Chawls Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 MLB started it. The NHL does it. The NFL does it. The NBA does it. Even the CFL does it. So as a whole, who has the best throwbacks. Also, please state WHY you feel the way you feel. I don't want this to be another thread where people just post pictures. There are many aspects to wearing a throwback we can discuss: colors, fabrics, how it fits a modern template, significance of the era represented, etc. As a whole, even though I don't watch it (I live in Louisiana), I'll say the NHL has the best group. The modern template doesn't force them to be inaccurate fauxbacks, which is refreshing. As sweaters, they have much more material to work with than a short-sleeved or sleeveless jersey. The array of colors are beautiful. The eras span over 100 years! That's why I choose the NHL.Favorite individual sweater (just for the heck of it): Quote If you hadn't noticed, Chawls loves his wrestling, whether it be real life or sim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnySeoul Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Hard to say. MLB has the longest and richest US history, so their throwbacks (for the most part) come across as classics. I also love when NBA teams pay tributes to ABA teams that used to play for that same city.I suppose I rank true throwbacks in this order:1) MLB2) NBA3) NFL JohnnySeoul's WikipageIF ONE IS CONSIDERED RACIST, THEN BOTH MUST BE CONSIDERED RACIST.BOTTOM LINE: NEITHER ONE IS RACIST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColeJ Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 hockey used to do them the best, except for the latest trend of faux-backs like the bruins winter classics, or the flyers with black nameplates on a white jersey. i'd also like to see some other kind of collar on throwbacks than a draw-string. maybe a rounded collar for those white canadiens chest-stripe throwbacks? just an idea.i'm not much of a basketball fan, but i think they do throwbacks pretty well. especially when the players really get into it and wear retro headbands and shoes and high socks and all that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldRoman Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 I would say baseball or hockey. Football is obviously the worst, but basketball is almost as bad with the extent to which they alter the original look to fit modern templates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrodsep Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 MLB hands down. With NHL a distant second. Like JohnnySeoul said MLB has the longest and richest history of all sports leagues in the US. Thus, making throwbacks more varied and less stale than other leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
north dakota Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 1. MLB2. NBA3. NHL4. NFL Woah! You think I'm Cody? My name is Carl Scott Simone and we just happen to share a birthday. BIG DEAL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chawls Posted October 7, 2011 Author Share Posted October 7, 2011 MLB hands down. With NHL a distant second. Like JohnnySeoul said MLB has the longest and richest history of all sports leagues in the US. Thus, making throwbacks more varied and less stale than other leagues.True. But we don't have to limit this to the United States alone. That's why I mentioned the CFL in my OP. Quote If you hadn't noticed, Chawls loves his wrestling, whether it be real life or sim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnice Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 I'll go with MLB since they've been around for a long time, I think the league started coming around in the 30s and 40s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnySeoul Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Hard to say. MLB has the longest and richest US history, so their throwbacks (for the most part) come across as classics. I also love when NBA teams pay tributes to ABA teams that used to play for that same city.I suppose I rank true throwbacks in this order:1) MLB2) NBA3) NFLOoops...forgot about the NHL.1) MLB2) NBA3) NHL4) NFL JohnnySeoul's WikipageIF ONE IS CONSIDERED RACIST, THEN BOTH MUST BE CONSIDERED RACIST.BOTTOM LINE: NEITHER ONE IS RACIST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuordr Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 1. NFL2. NHL3. NBA4. MLB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy B Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 What I hate about MLB throwbacks is how baggy they make the jerseys. It seems that every pullover jersey worn the past few years has been two sizes too big on every player. Then there are too many teams that wear their current batting helmets with a throwback that doesn't match. MLB still has a lot of room for improvement for me to consider them the best. I think the NHL is at the top right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarsofthumper Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 MLB hands down. With NHL a distant second. Like JohnnySeoul said MLB has the longest and richest history of all sports leagues in the US. Thus, making throwbacks more varied and less stale than other leagues.this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mojo Maniac Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 What I hate about MLB throwbacks is how baggy they make the jerseys. It seems that every pullover jersey worn the past few years has been two sizes too big on every player. Then there are too many teams that wear their current batting helmets with a throwback that doesn't match. MLB still has a lot of room for improvement for me to consider them the best. I think the NHL is at the top right now.The size differential in MLB bothers me as well. It just doesn't look right (for example) when Heath Bell, Orlando Hudson, and Cameron Maybin don the San Diego Padres "Taco Bell" uniforms of the 1970s and 80s in the modern baggy style, when players like Goose Gossage, Tony Gwynn, and Graig Nettles wore them the exact opposite way--tight-fitting and pants bloused to expose stirrups. Before MLB throwbacks go any further, some of the players need to be taught lessons on how to wear them properly.And don't even get me started on the crappy job that Majestic does in reproducing the unis themselves! From San Berdoo to Kalamazoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothieX Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 The butt bunglers do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbadefense1990 Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 No matter what sport, the 1980s were, hands down, the greatest decade for sports unis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poser Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 I say hockey because they have the most that can change. Football has helmet but hockey has; gloves, pants, socks, helmets and even goalie pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winghaz Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 1, MLB. No question. Baseball is about tradition. Baseball makes throwbacks fun.2, NFL. It's kind of nice to see some of the old uniforms again.3, NBA. Almost as good as the NFL, except a lot of the old looks aren't as well known as the NFL ones.4, NHL. Yeah, at the bottom, but still a pretty good No. 4. Good, but just not as good as the top three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yshangban Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 Sports Style LED Digital Date Lady Men Watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockey week Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 I don't really see why hockey is even on this list? Throwback games are incredibly rare. Outdoor games, and the Kings-Canucks game last year, plus a handful of others since the 1991-92 75th anniversary, and that's literally it. throwback third jerseys don't really count, they're used as third jerseys and the other team rarely wears a throwback to correspond with it. Baseball is by far the best simply because they do throwback games on a regular basis, not just anniversary years, not just thanksgiving or new years, they actually try.If hockey stepped up and the teams had some fun with throwbacks on their own, it would be different, but they don't. I'll respect any opinion that you can defend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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