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
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NBA Ready to Take us all Back to the ’90s
Hey, remember the ’90s? Well if you don’t you’re about to get a rude awakening. For the upcoming 2012-13 season the National Basketball Association and their Hardwood Classics program is set to honour the most experimental period, uniform-wise, in it’s history. Thanks to a series of Tweets from SaltCityHoops.com’s Spencer
Twins and Rangers in Throwbacks to 1994
1994 came back in uniforms from the Twins and Rangers last Friday night. Not too long ago, so perhaps more of a “Gentle Toss Back” promotion. Twins fans were sure to love seeing their grey pin stripes back in action. It is impossible to see this uniforms and not think
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
Diamondbacks to Wear Purple Throwbacks in September
The Arizona Diamondbacks will continue their annual Turn Back the Clock game tradition this September when they will don purple uniforms. Chosen via a fan vote on their official website the D-Backs, the jerseys originally worn as an alternate uniform from 1998-2002, are purple with “ARIZONA” across the front in
Photos: Rangers and Astros Turn Back to 1986
The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros, both celebrating anniversary seasons (Texas 40th, Houston 50th) turned back the clock to 1986 last night in an Interleague Major League Baseball game at The Ballpark in Arlington. The 1986 season was a special one for the Houston Astros, not only did the team
Tampa Bay Rays “1979” Faux-backs On the Way
The Tampa Bay Rays are planning on holding a Turn Back the Clock game where they will wear the uniforms of the 1979 Tampa Bay Rays. What’s that you say? There were no Rays in 1979? Well, you’d be right, and the Rays have created “faux-back” uniforms as if they
Photo Gallery: Pirates – Royals in Negro Leagues Unis
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Royals honoured the Negro Leagues last night by wearing the uniforms of the Homestead Grays and Kansas City Monarchs. Per usual the uniforms looked great when players were on defence (except for the Royals wearing their standard blue shoes with last night’s red-and-grey uniform);
Photos: Giants and Cubs Go Back 100 Years
UPDATE: These jerseys are now available for purchase on the MLB Official Shop, Chicago Cubs 1912 jersey here; San Francisco/New York Giants 1912 jersey here. The San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs have turned the clock back a hundred years tonight for their game at AT&T Park in San Francisco.
Three NL Teams in Throwbacks this weekend
This weekend will see three Major League Baseball teams take to the field wearing throwback uniforms. First up the Houston Astros will continue celebrating their 50th anniversary by wearing their infamous 1970s “rainbow guts” uniforms for tonight’s game against the Cincinnati Reds. This is the third of five different throwback
Angels and Mariners to go back to the ’50s on Saturday
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Seattle Mariners will be turning back the clock to the 1955 season for tomorrow’s game at Safeco Field in Seattle. The 1955 season pre-dates the establishment dates of both franchises, the clubs will be wearing the uniforms of the local Pacific Coast League