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Originally Posted by No Pepper
Great work Trek! From memory, I think it was (only) the Cubs in the early 1940's that first adopted sleeveless, vested jerseys or colored sleeves as you've chosen here. The Majors kept their styles pretty minimalistic until the 1970's. I think the minor league Oakland Oaks of the late 1930's had the colored sleeves like your style. You probably already know this. Otherwise, during the Depression of the 1930's, I think embellishments like your Crabs would be a pipe dream. Of course, none of these have to be restrictions on your imagination!
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Thank you No Pepper, you are one of the creators that I respect greatly. And as far as the sleeves, I agree. I haven't found much if any that would be this type of detail either. I try to keep a "historical" accuracy on most everything I do even if it's an alternate universe.
I do like to create lore-based teams and maybe just maybe this team was owned by an owner who also raised and raced thoroughbreds (Pimlico Race Course is in Baltimore and hosts the Preakness, second leg of the Triple Crown) and his best horse is called Lord Baltimore and the colors on the jockey silks are the Lord Baltimore flag..... Voila! his teams have flannel uniforms and his racing silks as sleeves. If only I could replicate the silk texture for the sleeves... then I would have truly "lored" the heck out of this team and uniforms!