majestic working on this material:http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/100514_under_armour_baseball_throwbacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krona Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 As far as teams that could pull off cream, here's my top five:1.ChiSox2.Twins3.Royals (to distinguish themselves from the Dodgers)4.Astros (with a fauxback set)5.NatsFor the most part, im not crazy about cream paired with red. Cardinal, yes. red, no. Navy and black looks best in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothieX Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Cream sucks, just looks dirty. This isn't 1930. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouj Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 As far as teams that could pull off cream, here's my top five:1.ChiSox2.Twins3.Royals (to distinguish themselves from the Dodgers)4.Astros (with a fauxback set)5.NatsFor the most part, im not crazy about cream paired with red. Cardinal, yes. red, no. Navy and black looks best in my opinion.Actually, I've already done a DIY fauxback cream with the Astros (navy/orange in the current font). I'll be posting pics soon. Go Astros!Go Texans!Go Rockets!Go Javelinas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 The Yankees could pull off cream. Why?Cash rules everything around them (CREAM!) get the money, dolla dolla bill y'all. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Here's the color, if anyone cares: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Very nice, thanks. I'll add that to my next Brewers concept - if any town could pull it off, it's the Cream City. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I should also include the solid/spot color as well - they use a Pantone Pastel color for this one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Very nice, thanks. I'll add that to my next Brewers concept - if any town could pull it off, it's the Cream City.My suggestion was gonna be the Brewers for this reason... how'd I know you were gonna beat me to it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Not sure if the Phillies alt cream is the same as the "classic" cream, but it really doesn't look good IMO. Probably because it's combined with bright red and blue. The uniform it's "inspired" by didn't seem to be as "creamy" (more of an "egg shell", if you will) and used way more blue trim, which I think would help the current alt.They could absolutely pull off cream as a base color for their home pinstripes, but I'd highly recommend that they go back to red stars in this case. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmejia Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I'm a sucker for any MLB team in cream. I think the five cream sets that are listed up top are my favorite looks for every one of those teams. Is it gimmicky? Probably, but I love how cream or "off white" looks in baseball, especially under the sun for an afternoon game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysr92 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Cream sucks, just looks dirty. This isn't 1930.Agree. Never have been a big fan of cream, it always makes the jerseys look urine stained to me haha, the Giants are probably my least favorite and the Phillies are probably my favorite (least hated ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakonius26 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I hate this current trend of teams in cream. It's only purpose is to make money, and the result is always something that looks dirty and aesthetically unpleasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I hate this current trend of teams in cream. It's only purpose is to make money, and the result is always something that looks dirty and aesthetically unpleasing.How does a cream jersey make more money for the Giants than a white one would? The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakonius26 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I hate this current trend of teams in cream. It's only purpose is to make money, and the result is always something that looks dirty and aesthetically unpleasing.How does a cream jersey make more money for the Giants than a white one would?I would imagine that if you were to go to their official team store at the park or online they would have cream replica or "authentic" on sale right along side their typical home and road uniforms. I personally don't shop for baseball jerseys, so I might be wrong about that. But like any alteration to most sports identities (even if it's simply changing white to cream), I would imagine it's main purpose is to make money with another jersey on top of the home, road, and alternate (if applicable) that they already wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnclearInitial Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I hate this current trend of teams in cream. It's only purpose is to make money, and the result is always something that looks dirty and aesthetically unpleasing.How does a cream jersey make more money for the Giants than a white one would?I would imagine that if you were to go to their official team store at the park or online they would have cream replica or "authentic" on sale right along side their typical home and road uniforms. I personally don't shop for baseball jerseys, so I might be wrong about that. But like any alteration to most sports identities (even if it's simply changing white to cream), I would imagine it's main purpose is to make money with another jersey on top of the home, road, and alternate (if applicable) that they already wear.The Giants don't have a white jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakonius26 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I hate this current trend of teams in cream. It's only purpose is to make money, and the result is always something that looks dirty and aesthetically unpleasing.How does a cream jersey make more money for the Giants than a white one would?I would imagine that if you were to go to their official team store at the park or online they would have cream replica or "authentic" on sale right along side their typical home and road uniforms. I personally don't shop for baseball jerseys, so I might be wrong about that. But like any alteration to most sports identities (even if it's simply changing white to cream), I would imagine it's main purpose is to make money with another jersey on top of the home, road, and alternate (if applicable) that they already wear.The Giants don't have a white jersey.Despite the fact they call it "cream" that looks pretty "white" to me. Honestly, unless you show the difference between the 1999 and 2000 uniforms on a forum like this, or place the respective uniforms fairly close to each other, I'm not going to be able to tell the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loogodude90 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 I hate this current trend of teams in cream. It's only purpose is to make money, and the result is always something that looks dirty and aesthetically unpleasing.How does a cream jersey make more money for the Giants than a white one would?Maybe not at this point, but almost any time a new jersey is introduced, a huge reason is to make more money. I'd be surprised if there wasn't a "spike" of Giants jersey sales around 2000 when the creams came out. Maybe someone here who knows about year-by-year team jersey sales would know.If the Giants had kept white jerseys this entire time, I'd bet their overall home jersey sales would have been lower than if they had changed changed because Giants fans would have had no real reason to buy a new white jersey in 2000. WIZARDS ORIOLES CAPITALS RAVENS UNITED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouj Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 I hate this current trend of teams in cream. It's only purpose is to make money, and the result is always something that looks dirty and aesthetically unpleasing.How does a cream jersey make more money for the Giants than a white one would?I would imagine that if you were to go to their official team store at the park or online they would have cream replica or "authentic" on sale right along side their typical home and road uniforms. I personally don't shop for baseball jerseys, so I might be wrong about that. But like any alteration to most sports identities (even if it's simply changing white to cream), I would imagine it's main purpose is to make money with another jersey on top of the home, road, and alternate (if applicable) that they already wear.The Giants don't have a white jersey.Despite the fact they call it "cream" that looks pretty "white" to me. Honestly, unless you show the difference between the 1999 and 2000 uniforms on a forum like this, or place the respective uniforms fairly close to each other, I'm not going to be able to tell the difference.It's not that hard to see the difference first-hand. White is white, cream is cream. I've got examples of Majestic jerseys in both at home. There's a pretty distinct difference. I know sometimes we bag on Majestic for homogenizing the MLB uniforms, but the colors do turn out pretty distinctly (well, except for COOL BASE grey, which is uniform for everyone now).Not all of the navy jerseys are alike. Atlanta's and Boston's navy alts end up being a lot darker than the Nats' alt. It's the subtle differences that make them unique. Go Astros!Go Texans!Go Rockets!Go Javelinas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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