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Matthew Drake
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The Rays City Connect (with dark purple instead of black) would make a wonderful basis for a rebrand.
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Imagine if the Guardians came out of the gate with a set like this:
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Matthew Drake
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Here’s my attempt to “fix” the @Commanders new uniforms, while changing as little as possible (which still ended up being quite a lot): • Gold facemask returns • White & black jerseys more closely mimic the burgundy • Stripes on the pants • No need for a black helmet
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Since @Nike ’s City Connect jerseys were originally intended to cycle through new designs every few years, I figured I’d try the same thing with my “Cooperstown Collection” concepts. I’ll be posting one team a day, leading right up to Opening Day! I hope you enjoy!
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Matthew Drake
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I’ve started to become convinced that going back to teal is the way to go for the Marlins. I kept pink as an accent but went with a more pastel shade. I also think the Marlins are a rare team that doesn't really need a road gray jersey, so in its place I added a pink alternate.
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Chicago Cubs: I absolutely love the script the team used in 1932 & 1933, so it takes center stage here.
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4 years
The AL Central: Chicago White Sox
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Matthew Drake
1 year
I know this question will make @UniWatch cringe, but are the Twins now the only team in MLB where their main home & away jerseys have different-colored @Nike logos? Off of the top of my head I can’t think of anyone else.
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Matthew Drake
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As for the Tigers actual City Connect, adding just the slightest bit of orange would have done wonders for it, I think.
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Cleveland Guardians City Connect: The main thing I haven't liked about the City Connects so far is the tendency to use abbreviations, so instead I went with "the Land." Otherwise I really like Cleveland's City design, so not much changes beyond adding the new logo to the sleeve.
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Matthew Drake
4 years
Now here are the New Orleans Saints: Inspired by the Color Rush, the Saints go with the throwback look full-time, embracing a richer gold that returns as the primary pants color.
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Matthew Drake
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I hope you enjoyed this 2nd volume of the Cooperstown Collection! This was probably one of my favorite series I've done to date. I'll be around to post my changes to this year's City Connects as they release, and then after that, who knows...🤔 Now let's enjoy Opening Day!
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Matthew Drake
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Arizona Diamondbacks: Naturally, I went back to the purple & teal era again, but this time with a teal base color, which the team had never done during that era or since. The new full "Diamondbacks" wordmark makes an appearance.
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Matthew Drake
1 year
Montréal Expos: It'll probably never happen, but I don't think this one needs much explaining.
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Detroit Tigers: This jersey is based off of the experiment that only lasted one season, in which the Tigers replaced the familiar Old-English 'D' with a tiger head in 1927.
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Chicago White Sox: There were so many different options to go with for the Sox, but I eventually settled on a jersey inspired by the first throwback in MLB, worn in 1990, throwing back to 1917. It was also inspired by the "Field of Dreams" uniform the team wore in 2021.
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Houston Astros: I went with the racing stripe pattern used throughout the 80's and early 90's, and paired it with a script that uses the shooting star as its tail, inspired by user SFGiants58's design on the boards.
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Tampa Bay Rays City Connect: These last couple City designs haven't really given me much worth changing! I just traded out the sunburst for the pelican logo.
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Matthew Drake
2 years
Oakland Athletics: Kelly green returns full-time, as do the Northwestern stripes on the sleeves from the 70's.
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Oakland Athletics: It's pretty fitting that the A's fell on St. Patricks Day: I went with a design inspired by jerseys the Philadelphia A's wore throughout the 1920's with the elephant on the front.
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Miami Marlins: This jersey is based on the Triple-A Miami Marlins that existed from 1956-1960. Pairing the design with the modern colors personally reminds me a bit of the Miami Art Deco District.
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Philadelphia Phillies: I went with a wordmark that dates back to at least 1888, and added the Phanatic on the sleeve for an added vintage feel.
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Matthew Drake
2 years
Cincinnati Reds: Naturally, I got rid of black, and went with a striping pattern reminiscent of the Big Red Machine uniforms, while also adding a pinstriped throwback.
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Matthew Drake
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Detroit Tigers City Connect: I don't mind the Tigers' City uniform they released yesterday, but I wanted to try something more directly tied to the Tigers' brand and history, while still incorporating the Detroit inspiration.
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Matthew Drake
1 year
I think I prefer my original neo-retro concept, but this wouldn't be a bad premise for an M's redesign:
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Los Angeles Angels: This design is inspired by the Pacific Coast League Los Angeles Angels' "UCLA Stripe" jersey they wore in the 50's, with a periwinkle base color inspired by the '90s Disneyland era.
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Matthew Drake
2 years
Miami Marlins: Bright blue rightfully takes primary status over black in the wordmarks, and "caliente red" is replaced with a salmon pink, unashamedly taking inspiration from the Heat's popular "Vice" uniforms.
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Cincinnati Reds: This jersey is a combination of the Reds' 1956 "Mr. Redleg" & 1962 vest designs.
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Matthew Drake
11 months
What if... the Twins relocated to Charlotte? Twins' owner Carl Pohlad was having issues with getting the struggling team a new stadium in the 90's, so Carolina businessmen tried to lure them to move. Purple & teal was all the rage at the time, matching the Hornets.
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Colorado Rockies: This design is based on the Denver Bears Minor League team's infamous "Strike Zone" jersey, which they began wearing in 1952, to supposedly help umpires with calling balls and strikes.
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Matthew Drake
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What if... the (original) Senators relocated to Los Angeles (and changed their name)? The Senators tried to move to LA in the early 50's, but after the Dodgers entered the race, they won out. This design incorporates elements of the Twins' (who the Senators became) new rebrand.
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Pittsburgh Pirates: This is the only simple recolor from Volume I of the series, I couldn't help but go with a black version of the Pirates' pullover pinstripe jersey they wore from 1977-1979.
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Matthew Drake
2 years
Seattle Mariners: The Mariners get what is possibly the most drastic redesign of the series, with a modernized font & sleeve striping both inspired by their earliest uniforms, while bringing their iconic teal to the forefront of the brand.
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Matthew Drake
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What if... the Marlins relocated to Las Vegas (and changed their name)? In 2004, the team met with Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman to discuss relocation. "Marlins" doesn't really work for a landlocked city, so I went with the name they almost originally went with: the Flamingos.
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What if... the Rangers relocated to Tampa Bay (and changed their name)? The Rangers tried negotiating a deal to sell the team to a Tampa group in the late 80's, but it fell through. I combined the Rangers' script font with the Rays' beautiful color scheme.
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Matthew Drake
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My last-minute guess that I made last night was pretty close!
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First wear is Friday, but we’re going against the grain all weekend.
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Baltimore Orioles: This jersey is inspired by the design the St. Louis Browns, who eventually relocated to Baltimore, wore for the duration of World War II.
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Matthew Drake
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What if... the Marlins relocated to Oklahoma City? Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin said in 2006 that she had several talks with the then Florida Marlins about possibly moving to OKC. I figured if it went through, they'd be able to snatch up the "Thunder" name before the NBA got to it.
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What if... the Saints remained in St. Paul? Charles Comiskey moved the Saints to Chicago in 1900 and renamed them the "White Sox," but what if he never did? I took inspiration from the color scheme of the Twins' current "Twin Cities" jersey.
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Philadelphia Phillies City Connect: I had this prepared after the Phils' jersey leaked, because to be honest, I didn't find much redeeming about it. It might be a near-copy of some earlier Sixers' City designs, but I honestly don't mind, it feels truer to Philly's history.
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Matthew Drake
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San Diego Padres: It's also pretty fitting that the Padres fell today, since they opened the season this morning: I went with the Padres' initial gold jersey, which they wore in 1972 & 1973, and paired it with a script from the Pacific Coast League version of the team.
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Cleveland Guardians: This jersey is based off of a design the team wore from 1933-1935.
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Seattle Mariners: This jersey is based on the design the Seattle Pilots wore for their one year of existence in 1969.
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New York Yankees: If there’d ever be a good reason for the Yanks to not wear their iconic home pinstripes, it’d be to honor the New York Black Yankees, specifically by wearing a design inspired by what they wore in 1935. I decided to pair it with the classic Yankees script.
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Matthew Drake
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St. Louis Cardinals City Connect: I really like the Cards' City uniform, I'm glad they kept things traditional, but I wanted to try a few different things: I added the Arch to the front, & instead of wavy pinstripes, I used the St. Louis flag stripes as the sleeve stripe.
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Matthew Drake
2 years
And with that, the Cooperstown Collection is complete! The entire collection has been uploaded at the website linked in my bio, so that it can be viewed all together. Thank you for following along!
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Tampa Bay Rays: This design is inspired by two Tampa Minor League teams: the main design is inspired by the "Tampa Smokers" who existed from 1919-1954, and the patch is inspired by the Tampa Tarpons that existed from 1957-1988. Thanks to @MichaelDanger19 for providing the font!
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Matthew Drake
4 years
Here are the Los Angeles Rams: I just cleaned up some of the unnecessary details of the recent redesign, removing the segments from the horn & the gradient numbers, and returning to a pure white away jersey. The yellow alternate is inspired by the 50’s Rams home uniform.
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Minnesota Twins: This design is inspired by the Washington Senators’ (the iteration that eventually moved to Minnesota) “3-D” design that they wore from 1956-1958.
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Toronto Blue Jays: This jersey is inspired by the Toronto Maple Leafs: not the hockey team, but the Minor League team that existed from 1896-1967.
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Atlanta Braves: This jersey is inspired by the 1929 Braves, which is probably where the modern-day Braves' subtle use of gold can be traced back to.
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Milwaukee Brewers: The striping is inspired by the former Brewers of the American Association, & the font & sleeve logo come from the Brew Crew’s amazing “YOUniform” promotion they did in 2013, in which the winning design was created by Ben Peters.
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Chicago White Sox: I added sleeve stripes onto the home jersey, flipped the colors of the away wordmark, and added a black pinstriped alternate inspired by their City Connect.
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Matthew Drake
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New York Yankees: No need to mess with the most iconic uniform in all of sports.
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Houston Astros: I tried to inject a bit more "fun" into the Astros' look by adding a tequila sunrise shooting star & sleeve stripes, as well as elevating orange to the primary color over navy.
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Matthew Drake
11 months
Happy Home Run Derby day! Here are some All-Star jersey designs (which *should* be used in this Home Run Derby) inspired by the Mariners' City Connect.
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Matthew Drake
4 months
If the @Nationals committed to the double-outline look, it could’ve worked:
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What if... the Angels relocated to Long Beach? The Angels met with Long Beach officials in 2019 about relocating to a new stadium at an undeveloped plot of land near Long Beach Convention Center. For this iteration I went all-in on the City Connect surfer aesthetic.
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Matthew Drake
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New York Mets: I gave the road uniform a script matching the style of the home, went with sleeves inspired by the "racing stripes" uniforms of the 80's, & kept the black jersey as a throwback for night games.
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I’m honestly halfway convinced the @Dbacks saw my concept for them & ran with it, but I’m not complaining:
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Arizona Diamondbacks: Brick red, black, & turquoise is now the main color scheme, but the home & away uniforms are now off-white & sand, respectively, to maintain the desert aesthetic.
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Matthew Drake
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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.
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Texas Rangers: Since I kept a red jersey in the main set for the Rangers, this was the perfect opportunity to add powder blue back into the mix, like they wore from 1976-1982.
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New York Mets: This jersey is inspired by the Brooklyn Royal Giants, a Negro League team that existed from 1904-1942, that the Mets wore a throwback for in 2014. I believe it also hypothetically would mark the first time the team wears the full “Metropolitans” name on a jersey.
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Matthew Drake
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What if... the Rays relocate to Orlando? This one is unlikely, but "Orlando City Baseball Dreamers" founder Pat Williams has said he would welcome discussions with the Rays to move there. This set was the perfect opportunity for me to try out the 90's gradient full-time.
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Matthew Drake
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Nashville Sounds: I combined their current logos with a previous color palette of theirs, while adding racing pinstripes that resemble guitar strings, to create a look that would be unique to MLB & hopefully captures the essence of Nashville.
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Matthew Drake
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Inspired by a comment on the @sportslogosnet boards, this set takes the Marlins' City Connect style but puts it in their primary black & blue. I prefer the current scripts myself, but I wouldn't be upset at all if the Marlins went with something like this.
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What if the Marlins had a 1950's throwback in Vice colors? Exciting things coming 👀 @ProLineMockups | #MarlinsBeisbol
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Miami Marlins: This jersey is based on the Triple-A Miami Marlins that existed from 1956-1960. Pairing the design with the modern colors personally reminds me a bit of the Miami Art Deco District.
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What if... the Expos relocated to Buffalo? This one would *technically* count as a relocation, as Montreal's bid for an expansion franchise nearly fell through before they even played a game, and Buffalo was one of the cities interested if it did. I went with the name "Bisons."
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Charlotte Knights: I originally conceptualized this, before the Minor League team unveiled their recent redesign, with black & gold & their old logos. However, I think going with Panther blue to unite Charlotte into one color palette works really well.
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2 years
Here's what I predict/hope we'll see from the Twins upcoming uniform redesign this off-season: essentially a combination of different eras throughout Twins' history, while bringing consistency to the identity and moving it further into modernity.
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My ideal uniform matchup for Super Bowl LVI: • For the Rams, I would go back to the classic helmet horn & remove the segments in the numbers & sleeves. • For the Bengals, I’d go back to the 80’s style stripes & put the tiger logo on the sleeves. Excited for the game tonight!
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St. Louis Cardinals: With the help of the wonderful site , this jersey is a combination of a couple of different designs the Cardinals wore in 1922.
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Los Angeles Dodgers: This checkered design is based on the 1916 Brooklyn Dodgers, who had a similar jersey pattern.
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Kansas City Royals Cooperstown Collection: This jersey is inspired by the Kansas City Monarchs, who over the course of their history featured legendary players such as Jackie Robinson, Satchel Paige, and Ernie Banks.
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Exciting news! One of my Cooperstown jerseys is now available in real life for the first time! Hit the link below to get yours!
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11 months
What if... the (original) Senators remained in Washington? The Senators moved to Minnesota in 1961 and became the Twins, but what if they stayed in DC? This set takes a Twins-inspired approach to their branding evolution.
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Pittsburgh Pirates: The Pirates main home & away uniforms are essentially perfect, so I just added a gold alternate & consolidated their two black alternates into one.
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Kansas City Royals: The Royals have had pretty much the same uniforms for much of their history, so I once again went with some inspiration from the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues, but this time with powder blue & royal.
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Washington Nationals: I loved the throwback the Nats wore in 2019, which was the powder blue jersey the Expos wore for a decade, from their inception in 1969 until 1979, so I referenced that here.
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Boston Red Sox: This was a tough one, since the Sox didn’t really have many unique uniforms before their current classic set. So, I combined the large letters of the 1902 & 1908 jerseys, the socks patch of the early 1930’s, and the collar striping of the 70’s.
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What if... the (original) Senators relocated to Los Angeles (and changed their name)? This is the same premise as my other Senators → Angels set, just with more of a Senators style as opposed to the Twins.
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Tampa Bay Rays: The Rays get a complete redesign based off of their "Turn Back the Clock" promotion from 2012, creating a retro-inspired look that feels surprisingly modern.
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I couldn't be much more in love than I am with the @Twins ' rebrand unveiled today, so there's really not much I'd change: I'd just switch up the stripes on the navy alternate & add some pinstripes and a splash of red back into the cream alternate.
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Kansas City Royals: I like a lot of what the Royals did in their recent redesign, but I kept the "Kansas City" script for their road & royal blue jerseys & added a new number font that better matches their logo.
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Aaaand that'll do it! Thanks to everybody who's followed along, and as always, I hope you enjoyed seeing the designs as much as I enjoyed creating them!
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Philadelphia Phillies: Maroon & powder blue returns as the full-time color scheme, and the liberty bell logo is placed on the left sleeve.
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What if... the Athletics relocated to New Orleans? One of many near-relocations from 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.
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What if... the Pilots remained in Seattle? The Pilots only lasted one season in Seattle before moving to Milwaukee in 1970 and becoming the Brewers, but what if they were able to stay? This set takes heavy inspiration from the Mariners' recent City Connect jersey.
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What if... the White Sox relocated to Tampa Bay? The Sox were minutes away from moving to what is now Tropicana Field, but an after-midnight vote that won by one kept them in Chicago. Leaked t-shirts showed the team considered going with a forest green & orange color palette.
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2 years
Detroit Tigers: Thicker headspoon striping, and no more white outline on the road jersey.
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Inspired by @SethR94 ’s wonderful @Reds jersey concept (which I’ll link below), I went with his wavy “Cincinnati” away wordmark, which itself was likely inspired by the 2015 All-Star Game logo & the Cincinnati flag.
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What if... the Twins relocated to Tampa Bay? A TB group bought a minority stake in the Twins, but once word got out, a "ticket buyout" ensued to boost attendance numbers and keep the team in Minnesota. Navy & light blue, colors the Twins have used, are now the primary scheme.
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Matthew Drake
10 months
What if... the Cowboys remained in Kansas City? The Cowboys (or "Blues") existed until 1901 when they moved to Washington and became the Senators, who eventually became the Twins. Brown & Longhorn burnt orange felt like a fitting color scheme for this team.
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Matthew Drake
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What if... the (Athletics, Pirates, or Twins) relocated to Indianapolis? Arthur Angotti led a group working to bring MLB to Indy in the mid-80's: the A's, Pirates & Twins were up for sale. They would've been named the "Arrows," & had the benefit of prototype logos & uniforms.
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Matthew Drake
1 year
Pittsburgh Pirates City Connect: I mostly like the Pirates' take on the City program, I'm just not big on the 3-letter abbreviations, so I went with the full "Pittsburgh."
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Matthew Drake
2 years
The @Padres have some of the best uniforms in baseball. Please never change.
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Matthew Drake
11 months
What if... the Pirates relocated to Washington (and changed their name)? They considered it twice in the 80's and 90's. This was the perfect opportunity to honor the Homestead Grays, a Negro League team that played home games in both Pittsburgh and Washington in their history.
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Matthew Drake
2 years
Cleveland Guardians: I went with a more interesting striping pattern inspired by other Cleveland teams, and made some tweaks to both of the alternates.
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Matthew Drake
1 year
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.
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What if... the Dodgers remained in Brooklyn? The Dodgers left for LA in 1958, but this is how I imagine they'd look if they never did. They only had the red front number on the home white at the time, so I kept that, & added a heather pattern to the away to keep a vintage feel.
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