Comments on: LA Angels Have Throwback Weekend with Two Retro Unis

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 15:40:27 +0000

In reply to Ben in LA. Because they won the World Series with the current all red motif, there's no sense in making the same mistake most teams have made soon after winning it all. If it's not broken, why bother fixing it? Although I would bring back the 1989-92 style as an alternate for Sundays or flashback Fridays. Those were classic.

By: Ben in LA

Ben in LA — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:41:30 +0000

Even though I love the current jerseys (they DID win the World Series in them), I wouldn’t be angry if they went back to the 1989-1992 look and style. They still look great!

By: Ben in LA

Ben in LA — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:39:23 +0000

In reply to Aaron. They look like the Red Sox jerseys because they were from the same manufacturer of the time, hence the similar font and such. As for the low-quality halo cap, is it a New Era one? New Era is usually on top of their game with the authentic caps.

By: Craig Gardner

Craig Gardner — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 22:14:11 +0000

In reply to Craig Gardner. Also, in 1962, they were called the Los Angeles Angels because they PLAYED IN LOS ANGELES. Anaheim is not Los Angeles.

By: Craig Gardner

Craig Gardner — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 22:12:00 +0000

In 1962, the Angels wore navy blue socks. Peter Bourjos was wearing red socks during in the 1962 throwback game. No idea if anyone else did, because they were all wearing ridiculous shoe-length pajama pants. Throwback uniforms don’t work in those pants. Just my two cents.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 15:26:56 +0000

The 1960’s Angels jerseys look an awful lot like the Red Sox.

By: ingmar66

ingmar66 — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 03:54:13 +0000

In reply to rafterman. Rafterman, was the halo printed or stitched? If it was only printed I can fully imagine the poor quality of the hat.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 02:29:53 +0000

In reply to rafterman. I think everything is these days. But those were pretty cool caps though.

By: rafterman

rafterman — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 02:01:30 +0000

Be wary of the halo caps. I got one when they wore them as part of the 50th Anniversary. They were made in China and the quality was pretty awful.

By: Marty (Costa Mesa)

Marty (Costa Mesa) — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 00:49:49 +0000

For the way the season has gone, the Angels could have worn throwback 1976 jerseys–that year they were last in the league in both hitting and in home runs; they had only Nolan Ryan and Frank Tanana who won 36 games between them that year! The Angels also on purpose opted not to put names on those jerseys anywhere; maybe they didn’t want to know who they were–lol! And that was before they started to seriously attract fans at Anaheim Stadium, as it was then called.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 21:25:09 +0000

In reply to ingmar66. I would but one of them too. They never won the pennant or World Series with them and usually had mediocre teams, but both sets are classic.

By: ingmar66

ingmar66 — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:40:53 +0000

Good job by the Angels, especially the halo cap is sweet. As for the patches, they might be historically inaccurate, but the do make the jerseys a bit more interesting to purchase for the average fan, I guess. I would buy them, anyway, if I had the money because they do look nice.