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Club celebrates 125th anniversary with 1940s design
PHILADELPHIA — With a baseball career heading toward its apex and music endeavors evolving, Jimmy Rollins may have stumbled into a third calling. Modeling.
Nine days after winning the 2007 National League Most Valuable Player Award, Rollins and teammate Cole Hamels modeled the team’s alternate home uniform, which will be worn by the Phillies for all home day games in 2008, starting April 3.
Rollins hammed it up in a runway setting that would’ve made Tyra Banks or Heidi Klum jealous. He turned, posed and paused at the right times for maximum comic effect.
“I like it,” Rollins said, unclear whether he was referring to the new duds or modeling. “I’ve been watching a lot of Tyra’s Next Top Model, at night, but don’t tell anybody.”
The uniforms were styled after the one the team wore in the 1940s. Gone are the red pinstripes that have been part of the home threads since 1950.
“It’s a throwback uniform with a modern touch,” said David Buck, senior vice president, marketing and advertising sales. “It has been a while since we wore a uniform at home that didn’t feature pinstripes. We believe the fans will love them.”
The new throwback jerseys can be purchased now on MLB.com and will go on sale exclusively at the Majestic Clubhouse Store at Citizens Bank Park starting on Friday. The unis are made by Majestic Athletic, and caps are from New Era.
The team wore this style of uniform from 1946-49, the switched to a red-pinstripe design as part of its home uniforms in 1950. Hall of Famer Robin Roberts made his debut in 1948 wearing the cream-colored uniform, and he was on hand to tell stories about “those days.”
Ken Mandel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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Self Proclaimed Moron
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Fantasy Baseball Draft ‘08
With the ever present 2008 MLB season on the horizon thousands of MLB fans across the country make preparations for their part in this years MLB season. Sure some are season ticket holders and avid fans. Their TVs will most likely be flipping between games and utilizing the latest in picture in picture technology. Not necessarily die hard fans of multiple MLB teams, but they will be watching their selected player as each stat attributes to their fantasy baseball team, and victory over friends and colleagues alike.
More apart of the action then ever before each game becomes a part of a participating fantasy baseball fans life. But who are you staking on this year, and are you sure to have your backup selections in place as clutch players are sure to be snatched for all important positions and because of their batting dominance.
There is much to research and enough preparation to keep one busy for weeks to come, most are likely to rely on the stats of their favorite fantasy baseball website. The draft nears and the closing moments for your leagues fantasy draft is inevitably going to come to a close so make you final notes and grab your MLB jerseys, hats and a jacket it is sure to be a wet start to a great season, spring time has come and that means only two things Baseball and peanuts, so you might as well crack the bag and make way for the season to come.
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