# Favorite retro hat/jersey **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 30, 2019, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-retro-hat-jersey/837857 "2019-07-30T04:14:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![installLSC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/54ee81/32.png) [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-retro-hat-jersey/837857/1 "2019-07-30T04:14:54Z")
I recently saw someone in my neighborhood walking around with a [80s style Phillies jersey](https://fanatics.frgimages.com/FFImage/thumb.aspx?i=/productimages/_2255000/altimages/ff_2255967alt2_full.jpg&w=600), and I thought both the color and logo were way superior [to the Phillies incredibly bland current jerseys.](https://fanatics.frgimages.com/FFImage/thumb.aspx?i=/productimages/_2183000/ff_2183379_xl.jpg&w=600) What retro jerseys or hats do you really like in comparison to the currently used outfits? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-retro-hat-jersey/837857/2 "2019-07-30T04:31:07Z")
WHA New England Whalers jersey (mid-'70s) and NHL Hartford Whalers jersey (1979, '80s) I was a big fan of the New England Whalers as a kid; we moved away from Connecticut just before the Howes joined the team, tho. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-retro-hat-jersey/837857/3 "2019-07-30T12:21:02Z")
[Molteni Arcore](https://www.vintagevelos.com/en/team-wool-jerseys/45-2627-molteni-long-sleeve-wool-jersey.html#/22-size-xl/39-sleeve-long_sleeve) ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-retro-hat-jersey/837857/4 "2019-07-30T14:25:30Z")
I remember seeing the Pittsburgh Pirates with their [pillbox hats](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQyzBnGSzyMpIUOCKDYE6qyqK0RREG47R2thoLA9xXJ-LWkk6f0) back in the 70s and I thought that they looked cool. I still like 'em and I wish the Pirates would wear them. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-retro-hat-jersey/837857/5 "2019-07-30T19:56:26Z")
The Mariners trident shaped like an M is clever and much better than the “gold S” or “compass with a baseball on it”. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-retro-hat-jersey/837857/6 "2019-07-30T20:09:07Z")
I have a USC Trojans tee. Sleep in it everynight. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-retro-hat-jersey/837857/7 "2019-07-30T20:16:12Z")
I like the Pacers’ “Flo-Jo” jersey, circa 1995, and their later pinstripe jerseys, circa 2000, much better than their current ones. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-retro-hat-jersey/837857/8 "2019-07-30T20:17:25Z")
Retro [Astros](http://assets.suredone.com/2384/media-photos/7267-hsto-qhg-cpls-jeff-bagwell-1980-houston-astros-cooperstown-home-white-rainbow-jersey-mens-3.jpeg) Retro [Nuggets](http://pb-cdn.draftkings.com.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/nuggets.gif) To name a couple. Definitely not bland, that’s for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-retro-hat-jersey/837857/9 "2019-07-30T20:25:03Z")
The Detroit Tigers has a cool Negro League throwback. [![](https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/i/cbslocal/wp-content/uploads/sites/15909782/2015/04/471091544.jpg?w=1024&h=0&crop=1) ](https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/i/cbslocal/wp-content/uploads/sites/15909782/2015/04/471091544.jpg?w=1024&h=0&crop=1) ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-retro-hat-jersey/837857/10 "2019-07-30T21:32:07Z")
[Who wears short shorts?](http://news.sportslogos.net/2016/08/08/a-short-experiment-the-story-of-the-chicago-white-sox-shorts/) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2019, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-retro-hat-jersey/837857/11 "2019-07-30T22:15:47Z")
> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > Retro [Astros](http://assets.suredone.com/2384/media-photos/7267-hsto-qhg-cpls-jeff-bagwell-1980-houston-astros-cooperstown-home-white-rainbow-jersey-mens-3.jpeg) I was going to mention that one too. That jersey is awesome. I’d get one except my wife is a die-hard Mariners fan and I’m sure it would mysteriously disappear. (Or I would.) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-retro-hat-jersey/837857/12 "2019-07-31T04:56:53Z")
The Brewers’ “mitt” logo from the late 1970s / early 1980s, and the pinstripe home uniform from that era, as [modeled by Robin Yount](https://sabr.org/sites/default/files/images/YountRobin-Topps.png). Also, [the Seahawks’ original logo and uniform design](https://s.hdnux.com/photos/37/55/70/8314397/7/480x480.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-retro-hat-jersey/837857/13 "2019-07-31T06:22:05Z")
Red Sox 75 ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-retro-hat-jersey/837857/14 "2019-07-31T06:53:50Z")
The old Jackie Stewart caps; I still have one from Jackie himself. [https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-JACKIE-STEWART-Corduroy-Breton-Mariners-Sailor-CAP-Classic-Driver-Racing-F1-/372560300538](https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-JACKIE-STEWART-Corduroy-Breton-Mariners-Sailor-CAP-Classic-Driver-Racing-F1-/372560300538) And of course the robin’s egg blue version of the Pittsburgh Penguins jerseys. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-retro-hat-jersey/837857/15 "2019-07-31T14:07:15Z")
The old[Expos jersey](http://image.dhgate.com/600x600/f2/albu/g5/M00/5D/6F/rBVaJFjOiZKADOQRAAAz_IldxX8305.jpg) and logo, especially the [pinwheel hat](http://mopupduty.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Montreal-Expos.jpg), were pretty sweet. I never understood what the hell that logo was supposed to be. I always thought it was “elb” but I guess it’s just “eb” for Expos Baseball. And then the white l part is just to make the whole thing look like a letter ‘M’ for Montreal. Weird. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-retro-hat-jersey/837857/16 "2019-07-31T15:07:44Z")
> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > I never understood what the hell that logo was supposed to be. I always thought it was “elb” but I guess it’s just “eb” for Expos Baseball. And then the white l part is just to make the whole thing look like a letter ‘M’ for Montreal. Weird. From [sportslogos.net](http://www.sportslogos.net/logos/list_by_team/66/Montreal_Expos/): > [@](#): > > The Expos logo, often misinterpreted, is a combination of the team initials when spoken in French – an “e” (in red on the left), an “M” (half in white, half in blue), and a “b” (in blue on the right) – the eMb represnts “(les) Expos (de) Montréal Baseball”. One could argue that the red bit and the white bit together form a “d”. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-retro-hat-jersey/837857/17 "2019-07-31T16:23:22Z")
I don’t know what the time limit is on “retro”, but the Marlins’ original Road uniform was a thing of beauty. I love how the marlin curled around the “F” of “Florida” (with the tailfin as the middle line) and the teal trim around the black letters/numbers was shiny, which really hit me when I saw it. That last bit you would have had to experience in person, the effect does not come through in photographs. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2019, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-retro-hat-jersey/837857/18 "2019-08-01T21:55:47Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > I remember seeing the Pittsburgh Pirates with their [pillbox hats](https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQyzBnGSzyMpIUOCKDYE6qyqK0RREG47R2thoLA9xXJ-LWkk6f0) back in the 70s and I thought that they looked cool. I still like 'em and I wish the Pirates would wear them. The Pirates’ pillbox hats were also retro when they wore them in the 70s. They were supposed to be throwbacks to the caps worn in the 19th century. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-retro-hat-jersey/837857/19 "2019-11-01T18:49:41Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > The Brewers’ “mitt” logo from the late 1970s / early 1980s According to [Chris Creamer](http://news.sportslogos.net/2019/10/28/leak-milwaukee-brewers-ball-in-glove-logo-full-time-in-2020/), it’s coming back for next season. ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-retro-hat-jersey/837857/20 "2019-11-01T21:12:23Z")
Another vote for the Montreal Expos. I also liked the San Diego Padres uniforms and caps they switched to in 1985 better than the yellow on brown that they had previously. The pinstripes from 1985 to 2000 or so were classy. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-retro-hat-jersey/837857.md?page=2)