Major League Baseball has itself a pretty colourful palette, from the green and gold of the Oakland Athletics to the red and turquoise of the Arizona Diamondbacks there’s a team for a fan of pretty much any colour out there. But it hasn’t always been this way. In this post
Month: February 2016
Jared Hughes of Pittsburgh Pirates will test out new protective headgear
One of the primary concerns of sports in this day in age is making the games that athletes play safer, and one of the chief concerns in baseball is making sure that pitchers are safe when it comes to the dreaded scenario of a line drive hitting a pitcher in
Logging On: The Story Behind the Williamsport Crosscutters
In the late 1800s, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, was home to more millionaires per capita than any other town in the United States. The source of their income was a booming lumber industry that put the town on the map. So when a short-season Single-A baseball team started playing in Williamsport in
Pirates Bring Back Pillbox, Complete 1979 Look for New Uniform
Pillbox caps are returning! After the so-close, yet so-far misfire that was the 2015 All-Star Game caps we just assumed such a thing was impossible in this modern age of universal cuts and templates. No more excuses, it can be done, and the Pittsburgh Pirates are the first to bring them
Houston Dynamo and Seattle Sounders reveal their new 2016 kits
We’ve entered the home stretch when it comes to Major League Soccer’s 2016 kit rollout, and today we’ve got three striking new kits coming from two teams: The Houston Dynamo and the Seattle Sounders. First, let’s take a look at the Dynamo’s new away kit, and they’ve decided to take
Idaho Stampede will wear special jerseys for Black History Night
The Utah Jazz’s D-League affiliate has come up with a unique way to pay tribute to prominent African-American figures of both the past and present for their upcoming Black History Night on February 20th. The Idaho Stampede will do so by wearing the faces of Martin Luther King, Frederick Douglass,
Sacramento Kings unveil alternate throwback court
Yesterday we let you know that the Sacramento Kings had something up their sleeves when it came to an alternate court. I guessed that they’d be coming out with a powder-blue court design and, lo-and-behold, that appears to be the case. The court is a near-identical recreation of the opening
LA 2024 bid logo wants us to follow the sun
The committee that’s vying to bring the Olympics to the City of Angels in 2024 unveiled a new logo yesterday, featuring LA’s heavenly namesake and the sunshine that the city is known for. The organization’s new website, emblazoned with the slogan, “LA 2024 is about what’s possible when you follow the
The Sacramento Kings may have an alternate court coming
So far during this NBA season, basketball teams have proven that they’re willing to not only go with a crazy number of alternate uniforms, but also bring in alternate courts. The Warriors and Bucks have rolled out alternate courts this season, and apparently the Sacramento Kings may be the next
These Baseball Jerseys are Puppy, Winking Face, Pile of Chocolate
Fans of the Kalamazoo Growlers, a baseball team in the independent Northwoods League, will have the opportunity to vote a “pile of chocolate” (as the team calls it) onto their team’s jerseys for a game this season. The team, which won Baseball Digest’s “Promotion of the Year” award for its Salute
Panthers Celebrate Jagr Birthday With Franken-Jersey Cake
Jaromir Jagr is 44 years old today, when he played his first game in the NHL 43% of the teams in the league today had yet to play their first game. Around 35% of the players in the league today weren’t even born. Did we mention he’s still playing pretty
Hamilton Bulldogs Taking Votes For New Fan-Designed Uniforms
The OHL’s Hamilton Bulldogs (the former Belleville Bulls or possibly even the former Hamilton Bulldogs AHL team, depending on what crazy timeline you personally believe in) have opened up a vote to allow fans to choose their new uniforms and colours for the 2016-17 season. Uniforms were created via a fan