Throwbacks: Old-School Baseball Players in Todays Game
It's always a little weird when a team wears a road throwback design at home, but the Cubs' late-'70s reverse-pinstripe powder blues deserved their Wrigley showcase. You have to like any uniform that has lettering down the length of the button placket. This throwback, worn in , featured a very underrated logo from the Cubs' past. People think home whites and road grays are traditional, but big league teams often wore solid-colored uniforms back in the day, like this solid-navy design that the Cubs revived a few years ago. The Pirates' s mix-and-match "bumblebee" uniforms offer all sorts of fun throwback possibilities.
The best version they've done was a solid-black uni in , which was all the better because their opponents, the Oakland A's, were wearing solid gold: Other throwbacks from the Buccos' bumblebee era have included gold over black and gold pinstripes. The Pirates have worn two different throwback designs with point-collared jerseys -- one from and one from Speaking of collars, check out the groovy sun collar on these very nice Pittsburgh Crawfords Negro Leagues throwbacks.
The Pirates currently wear early-'70s pullover throwbacks for Sunday home games. Back in the mids, when putting players' names on the back of their jerseys was still a new thing, the Reds took the unusual step of putting the names under the numbers, instead of above.
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It looked endearingly weird back in the day and looked that way again when the team wore throwbacks in Always fun to see the classic Big Red Machine unis. The Reds also looked good in these beauties. The D-backs are a young franchise, but that hasn't kept them flexing their throwback muscles. They've brought back just about every design from their original purple-and-teal era, the most interesting of which is this uni with the white cap that -- admit it -- you'd probably forgotten about: The D-backs first revived their classic vests in They're wearing that design this season for Thursday home games.
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Arizona has also worn throwback versions of its old purple and black jerseys. The Dodgers initially resisted the throwback trend -- they didn't turn back the clock until But they fully embraced the retro phenomenon in , when they let fans vote on three different throwback options.
The winner was a Brooklyn Dodgers powder blue design, which was originally rendered in satin for greater visibility during night games. Even in plain old polyester, it still looked pretty good: The Dodgers haven't shown much interest in historical accuracy. Their first-ever throwback game featured white jerseys with a "Brooklyn" script , even though the team never wore home whites with the word "Brooklyn.
Two years later, they saluted their World Series team with "Brooklyn" flannels , even though the '55 team wore "Dodgers" at home and on the road. The Giants' colors are black and orange, so it makes sense that the most gorgeous throwbacks they've ever worn also featured black and orange -- even if that design was originally worn by a Negro Leagues team, the Brooklyn Royal Giants: People forget that the Giants' colors were once red and blue, as seen in these snazzy throwbacks. The Giants have worn several different throwback jerseys that were blank on the front but had huge "NY" sleeve logos, one white and one black.
Gotta love the massive National League Golden Jubilee patch and the pinstriped caps on these throwbacks.
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When you think of Padres throwbacks, it's good to keep one iron-clad rule in mind: They have to include brown. They've worn lots of throwbacks that follow that guideline, but the best one is the Steve Garvey-era "Taco Bell" design, which they revived a few years ago: The Padres have turned back the clock to lots of other brown-centric periods from their past, including home and road , a very underrated design, incidentally and -- wait for it -- Each was glorious in its own tacky way.
Or should that be tacky in its own glorious way? The modern-day Padres have dressed up as their minor league forebears several times. The Rockies have played only one throwback game in their history, but at least they made it interesting. On April 16, , they marked the 20th anniversary of their first game by wearing throwbacks.
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But since that first game in '93 had been played on the road, the Rockies wore road throwbacks -- even though the throwback game was played at home: Ah, the Jays' lates road unis -- the powder blues, the white-paneled caps, the weird inlined lettering, the centered chest logo. Perfect for an expansion team, and perfect for reviving as a throwback: In the Jays wore early-'90s throwbacks. Three years later they came out with a new home uni that was basically an updated version of that early-'90s design.
They still wear that home design today. The Orioles briefly wore vests in and ' The look didn't catch on over the long-term, but it sure looked great when the team dusted it off for a throwback game in In the "so bad it's good" category, the O's revived their solid-orange look a few years ago. That uniform had been worn for a handful of games in the early s.
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The Orioles' franchise was originally known as the St. Louis Browns, and the team acknowledged its lineage by wearing Browns throwbacks in Before the Browns moved to Baltimore, there were several minor league teams called the Baltimore Orioles , and the modern-day O's have worn throwbacks from those teams too. The best of them featured a design with a Cardinals-style chest insignia. The Rays didn't come into existence until , but that didn't stop them from hopping right aboard the throwback bandwagon.
In they dressed up as the Tampa Tarpons, a minor league team from the s. It was a great look, especially the logo of the little fish holding a baseball bat: The Rays deserve credit for their s-style fauxback -- a fun way for them to participate in the retro craze, although it's not a true throwback. They've even worn an alternate version of it. The Rays' inaugural uniforms were arguably the worst MLB uniforms of all time, which made them perfect for a throwback showcase. The Rays like turning back the clock so much that they've worn minor league , Negro League and even senior league throwbacks.
To the hurlers, the hitters, the scrappers, and even the role players, you don't have to be a star to be "old-school"; you just know how to play the game right. George Castle focuses on a dozen current players who best personify the spirit of baseball's past. These players take their original talent - be it smarts, hustle, firepower, or muscle - and give it all for their team.
While Kerry Wood blows people away with his fastball, Mike Morgan does whatever he's asked to stay in the game he loves. George Castle covers baseball for several Chicago-area newspapers. He hosts the radio talk show Diamond Gems, heard throughout the Midwest, and has written four prior baseball books. He lives in the Chicago area. Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,, in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love!
Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Throwbacks by George B. Old-School Baseball Players in Today's Game celebrates those roots and highlights those players today who play the game the same way our parents and grandparents watched it played. These players take their original talent—be it smarts, hustle, firepower, or muscle—and give it all for their team. As Jim Thome muscles balls over the fence, Ellis Burks happily contributes the little things that can mean the difference between winning and losing.
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