Fantastic Voyage o_O

Prepare to have your mind blown!

1. Purchase three dollars worth of candy Rockets from Bulk Barn (That should amount to seventy or so)
2. Log onto shop.mlb.com
3. In the Search bar, enter the words "Turn Back the Clock Jersey"
4. Click GO or Enter or whatever...
5. Whoa o_O

Similar to the Creamsicle jerseys of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of NFL football, these retro jerseys hail from a bygone era when players wore metal cleats with full-on nails on the soles of their feet, wool shirts, shrunken baseball caps, and cigarette advertisements on the walls of the outfield playing field were as commonplace as player's gloves left amongst the grass in the field of play. Jerseys, which were boring and/or disgusting back in the day, found special place in the hearts of today's supporters.

This is the HOME jersey of the Oakland Athletics from 1985. Yes, it says OAKLAND in giant capital letters on the front, nevertheless it is the HOME jersey (white jersey). There are no buttons on the front of the jersey either; back in the 1980s, stretch pants and pullover shirts were the rage in baseball as much as short shorts in basketball o_O Awkward comparison...

The Athletics wore this shirt when the Angels came to town, and the A's won the Turn Back The Clock Game against their rivals from Southern California. If I start collecting ATHLETICS gear, I'll definitely want to pick up this special number and get it customized ^_^

Now as for this...

No, you are not missing anything. This is the Red Sox vintage jersey from 1918, when the Fenway Park faithful LITERALLY went back in time to 1918. No public address system, nothing on the front of the jersey (I also believe the numbers were not on the back by this time as well, but I could be wrong?) The Chicago Cubs also donned special jerseys for the event; the game also reawakened the infamous Curse as the highlights will indicate. Aesthetically, the cream or ivory colour hails to an earlier, innocent, and peaceful time when baseball was the number one sport. I am a fan, although I can't wear ivory shirts like those of the Giants and Indians if I can't find the matching baseball pants -_-

Nice touch, though ^_^





In case you are worried, I believe Marlon Byrd is alright now.

I like these Turn Back The Clock events because they teach you a little bit about the history of the game, and where we came from ^_^ Now, if only they could do something about the old rainbow jerseys of the Houston Astros o_O