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By Nathan Walls
There are retro baseball parks. Legends autograph signings and appearances. And, oh, don't forget about the retro jerseys. The jerseys are everywhere. From Dr. J in pro basketball to Johnny Unitas in pro football, from Ken Griffey, Jr.'s Seattle pro baseball threads to Michael Jordan's Carolina blue college basketball garb, it's all coming back. Many of the jerseys that are popular now are replica and authentic jerseys of players who competed in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Some athletes were around long before, as the top selling hat on heckledepot.com is the 1957 Milwaukee Braves Navy fitted cap. It's obvious by looking around that there is a lot of interest right now in retro jerseys. Take this retro jersey fan's quote off of The CHUD.COM Throwback Jerseys message board. "My friend just bought 3 more throwback NFL jerseys off eBay (Terry Bradshaw, Dick Butkus, and another that I can't remember), which caused me to start looking around, and I just bought a throwback FSU jersey of Derrick Brooks," the fan said. "Someone please stop me before I buy any more. But seriously, there's some cool stuff out there. I'm also interested in a Deion Sanders FSU jersey, an Earl Campbell Texas jersey, and an LT UNC jersey. And Carl, I'm sure you've seen the Montana and Bettis jerseys." Sounds a little excited, doesn't he? Perhaps the catalyst of this throwback fad began with Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the Baltimore Orioles ballpark that has been used as a model for many other old school parks. Since the Yard opened in 1992, no other Major League Baseball team has elected to build a stadium instead of a retro-style ballpark.
Retro ballparks that have been built since Oriole Park's opening include, Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ameriquest Field in Arlington, Coors Field in Denver, Turner Field in Atlanta, Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay, Bank One Ballpark in Phoenix, Safeco Field in Seattle, Minute Maid Park in Houston, SBC Park in San Francisco, Comerica Park in Detroit, Miller Park in Milwaukee, PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia and PETCO Park in San Diego. And more are soon to follow. Cardinals Field is set to open in St. Louis in 2006 and the Minnesota Twins want to unveil a baseball-only park similar to Safeco Field in 2008. If you haven't noticed this trend, don't feel bad. Just turn on the television to watch a baseball or basketball game. Odds are you'll take a step back in time. |
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