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Sox Unveil New Jerseys And Headgear


This article was originally posted here on SoxSpaceNews.com

Alright, so I just got back from Fenway, here's the run down on what went down. Fans were invited to Game On to be the first to see the new jerseys that the Sox will don in the 2009 season. It was basically set up like a fashion show with a Red Sox twist. The designers of the new uniforms introduced their first model, manager Terry Francona, sporting the new road gray jerseys with "BOSTON" written in blue font, similar to the jerseys worn by the Red Sox in the 70's and 80's.

Next to come down the runway was soon to be Hall of Fame inductee, Jim Rice. Rice was one of many to have worn a jersey similar to this in his time spent here in Boston and was one of the first to be seen wearing the updated version of the vintage road jersey. Coming down the runway following Jim Ed was former Red Sox second baseman and NESN commentator, Jerry Remy who also was wearing the new Red Sox road jersey.

After those three were introduced, a lucky fan selected at random wore a new home alternate jersey (which I don't have a picture of) but it looks like the red batting practice jerseys with blue font on the chest and back. Making their way down the runway next were two kids that were born with the right to call Red Sox slugger David Ortiz "dad". They two were wearing the new sport jackets introduced by the team.

And finally, Red Sox reliever Manny Delcarmen made his way down the runway donning the other alternate road jersey which was a blue jersey with bright red font as displayed in the picture. The designers of the jerseys explained to the crowd that the Red Sox are one of very few things in this world that can be identified by one simple logo that has no words on it. He mentioned the Nike "swoosh" symbol, then went on to talk about the "hanging socks" logo and how it was synonymous with Red Sox baseball. As a result, the team introduced the new hats that will be worn by the Red Sox occasionally during the 2009 season as shown in the picture.

My take? I love the old school road jerseys that Francona, Jim Rice and the Rem Dawg had on. The batting practice home alternate jersey doesn't look anything different from…well, the batting practice jersey. The blue road jersey with the red lettering looks similar to the Spring Training jerseys that the Red Sox wore this past spring down in Fort Myers so that was no big change either. When it came to the new hats, that will take some getting used to I'm sure but overall I'm really psyched that the Red Sox are going old school for more than one game in 2009 and beyond with the road gray jerseys with the blue lettering.

Hope this clears up any confusion that any of you may have been experiencing since you first heard that the Red Sox were "doing away" with the "B" logo and "getting rid" of the road jerseys of recent memory. From what I understand, the Red Sox will still wear the "B" logo hats and have the road jerseys of last year as well. Your thoughts?