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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.
March 29th, 2008 at 10:14 am
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