Shop Online
Archive for April, 2008
Baltimore Orioles Retired Jerseys
Retired Baltimore Orioles jerseys
- Earl Weaver – 4 (manager)
- Brooks Robinson – 5
- Cal Ripken, Jr. – 8
- Frank Robinson – 20
- Jim Palmer – 22
- Eddie Murray – 33
- Jackie Robinson – 42 (League-wide)
Numberless Retired MLB Jerseys
Five MLB players had their uniforms retired before the implementation of numbers on MLB jerseys.
Those players include:
- Ty Cobb, Tigers
- Pete Alexander, Phillies
- Christy Mathewson, Giants
- John McGraw, Giants
- Rogers Hornsby, Cardinals
MLB Jersey Redesigns
What causes an MLB team to change their jerseys? Most don’t know or remember the look of the Chicago layer cake ’style’ baseball caps.
In pondering this question I researched some statistics from other sources that show most MLB jersey redesigns are almost always caused by marketing decisions, or money. In wondering about the cause for a team to change jerseys often I certainly foresaw that jersey changes mean fans buying their teams redesigned MLB apparel but a surprising note of discovery was jersey redesigns since the 1940 MLB season have been far fewer on average.
Most changes now are due to a couple notable occurrences such as teams with smaller media markets, the teams winning or attendance record as well as stadium, ownership and other major franchise changes. This all makes sense as a fresh look can help reaffirm the idea of a better next season, or a team rebuilding. Escaping the scraggly look of a past season can certainly help budgets and moral but in all the beginning years for baseball and MLB franchises establishing their looks has calmed down the constant change of jersey looks and styles.
A tragic End
Former Red Sox, Rangers and Mariners player John Marzano died this weekend after suffering a heart attack causing him to fall down a flight of stairs. A native of Philadelphia, MLB catcher and Journalist will be missed by many.
Known for his energy and comedic touch by coleagues and will certainly be missed by all including those whom he continued his sports career with as a television, radio and internet journalist for MLB Advanced Media.
Drafted in the third round of the 1981 MLB draft by the twins and after being the 14th overall pick in the 1984 draft Marzano finally began his big league career three years later for Boston. Eventually earning a spot on Lou Piniella’s Mariners roster. His passion, knowledge and friendships will be deeply missed.
Hard to Say Goodbye
The NFL is hard to Say Goodbye, even for a season
For some it just is not as easy to let go of the NFL season. In the mean time there are a slew of MLB, NHL, and college games, but all is not comparable to an NFL battle and when off season training, highlights and news have faded all but the anticipation on the upcoming season is enough to keep die hard NFL fans going. Emotions run high and it is not always the season to remember but that is certainly what makes a good season a long deserved fan and player memory.
Entries (RSS) and Comments (RSS).
The views, opinions and information are unofficial, independent and are not otherwise affiliated or represent the views or opinions of Custom Authentic Jerseys not any team, league or orgonization.
Recent Comments