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How about new Rays vs brick Astros? They played in 2008 I know at the Trop but the only pictures are a throwback game. There was what, 5 years overlap between them before rebrands? Pair that with interleague games and that's pretty rare.

EDIT - I remembered a series in Houston in 2010

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The NBA certainly used to be more interesting, uniform wise.

Truly is.

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1999: Lakers' last and Magic's first

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2009: Sixers' last and Magic's first

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2015: Raptors' last and Hornets' first

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1997: Nets' last and Pistons' first

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1995: Hawks' last and Kings' first

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1996: Hawks' first and Pistons' last

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2002: Hornets' last and Pistons' first

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1998: Magic's last and Nets' first

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2006: Bucks' last and Pacers' first

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2008: Sixers' last and Wolves' first

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1989: Nets' last and Spurs' first (What 2003?)

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1997: Jazz's first and Bullets' last

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1998: Magic's last and Sixers' first

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1995: Rockets' last and Kings' first

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1995: Sonics' last and Kings' first

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1995: Jazz's last and Raptors' first

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2015: Hornets' first and Hawks' last

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1994-1996: Pistons vs. Kings

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1993-1995: Bucks vs. Rockets

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1993: Kings' last and Bucks' first

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1985: Jazz violet's first and Bulls' last

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1992: Sixers' first and Suns' last

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2010: Clippers' last and Bobcats' first

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2013: Nets' first and Suns' last

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2013: Suns' last and Bobcats' first

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2012: Wizards' first and Bobcats' last

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Unable to locate game action pics, but the Canucks Flying-V sweaters and the St. Louis Blues first-generation jerseys with red (with the 'BLUES' wordmark on the chest) only played each other in one season: 1984-85.

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You could put the Hornets against any team switching next year. The Hawks, Clippers, Bucks, Sixers, Raptors...

Also, with all of these one(year)-off city pride jerseys, I'm sure you'll be able to find some that extend to teams that play all the time.

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I'm sure somebody's said this already:

Buffaslug vs Gold/Blue Capitals 2006/07

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We would appreciate it more if your picture isn't so blurry. I'll help you out.

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Going back to the NBA...

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2000: Cavs' first and Suns' last

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1997: Wizards' first and Magic's last

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2002: Sixers' first (script modified) and Spurs' last

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1996: Cavs' first and Knicks' last

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1995-1997: Sonics vs. Pacers

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1995: Grizzlies' first vs. four Timberwolves (last)

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1997: Warriors' last and Pistons first

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I'm sure somebody's said this already:

Buffaslug vs Gold/Blue Capitals 2006/07

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We would appreciate it more if your picture isn't so blurry. I'll help you out.

IMG_5704.jpg

Going back to the NBA...

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2000: Cavs' first and Suns' last

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1997: Wizards' first and Magic's last

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2002: Sixers' first (script modified) and Spurs' last

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1996: Cavs' first and Knicks' last

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1995-1997: Sonics vs. Pacers

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1995: Grizzlies' first vs. four Timberwolves (last)

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1997: Warriors' last and Pistons first

Hey thanks for the clearer pic!

Another one from the NHL:

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I think I got the right Kings uni with that matchup. Correct me if I didn't

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1995-1997: Sonics vs. Pacers

I was immediately intrigued by this picture. At first, I thought to myself "I don't remember the Pacers playing at Hinkle Fieldhouse." Well, the windows at Hinkle are different. I also noticed that the color of the floor was Sonics colors, but the Pacers were wearing their home uniforms. Seattle Center Coliseum, now Key Arena, doesn't have windows, though. Never did, despite many renovations. Began searching Sonics-Pacers on Google, and the pictures I found were of the Pacers wearing white at home and blue in Seattle. Further confusion. Come to find out during the 1996-97 preseason, the teams played two games in Europe. The above picture was in Sevilla, Spain. The other matchup, with Seattle designated the home team and wearing white, was in Berlin, Germany. Problem solved.

However, considering the teams played once a year from 1995-97 wearing each their home and away uniforms, and also the aforementioned preseason games, I wouldn't say this is a rare matchup.

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Another one:

Winnipeg Jets 2.0 vs Dallas Stars in 2012.

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It was the Jets first year back and Dallas's second to last year

in those uniforms.

That's a good one (Remember, 2012 and 2013 Winnipeg was in the East and 2013 was the shortened season with no interconference games)

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