For all photos, click to enlarge The Royals held their annual Negro Leagues throwback promotion yesterday, dressing up as the Kansas City Monarchs while the visiting Twins dressed up as …
Category: Throwbacks
M’s…er, Pilots…and O’s Party Like It’s 1969
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Yesterday afternoon, out in Seattle, the Mariners Pilots and Baltimore Orioles played a throwback game, to the only year the Pilots existed, 1969. For you …
Canucks Unveil New Merch — er, Jerseys
The 2019-20 NHL campaign will be the Canucks’ 50th season. They unveiled a commemorative logo (shown at right) earlier this year, and yesterday they unveiled their new uniforms. Actually, check …
Bears, as Expected, Release 1936 Throwbacks
Click to enlarge Paul here, pinch-hitting today’s lede for Phil, who’s off at a bonspiel (read: curling tournament). So: The Bears unveiled their new throwbacks last night. As we’d been …
Oh! Sweet Nuthin’: Reds Wear Minimalist 1912 Throwbacks
The Reds played the third of their 15 throwback games yesterday, turning back the clock to 1912. As you can see above, this uniform had a minimalist design, with nothing …
Reds’ Throwback Program Moves from 1902 to 1911
For all photos, click to enlarge The Reds kicked off their epic 15-installment sesquicentennial throwback program over the weekend. They wore their 1902 throwbacks on Saturday (in case you missed …
Reds Begin Throwing Back – Starting With The 1902 Unis
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Last evening, the Cincinnati Reds began their 150th “Anniversary” celebration in earnest, breaking out the first of 15(!) throwback uniforms. Paul scooped this way back …
Lawyer’s Tweet Sparks False NFL Throwback Speculation
An odd little drama played out in the uni-verse yesterday. It was nominally about the NFL, the Vikings, and the 1920s franchise the Duluth Eskimos (whose old jersey design is …
Dubs Mark End of Oakland Era with ‘We Believe’ Throwbacks
The Warriors are moving to a new arena in San Francisco next season, which means yesterday was their final regular season game in Oakland. Some teams might have worn a …
So – Just Who Should Wear Throwbacks?
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken About two weeks ago, Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins posted the above image on his Instagram account and asked, “Who would like to see …
Whalers Make Long-Awaited Return to New England
Click to enlarge Twenty-two years after they left, the Hartford Whalers finally returned to New England last night — sort of. That wasn’t really the Whalers facing off against the …
Reds Drop the Bomb: 15 Throwbacks on Tap for 2019!
Click to enlarge The Reds — baseball’s oldest franchise — will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Cincinnati Red Stockings next year, and yesterday they announced a major initiative …
Why Do Throwbacks Always Look So Good?
Click to enlarge Last week I tweeted a photo of the Hawks’ 1968 throwback uni (shown above), which the team will wear for select games this season. That prompted one …
Rams to Wear Throwbacks Five Times in 2018
Click to enlarge Paul here, pinch-hitting for Phil, who has this weekend off. Big news yesterday out of L.A., as the Rams announced that they’ll be wearing their royal/yellow throwbacks …
Bucs and Crew Throw It Back For Negro League Tribute
Embed from Getty Images By Phil Hecken, with Chance Michaels Follow @PhilHecken As you guys probably know, I love throwbacks. I love Negro League throwback/tribute games even more. There are …