The Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds turned the clock waaaaaaaaaay back to 1991 last night, reminding many of us that we’re so old that uniforms we remember “like yesterday” are considered throwback or retro. The Reds went with their pullovers and elastic-waist pants (but did not wear their original helmets,
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Astros “Classy” New Unis for 2013 Will Feature “Traditional” Team Designs
Houston Astros owner Jim Crane provided some clues as to what we may see the Astros wearing next season during a charity event this past Thursday. According to Crane, in a Houston Chronicle article, the new uniform includes “traditional” designs based off of Astros uniforms of the past and that the
Red Sox Add Patch, Black Armband to Honour Pesky
UPDATE (Oct 26, 2013): NOTE. This article is from 2012. If you’re looking for why the Red Sox are wearing the black armband during the 2013 World Series against the Cardinals, click here for the explanation. *** Johnny Pesky, World War II vet and former Boston Red Sox infielder, manager, and colour commentator died on
Phillies – Reds to Throwback on Aug. 22
The Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds will be turning back the clock two decades on August 22nd when both clubs will be wearing uniforms from the 1991 season for their game at Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia will be wearing their maroon and white set, 1991 was the last season this
Pics: Houston Astros in 1994 Throwbacks
The Houston Astros threw back to the 1994 season last night, perhaps in hopes of having the 2012 season also prematurely ended. Astros players donned the navy blue-and-gold uniforms worn by the club from the 1994-1999 seasons, the team included a patch on the sleeve reading “Astrodome: The Original”, which
A look at the 2012 Women’s Baseball World Cup Uniforms
Today marks the opening of the 2012 Women’s Baseball World Cup, held by the International Baseball Federation and hosted by the City of Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. Eight nations from around the world will take part in a 7-game round-robin tournament to determine which country is tops in female baseball
Cardinals Look Absolutely Beautiful in Last Night’s Throwbacks
The St. Louis Cardinals continued their 30th anniversary celebrations of their World Series victory over the Milwaukee Brewers last night by wearing their powder blue road uniforms from 1982. I wholeheartedly love the Cardinals in powder blue uniforms; something about their red matched up with that shade of blue as
Cards and Brewers Honour 30th Anniv. of ’82 World Series
The St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers noted the 30th anniversary of their meeting in the 1982 World Series today by wearing uniforms designed like those worn during that series. St. Louis even incorporated the memorial armband for former Cards player and manager Ken Boyer which they originally wore during
Pics: Padres-Mets Turn Clock Back to 1989
The San Diego Padres and New York Mets have turned the clock back to 1989 tonight in their game at San Diego’s Petco Park. San Diego went with the matching helmet, New York’s helmet has remained unchanged since 1989 so they kept the modern lid. In a nice touch, the
First Look at 2013 MLB All-Star Game Logo
It appears that the New York Mets team store on 42nd Street in New York is giving us all our first look at the 2013 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Logo. Thanks to a Tweet sent to us by Eric Okurowski (@StadiumPage) we can see that the logo for next seasons Mid-Summer
Photos: Brewers, Nats Wear Negro League Jerseys
The Milwaukee Brewers held their 7th annual Negro Leagues Tribute Game last night while playing host to the NL East leading Washington Nationals. The Brewers were honouring the 1923 Milwaukee Bears while the Nationals honoured the Homestead Grays, who played their final 11 seasons (1940-50) in Washington. Milwaukee went all
RIP London Rippers… My Experience at a Rippers Game
Well… that was fast. The London Rippers, the oft-controversial Frontier League baseball team who came into the City of London, Ontario riding a wave of public uproar and media interest is gone, just as quickly as it came. Claims of unpaid wages and rent seems to be the leading cause