MLB 2019 Changes

[BBTV]

3 minutes ago, Eastport76 said:

Honestly they should play in Toronto instead. Blue Jays are Expos'old rival and remember Hurricanes wear Whalers uniforms at Boston? B-Jays would wear throwbacks (1977-1996). 

 

How was Toronto the Expos old rival??

[Ferdinand Cesarano]

On 6/26/2019 at 11:14 AM, Bill81361 said:

Now if they can get the Rangers to wear 1969 Washington Senators uniforms this year, I'll be snagging one of those jerseys.

 

The Rangers have worn that uniform.

 

 

(And how about those perfect stirrups!)

 

[IceCap]

27 minutes ago, BringBackTheVet said:

 

How was Toronto the Expos old rival??

Yeah, they were in separate leagues and most of their shared history pre-dates regular season interlegaue play. 

They weren’t really rivals at all. It was more a neat rarity than anything else when they played each other. 

[Eastport76]

25 minutes ago, Ice_Cap said:

Yeah, they were in separate leagues and most of their shared history pre-dates regular season interlegaue play. 

They weren’t really rivals at all. It was more a neat rarity than anything else when they played each other. 

 I was wrong. they are in separate leagues but they played for special games for Pearson'Cup between the two Canadian-only teams in the league.the cup was created originally for raising money for minor league Baseball in Canada, in later years it was incorporated into the Intleague.

the event ended when Expos moved to Washington.

[simtek34]

With all the talk about the Senators and Nationals, I did some research if the Twins ever wore Washington Throwbacks, and they did in 2001. It was a TBTC at the Metrodome to the 1901 Senators vs the 1901 Philadelphia Athletics. All images are from The Throwback Report Blog. Here are some photos:

Photos of the Philly A’s throwbacks because why not:

[mjrbaseball]

17 minutes ago, Ice_Cap said:

Yeah, they were in separate leagues and most of their shared history pre-dates regular season interlegaue play. 

They weren’t really rivals at all. It was more a neat rarity than anything else when they played each other. 

 

From 1997 to 2004, the Expos and Blue Jays were considered "natural rivals" for interleague play, meaning they played every year regardless of the divisional rotation. (Every team is designated to have a "natural rival".) For 2005, the schedule was already made by the time the move to Washington was finalized, so the Nationals inherited the Expos' schedule, and played the Blue Jays as their rival, while the Phillies continued with the Orioles. Since 2006, it was switched so the rivalry series were Nationals vs. Orioles, while the Blue Jays alternate seasons between the Braves and the Phillies, as do the Red Sox.

 

[BBTV]

The natural rivals thing is cool for two-team cities or maybe same-state-but-different-league teams, but for majority of league it’s just silly. The Phillies have no “natural” rivalry with any AL teams. Teams in the same division should play the same schedule, and under this system I don’t think that’s possible 

[Ben in LA]

2 hours ago, simtek34 said:

With all the talk about the Senators and Nationals, I did some research if the Twins ever wore Washington Throwbacks, and they did in 2001. It was a TBTC at the Metrodome to the 1901 Senators vs the 1901 Philadelphia Athletics. All images are from The Throwback Report Blog. Here are some photos:

Photos of the Philly A’s throwbacks because why not:

This is something I can get behind...as long as both teams wear the correct uniforms. It’s like when the Dodgers wore their blue Brooklyn jerseys and some of the road teams got in on the action.

 

 

 

 

 

[Ferdinand Cesarano]

On 6/26/2019 at 11:48 AM, RichO said:

I suddenly want a Twins/Rangers Senators vs Senators throwback game

 

On 6/26/2019 at 11:51 AM, SFGiants58 said:

I’m still peeved that Pilots vs Pilots didn’t happen this year.

 

There have been Braves vs. Braves games.  On several occasions the Brewers have dressed as the Milwaukee Braves. And they did this against the Atlanta Braves! The first time, both teams wore throwbacks to the same uniform, with the Brewers wearing the home version and the Braves wearing the road version.

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On subsequent occasions, the Braves wore their normal uniforms, which are of course modernised versions of the throwback uniform sported by the Brewers.

 

 

 

 

[IceCap]

I mean I'm all for banning interleague play outside of the ASG and World Series, but no one listens to me

 

[Gothamite]

1 hour ago, Ben in LA said:

This is something I can get behind...as long as both teams wear the correct uniforms. It’s like when the Dodgers wore their blue Brooklyn jerseys and some of the road teams got in on the action.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Except the blue was a Brooklyn road jersey.  The opponents should have been in home throwbacks. 

[MilSox]

The Brewers barely consider the Pilots part of their history. They've always measured their anniversaries from 1970. I suspect it may have to do with Milwaukee being snubbed for an expansion team in 1969 and since being vindicated by history.

[Quillz]

On 6/24/2019 at 8:40 AM, WavePunter said:

there was a time when baseball had a tradition of playing barehanded and batting without a helmet, but that doesn't mean we should be pushing for those things now..

Just like there was also a time when cars didn't come with seat belts and you had to crank the engine by hand to start it up. Should we go back to that, too, since it's traditional?

 

This is why I have a lot of problem with baseball traditionalists sometimes. I constantly have people I watch baseball tell me "they can't do that! That's now how it's supposed to be done!" I counter that if it's not against the written rules and it works, what's the issue? Baseball is a game of strategy, should teams not do unusual things if it helps them win? "But it's not what I remember!"

[Quillz]

On 6/25/2019 at 8:45 AM, Brandon9485 said:

Anyone ever wonder if we’ll return to a time where the gimmicks go away?

We will, when the billionaire owners decide they don't want any more money from selling one-off jerseys. And humanity hasn't yet demonstrated they are over the love of money.

[DarthBrett]

On 6/25/2019 at 5:17 PM, BJ Sands said:

Cubs in blue at home. First time since 2008, I think. 

 

2009 actually. I actually am glad they brought the blue alts back at home as I have always liked them and think they look good with the pinstriped pants. 

 

[mjrbaseball]

5 hours ago, Ice_Cap said:

I mean I'm all for banning interleague play outside of the ASG and World Series, but no one listens to me

 

 

We listen. We just have to get Rob Manfred to listen.

 

[tBBP]

This doesn't work unless they get Gary Carter, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Larry Walker, Moises Alou, that dude who pitched with both hands*, and every other great player who came up in, or through, that system, together on the field when they do this.**

 

*because it was such a cool novelty at the time

 

**Assuming they're all still living

[mjrbaseball]

32 minutes ago, Buc said:

This doesn't work unless they get Gary Carter, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Larry Walker, Moises Alou, that dude who pitched with both hands*, and every other great player who came up in, or through, that system, together on the field when they do this.**

 

*because it was such a cool novelty at the time

 

**Assuming they're all still living

 

I hope they invite Youppi! to the game.

[Ben in LA]

11 hours ago, Gothamite said:

 

Except the blue was a Brooklyn road jersey.  The opponents should have been in home throwbacks. 

True but they’re still somewhat period correct

[Ben in LA]

14 hours ago, BringBackTheVet said:

The natural rivals thing is cool for two-team cities or maybe same-state-but-different-league teams, but for majority of league it’s just silly. The Phillies have no “natural” rivalry with any AL teams. Teams in the same division should play the same schedule, and under this system I don’t think that’s possible 

Athletics should move back