Matthew Drake
@MJD7Design
Followers
1,549
Following
106
Media
787
Statuses
1,600
Explore trending content on Musk Viewer
Biden
• 2330785 Tweets
Garbage
• 2325314 Tweets
Halloween
• 1748228 Tweets
ハロウィン
• 1289085 Tweets
Valencia
• 1223729 Tweets
Pennsylvania
• 1141909 Tweets
DANA
• 965999 Tweets
الاتحاد
• 746734 Tweets
الشباب
• 713728 Tweets
الاتفاق
• 700494 Tweets
القادسية
• 689285 Tweets
الرائد
• 688573 Tweets
الفيحاء
• 666626 Tweets
Supreme Court
• 314410 Tweets
Virginia
• 270743 Tweets
RTVE
• 155505 Tweets
Ahmet Özer
• 117192 Tweets
Happy Diwali
• 116119 Tweets
Arnold
• 97787 Tweets
SCOTUS
• 74879 Tweets
nino
• 65522 Tweets
$ICE
• 61379 Tweets
Buzz Aldrin
• 39554 Tweets
Ruud
• 34635 Tweets
Norma Piña
• 26120 Tweets
livia
• 16434 Tweets
Alfonsín
• 15772 Tweets
Nicky Jam
• 10338 Tweets
Pinned Tweet
I've had this in the vault for nearly two years now, but I'm excited to finally announce my first venture into designing uniform concepts for college football, in honor of the start of the season!
2
1
47
The Rays City Connect (with dark purple instead of black) would make a wonderful basis for a rebrand.
56
139
3K
Imagine if the Guardians came out of the gate with a set like this:
23
11
459
Seattle Mariners
I went all-in on a redesign based on the City Connect logos and wordmarks, while retaining the navy & teal.
I added a "wavy" effect to the wordmark, befitting of the name & referencing a wordmark from the late '80s.
19
9
350
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
54
20
245
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.
18
19
224
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!
4
9
227
Chicago Cubs:
I absolutely love the script the team used in 1932 & 1933, so it takes center stage here.
10
5
204
As for the Tigers actual City Connect, adding just the slightest bit of orange would have done wonders for it, I think.
2
3
150
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.
17
6
145
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.
15
12
127
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!
6
8
133
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.
3
7
127
Montréal Expos:
It'll probably never happen, but I don't think this one needs much explaining.
3
6
122
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.
7
5
119
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.
7
1
116
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.
8
9
116
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.
4
3
114
Oakland Athletics:
Kelly green returns full-time, as do the Northwestern stripes on the sleeves from the 70's.
7
5
108
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.
3
6
111
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.
2
6
100
Colorado Rockies
I dropped black from the color scheme to simplify it to purple & silver. I also added a "snow white" alternate to be worn at home.
5
5
100
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.
5
6
97
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.
10
8
90
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.
6
3
89
I think I prefer my original neo-retro concept, but this wouldn't be a bad premise for an M's redesign:
7
7
89
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.
7
8
87
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.
2
5
88
Tampa Bay Rays
I thought about going all-in on the '90s gradient, but I'm not ready yet. Maybe in a future redesigns series. For now, I stick with the 70's fauxback theme.
This set would be the ultimate mix-&-match, in my opinion. Any hat could go with any jersey.
6
5
87
Happy All-Star Game day! Based on a combination of the Futures Game and real-life uniforms, here is what I would do for this year's game (these would obviously be reserved for the Home Run Derby).
7
3
82
Cincinnati Reds:
This jersey is a combination of the Reds' 1956 "Mr. Redleg" & 1962 vest designs.
5
2
83
Chicago White Sox
I went with the City Connect number font and double-stripe across the board.
I also flipped the colors of the away wordmark, and added a "White Sox" script alternate and a black-&-white version of the '83 throwback.
9
4
81
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.
8
3
78
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.
1
4
75
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.
7
3
76
My last-minute guess that I made last night was pretty close!
First wear is Friday, but we’re going against the grain all weekend.
73
292
2K
5
2
78
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.
4
2
77
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.
5
4
75
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.
8
1
74
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.
6
3
75
San Francisco Giants
I went back to the Giants' current wordmarks and created my own matching version for the "San Francisco" wordmark.
I removed the headspoon piping from the jerseys, going back to the neck striping that matches the sleeves.
4
4
74
Houston Astros
I went with orange as the primary color over navy, and added back the "shooting star" on the front.
5
6
73
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.
8
3
72
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.
6
4
74
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.
3
0
74
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.
6
0
74
Thanks to everyone who followed along! I know this series might have been a bit uneventful, since I already posted the jersey designs years ago, and I didn't make that many radical changes, but I hope seeing the full uniforms was enjoyable nonetheless!
9
3
73
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.
6
3
73
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.
3
2
72
Seattle Mariners:
This jersey is based on the design the Seattle Pilots wore for their one year of existence in 1969.
5
1
72
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.
3
4
71
Oakland Athletics
Naturally, I went back to the brighter kelly green, and added the sleeve stripes from the gold jersey onto the rest of the set.
4
8
69
Cleveland Guardians:
This jersey is based off of a design the team wore from 1933-1935.
1
1
70
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!
2
5
69
UCF Knights:
Based on their early 2010's, Blake Bortles look, I feel like UCF would be a good candidate for the "Triple Mismatch Club," as coined by
@fashion_nfl
. The pants and helmet feature a sword stripe, and the sleeve feature the relatively new knight logo.
2
5
68
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.
8
7
64
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!
5
1
68
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.
1
0
67
Minnesota Twins
As I'm sure I've made clear by now, I think the Twins' recent rebrand is essentially perfect, the best they've ever looked, & they're now among the best uniforms in baseball. So, no major changes beyond adding a home alternate cap inspired by the batting helmet.
1
3
64
Philadelphia Phillies
I had a brief period where the Phils' real-life red & blue color scheme was growing on me, but the maroon & powder blue is just too good to pass up.
7
2
64
Miami Marlins
I tried to split the difference as best I could between "Miami blue" and teal, resulting in a true aqua color that feels quintissentially Miami.
I also added in a throwback-style vest in the new colors, dropping the road gray.
5
4
63
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.
2
2
64
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.
0
4
63
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.
2
2
63
Texas Rangers
I think the way for the Rangers to stand out is to go with a constrasting red brim for their home blue cap, like they did in the '80s.
The red cap would also have a constrasting blue brim, and I brought back the red alternate, this time with the "Rangers" script.
3
2
63
Now that all of the City Connects have been released, here is a look at my adjustments to all of them together!
3
6
62
Navy Midshipmen:
Pretty simple set for the Navy, I just went with the uniform they wore for their 2012 game against Army, and added a matching navy version.
I'd still have them wear a special uniform every year vs. Army, but I didn't feel the need to mock every one of those up.
4
3
62
Toronto Blue Jays
The Jays have some of the best uniforms in all of baseball, so I didn't really change much.
For the powder blue alternate, I went with royal blue accents instead of navy, and powder front-panel cap.
4
5
61
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.
6
7
58
New York Yankees:
No need to mess with the most iconic uniform in all of sports.
5
3
60
Los Angeles Dodgers City Connect 2.0:
The Dodgers' second attempt at a City jersey at least has some redeemable elements about it, so I tried just tweaking it. I went with the thinner "Los Angeles" script, dropped navy, & went with Dodger Stadium inspired stripes.
4
5
59
Hello there everyone,
It's been a couple years since I've updated my main MLB concepts, and even longer since I put them on a full uniform template, so I figured I'd do so now.
2
1
58
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.
3
4
56
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.
4
3
55
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.
7
3
54
Exciting news! One of my Cooperstown jerseys is now available in real life for the first time! Hit the link below to get yours!
5
6
54
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.
5
3
54
Washington Nationals
I made the striping pattern consistent across all jerseys, went back to their superior "Washington" script, and brought back the red jersey.
3
5
54
I’m honestly halfway convinced the
@Dbacks
saw my concept for them & ran with it, but I’m not complaining:
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.
1
4
27
8
5
52
Cincinnati Reds
I went the traditional route, dropping black and adding a pinstripe alt. I also kept the wavy wordmark created by
@SethR94
.
3
3
53
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.
1
2
52
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.
3
0
53
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.
4
1
52
Pittsburgh Pirates
I went back to the block "Pittsburgh" away font, but added the script back in on a new gold alternate.
I went with the bold and iconic primary logo on the black alternate, no outlines necessary.
4
1
52
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.
4
2
52
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.
4
3
52
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."
3
5
51
What if the Marlins had a 1950's throwback in Vice colors?
Exciting things coming 👀
@ProLineMockups
|
#MarlinsBeisbol
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.
2
6
100
1
4
51
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.
1
2
51
Milwaukee Brewers
Like the Twins (and Padres), the Brewers' 2020s rebrand was an absolute home run. No major changes beyond putting the City Connect sleeve striping on the navy alternate.
2
3
49
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.
6
3
49
Chicago Cubs
I added the thick blue cuffs back on the home, went with the 60's away design, and brought back the 80's blue alternate.
Essentially a combination of different eras throughout Cubs' history.
2
3
50
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.
5
7
50
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.
0
2
50
San Diego Padres
I changed the brown alternate to be more like the previous navy style, with the "SD" logo and double striping. I also added back the "Taco Bell" cap.
3
3
50
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.
3
1
49
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!
3
5
47