We're only two weeks into baseball season and already several teams have unveiled new alternate uniforms that have an old-school feel to them.
Cleveland Indians
The cap has a "C" on it, the front has block lettering, and the jersey and pants have a cream color rather than pure white. While this exact design was never actually worn by the Indians in past seasons, it has similarities to some of the team's more simple designs of yesteryear.
Toronto Blue Jays
This powder blue thing was actually the team's away uniform from 1979-1988, but it looks pretty darn cool these days in the Rogers Centre. As I have previously opined on this blog, the Blue Jays should go back to this design. It's way better than the boring togs they wear now.
Philadelphia Phillies
This style with no pinstripes, no sleeve numbers, a blue cap, piping on the sides and a cream-#### tint was worn by the Phils from 1946-1949. While the Phillies' regular uniforms are already some of the best in baseball, these look pretty sharp as well.
Kansas City Royals
Like the Indians, this exact design was never worn by the Royals, but their road uniforms were this same powder blue color from 1973-1991 and the jersey said "Royals" in white letters like these from 1983-1991. This modernization of an old design really works.
From what I hear, the Orioles are also planning to don throwbacks later this summer to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the 1983 World Series Champions. Perhaps they'll be the first team to get the 70's-80's-era throwbacks completely right and have elastic waistbands on the pants.
I love throwback uniforms. They remind us that our favorite sports wouldn't be what they are today if it hadn't been for the teams and players of bygone eras. It's interesting to think that someday teams could be wearing the uniform designs of today as throwbacks. Oh, the memories that will be sparked.
as a trivia nutt i love the retro look or throwback as we say.... loved it when the phils went back to the old look a few years ago!!!!! hey i think the yankees are the only team who has used the same style all along....
funny i was talking about our eugene emeralds class A team and the many looks they have had over the years.... emeralds (GREEN)??? weve sported red uniforms when we had phil as our parent club... blue with kansas city, why?? not stay with emerald green????????
Kelly - The Yankees have made some changes over the years, but they've been pretty much the same since Joe DiMaggio. The Tigers, Red Sox, Dodgers and Cardinals all have uniforms with a lot of history too.
I agree that green makes the most sense for a club called the Emeralds.
ian2813 i cant recall the yankees ever making any changes to the uniforms??? what changes always have been gray on the road and pinstripes at home......... now the redsox yea dodgers im not sure of any... the cardinals i dont think any or can recall any?????? now ive seen new yankees logos on red caps , blue caps... not on the major league uniforms
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fibla - I know it's happened many times before. I remember in 1995 when Robin Ventura hit two in one game. There's something about those White Sox 3rd basemen and grand slams.
georgiaboy - I've seen those, but I don't consider them throwbacks. The only times the Braves had an all-blue jersey like that was when their away uniforms were powder blue in the 80's. They did have dark blue jerseys in the 70's, but the sleeves were white. This site is a good resource for a lot of this information.
cruz_sergio - That'd be fun. I'd like to see that.
Kelly - You probably don't remember the changes because they were before you were born. I'm just saying that every team has had uniform changes at some point.
What does it say that the winningest, in terms of World Series Titles, teams have the most consistent and cool unis, the Yankees and the Cardinals, haven't changed them in many many years. Tradition, not unwarranted change, is what it takes to be really good. Tradition!!!!
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