It’s time for Springtime baseball… trying reading that with Vin Scully’s voice. Spring Training is finally here, pitchers and catchers have reporting to most camps, and we’re just two weeks away from our first spring ball games. Ahhh, I can still feel the warm Florida sun in my long ago
Month: February 2018
Jaguars Announce All-New Uniforms on the Way
The gradient mess is dead. Long live whatever replaces it. Seriously, anything would be fine. Today the Jacksonville Jaguars announced that “the team will wear all-new uniforms and helmets for the upcoming 2018 season”, and also that the final design of this new look would be unveiled in April. In
Blue Jays to Retire Number, Wear Patch for Roy Halladay
Roy Halladay will never be forgotten by Toronto Blue Jays baseball fans; the team today announcing that his number 32 will be retired – only the second player in franchise history to have their number retired by the club. Halladay, who died at age 40 in a plane crash this
Hartford Yard Goats to play a game as Steamed Burgers
The Hartford Yard Goats, double-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, are the latest minor league team to adopt a promotional food-based identity. Continuing a trend masterfully set by the wildly successful Fresno Grizzlies’ and their alternate Tacos identity back in 2015, the Yard Goats announced that they would play a
Nice. Rangers backup goalie wears #69 McBackup jersey
The number 69 gets a lot of attention on social media. Every time it’s mentioned, it seems to garner a big response. As well it should. The number suggests teamwork and cooperation and mutually shared goals—perfect for a sports jersey. It’s a number that makes everyone feel good, a real
Leafs are Ready, Aye, Ready for Stadium Series; Unveil Uniform
The Toronto Maple Leafs will be going all-white as they go all-Navy for the 2018 Stadium Series. Unveiled this morning, the special uniforms the Leafs will be wearing for the outdoor game next month are white from head-to-toe with small hints of blue trim throughout. The helmet, crest, gloves, and
Montreal Impact Add Silver, 25th Logo to 2018 Kit
Bonne fête, Impact! Montreal’s Major League Soccer team is celebrating their 25th year this season and will do so with a slightly new look. In recognition of the anniversary the team is adding a 25th anniversary badge to the front of the jersey in between their usual shield and the
Norwegian curling pants are on the button again
With the Winter Olympics underway in the Republic of Korea, it’s time for what has quickly become a quadrennial tradition: checking in on the stylings of curling standout, the team from Norway. Curling competition got underway before the official opening ceremony, and will last for over two weeks. Curling, “the
North Bay Battalion Bringing Back the Centennials
The North Bay Centennials are making a comeback… sure, it’s a brief one, but a comeback nonetheless. Over fifteen years after they relocated to Saginaw, Michigan where they became the Spirit, the Ontario Hockey League’s North Bay Centennials will be honoured by North Bay’s current OHL club, the North Bay
Top French Basketball League Renamed Jeep Elite League
France’s top national basketball league has succumbed to the financial allure that is selling your naming rights. The Ligue Nationale de Basket’s Pro A will now be known as Jeep Elite, a deal said to be worth €1.3 million per year (US $1.6 million) and running through the 2020-21 season,
All Hail the King: Champion Astros in Gold to open 2018
The Houston Astros will open the 2018 season by wearing gold-trimmed uniforms for their first two home games of the season. Using the usual Astros home jersey template, the special World Champions jersey replaces the blue in the arched “ASTROS” wordmark with gold, the orange which typically trims this wordmark
Rays Tweak Logo, Unveil 20th, Announce Throwback Games
Suddenly it’s the 1990s all up in here. Just a day after the Marlins, their same-state cousins in Miami, unveiled their ’90s throwback uniform, the Tampa Bay Rays have done the same! Along with the 20th anniversary patch we’d already seen earlier this week, the Rays announced they’d be wearing