Sports competition ideas that were so unpopular they were dropped almost immediately

In 1998, the marketing department of the Seattle Mariners got the idea to “turn ahead the clock” for one game that season; the Royals and umpires played along for that game. 20 more teams joined in the promotion the following season. Virtually everyone except the Mariners thought this was bad idea.

Some examples of these “uniforms from 2021” can be found on Topps cards.