rmackman Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Below you'll see three button types on three different authentic MLB jerseys (Chicago Cubs Home, Arizona Diamondbacks Alternate, Chicago White Sox Alternate). Each one has slightly different buttons.The Cubs appear to use a "Cat Eye" shaped button.The White Sox use a traditional, pearl colored, "4-Hole" button.The D-Backs (at least in 1999) used same-color-as-jersey "4-Hole" buttons.So, I'm curious if anyone out there has any knowledge regarding buttons. Are they arbitrary? Are teams supposed to use specific ones? Why are some teams "customized" for the color of the jersey and others not? All three of these jerseys are made by Russell Athletic, so it's before Majestic took over. Thoughts? "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Unknown | Check out my articles on jerseys at Bacon Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quillz Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 While I'd like to think teams asked for custom, colorized buttons, it could simply be that jerseys were manufactured at different locations, and each location had slightly different buttons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouj Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Henderson has some notes concerning buttons, but I don't have it with me right now. I think he said Majestic uses the 4-hole buttons on authentics & 2-button on replicas. Go Astros!Go Texans!Go Rockets!Go Javelinas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmackman Posted May 1, 2013 Author Share Posted May 1, 2013 Interesting. These are all Russell, so maybe Majestic decided to make the button rules stricter... "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Unknown | Check out my articles on jerseys at Bacon Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 The Dodgers briefly used contrasting blue buttons on their road grays (this one is from 2002), but have since switched back to gray.Does any team use contrasting buttons now? The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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