Evolution. The term was heard quite a few times tonight in Phoenix as the Arizona Diamondbacks unveiled their new uniforms before over a thousand fans, media, and VIPs at an event held at Chase Field. While the term was referring specifically to the evolution of the team and their design, it can also certainly apply to
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Back to Brown! (Among Others) San Diego Padres Unveil New Uniforms
The San Diego Padres unveiled three new uniforms for the 2016 season today, a new home white, new Friday home alternate, and new camouflage alternate jersey. The uniforms were unveiled over the course of four hours, the first – showing the new blue camo’s taking place on a Navy ship,
Padres Going Yellow, New Hat Leaks on Twitter
If you saw the 2016 MLB All-Star Game logo then this can’t come as a surprise to you. Late last night the new ballcap of the San Diego Padres was posted on Twitter by user @SDHatGuy, the photo shows the Padres familiar “SD” cap logo with the “D” now in yellow.
Blue Jays to Sport 40th Season Patch in 2016
The Toronto Blue Jays will wear a patch on their uniform sleeve throughout the 2016 season to commemorate their 40th season in the American League. Toronto’s cap/alternate logo is the centrepiece of the patch, which is a roundel with a banner laid across the bottom of it. The team name
Honouring Our Veterans Via The Sports Uniform
Today is Veterans Day, or Remembrance Day in the United Kingdom and Canada, the 11th of November is a day set aside for paying respects and remembering those who fought to keep our nations free all those years ago. While several teams in the United States (and even some in Canada)
Not Amazin Enough: NY Mets 2015 World Series Phantom Champs Merch
The New York Mets are not the 2015 World Series Champions. Despite it ending with a Kansas City victory in only 5 games, they put up one heckuva fight… really, a couple of hops here and there, a couple of routine throws and bam, world champs. But that’s what the Royals do,
New York Mets Logo and Uniform History
Following up on our logo and uniform history post for the Kansas City Royals… here’s their opponents in the 2015 World Series, the NL Champion New York Mets. Enjoy: 1962: Four years after both the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants move to the west coast, National League Baseball returns
Kansas City Royals Logo and Uniform History
As we get set for the 2015 World Series let’s take a look back through the logo and uniform history of the Kansas City Royals starting back at the very beginning of their franchise in 1969. 1969: Kansas City Royals baseball begins just one year after the Kansas City Athletics relocated to Oakland, California
Toronto Blue Jays 2015 AL Champs Phantom Merchandise
Oh… OH! Now I understand why some fans don’t like seeing phantom champs merchandise. Up until, oh, 17 hours ago I had never seen a current season phantom championship shirt, cap, bottle opener, whatever for one of my teams. Yeah, it kinda stings a little. Anyways, the Toronto Blue Jays
Sorry Chicago: The Cubs 2015 NL Champs Merchandise
When you go into the postseason with the third best record in the world and then proceed to eliminate the only two teams who finished higher than you in the standings you’d expect to make it into the World Series, right? Chicago Cubs fans, your one-year-earlier-than-we-expected run to the Fall Classic
Baseball Blues: When Powder Was the Rage
Sure, all the talk in baseball these days is about royal blue, with the Blue Jays, Royals, Mets, and Cubs wearing the color in their respective League Championship Series. But there was a time when another shade of blue ruled the Major League Baseball landscape. This photo from 1981, dredged
2015 ALCS, NLCS Program Covers Unveiled
The first 2015 League Championship Series gets underway tonight as the Toronto Blue Jays take on the defending AL champion Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium, just in time for game one we’ve got our first look at the cover designs for the commemorative programs which will be sold throughout the