Rays to don fantasy TBTC uniforms

[sox83cubs84]

The Tampa Bay Rays will be wearing a "fantasy" TBTC uniform on June 30 when they host Detroit. The Tigers will be clad in a previously used style...the Trammell/Whitaker era road pullovers. No such uniform style as the Rays are wearing ever existed in Tampa/St. Petersburg pro baseball lore, but the style's color scheme seems to be fitting for the time being represented. There's lots of similarity to the 1978 Padres uniforms in this style, and other elements are borrowed from other 1970s uniforms. I wonder what the Rays collectors on our site, like David Cope, think of this style. While it does resemble a 1978 Padres uni, it has a much more soothing color combination than the Pads' old brown and yellow threads.

Dave Miedema

[mook03005]

Very 70s indeed ....Veeck would approve Do you think any gamers will be listed after the game on MLB auction?

[rdeversole]

Those look pretty smooth to me!

[camarokids]

Looks pretty cool! I don't collect the TBTC stuff, but wouldn't mind owning one of these, if the price is right.

Kind reminds me of the 1970's or early 80's Atlanta Braves jersey colors.

In the early 70's there was a hockey team called the Suncoast Suns that played in St. Pete, seeing the TBTC jersey is giving me some serious devaju. But I cannot quite place it.

[tbone90]

Reminds me of the senior softball league that plays at the community park on Sunday mornings...but maybe that's because Madden is modeling the new duds.

[slab0meat]

Very 70s indeed ....Veeck would approve Do you think any gamers will be listed after the game on MLB auction?

Per the link posted on Jersey Central:

The Rays have found a solution, designing a hypothetical uniform from 1979. They'll debut the Disco Demolition-era jerseys against the Tigers on June 30, then auction them off for charity.


http://mlb.mlb.com/cutfour/article.j...652846&c_id=tb

[tony433433]

Too early to call these the "Tampa Bay Rays presented by Pepsi Light" jerseys? (or just Pepsi Lights for short)

[tony433433]

Too early to call these the "Tampa Bay Rays presented by Pepsi Light" jerseys? (or just Pepsi Lights for short)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/65516705@N00/7415059754/

My bad, the hyperlink was not entered in the last post.

[MLB~NUT]

Those Rays uni's are HORRIBLE!!!

[cubbs1232]

As a Rays fan/collector I'm still on the fence. I'm not sure if I love them or hate them but I know I'm buying one.