Gothamite Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Recently somebody posted a picture of the Detroit Tigers' short-lived alternate jersey. Anybody have any more information on that (when used/abandoned)?Doing research on alts, and as far as I can figure there are only two teams who have never had 3rd jerseys (excluding throwback, TATC and other one-off events): the Cardinals and Yankees. I'm trying to conclusively eliminate the Tigers from that group.... The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazberg Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 I remember it, it was white with the tiger crawling out of the D logo on the left chest. Worn in the mid-90's. It looked pretty sweet. charles-noerenberg.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazberg Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 I also forgot, but they used to have a different road hat/helmet with the tiger crawling logo and an orange bill:hathelmetStill lookin for the jersey... charles-noerenberg.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEW.ERA Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Found this alternate on uni watchhttp://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/0708231995: The Tigers issue a navy alternate jersey, which is worn just once or twice. Reader Dave Murray explains the jersey's demise: "Before one game, I saw the team president, John McHale, near the dugout and asked him about the navy jerseys, and whether the team would wear them again. He said they wouldn't -- 'They just don't look like the Tigers,' he said. 'If that's the case,' I asked, 'will the team lower the prices of the ones sold in the gift shop?' He smiled and walked away. JETS|PACK|JAYS|NUFC|BAMA|BOMBERS|RAPS|ORANJE| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger77 Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Thank God they scrapped that logo/hat/jersey!- Dan PotD May 11th, 2011looooooogodud: June 7th 2010 - July 5th 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozenguy Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 What are you talking about man, that jersey is bangin, i would definitely rock that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted March 28, 2008 Author Share Posted March 28, 2008 Brilliant. Thank you!I've never understood why teams like the Dodgers and Tigers, who have nearly-perfect uniforms, feel the need to adopt alternates. Glad that the Tigers came to their senses. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiasco! Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 The Tigers did use a version of that blue jersey as their BP jersey for awhile. I still have mine. LinkedIn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Recently somebody posted a picture of the Detroit Tigers' short-lived alternate jersey. Anybody have any more information on that (when used/abandoned)?Doing research on alts, and as far as I can figure there are only two teams who have never had 3rd jerseys (excluding throwback, TATC and other one-off events): the Cardinals and Yankees. I'm trying to conclusively eliminate the Tigers from that group....The Expos never wore an alternate jersey... do they count? --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrousoxide66 Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Brilliant. Thank you!I've never understood why teams like the Dodgers and Tigers, who have nearly-perfect uniforms, feel the need to adopt alternates. Glad that the Tigers came to their senses.Amen, brother.That jersey was softball-league quality and the logo was representative of 90s' garishness. Thankfully, it seems that the interlocking D-tiger has been de-emphasized (at least on their website) by the standard old-english "D" (a far superior representation of the franchise anyway). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrousoxide66 Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Recently somebody posted a picture of the Detroit Tigers' short-lived alternate jersey. Anybody have any more information on that (when used/abandoned)?Doing research on alts, and as far as I can figure there are only two teams who have never had 3rd jerseys (excluding throwback, TATC and other one-off events): the Cardinals and Yankees. I'm trying to conclusively eliminate the Tigers from that group....The Expos never wore an alternate jersey... do they count?In the hearts and minds of true baseball connoisseurs, of course. Forever and always.RIP, les expos. we miss you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 that's a nice jersey if I do say so myself. I think I feel one of my patented DIY projects coming on...and techincally, the Expos never had an alt. They did wear their BPs for a game in Philly once though (and said BPs were the sharp looking, non-templated threads from before 04...or was it 03?) A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazberg Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Weird, I dunno why but I coulda sworn I remembered a white version of that jersey.... I don't think that thing looked so bad in a vacuum, but like McHale said, didn't look like the Tigers. charles-noerenberg.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fool Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 That's a nice jersey. I swear to GOD the Cardinals wore red in the late 90s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmeadowlanders Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 That's a nice jersey. I swear to GOD the Cardinals wore red in the late 90s.The only red jersey I ever remember them having was from the "Chicks Dig The Longball" commercial:But I have no idea if they were ever worn in a game......and as an aside, I love how Maddux and Glavine were filmed at the Vet, and we weren't supposed to realize McGwire was taking BP @ Busch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fool Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 That's a nice jersey. I swear to GOD the Cardinals wore red in the late 90s.The only red jersey I ever remember them having was from the "Chicks Dig The Longball" commercial:But I have no idea if they were ever worn in a game......and as an aside, I love how Maddux and Glavine were filmed at the Vet, and we weren't supposed to realize McGwire was taking BP @ Busch...I swear they wore this in a game, because it was one of my very first jersey obsessions next to the Dallas Cowboys double-stars. I kept wondering why they seldom wore red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted March 29, 2008 Author Share Posted March 29, 2008 They did wear the BP jerseys in one game, and then auctioned them off for charity. Not sure I'd count that as a true third jersey, though. It's more a one-off, like the TBTC (or TATC) uniforms.I'm also not inclined to count defunct teams, because there are a lot of those in MLB's history who never wore an alternate. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winghaz Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 That really was a sharp jersey. But I can see it just not saying Detroit Tigers.But that was definitely the best logo the Tigers have ever had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Recently somebody posted a picture of the Detroit Tigers' short-lived alternate jersey. Anybody have any more information on that (when used/abandoned)?Doing research on alts, and as far as I can figure there are only two teams who have never had 3rd jerseys (excluding throwback, TATC and other one-off events): the Cardinals and Yankees. I'm trying to conclusively eliminate the Tigers from that group....The Expos never wore an alternate jersey... do they count?Didn't they have a blue alternate top they wore in the latter years? Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chakfu Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 That logo has always been fantastic. Personally I don't like the business of using the letter from the hat as a primary logo. The Yankees NY and the Detroit D are great secondary marks, but the D with the tiger or even the baseball/top hat/cane thing are better as primary logos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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