new alternate unis for 2008

by greenandgoldpolarbear on Aug 2, 2007 9:28 PM PDT

i was reading the most current issue of Athletics Magazine (the one with Blanton on the cover) and somewhere it was mentioned that the a's will have new alternate uniforms for 2008. i think it was in the article on how the the a's clubhouse works and the steve vucinich was showing swish and chavy what it would look like. did anyone else here about this, or i am the only one?

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what should the a's new alternate uniform look like

pinstripes and sleveless

6 votes

just sleeveless

31 votes

just pinstripes

9 votes

elephant logo on front

44 votes

a 3-d version of the elephant

11 votes

a plane leaving oakland with only joe kennedy in it

66 votes

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I also read it in Athletics Magazine...

I'll have to see the uniform before I give my opinion because I actually like the alternate jerseys they have now.

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"When they start the game, they don't yell, 'Work ball.' They say, 'Play ball.'" ~Willie Stargell

by alamedagirl on Aug 2, 2007 9:27 PM PDT reply actions

If the A's leave the training staff in place

the alternate uniforms will look like this:

"Ziggy, did you not know?"

by FreeSeatUpgrade on Aug 2, 2007 9:44 PM PDT reply actions

I would laugh, and think that was a joke

but unfortunetly you may be dead on.

by Zonis on Aug 2, 2007 10:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Don't say 'dead'.

Mount Davis may be listening.

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by Ozzz on Aug 3, 2007 12:42 AM PDT up reply actions

Mount Davis Ridesplace USA?

by Zonis on Aug 3, 2007 7:26 AM PDT up reply actions

Bring back the Black Uniforms!!

by Hawk on Aug 2, 2007 9:56 PM PDT reply actions

No.

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by Flashfire on Aug 3, 2007 12:53 AM PDT up reply actions

Yes

Loved 'em. Still have the hat.

`I firmly believe that in every game, at least one team should be required to wear a legitimate, major league uniform.' - Ken Korach - 8/4/06

by nodaclu on Aug 3, 2007 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions

bring back the "A's"

on the jerseys, like back in the 70's...

"We are all gods. You can never underestimate the creative potential of a human being. Nor the destructive potential."- Robert Pollard, GbV

by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on Aug 4, 2007 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions

Double no.

"Former Huntsville Star Eric Chavez..."

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Aug 3, 2007 6:17 PM PDT up reply actions

Why do they need uniforms?

"Whoa, are you saying... a testosterone-addled Rich Harden, in a fit of misplaced aggression after growing several extra pairs, ran over LAXile?" Poppy

by Jennifer on Aug 2, 2007 10:04 PM PDT reply actions

But I can get on board with this... :-)

by indigo on Aug 2, 2007 10:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Oh please not sleeveless

I HATE all sleeveless uniforms.

by indigo on Aug 2, 2007 10:09 PM PDT reply actions

Agreed

Sleeveless uniforms are awful! How about tie-dye?

by Wolverine on Aug 2, 2007 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions

No tie-dye

We don't want Larry Davis to feel welcome.

"We are a complete freak show." -- Billy Beane

by day-to-day on Aug 3, 2007 12:19 AM PDT up reply actions

double agreed

GOD I HOPE WE DONT DO THAT!!! they look so dumb...

"I Will Not Relent, I Am Driven"... Clutch

Bring Back The Bash!!!

by Shippee33 on Aug 3, 2007 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions

NO NO NO on sleeveless.

Sleeveless are LAME LAME LAME.

"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Aug 3, 2007 6:55 AM PDT up reply actions

Yeah

Sleeveless are ewww. They make the arms look funny.

"I want to live and I want to love. I want to catch something that I might be ashamed of." SPM

by mlleaimee on Aug 3, 2007 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions

sleeveless are okay...

as long as they say "A's" on them, not "Athletics" or "Oakland"

"We are all gods. You can never underestimate the creative potential of a human being. Nor the destructive potential."- Robert Pollard, GbV

by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on Aug 4, 2007 12:02 AM PDT up reply actions

Plane leaving oakland

I voted for the only Kennedy on a plane leaving Oakland but I'm regretting that. I think there should be room for a few others as well - Kotsay for one.

by Wolverine on Aug 2, 2007 10:15 PM PDT reply actions

I really really like the black and green

that they use not for alternates. I need to get a fitted hat in those colors before they change, I guess.

by RenoTy on Aug 2, 2007 10:30 PM PDT reply actions

how abt alternates and they wear black shoes?

by Hawk on Aug 2, 2007 10:30 PM PDT reply actions

around here, thats blasphemy

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by Amnesiac727 on Aug 2, 2007 10:34 PM PDT up reply actions

Why not green shoes for the alternate uni's?

they would still be out of the ordinary.

"We are all gods. You can never underestimate the creative potential of a human being. Nor the destructive potential."- Robert Pollard, GbV

by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on Aug 4, 2007 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions

booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King

by batgirl on Aug 3, 2007 6:55 AM PDT up reply actions

Or black shoes every day..

Please....the white shoes are brutal.

Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on Aug 3, 2007 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions

I'll say it again...

green shoes!

"We are all gods. You can never underestimate the creative potential of a human being. Nor the destructive potential."- Robert Pollard, GbV

by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on Aug 4, 2007 12:03 AM PDT up reply actions

You need to have your A's fandom card revoked.

by OldhamA on Aug 6, 2007 1:14 PM PDT up reply actions

why don't you post/comment

a couple of thousand more times before you get uppity with me?

"We are all gods. You can never underestimate the creative potential of a human being. Nor the destructive potential."- Robert Pollard, GbV

by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on Aug 6, 2007 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions

unis.

I absolutely HATED the black jerseys..... what did they last, a whole year?

One thing I like about the A's unis, is the they havent really undergone any significant change for a long time. These are the same jerseys we had from our days of dominance in the late 80s, early 90s. Except for the addition of the road hat and the green alternate uni, I like the jerseys the way they are.

by spartan21 @ Athletics Nation on Aug 3, 2007 12:14 AM PDT reply actions

I like technicolor gingerbread

and an alternate uni for every occasion...

I'd actually prefer each team to have a set of approved gear, like maybe 7 or 8 different jerseys and a few different pairs of pants, and then players can pick out ensembles they like. Players wouldn't have to wear the same exact uniform as each other, but everyone's uniform would obviously represent the team they play for.

"We are all gods. You can never underestimate the creative potential of a human being. Nor the destructive potential."- Robert Pollard, GbV

by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on Aug 4, 2007 12:08 AM PDT up reply actions

I know I'm in the minority on this..

...but I really like the elephant logo.

And by that, I mean both the original elephant logo (the one where it's standing on a ball) and the new one (where the elephant is clutching a pair of bats).

I diggum.

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by Ozzz on Aug 3, 2007 12:43 AM PDT reply actions

The elephant logo

is awesome.

If we're doing away with the elephant logo, it's just another sign that this franchise is incapable of building a sense of tradition and billing itself as historically important.

The change at all is dumb, since I can't find any fault with the current green with gold lettering we've got going on.

RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.

by walk off bunt on Aug 3, 2007 1:47 AM PDT up reply actions

Also

Are those in favor of the elephant really in the minority?

That's a bloody shame if so.

RagingHarden: Yeah if you get 20 starts out of me I'll be shocked. Like, I'll wreck my drawers.

by walk off bunt on Aug 3, 2007 1:59 AM PDT up reply actions

If elephant is wrong,

I don't wanna be right!

Green Hulk Fists

by oaklandSMASH on Aug 3, 2007 2:07 AM PDT up reply actions

I like the elephant too

but I voted with the JoKe just because that was the funny.

"I want to live and I want to love. I want to catch something that I might be ashamed of." SPM

by mlleaimee on Aug 3, 2007 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions

Can JoKe

get stomped by the elephant?

Green Hulk Fists

by oaklandSMASH on Aug 3, 2007 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Me, too :)

"They weren't frightened of me, they LOVED me!" ~ McFood, deep in denial

by Poppy on Aug 3, 2007 7:51 AM PDT up reply actions

Bring back the 1982 jersey's

Not the one's that say OAKLAND across but the one's that just has "A's" on it. Those are my fav!

by What Would Rickey Do on Aug 3, 2007 5:56 AM PDT reply actions

I loved those...

They came right at the height of the polyester era, which the A's helped start in the early 70's.

That 82 uni (I think it was an alternate uni from 81-84) was a classy exposed button up with the introduction of the darker green in the form of the "A's" logo on the left breast.

One of my favorite A's uni's of all time.

`I firmly believe that in every game, at least one team should be required to wear a legitimate, major league uniform.' - Ken Korach - 8/4/06

by nodaclu on Aug 3, 2007 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Agreed!

"We are all gods. You can never underestimate the creative potential of a human being. Nor the destructive potential."- Robert Pollard, GbV

by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on Aug 4, 2007 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions

I agree too!

by Hawk on Aug 4, 2007 11:09 AM PDT up reply actions

just don't make em pink

that's all I ask.

death to myspace!

by malikot on Aug 3, 2007 8:12 AM PDT reply actions

we don't deserve unis

anymore. naked.

youppi gave more than 100% every day.

by oakath on Aug 3, 2007 9:08 AM PDT reply actions

After this season

any new uniforms should read "Chico's Bail Bonds" on the back!!!

VacaAsFan

by Vacafan on Aug 3, 2007 10:04 AM PDT reply actions

Is it the Road Grey Uni's they are replacing?

I think they will need to replace the greys because they say "Oakland" on them. They need to start moving away from the Oakland reference.

by roscoe on Aug 3, 2007 10:33 AM PDT reply actions

aren't the green ones their alternates though?

Its the alternate jersey that's going to be new. Do any teams have more than 1 alternate?

"When they start the game, they don't yell, 'Work ball.' They say, 'Play ball.'" ~Willie Stargell

by alamedagirl on Aug 3, 2007 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions

I like the green ones, they're my favourite.

Hope they don't get replaced.

by OldhamA on Aug 6, 2007 1:16 PM PDT up reply actions

I hope they get altered

to say "A's" instead of "Athletics," like the 70's ones.

And they should wear matching green shoes. Save the white shoes for the home white traditional unis only.

Green shoes on the road and for alternate unis.

And favorite doesn't have a "u" in it unless you're posting to a cricket blog.

"We are all gods. You can never underestimate the creative potential of a human being. Nor the destructive potential."- Robert Pollard, GbV

by The Pilots Dared Me To Die on Aug 6, 2007 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions

The Braves

It looks like they have about 12 different uni's.

"I Will Not Relent, I Am Driven"... Clutch

Bring Back The Bash!!!

by Shippee33 on Aug 3, 2007 5:16 PM PDT reply actions

They only have three

Home white with "Braves", Road grey with "Atlanta", and red alternates (that they wear on Sundays) with "Braves."

"Former Huntsville Star Eric Chavez..."

by FormerHuntsvilleStar on Aug 3, 2007 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions

I thought they also had

the all blue jersey top as well. Boston has 4, Home white, Road grey, their red jersey top, and the All green ST. Patricks day jersey.

"I Will Not Relent, I Am Driven"... Clutch

Bring Back The Bash!!!

by Shippee33 on Aug 4, 2007 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions

New unis

As long as they make the new uni's a little less see-through, my s.o. will be happy. He's not too thrilled with my knowledge of exactly who is a tighty-whitey guy and who wears briefs. (None of the boys were going commando at the last game I was at. *sigh*)

by Sacko Tomatoes on Aug 6, 2007 2:49 PM PDT reply actions