1976

[Kelly Pat]

Throwbacks looked good tonite, I had better brew league softball unis then the brewers tho.

[IronEagle]

Throwbacks looked good tonite, I had better brew league softball unis then the brewers tho.

Was talking with a friend of mine about that last night. We agreed they looked good.

[#48]

Did the Phils ever wear those hats? I don't remember them.

http://images.footballfanatics.com/FFImage/thumb.aspx?i=/productImages/_2454000/ff_2454476_full.jpg&w=490&q=80

They look like the Pirates.

[IronEagle]

Did the Phils ever wear those hats? I don't remember them.

http://images.footballfanatics.com/FFImage/thumb.aspx?i=/productImages/_2454000/ff_2454476_full.jpg&w=490&q=80

They look like the Pirates.

True, I don't remember hats like that.

[Irish George]

yep...they wore them in '76 for the bicentennial

a couple other teams had them too, but the Pirates continued to wear them into the 80s

[EagleFanInMD]

What IG said.hate to say it, but it's my favorite hat.

[Irish George]

I'm getting one

been looking for a mint one on Ebay and they are almost impossible to find. But now they are selling the throwback version the phils wore last night. Absolutely getting one.

[IronEagle]

a couple other teams had them too, but the Pirates continued to wear them into the 80s

Gotcha... I don't remember the piping stripes around the hat but if you say they were there, they were there.

[Irish George]

at first I thought they were really stupid-looking

...but they grew on me. Kind of like most of KG's posts.

[Irish George]

here you go!

Gotcha... I don't remember the piping stripes around the hat but if you say they were there, they were there.

Larry Christenson rocking one at the Vet!

[IronEagle]

Larry Christenson rocking one at the Vet!

Thanks!

It disturbs me that I do not remember this.

[Irish George]

ha ha ha!!!

It disturbs me I cant remember doctors appointments and when to put my trash out. Dont beat yourself up.

[Loki]

briiiiing outtttt those lazy hazy crazy days of summmmerrrrr

those days of hot dogs, and homegrown and beer


bring out those lazy hazy crazy days of sumMMERRRR


heh

[IronEagle]

It disturbs me I cant remember doctors appointments and when to put my trash out. Dont beat yourself up.

I'll cite #48 (original board member... going back a long ways) as an enabler.

[Irish George]

in 1976 the Phils hosted the all star game

I was working for a podunk chain of south jersey weeklies. The day before the game both teams took batting practice and I somehow talked Larry Schenk (Phils PR guru) into letting me on the field, along with a friend of mine, to take pictures. There in the batting cage where Johnny Bench, Pete Rose, Steve Garvey, Schmidt, Bowa, Hank Aaron, Mark (the Bird) Fidrych.

In the coaching box was Gene Mauch, managing Minnesota that year. I chatted up Bob Uecker. I also talked to John "the Count of" Montefusco and John "Candy Man" Candaleria. Great guys all.

Guess what?

I forgot to put film in my camera.

But my friend and I still talk about that day.