Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of being invited to make the 2-hour trek down the QEW and see the International League’s Buffalo Bisons host the Durham Bulls for their annual Star Wars promotion. Now, admittedly, I’m not much of a Star Wars fan but I figured with the
Category: Baseball
Every MLB Team Wearing Patriotic Caps Today
This afternoon to celebrate U.S. Independence Day every Major League Baseball club will wear a patriotic themed cap on-field. The design is templated across the league, every club has either a white or grey lid (depending if they’re the home or road team today) with a predominantly blue version of their standard
New BP Jerseys Coming to MLB in 2014
Majestic Athletic, the producer of every on-field Major League Baseball uniform for the past decade, unveiled the next generation of MLB batting practice jerseys via their 2013 All-Star Game BP uniforms. “Players demanded durable, lightweight, breathable fabrics with cooling technology and a traditional look. We delivered. Introducing the new MLB
D-Backs to Honour 19 Firefighters with Jersey, Patch
Yesterday the Arizona Diamondbacks announced their plans to honour the memory of 19 firefighters tragically killed in the wildfires in Yarnell, Az. late last week. Beginning with last nights game at CitiField in New York, the Diamondbacks wore black armbands in addition to hanging a jersey in their dugout (along
Pics: Mariners, Cubs Turn Back Clock 104 Years
The Seattle Mariners and Chicago Cubs flashed back to the 1909 season yesterday afternoon as they honoured the histories of baseball teams from their respective cities’ past. For Seattle, who did not have a Major League Baseball franchise back in ’09, they donned the uniforms of the 1909 Seattle Turks, a
Blue Jays Explain Lack of Camo Cap on Memorial Day
On Memorial Day this season, Major League Baseball had produced special camouflage versions of every team cap and jersey for each club to wear to honour the memory of those who had served in the military. Every team wore the jerseys but the Canadian-based (and therefore, non-Memorial Day celebrating) Toronto Blue Jays opted
MLB Request Spurs BP Cap Blitz
When Major League Baseball and New Era announced their new line of batting practice caps for the 2013 season buried in the media releases was a line about how teams would now be able to wear the caps in regular season play. Through the first 50-odd days of the season
All 30 MLB Teams in Camo for Memorial Day
All thirty Major League Baseball teams will be sporting camouflage caps and uniform wordmarks for today’s Memorial Day matchups. Caps will feature the standard team logo on front but the crown will be a desert digital camo pattern. Uniforms will be the standard white or grey (depending if home or
MLB Updates Both AL and NL League Logos
Although rarely used these days, the primary logos of the American and National Leagues of Professional Baseball Clubs both received a minor updatin’ during this past off-season. The reason? The Houston Astros. Both league logos contain stars, each star represents a team in the league and over time, as teams
Twins, Brewers go Reverse Jersey for 1948 Throwbacks
The Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers unveiled their Turn Back the Clock uniforms for their game at Target Field in Minneapolis on May 30th. Both teams are paying tribute to the American Association (Triple-A level) teams that called their regions home 65 years ago during the 1948 season. Despite being
Pics: Brewers/Cardinals Go Back to 1913
The Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals turned the clocks back one-hundred years, all the way back to 1913 in their game this afternoon at Milwaukee’s Miller Park. Milwaukee honoured the American Association Double-A Minor League Brewers who were winners of the American Association pennant during that 1913 season, their
Mariners, Cubs Turn Back to 1909 on June 29th
The Seattle Mariners today tweeted out a video of their 1909 Turn Back the Clock uniforms to be worn in a game against the Chicago Cubs in Seattle on June 29th. Seattle will be honouring the 1909 Seattle Turks, a minor league team in the Northwestern League, who in their