Revisionist (baseball) history
Admittedly yesterday I only caught highlights of baseball and a few moments of the Atlanta Braves at the Milwaukee Brewers, but the few minutes I caught showed an example of a throwback jersey game that was just unacceptable. The Brewer decided to turn back the clock and where Milwaukee Braves uniforms. One problem: The Brewers were never associated with the Braves organization. The Brewers came in 1970 after an initial season as the Seattle Pilots, and moved to Milwaukee to fill the void left by the Braves. If you're going to do turn back the clock day that's fine. Just don't do it in such a way that both teams are representing the same organization. While it may be interesting for some it's also very confusing for those who tune in and out. My last caution is not to do throwback jerseys not relating to your organization. I allow exceptions to this for cities and teams like Kansas City who frequently pay tribute to their cities involvement with the Negro Leagues by resurrecting the uniforms of the Kansas City Monarchs. Usurping the history of another franchise in the same league however should not be permitted.
posted by Aaron at 6:01 PM
1 Comments:
I only caught a brief glimpse of the game and thought it was the Braves wearing the old Milwaukee uniforms. But you're right. The Milwaukee Braves moved to Atlanta in I believe '66 or so and thus were never the same organization as the Brewers. Hell, until '94, they were in two different leagues.
However, I can think of a few good ideas for throwback uniforms along this same line: Oakland could wear K.C. Athletics jerseys when the Royals come to town, the Giants old New York jerseys for the Mets, etc. Shoot, the Orioles should wear St. Louis Browns jerseys if the Cardinals ever visit; or the Twins (or the Rangers) could wear Senators jerseys for the Nats. So many teams have moved around in baseball that the options are limitless. Plus this gimmick would be a fun trip down memory lane.
In short, I support the idea, if not the execution.
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