The Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Angels turned back the clock 40 years earlier this afternoon as part of a 40th anniversary celebration of the Rangers’ inaugural season in Texas. Both teams wore uniforms modelled after designs used in 1972 by the (then California) Angels and Rangers and both teams did a
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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
Photos of Red Sox/Yankees Throwback Game
The New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first game at Fenway Park this afternoon by wearing the uniforms of both teams from that first game. Both teams went that extra mile by going numberless on their uniforms, jerseys are also lacking the
New York Yankees Unveil Throwback Jersey
Ever the leader in the anti-alternate or throwback jersey army, the New York Yankees yesterday unveiled their 1912 throwback jersey and cap which they will wear this Friday, April the 20th in Boston to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first game played at Fenway Park. The Yankees and Red Sox opened
New MLB Uniforms… In-Action!
We are one week into the 2012 Major League Baseball season and have had a chance to see most of the new identities unveiled during the past season in-action. Here’s an in-game photo recap of what’s new for the season: Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles added a new home and
MLB Opens in Japan – Teams wear Sponsor Logos
While you were sleeping the 2012 Major League Baseball regular season schedule got underway in Tokyo, Japan in a game between the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics. What’s odd for me is tomorrow I fly to Tampa to catch a weekend of Spring Training action; a full 24-hours after the
Is this the 2012 World Series Logo?
We usually don’t get our first glimpse of it until late April, but this year we may have gotten an earlier look at Major League Baseball’s 2012 World Series logo and their other post-season graphics such as the ALCS, NLCS, ALDS, and NLDS logos. What you see above is a
Photos from St Patricks Day 2012
It was another green-filled St. Patrick’s Day in the world of sports last night; 19 of the 30 Major League Baseball teams wore something green during their games yesterday while a couple NBA teams and a whole slew of minor league hockey teams joined in on the fun. Simply click
2012 St. Patrick’s Day Uniforms
Today is St. Patrick’s Day; a cultural and religious holiday commemorating Saint Patrick, the most commonly recognized of the patron saints of Ireland, and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland so says Wikipedia. In the sports world, however, March 17th is a day for teams to have a little
Logo Links Mar 15, 2012: Nike NFL Peek, Green Shoes, Mets Patches
Logo Links is a quick look at what’s taken place in the logo and uniform world over the past 24-hours, here are your logo links for Thursday, March 15th, 2012: Our First Peek at a Nike NFL Uniform Miami Dolphins cornerback Sean Smith tweeted out a photo of the sleeve of