America Premier League Baseball Project

[Trek2300]

Hello everyone, I keep coming back to this idea which was fully inspired by the amazing work of graphic designer Patrick Cummings. He created a universe where soccer took hold in America at the turn of the century and flourished into a promotion and relegation league much like the leagues in Europe.

I've always played with the idea of using the teams as models for a baseball league in the same vein as his original idea of a pro/reg league.

Check out his work here
https://pcgd.co/america-league-all

Anyway, I'm tackling the team from DC and designing a 1930s flannel styled uniform. I would like to take a poll...out of the 4 screenshots, which one should be the jersey? (Team inspiration here: https://pcgd.co/the-district)

[txranger]

Number 2.
Number 1 as alt. with blue pinstripes.

Nice work on these.

[poiuy]

I like #1 and #2. Based on the red striping in the inspiration set, I'd probably go with #1.

I like that these are inspired by the soccer unis without simply being "baseball versions" of them. Well done.

[Trek2300]

Originally Posted by txranger

Number 2.
Number 1 as alt. with blue pinstripes.

Nice work on these.

Thank you txranger, coming from you it means a lot!

[Trek2300]

Originally Posted by poiuy

I like #1 and #2. Based on the red striping in the inspiration set, I'd probably go with #1.

I like that these are inspired by the soccer unis without simply being "baseball versions" of them. Well done.

Thank you poiuy!
I'm surprised how much I liked them, hence the survey. I like being challenged and reimagining soccer kits to baseball uniforms.

[Trek2300]

Since it's a 1930s start.... that logo, as nice as it is, it doesn't quite match the era. Been playing with a US Seal bald eagle image I found and trying a few ideas. So far this is the "best" one I've come up with, but something seems lacking.

[Trek2300]

The team from Baltimore
Playing around with the logo too. The "Crabs" logo is still in work.
https://pcgd.co/charm-city

[Trek2300]

https://pcgd.co/charm-city

I'm really liking the last two...but are the full Lord Baltimore patterned sleeves "historically accurate" for the 1930's?

[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!

[Trek2300]

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!

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!

[Trek2300]

New Jersey team
https://pcgd.co/camden-county

It's like being at the eye doctor.... first or second, which one is better... first or second? Let me show you again, first .... or .... second?

[Trek2300]

Providence, near and dear to my heart.
https://pcgd.co/providence-towne

A great little city. I took some liberties with this one. First, I changed the name to Anchors instead of Colonials, and second, I changed, or should I say added to the color scheme. Went full blown URI with the palette. The original logo was the light blue and white. I added the deep navy. Also played around with an alternate logo PT around the Anchor.

[Trek2300]

Home and Away

The two zip files were too big to load in their entirety, so I removed the textured jersey from each one. Just copy the two samples I provided and add them back in.

[No Pepper]

Good stuff! For 20/20 vision, Reds for home, CC for away.

[Scott Vibert]

Fantastic!

[Eugene Church]

Excellent work.

Looking forward to seeing your entire league.