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Awful, but hey, look on the bright side, they've brought back the interlocking DC logo, which is great and something they never shoulda ditched in the first place. I guess this means the curly W is basically phased out except for maybe an alternate? Crazy they'd ditch a look (as generic as it was) worn during their WS run.

Is it not implied? The Braves never classified their 70s throwbacks as alternates in the style book. Heck, until a few seasons ago, they weren’t even an annual thing. To me, that’s not an alternate, whether specified or not. We agree on that (I think). OK, we see Schiller suggesting they created the throwback look for the CC unis because they’re now prohibited from wearing the 70s throwbacks due to the 4+1 rule. That seems to suggest that anything—even a throwback worn for a single game or series—counts against the 4+1 rule, and couldn’t be worn if you’ve already got 4 uniforms in your style guide (which the Braves do). But hey, maybe my reading comprehension is garbage and I’m missing something here. I’d love to see the throwbacks for Hank Aaron weekend later in the season (and maybe we will!), but it sure seems like the City Connects are a replacement for those unis. Anyways, moving on…

Finally got our full answer on whether throwbacks worn for a single game or series count towards the 4+1 rule. Was really hoping throwbacks not classified as alternates and only worn for a very small number of games wouldn't count. I don't mind the Braves' CC unis, but would've rathered they ditch one of their two alts (red or navy--don't care which) and make the 70s throwbacks an alternate, the way Tampa Bay and Miami made their throwbacks alternates. Sigh....thanks, Nike....(and the Braves)

Yeah, I’m actually pretty baffled. For a team that is very proud of its uniforms and history, the folks closest to the team seem clueless. Especially the guy who made the 50s comment. He has a video podcast and his set is festooned with Braves throwbacks…

After a Braves writer I follow posted last night that the team was going to have to drop the 70s throwbacks because of the new rule, I asked him if he knew that for certain, since the throwbacks are not actually an alternate. Did he have any inside information on whether Nike’s 4+1 rule included throwbacks worn for a single game or series, like the Braves 70s throwbacks? I contrasted the Braves throwbacks—which again, are not an alt—with the Phillies baby blue throwbacks which ARE an alternate. His response? Sent me a screenshot from Creamer’s article, which offers absolutely no context regarding throwbacks. Other bloggers have followed suit, despite similarly having no other information other than what we know. Useless.

I wonder how much of this is due to the streamlining of what players wear OR Nike/Fanatics having to making way too many different replicas, selling too few, and ending up having to sell them at a big discount? If a team has 5 or 6 uniforms, they’re going to make replicas to sell and if they don’t sell? Ouch. Seems like a lot of jerseys were on sale for a bit less than usual this holiday season. So long as this doesn’t impact throwback games, it seems like the right move.

That's a good call. If there's no real spring training, why bother releasing it at all? Let players wear 2021 ST/BP gear (or at this point, game caps/jerseys) and shelve the 2022 ST/BP line for 2023 to save on design, production, marketing.