MJD7 Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 1 hour ago, MNtwins3 said: First game at home in the blue alternate, and the Twins have already deviated from solely wearing the M hat with that jersey I love that they’re wearing the white-panel batting helmet with it. Looks beautiful. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aawagner011 Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 Padres to wear PCL throwbacks in a few days. https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-padres-to-wear-pacific-coast-league-uniforms-on-april-17 This would appear to confirm that the 4+1 rule does not apply to one off alternates or throwbacks. The Padres have white and tan pins, brown, camo, plus their City Connect. If this is true, I think this means a club like Atlanta, for example, could wear their true 1974 throwbacks in addition to their regular rotation. My understanding is they just wouldn’t get the full offering of merchandise from suppliers as if it were a permanent uniform and all that comes along with that (Authentic Collection on field and replica jerseys, tees, hoodies, and caps from Nike and New Era, Stance, etc). This tells me the Braves City Connect was essentially a way to milk the throwback money train full time by making it an official uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seasaltvanilla Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 1 hour ago, MJD7 said: I love that they’re wearing the white-panel batting helmet with it. Looks beautiful. Yes. 9 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosioux76 Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 13 hours ago, MNtwins3 said: First game at home in the blue alternate, and the Twins have already deviated from solely wearing the M hat with that jersey Also worth noting: Five games at home so far and only two featuring the team's primary white home jersey. They wore the cream Twin Cities set twice and now the blue alt. It's got me thinking whether the players doesn't favor the primary jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1409 Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 13 hours ago, MNtwins3 said: First game at home in the blue alternate, and the Twins have already deviated from solely wearing the M hat with that jersey I feel like it's gonna be demoted being sold as an on-field alt hat without being worn like the orange Marlins, orange Astros and such and that they'll add a white paneled hat within a couple years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeypower Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 The Angels wore their City Connects for the first time this season last night and all the ads were on the left sleeve regardless of the handedness of the batter. I was wondering what they were going to do with the asymmetric sleeve design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostOfNormMacdonald Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 My guess is that the M hat will be for the road games primarily and the TC will be for home games. They might just be showing off all the new stuff in the first homestand so the fans know what everything looks like. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fool Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 12 hours ago, aawagner011 said: Padres to wear PCL throwbacks in a few days. https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-padres-to-wear-pacific-coast-league-uniforms-on-april-17 This would appear to confirm that the 4+1 rule does not apply to one off alternates or throwbacks. The Padres have white and tan pins, brown, camo, plus their City Connect. If this is true, I think this means a club like Atlanta, for example, could wear their true 1974 throwbacks in addition to their regular rotation. My understanding is they just wouldn’t get the full offering of merchandise from suppliers as if it were a permanent uniform and all that comes along with that (Authentic Collection on field and replica jerseys, tees, hoodies, and caps from Nike and New Era, Stance, etc). This tells me the Braves City Connect was essentially a way to milk the throwback money train full time by making it an official uniform. The Royals are going to wear Kansas City Monarchs throwbacks on September 16 too so one off throwbacks are definitely exempt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeypower Posted April 12, 2023 Share Posted April 12, 2023 14 hours ago, aawagner011 said: If this is true, I think this means a club like Atlanta, for example, could wear their true 1974 throwbacks in addition to their regular rotation. My understanding is they just wouldn’t get the full offering of merchandise from suppliers as if it were a permanent uniform and all that comes along with that (Authentic Collection on field and replica jerseys, tees, hoodies, and caps from Nike and New Era, Stance, etc). This tells me the Braves City Connect was essentially a way to milk the throwback money train full time by making it an official uniform. 2 hours ago, Old School Fool said: The Royals are going to wear Kansas City Monarchs throwbacks on September 16 too so one off throwbacks are definitely exempt. I think it was kind of theorized here that the 4+1 rule is for "permanent" jerseys because Nike would have to create more of those per player to be worn by the players plus the different types and amounts of resulting merchandise that are created for main set, including the Authentic Collection. Throwbacks don't have the same amount of merchandise created, including Authentic Collection, plus Nike probably only has to make one or two jerseys per player once because the team will only be able to wear it once or twice. Yeah, the Braves City Connect was probably an attempt to split the difference with not being able to use the retros full time anymore (if that timeline matches up). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 I thin the 4+1 is more of a "strong recommendation" rather than a rule. If a MLB team wants to wear a uniform, and it's not the league itself prohibiting it, then they're going to get and wear that uniform. I don't get how Nike gets to dictate a solution to a problem that they created. 3 "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsarebad Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 This is knocking it out of the park?? A jersey that is 90% similar to the Rangers. - And look at the sleeve patch, it's just a dark blue blob! Remember the old one with the twins!? 3 7 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 2 hours ago, adsarebad said: This is knocking it out of the park?? A jersey that is 90% similar to the Rangers. - And look at the sleeve patch, it's just a dark blue blob! Remember the old one with the twins!? Do you know how many teams have had that striping pattern since the 70s? 7 https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 2 hours ago, adsarebad said: This is knocking it out of the park?? A jersey that is 90% similar to the Rangers. - And look at the sleeve patch, it's just a dark blue blob! Remember the old one with the twins!? If by 90% you mean 10% being the striping and everything else being what a white jersey is with completely different wordmark AND numbers. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 2 hours ago, adsarebad said: A jersey that is 90% similar to the Rangers. I think you may need a math lesson. 5 "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Boy Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 4 hours ago, adsarebad said: And look at the sleeve patch, it's just a dark blue blob! and a geography lesson. 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seasaltvanilla Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 He's right though in the sense that the Minnie and Paul logo was better. Biggest miss of the set. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chcarlson23 Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 I really wish Minne and Paul would have still been the sleeve patch, but that “dark blue blob” is very obviously Minnesota. 8 "And those who know Your Name put their trust in You, for You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You." Psalms 9:10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namefornamesake Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 5 hours ago, adsarebad said: This is knocking it out of the park?? A jersey that is 90% similar to the Rangers. - And look at the sleeve patch, it's just a dark blue blob! Remember the old one with the twins!? If he thinks those two look too similar, I hope he never finds out about the REST of the MLB. 3 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 Not to mention that Rangers jersey is trash and should be replaced ASAP. Who rendered that script? Rangers belong in arched western lettering, regardless of what Nolan Ryan wore when he was there. 5 https://www.behance.net/bmatukewic8043 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Fool Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 I wish the Twins primary logo was this. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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