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
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Chances of Ottawa “Blue Jays” in 2013 are good
Could we see the Ottawa Blue Jays take the field in 2013? The possibility of a professional baseball team returning to Canada’s capital for the 2013 season seems greater-and-greater these days, according to a report in the Ottawa Citizen the ownership group Beacon Sports Capital Partners is set to purchase the
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
Atlanta Braves Unveil New Alternate Jersey
The Atlanta Braves yesterday unveiled their new alternate home jersey two weeks after it was first leaked by an online sports apparel shop.
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
2012 AL All-Star Game Jersey in MLB12 Trailer?
The video trailer for the new Playstation 3 video game MLB12: The Show was released today and in it we got several looks at new Major League Baseball uniforms for the upcoming 2012 season “in action” such as the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays. But at the 1:27 mark
Braves New 2012 Throwback Alt Leaked
The new throwback-inspired alternate jersey that the Atlanta Braves will be wearing for the upcoming 2012 season has been leaked by an online sports apparel store. The website which first put up the image, OnTheField.com (click here to see the jersey on the site), is already offering the yet-to-be-unveiled alternate
New Rockies, Giants Jerseys Leaked on Majestic
Majestic Athletic, official provider of Major League Baseball on-field apparel has offered the new yet-to-be-released 2012 jerseys of the San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies (click the links to see the products for sale on the Majestic site). This news was passed along to us by several users of the site and we’d like
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
2011 MLB Uniform Year-In-Review: Part Three
Let’s celebrate the beginning of the new year by taking one final look back at the year just past with part three of our 2011 MLB logo and uniform year-in-review (you can read part one here, and part two here). In our final chapter of this trilogy we will be
2011 MLB Uniform Year-In-Review: Part Two
Christmas has once again come and gone and someone special must have read my Christmas wish-list posted here two weeks ago, that retro standings board I wrote about was waiting for me under the tree Sunday morning! This past week my wife and I have been watching Game 6 of the 1992 World Series