“What do you do for a living?” “I write about sports uniforms” “Hey, didn’t the White Sox use to wear shorts?” This conversation has happened multiple times in my life. Those Chicago White Sox shorts. It seems to be what baseball fans of the appropriate age who don’t care so much about uniform design
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Paul Clemens forced to wear generic Padres jersey during game
Paul Clemens may be #1 in some Padres fans’ hearts, but he’s #47 in the program and on San Diego’s roster sheet. However, that changed for a brief period during San Diego’s game with the Phillies on Saturday night. The Padres pitcher wanted to prove that he could hit, so
Navy dumps military uniform that Padres based new military alternates on
During the offseason, the San Diego Padres rolled out new uniforms, and those uniforms included a new military alternate jersey that was based on blue-and-gray camo uniforms that the U.S. Navy themselves had introduced in 2009. As it turns out, this was probably a bad year for the Padres to
Angels to Wear Anaheim Ducks Uniforms
There will be plenty of “ducks on the pond” tonight in Orange County. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will don uniforms paying homage to their city cousins, the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks, in two weeks prior to a game against the Seattle Mariners. Featuring a co-branded logo showing the Angels “A” mark inside an
Pics: Brewers and Pirates Throw Back to the 1990s
The Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates turned the clock back to a range of years sometime in the mid-to-late 1990s for their game yesterday at Miller Park in Milwaukee. The promotion included the throwback uniforms, music of the era, and a gnarly “Fresh Prince” t-shirt in honour of Brewers pitcher Will Smith.
“Sleek, Modern” Logo for 2017 MLB All-Star Game in Miami Unveiled
The logo for the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was unveiled during an on-field ceremony before the Marlins game against the Philadelphia Phillies earlier today in Miami. A large silver gradient-rich star is met by the primary colours of the Marlins current look — red-orange, blue, and yellow forms the main shape
Mets to Wear Piazza Patch Saturday
In honour of his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum this past weekend, the New York Mets will be sporting a patch depicting Mike Piazza on their jersey sleeves. The patch shows Piazza, the famous goatee on his face, at the plate wearing the Mets white
Fan gets creative with Chris Sale jersey
A story as bizarre as the misadventure that Chris Sale got into over the weekend deserves a follow-up, and we’re here to deliver it to you. First off, it was clear that we were going to see “tribute” jerseys to Sale’s handiwork, and one White Sox fan got creative with
Chris Sale gets benched for cutting up 1976 White Sox throwbacks
Well, this has to be one of the more bizarre uniform-related stories that you’ll see anywhere. There was a bit of a stir surrounding the Chicago White Sox when they abruptly announced before tonight’s game that their starting pitcher and ace Chris Sale was benched following a pregame “non-physical” incident.
St. Louis Cardinals will wear throwbacks from 1956 against Dodgers
It’s been a pretty good week for baseball’s Turn Back the Clock series. Earlier this week, we had four games on one day that were of the TBTC variety, and we’ll be having another one tonight in St. Louis when the Cardinals host the Dodgers. Both teams will be wearing
The 2016 World Series and Other MLB Postseason Logos
Now that we’re well underway into the second half of the 2016 Major League Baseball regular season, we can finally start looking ahead to the playoffs! Today we’re taking a look at the 2016 World Series, LCS, LDS, Wildcard, and Postseason logos which have been floating all around the Internet
Photos: Yesterday’s Turn Back the Clock Day in MLB
Major League Baseball had eight teams wear throwback uniforms across four games yesterday afternoon and evening. Why? One television play-by-play man mentioned it had to do with the Hall of Fame induction ceremonies being held this week, but who knows the official reason… What we like to do here after