There was an interesting, exhaustive article on Uni Watch earlier this week about
all the times the Pittsburgh Pirates have worn throwback uniforms from their
"bumblebee" period (
stovepipe hat,
black and
bright yellow colors, and occasionally,
pinstripes) over the last few years. It's a great article, with tons of beautiful photography, and it got me all nostalgic for the stovepipe Pirates cap that
I had when I was a kid, and led me to draw up some sketches of that oddball outfit in action.
I've been meaning for
years to grab me a new 1970's Pirates hat to wear around and look ridiculous...but the nature of sports apparel being what it is, I can't find one in my size (probably a 7 1/2) anywhere online to save my life. Oh, I can buy
this, or
this, or even
this...but the stovepipe? No dice. Might hafta draft one'a my yinzer pals for an assist on this one...
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Go here and they have the gold and the black ones in 7 1/2:
http://www.dugout-memories.com/pitpir.html
Good timing on the post. The Pirates play at San Diego today, which happens to be 'Throwback Thursday'.
Both teams will be sporting throwback uniforms. That means Brown & Yellow for the Padres...nice!
MLB Cooperstown Collection Black w/yellow pillbox:
http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1869697&cp=1452363.1452860.1168847
Sorry, no yellow with black piping from MLB.
Here's a 7 1/2 in Yellow...
http://www.amazon.com/Pittsburgh-Pirates-Throwback-American-Needle/dp/B002M3X96U/
Also various sizes (no 7 1/2 though):
http://www.thepittsburghfan.com/Pittsburgh-Pirates_3/Hats_22/Pittsburgh-Pirates-1977-86-Cooperstown-Cap
http://www.thepittsburghfan.com/Pittsburgh-Pirates_3/Hats_22/Pittsburgh-Pirates-1977-86-Cooperstown-Fitted-Cap
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001LP1PGQ/
http://www.amazon.com/Pittsburgh-Pirates-1977-86-Cooperstown-Fitted/dp/B001LP4S8I
This is best line-up I've seen in a while!!
Great job as always!!
Love the stirrups and uniqueness of each one!
These rock, Rob. I can hear "We are Family" in the background.
These drawing are awesome. The Pirates uniform hasn't been associated with something this good since 1992.
For health and sanity reasons, I've stopped watching Pirates games. Every night I check up on them, flipping to them at some point, but I normally flip away to avoid the frustration. My Dad still watches every night, though, and we still discuss them from time to time.
Cheer Up Pirates fans your team is making progress. Ypur team will NOT finish dead last in the NL Central This year. I mean look at the Chicago Cubs, they are the worst team in the history of sports and once again they are destined for another failure of a season. Last place in the NL Central is reserved for the greatest collection of the worst baseball players who have ever played the game.
I love these and I'm not even a Pirate fan.
The Pirates won't beat out the Cubs anonymous, but there's always next year...
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