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tm1681 · 09-18-2023, 06:21 PM

I've also had enough time to finish off the logos for the next league in my fictional universe: the Pacific Coast League, which starts in 1903 just as it did in real life. About half of the logos were done a couple of years ago when I had a different idea for the league.

I first came up with the ideas for the teams in 2020 while the minor leagues were in lockdown and Major League Baseball HQ said it was getting rid of the old minor league structure, jettisoning leagues like the PCL and the Southern League. Only, they returned just a couple of years later. Oops...

Anyway, here are how the logos look:

The teams:

Los Angeles Wings - Obvious play on the PCL's old "Los Angeles Angels", which of course were themselves named after the city's nickname of the "City of Angels", and that tradition continued on to the California Angels and Los Angeles Angels and LA Angels of Anaheim & California & the Pacific Coast. To make the logo I modified the brand logo of a non-profit called The Kiwi Club.
Oakland Oaks - The name of both a long-running PCL team (1903-1955) and an American Basketball Association team of the 60s and 70s. The PCL Oaks had a color scheme of navy blue, red, & white. The ABA Oaks used yellow & green. I went with the latter and used the exact RGB colors of the city flag.
Portland Beavers - Another old PCL team that existed in various forms from 1903 to 2010. They had various color schemes over the years. I used black & red, which - IIRC - were their colors when they were the AAA affiliate of the Minnesota Twins (I grew up in SE Minnesota).
Sacramento Grizzlies - Fictional team named because Sacramento is the California state capitol and a California Grizzly Bear is on the state flag. Color scheme is identical to the CA state flag.
San Francisco Bay Seals - Yet another old PCL team (1903-1957). Made famous because the three DiMaggio brothers played for the team, but so did Lefty Gomez and Earl Averill. Color scheme is similar, but not identical.
San Francisco Gold Sox - Fictional team named after the San Francisco Gold Rush, which lent itself to a color-themed name.
Seattle Navigators - Fictional team that's a bit of a play on the Seattle Mariners name.
Spokane Raptors - Fictional team. The Spokane Indians have played in the PCL and various leagues since 1898, but for three years in the 1930s they were the Spokane Hawks, and this is a play on that.
Tacoma Cascaders - Fictional team using the Tacoma Rainiers name as inspiration, instead named after the Cascade Mountain Range that Mt. Rainier is part of.
Vancouver Mounties - The 4th real-life PCL team, but this one was short-lived (1958-69). I Used the flag of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as a base for the logo.

I've made the uniforms too, but haven't finished the collages for those.

09-18-2023, 06:21 PM	#84
tm1681 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 1,544	I've also had enough time to finish off the logos for the next league in my fictional universe: the Pacific Coast League, which starts in 1903 just as it did in real life. About half of the logos were done a couple of years ago when I had a different idea for the league. I first came up with the ideas for the teams in 2020 while the minor leagues were in lockdown and Major League Baseball HQ said it was getting rid of the old minor league structure, jettisoning leagues like the PCL and the Southern League. Only, they returned just a couple of years later. Oops... Anyway, here are how the logos look: The teams: Los Angeles Wings - Obvious play on the PCL's old "Los Angeles Angels", which of course were themselves named after the city's nickname of the "City of Angels", and that tradition continued on to the California Angels and Los Angeles Angels and LA Angels of Anaheim & California & the Pacific Coast. To make the logo I modified the brand logo of a non-profit called The Kiwi Club. Oakland Oaks - The name of both a long-running PCL team (1903-1955) and an American Basketball Association team of the 60s and 70s. The PCL Oaks had a color scheme of navy blue, red, & white. The ABA Oaks used yellow & green. I went with the latter and used the exact RGB colors of the city flag. Portland Beavers - Another old PCL team that existed in various forms from 1903 to 2010. They had various color schemes over the years. I used black & red, which - IIRC - were their colors when they were the AAA affiliate of the Minnesota Twins (I grew up in SE Minnesota). Sacramento Grizzlies - Fictional team named because Sacramento is the California state capitol and a California Grizzly Bear is on the state flag. Color scheme is identical to the CA state flag. San Francisco Bay Seals - Yet another old PCL team (1903-1957). Made famous because the three DiMaggio brothers played for the team, but so did Lefty Gomez and Earl Averill. Color scheme is similar, but not identical. San Francisco Gold Sox - Fictional team named after the San Francisco Gold Rush, which lent itself to a color-themed name. Seattle Navigators - Fictional team that's a bit of a play on the Seattle Mariners name. Spokane Raptors - Fictional team. The Spokane Indians have played in the PCL and various leagues since 1898, but for three years in the 1930s they were the Spokane Hawks, and this is a play on that. Tacoma Cascaders - Fictional team using the Tacoma Rainiers name as inspiration, instead named after the Cascade Mountain Range that Mt. Rainier is part of. Vancouver Mounties - The 4th real-life PCL team, but this one was short-lived (1958-69). I Used the flag of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as a base for the logo. I've made the uniforms too, but haven't finished the collages for those. Last edited by tm1681; 09-18-2023 at 08:10 PM.