Softball challenge - Page 2

RMc · 04-23-2018, 11:57 AM

Anybody?

bjorgenson · 04-23-2018, 04:59 PM

I have a few of these that I've made - they're entirely fictional, though.

abell1198 · 04-23-2018, 05:49 PM

I don't have much time to do these, but I hate to see someone ask for help and not get it. I threw these together for you. Not exact, but better than nothing, I suppose.

abell1198 · 04-23-2018, 10:27 PM

Again, not exact, and a black and white photo didn't help much. So, I took some creative liberties. Hope you don't mind.

RMc · 04-24-2018, 07:04 AM

My attempt at adding "STORM" to the Chicago uni...

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Eh...not bad, actually.

RMc · 04-24-2018, 07:25 PM

Anybody else?

RMc · 04-24-2018, 08:37 PM

...you beg other people to do it for you! Don't do it yourself, for God's sake...!

Well, I finally dug out the Jersey and Cap Maker programs, and for my first attempt...well...

Y'see, back in the 1970s, there was a soccer team called the Colorado Caribous. The only notable thing about them was their uniforms, which are considered the worst in the entire history of sports.

I won't spoil the surprise. I'll let you google it. That's OK, I'll wait.

Yeah. Really. (Yes, that is what you think it is.)

So...

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I'm...I'm sorry.

abell1198 · 04-24-2018, 09:40 PM

abell1198 · 04-24-2018, 10:12 PM

RMc · 04-25-2018, 08:11 AM

Baltimore Monuments -- Thanks, abell1198!
Chicago Storm -- Thanks, abell1198!
Chicago Nationwide Advertising
Cincinnati Suds -- Thanks, abell1198!
Cincinnati Rivermen
Cleveland Jaybirds -- Thanks, abell1198!
Cleveland Competitors
Colorado Caribous -- actually a soccer team, but never mind
Columbus All-Americans
Detroit Caesars -- Thanks, abell1198!
Detroit Auto Kings
Detroit Softball City
Edmonton Snowbirds -- IWSA; thanks, txranger!
Ft. Wayne Scouts
Ft. Wayne Huggie Bears
Kentucky Bourbons
Lexington Stallions
Lima Steele's
Milwaukee Copper Hearth
Milwaukee Schlitz
Milwaukee Bangers -- alternate nickname
Minnesota Goofy's
Minnesota Norsemen
New England Pilgrims
New York Clippers
New Jersey Statesmen
Trenton Statesmen
Trenton Champales
Philadelphia Athletics
South Jersey Athletics
Pittsburgh Hardhats
Pittsburgh Champions
Rochester Zeniths
Rochester Express
St. Louis Hummers -- IWSA
San Diego Sandpipers -- IWSA
San Jose Sunbirds -- IWSA
Syracuse Salt(s)

RMc · 04-25-2018, 08:32 AM

There's no trace of the Lexington Stallions, but I did manage to find a logo of a basketball team of that name...

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The patch would actually be incorrect, since the Stallions played in the NASL, not the APSPL. But whatever.

RMc · 04-25-2018, 09:15 AM

This was easy enough...

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RMc · 04-25-2018, 10:02 AM

Thanks, flicker!

Cincinnati Rivermen hat:

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Benny Holt in his Storm home (presumably) uniform. (Benny doesn't like having his picture taken, does he?)

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Pittsburgh Champions. They're nothing if not "PC".

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Columbus All-Americans...

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...also in colour!

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RMc · 04-25-2018, 11:16 AM

Yep, that's Joe Pepitone of the Chicago Nationwide Advertising team in 1980. (Ironically, the league would later fold, in part due to a lack of...nationwide advertising.)

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The CNA uniform is...shall we say, strongly reminiscent of the infamous togs the White Sox wore a few years earlier. (Maybe it's the very same uniforms?)

EDIT: In fact, the White Sox were still using these uniforms in 1980!

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Cleveland Competitors home cap...

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...and road cap. (No, I don't know if the damn logo was supposed to be worn straight up or sideways or what.)

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Rochester Zeniths (and Express, probably) cap.

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RMc · 04-25-2018, 11:55 AM

An (un)reasonable facsimile...

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The actual caps apparently had some kinda weird triangle on them...

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...so I'll go with a wacky i'il NY instead.

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RMc · 04-25-2018, 04:40 PM

I couldn't figure out how to type a backwards letter in Jersey maker, so I plucked this directly off the old photograph:

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As good as could be expected, I guess...

RMc · 04-25-2018, 07:42 PM

Complete with awful lettering on the cap...here's the Pittsburgh Hardhats!

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RMc · 04-26-2018, 09:07 AM

Here's the St. Louis Hummers, using the original logo.

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No, St. Louis isn't on the original list, because the Hummers didn't play mens' softball...they were a women's team, playing in the International Women's Softball Association, which played four seasons from 1976-79.

And unlike the APSPL et al, whose teams were strictly in the east and Midwest, the IWSA had a team in St. Louis and several teams on the west coast, making it a true national league. (There was even a team in Edmonton, for some reason. Yes, that's in Canada.)

Maybe I'll include them in this thread, maybe not.

abell1198 · 04-26-2018, 10:30 PM

RMc · 04-27-2018, 07:30 AM

Hail Caesars!

New England Pilgrims

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04-23-2018, 11:57 AM	#21
RMc All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,632	Anybody? __________________ "We're all behind our baseball team..."

04-23-2018, 05:49 PM	#23
abell1198 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Columbia, MO Posts: 847	Baltimore Monuments I don't have much time to do these, but I hate to see someone ask for help and not get it. I threw these together for you. Not exact, but better than nothing, I suppose. __________________ "Working on my OOTP obsession one day at a time." Dynasties: Collegiate Baseball Association World Series League March Madness 2015 Last edited by abell1198; 04-23-2018 at 09:45 PM.

04-23-2018, 10:27 PM	#24
abell1198 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Columbia, MO Posts: 847	Chicago Storm Again, not exact, and a black and white photo didn't help much. So, I took some creative liberties. Hope you don't mind. __________________ "Working on my OOTP obsession one day at a time." Dynasties: Collegiate Baseball Association World Series League March Madness 2015

04-24-2018, 07:04 AM	#25
RMc All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,632	My attempt at adding "STORM" to the Chicago uni... Eh...not bad, actually. __________________ "We're all behind our baseball team..."

04-24-2018, 07:25 PM	#26
RMc All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,632	Anybody else? __________________ "We're all behind our baseball team..."

04-23-2018, 04:59 PM	#22
bjorgenson Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 223	I have a few of these that I've made - they're entirely fictional, though.

04-24-2018, 08:37 PM	#27
RMc All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,632	Well, if you want something done right... ...you beg other people to do it for you! Don't do it yourself, for God's sake...! Well, I finally dug out the Jersey and Cap Maker programs, and for my first attempt...well... Y'see, back in the 1970s, there was a soccer team called the Colorado Caribous. The only notable thing about them was their uniforms, which are considered the worst in the entire history of sports. I won't spoil the surprise. I'll let you google it. That's OK, I'll wait. Yeah. Really. (Yes, that is what you think it is.) So... I'm...I'm sorry. __________________ "We're all behind our baseball team..."

04-24-2018, 09:40 PM	#28
abell1198 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Columbia, MO Posts: 847	Cincinnati Suds __________________ "Working on my OOTP obsession one day at a time." Dynasties: Collegiate Baseball Association World Series League March Madness 2015

04-24-2018, 10:12 PM	#29
abell1198 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Columbia, MO Posts: 847	Cleveland Jaybirds __________________ "Working on my OOTP obsession one day at a time." Dynasties: Collegiate Baseball Association World Series League March Madness 2015

04-25-2018, 08:11 AM	#30
RMc All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,632	For those of you keeping track at home... Baltimore Monuments -- Thanks, abell1198! Chicago Storm -- Thanks, abell1198! Chicago Nationwide Advertising Cincinnati Suds -- Thanks, abell1198! Cincinnati Rivermen Cleveland Jaybirds -- Thanks, abell1198! Cleveland Competitors Colorado Caribous -- actually a soccer team, but never mind Columbus All-Americans Detroit Caesars -- Thanks, abell1198! Detroit Auto Kings Detroit Softball City Edmonton Snowbirds -- IWSA; thanks, txranger! Ft. Wayne Scouts Ft. Wayne Huggie Bears Kentucky Bourbons Lexington Stallions Lima Steele's Milwaukee Copper Hearth Milwaukee Schlitz Milwaukee Bangers -- alternate nickname Minnesota Goofy's Minnesota Norsemen New England Pilgrims New York Clippers New Jersey Statesmen Trenton Statesmen Trenton Champales Philadelphia Athletics South Jersey Athletics Pittsburgh Hardhats Pittsburgh Champions Rochester Zeniths Rochester Express St. Louis Hummers -- IWSA San Diego Sandpipers -- IWSA San Jose Sunbirds -- IWSA Syracuse Salt(s) __________________ "We're all behind our baseball team..." Last edited by RMc; 05-11-2018 at 02:40 PM.

04-25-2018, 08:32 AM	#31
RMc All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,632	There's no trace of the Lexington Stallions, but I did manage to find a logo of a basketball team of that name... The patch would actually be incorrect, since the Stallions played in the NASL, not the APSPL. But whatever. __________________ "We're all behind our baseball team..."

04-25-2018, 09:15 AM	#32
RMc All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,632	This was easy enough... __________________ "We're all behind our baseball team..."

04-25-2018, 10:02 AM	#33
RMc All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,632	Here are some other photos I found... Thanks, flicker! Cincinnati Rivermen hat: Benny Holt in his Storm home (presumably) uniform. (Benny doesn't like having his picture taken, does he?) Pittsburgh Champions. They're nothing if not "PC". Columbus All-Americans... ...also in colour! __________________ "We're all behind our baseball team..." Last edited by RMc; 04-25-2018 at 11:18 AM.

04-25-2018, 11:16 AM	#34
RMc All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,632	Joe, ya coulda done us proud... Yep, that's Joe Pepitone of the Chicago Nationwide Advertising team in 1980. (Ironically, the league would later fold, in part due to a lack of...nationwide advertising.) The CNA uniform is...shall we say, strongly reminiscent of the infamous togs the White Sox wore a few years earlier. (Maybe it's the very same uniforms?) EDIT: In fact, the White Sox were still using these uniforms in 1980! Cleveland Competitors home cap... ...and road cap. (No, I don't know if the damn logo was supposed to be worn straight up or sideways or what.) Rochester Zeniths (and Express, probably) cap. __________________ "We're all behind our baseball team..." Last edited by RMc; 04-25-2018 at 03:25 PM.

04-25-2018, 11:55 AM	#35
RMc All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,632	An (un)reasonable facsimile... The actual caps apparently had some kinda weird triangle on them... ...so I'll go with a wacky i'il NY instead. __________________ "We're all behind our baseball team..." Last edited by RMc; 04-25-2018 at 03:21 PM.

04-25-2018, 04:40 PM	#36
RMc All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,632	I couldn't figure out how to type a backwards letter in Jersey maker, so I plucked this directly off the old photograph: As good as could be expected, I guess... __________________ "We're all behind our baseball team..."

04-25-2018, 07:42 PM	#37
RMc All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,632	Complete with awful lettering on the cap...here's the Pittsburgh Hardhats! __________________ "We're all behind our baseball team..."

04-26-2018, 09:07 AM	#38
RMc All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,632	Here's the St. Louis Hummers, using the original logo. No, St. Louis isn't on the original list, because the Hummers didn't play mens' softball...they were a women's team, playing in the International Women's Softball Association, which played four seasons from 1976-79. And unlike the APSPL et al, whose teams were strictly in the east and Midwest, the IWSA had a team in St. Louis and several teams on the west coast, making it a true national league. (There was even a team in Edmonton, for some reason. Yes, that's in Canada.) Maybe I'll include them in this thread, maybe not. __________________ "We're all behind our baseball team..." Last edited by RMc; 04-26-2018 at 09:08 AM.

04-26-2018, 10:30 PM	#39
abell1198 All Star Reserve Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Columbia, MO Posts: 847	Detroit Caesars __________________ "Working on my OOTP obsession one day at a time." Dynasties: Collegiate Baseball Association World Series League March Madness 2015

04-27-2018, 07:30 AM	#40
RMc All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,632	Hail Caesars! New England Pilgrims __________________ "We're all behind our baseball team..."