Click to enlarge — image credit: Corey Dieteman By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken If you hadn’t heard, the Chicago White Sox were scheduled to wear their 1976 “Leisure Suit” Throwbacks …
Category: Throwbacks
MLB Turns Back the Clock
For many of today’s photos, you can click to enlarge There were four throwback games around Major League Baseball yesterday — part of Turn Back the Clock Day, which MLB …
Throwback Thursday — Er, Wednesday
Very odd situation today in MLB, as eight teams will apparently be wearing throwback uniforms. I say “apparently” because the information on this has come in dribs and drabs — …
1979 (or 1978) Isn’t Quite How I Remembered It
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Earlier this week, I got extremely excited when I saw this tweet from the Angels announcing last night and today would be …
C-Section
Click to enlarge The Cubs’ first game at Wrigley Field was against the Reds in 1916. The two teams marked the centennial of that game by wearing 1916 throwbacks yesterday. …
Back, Back, Back – (Throw)back, (Throw)back, (Throw)back
Here come your 1984 Seattle Mariners! #AnythingCanHappen #Mariners84 pic.twitter.com/ND8QYVGFh3 — Mariners (@Mariners) June 26, 2016 By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Fans of throwback uniforms were in for a triple-treat yesterday, …
Tribe & Royals Throw Back; ChiSox & Tigers Throw WAY Back
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Yesterday, the Cleveland Indians hosted the Kansas City Royals, and both teams threwback to the 1970s, with the Tribe wearing their blue “caveman” top and …
Pirates Debut Bumblebee Throwbacks
The Pirates debuted their new bumblebee Sunday throwbacks yesterday, and it was a lot of fun. Naturally, there were plenty of things to nitpick about, so let’s get those out …
Mets Debut New 1986 Throwbacks
The Mets debuted their 1986 Sunday throwbacks yesterday. By happy coincidence, Matt Fratboy was pitching. He usually prefers to wear the blue softball tops, and the team usually obliges him, …
Blood Coming Out of Their Whatever
When the Diamondbacks revealed their new uniforms in December, my basic take was, “All signs point to disaster, but first let’s see how it looks on the field.” With pitchers …
Jim Vilk: Would You (or anyone) Wear This?
Happy Groundhog Day! The MLB news just keeps-a-comin’. Okay, one thing at a time: 1. I mentioned last week that Majestic appeared to be adding a mesh panel on the …
A Bizarre Scene in Boston
I was flipping channels last night and stumbled upon the Pacers/Celtics game. Boston was wearing its sleeved grey alts (which I hate) and Indiana wore its Hickory throwbacks (which I …
All Hail the Metropolitans
As most of you are probably aware, on Saturday night the WHL’s Seattle Thunderbirds commemorated the old Seattle Metropolitans’ 1917 Stanley Cup championship by wearing Metropolitans throwbacks. Uni Watch reader …
All They Needed Was a Red, White, and Blue Ball
Really fun game last night in Memphis, as the Grizzlies debuted their Memphis Sounds throwbacks. I love it when the old ABA designs get resurrected, and I also like it …
The Wizards Channel the 1970s Baltimore Bullets
We’d known this was coming thanks to the earlier leak-o-rama, but now it’s official: The Wizards will wear a sleeved version of the Baltimore Bullets’ old racing stripe uni for …