As of the morning of November 15th, 2011 the Baltimore Orioles announced that they will be changing their caps for the 2012 season, and along with the change of caps the team announced that they will be adding a brand new Orange alternate jersey. The image located below was leaked on Twitter by the Orioles official page, and when it was released it became evident that it was everyone's assumption that the team would be reverting back to its roots; the ever popular cartoon bird which was prominent in the Cal Ripken era of the team.
Image leaked by @Orioles on Twitter
The Orioles two new caps will pretty much be the exact same all except for the front two panels of the New Era cap, the home cap will feature a pair of white panels on the front of the cap above the brim and the away cap will feature an all black crown; the logos and brim colour are the exact same on both of the caps.
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Outside of the caps, the Orioles have announced a brand new Home Alternate that will be introduced for the 2012 season, and much like the brand new Marlins uniforms the Orioles Home Alternate is a solid orange. This orange jersey includes black lettering on the front and will most likely include the same black lettering on the back. The jersey not only features the traditional Maryland patch on the left shoulder, but it also has a brand new 20th Anniversary patch for the Orioles' own Camden Yards; one of the most beautiful parks in the Major Leagues.
With all of the new uniform changes coming with the 2012 season the Orioles have made changes of their own reverting back to their roots of a brighter day. What are your thoughts on the changes? Personally I think they look nice, but they are rather predictable.
I'm digging the new color change.
ReplyDeleteI Love The Old Skool Look...
ReplyDeleteSo... Orioles go semi-retro and it's "rather predictable", but when the Blue Jays go semi-retro it's "momentous change in the history of the ball club"? LOL!!
ReplyDelete@Cartoonbird
ReplyDeleteI can see where you're coming from! But unlike the Blue Jays, the Orioles didn't go through a period of "who am I, do I belong here?" The plain ol' Oriole cap was always classic, but the Blue Jays were an embarrassment from their first change up until where they're at now.