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The Pittsburgh Pirates today unveiled their complete lineup of jerseys for the 2009 season, which includes a new black alternate jersey as well as theaddition of sleeves to the team's home white and road gray jerseys. The sleeveless white pinstripe jerseys that the Pirates wear on Sundays at home, aswell as the team's batting practice jersey, remain unchanged for 2009.
The new alternate jersey, which will be worn on select home and road games throughout the season, is a solid black, button-down jersey featuring the classicgold "P" prominently displayed on the left chest. The player's number is displayed in gold on the right lower front of the jersey, with the nameand number displayed on the back. Both sleeves feature gold piping, while the right sleeve displays the Pirates "Jolly Roger" logo.
The addition of sleeves to the Pirates' primary home and road jerseys marks the first time the Club has had sleeves on its uniforms since the 2000season. The Pirates' return to sleeves on their primary home and away uniforms is a return to the uniform style of four of the Club's five WorldChampionship teams.
The Texas Rangers unveiled their new uniforms today and red is back as an alternate jersey.
"We are very pleased with the new look that our 2009 uniforms will provide," Rangers president Nolan Ryan said. "We will have some great alternatives with blue and red jerseys to go with our more traditional home white and road gray tops. We will have consistency with all of our uniform tops with 'Texas' across the front. I think all fans will like the new designs."
The Rangers will wear the red jerseys only at home games and on special occasions. They will be worn Opening Day and for Saturday night games. Ryan also said they would be worn during a special Red Out weekend.
Some fans see red as a good-luck charm. The Rangers' only three divisional titles, in 1996, '98 and '99, came with red as the primary color.
*No news yet out of Pittsburgh on whether they will announce 2009 tickets will be free to fans who have stuck through their MLB-record tying 16-straight losing seasons.
