The stadium rolled back to 1924 Thursday night for the game, complete with retro scoreboard, grounds crew, and attendants. The bunting was even up, albeit digital, giving the game a play-off type feel. In a remarkable detail, the first pitch was not only thrown from behind the dugout as
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The Sideline Virtuoso: Mourning the loss of Artist LeRoy Neiman
Fans of LeRoy Neiman know his work (and his mustache) instantly. The movement, the bold colour, the palpable emotion that emulate from his works are iconic. Passing away at the age of 91 in New York on June 20th, Neiman leaves a legacy that won’t soon be forgotten by all
Blue Jays Wear Red for Canada Day, Pics
As is (usually) the tradition in Toronto, the Toronto Blue Jays sported red jerseys in honour of Canada Day yesterday, July 1st, in their game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Paired with the red jersey tops was the “Stars and Stripes” camouflage-logo cap that teams were wearing earlier
Pics: Twins and Royals Turn Back to 1951
On Saturday, the Minnesota Twins and Kansas City Royals threw back to their cities respective Minor League franchises on Saturday, honouring the Minneapolis Millers and Kansas City Blues. Here’s some pics from the game, click any for a larger version: Both clubs did a good job
Tampa Bay Rays Throwback to “1979” Tonight, Pics!
The Tampa Bay Rays are throwing back to a past that never was, wearing uniforms from their fictional 1979 season tonight at Tropicana Field versus the Detroit Tigers. Tampa Bay has gone all out, you know, other than wearing a belt which they certainly would not have done with a
Washington Nationals Go Back, Way Back, Back In Time… with Turn Back the Clock Night
It is not just going to be on-field jerseys that tell you it’s 1924 in the ballpark Thursday night at the Nationals vs. Giants game. The scoreboard, scorecards, ushers, on-field entertainers, even the grounds crew will go with the old-school look. The 1924 World Series ended with Washington earning
Cubs pitcher suffers “helmet logo malfunction”
Chicago Cubs pitcher Travis Wood had a bit of a “logo malfunction” with his helmet during tonight’s game against the New York Mets at Wrigley Field. Wood came to the plate in the bottom of the second inning with the Cubs logo on his helmet up-side-down and way off to
Minnesota Twins Throwback to 1951 Minneapolis Millers Uniforms, KC Royals to Wear Blues Unis
The Twins play the Royals in a doubleheader June 30th, and in the second game, they will wear the throwback uniforms, complete with accurate batting helmets and striped socks. The first 20,000 fans will receive a pennant for the Millers. Kansas City will be participating as well, and will don
Toronto Blue Jays Unveil 2012 Canada Day Jerseys
The Toronto Blue Jays yesterday put their 2012 Canada Day jerseys up for sale on their online team shop (or is it “shoppe”?) giving us our first look at the new uniform all done up in red. As we expected the uniform is a straight red version of their alternate
Diamondbacks to Wear Purple Throwbacks in September
The Arizona Diamondbacks will continue their annual Turn Back the Clock game tradition this September when they will don purple uniforms. Chosen via a fan vote on their official website the D-Backs, the jerseys originally worn as an alternate uniform from 1998-2002, are purple with “ARIZONA” across the front in
Tampa Bay Rays Unveil 1979 Unis; Tigers to Turn Back Too
The Tampa Bay Rays today unveiled their 1979 “fauxback” uniforms that they’ll be wearing next Saturday, June 30th against the Detroit Tigers. SportsLogos.Net reported on this news over two weeks ago and now we’re pleased to be able to finally share the photo with everyone. In case you are unaware,
Turn Ahead the Clock Uniforms, MLB’s failed idea of the ’90s
In 1998 the Seattle Mariners, tired of the Turn Back the Clock promotions of the past decade wanted something new, something fresh… they decided to Turn Ahead the Clock to their 50th anniversary season in 2027. Major League Baseball loved the idea, tied a sponsor to it, and destroyed the