MLB adopts promotion and relegation in 1903

[Trek2300]

Originally Posted by niu354

If anyone out there is enjoying this series and has an interest in helping with some logos/ballcaps/uniforms, let me know!

All that content comes from these forums, and it's been amazing how accessible it all is. Most of it is authentic enough to pass for 1909, but there are some sets that were clearly intended for modern saves and look out of place.

No big deal if there's nobody interested, but some upgrades would be amazing and much appreciated.

I'm down to help out and make some kits for you!

[niu354]

That’s great, thank you! Are there teams you want to focus on, or do you want me to nominate some? Also inviting viewers to nominate teams for upgrade.

[Bill Veeck]

Fascinating!

[Trek2300]

Originally Posted by niu354

That’s great, thank you! Are there teams you want to focus on, or do you want me to nominate some? Also inviting viewers to nominate teams for upgrade.

What teams would you like done first? I've seen a few modern styled kits on your awesome YouTube series, but I don't remember which ones they were. Just let me know and I'll be more than happy to get started.

[20_range]

Willing to make more logos for this

[niu354]

First candidate: Dubuque

They'll have many different team names, so recommend focusing the jerseys and hats on Dubuque.

Current content included below in case it's helpful.

[niu354]

Second candidate: Peoria Distillers (becoming the Tractors in 1917)

[niu354]

Third candidate: Schenectady Frog Alleys (becoming the Mohawk Giants in 1913)

[Trek2300]

On it. I'll work on these three to start. Do you want me to be as historically team accurate as possible or be historically inspired?

[niu354]

Some degree of reality is appreciated, but even if you got them perfect, it would only be for a moment in history. These teams evolved very quickly, and I can only assume their kits did too. Therefore, I'd probably go something that's stylistically representative of the club, but there's plenty of room for creative liberty

[Trek2300]

I used a couple of pictures from 1920ish for them. Pretty easy to swap from team names without major change to their get up as the 'P' was the most prominent feature of the logo.

[Trek2300]

Home

[Trek2300]

Away

I went back and forth on the Cap and which logo to use. So, I included them both, one as home and one as away. This way you have options.

[Trek2300]

Looked at the fonts.... the away kind of looks off with the outline against the road gray. I updated it for you if you want a clean no outline look.

Did the same for the home too. I originally had the outline the same color as the jersey but removed it and made the single-color font a little thicker.

The two sets are the same except for the naming conventions to make installing them easier.

[niu354]

Thanks Trek, this is great! I'm using the away. Just FYI I've not using any numbers and am generally just picking one kit for home and away. Feel free to do the full treatment for other who may wish to use it all. That said, don't want to waste your time.

[niu354]

Fourth candidate: Alameda Encinals - will keep that name forever in the save

[Trek2300]

I used a few different pics for inspiration... the most striking thing for me was the green pinstriping...I think that's something that should be more prevalent in modern times. It's sharp and classy.

[Trek2300]

I gave three options for the Jersey with different D's. The 3rd one being the most historically accurate to 1923, the only change is the cursive script for the letter D rather the boring block styled D.

[niu354]

Wonderful! Already applied them.

[niu354]

Reports of their demise were greatly exaggerated in 1910

https://youtu.be/-QqPw2m-vmg