Unlucky uniforms. Yup, they exist… well, at least some players and team personnel think they exist. Enough to the point that several caps and jerseys have been scrapped simply because the players thought they were the sole reason for their poor performances. In my post this week over at theScore.com
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A Review of the New 2013 MLB Logos, Uniforms, Patches
There was a time — long, long ago when you wouldn’t know which teams had changed logos and uniforms, or added special sleeve patches until your local team actually played them on television. Yeah, those days are long gone. With the Internet there are no longer any surprises in life,
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
Practicality Trumps Accuracy with Chicago’s ’72 Throwbacks
In January the Chicago White Sox announced they would be wearing their 1972 red-and-white home uniforms each Sunday home game during the 2012 season. During the announcement the uniform and cap shown contained a few inaccuracies from the original 1972 look. In this article I examine those inaccuracies and chat
A closer look at the Orioles 2012 design changes
Baseball fans everywhere loved Baltimore’s off-season changes, the various logos of their new identity are rated at least an 8 out of 10 here on SportsLogos.Net. The Orioles made several changes design-wise during the off-season, some big, some very small. I take an in-depth look at all the changes the Baltimore
Red Sox, Yanks Go Back to 1912 to Honour Fenway
This past Friday the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees met up at Fenway Park, one-hundred years to the day that those same two teams played to open up the stadium for the very first time back in 1912. I take a detailed look at the throwback uniforms both
Baseball’s Leapin’ Logos
It’s February 29th, otherwise known as “Leap Day” despite the fact that leap years are the only years to NOT leap over any days. Seems wrong-ways-round to me, but then again I’m not a calendar expert and I wasn’t signed on to write posts about such things. Let us celebrate
Even More Legendary Players in the “Wrong” Uniform
Yup, that’s Pete Rose wearing the caps of eight different Major League clubs, and most baseball fans would know that aside from the Philadelphia Phillies, Pete never played a game for any of those teams. No, he didn’t lose a bet. The above photo is from a Sports Illustrated article
Legendary Baseball Players in the Wrong Uniforms
Say the name of any legendary baseball player and the team they played for instantly comes to mind… Yogi Berra? New York Yankees. Hank Aaron? The Braves. Harmon Killebrew? Minnesota Twins. The image of most of these legends are so strongly associated with a single team that the idea of
The Name Game: A Look Back at (some of) Baseball’s Nickname Changes
This past Monday new Houston Astros owner Jim Crane put an end to the speculation by stating officially that the club would not be changing their name for 2013. Crane had earlier mentioned the team was considering a name change for their shift into the American League. “We received strong
Baseball’s Biggest and Smallest Jersey Collections
Depending on your definition of team, Octavio Dotel (above, in all his MLB uniforms) will either break or tie the Major League record for most teams played for when he throws his first pitch of the 2012 season. Dotel signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Tigers this past December, joining his
An Astros Rebrand in 2013? History says, “Yes!”
The Houston Astros will be moving after the 2012 season; not from Houston or their stadium, but from their league, the National League, the league they’ve called home since their debut season 50 years ago in 1962. The Astros also have a new owner and their shift to the American