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
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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
Minor League Team to wear Firefighter/Police Tribute Jersey
The Colorado Springs Sky Sox, the Triple-A Pacific Coast League affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, announced yesterday that they will be wearing a special jersey this Saturday, July 28th to honour their local police officers and firefighters. A blazing inferno with the silhouettes of a firefighter and a police officer
Rockies Players Honour Theatre Shooting Victims
The Colorado Rockies and their players paid tribute to the victims of the Denver-area movie theatre shooting with a special jersey and on the eye-black of the players. A jersey crested with “WE REMEMBER” and the number “7-20” (in reference to July 20th, the date of the attack) hung in
THE Mets don their Los Mets jerseys
Spanish-speaking Mets fans were able to eliminate any potential confusion with their team’s name, as this past Friday the Mets wore jerseys with “Los Mets” across the chest, to celebrate Spanish heritage. The lettering was white, with an orange outline, on the bright blue Met’s softball team jersey. This is
A minor league logo tour of the U.S.A
Happy 4th of July to our American friends! Today we’d like to take you on a tour of the U.S by way of minor league baseball logos, making stops along the way in some of America’s biggest small towns! Now this isnt a “worst” or “best” list…some of these
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