tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65438944933673141202024-03-11T12:33:40.932-04:00Heritage Uniforms and Jerseys and Stadiums - NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, NCAA, US CollegesA celebration of historic NFL, MLB, NHL, NCAA football and CFL uniforms and stadiums/ballparks/arenas.Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.comBlogger290125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-49902516497761394652023-10-17T22:01:00.005-04:002023-12-06T11:16:19.170-05:00Tampa Bay Lightning - Franchise, Team, Arena and Uniform History<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOPRSsCwvMQWaQky9gBrqQrppSHxCc3dImMyO7cRRSOrXVHCf5_GTBjMrDHSWoBilFLetHzSAO8X4SqSfcoaJ3Enk0FpvgsceDeVkTMuXv5niOJSPMZDQ9EASzdKuL00A27fARELm9iAda-o_W9DhCTC7NJpNdPq-xTTbGTk0TqG9c-_shG4hRhGws8hM/s7350/Tampa%20Bay%20Lightning%20Poster.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tampa Bay Lightning uniform evolution poter" border="0" data-original-height="2550" data-original-width="7350" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOPRSsCwvMQWaQky9gBrqQrppSHxCc3dImMyO7cRRSOrXVHCf5_GTBjMrDHSWoBilFLetHzSAO8X4SqSfcoaJ3Enk0FpvgsceDeVkTMuXv5niOJSPMZDQ9EASzdKuL00A27fARELm9iAda-o_W9DhCTC7NJpNdPq-xTTbGTk0TqG9c-_shG4hRhGws8hM/w400-h139/Tampa%20Bay%20Lightning%20Poster.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Oct 2023: This is a prototype poster and is not yet available for sale. When the Tampa Bay Lightning posters are available for sale, they will be available from <a href="https://heritagesportsstuff.com" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Stuff</a> as reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued posters that are ready to hang on your wall.</p><div><div>Oct 2023: Almost all of the 9 actual original watercolor paintings used in this poster are available for sale – see Section 5 of this blog.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Tampa Bay Lightning – The Franchise History</span><br />This franchise was established (by established we mean the year of the franchise’s first game) in 1992-93. The team has always been known as the Tampa Bay Lightning. In 1992-93 The NHL expanded to 24 teams with the addition of the Ottawa Senators and the Tampa Bay Lightning.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Tampa Bay Lightning – Championships/Great Accomplishments</span><br />Three Stanley Cup Championships:<br /></div><div>2003-04 Defeated the Calgary Flames 4 games to 3</div><div>2019-20 Defeated the Dallas Stars 4 games to 2</div><div>2020-21 Defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4 games to 1</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Two Stanley Cup finals losses:</div><div>2014-15 lost to Chicago Blackhawks 4 games to 2<br /></div><div><div>2021-22 lost to Colorado Avalanche 4 games to 2<br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div>Between 2002-03 and 2022-23, the Lightning have had an incredible string of playoff success:</div></div><div>- Made the playoffs 14 out of 20 seasons (no season in 2004-05)</div><div>- Won 24 playoff series while only losing 11 series</div><div>- Made the Stanley Cup Finals 5 times in 20 seasons (no season in 2004-05), winning three</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tampa Bay Lightning – Home Arena History</span></div><div>The Tampa Bay Lightning franchise has played in three home arenas:</div><div><br /></div><div>1. Expo Hall, East Lake-Orient Park FL 1992-93</div><div><div>A pen and ink aerial view image of the Expo Hall will be added Q1 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div>2. ThunderDome (now known as Tropicana Field), St. Petersburg FL 1993-96</div><div>A pen and ink aerial view image of the ThunderDome will be added Q1 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div>3. Amalie Arena, Tampa FL 1996-Present</div><div>Also known as:</div><div>Ice Palace 1996-2002</div><div>St. Pete Times Forum 2002–2012</div><div>Tampa Bay Times Forum 2012–2014</div><div>Amalie Arena 2014-Present</div></div><div><br /></div><div>A pen and ink aerial view image of Amalie Arena will be added Q1 2024.</div><div><div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. For more information on the Tampa Bay Lightning, you should visit/bookmark these great websites:</span><br /><br />A. I personally think Wikipedia keeps getting better and better with each passing year – here is the Tampa Bay Lightning Wikipedia site:<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning</a><br /><br />B. For a great season-by-season summary of each Tampa Bay Lightning season:<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_seasons" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tampa_Bay_Lightning_seasons</a><br /><br />C. These guys do a great job of team (and player) stats for all active and defunct franchises<br /><a href="http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/" target="_blank">http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/</a><br /><br />D. For some good info about arenas past, present and future, visit this site (and don’t be fooled by the their name – even though it’s ballparks dot com, they do a good job on hockey arenas too):<br /><a href="http://hockey.ballparks.com/" target="_blank">http://hockey.ballparks.com/</a><br /><br />E. For great stats on past and present players and prospects, these guys do an amazing job:<br /><a href="http://www.hockeydb.com/" target="_blank">http://www.hockeydb.com/</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Celebrate the Tampa Bay Lightning jersey history by owning a famous piece of jersey artwork:</span><br />If you love the Tampa Bay Lightning and the history of the Tampa Bay Lightning franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic jerseys as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 9 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 9 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out.<br /><br />These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). Each piece can be bought one of three ways:<br />1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left)<br />2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version)<br />3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6G9wwR0a2b8EUgyR2nfD2dAc2hRKOWKTjamNgJjX5pUuR5FNVgwzuNSkNoU4GJyIQXjNTaA6oIqtShwdlB4Y9MoNSb5Qj9MrTl4Ia1yLpa4r9-5Z83FTYQwsZ1eFzN7FCp0ehuTxyUyZ/s1600/All+Images-Ad-NHL.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508395690907275618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6G9wwR0a2b8EUgyR2nfD2dAc2hRKOWKTjamNgJjX5pUuR5FNVgwzuNSkNoU4GJyIQXjNTaA6oIqtShwdlB4Y9MoNSb5Qj9MrTl4Ia1yLpa4r9-5Z83FTYQwsZ1eFzN7FCp0ehuTxyUyZ/s400/All+Images-Ad-NHL.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 263px; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><br />If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzwwjkZJehE" target="_blank">Tampa Bay Lightning YouTube video</a> or go directly to the artwork website <a href="https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/tampa-bay-lightning" target="_blank">https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/tampa-bay-lightning</a> where you can see and purchase the artwork.<br /><br />And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at <a href="http://www.heritagesportsart.com/" target="_blank">www.heritagesportsart.com</a> (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox</a> .<br /><br /></div><div>--------------------------------------------<br />This text was written by Scott Sillcox and was last updated October 17, 2023. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com !<br /><br />Many thanks!!!<br />Scott</div></div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-20165533078469818992023-10-17T21:50:00.003-04:002023-12-06T11:16:57.246-05:00San Jose Sharks - Franchise, Team, Arena and Uniform History<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCtizkU1vINYZS6Xq8qC343BPDJPMIAtU38gyOLlkvI-rVny0ZQStKupkglJhM3vQqu_EFzU27GP98ZPudKcrR5LHN93TLSrjQOo-HOhqsyyip30YBvwoNy8XdwEhu31v0pB2g7lqTlQPsM9jbIfXhHNIldQOWgcZn26Z9A9VaJ9rI5d_aMW0MqqE0-4J/s2000/San%20Jose%20Sharks%202023%20version.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="San Jose Sharks uniform evolution poster" border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="2000" height="130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCtizkU1vINYZS6Xq8qC343BPDJPMIAtU38gyOLlkvI-rVny0ZQStKupkglJhM3vQqu_EFzU27GP98ZPudKcrR5LHN93TLSrjQOo-HOhqsyyip30YBvwoNy8XdwEhu31v0pB2g7lqTlQPsM9jbIfXhHNIldQOWgcZn26Z9A9VaJ9rI5d_aMW0MqqE0-4J/w400-h130/San%20Jose%20Sharks%202023%20version.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Oct 2023: This is a prototype poster and is not yet available for sale. When the San Jose Sharks posters are available for sale, they will be available from <a href="https://heritagesportsstuff.com" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Stuff</a> as reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued posters that are ready to hang on your wall.</p><div><div>Oct 2023: Almost all of the 7 actual original watercolor paintings used in this poster are available for sale – see Section 5 of this blog.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. San Jose Sharks – The Franchise History</span><br />This franchise was established (by established we mean the year of the franchise’s first game) in 1991-92. The Sharks were the first expansion team to join the NHL since 1979 and were the NHL's 22nd team. The team has always been known as the San Jose Sharks.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. San Jose Sharks – Championships/Great Accomplishments</span><br />No Stanley Cup Championships<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>One Stanley Cup finals appearance:</div><div>2015-16 lost to Pittsburgh Penguins 4 games to 2<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>One Western Conference Championship:</div><div>2015-16</div><div><br /></div>Six Division Championships:<br />2001-02 Pacific Division Champions 99 points: 44 wins - 27 losses - 8 ties - 3 OT</div><div>2003-04 Pacific Division Champions 104 points: 43 wins - 21 losses - 12 ties - 6 OT</div><div>2007-08 Pacific Division Champions 108 points: 49 wins - 23 losses - 10 OT losses</div><div>2008-09 Pacific Division Champions 117 points: 53 wins - 18 losses - 11 OT losses</div><div>2009-10 Pacific Division Champions 113 points: 51 wins - 20 losses - 11 OT losses</div><div>2010-11 Pacific Division Champions 105 points: 48 wins - 25 losses - 9 OT losses</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">San Jose Sharks – Home Arena History</span></div><div>The San Jose Sharks franchise has played in two home arenas, although their second home rink has been known by four names in its 30-ish year history. The SAP Center is also nicknamed The Shark Tank.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>1. Cow Palace 1991-1993</div><div><div>A pen and ink aerial view image of the Cow Palace will be added Q1 2024.</div><div><br /></div></div><div>2. SAP Center 1993-Present</div><div>The SAP Center has also been known as:</div><div>San Jose Arena 1993-2001</div><div>Compaq Center 2001–2002</div><div>HP Pavilion 2002–2013</div><div>SAP Center (aka SAP Center at San Jose) 2013-Present</div><div><br /></div><div>A pen and ink aerial view image of the SAP Center will be added Q1 2024.</div></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. For more information on the San Jose Sharks, you should visit/bookmark these great websites:</span><br /><br />A. I personally think Wikipedia keeps getting better and better with each passing year – here is the San Jose Sharks Wikipedia site:<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks</a><br /><br />B. For a great season-by-season summary of each San Jose Sharks season:<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_San_Jose_Sharks_seasons" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_San_Jose_Sharks_seasons</a><br /><br />C. These guys do a great job of team (and player) stats for all active and defunct franchises<br /><a href="http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/" target="_blank">http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/</a><br /><br />D. For some good info about arenas past, present and future, visit this site (and don’t be fooled by the their name – even though it’s ballparks dot com, they do a good job on hockey arenas too):<br /><a href="http://hockey.ballparks.com/" target="_blank">http://hockey.ballparks.com/</a><br /><br />E. For great stats on past and present players and prospects, these guys do an amazing job:<br /><a href="http://www.hockeydb.com/" target="_blank">http://www.hockeydb.com/</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Celebrate the San Jose Sharks' jersey history by owning a famous piece of jersey artwork:</span><br />If you love the San Jose Sharks and the history of the San Jose Sharks franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic jerseys as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 7 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 7 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out.<br /><br />These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). Each piece can be bought one of three ways:<br />1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left)<br />2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version)<br />3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6G9wwR0a2b8EUgyR2nfD2dAc2hRKOWKTjamNgJjX5pUuR5FNVgwzuNSkNoU4GJyIQXjNTaA6oIqtShwdlB4Y9MoNSb5Qj9MrTl4Ia1yLpa4r9-5Z83FTYQwsZ1eFzN7FCp0ehuTxyUyZ/s1600/All+Images-Ad-NHL.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508395690907275618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6G9wwR0a2b8EUgyR2nfD2dAc2hRKOWKTjamNgJjX5pUuR5FNVgwzuNSkNoU4GJyIQXjNTaA6oIqtShwdlB4Y9MoNSb5Qj9MrTl4Ia1yLpa4r9-5Z83FTYQwsZ1eFzN7FCp0ehuTxyUyZ/s400/All+Images-Ad-NHL.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 263px; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><br />If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFlqY42A-Bs" target="_blank">San Jose Sharks YouTube video</a> or go directly to the artwork website <a href="https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/san-jose-sharks" target="_blank">https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/san-jose-sharks</a> where you can see and purchase the artwork.<br /><br />And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at <a href="http://www.heritagesportsart.com/" target="_blank">www.heritagesportsart.com</a> (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox</a> .<br /><br /></div><div>--------------------------------------------<br />This text was written by Scott Sillcox and was last updated October 17, 2023. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com !<br /><br />Many thanks!!!<br />Scott</div></div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-40734082348702404632023-10-17T21:12:00.002-04:002023-12-06T11:15:56.796-05:00Nashville Predators - Franchise, Team, Arena and Uniform History<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHiMqND9KQt61WixlzqXswOTrVDVsb2meZJTO9ky70lhPdyf8tnVY_EyKGrMm7ia4X1NQDzHg6sLvJSn3j2FJKtuDMwIBxNgDIpFO108Ss4VOP2eH9UAK7IxbL7Sfk1iWNKlR6ki6mkqB15HjBEWhU7kpQIQmV0Ar-nCcJ3UIEgOrcKN_nIRUO9YPTY1a8/s2000/Nashville%20Predators%202023%20version.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Nashville Predators uniform evolution poster" border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="2000" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHiMqND9KQt61WixlzqXswOTrVDVsb2meZJTO9ky70lhPdyf8tnVY_EyKGrMm7ia4X1NQDzHg6sLvJSn3j2FJKtuDMwIBxNgDIpFO108Ss4VOP2eH9UAK7IxbL7Sfk1iWNKlR6ki6mkqB15HjBEWhU7kpQIQmV0Ar-nCcJ3UIEgOrcKN_nIRUO9YPTY1a8/w400-h131/Nashville%20Predators%202023%20version.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Oct 2023: This is a prototype poster and is not yet available for sale. When the Nashville Predators posters are available for sale, they will be available from <a href="https://heritagesportsstuff.com" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Stuff</a> as reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued posters that are ready to hang on your wall.</p><div><div>Oct 2023: Almost all of the 8 actual original watercolor paintings used in this poster will be available for sale – see Section 5 of this blog.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Nashville Predators – The Franchise History</span><br />This franchise was established (by established we mean the year of the franchise’s first game) in 1998-99. The team has always been known as the Nashville Predators. They joined the NHL as the league's 27th franchise.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Nashville Predators – Championships/Great Accomplishments</span><br />No Stanley Cup Championships<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>One Stanley Cup finals appearance:<br /></div><div>2016-17 Lost to Pittsburgh Penguins 4 games to 2.</div><div><br /></div><div>One semi-final appearance:</div><div>2016-17</div><div><br /></div><div>The team's three best regular seasons (as of 2022-23) are:</div><div>1. 2017-18 117 points: 53 wins - 18 losses - 11 OT losses</div><div>2. 2006-07 110 points: 51 wins - 23 losses - 8 OT losses</div><div><div>3. 2005-06 106 points: 49 wins - 25 losses - 8 OT losses</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Nashville Predators – Home Arena History</span><br />The Nashville Predators franchise has played in only one home arena although it has been known by several names prior to being named Bridgestone Arena in 2010. The arena is sometimes nicknamed Smashville and The Tire Barn.</div><div><br /></div><div><div>Bridgestone Arena 2010 - Present</div><div><br /></div></div><div>Also known as:</div><div><div>Nashville Arena 1996–99, 2007, 2009−10</div><div>Gaylord Entertainment Center 1999–2007</div><div>Sommet Center 2007–09</div><div>Bridgestone Arena 2010 - Present</div></div><div><br /></div><div>A pen and ink aerial view image of Bridgestone Arena will be added Q1 2024.</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. For more information on the Nashville Predators, you should visit/bookmark these great websites:</span><br /><br />A. I personally think Wikipedia keeps getting better and better with each passing year – here is the Nashville Predators Wikipedia site:<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_Predators" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville_Predators</a><br /><br />B. For a great season-by-season summary of each Nashville Predators season:<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nashville_Predators_seasons" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nashville_Predators_seasons</a><br /><br />C. These guys do a great job of team (and player) stats for all active and defunct franchises<br /><a href="http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/" target="_blank">http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/</a><br /><br />D. For some good info about arenas past, present and future, visit this site (and don’t be fooled by the their name – even though it’s ballparks dot com, they do a good job on hockey arenas too):<br /><a href="http://hockey.ballparks.com/" target="_blank">http://hockey.ballparks.com/</a><br /><br />E. For great stats on past and present players and prospects, these guys do an amazing job:<br /><a href="http://www.hockeydb.com/" target="_blank">http://www.hockeydb.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Celebrate the Nashville Predators jersey history by owning a famous piece of jersey artwork:</span><br />If you love the Nashville Predators and the history of the Nashville Predators franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic jerseys as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 8 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 8 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out.<br /><br />These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). Each piece can be bought one of three ways:<br />1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left)<br />2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version)<br />3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6G9wwR0a2b8EUgyR2nfD2dAc2hRKOWKTjamNgJjX5pUuR5FNVgwzuNSkNoU4GJyIQXjNTaA6oIqtShwdlB4Y9MoNSb5Qj9MrTl4Ia1yLpa4r9-5Z83FTYQwsZ1eFzN7FCp0ehuTxyUyZ/s1600/All+Images-Ad-NHL.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508395690907275618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6G9wwR0a2b8EUgyR2nfD2dAc2hRKOWKTjamNgJjX5pUuR5FNVgwzuNSkNoU4GJyIQXjNTaA6oIqtShwdlB4Y9MoNSb5Qj9MrTl4Ia1yLpa4r9-5Z83FTYQwsZ1eFzN7FCp0ehuTxyUyZ/s400/All+Images-Ad-NHL.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 263px; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><br />If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7OF8UO1OK8" target="_blank">Nashville Predators YouTube video</a> or go directly to the artwork website <a href="https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/nashville-predators" target="_blank">https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/nashville-predators</a> where you can see and purchase the artwork.<br /><br />And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at <a href="http://www.heritagesportsart.com/" target="_blank">www.heritagesportsart.com</a> (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox</a> .<br /><br /></div><div>--------------------------------------------</div><div>This text was written by Scott Sillcox and was last updated October 17, 2023. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com !<br /><br />Many thanks!!!<br />Scott</div></div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-51506231494326155802023-10-17T20:24:00.005-04:002023-12-20T17:08:49.444-05:00Minnesota Wild - Franchise, Team, Arena and Uniform History<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhow4KlXHazZcZBbCkych8LeIwgM5pOlvCDKlFHKE_CRpP22RYwxrlj-bJyDywNklfNA_kDGkbxcQTqn9QN4FnCS6ipVLmE-HSN3xPfcWrMR5GqHYeJOno7kNND-vgEtVGso1SJAXrTVSmnIwQvDlaLzONVJ1ADEuct-p1qruwaxgusEoDUY06xhpeoHQkn/s1296/Minnesota%20Wild%20uniform%20evolution%20poster.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Minnesota Wild uniform evolution poster" border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="1296" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhow4KlXHazZcZBbCkych8LeIwgM5pOlvCDKlFHKE_CRpP22RYwxrlj-bJyDywNklfNA_kDGkbxcQTqn9QN4FnCS6ipVLmE-HSN3xPfcWrMR5GqHYeJOno7kNND-vgEtVGso1SJAXrTVSmnIwQvDlaLzONVJ1ADEuct-p1qruwaxgusEoDUY06xhpeoHQkn/w400-h131/Minnesota%20Wild%20uniform%20evolution%20poster.png" width="400" /></a></div><p>Oct 2023: This is a prototype poster and is not yet available for sale. When the Minnesota Wild posters are available for sale, they will be available from <a href="https://heritagesportsstuff.com" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Stuff</a> as reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued posters that are ready to hang on your wall.</p><div><div>Oct 2023: Almost all of the 7 actual original watercolor paintings used in this poster will be available for sale – see Section 5 of this blog.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Minnesota Wild – The Franchise History</span><br />This franchise was established (by established we mean the year of the franchise’s first game) in 2000-01. The team has always been known as Minnesota Wild. They joined the NHL in the same season as the Columbus Blue Jackets.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Minnesota Wild – Championships/Great Accomplishments</span><br />No Stanley Cup Championships<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>No Stanley Cup finals appearances<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Semi-final appearances:</div><div>In 2002-03 (the franchise's 3rd season) they made it to the semi-finals before losing 4-0 to the MIghty Ducks of Anaheim (now Anaheim Ducks). </div><div><br /></div><div>The team's three best regular seasons (as of 2022-23) are:</div><div><div>1. 2021-22 113 points: 53 wins - 22 losses - 7 OT losses</div></div><div>2. 2016-17 106 points: 49 wins - 25 losses - 8 OT losses</div><div>3. 2006-07 104 points: 48 wins - 26 losses - 8 OT losses</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Minnesota Wild – Home Arena History</span><br />The Minnesota Wild franchise has played in only one home arena and it has only ever been known by one name - Xcel Energy Center. The arena is nicknamed The X.</div><div>Xcel Energy Center 2000 - Present</div><div><br /></div><div>A pen and ink aerial view image of the XCel Energy Center will be added Q1 2024.</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. For more information on the Minnesota Wild, you should visit/bookmark these great websites:</span><br /><br />A. I personally think Wikipedia keeps getting better and better with each passing year – here is the Minnesota Wild Wikipedia site:<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Wild" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Wild</a><br /><br />B. For a great season-by-season summary of each Minnesota Wild season:<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_Wild_seasons" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Minnesota_Wild_seasons</a><br /><br />C. These guys do a great job of team (and player) stats for all active and defunct franchises<br /><a href="http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/" target="_blank">http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/</a><br /><br />D. For some good info about arenas past, present and future, visit this site (and don’t be fooled by the their name – even though it’s ballparks dot com, they do a good job on hockey arenas too):<br /><a href="http://hockey.ballparks.com/" target="_blank">http://hockey.ballparks.com/</a><br /><br />E. For great stats on past and present players and prospects, these guys do an amazing job:<br /><a href="http://www.hockeydb.com/" target="_blank">http://www.hockeydb.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Celebrate the Minnesota Wild jersey history by owning a famous piece of jersey artwork:</span><br />If you love the Minnesota Wild and the history of the Minnesota Wild franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic jerseys as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 7 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 7 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out.<br /><br />These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). Each piece can be bought one of three ways:<br />1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left)<br />2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version)<br />3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6G9wwR0a2b8EUgyR2nfD2dAc2hRKOWKTjamNgJjX5pUuR5FNVgwzuNSkNoU4GJyIQXjNTaA6oIqtShwdlB4Y9MoNSb5Qj9MrTl4Ia1yLpa4r9-5Z83FTYQwsZ1eFzN7FCp0ehuTxyUyZ/s1600/All+Images-Ad-NHL.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508395690907275618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6G9wwR0a2b8EUgyR2nfD2dAc2hRKOWKTjamNgJjX5pUuR5FNVgwzuNSkNoU4GJyIQXjNTaA6oIqtShwdlB4Y9MoNSb5Qj9MrTl4Ia1yLpa4r9-5Z83FTYQwsZ1eFzN7FCp0ehuTxyUyZ/s400/All+Images-Ad-NHL.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 263px; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><br />If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTrWnjtxLkg" target="_blank">Minnesota Wild YouTube video</a> or go directly to the artwork website <a href="https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/minnesota-wild" target="_blank">https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/minnesota-wild</a> where you can see and purchase the artwork.<br /><br />And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at <a href="http://www.heritagesportsart.com/" target="_blank">www.heritagesportsart.com</a> (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox</a> .<br /><br /></div><div>--------------------------------------------<br />This text was written by Scott Sillcox and was last updated October 17, 2023. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com !<br /><br />Many thanks!!!<br />Scott</div></div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-44265549946706549882023-10-17T18:02:00.006-04:002023-12-06T11:21:14.812-05:00Florida Panthers - Franchise, Team, Arena and Uniform History<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezQMg6k0iyL5Mh4jtTNFtAcj6wwQpZ4nReFbpP3VI3DFfhWANBsh7puSudOOsvpmAgLL7Vrzuw2s41y0dgJ-7x4CwM2T8VtZVmkw_OCakkPRGL_e2o1xd7ID5t2skreOnj23EIW_s77ZfVg06Azac8W6r3aY7nbXJ2j733sy6y0o_ShkR0cVdZPRacZfr/s2000/Florida%20Panthers%202023%20version.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Florida Panthers uniform evolution poster" border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="2000" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezQMg6k0iyL5Mh4jtTNFtAcj6wwQpZ4nReFbpP3VI3DFfhWANBsh7puSudOOsvpmAgLL7Vrzuw2s41y0dgJ-7x4CwM2T8VtZVmkw_OCakkPRGL_e2o1xd7ID5t2skreOnj23EIW_s77ZfVg06Azac8W6r3aY7nbXJ2j733sy6y0o_ShkR0cVdZPRacZfr/w400-h131/Florida%20Panthers%202023%20version.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Oct 2023: This is a prototype poster and is not yet available for sale. When the Florida Panthers posters are available for sale, they will be available from <a href="https://heritagesportsstuff.com" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Stuff</a> as reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued posters that are ready to hang on your wall.</p><div><div>Oct 2023: Almost all of the 10 actual original watercolor paintings used in this poster are available for sale – see Section 5 of this blog.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Florida Panthers – The Franchise History</span><br />This franchise was established (by established we mean the year of the franchise’s first game) in 1993-94 - they co-joined the NHL at the same time as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (now known as Anaheim Ducks). The Panthers have always been known as the Florida Panthers.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Florida Panthers – Championships/Great Accomplishments</span><br />No Stanley Cup Championships<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Two Stanley Cup finals appearances:</div><div>1995-96 (the franchise's 3rd season!) lost to Colorado Avalanche 4-0<br />2022-23 lost to Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 </div><div><br /></div><div>Two Eastern Conference Championships:</div><div>1995-96, 2022-23</div><div><br /></div>Three Division Championships:<br />2011-12 SouthEast Division Champions 94 points: 38 wins - 26 losses - 18 OT losses</div><div>2015-16 Atlantic Division Champions 103 points: 47 wins - 26 losses - 9 OT losses</div><div>2021-22 Atlantic Division Champions 122 points: 58 wins - 18 losses - 6 OT losses</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. </span><span style="font-weight: 700;">Florida Panthers</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> – Home Arena History</span></div><div>The Florida Panthers franchise has played in two home arenas, although their second home rink has been known by six names in its 25-ish year history:</div><div><div><br /></div></div><div><div>1. Miami Arena 1993 - 1998</div><div>A pen and ink aerial view image of Miami Arena will be added Q1 2024.</div><div><br /></div><div>2. Amerant Bank Arena </div><div>National Car Rental Center 1998–2002</div><div>Office Depot Center 2002–2005</div><div>Bank Atlantic Center 2005–2012</div><div>BB&T Center 2012–2021</div><div>FLA Live Arena 2021–2023</div><div>Amerant Bank Arena 2023 - Present</div></div><div><br /></div><div>A pen and ink aerial view image of Amerant Bank Arena will be added Q1 2024.</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. For more information on the Florida Panthers, you should visit/bookmark these great websites:</span><br /><br />A. I personally think Wikipedia keeps getting better and better with each passing year – here is the Florida Panthers Wikipedia site:<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Panthers" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Panthers</a><br /><br />B. For a great season-by-season summary of each Florida Panthers season:<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Florida_Panthers_seasons" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Florida_Panthers_seasons</a><br /><br />C. These guys do a great job of team (and player) stats for all active and defunct franchises<br /><a href="http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/" target="_blank">http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/</a><br /><br />D. For some good info about arenas past, present and future, visit this site (and don’t be fooled by the their name – even though it’s ballparks dot com, they do a good job on hockey arenas too):<br /><a href="http://hockey.ballparks.com/" target="_blank">http://hockey.ballparks.com/</a><br /><br />E. For great stats on past and present players and prospects, these guys do an amazing job:<br /><a href="http://www.hockeydb.com/" target="_blank">http://www.hockeydb.com/</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Celebrate the Florida Panthers' jersey history by owning a famous piece of jersey artwork:</span><br />If you love the Florida Panthers and the history of the Florida Panthers franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic jerseys as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 10 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 10 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out.<br /><br />These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). Each piece can be bought one of three ways:<br />1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left)<br />2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version)<br />3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6G9wwR0a2b8EUgyR2nfD2dAc2hRKOWKTjamNgJjX5pUuR5FNVgwzuNSkNoU4GJyIQXjNTaA6oIqtShwdlB4Y9MoNSb5Qj9MrTl4Ia1yLpa4r9-5Z83FTYQwsZ1eFzN7FCp0ehuTxyUyZ/s1600/All+Images-Ad-NHL.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508395690907275618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6G9wwR0a2b8EUgyR2nfD2dAc2hRKOWKTjamNgJjX5pUuR5FNVgwzuNSkNoU4GJyIQXjNTaA6oIqtShwdlB4Y9MoNSb5Qj9MrTl4Ia1yLpa4r9-5Z83FTYQwsZ1eFzN7FCp0ehuTxyUyZ/s400/All+Images-Ad-NHL.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 263px; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><br />If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tseZSe1SM2A" target="_blank">Florida Panthers YouTube video</a> or go directly to the artwork website <a href="https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/florida-panthers" target="_blank">https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/florida-panthers</a> where you can see and purchase the artwork.<br /><br />And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at <a href="http://www.heritagesportsart.com/" target="_blank">www.heritagesportsart.com</a> (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox</a> .<br /><br /></div><div>--------------------------------------------<br />This text was written by Scott Sillcox and was last updated October 17, 2023. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com !<br /><br />Many thanks!!!<br />Scott</div></div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-40523835732843540912023-10-17T17:59:00.004-04:002023-12-06T11:21:51.779-05:00Columbus Blue Jackets - Franchise, Team, Arena and Uniform History<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogCdPBbfTiooiKii5hYpNALSPIQ_x-KSZmhmX2dj4iGUha_n6n5M-m991Jnysba0UskgKErw4yscGKL3ClbpNy0diABSp1j8OtOMhzR_CE7yfnjDQX93Toh_6pb8vA7SkGikmqwU3iqvW7TmRU5_PBo8FuVZjZY8Aw2E_cqE9Yuigr8_23lLGP431h6Ok/s2000/Columbus%20Blue%20Jackets%202023%20version.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Columbus Blue Jackets uniform evolution poster - a history of the Columbus Blue Jackets uniform" border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="2000" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogCdPBbfTiooiKii5hYpNALSPIQ_x-KSZmhmX2dj4iGUha_n6n5M-m991Jnysba0UskgKErw4yscGKL3ClbpNy0diABSp1j8OtOMhzR_CE7yfnjDQX93Toh_6pb8vA7SkGikmqwU3iqvW7TmRU5_PBo8FuVZjZY8Aw2E_cqE9Yuigr8_23lLGP431h6Ok/w400-h129/Columbus%20Blue%20Jackets%202023%20version.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Oct 2023: This is a prototype poster and is not yet available for sale. When the Columbus Blue Jackets posters are available for sale, they will be available from <a href="https://heritagesportsstuff.com" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Stuff</a> as reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued posters that are ready to hang on your wall.</p><div><div>Oct 2023: Almost all of the actual original watercolor paintings used in this poster are available for sale – see Section 5 of this blog.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Columbus Blue Jackets – The Franchise History</span><br />This franchise was established (by established we mean the year of the franchise’s first game) in 2000-01. The team has always been known as Columbus Blue Jackets. They joined the NHL in the same year as the Minnesota Wild.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Columbus Blue Jackets – Championships/Great Accomplishments</span><br />No Stanley Cup Championships<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div>No Stanley Cup finals appearances<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Three best seasons (as of 2022-23):</div><div>1. 2016-17 108 points: 50 wins - 24 losses - 8 OT losses</div><div>2. 2018-19 98 points: 47 wins - 31 losses - 4 OT losses</div><div>3. 2017-18 110 points: 45 wins - 30 losses - 7 OT losses</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Columbus Blue Jackets – Home Arena History</span><br />The Columbus Blue Jackets franchise has played in only one home arena and it has only ever been known by one name - Nationwide Arena.</div><div>Nationwide Arena 2000 - Present</div><div><br /></div><div>A pen and ink aerial view image of Nationwide Arena will be added Q1 2024.</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. For more information on the Columbus Blue Jackets, you should visit/bookmark these great websites:</span><br /><br />A. I personally think Wikipedia keeps getting better and better with each passing year – here is the Columbus Blue Jackets Wikipedia site:<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Blue_Jackets" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Blue_Jackets</a><br /><br />B. For a great season-by-season summary of each Columbus Blue Jackets season:<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Columbus_Blue_Jackets_seasons" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Columbus_Blue_Jackets_seasons</a><br /><br />C. These guys do a great job of team (and player) stats for all active and defunct franchises<br /><a href="http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/" target="_blank">http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/</a><br /><br />D. For some good info about arenas past, present and future, visit this site (and don’t be fooled by the their name – even though it’s ballparks dot com, they do a good job on hockey arenas too):<br /><a href="http://hockey.ballparks.com/" target="_blank">http://hockey.ballparks.com/</a><br /><br />E. For great stats on past and present players and prospects, these guys do an amazing job:<br /><a href="http://www.hockeydb.com/" target="_blank">http://www.hockeydb.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Celebrate the Columbus Blue Jackets' jersey history by owning a famous piece of jersey artwork:</span><br />If you love the Columbus Blue Jackets and the history of the Blue Jackets franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic jerseys as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 7 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 7 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out.<br /><br />These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). Each piece can be bought one of three ways:<br />1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left)<br />2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version)<br />3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6G9wwR0a2b8EUgyR2nfD2dAc2hRKOWKTjamNgJjX5pUuR5FNVgwzuNSkNoU4GJyIQXjNTaA6oIqtShwdlB4Y9MoNSb5Qj9MrTl4Ia1yLpa4r9-5Z83FTYQwsZ1eFzN7FCp0ehuTxyUyZ/s1600/All+Images-Ad-NHL.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508395690907275618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6G9wwR0a2b8EUgyR2nfD2dAc2hRKOWKTjamNgJjX5pUuR5FNVgwzuNSkNoU4GJyIQXjNTaA6oIqtShwdlB4Y9MoNSb5Qj9MrTl4Ia1yLpa4r9-5Z83FTYQwsZ1eFzN7FCp0ehuTxyUyZ/s400/All+Images-Ad-NHL.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 263px; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><br />If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaqRV3CUOyg" target="_blank">Columbus Blue Jackets YouTube video</a> or go directly to the artwork website <a href="https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/columbus-blue-jackets" target="_blank">https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/columbus-blue-jackets</a> where you can see and purchase the artwork.<br /><br />And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at <a href="http://www.heritagesportsart.com/" target="_blank">www.heritagesportsart.com</a> (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox</a> .<br /><br /></div><div>--------------------------------------------<br />This text was written by Scott Sillcox and was last updated October 17, 2023. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com !<br /><br />Many thanks!!!<br />Scott</div></div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-77247586760430923752023-10-17T16:12:00.008-04:002023-12-06T11:22:23.128-05:00Anaheim Ducks - Franchise, Team, Arena and Uniform History<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRWS0OomzrSl32aiERFCR5yj8_6W6I22Qjf9IF2_F98IAvixWhY30Nz4oO8ugRahlrmHKxAuMidQ8Ahp1FcQi3E5ii5B0C4xWt1Jot1S0x-wE-U9j624on-Thi8OrA2nY7x1mDGUE8C0ggSMusrCTbZTSGCf4b-m4-vLmo31NLQWPdE3nxdXZOv0Ecvie/s2000/Anaheim%20Ducks%202023%20version.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Anaheim Ducks uniform evolution poster - a history of the Anaheim Ducks uniform" border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="2000" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifRWS0OomzrSl32aiERFCR5yj8_6W6I22Qjf9IF2_F98IAvixWhY30Nz4oO8ugRahlrmHKxAuMidQ8Ahp1FcQi3E5ii5B0C4xWt1Jot1S0x-wE-U9j624on-Thi8OrA2nY7x1mDGUE8C0ggSMusrCTbZTSGCf4b-m4-vLmo31NLQWPdE3nxdXZOv0Ecvie/w400-h131/Anaheim%20Ducks%202023%20version.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Oct 2023: This is a prototype poster and is not yet available for sale. When the Anaheim Ducks posters are available for sale, they will be available from <a href="https://heritagesportsstuff.com" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Stuff</a> as reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued posters that are ready to hang on your wall.<div><div>Oct 2023: Almost all of the actual original watercolor paintings used in this poster are available for sale – see Section 5 of this blog.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Anaheim Ducks – The Franchise History</span><br />This franchise was established (by established we mean the year of the franchise’s first game) in 1993-94. From their founding in 1993-94 to the end of the 2005-06 season, the team was known as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Then beginning in 2006-07, they changed their name to the Anaheim Ducks.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Anaheim Ducks – Championships/Great Accomplishments</span><br />One Stanley Cup Championship:<br />2006-07 defeated Ottawa Senators 4 games to 1</div><div><br /></div><div><div>One Stanley Cup finals loss:<br />2002-03 lost to New Jersey Devils 4 games to 3</div><div><br /></div><div>Two Western Conference Championships:</div><div>2002-03, 2006-07</div><div><br /></div>Six Division Championships:<br />2006-07 Pacific Division Champions 110 points: 48 wins - 20 losses - 14 OT losses</div><div>2012-13 Pacific Division Champions 66 points: 30 wins - 12 losses - 6 OT losses</div><div>2013-14 Pacific Division Champions 116 points: 54 wins - 20 losses - 8 OT losses</div><div>2014-15 Pacific Division Champions 109 points: 51 wins - 24 losses - 7 OT losses</div><div>2015-16 Pacific Division Champions 103 points: 46 wins - 25 losses - 11 OT losses</div><div>2016-17 Pacific Division Champions 105 points: 46 wins - 23 losses - 13 OT losses</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Anaheim Ducks – Home Arena History</span><br />The Ducks franchise has played in only one home arena, although it has been known by four different names:</div><div><div>A. Anaheim Arena (planning/construction pre 1993)</div><div>B. Pond of Anaheim (1993)</div><div>C. Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (1993–2006)</div><div>D. Honda Center 2006 - Present</div></div><div><br /></div><div>A pen and ink aerial view image of The Honda Center will be added Q1 2024.</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. For more information on the Anaheim Ducks, you should visit/bookmark these great websites:</span><br /><br />A. I personally think Wikipedia keeps getting better and better with each passing year – here is the Anaheim Ducks Wikipedia site:<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaheim_Ducks" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaheim_Ducks</a><br /><br />B. For a great season-by-season summary of each Anaheim Ducks season:<br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Anaheim_Ducks_seasons" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Anaheim_Ducks_seasons</a><br /><br />C. These guys do a great job of team (and player) stats for all active and defunct franchises<br /><a href="http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/" target="_blank">http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/</a><br /><br />D. For some good info about arenas past, present and future, visit this site (and don’t be fooled by the their name – even though it’s ballparks dot com, they do a good job on hockey arenas too):<br /><a href="http://hockey.ballparks.com/" target="_blank">http://hockey.ballparks.com/</a><br /><br />E. For great stats on past and present players and prospects, these guys do an amazing job:<br /><a href="http://www.hockeydb.com/" target="_blank">http://www.hockeydb.com/</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Celebrate the Anaheim Ducks' jersey history by owning a famous piece of jersey artwork:</span><br />If you love the Anaheim Ducks and the history of the Anaheim Ducks franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic jerseys as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 9 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 9 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out.<br /><br />These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). Each piece can be bought one of three ways:<br />1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left)<br />2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version)<br />3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6G9wwR0a2b8EUgyR2nfD2dAc2hRKOWKTjamNgJjX5pUuR5FNVgwzuNSkNoU4GJyIQXjNTaA6oIqtShwdlB4Y9MoNSb5Qj9MrTl4Ia1yLpa4r9-5Z83FTYQwsZ1eFzN7FCp0ehuTxyUyZ/s1600/All+Images-Ad-NHL.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508395690907275618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6G9wwR0a2b8EUgyR2nfD2dAc2hRKOWKTjamNgJjX5pUuR5FNVgwzuNSkNoU4GJyIQXjNTaA6oIqtShwdlB4Y9MoNSb5Qj9MrTl4Ia1yLpa4r9-5Z83FTYQwsZ1eFzN7FCp0ehuTxyUyZ/s400/All+Images-Ad-NHL.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 263px; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><br />If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJdxZwxawtw" target="_blank">Anaheim Ducks YouTube video</a> or go directly to the artwork website <a href="https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/anaheim-ducks" target="_blank">https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/anaheim-ducks</a> where you can see and purchase the artwork.<br /><br />And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at <a href="http://www.heritagesportsart.com/" target="_blank">www.heritagesportsart.com</a> (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox</a> .<br /><br /></div><div>--------------------------------------------<br />This text was written by Scott Sillcox and was last updated October 17, 2023. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com !<br /><br />Many thanks!!!<br />Scott</div></div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-23778444607499498082023-10-17T15:31:00.007-04:002023-10-18T08:31:01.678-04:00Washington Nationals - Home Ballparks<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyiIRnLmBowqJAXBgJCbj6KnMDZqBwSaUbnLwQ-OWTF4muamIKTNzQCToK0eonkA1fXutlIFlq4xyU_KE_GXzu8nn0ppZInqxdzkOS46k8goOjJ_Vwa7GCtI-Tbj6avgTMBSvc9cByCzuqhKLqZdJve1cWdU9l0qqmWTId5X8QEvlt4EMhBEqwQiLdYKOp/s1139/Washington%20Nationals%20-%20Low%20quality%20image.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Washington Nationals uniform evolution poster - a history of the Washington Nationals and Montreal Expos uniform" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1139" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyiIRnLmBowqJAXBgJCbj6KnMDZqBwSaUbnLwQ-OWTF4muamIKTNzQCToK0eonkA1fXutlIFlq4xyU_KE_GXzu8nn0ppZInqxdzkOS46k8goOjJ_Vwa7GCtI-Tbj6avgTMBSvc9cByCzuqhKLqZdJve1cWdU9l0qqmWTId5X8QEvlt4EMhBEqwQiLdYKOp/w400-h140/Washington%20Nationals%20-%20Low%20quality%20image.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><div>Fall 2023: To purchase a reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued mounted version of the Washington Nationals poster that's ready to hang on your wall, please visit <a href="https://heritagesportsstuff.com/collections/mlb-posters/products/washington-nationals" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Stuff</a>.</div><div><br /><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">A. Washington Nationals – The Team Name </span></div><div>The franchise played its first game in 1969 as the Montreal Expos, and they remained the Montreal Expos until the end of the 2004 season. The franchise moved to Washington DC for the 2005 season and have been the Washington Nationals ever since.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">B. </span><span style="font-weight: 700;">The Washington Nationals have played in four home stadiums:</span> </div><div><div>1. Jarry Park Stadium, Montreal Quebec 1969-1976</div><div>Image not yet drawn by Heritage Sports Art - contact us if you would like to see an image</div><div><br /></div><div>2. Olympic Stadium, Montreal Quebec 1977-2004</div><div>Image not yet drawn by Heritage Sports Art - contact us if you would like to see an image</div><div><br /></div><div>3. RFK Stadium, Washington DC 2005-2007</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMCoGeqYYojStQhvEhZDz-yRKtKg4u-ET45Dr8Axw7W0L-q2obhye3AKyMa3EO5yQg_qSQPCvyrz8FE3BkGJvtxxK1hcxoIvNbLwhQ5LGBRB3jdienNuM-iYGWu5TzZnkkJZzVBCcYnzouDw7Vm_Z417ddmPsMZMONX4DiBTY9YpWTSoTWqjlPTsgZV_kE/s4528/1.%20RFK%20Stadium%202005%20-%202007.gif" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="RFK Stadium Washington DC - Washington Nationals MLB" border="0" data-original-height="3432" data-original-width="4528" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMCoGeqYYojStQhvEhZDz-yRKtKg4u-ET45Dr8Axw7W0L-q2obhye3AKyMa3EO5yQg_qSQPCvyrz8FE3BkGJvtxxK1hcxoIvNbLwhQ5LGBRB3jdienNuM-iYGWu5TzZnkkJZzVBCcYnzouDw7Vm_Z417ddmPsMZMONX4DiBTY9YpWTSoTWqjlPTsgZV_kE/w400-h304/1.%20RFK%20Stadium%202005%20-%202007.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>4. Nationals Park, Washington DC 2008-Present</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga8l8RUmhlU84iV4Ihw2GqMdn1e3HsjGYGscZ-2i_PpePf75Lz84i4WS1pGYT9AZMT_cqgyYbCzEQDaGrvlQ7ibk-pGNzcD1NYqUFtbSsXtADC4fDy_JetzgbLsrH1Y0LYqSDPr4b3Wqa5jacsUlZVWogxEW80N7bfhcptfg-dTuvXhJanmoFXG4bvsppU/s2604/2.%20Nationals%20Park%202008%20-%20Present.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Nationals Park, Washington DC - aerial view - Washington Nationals MLB" border="0" data-original-height="2129" data-original-width="2604" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga8l8RUmhlU84iV4Ihw2GqMdn1e3HsjGYGscZ-2i_PpePf75Lz84i4WS1pGYT9AZMT_cqgyYbCzEQDaGrvlQ7ibk-pGNzcD1NYqUFtbSsXtADC4fDy_JetzgbLsrH1Y0LYqSDPr4b3Wqa5jacsUlZVWogxEW80N7bfhcptfg-dTuvXhJanmoFXG4bvsppU/w400-h328/2.%20Nationals%20Park%202008%20-%20Present.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">C. For more </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">information on the Washington Nationals, you should bookmark these three great websites:</span> </div><div>For a huge amount of great historic information: <a href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/washington_nationals.shtml" target="_blank">https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/washington_nationals.shtml</a> </div><div>For great information about the team's ballpark: <a href="https://ballparks.com/baseball/index.htm" target="_blank">https://ballparks.com/baseball/index.htm</a> </div><div>For a listing of every Nationals (and Expos) season and how the team fared, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Washington_Nationals_seasons" target="_blank">click here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">D. <span>Celebrate the Washington Nationals' uniform history by owning a piece of history:</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><div style="font-weight: 400;">If you love the Washington Nationals and the history of the Nationals franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic uniforms as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 10 pieces of original art available for sale (8 Nationals and 2 Expos), and when these 10 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out. </div><div style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: 400;">These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). </div><div style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: 400;">Each piece can be bought one of three ways: </div><div style="font-weight: 400;">1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left) </div><div style="font-weight: 400;">2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version) </div><div style="font-weight: 400;">3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHp3s-eawtkFQ-AdNJKN3MOKP4gUFgfcGkVyEBdx_D5Nwn_nVmleW52iKSz-vjLS5MMI3S8C8gGpSggKP7waCfYcws_AufbFU93RBGMDBJdi4e_LXfx7hPl0jbfUU1-ScFM4ImSEKLTrN-/s1600/All+Images-Ad-MLB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505428349728255698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHp3s-eawtkFQ-AdNJKN3MOKP4gUFgfcGkVyEBdx_D5Nwn_nVmleW52iKSz-vjLS5MMI3S8C8gGpSggKP7waCfYcws_AufbFU93RBGMDBJdi4e_LXfx7hPl0jbfUU1-ScFM4ImSEKLTrN-/s400/All+Images-Ad-MLB.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 263px; width: 460px;" /></a> </div><div style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: 400;">If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF8U43XEcSQ" target="_blank">Washington Nationals YouTube video</a> or go directly to the artwork website <a href="https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/washington-nationals" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Art</a> where you can see and purchase the artwork. </div><div style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: 400;">And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.heritagesportsart.com" target="_blank">www.heritagesportsart.com</a></span> (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox</a></span> </div></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">E. Stadium artwork</span><br />Please note that the actual original, hand drawn pen and ink sketches used for the 2 ballpark images shown above are available for sale as a complete collection to one Washington Nationals fan. If you are interested in being the owner of this complete and original collection of Washington Nationals home ballpark images, please contact me by email ssillcox@rogers.com and I can explain how they can all be framed in one beautiful piece.<br /><br />And please search my blog archive <a href="http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/</span></a> for other blogs on the history of the Colorado Rockies.<br /><br />---------------------------------------------<br /><br />This text was written by Scott Sillcox and was last updated October 17, 2023. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com !<br /><br />Many thanks!!!<br />Scott</div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-32734520797251735412023-10-17T15:19:00.007-04:002023-10-18T08:31:45.905-04:00Tampa Bay Rays - Home Ballparks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkClxgbpDpgICt0dh7oL6jaJBDJchZ4Bt2WI_iS_9G7YXK_zEWC4k5p5JZ81MR1rsqo2E1xRogSQc6YtBRJbzpIeZoVx5_v48FE4gnf2H05GREnssz3CEbgDN5B2h0wcsu2M20KOXQclZGf35ajksrE-DToEfvYSKhsgjJ1hvE62vLl2GRf9DGLfXfNeGk/s1151/Tampa%20Bay%20Rays%20-%20Low%20quality%20image.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tampa Bay Rays uniform evolution poster - a history of the Tampa Bay Rays and Tampa Bay Devil Rays uniform" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1151" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkClxgbpDpgICt0dh7oL6jaJBDJchZ4Bt2WI_iS_9G7YXK_zEWC4k5p5JZ81MR1rsqo2E1xRogSQc6YtBRJbzpIeZoVx5_v48FE4gnf2H05GREnssz3CEbgDN5B2h0wcsu2M20KOXQclZGf35ajksrE-DToEfvYSKhsgjJ1hvE62vLl2GRf9DGLfXfNeGk/w400-h139/Tampa%20Bay%20Rays%20-%20Low%20quality%20image.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Fall 2023: To purchase a reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued mounted version of the Tampa Bay Rays poster that's ready to hang on your wall, please visit <a href="https://heritagesportsstuff.com/collections/mlb-posters/products/tampa-bay-rays" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Stuff</a>.</p><div><br /><div><span><b>A. Tampa Bay Rays – The Team Name </b></span></div><div>The franchise was created as an expansion team for the 1998 season. The team was originally known as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from 1998 to 2007, then changed their name to Tampa Bay Rays from 2008 to the present.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span><b>B. Tampa Bay Rays</b> – Home Stadium History</span> </div><div><div>Tropicana Field 1998 - Present</div><div>Tropicana Field (commonly known as the Trop) has been the ballpark of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB) since the team's inaugural season in 1998. The stadium was opened in 1990. Prior to the Rays' first season in 1998, the stadium was known as Florida Suncoast Dome (1990–1993) and ThunderDome (1993–1996), then Tropicana Field from 1997-Present.</div><div><br /></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbMPxtbCH3UUfF66Fe-FmhikbnXkbZkJqSEr44QYOkB9EZi2zYT01afQPYbsdXoTHOf9MG-666Z3Ih8oZK30YOsb1uHBR2ReyowieSZm5U8OHfA6oYg_2cM3-GrDI2ITYBQhrENA_fSn-UUoFB8-aK0twel6ZDmvtFSuJRk8JNGsRxJUJ8EbclTQ2v0LG/s2101/1.%20Tropicana%20Field%201998%20-%20Present.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tropicana Field, aka Florida Suncoast Dome (1990–1993) and ThunderDome (1993–1996), then Tropicana Field from 1997-Present" border="0" data-original-height="1499" data-original-width="2101" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbMPxtbCH3UUfF66Fe-FmhikbnXkbZkJqSEr44QYOkB9EZi2zYT01afQPYbsdXoTHOf9MG-666Z3Ih8oZK30YOsb1uHBR2ReyowieSZm5U8OHfA6oYg_2cM3-GrDI2ITYBQhrENA_fSn-UUoFB8-aK0twel6ZDmvtFSuJRk8JNGsRxJUJ8EbclTQ2v0LG/w400-h285/1.%20Tropicana%20Field%201998%20-%20Present.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">C. For more </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">information on the Tampa Bay Rays, you should bookmark these three great websites:</span> </div><div>For a huge amount of great historic information: <a href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/rays.shtml" target="_blank">https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/rays.shtml</a> </div><div>For great information about the team's ballparks: <a href="https://ballparks.com/baseball/index.htm" target="_blank">https://ballparks.com/baseball/index.htm</a> </div><div>For a listing of every Rays season and how the team fared, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tampa_Bay_Rays_seasons" target="_blank">click here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">D. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Celebrate the <b>Tampa Bay Rays</b>' uniform history by owning a piece of history:</span> <div>If you love the Tampa Bay Rays and the history of the Rays franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic uniforms as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 7 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 7 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out. </div><div><br /></div><div>These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). </div><div><br /></div><div>Each piece can be bought one of three ways: </div><div>1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left) </div><div>2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version) </div><div>3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHp3s-eawtkFQ-AdNJKN3MOKP4gUFgfcGkVyEBdx_D5Nwn_nVmleW52iKSz-vjLS5MMI3S8C8gGpSggKP7waCfYcws_AufbFU93RBGMDBJdi4e_LXfx7hPl0jbfUU1-ScFM4ImSEKLTrN-/s1600/All+Images-Ad-MLB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505428349728255698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHp3s-eawtkFQ-AdNJKN3MOKP4gUFgfcGkVyEBdx_D5Nwn_nVmleW52iKSz-vjLS5MMI3S8C8gGpSggKP7waCfYcws_AufbFU93RBGMDBJdi4e_LXfx7hPl0jbfUU1-ScFM4ImSEKLTrN-/s400/All+Images-Ad-MLB.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 263px; width: 460px;" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div>If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5_K3C8Btos" target="_blank">Tampa Bay Rays YouTube video</a> or go directly to the artwork website <a href="https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/tampa-bay-rays" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Art</a> where you can see and purchase the artwork. </div><div><br /></div><div>And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.heritagesportsart.com" target="_blank">www.heritagesportsart.com</a></span> (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox</a></span> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">E. Tampa Bay Rays Ballpark Artwork</span><br />Please note that the actual original, hand drawn pen and ink sketches used for the one ballpark image shown above is available for sale to one Tampa Bay Rays fan. If you are interested in being the owner of this original artwork of the Tampa Bay Rays home ballpark image, please contact me by email ssillcox@rogers.com and I can explain how it can be framed.<br /><br />And please search my blog archive <a href="http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/</span></a> for other blogs on the history of the Tampa Bay Rays.<br /><br />---------------------------------------------<br /><br />This text was written by Scott Sillcox and was last updated October 17, 2023. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com !<br /><br />Many thanks!!!<br />Scott</div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-9729399060173299712023-10-17T15:07:00.007-04:002023-10-18T08:32:29.555-04:00Arizona Diamondbacks - Home Ballparks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5VIQp5cVdAry4qd7Om7aoONPeIKPg4TxwYQaR27XT0G8rvQO2UD3eg2WiZthTvLkVMYjL-YRe9dagWJNimbWU4Q6LDIif3AL2frWT_4nNElslkC8YyfgFAt0nQYRECVHjJcQj2b_nFWb-QJQ5q7bopjuT9rY14qr6Ony2NRGwbjilC7WqzsPkCIGmgX2/s1132/Arizona%20Diamondbacks%20-%20Low%20quality%20image.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Arizona Diamondbacks uniform evolution poster - a history of the Arizona Diamondbacks uniform" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1132" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv5VIQp5cVdAry4qd7Om7aoONPeIKPg4TxwYQaR27XT0G8rvQO2UD3eg2WiZthTvLkVMYjL-YRe9dagWJNimbWU4Q6LDIif3AL2frWT_4nNElslkC8YyfgFAt0nQYRECVHjJcQj2b_nFWb-QJQ5q7bopjuT9rY14qr6Ony2NRGwbjilC7WqzsPkCIGmgX2/w400-h141/Arizona%20Diamondbacks%20-%20Low%20quality%20image.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Fall 2023: To purchase a reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued mounted version of the Miami Marlins poster that's ready to hang on your wall, please visit <a href="https://heritagesportsstuff.com/collections/mlb-posters/products/arizona-diamondbacks" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Stuff</a>.</p><div><br /><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">A. Arizona Diamondbacks – The Team Name </span></div><div>The franchise played its first game on March 31, 1998. Since their first season in 1998, the team has always been known as the Arizona Diamondbacks, although the nickname is sometimes shortened to the Dbacks.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">B. Arizona Diamondbacks – Home Stadium History</span> </div></div><div><div><br /></div><div><div>Chase Field 1998 - Present</div><div><div>Known as Bank One Ballpark (1998-2005) / Chase Field (2006-Present)</div><div>The ballpark opened in 1998, the year the Diamondbacks debuted as an expansion team. Chase Field was the first stadium built in the US with a retractable roof over a natural grass playing surface, although since 2019 it has used artificial turf.</div></div><div><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UdqD85OovJOcaIrpgs4O37t2I6VHIF0X0Qi8aDL-GrZOg6fYVclZ3IDhlPg9VERKkFE_IzoyookxEhu5hg3i39xl33IOJ68bmjBr8WF2SfJrvyOzK4V2QmxYWJVG4ezplviANNy8fqslzo5pnCVK3XhA96xYX8XBMkn1LpYcJxwmRQkvVdcIa18iHp9T/s2108/1.%20Chase%20Field%201998%20-%20Present.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Chase Field - 1998-Present - Arizona Diamondbacks MLB" border="0" data-original-height="1495" data-original-width="2108" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UdqD85OovJOcaIrpgs4O37t2I6VHIF0X0Qi8aDL-GrZOg6fYVclZ3IDhlPg9VERKkFE_IzoyookxEhu5hg3i39xl33IOJ68bmjBr8WF2SfJrvyOzK4V2QmxYWJVG4ezplviANNy8fqslzo5pnCVK3XhA96xYX8XBMkn1LpYcJxwmRQkvVdcIa18iHp9T/w400-h284/1.%20Chase%20Field%201998%20-%20Present.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">C. For more information on the Arizona </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Diamondbacks, you should bookmark these three great websites:</span> </div><div><div>For a huge amount of great historic information: <a href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/dbacks.shtml" target="_blank">https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/dbacks.shtml</a> </div><div>For great information about the team's ballpark: <a href="https://ballparks.com/baseball/index.htm" target="_blank">https://ballparks.com/baseball/index.htm</a> </div><div>For a listing of every Diamondbacks season and how the team fared, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Arizona_Diamondbacks_seasons" target="_blank">click here</a>.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">D. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Celebrate the Arizona Diamondbacks' uniform history by owning a piece of history:</span> <div>If you love the Arizona Diamondbacks and the history of the Diamondbacks franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic uniforms as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 8 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 8 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out. </div><div><br /></div><div>These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). </div><div><br /></div><div>Each piece can be bought one of three ways: </div><div>1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left) </div><div>2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version) </div><div>3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHp3s-eawtkFQ-AdNJKN3MOKP4gUFgfcGkVyEBdx_D5Nwn_nVmleW52iKSz-vjLS5MMI3S8C8gGpSggKP7waCfYcws_AufbFU93RBGMDBJdi4e_LXfx7hPl0jbfUU1-ScFM4ImSEKLTrN-/s1600/All+Images-Ad-MLB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505428349728255698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHp3s-eawtkFQ-AdNJKN3MOKP4gUFgfcGkVyEBdx_D5Nwn_nVmleW52iKSz-vjLS5MMI3S8C8gGpSggKP7waCfYcws_AufbFU93RBGMDBJdi4e_LXfx7hPl0jbfUU1-ScFM4ImSEKLTrN-/s400/All+Images-Ad-MLB.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 263px; width: 460px;" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div>If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-20V8scs98" target="_blank">Arizona Diamondbacks YouTube video</a> or go directly to the artwork website <a href="https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/arizona-diamondbacks" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Art</a> where you can see and purchase the artwork. </div><div><br /></div><div>And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.heritagesportsart.com" target="_blank">www.heritagesportsart.com</a></span> (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox</a></span> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">E. Arizona Diamondbacks Ballpark Artwork</span><br />Please note that the actual original, hand drawn pen and ink sketches used for the one ballpark image shown above is available for sale to one Arizona Diamondbacks fan. If you are interested in being the owner of this original artwork of the Arizona Diamondbacks home ballpark image, please contact me by email ssillcox@rogers.com and I can explain how it can be framed.<br /><br />And please search my blog archive <a href="http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/</span></a> for other blogs on the history of the Arizona Diamondbacks.<br /><br />---------------------------------------------<br /><br />This text was written by Scott Sillcox and was last updated October 17, 2023. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com !<br /><br />Many thanks!!!<br />Scott</div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-64192100919158767292023-10-17T14:55:00.008-04:002023-10-18T08:33:08.671-04:00Miami Marlins - Home Ballparks<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXyFzKHyKZ4D91U7-vH9twBIB-7I1gOIjZNiEjeh-66Wkq7WaBllDGRYADMWGPCsuAsAfneW4TWXEvCdnmu5v0W_VajR_kQfXfINr92W8XEITP-936okyA0wBWRKLO-NjL2b6pszWcGrkRUj2I3dU44fuXJh19ZUY_ElXyVDrl6JPjymm82gI5cJ91BJd2/s1136/Miami%20Marlins%20-%20Low%20quality%20image.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Miami Marlins uniform evolution poster - a history of the Miami Marlins and Florida Marlins uniform" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1136" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXyFzKHyKZ4D91U7-vH9twBIB-7I1gOIjZNiEjeh-66Wkq7WaBllDGRYADMWGPCsuAsAfneW4TWXEvCdnmu5v0W_VajR_kQfXfINr92W8XEITP-936okyA0wBWRKLO-NjL2b6pszWcGrkRUj2I3dU44fuXJh19ZUY_ElXyVDrl6JPjymm82gI5cJ91BJd2/w400-h141/Miami%20Marlins%20-%20Low%20quality%20image.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Fall 2023: To purchase a reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued mounted version of the Miami Marlins poster that's ready to hang on your wall, please visit <a href="https://heritagesportsstuff.com/collections/mlb-posters/products/miami-marlins" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Stuff</a>.</p><div><br /><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">A. Miami Marlins – The Team Name </span></div><div>The franchise was created in 1991 as an expansion team for the 1993 season. From 1993 to 2011 the team was known as the Florida Marlins. Since 2012 they have been known as the Miami Marlins. </div><div><br /></div></div><div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">B. Miami Marlins – Home Stadium History</span> </div><div><br /></div><div><div>1. Sun Life Stadium 1993-2011</div><div>Known as Joe Robbie Stadium (1993-1995) / Pro Player Stadium (1996-2004) / Sun Life Stadium 2005 - 2011) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjnQeE-ExhveUtyr6Wh92gP3TmrcNL4MSMvbdGZNHz31QwTf5xC8ghwHfm-aXRdJ0cuUpGz4gOZUeLGtCrU3YHfWtTA2Nnbivq79dOM4vnIAhGT1BM_l23X6nIXzasUAYM1LMdogL-zyPwHltCHlo20yFhlmLQgYb4viMqo2su989QIQW5Fgt_9luTxxM/s4200/1.%20Joe%20Robbie%20Stadium%201993%20-%202011.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Joe Robbie Stadium (1993-1995) / Pro Player Stadium (1996-2004) / Sun Life Stadium 2005 - 2011)" border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4200" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsjnQeE-ExhveUtyr6Wh92gP3TmrcNL4MSMvbdGZNHz31QwTf5xC8ghwHfm-aXRdJ0cuUpGz4gOZUeLGtCrU3YHfWtTA2Nnbivq79dOM4vnIAhGT1BM_l23X6nIXzasUAYM1LMdogL-zyPwHltCHlo20yFhlmLQgYb4viMqo2su989QIQW5Fgt_9luTxxM/w400-h286/1.%20Joe%20Robbie%20Stadium%201993%20-%202011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>2. Loan Depot Park 2021 - Present</div><div>Known as Marlins Park (2012-2020) / Loan Depot Park (2021-Present)</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3K1EkN8vMJLwyvtaVTqZfeTEOqEoc1hmBy90whIJ_d1UrexCYdNiQiRNdw2Y-BRsSrirQPKwrvpWxWon_zLtVVyrtKg_OPeEvRgkbGAHdOkQZZy08LYuiwupTQawDcl_k2_udwhoNGNvH0_c7edIlY0WSPkfF723IAzPHkJIWb5PVbehZeMZlr5tfg-nm/s1866/2.%20Loan%20Depot%20Park%20-%20Marlins%20Park%202012%20-%20Present.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Marlins Park (2012-2020) / Loan Depot Park (2021-Present)" border="0" data-original-height="1247" data-original-width="1866" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3K1EkN8vMJLwyvtaVTqZfeTEOqEoc1hmBy90whIJ_d1UrexCYdNiQiRNdw2Y-BRsSrirQPKwrvpWxWon_zLtVVyrtKg_OPeEvRgkbGAHdOkQZZy08LYuiwupTQawDcl_k2_udwhoNGNvH0_c7edIlY0WSPkfF723IAzPHkJIWb5PVbehZeMZlr5tfg-nm/w400-h268/2.%20Loan%20Depot%20Park%20-%20Marlins%20Park%202012%20-%20Present.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">C. For more information on the Miami Marlins, you should bookmark these three great websites:</span><br /><div><div>For a huge amount of great historic information: <a href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/marlins.shtml" target="_blank">https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/marlins.shtml</a> </div><div>For great information about the team's ballparks: <a href="https://ballparks.com/baseball/index.htm" target="_blank">https://ballparks.com/baseball/index.htm</a> </div><div>For a listing of every Marlins season and how the team fared, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Miami_Marlins_seasons" target="_blank">click here</a>.</div><div><br /></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">D. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Celebrate the Miami Marlins' uniform history by owning a piece of history:</span> <div>If you love the Miami Marlins and the history of the Marlins franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic uniforms as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 8 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 8 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out. </div><div><br /></div><div>These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). </div><div><br /></div><div>Each piece can be bought one of three ways: </div><div>1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left) </div><div>2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version) </div><div>3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHp3s-eawtkFQ-AdNJKN3MOKP4gUFgfcGkVyEBdx_D5Nwn_nVmleW52iKSz-vjLS5MMI3S8C8gGpSggKP7waCfYcws_AufbFU93RBGMDBJdi4e_LXfx7hPl0jbfUU1-ScFM4ImSEKLTrN-/s1600/All+Images-Ad-MLB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505428349728255698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHp3s-eawtkFQ-AdNJKN3MOKP4gUFgfcGkVyEBdx_D5Nwn_nVmleW52iKSz-vjLS5MMI3S8C8gGpSggKP7waCfYcws_AufbFU93RBGMDBJdi4e_LXfx7hPl0jbfUU1-ScFM4ImSEKLTrN-/s400/All+Images-Ad-MLB.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 263px; width: 460px;" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div>If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e891jscpchE" target="_blank">Miami Marlins YouTube video</a> or go directly to the artwork website <a href="https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/florida-marlins" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Art</a> where you can see and purchase the artwork. </div><div><br /></div><div>And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.heritagesportsart.com" target="_blank">www.heritagesportsart.com</a></span> (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox</a></span> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">E. Ballpark artwork</span><br />Please note that the actual original, hand drawn pen and ink sketches used for the 2 ballpark images shown above are available for sale as a complete collection to one Miami Marlins fan. If you are interested in being the owner of this complete and original collection of Miami Marlins home ballpark images, please contact me by email ssillcox@rogers.com and I can explain how they can all be framed in one beautiful piece.<br /><br />And please search my blog archive <a href="http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/</span></a> for other blogs on the history of the Miami Marlins.<br /><br />---------------------------------------------<br /><br />This text was written by Scott Sillcox and was last updated October 17, 2023. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com !<br /><br />Many thanks!!!<br />Scott</div><div><br /></div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-50623098195154027472023-10-17T14:39:00.004-04:002023-10-18T08:33:46.034-04:00Colorado Rockies - Home Ballparks<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9V3lxw-r6nB167tknQvXoZIRTGUYhzYd7trudm01KeZIZxp671ByPvPKIJ15nKuBuFbS0-1bxvLgTC8hnI8fI5MgythRB35KHEEWgCcZygC4CJopVs7wU4_2lzqxj3enNOVRqHJvVLs3NSngRuBqhj38G5GPWz2dTmCjbY41upG0_QfaRjXtjX7nxt_V/s1145/Colorado%20Rockies%20-%20Low%20quality%20image.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Colorado Rockies uniform evolution poster - a history of the Colorado Rockies uniform" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1145" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT9V3lxw-r6nB167tknQvXoZIRTGUYhzYd7trudm01KeZIZxp671ByPvPKIJ15nKuBuFbS0-1bxvLgTC8hnI8fI5MgythRB35KHEEWgCcZygC4CJopVs7wU4_2lzqxj3enNOVRqHJvVLs3NSngRuBqhj38G5GPWz2dTmCjbY41upG0_QfaRjXtjX7nxt_V/w400-h140/Colorado%20Rockies%20-%20Low%20quality%20image.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Fall 2023: To purchase a reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued mounted version of the Colorado Rockies poster that's ready to hang on your wall, please visit <a href="https://heritagesportsstuff.com/collections/mlb-posters/products/colorado-rockies" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Stuff</a>.</p><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A. The Colorado Rockies played their first game in 1993.</span> </div><div>The franchise was created as an expansion team for the 1993 season and has always been known as the Colorado Rockies. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">B. </span><span style="font-weight: 700;">The Colorado Rockies have played in just two home stadiums:</span> </div><div>1. Mile High Stadium, Denver 1993-1994 </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkeHpyHmse2UWMKyUzxzYxYefDCrkiAEUDoZUWKFQRuQXc5UPJiFjTStaLb-6UH5YhE9LWy_3tzhZuU5b2_G4A7jw59KSMpj-k3LaHbonlHICkjxZmHoR9QUpOEFtlMv5HGsRTEb-3HPgGa5unt4XBt4ASC2PnvapOBYoABsiVHTkabGOCMuwjd4l-O_o/s4070/1.%20Mile%20High%20Stadium%201993%20-%201994%20-%20Baseball%20Circa%201993.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mile High Stadium - MLB baseball configuration" border="0" data-original-height="2887" data-original-width="4070" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkeHpyHmse2UWMKyUzxzYxYefDCrkiAEUDoZUWKFQRuQXc5UPJiFjTStaLb-6UH5YhE9LWy_3tzhZuU5b2_G4A7jw59KSMpj-k3LaHbonlHICkjxZmHoR9QUpOEFtlMv5HGsRTEb-3HPgGa5unt4XBt4ASC2PnvapOBYoABsiVHTkabGOCMuwjd4l-O_o/w400-h284/1.%20Mile%20High%20Stadium%201993%20-%201994%20-%20Baseball%20Circa%201993.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>2. Coors Field, Denver 1995 - Present</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgMbRe0K4F6jzjg8F33Jxn73jWgT0A-0gJmeS_2v5XzswkmCSeJSYeLf1-8qISdoG6aqGM76El54OWxC9GRpmmbYThtEFGz765rvlyAaVz7E3MzhHSXskUydaejEoDnm59cKoeENzTW5HVpmFw5e-Oev2a2ER-MID-TfUj0zDmCem6MYKauN_dIOsJa6D/s4893/2.%20Coors%20Field%201995%20-%20Present%20-%20Circa%202010.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Coors Field - MLB Colorado Rockies" border="0" data-original-height="3826" data-original-width="4893" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUgMbRe0K4F6jzjg8F33Jxn73jWgT0A-0gJmeS_2v5XzswkmCSeJSYeLf1-8qISdoG6aqGM76El54OWxC9GRpmmbYThtEFGz765rvlyAaVz7E3MzhHSXskUydaejEoDnm59cKoeENzTW5HVpmFw5e-Oev2a2ER-MID-TfUj0zDmCem6MYKauN_dIOsJa6D/w400-h313/2.%20Coors%20Field%201995%20-%20Present%20-%20Circa%202010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">C. For more information on the Colorado Rockies, you should bookmark these three great websites:</span><br /><div>For a huge amount of great historic information: <a href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/rock.shtml" target="_blank">https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/rock.shtml</a> </div><div>For great information about the team's ballparks: <a href="https://ballparks.com/baseball/index.htm" target="_blank">https://ballparks.com/baseball/index.htm</a> </div><div>For a listing of every Rockies season and how the team fared, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Colorado_Rockies_seasons" target="_blank">click here</a>.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">D. Celebrate the Colorado Rockies uniform history by owning a piece of history:</span><br /><div>If you love the Colorado Rockies and the history of the Rockies franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic uniforms as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 7 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 7 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out. </div><div><br /></div><div>These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). </div><div><br /></div><div>Each piece can be bought one of three ways: </div><div>1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left) </div><div>2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version) </div><div>3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHp3s-eawtkFQ-AdNJKN3MOKP4gUFgfcGkVyEBdx_D5Nwn_nVmleW52iKSz-vjLS5MMI3S8C8gGpSggKP7waCfYcws_AufbFU93RBGMDBJdi4e_LXfx7hPl0jbfUU1-ScFM4ImSEKLTrN-/s1600/All+Images-Ad-MLB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505428349728255698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHp3s-eawtkFQ-AdNJKN3MOKP4gUFgfcGkVyEBdx_D5Nwn_nVmleW52iKSz-vjLS5MMI3S8C8gGpSggKP7waCfYcws_AufbFU93RBGMDBJdi4e_LXfx7hPl0jbfUU1-ScFM4ImSEKLTrN-/s400/All+Images-Ad-MLB.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 263px; width: 460px;" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div>If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pglb88-DxCM" target="_blank">Colorado Rockies YouTube video</a> or go directly to the artwork website <a href="https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/colorado-rockies" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Art</a> where you can see and purchase the artwork. </div><div><br /></div><div>And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.heritagesportsart.com" target="_blank">www.heritagesportsart.com</a></span> (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox</a></span> </div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">E. Stadium artwork</span><br />Please note that the actual original, hand drawn pen and ink sketches used for the 2 ballpark images shown above are available for sale as a complete collection to one Colorado Rockies fan. If you are interested in being the owner of this complete and original collection of Colorado Rockies home ballpark images, please contact me by email ssillcox@rogers.com and I can explain how they can all be framed in one beautiful piece.<br /><br />And please search my blog archive <a href="http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/</span></a> for other blogs on the history of the Colorado Rockies.<br /><br />---------------------------------------------<br /><br />This text was written by Scott Sillcox and was last updated October 17, 2023. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com !<br /><br />Many thanks!!!<br />Scott</div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-66652407809036326522023-10-16T11:00:00.002-04:002023-10-18T08:34:28.305-04:00Jacksonville Jaguars Franchise History - A Fan's Essentials<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbv-7sDhypAxEoUAewrei6ms_buzLrksYKM3m0sJAiWNwgi60mQSbV9m0d9d-3qdtF1PEu1tpzedhkS1QLC8_vBNo1VpNfvFsVh4A6UZ-4DygOkEJUA5a8iOYj8CO3eXKF62MsAzMlWb6g8lst3ex5PqNDkCIDqkUI_mVqMJ6Jjc49_wmQbC0YrEFc-dI/s1143/Jacksonville%20Jaguars.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Jacksonville Jaguars uniform evolution poster - a history of the Jacksonville Jaguars uniform" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1143" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbv-7sDhypAxEoUAewrei6ms_buzLrksYKM3m0sJAiWNwgi60mQSbV9m0d9d-3qdtF1PEu1tpzedhkS1QLC8_vBNo1VpNfvFsVh4A6UZ-4DygOkEJUA5a8iOYj8CO3eXKF62MsAzMlWb6g8lst3ex5PqNDkCIDqkUI_mVqMJ6Jjc49_wmQbC0YrEFc-dI/w400-h140/Jacksonville%20Jaguars.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Fall 2023: To purchase a reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued mounted version of the Jacksonville Jaguars poster that's ready to hang on your wall, please visit <a href="https://heritagesportsstuff.com/collections/nfl-posters/products/jacksonville-jaguars" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Stuff</a>.</p><div><div><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Jacksonville Jaguars – The Team Name</span><br />The Jaguars began playing in the 1995 season (alongside the Carolina Panthers). The team has always been known as the Jacksonville Jaguars.</div><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Jacksonville Jaguars – The Championship Record</span><br />No Super Bowl Appearances<br /><br />Three Conference Championship Appearances:</div><div>1996 (in the franchise's 2nd season!) - Lost to New England Patriots 20-6</div><div>1999 - Lost to Tennessee Titans 33-14</div><div>2017 - Lost to New England Patriots 24-20<br /><br />Four Division championships:</div><div>AFC Central: 1998, 1999</div><div>AFC South: 2017, 2022</div><div><br />Eight Playoff appearances (as of the end of the 2022 season):<div>1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2017, 2022</div><div><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Jacksonville Jaguars – Home Stadium History</span><br />EverBank Stadium 1995 - Present</div><div>Known as:</div><div><div>Jacksonville Municipal Stadium (1995–96, 2007–10)</div><div>Alltel Stadium (1997–2006)</div><div>EverBank Field (2010–2018)</div><div>TIAA Bank Field (2018–2022)</div><div>EverBank Stadium 2023-Present</div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. For more information on the Jaguars, you should bookmark these four great websites:</span><br /><br />For a huge amount of great historic player and team information:</div><div><a href="https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/jacksonville-jaguars" target="_blank">The Football Database</a><br />and<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/jax/" target="_blank">Pro Football Reference</a></span><br /><br />For a great summary of the Jaguars' year by year results:<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jacksonville_Jaguars_seasons" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jacksonville_Jaguars_seasons</a></span><br /><br />For great information about the team stadium (don't be fooled by the fact that the website is called "ballparks.com", it also has great information on football stadiums):<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://football.ballparks.com/" target="_blank">www.ballparks.com</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Celebrate the </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jacksonville Jaguars' uniform history by owning a piece of history:</span></div><div>If you love the Jacksonville Jaguars and the history of the Jaguars franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic uniforms as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 8 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 8 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out.<br /><br />These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). Each piece can be bought one of three ways:<br />1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left)<br />2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version)<br />3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJII6-WQV2W7DS9YL2efT3P443VmuPpbz8h53sh_jSU3SZuq_w3SlVjAe4tqTl1SSu1KpXGPJLkpFikJp13m1aobYqelzQDM3cTPsH54ytKtAYkXG62huXev8rHEzzJRAqb_Dy8sJKuiV/s1600/All+Images-Ad-NFL.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506132669242509778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJII6-WQV2W7DS9YL2efT3P443VmuPpbz8h53sh_jSU3SZuq_w3SlVjAe4tqTl1SSu1KpXGPJLkpFikJp13m1aobYqelzQDM3cTPsH54ytKtAYkXG62huXev8rHEzzJRAqb_Dy8sJKuiV/s400/All+Images-Ad-NFL.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 263px; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><br />If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our Jacksonville Jaguars YouTube video at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfOQ2MlVOok" target="_blank">Jacksonville Jaguars artwork YouTube video</a></span> or go directly to the artwork website <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/jacksonville-jaguars" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Art - Jacksonville Jaguars</a></span> where you can see and purchase the artwork.<br /><br />And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at <a href="http://www.heritagesportsart.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">www.heritagesportsart.com</span></a> (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox</span></a><br /><br />And please search my blog archive <a href="http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/</span></a> for other blogs on the history of the Jacksonville Jaguars.</div><div><br />---------------------------------------------<br /><br />This blog was written by Scott Sillcox and posted Oct 16, 2023. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com !<br /><br />Many thanks!!!<br />Scott</div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-86225762447592921812023-10-16T10:23:00.005-04:002023-10-18T08:35:03.076-04:00Houston Texans Franchise History A Fan's Essentials<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwImrk3Z99vS5aNTMWfPT-K_c4q57M5tR2im5Px8UwTnPTiVs3pWVqoNvR6d85WzfUnW1iUC45L41uOotD3VLePnYb8D_0zKD2x5hvR_QjXh_B1no4wmy9Ajci67Mfm6F7Ak5VEGi7IGBrvIaqV3aaKSoVBKrFURkQw94GxTSGWJ1HSgEU2F5HNZqKMWc/s1109/Houston%20Texans.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Houston Texans uniform evolution poster - a history of the Houston Texans uniform" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1109" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwImrk3Z99vS5aNTMWfPT-K_c4q57M5tR2im5Px8UwTnPTiVs3pWVqoNvR6d85WzfUnW1iUC45L41uOotD3VLePnYb8D_0zKD2x5hvR_QjXh_B1no4wmy9Ajci67Mfm6F7Ak5VEGi7IGBrvIaqV3aaKSoVBKrFURkQw94GxTSGWJ1HSgEU2F5HNZqKMWc/w400-h144/Houston%20Texans.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Fall 2023: To purchase a reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued mounted version of the Houston Texans poster that's ready to hang on your wall, please visit <a href="https://heritagesportsstuff.com/collections/nfl-posters/products/houston-texans" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Stuff</a>.</p><div><div><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Houston Texans – The Team Name</span><br />The Texans were founded in 1999, and were owned by Bob McNair until his death in 2018. The team began playing in the 2002 season when they became the league's 32nd franchise. The team has always been known as the Houston Texans.</div><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Houston Texans – The Championship Record</span><br />No Super Bowl Appearances<br /><br />No Conference Championships<br /><br />Six Division championships:</div><div>AFC South: 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019</div><div><br />Six Playoff appearances (as of the end of the 2022 season):<div>2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019</div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Houston Texans – Home Stadium History</span><br />NRG Stadium 2002 - Present</div><div>Known as Reliant Stadium (2002–2014) / NRG Stadium 2015-Present</div><div>This was the first NFL stadium to have a retractable roof.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. For more information on the Texans, you should bookmark these four great websites:</span><br /><br />For a huge amount of great historic player and team information:</div><div><a href="https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/houston-texans" target="_blank">The Football Database</a><br />and<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/htx/" target="_blank">Pro Football Reference</a></span><br /><br />For a great summary of the Texans' year by year results:<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Houston_Texans_seasons" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Houston_Texans_seasons</a></span><br /><br />For great information about the team stadium (don't be fooled by the fact that the website is called "ballparks.com", it also has great information on football stadiums):<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://football.ballparks.com/" target="_blank">www.ballparks.com</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Celebrate the </span><span style="font-weight: 700;">Houston Texans</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">' uniform history by owning a piece of history:</span></div><div>If you love the Houston Texans and the history of the Texans franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic uniforms as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 9 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 9 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out.<br /><br />These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). Each piece can be bought one of three ways:<br />1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left)<br />2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version)<br />3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJII6-WQV2W7DS9YL2efT3P443VmuPpbz8h53sh_jSU3SZuq_w3SlVjAe4tqTl1SSu1KpXGPJLkpFikJp13m1aobYqelzQDM3cTPsH54ytKtAYkXG62huXev8rHEzzJRAqb_Dy8sJKuiV/s1600/All+Images-Ad-NFL.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506132669242509778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJII6-WQV2W7DS9YL2efT3P443VmuPpbz8h53sh_jSU3SZuq_w3SlVjAe4tqTl1SSu1KpXGPJLkpFikJp13m1aobYqelzQDM3cTPsH54ytKtAYkXG62huXev8rHEzzJRAqb_Dy8sJKuiV/s400/All+Images-Ad-NFL.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 263px; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><br />If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our Houston Texans YouTube video at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMvs-yDWcf8" target="_blank">Houston Texans artwork YouTube video</a></span> or go directly to the artwork website <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/houston-texans" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Art - Houston Texans</a></span> where you can see and purchase the artwork.<br /><br />And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at <a href="http://www.heritagesportsart.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">www.heritagesportsart.com</span></a> (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox</span></a><br /><br />And please search my blog archive <a href="http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/</span></a> for other blogs on the history of the Houston Texans.</div><div><br />---------------------------------------------<br /><br />This blog was written by Scott Sillcox and posted Oct 16, 2023. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com !<br /><br />Many thanks!!!<br />Scott</div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-91730822768284183232023-10-16T10:00:00.002-04:002023-10-18T08:35:41.383-04:00Carolina Panthers Franchise History - A Fan's Essentials<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjolo3wdc-O7ZEEwl40MeukgYyVeiRKK-YZTAi6F6BI43H6Ak-6DYKoZG6mZbH4aZw1vWo3H5efikMB-xV6KHfpy9fKnK1GMB01bFM2mJGY-CsQrZefuR-LwssVYC1FYY9Y66ramnoh5z1NDgzGFH0YSczkK3DTUiAwL-9SKrs3R8uIqznVaQtOGz_K7e/s1119/Carolina%20Panthers.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Carolina Panthers uniform evolution poster - a history of the Carolina Panthers uniform" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1119" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjolo3wdc-O7ZEEwl40MeukgYyVeiRKK-YZTAi6F6BI43H6Ak-6DYKoZG6mZbH4aZw1vWo3H5efikMB-xV6KHfpy9fKnK1GMB01bFM2mJGY-CsQrZefuR-LwssVYC1FYY9Y66ramnoh5z1NDgzGFH0YSczkK3DTUiAwL-9SKrs3R8uIqznVaQtOGz_K7e/w400-h143/Carolina%20Panthers.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Fall 2023: To purchase a reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued mounted version of the Carolina Panthers poster that's ready to hang on your wall, please visit <a href="https://heritagesportsstuff.com/collections/nfl-posters/products/carolina-panthers" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Stuff</a>.</p><div><div><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Carolina Panthers – The Team Name</span><br />The Panthers were announced as the league's 29th franchise in 1993 and began playing in 1995 under the original owner and founder Jerry Richardson. The team has always been known as the Carolina Panthers.</div><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Carolina Panthers – The Championship Record</span><br />Two Super Bowl Appearances:<br />Super Bowl XXXVIII Feb. 1, 2004 New England Patriots 32, Carolina 29<br />Super Bowl 50 (Super Bowl L) Feb. 7, 2016 Denver Broncos 24, Carolina 10<br /><br />Conference championships:<br />NFC: 2003, 2015<br /><br />Division championships:</div><div>NFC West: 1996</div><div>NFC South: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015<br /><br />Eight Playoff appearances (as of the end of the 2022 season):<br />1996, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017</div><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Carolina Panthers – Home Stadium History</span><br />1. Clemson Memorial Stadium, Clemson SC 1995</div><div>2. Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte NC 1996 - Present<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. For more information on the Panthers, you should bookmark these four great websites:</span><br /><br />For a huge amount of great historic player and team information:</div><div><a href="https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/carolina-panthers" target="_blank">The Football Database</a><br />and<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/" target="_blank">Pro Football Reference</a></span><br /><br />For a great summary of the Panthers' year by year results:<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Carolina_Panthers_seasons" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Carolina_Panthers_seasons</a></span><br /><br />For great information about the team's stadiums (don't be fooled by the fact that the website is called "ballparks.com", it also has great information on football stadiums):<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://football.ballparks.com/" target="_blank">www.ballparks.com</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Celebrate the </span><span style="font-weight: 700;">Carolina Panthers</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">' uniform history by owning a piece of history:</span></div><div>If you love the Carolina Panthers and the history of the Panthers franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic uniforms as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 9 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 9 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out.<br /><br />These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). Each piece can be bought one of three ways:<br />1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left)<br />2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version)<br />3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJII6-WQV2W7DS9YL2efT3P443VmuPpbz8h53sh_jSU3SZuq_w3SlVjAe4tqTl1SSu1KpXGPJLkpFikJp13m1aobYqelzQDM3cTPsH54ytKtAYkXG62huXev8rHEzzJRAqb_Dy8sJKuiV/s1600/All+Images-Ad-NFL.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506132669242509778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJII6-WQV2W7DS9YL2efT3P443VmuPpbz8h53sh_jSU3SZuq_w3SlVjAe4tqTl1SSu1KpXGPJLkpFikJp13m1aobYqelzQDM3cTPsH54ytKtAYkXG62huXev8rHEzzJRAqb_Dy8sJKuiV/s400/All+Images-Ad-NFL.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 263px; width: 460px;" /></a><br /><br />If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our Carolina Panthers YouTube video at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx2WPW4aJA8" target="_blank">Carolina Panthers artwork YouTube video</a></span> or go directly to the artwork website <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/carolina-panthers" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Art - Carolina Panthers</a></span> where you can see and purchase the artwork.<br /><br />And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at <a href="http://www.heritagesportsart.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">www.heritagesportsart.com</span></a> (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox</span></a><br /><br />And please search my blog archive <a href="http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/</span></a> for other blogs on the history of the Carolina Panthers.</div><div><br />---------------------------------------------<br /><br />This blog was written by Scott Sillcox and posted Oct 16, 2023. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com !<br /><br />Many thanks!!!<br />Scott</div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-88161515075511075452023-10-15T21:05:00.002-04:002023-10-18T08:36:27.701-04:00Washington Nationals Franchise History - A Fan's Essentials<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWW-7Kv18u-IwX5JNZSny-pJxlqjmwJWU9z6aMB44DaHSDsoGsAY7223eWwFkKx3RJhG5DLdyy_7ouzxJZagUQSU8OnzcVz7gv_Wuw9EbVx9n9NhRh5-_d0boDyYBUVhex0tSPwdDB61H-r-EHaRkjuS6MhjaU01ClEzblkkS9VyQySOaAzHwzSsjNKMcZ/s1139/Washington%20Nationals%20-%20Low%20quality%20image.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Washington Nationals uniform evolution poster - a history of the Washington Nationals and Montreal Expos uniform" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1139" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWW-7Kv18u-IwX5JNZSny-pJxlqjmwJWU9z6aMB44DaHSDsoGsAY7223eWwFkKx3RJhG5DLdyy_7ouzxJZagUQSU8OnzcVz7gv_Wuw9EbVx9n9NhRh5-_d0boDyYBUVhex0tSPwdDB61H-r-EHaRkjuS6MhjaU01ClEzblkkS9VyQySOaAzHwzSsjNKMcZ/w400-h140/Washington%20Nationals%20-%20Low%20quality%20image.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p><br /></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Fall 2023: To purchase a reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued mounted version of the Washington Nationals poster that's ready to hang on your wall, please visit <a href="https://heritagesportsstuff.com/collections/mlb-posters/products/washington-nationals" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Stuff</a>.</div><div><br /><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Washington Nationals – The Team Name </span></div><div>The franchise played its first game in 1969 as the Montreal Expos, and they remained the Montreal Expos until the end of the 2004 season. The franchise moved to Washington DC for the 2005 season and have been the Washington Nationals ever since.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Washington Nationals – The Championship Record</span> </div><div>One World Series Championship: </div><div><div>2019 beat Houston Astros 4-3</div><div><br /></div></div><div>One National League Pennant: </div><div>2019 93 wins - 69 losses</div><div><br /></div><div>Six Division Championships: </div><div>National League East - 1981 (split season - won the 2nd half)</div><div>National League East - 1994</div><div>National League East - 2012</div><div>National League East - 2014</div><div><div>National League East - 2016</div><div><div>National League East - 2017</div><div><br /></div></div></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Washington Nationals – Home Stadium History</span> </div><div>1. Jarry Park Stadium, Montreal Quebec 1969-1976</div><div>2. Olympic Stadium, Montreal Quebec 1977-2004</div><div>3. RFK Stadium, Washington DC 2005-2007</div><div>4. Nationals Park, Washington DC 2008-Present</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. For more information on the Washington Nationals, you should bookmark these three great websites:</span> </div><div>For a huge amount of great historic information: <a href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/washington_nationals.shtml" target="_blank">https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/washington_nationals.shtml</a> </div><div>For great information about the team's ballpark: <a href="https://ballparks.com/baseball/index.htm" target="_blank">https://ballparks.com/baseball/index.htm</a> </div><div>For a listing of every Nationals (and Expos) season and how the team fared, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Washington_Nationals_seasons" target="_blank">click here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Celebrate the Washington Nationals' uniform history by owning a piece of history:</span> </div><div>If you love the Washington Nationals and the history of the Nationals franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic uniforms as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 10 pieces of original art available for sale (8 Nationals and 2 Expos), and when these 10 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out. </div><div><br /></div><div>These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). </div><div><br /></div><div>Each piece can be bought one of three ways: </div><div>1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left) </div><div>2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version) </div><div>3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHp3s-eawtkFQ-AdNJKN3MOKP4gUFgfcGkVyEBdx_D5Nwn_nVmleW52iKSz-vjLS5MMI3S8C8gGpSggKP7waCfYcws_AufbFU93RBGMDBJdi4e_LXfx7hPl0jbfUU1-ScFM4ImSEKLTrN-/s1600/All+Images-Ad-MLB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505428349728255698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHp3s-eawtkFQ-AdNJKN3MOKP4gUFgfcGkVyEBdx_D5Nwn_nVmleW52iKSz-vjLS5MMI3S8C8gGpSggKP7waCfYcws_AufbFU93RBGMDBJdi4e_LXfx7hPl0jbfUU1-ScFM4ImSEKLTrN-/s400/All+Images-Ad-MLB.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 263px; width: 460px;" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div>If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF8U43XEcSQ" target="_blank">Washington Nationals YouTube video</a> or go directly to the artwork website <a href="https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/washington-nationals" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Art</a> where you can see and purchase the artwork. </div><div><br /></div><div>And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.heritagesportsart.com" target="_blank">www.heritagesportsart.com</a></span> (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox</a></span> </div><div><br /></div><div>And please search my blog archive <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/</a></span> for other blogs on the history of the Washington Nationals. </div><div><br /></div><div>--------------------------------------------- </div><div><br /></div><div>This text was written by Scott Sillcox and was last updated October 15, 2023. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com ! </div><div><br /></div><div>Many thanks!!! </div><div>Scott</div></div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-9996404810208443272023-10-15T20:35:00.005-04:002023-10-18T08:37:13.254-04:00Tampa Bay Rays Franchise History - A Fan's Essentials<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaffsQuEUqipnX2sVqLsfntiK4vXZ8C7InqCURVcJnMvDwDGW7WpJ_NuLaP8vRtc6DUk7eJcLNOZzaThEwPXs-33n7PsYCp4jT_qkWK_e7ezVvcLW3cJs8IJbFzjkeZfLR2GK8tR0wq72iFohWXwCGsfq2wjqRJZDJqkcERMpkOY0qkoU27JJcLLkt6sS/s1151/Tampa%20Bay%20Rays%20-%20Low%20quality%20image.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Tampa Bay Rays uniform evolution poster - a history of the Tampa Bay Rays and Tampa Bay Devil Rays uniform" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1151" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIaffsQuEUqipnX2sVqLsfntiK4vXZ8C7InqCURVcJnMvDwDGW7WpJ_NuLaP8vRtc6DUk7eJcLNOZzaThEwPXs-33n7PsYCp4jT_qkWK_e7ezVvcLW3cJs8IJbFzjkeZfLR2GK8tR0wq72iFohWXwCGsfq2wjqRJZDJqkcERMpkOY0qkoU27JJcLLkt6sS/w400-h139/Tampa%20Bay%20Rays%20-%20Low%20quality%20image.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p>Fall 2023: To purchase a reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued mounted version of the Tampa Bay Rays poster that's ready to hang on your wall, please visit <a href="https://heritagesportsstuff.com/collections/mlb-posters/products/tampa-bay-rays" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Stuff</a>.</p><div><br /><div><span><b>1. Tampa Bay Rays – The Team Name </b></span></div><div>The franchise was created as an expansion team for the 1998 season. The team was originally known as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from 1998 to 2007, then changed their name to Tampa Bay Rays from 2008 to the present.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. <b>Tampa Bay Rays</b> – The Championship Record</span> </div><div>Two World Series Championship appearances: </div><div>2008 lost to Philadelphia Phillies 4-1</div><div><div>2020 lost to Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2</div><div><br /></div></div><div>Two American League Pennants: </div><div>2008 97 wins - 65 losses</div><div><div>2020 40 wins - 20 losses</div><div><br /></div></div><div>Four Division Championships: </div><div>American League East 2008</div><div>American League East 2010</div><div>American League East 2020</div><div>American League East 2021</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. <b>Tampa Bay Rays</b> – Home Stadium History</span> </div><div><div>Tropicana Field 1998 - Present</div><div>Tropicana Field (commonly known as the Trop) has been the ballpark of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB) since the team's inaugural season in 1998. The stadium was opened in 1990. Prior to the Rays' first season in 1998, the stadium was known as Florida Suncoast Dome (1990–1993) and ThunderDome (1993–1996), then Tropicana Field from 1997-Present.</div><div><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. For more information on the Rays, you should bookmark these three great websites:</span> </div><div>For a huge amount of great historic information: <a href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/rays.shtml" target="_blank">https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/rays.shtml</a> </div><div>For great information about the team's ballparks: <a href="https://ballparks.com/baseball/index.htm" target="_blank">https://ballparks.com/baseball/index.htm</a> </div><div>For a listing of every Rays season and how the team fared, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tampa_Bay_Rays_seasons" target="_blank">click here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Celebrate the <b>Tampa Bay Rays</b>' uniform history by owning a piece of history:</span> </div><div>If you love the Tampa Bay Rays and the history of the Rays franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic uniforms as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 7 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 7 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out. </div><div><br /></div><div>These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). </div><div><br /></div><div>Each piece can be bought one of three ways: </div><div>1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left) </div><div>2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version) </div><div>3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHp3s-eawtkFQ-AdNJKN3MOKP4gUFgfcGkVyEBdx_D5Nwn_nVmleW52iKSz-vjLS5MMI3S8C8gGpSggKP7waCfYcws_AufbFU93RBGMDBJdi4e_LXfx7hPl0jbfUU1-ScFM4ImSEKLTrN-/s1600/All+Images-Ad-MLB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505428349728255698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHp3s-eawtkFQ-AdNJKN3MOKP4gUFgfcGkVyEBdx_D5Nwn_nVmleW52iKSz-vjLS5MMI3S8C8gGpSggKP7waCfYcws_AufbFU93RBGMDBJdi4e_LXfx7hPl0jbfUU1-ScFM4ImSEKLTrN-/s400/All+Images-Ad-MLB.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 263px; width: 460px;" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div>If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5_K3C8Btos" target="_blank">Tampa Bay Rays YouTube video</a> or go directly to the artwork website <a href="https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/tampa-bay-rays" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Art</a> where you can see and purchase the artwork. </div><div><br /></div><div>And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.heritagesportsart.com" target="_blank">www.heritagesportsart.com</a></span> (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox</a></span> </div><div><br /></div><div>And please search my blog archive <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/</a></span> for other blogs on the history of the Tampa Bay Rays. </div><div><br /></div><div>--------------------------------------------- </div><div><br /></div><div>This text was written by Scott Sillcox and was last updated October 15, 2023. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com ! </div><div><br /></div><div>Many thanks!!! </div><div>Scott</div></div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-18231189015966021532023-10-15T20:10:00.003-04:002023-11-08T08:49:32.316-05:00Arizona Diamondbacks Franchise History - A Fan's Essentials<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lmvmHxJ0RL1bXZKVp0ujn8d_HWGCjxDNDABRlUsBrfZxS1V4ZskMG0ilOwOZo81Lj89aJsv-v3UjPXSTku3PPHZPKCqX-4jlBlC_b9C7muUbJNqr0xtyW2YuwOrwbRqxSyrE2kj0NGcEPqRedWnqOj5P5L-ghsKYdOmxZZB4Ncg9igvT_rSMiqjESc-f/s1132/Arizona%20Diamondbacks%20-%20Low%20quality%20image.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Arizona Diamondbacks uniform evolution poster - a history of the Arizona Diamondbacks uniform" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1132" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lmvmHxJ0RL1bXZKVp0ujn8d_HWGCjxDNDABRlUsBrfZxS1V4ZskMG0ilOwOZo81Lj89aJsv-v3UjPXSTku3PPHZPKCqX-4jlBlC_b9C7muUbJNqr0xtyW2YuwOrwbRqxSyrE2kj0NGcEPqRedWnqOj5P5L-ghsKYdOmxZZB4Ncg9igvT_rSMiqjESc-f/w400-h141/Arizona%20Diamondbacks%20-%20Low%20quality%20image.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Fall 2023: To purchase a reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued mounted version of the Diamondbacks poster that's ready to hang on your wall, please visit <a href="https://heritagesportsstuff.com/collections/mlb-posters/products/arizona-diamondbacks" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Stuff</a>.</div><div><br /><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Arizona Diamondbacks – The Team Name </span></div><div>The franchise played its first game on March 31, 1998. Since their first season in 1998, the team has always been known as the Arizona Diamondbacks, although the nickname is sometimes shortened to the Dbacks.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Arizona Diamondbacks – The Championship Record</span> </div><div>One World Series Championship: </div><div><div>2001 (their 4th season!) beat New York Yankees 4-3</div><div><br /></div></div><div>One other World Series Appearance:</div><div>2023 lost to Texas Rangers 4 games to 1</div><div><br /></div><div>Two National League Pennants: </div><div>2001 92 wins - 70 losses</div><div>2023 84 wins - 78 losses</div><div><br /></div><div>Five Division Championships: </div><div>National League West - 1999</div><div>National League West - 2001</div><div>National League West - 2002</div><div>National League West - 2007</div><div>National League West - 2011</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Arizona Diamondbacks – Home Stadium History</span> </div><div>Chase Field 1998 - Present</div><div><div>Known as Bank One Ballpark (1998-2005) / Chase Field (2006-Present)</div><div>The ballpark opened in 1998, the year the Diamondbacks debuted as an expansion team. Chase Field was the first stadium built in the US with a retractable roof over a natural grass playing surface, although since 2019 it has used artificial turf.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. For more information on the Diamondbacks, you should bookmark these three great websites:</span> </div><div>For a huge amount of great historic information: <a href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/dbacks.shtml" target="_blank">https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/marlins.shtml</a> </div><div>For great information about the team's ballpark: <a href="https://ballparks.com/baseball/index.htm" target="_blank">https://ballparks.com/baseball/index.htm</a> </div><div>For a listing of every Diamondbacks season and how the team fared, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Arizona_Diamondbacks_seasons" target="_blank">click here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Celebrate the Arizona Diamondbacks' uniform history by owning a piece of history:</span> </div><div>If you love the Arizona Diamondbacks and the history of the Diamondbacks franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic uniforms as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 8 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 8 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out. </div><div><br /></div><div>These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). </div><div><br /></div><div>Each piece can be bought one of three ways: </div><div>1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left) </div><div>2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version) </div><div>3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHp3s-eawtkFQ-AdNJKN3MOKP4gUFgfcGkVyEBdx_D5Nwn_nVmleW52iKSz-vjLS5MMI3S8C8gGpSggKP7waCfYcws_AufbFU93RBGMDBJdi4e_LXfx7hPl0jbfUU1-ScFM4ImSEKLTrN-/s1600/All+Images-Ad-MLB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505428349728255698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHp3s-eawtkFQ-AdNJKN3MOKP4gUFgfcGkVyEBdx_D5Nwn_nVmleW52iKSz-vjLS5MMI3S8C8gGpSggKP7waCfYcws_AufbFU93RBGMDBJdi4e_LXfx7hPl0jbfUU1-ScFM4ImSEKLTrN-/s400/All+Images-Ad-MLB.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 263px; width: 460px;" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div>If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-20V8scs98" target="_blank">Arizona Diamondbacks YouTube video</a> or go directly to the artwork website <a href="https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/arizona-diamondbacks" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Art</a> where you can see and purchase the artwork. </div><div><br /></div><div>And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.heritagesportsart.com" target="_blank">www.heritagesportsart.com</a></span> (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox</a></span> </div><div><br /></div><div>And please search my blog archive <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/</a></span> for other blogs on the history of the Arizona Diamondbacks. </div><div><br /></div><div>--------------------------------------------- </div><div><br /></div><div>This text was written by Scott Sillcox and was last updated October 15, 2023. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com ! </div><div><br /></div><div>Many thanks!!! </div><div>Scott</div></div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-33853454205142258132023-10-15T18:32:00.006-04:002023-10-18T08:38:26.328-04:00Miami Marlins Franchise History - A Fan's Essentials<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPzPdIJoK5oEvOaLKFVf5jGqnIpEaIUmaMaFzsS56cudocNhyNzg4LHlCNlNADIvJXboIsspgTQrBVvdKniZM8w2G50BhUvMkoyRA-wSGFr1ewdPUrvnWOzp_5f2l0izkvqXHV_FrsK_VeH9uJB0MIgUoi49uGUue5_V7bncvtZO72eKafoZDlWsgPwPev/s1136/Miami%20Marlins%20-%20Low%20quality%20image.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Miami Marlins uniform evolution poster - a history of the Miami Marlins and Florida Marlins uniform" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1136" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPzPdIJoK5oEvOaLKFVf5jGqnIpEaIUmaMaFzsS56cudocNhyNzg4LHlCNlNADIvJXboIsspgTQrBVvdKniZM8w2G50BhUvMkoyRA-wSGFr1ewdPUrvnWOzp_5f2l0izkvqXHV_FrsK_VeH9uJB0MIgUoi49uGUue5_V7bncvtZO72eKafoZDlWsgPwPev/w400-h141/Miami%20Marlins%20-%20Low%20quality%20image.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Fall 2023: To purchase a reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued mounted version of the Marlins poster that's ready to hang on your wall, please visit <a href="https://heritagesportsstuff.com/collections/mlb-posters/products/miami-marlins" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Stuff</a>.<br /></div><div><br /><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Miami Marlins – The Team Name </span></div><div>The franchise was created in 1991 as an expansion team for the 1993 season. From 1993 to 2011 the team was known as the Florida Marlins. Since 2012 they have been known as the Miami Marlins. </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Miami Marlins – The Championship Record</span> </div><div>Two World Series Championships: </div><div><div>1997 (their 5th season!) beat Cleveland Indians 4-3</div><div>2003 beat New York Yankees 4-2</div></div><div><br /></div><div><div>Two National League Pennants: </div></div><div>1997 92 wins - 70 losses</div><div>2003 91 wins - 71 losses</div><div><br /></div><div>No Division Championships: </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Miami Marlins – Home Stadium History</span> </div><div><br /></div><div><div>1. Sun Life Stadium 1993-2011</div><div>Known as Joe Robbie Stadium (1993-1995) / Pro Player Stadium (1996-2004) / Sun Life Stadium 2005 - 2011) </div><div><br /></div><div>2. Loan Depot Park 2021 - Present</div><div>Known as Marlins Park (2012-2020) / Loan Depot Park (2021-Present)</div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. For more information on the Marlins, you should bookmark these three great websites:</span> </div><div>For a huge amount of great historic information: <a href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/marlins.shtml" target="_blank">https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/marlins.shtml</a> </div><div>For great information about the team's ballparks: <a href="https://ballparks.com/baseball/index.htm" target="_blank">https://ballparks.com/baseball/index.htm</a> </div><div>For a listing of every Marlins season and how the team fared, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Miami_Marlins_seasons" target="_blank">click here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Celebrate the Miami Marlins' uniform history by owning a piece of history:</span> </div><div>If you love the Miami Marlins and the history of the Marlins franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic uniforms as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 8 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 8 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out. </div><div><br /></div><div>These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). </div><div><br /></div><div>Each piece can be bought one of three ways: </div><div>1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left) </div><div>2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version) </div><div>3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHp3s-eawtkFQ-AdNJKN3MOKP4gUFgfcGkVyEBdx_D5Nwn_nVmleW52iKSz-vjLS5MMI3S8C8gGpSggKP7waCfYcws_AufbFU93RBGMDBJdi4e_LXfx7hPl0jbfUU1-ScFM4ImSEKLTrN-/s1600/All+Images-Ad-MLB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505428349728255698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHp3s-eawtkFQ-AdNJKN3MOKP4gUFgfcGkVyEBdx_D5Nwn_nVmleW52iKSz-vjLS5MMI3S8C8gGpSggKP7waCfYcws_AufbFU93RBGMDBJdi4e_LXfx7hPl0jbfUU1-ScFM4ImSEKLTrN-/s400/All+Images-Ad-MLB.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 263px; width: 460px;" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div>If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e891jscpchE" target="_blank">Miami Marlins YouTube video</a> or go directly to the artwork website <a href="https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/florida-marlins" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Art</a> where you can see and purchase the artwork. </div><div><br /></div><div>And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.heritagesportsart.com" target="_blank">www.heritagesportsart.com</a></span> (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox</a></span> </div><div><br /></div><div>And please search my blog archive <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/</a></span> for other blogs on the history of the Miami Marlins. </div><div><br /></div><div>--------------------------------------------- </div><div><br /></div><div>This text was written by Scott Sillcox and was last updated October 15, 2023. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com ! </div><div><br /></div><div>Many thanks!!! </div><div>Scott</div></div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-90610626385060948442023-10-15T17:43:00.005-04:002023-10-18T08:39:02.904-04:00Colorado Rockies Franchise History - A Fan's Essentials<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIAaXMseYG6G6SCF5x71pnqGlpw-IL4A_B6aZaitS7RM4zYduY4b5BXgS3h-TP7iC_wHpY13mfHXXBrGKRZUqPfR_FBorfXBmbkleKPIsWwiCXkAWZwNV2O_t9-JSpZ3NBYpLoWSuSJeUwx05ldKgZ2ZBCl4ocC1oPxPUMVHpYHmOoilnQrYq2AiC8EyMs/s1145/Colorado%20Rockies%20-%20Low%20quality%20image.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Colorado Rockies uniform evolution poster - a history of the Colorado Rockies uniform" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1145" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIAaXMseYG6G6SCF5x71pnqGlpw-IL4A_B6aZaitS7RM4zYduY4b5BXgS3h-TP7iC_wHpY13mfHXXBrGKRZUqPfR_FBorfXBmbkleKPIsWwiCXkAWZwNV2O_t9-JSpZ3NBYpLoWSuSJeUwx05ldKgZ2ZBCl4ocC1oPxPUMVHpYHmOoilnQrYq2AiC8EyMs/w400-h140/Colorado%20Rockies%20-%20Low%20quality%20image.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Fall 2023: To purchase a reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued mounted version of the Rockies poster that's ready to hang on your wall, please visit <a href="https://heritagesportsstuff.com/collections/mlb-posters/products/colorado-rockies" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Stuff</a>.<br /></div><div><br /><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Colorado Rockies – The Team Name </span></div><div>The franchise was created as an expansion team for the 1993 season and has always been known as the Colorado Rockies. </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Colorado Rockies – The Championship Record</span> </div><div>One World Series Championship appearance: </div><div>2007 lost to Boston Red Sox 4-0</div><div><br /></div><div>One National League Pennant: </div><div>2007 90 wins - 63 losses</div><div><br /></div><div>No Division Championships: </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Colorado Rockies – Home Stadium History</span> </div><div>1. Mile High Stadium, Denver 1993-1994 </div><div>2. Coors Field, Denver 1995 - Present</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. For more information on the Rockies, you should bookmark these three great websites:</span> </div><div>For a huge amount of great historic information: <a href="https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/rock.shtml" target="_blank">https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/rock.shtml</a> </div><div>For great information about the team's ballparks: <a href="https://ballparks.com/baseball/index.htm" target="_blank">https://ballparks.com/baseball/index.htm</a> </div><div>For a listing of every Rockies season and how the team fared, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Colorado_Rockies_seasons" target="_blank">click here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Celebrate the Colorado Rockies' uniform history by owning a piece of history:</span> </div><div>If you love the Colorado Rockies and the history of the Rockies franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic uniforms as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 7 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 7 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out. </div><div><br /></div><div>These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). </div><div><br /></div><div>Each piece can be bought one of three ways: </div><div>1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left) </div><div>2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version) </div><div>3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right) <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHp3s-eawtkFQ-AdNJKN3MOKP4gUFgfcGkVyEBdx_D5Nwn_nVmleW52iKSz-vjLS5MMI3S8C8gGpSggKP7waCfYcws_AufbFU93RBGMDBJdi4e_LXfx7hPl0jbfUU1-ScFM4ImSEKLTrN-/s1600/All+Images-Ad-MLB.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505428349728255698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHp3s-eawtkFQ-AdNJKN3MOKP4gUFgfcGkVyEBdx_D5Nwn_nVmleW52iKSz-vjLS5MMI3S8C8gGpSggKP7waCfYcws_AufbFU93RBGMDBJdi4e_LXfx7hPl0jbfUU1-ScFM4ImSEKLTrN-/s400/All+Images-Ad-MLB.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 263px; width: 460px;" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div>If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please visit our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pglb88-DxCM" target="_blank">Colorado Rockies YouTube video</a> or go directly to the artwork website <a href="https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/colorado-rockies" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Art</a> where you can see and purchase the artwork. </div><div><br /></div><div>And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.heritagesportsart.com" target="_blank">www.heritagesportsart.com</a></span> (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox</a></span> </div><div><br /></div><div>And please search my blog archive <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><a href="http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/</a></span> for other blogs on the history of the Colorado Rockies. </div><div><br /></div><div>--------------------------------------------- </div><div><br /></div><div>This text was written by Scott Sillcox and was last updated October 15, 2023. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at ssillcox@rogers.com ! </div><div><br /></div><div>Many thanks!!! </div><div>Scott</div></div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-64062042524080870622022-10-21T15:02:00.002-04:002023-05-03T17:17:04.805-04:00Maple Leaf Gardens seats - a little adventure<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUXyvwqDG-5QWoNHwQW45-391FkeDJYr-n-eXHx-wqYe_18nk4MF460pHwtN1LoxXKTw0fe74T32I2cxtGB7ZFCGZLiX0lCCrHYJsFyY7DLEqHPolcG1xddLLjYRmt4mUxjYLugZgCAhZH2krNWIf-L7MDcdb9MZXvzqn5odCnkd3qNW7J_Lkwx5uX6A/s2383/3.%20Maple%20Leaf%20Gardens%201931%20-%201999%20-%20Circa1999.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1441" data-original-width="2383" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUXyvwqDG-5QWoNHwQW45-391FkeDJYr-n-eXHx-wqYe_18nk4MF460pHwtN1LoxXKTw0fe74T32I2cxtGB7ZFCGZLiX0lCCrHYJsFyY7DLEqHPolcG1xddLLjYRmt4mUxjYLugZgCAhZH2krNWIf-L7MDcdb9MZXvzqn5odCnkd3qNW7J_Lkwx5uX6A/w400-h243/3.%20Maple%20Leaf%20Gardens%201931%20-%201999%20-%20Circa1999.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Above: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7mfbSsDihydfSX-PN5ODKkkHeiZg-Xq4St8a7HEm9JvNkVmR3lGIOdJZi68qMZjaNePrHP7bfmrgNbBhTQT2k4U3QaoR8NjTvHqPEQH-BXzMwASLS-p4olNpQKTtY8yfiTXEmtPubWjg1NVknN2QGECiJ5dQdL2WWPZ9yt40IJR_4fVLHgU4yZ29GmQ/s4032/MLG2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7mfbSsDihydfSX-PN5ODKkkHeiZg-Xq4St8a7HEm9JvNkVmR3lGIOdJZi68qMZjaNePrHP7bfmrgNbBhTQT2k4U3QaoR8NjTvHqPEQH-BXzMwASLS-p4olNpQKTtY8yfiTXEmtPubWjg1NVknN2QGECiJ5dQdL2WWPZ9yt40IJR_4fVLHgU4yZ29GmQ/s320/MLG2.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Above: Two seats from Maple Leaf Gardens</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">In the spring of 1991, long before the Internet was in general use, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Globe_and_Mail" target="_blank">Globe and Mail</a> newspaper sports columnist ran a small blurb in his column telling readers that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maple_Leaf_Gardens" target="_blank">Maple Leaf Gardens</a> had removed several hundred grey seats from the Gardens and that if you could get yourself down to the Gardens in the next day or two, you could purchase a genuine seat from the Gardens.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">The background is that the owners of the Toronto Maple Leafs (this was a year after bombastic former owner <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Ballard" target="_blank">Harold Ballard </a>had passed away), also the owners of Maple Leaf Gardens, had decided to install a number of new private boxes in the Gardens in the summer of 1991 and thus had to remove several hundred existing grey seats to make way for the new private boxes. The Leafs failed to make the playoffs that season, and given that the playoffs started April 3, 1991, the removal of the seats was almost certainly done some time in April or perhaps May 1991.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">I was living in Aurora Ontario at the time and I read that blurb in the Globe and Mail early one spring morning. I almost immediately jumped in my car and drove to Maple Leaf Gardens. When I got to the Gardens an hour later, I walked straight into the building and made my way to the floor of the arena (the ice had been removed by this time) where the seats I had read about an hour earlier were scattered about the concrete ice surface of the Gardens. There was one person more or less in charge of the sale - he said that I could help myself to a maximum of four seats and that they were $10 apiece.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">As you may know about almost all arena seats, the challenge is that in most cases each seat shares an armrest bracket with the neighbouring seat, so to get a complete seat you “lose” the seat next to it because without an armrest bracket, the adjacent seat is really just a seat back and a seat cushion but there is nothing to make those parts into an actual seat. So I had to make sure that I chose seats that had two armrests, one on each side. I chose my four seats, paid the Gardens employee $40, carried each seat one at a time to my car and was on my way within 30 minutes of having arrived.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Keep in mind that even though I had four complete seats, they were designed to be bolted into the upright concrete “row” of the building. Thus you couldn’t use the seats as a functioning piece of furniture to sit on until you came up with some way to make the seats stand on their own. So my four Gardens seats sat safely in my basement for the next eight years.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Turn the hands of time ahead three years, to the summer of 1994. In St. Louis Missouri, the owners of the famed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Arena" target="_blank">St. Louis Arena</a> (briefly known for a short while as the Checkerdome and home of the St. Louis Blues from 1967-1994) were closing the Arena and were having an auction of the contents. I contacted the auctioneer prior to the actual auction date and bought 3000 seats. Then with the help of two friends, we removed the seats from the arena a month later and stored them in a rented warehouse in St. Louis. For more on this adventure, please <a href="https://blog.heritagesportsart.com/2012/06/st-louis-arena-can-you-imagine-drawing.html" target="_blank">visit this blog posting from June 2012</a>.<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">These 3000 St. Louis Arena seats had the same issue as my four Gardens seats – they were not able to stand on their own because they were designed to be bolted into the upright concrete “steps”. I worked with a local St. Louis metal working company to come up with a solution – a powder coated steel bracket that could bolt to the armrest bracket.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UmuUtXfX1oYGYTTUzLdrg9O7BaNjEOOLKYHiwxuusLQkSIUhrzF6s2nd3I0MD7JCe79JKTOQWa4fdR84RO_TXqFTgWUgMCwey7DJ-TrjZMozCOFIUZMpm4nBHWRvRbAp8dOmpF1kUyMNBaZViV_WD3kuWKgv_wr96EHKXsxLIUaaIP11ifEfpoF1Lg/s908/St.LouisArenaSeats-1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="623" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UmuUtXfX1oYGYTTUzLdrg9O7BaNjEOOLKYHiwxuusLQkSIUhrzF6s2nd3I0MD7JCe79JKTOQWa4fdR84RO_TXqFTgWUgMCwey7DJ-TrjZMozCOFIUZMpm4nBHWRvRbAp8dOmpF1kUyMNBaZViV_WD3kuWKgv_wr96EHKXsxLIUaaIP11ifEfpoF1Lg/s320/St.LouisArenaSeats-1.JPG" width="220" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Over the next nine months, I did a series of radio commercials and newspaper ads in St. Louis and we sold 1500 “St. Louis Seats” – remember, even though I bought 3000 seats, because of the shared armrest, I could only “net” 1500 seats.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Turn the hands of time ahead a few years...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">In 1999 the Leafs were moving out of Maple Leaf Gardens and into their new home at the Air Canada Centre. It occurred to me that it was time for me to do something with my four grey seats from Maple Leaf Gardens.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">I worked with a metal working company in Markham, Ontario and using my St. Louis seat bracket as a template, we designed almost identical brackets for the Gardens seats. We then had the brackets powder coated a “Gardens” grey and added black plastic end caps, and we now had fully functioning, self-standing seats.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">I did one more thing with my four Gardens seats. The armrests had an unattractive grey plastic armrest that was not pleasing to look at. I thus had a woodworker make wooden armrests the exact same shape and size as the plastic armrests but from high quality maple wood. Thus these seats have natural maple armrests and in my opinion, are much more attractive than would otherwise be the case.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Thanks for reading this post - just a fun little adventure I thought I should chronicle while most of the facts are still with me.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stay well -</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Scott</span></div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-34304206535113127492022-06-01T17:40:00.022-04:002022-08-18T10:16:03.052-04:00The story of “The Polo Grounds” in New York City - Polo Grounds I / II / III / IV<p>Hi folks - </p><p>I’d like to try to tell the story of the various New York City ballparks/stadiums known as “The Polo Grounds”. The whole "Polo Grounds I / II / III / IV" gets confusing, so let's try to make it understandable.</p><p>I’d also like to point out that over on my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HeritageSportsStuff" target="_blank">Facebook Heritage Sports Stuff page</a>, throughout most of 2022 I am showing aerial views of home ballparks for most of the current MLB franchises, then I am going to showcase NFL home stadiums, followed by NHL home arenas. I'm aiming to post a new team every other day... So tag along throughout 2022 - we have a lot of content to share - almost 400 aerial views in all! These aerial views are a great little glimpse into history and evolution of MLB, NFL and NHL team franchises. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HeritageSportsStuff" target="_blank">Climb aboard</a> and learn a little sports trivia along the way.</p><p>Now back to the Polo Grounds.</p><p>First off, I’d like to tell the story of the Polo Grounds as it relates to the New York Giants baseball team, because they were the driving force behind the various Polo Grounds and key tenant at each.</p><p>Secondly, let’s establish a few dates as they relate to the New York (Baseball) Giants and their use of the Polo Grounds and several other ballparks in/around New York City.</p><p>The New York Giants home ballparks have been:</p><p>1. Polo Grounds I, New York 1883 - 1888</p><p>2. Oakland Park, Jersey City, NJ April 1889 (Two games – April 14 & 15)</p><p>3. St. George Grounds, Staten Island NY April - June 1889 (23 games)</p><p>4. Polo Grounds ll, New York July 8 1889 - 1890</p><p>5. Polo Grounds lll, New York 1891 - 1911</p><p>6. Hilltop Park, New York April 1911 - June 1911</p><p>7. Polo Grounds lV (aka Brush Stadium), New York June 1911 - 1957 - Circa 1930's</p><p>8. Polo Grounds lV (aka Brush Stadium), New York 1911 - 1957 - Circa 1950's</p><p>-----------------------------------</p><p>9. Seals Stadium, San Francisco 1958 - 1959</p><p>10. Candlestick Park / 3Com Park, San Francisco 1960 - 1999 Circa 1960's</p><p>11. Candlestick Park / 3Com Park, San Francisco 1960 - 1999 99 - Circa 1999</p><p>12. Pac Bell Park (2000-2003) / SBC Park (2004-2005) / AT&T Park (2006-2018) / Oracle Park (2019-Present), San Francisco 2000 - Present</p><p>So here goes…</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Polo Grounds I</span></b></p><p>Polo Grounds I was an actual polo field - owned by Gordon Bennett, publisher of the New York Herald. It was located in Harlem from 110th Street to 112th Street and stretched from Fifth Avenue to Sixth Avenue - across 110th Street from the Northeast corner of Central Park. This northern portion of Central Park was completed and opened in 1876. The Polo Grounds (I) was a rectangular plot of land roughy 700 feet x 375 feet. For present day New Yorkers, it was located near Duke Ellington Circle.</p><p>Bennett brought polo to America in 1876 and he leased his vacant property to the Westchester and Manhattan Polo Clubs. The field was established in 1876. In September 1880, John B. Day rented part of the grounds for his semi-pro baseball team known as the New York Metropolitans. </p><p>When the Manhattan Polo Club decided to move to Jerome Park in the Bronx in the fall of 1882, John Day leapt into action. He bought membership in the American Association for his Metropolitan Baseball Club, then bought the Troy (NY) Haymakers National League franchise and relocated the team to New York. In doing so, Day became the first (and only) man in baseball history to own teams in two competing major leagues at the same time.</p><p>And thus baseball's Polo Grounds was born in late 1882 and early 1883. </p><p>I’m not sure if any viewing stands or bleachers or a grandstand was built in 1880-ish to accommodate John Day’s semi-pro Metropolitans ball club, but my hunch is that if anything was built in 1880-1881-1882, it was a modest set of bleachers. And my further guess is that would have changed over the winter and early spring of 1882-83 in anticipation of having two big time professional baseball clubs sharing the same plot of land.</p><p>And here's where it gets interesting...</p><p>For some strange reason the two teams played on separate but adjacent diamonds (see my hand-drawn image below named "Polo Grounds I Layout"). The National League New York Gothams (they changed their name to the Giants in 1885) used the southeastern diamond and the American Association Mets used the southwestern diamond. I could speculate that one or both leagues might have demanded that the two competing teams play at separate fields, but that's just a guess on my part.</p><p>It was reported that at least for a time, the only thing separating the two diamonds was a canvas barrier. There were some odd scenes during these games when an outfielder from one team would crawl under the barrier, retrieve their ball, throw it over the canvas, and crawl back. The strangest part of all might have been that any ball hit over the canvas was still in play. </p><p>As for the field itself, Jerry Lansche says in his 1991 book "Glory Fades Away" that the American Association Mets field (southwest diamond) was "perhaps the worst major league ballpark in the history of the game. The ground was uneven and stadium planners had used garbage as landfill, prompting pitcher Jack Lynch to say 'a player may go down for a grounder and come up with six months of malaria.'" I don't know if the Giants' field (southeast diamond) had the same landfill/malaria issue or not.</p><p>As for seating, as you can see in the 1885 Polo Grounds I Layout image below, in 1885 there were two sets of covered stands - a different set up for each diamond. The Southeast diamond (the Giants field) had the more elaborate and larger of the two sets of covered stands, so when you look at the handful of ballpark images below, I am fairly confident that we're looking at the Southeast diamond (Giants), not the Southwest diamond (Mets).</p><p>The viewing stands (Southeast diamond) were reported to be excellent. The double decked wooden grandstand wrapped around from first base to third. Bleachers were located down the left and right field lines, giving the park fairly large seating capacity - perhaps 9000 or even more (October 20, 1888 game vs St. Louis Browns). </p><div>The Metropolitans moved to St. George Grounds on Staten Island for the 1886 and 1887 seasons, then folded, so a further guess on my part is that in 1886 or 1887 the two Polo Grounds diamonds were likely merged into one larger diamond for the 1886/1887/1888 seasons. With just one major league club, the Giants, using the Polo Grounds, the need for two separate diamonds likely disappeared, but perhaps the Southwest diamond remained for amateur and recreational teams.</div><div><br /></div><div>In keeping with my commitment above to telling the story of the Polo Grounds as it relates to the New York Giants baseball team, John Day's New York Giants National League baseball club (known as the New York Gothams in 1883 and 1884) played at the Polo Grounds (Polo Grounds I) from 1883 to 1888. But just prior to the start of the 1889 season, the city of New York was extending their grid of streets into uptown Manhattan, and using their right of eminent domain, New York City expropriated Mr. Bennett’s property and decreed that that Polo Grounds I was to be demolished to make way for 111th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. Have a look at the Polo Grounds I Layout mage below to see how the building of 111th Street removed any chance of having a ballpark at this location.</div><div><br /></div><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Polo Grounds II</span></b></p><p>So in early 1889, the principal owner of the New York Giants, John Day, had to scramble and find a new home for the Giants. He thought he had found that home on a plot of vacant land that became known as Coogan’s Hollow between 8th and 9th Avenue and between 155th and 157th Streets, but the owners of the land, James Coogan and his mother-in-law Sarah Lynch, were driving what Day considered to be an impossibly hard bargain. The property was the last vestige of a farm granted to John Lion Gardner by King Charles 1 of England in the 1630’s. By 1889 the farm was still very owned by the Lynch family, descendants of Gardiner.</p><p>Unable to close a deal on the Coogan’s Hollow property, the Giants opened the 1889 season at Oakland Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, playing their first two games there (April 24 & 25, 1889). When the National League ruled that the team couldn’t play in another state, they quickly adjusted and moved their April 29 home game to the St. George Cricket Grounds on Staten Island. After playing 23 home games at the St. George Grounds between April 29 and June 14, the Giants went on an extended road trip. This whole time John Day had been trying to negotiate a favourable lease with Mr. Coogan, and finally, on June 22 1889, they reached an agreement to lease the land for five years at $6000 per year. Of note was the fact that Coogan had offered Day the chance to rent the entire hollow but to keep the rent low, Day only wanted enough land for his ballpark.</p><p>Work began immediately on the site, which was named Manhattan Field but was soon more commonly known as the New Polo Grounds, aka Polo Grounds II. A small army of workmen used many materials from the Polo Grounds I and they made a usable, if somewhat unfinished, ballpark in a remarkable three weeks. The Giants then played their first home game at Manhattan Field / New Polo Grounds / Polo Grounds II on July 8 in front of 10,000 fans. A rather remarkable three-week achievement, even more remarkable given that we’re talking about 1889!</p><p>Because Day didn’t lease the entire hollow, but instead just enough land to fashion a ballpark, Polo Grounds II was very oddly shaped, and had a significantly steep incline in center and right field. After the 1889 season was over, work was completed on the entire structure and more bells and whistles were added in time for the 1890 season.</p><p>Despite being homeless when the 1889 season began, the Giants had a great year. They won the National League, then won a playoff against the American Association Champions. The team also turned a tidy profit and John Day turned down an offer from James Coogan to buy the team for an astronomical $200,000. John Day must have thought he was on top of the world. And then…</p><p>And then a rival baseball league was launched for the 1890 season – the Players League. One of the Players League strategies was to entice many National League stars to jump ship by offering them much higher salaries than they were used to. Another strategy was to locate teams in existing National League cities wherever possible so the teams could go toe-to-toe for fans. </p><p>Enter James Coogan and the remaining land that John Day did not lease. Yes, Coogan leased the rest of “Coogan’s Hollow” to the Players Association New York team and they immediately set out to build their own ballpark – Brotherhood Park – with seating for 16,000. It was bigger, grander and had more space than Manhattan Field / New Polo Grounds / Polo Grounds II. And it was separated from Manhattan Field / New Polo Grounds / Polo Grounds II by an outfield fence and a ten foot wide alley.</p><p>The 1890 season nearly bankrupt Giants owner John Day, and by the end of the season he had to turn control of the New York Giants over to Edward Talcott, the owner of the Players Association New York team. Talcott immediately signed a 10 year lease for Brotherhood Park, and Brotherhood Park would now become the New New Polo Grounds, aka Polo Grounds III. The Players Association League lasted but one season, but the damage was done to National league owners like John Day.</p><p>So what became of the Manhattan Field / New Polo Grounds / Polo Grounds II? The lease for the field was taken over by the Manhattan Athletic Club and part of the lease agreement was that no rival baseball league or team could use the field. It could be used for a variety of other purposes, including college football games, but no major league baseball was to be played there. By 1895 the Giants had a new owner, Andrew Freedman, and by 1901 Manhattan Field lay in disuse – but still a pawn to be used by owner Freedman to get what he wanted from other National League team owners who feared another rival league disaster.</p><p>John Brush bought the New York Giants from Freedman in September 1902, and he also bought the lease to Manhattan Field / New Polo Grounds / Polo Grounds II, and between 1902 and 1904 most of the Polo Grounds II stands and structures were dismantled used as spare parts for Polo Grounds III. When a fire ravished much of Polo Grounds III in April 1911, using Manhattan Field wasn’t even an option for the Giants to consider even though they controlled the lease, and they temporarily moved to Hilltop Park, then home to the New York Yankees of the American League. By 1919 Manhattan Field was a “weed filled vacant lot”, and some time in the 1930’s it was paved as a parking lot for Polo Grounds III.</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Polo Grounds III</span></b></p><p>As noted above, Polo Grounds III was built in 1889 and early 1890 - immediately beside (north) of Polo Grounds II. A ten foot alley was all that separated Polo Grounds III from Polo Grounds III. Polo Grounds III was first known as Brotherhood Park but when the New York Giants baseball team moved there for the 1891 season, the ballpark became known as the New New Polo Grounds, aka Polo Grounds III.</p><p>On April 14, 1911 there was a major fire at Polo Grounds III and the fire destroyed the major wooden structure surrounding home plate. The fire did not destroy some of the outfield seats nor the outfield clubhouse. While a new concrete and steel structure was being built, the Giants moved to nearby Hilltop Park in New York, home of the New York Yankees. The newly rebuilt Polo Grounds, now referred to as Polo Grounds IV, opened June 28, 1911 - basically 10 weeks after the fire. When it opened on June 28th, Polo Grounds IV seated 16,000 fans. And by the end of the season – when the Giants met the Philadelphia Athletics in the World Series, Polo Grounds IV seats 34,000 fans – 16,000 of which were bleacher seats.</p><p>The renovated stadium is referred to as Polo Grounds IV. Because it was the same field and some of the same structures as Polo Grounds III, I tend to want to consider Polo Grounds III and Polo Grounds IV as the same ballpark, but most other people think of it as a new ballpark – Polo Grounds IV. So while I’d prefer to continue calling this Polo Grounds III, most people refer to it as Polo Grounds IV, so I will play along.</p><p>It's Polo Grounds IV that is the most famous of all the "Polo Grounds". </p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Polo Grounds IV</span></b></p><p>When the Polo Grounds (IV) reopened in June 28, 1911, the ballpark was officially renamed "Brush Stadium" in honour of New York Giants team owner John T. Brush who was the majority owner of the team from 1902 until his death just after the 1912 season ended. The name never really caught on and by 1919 it was back to being called simply "The Polo Grounds", aka Polo Grounds IV. </p><p>From 1911 (really from 1890) to the early 1950’s, Polo Grounds IV expanded – it went from looking like an irregularly-shaped ballpark seating the aforementioned 16,000 to looking like an regularly-shaped enclosed football stadium seating 56,000+ (the baseball Giants record attendance was actually 64,400 in September 1936). As I hope you can see from the photos below, it’s a rather remarkable transformation – it’s as if Edward Talcott, owner of the Players Association New York team in 1890, had a master plan to build an enclosed football stadium all along. I’m 100% sure he didn’t, but the transformation of Polo Grounds IV is fascinating to watch in a progression of chronologically ordered photos.</p><p>From the opening of Polo Grounds IV in June 1911 to the early 1960’s, the Polo Grounds IV played home to a variety of teams and sporting events. Primarily it was home to the MLB New York Giants until they left for San Francisco in 1957. It was also home to the New York Giants NFL team from their founding in 1925 until 1955 when they moved to Yankee Stadium. Many college football games were played at Polo Grounds IV. And boxing matches. And many other events – sports and non-sports.</p><p>The Polo Grounds had a somewhat sad final decade - on August 19, 1957, the New York Giants officially announced they were moving to San Francisco for the 1958 season. The stadium then sat mostly empty for three years (fall 1957 to fall 1960) when the NFL's brand new New York Titans (now New York Jets) franchise played at The Polo Grounds. The Jets were joined in 1962 by MLB's new New York Mets. Both the Mets and Jets left the Polo grounds after their 1963 seasons and moved to brand new Shea Stadium. The Polo Grounds demolition began in April 1964 and took several months. The site is now home to the Polo Grounds Towers, a public housing project opened in 1968, and managed by the New York City Housing Authority.</p><p>If you can find the time, check out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rp0RqfbhNwI " target="_blank">this great 50 minute Polo Grounds video tribute</a> first aired in March 1964. </p><p>And that’s the “quick” story of the Polo Grounds I / II / III / IV. I hope the photos below will now make a bit more sense – I have tried to show them in chronological order and hope you can follow along.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many thanks for reading –</p><p>Scott</p><p>Note 1: The entire time the New York Giants played at Polo Grounds II / III / IV (from 1889 to 1957), the land under the ballparks - known as Coogan's Hollow - was owned by Jame J. Coogan or his estate - never by the city or the team. And in the end, the Coogan estate was able to sell the land to the New York City Housing Authority. Forget owning a baseball team – owning the land is always smart business.</p><p>Note 2: Polo Grounds II / III / IV played host to a lot of different sporting events, but never a polo game.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please note re the photos and images below. If I give a year plus an "-ish", it means I'm not certain of the year but this is my best educated guess. If I give a year and there is no "-ish", then I am certain or fairly certain of the year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDinjEhy-kAabtMjYL9X37uHFI00ICWaHpHOVpSEBMcFyfahdTbrlU3bSOLwqL75RpIu2hE-VhY0jUf_Yy69fiNNM_t975xE84ai3bklCFb4ybUH_J98GQWqTtCEtXHim0KYx-Bi5Awr1XKdcXuQPwV79eV7PQeo-b4nxcFcI8VJM9-AV1Ut_IeCGMpg/s3380/PG1-Map-1885.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3380" data-original-width="2529" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDinjEhy-kAabtMjYL9X37uHFI00ICWaHpHOVpSEBMcFyfahdTbrlU3bSOLwqL75RpIu2hE-VhY0jUf_Yy69fiNNM_t975xE84ai3bklCFb4ybUH_J98GQWqTtCEtXHim0KYx-Bi5Awr1XKdcXuQPwV79eV7PQeo-b4nxcFcI8VJM9-AV1Ut_IeCGMpg/s320/PG1-Map-1885.jpeg" width="239" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Polo Grounds 1 Layout - 1885 From the 1885 Atlas of the City of New York</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3W1XmKszin0iYTKrsgG3gqH1LBkFvvPgyQtN0k4opaL93DYd7rLhBenlDgOWMHSWwpma9ZWwxcUvBkuuM_4HexovPq6XIZkEQqQ4v7IuTuv1-AwCQANOw5q6V6TlqtOzg1bjLerHaodqKYg31m7aUej_sHf_if62nS3uSvOGMCc3ZE3L9KkbVkfRQVA/s2421/PG1%20-%201886%20-%20Boston%20at%20NY.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1073" data-original-width="2421" height="142" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3W1XmKszin0iYTKrsgG3gqH1LBkFvvPgyQtN0k4opaL93DYd7rLhBenlDgOWMHSWwpma9ZWwxcUvBkuuM_4HexovPq6XIZkEQqQ4v7IuTuv1-AwCQANOw5q6V6TlqtOzg1bjLerHaodqKYg31m7aUej_sHf_if62nS3uSvOGMCc3ZE3L9KkbVkfRQVA/s320/PG1%20-%201886%20-%20Boston%20at%20NY.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 1 - 1886 Boston at New York - Opening Day</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyMg2044PS9Gqa_U6zofU2tuofI7BcwG-5NCYF7OOmu8F036PiI0pw6feY_rUgM044RN7nrycxmy3tRu8XGfk7h_G6GJj3_1Ke544pRSIuCtm3b-GLY9Hi5oVnviyIOM_8MULrknPxzt7QM35HavedLEFfCDu4U9wwNkpSFmmSsVyjGqGg3Eidmnw3A/s2500/PG1%20-%201886%20-%20Opening%20Day.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="2500" height="105" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYyMg2044PS9Gqa_U6zofU2tuofI7BcwG-5NCYF7OOmu8F036PiI0pw6feY_rUgM044RN7nrycxmy3tRu8XGfk7h_G6GJj3_1Ke544pRSIuCtm3b-GLY9Hi5oVnviyIOM_8MULrknPxzt7QM35HavedLEFfCDu4U9wwNkpSFmmSsVyjGqGg3Eidmnw3A/s320/PG1%20-%201886%20-%20Opening%20Day.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 1 - 1886 Boston at New York - Opening Day</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjn3QNSRE4kTtCOVPHFal1kHRw6132IFSNfNyHaEa7hj6lljwZRoEBUHGUoyW0HCv0Th-x-UjsbQFKSYCZv4wEuf9tRiWZsS9inlsOHzPdFxmp41vaaOoVMYekAUg0WFff8XCZJ5C660qCDhPBEiyAm_p2ZJoinciIcsr7P9m24NDaQ0_ojQjOKBs3A/s2050/PG1%20-%201886-ish.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="2050" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjn3QNSRE4kTtCOVPHFal1kHRw6132IFSNfNyHaEa7hj6lljwZRoEBUHGUoyW0HCv0Th-x-UjsbQFKSYCZv4wEuf9tRiWZsS9inlsOHzPdFxmp41vaaOoVMYekAUg0WFff8XCZJ5C660qCDhPBEiyAm_p2ZJoinciIcsr7P9m24NDaQ0_ojQjOKBs3A/s320/PG1%20-%201886-ish.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 1 - 1886-ish</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1685" data-original-width="2500" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiZEIAlg39X29Ql20PcP37eQRthhv4H62_BIjUQRdNbIME5mbvMl05SsJi273AYBVUzrtRNjTqbrXVBbcbf726S9hHPw-fYoqIHAMLdINYxdTraOLxKgl0irHEnYA0yydNGDlKutaehZXA7D-8qWfpNGBDlvhoGcjshW03xapCgrFPaXgVb3LykZVZtw/s320/PG1%20-%201888%20-%20Frank%20Leslie's%20Illustrated%20Newspaper.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div>Polo Grounds 1 - 1888-ish</div><div>Where the crowd has gathered in the outfield is where the canvas banner dividing the two diamonds used to be - much of the outfield crowd (and horses/carriages) are standing in the outfield of the (former?) Southwest diamond</div><div>Many thanks to the New York Public Library Maps Division for this image</div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84zFbbd-4gfym5QpkRJIgVci8W6VY9XgbbxYjIqcg7lBpA5yZsMg7Ji9MdXRTy_2ZoYI1AX0uAO-IyZ-M27uc5zh0z1dNOTsMCFLdsl7m7iyfJnppNlRUA0YhVlLicmYrVf1SKAUtENE1xDE5ZF_SU_-3aDbX_4P59amc4k9r_5Zul9tfd62dL6ScUA/s2767/PG2%20-%201892%20-%20ish-NY&NRR%20changed%20name%20in%201893.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2145" data-original-width="2767" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84zFbbd-4gfym5QpkRJIgVci8W6VY9XgbbxYjIqcg7lBpA5yZsMg7Ji9MdXRTy_2ZoYI1AX0uAO-IyZ-M27uc5zh0z1dNOTsMCFLdsl7m7iyfJnppNlRUA0YhVlLicmYrVf1SKAUtENE1xDE5ZF_SU_-3aDbX_4P59amc4k9r_5Zul9tfd62dL6ScUA/s320/PG2%20-%201892%20-%20ish-NY&NRR%20changed%20name%20in%201893.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 2 (Manhattan Field) - 1892-ish</div><div style="text-align: center;">The field named "Polo Grounds" is actually Polo Grounds 3</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1297" data-original-width="2254" height="184" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCtR8cZj_i-1mMz04PR39UOoTP2WobKLau1Ynkcc3mCqszKspR87Wb0w7okOFCt3HcNQeTza5O8XM6akbx-KJAnIsfXLrOwbJVwbkT0BjC4t_8jN_SteN0RB5jktQIYXJSjNe7r_G7K4ChRiUbw3pQRXdzp4QMd_6Jw6SlFJcEAnuDnM4YrNnJzbFAtg/s320/PG2%20-%201893%20Thanksgiving%20Princeton%20vs%20Yale.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 2 - 1893 Princeton vs Yale Thanksgiving game</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy33NSVhFuXzmwpE675rgH-K9_AWUfgNaMy8QRwWORD6YTiUNBgZ1FLiRTxMt3qJVSCROVxY4Jg2g5JB8gnesdm9Mhhoa6-vXyEauCJlHn_SrgyXO3ApTZRS7oYtiQ5PU2J3ypmpD7wP32y4DLx8bfID_Ho6dG70d2vUThf-mUrKyeMeRl8L9sdlfEIA/s2052/PG2%20-%201893A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2052" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy33NSVhFuXzmwpE675rgH-K9_AWUfgNaMy8QRwWORD6YTiUNBgZ1FLiRTxMt3qJVSCROVxY4Jg2g5JB8gnesdm9Mhhoa6-vXyEauCJlHn_SrgyXO3ApTZRS7oYtiQ5PU2J3ypmpD7wP32y4DLx8bfID_Ho6dG70d2vUThf-mUrKyeMeRl8L9sdlfEIA/s320/PG2%20-%201893A.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 2 - 1893</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="788" data-original-width="1000" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDeBbgjqqaf14dEozXLS3CoxZYNnRLMas5K8q6jPXU5H81fY0spNxKCiPvA-ia3oHsNaKBY_2eOaCK-iVerYSwh0SSRRFiv2lIMhLgrpdmhhTzRczT6enNM0FErw9dYBvUR9TeQj36gXAoFTECKiFXBL-eLOtkqCoe9a4myrmzzX0ORrchtciUBazFg/s320/PG2%20-%201896-ish-1.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 2 - 1896-ish</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ACdR3LXk-77wNjAUTCcVvkAsxDrrV3NlfTxLtUwGD1vDPzs03d2HU1pOsIQF36UHrnd1kNc-QoAqRamvgEk8_nTFTgl0U3xfzrM9xWalDeMYgYlKek_OreST4tJKWn-NIV4BiiShjtNnb6vrwnpCMosCTtpDs9cgWOEfe4rB2rjQZw_aHpvCq3Adhw/s1025/PG2%20-%201896-ish-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1025" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ACdR3LXk-77wNjAUTCcVvkAsxDrrV3NlfTxLtUwGD1vDPzs03d2HU1pOsIQF36UHrnd1kNc-QoAqRamvgEk8_nTFTgl0U3xfzrM9xWalDeMYgYlKek_OreST4tJKWn-NIV4BiiShjtNnb6vrwnpCMosCTtpDs9cgWOEfe4rB2rjQZw_aHpvCq3Adhw/s320/PG2%20-%201896-ish-2.png" width="250" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 2 - 1896-ish</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="1000" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoetesxesKWujI5ssrCPeuVEwFu8IXbczwoBBiMryFq9Cnlxo2tY9jv7vANdagYCZjmWvV9U53R4Omsmn8FHP2L59HOtFFqRbqy-dtLPM0fkfvtq1SfHI98FOQtFZS5-6YS3kcxxXXXHaGYrowY5-SJtLdx6dc3vxPhP_zFfvm7Uvy8IIzAEBibY0wA/s320/PG2%20-%201896-ish.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 2 - 1896-ish</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbUCuAjx4gjkPX7Eatutw5dv04168tlrb9X4IQQ9uZIjFyoXrG6vVMHtRuwD1IWPcke39hDvkZksYgQ5bvKtN_Egda_VZ07t7pSElvSLbmjlOD_ZN5iZeE3mMwa0hLcwPxd0VgGBDIzb9O4zaiYbo-9QNao4Hl5HBqQ9XNfxqG2HQexiDJ5zKsMjiOA/s2500/PG3-1891-ish.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1566" data-original-width="2500" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCbUCuAjx4gjkPX7Eatutw5dv04168tlrb9X4IQQ9uZIjFyoXrG6vVMHtRuwD1IWPcke39hDvkZksYgQ5bvKtN_Egda_VZ07t7pSElvSLbmjlOD_ZN5iZeE3mMwa0hLcwPxd0VgGBDIzb9O4zaiYbo-9QNao4Hl5HBqQ9XNfxqG2HQexiDJ5zKsMjiOA/s320/PG3-1891-ish.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 3 - 1891-ish</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1228" data-original-width="1838" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABa1zEOWX_V5N9TrXPORlnLh3xoYByKAmfSWSCYym2z0Taa4kQreRxkOxdh5ON4kyLBMOplDDqJJ_eiNnb5TX9GEd7N9xKsHIAom2p4mZ0v5ZNEmU6JFLa46zv3jUo-VJFg8lslXG9Up0RzDgap8Hujd2-7eOuPcED7qOuUOM8C8Xy6TYdsaf2oQMZw/s320/PG3-1893%20to%201900.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 2 (left) + Polo Grounds 3 (right) - 1893 to 1900-ish</div><div style="text-align: center;">For other great art like this and far more, please visit the <a href="http://historicballparks.com/" target="_blank">Historic Ballparks website</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepcK4ib4OUHD3GTMqJZ8xM7j1UOpigbOP5g0ZXexy796b_JoXUHIy6vRVvHn-xzHu1L-Ot--SQiPOcmk6Iu0wcSJnJb3HPXHUVK25x0E4XHL3WT01VbslammU_P2n2lFrwkobo2pIwOHr2MuYiPj3xaT842lh7kczocTOYOOz2_b5eRi17RZWY0Fi0A/s1500/PG3-1894-Giants%20vs%20Orioles%20Temple%20Cup.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1097" data-original-width="1500" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepcK4ib4OUHD3GTMqJZ8xM7j1UOpigbOP5g0ZXexy796b_JoXUHIy6vRVvHn-xzHu1L-Ot--SQiPOcmk6Iu0wcSJnJb3HPXHUVK25x0E4XHL3WT01VbslammU_P2n2lFrwkobo2pIwOHr2MuYiPj3xaT842lh7kczocTOYOOz2_b5eRi17RZWY0Fi0A/s320/PG3-1894-Giants%20vs%20Orioles%20Temple%20Cup.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 3 - 1894 - Temple Cup - NY Giants vs Baltimore Orioles</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Wiff3AvPFkWW1Gag9WlU9yjnssdZzgsl2UoDODdKu4pZkBX4dMlaBDSZz64nJa-Y_EtVj2QayaIFOpDLQAds_Dxc_KnuX5JPwNPhTgRe8kq4qdUmuaOXCkRMtX6D2g8chNa6-MF5lOQc9PZJmvPTCMEG4nboTlvEQUmu-HS1dp0qosEUbul4ewS0vw/s1590/PG3-1895-ish.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="858" data-original-width="1590" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Wiff3AvPFkWW1Gag9WlU9yjnssdZzgsl2UoDODdKu4pZkBX4dMlaBDSZz64nJa-Y_EtVj2QayaIFOpDLQAds_Dxc_KnuX5JPwNPhTgRe8kq4qdUmuaOXCkRMtX6D2g8chNa6-MF5lOQc9PZJmvPTCMEG4nboTlvEQUmu-HS1dp0qosEUbul4ewS0vw/s320/PG3-1895-ish.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 3 - 1895-ish</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="1500" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JeX-cqqX8aXB2-3yJlGoQ7b-s5p-z86MrcWxlHDIbekzaeO5Gf22GmWq_RXYvIW7X0dJnIIn-gJ01QNyCxAFmxF-cdNlgmo_SxF1KgD9YKBrlZ0YmEPEQdjNWwDK6T_QAhzTkf-AJOsG1uYc1GdDii_NH-FTQJIv8NvWqz7x3WlEtwZ2Cyiog_acuA/s320/PG3-1906-ish.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 3 - 1906-ish</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcuHym3Mo7Fa2n8aSzshU73uFpgSrsspY1uiDVvvgt7ZX5A0IOcPIcGyXb2Bx9MkrryhRSl3ZgK559d0DeXzpBHOWFS327uJbkRy5LUXbiu-ZqL7emM1_6J9xAvbYmglgRSo6OhdNkmZVCsABqqTLBJ6wqKlvaJraq_fDgY10EFbXZ8UOHdUiv1McYBg/s7000/PG3-1906.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4011" data-original-width="7000" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcuHym3Mo7Fa2n8aSzshU73uFpgSrsspY1uiDVvvgt7ZX5A0IOcPIcGyXb2Bx9MkrryhRSl3ZgK559d0DeXzpBHOWFS327uJbkRy5LUXbiu-ZqL7emM1_6J9xAvbYmglgRSo6OhdNkmZVCsABqqTLBJ6wqKlvaJraq_fDgY10EFbXZ8UOHdUiv1McYBg/s320/PG3-1906.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 3 - 1906</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1447" data-original-width="2229" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJb_3aNzTLdw70wN_9jz2fB6M-mIQceQbm81QYYrkQ0gxIG0dJ1hnaWX3zaAepgGISWyDvnTn8-g2NA1TpJetqX04nYtJN7-ehRXo2S1qyJ-rCBq5xdYxxRRMydyV6ik2mg1TuRY7DlGAzULp6NQ1dLHWF6RxSjw4HMqDAxh4N-vD-CdGgWKi7mzoHrw/s320/PG3-1908%20Sept23-2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 3 - Sept 23, 1908</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJMMozkahAawBXwRpuY2aXSB_0RK-jIH5RRsM9OM-xoNpKVkWpQMbL9E0D-GkS67xsL6bCD9Ef_j5pGsL1JkDQfZAgsC4X0Zhw8OrJdiUDGaIMb37QYZjFyyCaW9HHRk9rXb9qPRsrR783CW4eKGRtZJb36hYtke1Fx9rF32qF7M-0qqsPxQ7EY-mGg/s1500/PG3-1908-1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="1500" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJMMozkahAawBXwRpuY2aXSB_0RK-jIH5RRsM9OM-xoNpKVkWpQMbL9E0D-GkS67xsL6bCD9Ef_j5pGsL1JkDQfZAgsC4X0Zhw8OrJdiUDGaIMb37QYZjFyyCaW9HHRk9rXb9qPRsrR783CW4eKGRtZJb36hYtke1Fx9rF32qF7M-0qqsPxQ7EY-mGg/s320/PG3-1908-1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 3 - 1908</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="781" data-original-width="1000" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0X6DWqSd6ojUbmEVnqyUBthQECj5MZV2v1UYwyFOEszDufNFhb2eVagaBdyyrNJEDPvTs2dyFezrK72y3pBdaDZAgMFzGt47X1xAYPAoGqj9C27XkU5IM69LexDjoIre_4E2geuobSe4ubGZne21CXP2yBsC2BTlxjLsJy0ZjuhW9PMfaf4t7DUHP2A/s320/PG3-1909-ish2.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 3 - 1909-ish</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-uudUo7PBUYOPdBj3CW7MD8vcJkRrO7sedUZrQiHGZtXoMMkQ9-QMBOZcn7dzZoL_i52YRFD65OTSFR5WgOQGVoF6OmkxKEXC77XNaPXF1l_GG4O1XciYvUwkBOc26PptSW9TH2QuREBK0qIyJl2DFEIHK57I-66_Z5w4S2aQGB0OlyPCThtDPhU0Q/s1000/PG3-1909-ish.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="1000" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi-uudUo7PBUYOPdBj3CW7MD8vcJkRrO7sedUZrQiHGZtXoMMkQ9-QMBOZcn7dzZoL_i52YRFD65OTSFR5WgOQGVoF6OmkxKEXC77XNaPXF1l_GG4O1XciYvUwkBOc26PptSW9TH2QuREBK0qIyJl2DFEIHK57I-66_Z5w4S2aQGB0OlyPCThtDPhU0Q/s320/PG3-1909-ish.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 3 - 1909-ish</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="1500" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguPQMsw1OH1RiH37mK2HrWZy_tp5PZYKrjLJtXaqW_iLnKXwb05P8wy2QEN0Cf1ce75jMCZrfVQFcnj8VFUXexsgLXIEEaX7UFWmOjOi5ces_y4I49UXJvTI_EBLtxoq1Y857a4D6iqCLiwUGSOIAqHFakSp_sKX_1nykFISQdjL2rY5Tva1x_OzVJzg/s320/PG2%20-%201911%20+%20PG3%20-%201911.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 3 (top) + Polo Grounds 2 (bottom) - 1911</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkxMAuv7XgaWS2_F6_HExmkHB0kq2NJtj9YGUmKaY0SMCQVj_ST0Qvv2z4_0eqcUtgaPnIedxxoJpLO3GhXwgzxK3opdghb0hjjj-HeSQezV4Cvsvu75_kSR4mmnBiG_L0ny9K3dHFCPlSIJKhIPAV7a3OtdrEnGQ0lvg8zT9PuLCQbj3tIfx7sBZZg/s2500/PG4-1912-ish.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="892" data-original-width="2500" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkxMAuv7XgaWS2_F6_HExmkHB0kq2NJtj9YGUmKaY0SMCQVj_ST0Qvv2z4_0eqcUtgaPnIedxxoJpLO3GhXwgzxK3opdghb0hjjj-HeSQezV4Cvsvu75_kSR4mmnBiG_L0ny9K3dHFCPlSIJKhIPAV7a3OtdrEnGQ0lvg8zT9PuLCQbj3tIfx7sBZZg/s320/PG4-1912-ish.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 4 - 1912-ish</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="2000" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMODMhQ8s5_eRCW9_pN4b3xwbJ456rjP3Dh_urazc2kQEY406lnTC78U4PrCrXgefjAfYqRzUh9O3CvQfFFAUSzu-A0YAEIXMeBvokm-OLsrXedGvR_3ryKSZ7CcVwX7a_40vXtPYqkNC62DbyfHQJlsET8XL_UaF8gGJmr2YBMv6OKCRL-41kZMhUEA/s320/PG4-1913-2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 4 - 1913</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPS6-2nj0_SMTegdqCTbtPQBiGsLPPljHsSfHoQZABY9QtVnjwfoJrErmXh90q3OIUoHniazNehq2qgtM_2ZAoTpF-2qjnCmspGovlWIU1U2Se2vSASl2BVAwrozFnTcTm4xtX6M7fRuoYR1DJix8ewPeZwZhUEyQjqELxUjxCSGhSA4XZ9Rob6BC1A/s2000/PG4-1913-ish.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1359" data-original-width="2000" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKPS6-2nj0_SMTegdqCTbtPQBiGsLPPljHsSfHoQZABY9QtVnjwfoJrErmXh90q3OIUoHniazNehq2qgtM_2ZAoTpF-2qjnCmspGovlWIU1U2Se2vSASl2BVAwrozFnTcTm4xtX6M7fRuoYR1DJix8ewPeZwZhUEyQjqELxUjxCSGhSA4XZ9Rob6BC1A/s320/PG4-1913-ish.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 4 - 1913-ish</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="789" data-original-width="1000" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWc3a3Yq399upI4pG-LqfbMygTeU4OVJg_Leradp9QrZKE3FK-4n44-sOpAdCgUdOTqPkYHZ1janUKNlX01QDvu3c9PgE1oOf1tzlxWukZM9n0zZlVJQvY1rHIyoOuzUu2gvzoWpFXXUQuEhbdHs2OohR1OS5dMaFgDQARy1H1cpWTLSpRHOhvcrQjGg/s320/PG4-1914%20July%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 4 - July 3, 1914</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0KyLJExbL6SltmfyUNQfFElUSaxuZdH3jlwgfLbdgMsRcWAGukEtwNl6Dn75JOsL93yI9daDJC66K4n8FoyhcilIugMpqNG8F5hz0wkmsmUH3B0b1vJUfWyzsRGNIh-LNosmJlUatTo7m2y-3I0Dj3WKOT1Sa0NqfuRv6qxWqbfC2On7CglW87t3jA/s2000/PG4-1917.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="925" data-original-width="2000" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG0KyLJExbL6SltmfyUNQfFElUSaxuZdH3jlwgfLbdgMsRcWAGukEtwNl6Dn75JOsL93yI9daDJC66K4n8FoyhcilIugMpqNG8F5hz0wkmsmUH3B0b1vJUfWyzsRGNIh-LNosmJlUatTo7m2y-3I0Dj3WKOT1Sa0NqfuRv6qxWqbfC2On7CglW87t3jA/s320/PG4-1917.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 4 - 1917</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1162" data-original-width="2000" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8enlvrbVZoXV36w2MBrTA2ymPczBTAKNSIjAVqdFN05WtecDC0oao3dSxsy5nsZEeaNrJPTP1qWMiJExNASdiAd1MfuPibl7J7DCbxHW9QXhHjSqBtyM0GpHLCVAF0KIEtwHscBO4z8Yz5fmSpa1_fGY8BVGF0DiyC-eawr0bl2tZpMDoBya2Ph4qkg/s320/PG4-1920-ish-3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 4- 1920-ish</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_I38vXT0uaxsXn5YXWRMZEJLXGTAnbHwGEm0cK9z2lPIxr8a4wwqW0W1931R_c2S0OUHO9Pw3TuUKNYcG-ebqgXRKp2BtGylzlLiD7NMntfG4L155tuIGmPGmGz_qF1RQyaUFKGDndp35BWyp6W5hVQkfks-IgByNDNFWfyEsOnnJLkSGiZHZqtOlnA/s1000/PG4-1920-ish-also%20shows%20empty%20Manhattan%20Field.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="769" data-original-width="1000" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_I38vXT0uaxsXn5YXWRMZEJLXGTAnbHwGEm0cK9z2lPIxr8a4wwqW0W1931R_c2S0OUHO9Pw3TuUKNYcG-ebqgXRKp2BtGylzlLiD7NMntfG4L155tuIGmPGmGz_qF1RQyaUFKGDndp35BWyp6W5hVQkfks-IgByNDNFWfyEsOnnJLkSGiZHZqtOlnA/s320/PG4-1920-ish-also%20shows%20empty%20Manhattan%20Field.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 4 - 1920-ish - also shows former Polo Grounds 2 to the left - empty field</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1596" data-original-width="2360" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVbaYKY1xeF04GKxvYz0ZXSUwsLtj7T29K7GSs-cjq-TpiW0onKsEFBLGbfY-6WxPPYSc2iLqgOUFr431NLg2Wur8CW11-L6f2Z7Q9pIHGGwRDrUmD79x0w2u3YYn2OsTbXaF-cPuw3j-X524jOmUttgPTopnZ3O6l8ciURPy3velfarD81eZ9FRj3pQ/s320/PG4-1921-ish.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 4 - 1921-ish</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUfgndYnM5gzCcPXtw6wXyrugxVui2CTmR2nwEDxAG83ka4ZmkU90csGYtIOCpq9_R3cDVLg1rpT6qHppiYDz5SM4YuqkL5o4JNNdCEeBH_qKknoZonEy-eY9IQivpVM_Uvrs29TUxVox_9qnGZPFhxT9p3rHHoyhvj3WIy0wuyOMV6obxFw7zzZLtMw/s737/PG4-1921.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUfgndYnM5gzCcPXtw6wXyrugxVui2CTmR2nwEDxAG83ka4ZmkU90csGYtIOCpq9_R3cDVLg1rpT6qHppiYDz5SM4YuqkL5o4JNNdCEeBH_qKknoZonEy-eY9IQivpVM_Uvrs29TUxVox_9qnGZPFhxT9p3rHHoyhvj3WIy0wuyOMV6obxFw7zzZLtMw/s320/PG4-1921.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 4 - 1921</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1221" data-original-width="2000" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNqH437YFr5I1Z6HHNO0mP8CMvzFyXSWqogsXo7UuoGVs6PywveLyI_USwO44Rr3lEV49mEALA3H1uXymEO2sKU8wTG5oQrokX5-mhDIkYAEeaPCtVrXrwRYjS307UlSnMfCScrd6AgElD495IhthXZR57jbGRdXFkVwGL6Ph0YjPnQZAelZRiPHZug/s320/PG4-1922-ish.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 4 - 1922-ish</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsf7yICjaRHmV49VFaUvP7aLPSYeLUqnbjdIRV7j5QKzKSjYgH8OMB4-QODV_Q7gDSxEkUi1d3Oft36gsABJY2hjqW78KKMUv941k9K_YVQO3GP1A8AO85MwBSiyvsmF_9RsE1DpLFMkqKkZM9L88qZLFeCmZ7SLSAXx7tFEFBeQDNZUp--h_OFfCgg/s1000/PG4-1923%20expansion.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="1000" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsf7yICjaRHmV49VFaUvP7aLPSYeLUqnbjdIRV7j5QKzKSjYgH8OMB4-QODV_Q7gDSxEkUi1d3Oft36gsABJY2hjqW78KKMUv941k9K_YVQO3GP1A8AO85MwBSiyvsmF_9RsE1DpLFMkqKkZM9L88qZLFeCmZ7SLSAXx7tFEFBeQDNZUp--h_OFfCgg/s320/PG4-1923%20expansion.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 4 - 1923 expansion (note construction going on in photo)</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2026" data-original-width="2250" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KHlUfoSSh8N7nGHdXEMAzeFxRbdWc-y37RKRHsb6urOFLU1EIWCKAsrjD_hOYTq1rdZy540Pe52JXTHdM5QAETIvmdZRkBtk1gppbed8Bzn9V6PlC8fT9IDZlIsL1zJO5F_Tl0jmuxKDyNQ_gNnhEpuaRUO6W2xjJpDgrVC5wweGhTXa9xqiMDxQLQ/s320/PG4-1933.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 4 - 1933</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0g_Qmcl6DagGaDB6yDkpI4_eotraEVAeXT2S49VM73fz4utkYOi6odXF4pMlzXg2pwE8u-Mf3PeOJXPPdkWjvPeBWegHufSuk33dHcRQUSwxMOQdjN0QRGe3dy18Jlxbim6XHhdJyTy3gKGSk2hmJ17jEahRTMFB5SfHjlVDObp3Ymdo3rndELjeIQ/s2500/PG4-1935-ish.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1972" data-original-width="2500" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr0g_Qmcl6DagGaDB6yDkpI4_eotraEVAeXT2S49VM73fz4utkYOi6odXF4pMlzXg2pwE8u-Mf3PeOJXPPdkWjvPeBWegHufSuk33dHcRQUSwxMOQdjN0QRGe3dy18Jlxbim6XHhdJyTy3gKGSk2hmJ17jEahRTMFB5SfHjlVDObp3Ymdo3rndELjeIQ/s320/PG4-1935-ish.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 4 - 1935-ish</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="2000" height="185" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkmzfgR4YPjc08zHLq2yD53h6wXLYawJ7u9T60tKd8wGMu3PdQFX1U3qQ6lbcYvtOk6gNqR1oCb00ZU3Sox55smLY6b-CGizBUIxoDgcJ0tFSlr8XZBuF3EcExwyZDA-GjEfCLIQDRDZaHu6ms4Ch7znVVs1yS1K69DMYC9BsvqqtNd5DkvIooxv2rQ/s320/PG4-1949.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 4 - August 1949</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6aBInrDkPFVbpxKmJT_VbWQWTLnFCX3DJwxCovM8L7v7V-wUAHrMzyQDQsczL6NtP2T7pOX7bKTAFePFOCABAFravja670TAUhfaruWYGAbNIukCDcovysIq5NS9Ua2YAa4Kov9DgPAfGzAqiSlcMvvhEUDE9cJPUOoShoq_mnpN0OIRmgX1z8TAtOA/s2722/PG4-1950-ish2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1932" data-original-width="2722" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6aBInrDkPFVbpxKmJT_VbWQWTLnFCX3DJwxCovM8L7v7V-wUAHrMzyQDQsczL6NtP2T7pOX7bKTAFePFOCABAFravja670TAUhfaruWYGAbNIukCDcovysIq5NS9Ua2YAa4Kov9DgPAfGzAqiSlcMvvhEUDE9cJPUOoShoq_mnpN0OIRmgX1z8TAtOA/s320/PG4-1950-ish2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 4 - 1950-ish</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1500" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio9EyvYK5Sl2pKHSxvEbrIsKFQu0PvYVe1bzhgEOecpWkaKlktcoCPZs1k8XTTVLxZPObSC9NaeBlYHoHEvECh-gXhIFUHwiq33VYrpdYtyZv2n4zYLRXdwsgw29_uHsMP-aHpyOdNUfkRgpxLnSKV6Prfx1s8i7EAixuurG95ML55fGMzo0NK6gvYzQ/s320/PG4-1951-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 4 - 1951</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3VCz1M3PJE3cSmn1NfC7oA-XmR03LIy7r8C3QP6vU4la5KSg2wszzloKQ4bWhvphqTSFz4pyT8eTEyQKs9-GdLwJYOaZc5xef4MQcBhyiO1deSibNSM_rG9ZhCcWa2HAzvnkSg2DIgwh2CqeLu2ez49XqzZAv4zEo2mm_BwBnIhCx0C7pJY-LHS3Xwg/s1000/PG4-1951-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="1000" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3VCz1M3PJE3cSmn1NfC7oA-XmR03LIy7r8C3QP6vU4la5KSg2wszzloKQ4bWhvphqTSFz4pyT8eTEyQKs9-GdLwJYOaZc5xef4MQcBhyiO1deSibNSM_rG9ZhCcWa2HAzvnkSg2DIgwh2CqeLu2ez49XqzZAv4zEo2mm_BwBnIhCx0C7pJY-LHS3Xwg/s320/PG4-1951-2.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 4 - 1951</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSntOqUBPS5PkGOYqM2cVbCerazKol1CYlnt624JWk7AiOEb1Dv0Q0o3NtMvIILvBLOXcXw9TW8NNp2FSATzqFqOieP-4k6bnFaf9wwRjey_ZKEBKzr3hPMuz9hGZmpWH29VTi8d46U_O2vt4JS89v5FF2eaj_LiP706hDqfFfGt2yz1Lw02LJcgeqog/s2500/PG4-1951-JoeDimaggio.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1775" data-original-width="2500" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSntOqUBPS5PkGOYqM2cVbCerazKol1CYlnt624JWk7AiOEb1Dv0Q0o3NtMvIILvBLOXcXw9TW8NNp2FSATzqFqOieP-4k6bnFaf9wwRjey_ZKEBKzr3hPMuz9hGZmpWH29VTi8d46U_O2vt4JS89v5FF2eaj_LiP706hDqfFfGt2yz1Lw02LJcgeqog/s320/PG4-1951-JoeDimaggio.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 4 - 1951 - Joe Dimaggio hitting his last MLB home run</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9bSFAAxdRdZn3BmLHxx0u8_z_VYxL4T42AGxOF3tOGwg3hVdk9mGULNYy8Q7HZVaLws48HZPITh1e0Eh-O0bn5wTVAGSAhUmIcoRU-yBsZ4rAsOWf2xSvBTQvj2uDajmyauaexYqkBGAqQ1wqnrcIYz6D4P8SQY82_CHksKVj839fXVsTRicgrCCnQ/s2449/PG4-1952.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2449" data-original-width="1750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9bSFAAxdRdZn3BmLHxx0u8_z_VYxL4T42AGxOF3tOGwg3hVdk9mGULNYy8Q7HZVaLws48HZPITh1e0Eh-O0bn5wTVAGSAhUmIcoRU-yBsZ4rAsOWf2xSvBTQvj2uDajmyauaexYqkBGAqQ1wqnrcIYz6D4P8SQY82_CHksKVj839fXVsTRicgrCCnQ/s320/PG4-1952.jpeg" width="229" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 4 - 1952 season seating plan</div></div><div style="text-align: center;">The transformation from an asymmetrical ballpark to a symmetrical football stadium is complete </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jKzA-bNYcv7PhCKAv5C-Jyo_-6EqUMyDOl7QXgZJmW_5hQhNTlBXeDdqMWFqyTuJqqD2AHvBCJCdT_iWRu4Le5PpkDZ02bZmh_elahmy9N2f_uCoTUuxAyU4rwKurOdXOnw8fIcapgchTwBBPSr_MxWAzthmxm99GL3Azs0mKK6HeceCR7z2tBAtNQ/s1200/PG4-1963%20final%20MLB%20game%20I%20think-1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="926" data-original-width="1200" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jKzA-bNYcv7PhCKAv5C-Jyo_-6EqUMyDOl7QXgZJmW_5hQhNTlBXeDdqMWFqyTuJqqD2AHvBCJCdT_iWRu4Le5PpkDZ02bZmh_elahmy9N2f_uCoTUuxAyU4rwKurOdXOnw8fIcapgchTwBBPSr_MxWAzthmxm99GL3Azs0mKK6HeceCR7z2tBAtNQ/s320/PG4-1963%20final%20MLB%20game%20I%20think-1.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 4 - 1963 - Final MLB home game</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexaGVfSaaqaHgXYRP-9Dt_rHIEMVVieFhpS4HFsG7TRLEtiKLelI38b3y_XHuBp39JNvU7dKXOuVbFiNheiL-GbX4b-VKr2oLbbAor6ZR0alskgRD2Ojv9LehEdZVFJAx5XK9uYf7_zP8AkiQ1nucoTJ9W-xT4fqsY0fYvN-Igng_-KNObRSMr3Zatg/s2900/PG4-1963%20final%20MLB%20game%20I%20think-2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2328" data-original-width="2900" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiexaGVfSaaqaHgXYRP-9Dt_rHIEMVVieFhpS4HFsG7TRLEtiKLelI38b3y_XHuBp39JNvU7dKXOuVbFiNheiL-GbX4b-VKr2oLbbAor6ZR0alskgRD2Ojv9LehEdZVFJAx5XK9uYf7_zP8AkiQ1nucoTJ9W-xT4fqsY0fYvN-Igng_-KNObRSMr3Zatg/s320/PG4-1963%20final%20MLB%20game%20I%20think-2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 4 - 1963 - Final MLB home game</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSpCNxkG5KeOoOA6BjEhERAJUaGvBDL7ElQBQtovG0bWBSbD5FlQfCowszjpzL4dwG7Cmci48E4CsZ5Iv4d96R10bctiDqnttYE4ZzYf49AMY2KLz2ijqBd7CqcBZN9N1k1o3E5Ydbtu8wvn5YytFXlijYocWEHSWuuL9ONXdof2DrUsEN2Nc0r0UN2w/s1250/PG4-1963%20final%20NFL%20game%20I%20think.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1250" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSpCNxkG5KeOoOA6BjEhERAJUaGvBDL7ElQBQtovG0bWBSbD5FlQfCowszjpzL4dwG7Cmci48E4CsZ5Iv4d96R10bctiDqnttYE4ZzYf49AMY2KLz2ijqBd7CqcBZN9N1k1o3E5Ydbtu8wvn5YytFXlijYocWEHSWuuL9ONXdof2DrUsEN2Nc0r0UN2w/s320/PG4-1963%20final%20NFL%20game%20I%20think.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 4 - Final NFL home game</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKK4bDbhm-qLAQHHfpqnyVoMsDYd87BuZkV4Ci-GPiQ-wL8jK5pXmsFyY-zR44NmdXncc23wQJdZtAHOMIvEuOx9hPVx_MVgNorn-0oZFQIV4ta47XXwcpRwhE9NVrnzQ4R4aVTCTWkL4E9qyPe-mIS0nkYy9wqIvD-I9QXD7Ke5LCEY97rG1DyjfCg/s2000/PG4-1964.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1218" data-original-width="2000" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRKK4bDbhm-qLAQHHfpqnyVoMsDYd87BuZkV4Ci-GPiQ-wL8jK5pXmsFyY-zR44NmdXncc23wQJdZtAHOMIvEuOx9hPVx_MVgNorn-0oZFQIV4ta47XXwcpRwhE9NVrnzQ4R4aVTCTWkL4E9qyPe-mIS0nkYy9wqIvD-I9QXD7Ke5LCEY97rG1DyjfCg/s320/PG4-1964.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Polo Grounds 4 - 1964 - The End</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p>Please note re the photos and images above. If I give a year plus an "-ish", it means I'm not certain of the year but this is my best educated guess. If I give a year and there is no "-ish", then I am certain or fairly certain of the year.</p><div><br /></div></div></div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-88037218315881948742021-07-09T11:14:00.000-04:002021-07-09T11:14:18.703-04:00MLB Jersey Madness<p> Hi everyone - </p><p>A few days ago, over on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HeritageSportsArt" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, we started a fun little thing called "Jersey Madness". </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKIZLtxwTVTaL0GD4bjAryVp-EETyfQ-Kg1Ge2pOfEbEMtczZ4WzxEOUEwLhyphenhyphenc5mzPqyufUHePMKEHa3SMu238P_ETOUvSrAyLS49CSOnzeg_54FEsyBokmuy1mg67PCDlj5GYMwtXAhy/s2630/Jersey+Madness+Baseball+logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="2630" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFKIZLtxwTVTaL0GD4bjAryVp-EETyfQ-Kg1Ge2pOfEbEMtczZ4WzxEOUEwLhyphenhyphenc5mzPqyufUHePMKEHa3SMu238P_ETOUvSrAyLS49CSOnzeg_54FEsyBokmuy1mg67PCDlj5GYMwtXAhy/w400-h181/Jersey+Madness+Baseball+logo.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>We started with 64 MLB jerseys and every day we are asking people to choose their favourite between two jerseys - we're asking you to choose your favourite design, not your favourite team! After 63 days, we'll be down to one fan favourite MLB jersey - our inaugural winner of MLB Jersey Madness. Then we'll do an NFL and NHL Jersey Madness poll.</p><p>Here's where you vote for your choice every day - remember that you're voting for which jersey you like best: <a href="https://poll.app.do/jersey-madness-mlb1-1" target="_blank">VOTE HERE</a> . Feel free to bookmark it and vote in the new poll every day, or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/HeritageSportsArt" target="_blank">subscribe to our Facebook page</a> and get notified each time we post a new poll.</p><p>Remember that because we are voting daily, you can't go back and vote in a previous day's poll - sorry about that. But you can vote every day from now on until we decide what MLB jersey reigns supreme! </p><p>Here's the bracket:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfEgnLqxGAGoyQdyN0toQTsrciGSB8pLFAwfOgCFRxCyOMiqoo4sFRYy_d47RiIJAFC7h3NOilD-3RsdMp2Holx0NdF5YktbjZxBasvnJu_9EO__5s0aRCFpj76X9HeftvYSUms33ea66/s1376/Matchup+Bracket1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1077" data-original-width="1376" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfEgnLqxGAGoyQdyN0toQTsrciGSB8pLFAwfOgCFRxCyOMiqoo4sFRYy_d47RiIJAFC7h3NOilD-3RsdMp2Holx0NdF5YktbjZxBasvnJu_9EO__5s0aRCFpj76X9HeftvYSUms33ea66/w400-h313/Matchup+Bracket1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>You might be interested to see which jerseys have won so far:</p><p>Day 1: The 1964 New York Mets jersey beat the 2007 Arizona Diamondbacks jersey.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKZf6kAj7B-CfLFFNmFcYkqz1HlZRt60_qOvVU4Jk5eqPLui91dqP-HLdk9AVXMcaLGvZkuVmdMNtT-oauvabbITvkMPHHPn2IKN4jmbMczijMKnk2ZhX7MWt1Bi8kv-siXfEFRpbAmrJ/s827/Matchup+png+file1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="827" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSKZf6kAj7B-CfLFFNmFcYkqz1HlZRt60_qOvVU4Jk5eqPLui91dqP-HLdk9AVXMcaLGvZkuVmdMNtT-oauvabbITvkMPHHPn2IKN4jmbMczijMKnk2ZhX7MWt1Bi8kv-siXfEFRpbAmrJ/s320/Matchup+png+file1.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">Day 2: The 1961 New York Yankees jersey beat the 1938 Atlanta (Boston) Braves jersey.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRD4ZX3zf2WxrA6XlKmSrG97sTklMorS2b01jYGJPS2BR0dfGstxE22yOJG_gShNo47zWnEsLhhIpktjGm_kI4raxPGP0LjEZ044ztapmACK15owfr8HlgstC_8BsyNDuhCaNv8ZL-JbWf/s797/Matchup+png+file2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="797" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRD4ZX3zf2WxrA6XlKmSrG97sTklMorS2b01jYGJPS2BR0dfGstxE22yOJG_gShNo47zWnEsLhhIpktjGm_kI4raxPGP0LjEZ044ztapmACK15owfr8HlgstC_8BsyNDuhCaNv8ZL-JbWf/s320/Matchup+png+file2.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Day 3: The 1983 Baltimore Orioles jersey beat the 1972 Oakland A's jersey.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsJikfh6MpWZsyX_BA-w7OrtYaACtheX9u1GHWQ5EFUFyf5q4Un4TebeK3xPmAMt-WV3nkMa_dmlmIm4O-5nKMaIPccsAC5UvhskGnOyLpndzYFixG_IZZXvtMIbptocgq_whUcjg_aOS/s831/Matchup+png+file3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="831" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAsJikfh6MpWZsyX_BA-w7OrtYaACtheX9u1GHWQ5EFUFyf5q4Un4TebeK3xPmAMt-WV3nkMa_dmlmIm4O-5nKMaIPccsAC5UvhskGnOyLpndzYFixG_IZZXvtMIbptocgq_whUcjg_aOS/s320/Matchup+png+file3.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Day 4: The 1923 Boston Red Sox jersey beat the 2004 Toronto Blue Jays jersey.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAFZBig7vke27yIzY88pEwFWrrwwz6W9zeyNMOJGkwCc67SUeAwx7sjmc0TRmggryOjVLXJd9CBLy6W_bU385K_dCcWyuL6CT0DUa58AdQsNZ_naRPeGzFc3AIZas_4gacYcWTCoh_ofT/s793/Matchup+png+file4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="793" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAFZBig7vke27yIzY88pEwFWrrwwz6W9zeyNMOJGkwCc67SUeAwx7sjmc0TRmggryOjVLXJd9CBLy6W_bU385K_dCcWyuL6CT0DUa58AdQsNZ_naRPeGzFc3AIZas_4gacYcWTCoh_ofT/s320/Matchup+png+file4.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Day 5: The 1962 San Francisco Giants jersey beat the 2014 Chicago Cubs jersey.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgLogtj8Wod6ntuplb3_A6LmRw3yqbUhfHw_w6Ul-6p6CX5JPXgaFpY0sJHEAWqqy7Vjo71ATSimTVQy9Oo6zNfAvFIoXz0Y_9sPwKB1v2C45RD4Q__tbIUUhQFKnCG0rpew-nLrdJtqY/s713/Matchup+png+file5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="713" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgLogtj8Wod6ntuplb3_A6LmRw3yqbUhfHw_w6Ul-6p6CX5JPXgaFpY0sJHEAWqqy7Vjo71ATSimTVQy9Oo6zNfAvFIoXz0Y_9sPwKB1v2C45RD4Q__tbIUUhQFKnCG0rpew-nLrdJtqY/s320/Matchup+png+file5.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>And please remember that the "somewhat famous" original watercolour paintings of these and almost 2000 other MLB/NFL/NHL/US college football jerseys/uniforms are available for sale at <a href="http://www.HeritageSportsArt.com" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Art</a>. Yes these beautifully framed pieces are pricey, but you are buying one-of-a-kind original art - there is only one painting of each jersey and when it's sold, it's sold.</p><p>But most important - remember to <a href="https://poll.app.do/jersey-madness-mlb1-1" target="_blank">VOTE HERE</a> in today's MLB Jersey Madness matchup.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks -</p><p>Scott</p><p><br /></p></div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-28955873206809311832020-11-06T00:06:00.008-05:002022-11-21T17:08:51.621-05:00Jacksonville Jaguars - Home Stadiums<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidt2o4TW6QamfC3EJF9rVwjl5al68vfZ7TSmIQbkq4GcYFSLqYD2HcWZKmVeXYNTEaGW4BZoTsomT_mfm1Lt2CjiQfWDvgAQPOO_HloJzonHSReRDDSEYUYB3KEWrtELyHif4l1UbqkmQg/s1133/Jacksonville+Jaguars+Poster.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1133" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidt2o4TW6QamfC3EJF9rVwjl5al68vfZ7TSmIQbkq4GcYFSLqYD2HcWZKmVeXYNTEaGW4BZoTsomT_mfm1Lt2CjiQfWDvgAQPOO_HloJzonHSReRDDSEYUYB3KEWrtELyHif4l1UbqkmQg/w400-h141/Jacksonville+Jaguars+Poster.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;"></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Fall 2022: To purchase a reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued mounted version of the Jaguars poster that's ready to hang on your wall, please visit <a href="https://heritagesportsstuff.com/collections/nfl-posters/products/jacksonville-jaguars" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Stuff</a>.</span></p><div><b style="font-family: arial;">A. The Jacksonville Jaguars</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On November 30, 1993 the NFL awarded Jacksonville, Florida the expansion franchise that became the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jaguars, along with their fellow expansion franchise Carolina Panthers, started play in the 1995 NFL season.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">B. The Jaguars have played in one home stadium:</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Formerly known as Jacksonville Municipal Stadium (1995-96 + 2007-2009), Alltel Stadium (1997 - 2006), EverBank Field (2010 – early 2018), TIAA Bank Field (2018-Present)</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAW8lRZg_y0nTahDLM27ucpFA180yceF2OrtNFHe2g2tGE7sLPLKos43FtCy6uKNLzUY5C7R5oUGc95OVvgAXnDQwt9REeaqhRKaYFCGcftUXn2yr1UZsy4y5E9b1tUIEs5Wp6stomKUS/s2048/Jacksonville+Municipal+Stadium+1995+-+Present+Circa+1995.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1231" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuAW8lRZg_y0nTahDLM27ucpFA180yceF2OrtNFHe2g2tGE7sLPLKos43FtCy6uKNLzUY5C7R5oUGc95OVvgAXnDQwt9REeaqhRKaYFCGcftUXn2yr1UZsy4y5E9b1tUIEs5Wp6stomKUS/w400-h240/Jacksonville+Municipal+Stadium+1995+-+Present+Circa+1995.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The image above is circa 1995 (when it was known as Jacksonville Municipal Stadium)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitT_rS-mK_aGn-fKlJeJWiIGnDET2TmYA18qJQj39j8xvColNRFKn-ljVp2ZVbmRjzbVxzZmPCgtlqcvOO-ab2BuqbqKYRXVtKRj0HYjsv1vxXg0dO7ttov-QFTs1F8PUXRgne3f-2YZTa/s2048/TIAA+Bank+Field+1995+-+Present+Circa+2019.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1208" data-original-width="2048" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitT_rS-mK_aGn-fKlJeJWiIGnDET2TmYA18qJQj39j8xvColNRFKn-ljVp2ZVbmRjzbVxzZmPCgtlqcvOO-ab2BuqbqKYRXVtKRj0HYjsv1vxXg0dO7ttov-QFTs1F8PUXRgne3f-2YZTa/w400-h236/TIAA+Bank+Field+1995+-+Present+Circa+2019.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The image above is circa 2019 (known as TIAA Bank Field)</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">C. For more information on the Jaguars, you should bookmark these four great websites:</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For a huge amount of great historic player and team information:</span></p><p><a href="https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/jacksonville-jaguars" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">www.footballdb.com</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">and</span></p><p><a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/jax/2020.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">www.pro-football-reference.com/teams</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For a great summary of the Jaguars' year by year standings:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jacksonville_Jaguars_seasons" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jacksonville_Jaguars_seasons</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For great information about the stadium (don't be fooled by the fact that the website is called "ballparks.com", it also has great information on football stadiums):</span></p><p><a href="http://www.ballparks.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">www.ballparks.com</span></a></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">D. Celebrate the Jaguars' uniform history by owning a piece of history:</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">If you love the Jacksonville Jaguars and the history of the Jaguars franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic uniforms as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 6 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 6 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). Each piece can be bought one of three ways:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right)</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJII6-WQV2W7DS9YL2efT3P443VmuPpbz8h53sh_jSU3SZuq_w3SlVjAe4tqTl1SSu1KpXGPJLkpFikJp13m1aobYqelzQDM3cTPsH54ytKtAYkXG62huXev8rHEzzJRAqb_Dy8sJKuiV/s1600/All+Images-Ad-NFL.jpg" style="background-color: #c0a154; color: #993322; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506132669242509778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJII6-WQV2W7DS9YL2efT3P443VmuPpbz8h53sh_jSU3SZuq_w3SlVjAe4tqTl1SSu1KpXGPJLkpFikJp13m1aobYqelzQDM3cTPsH54ytKtAYkXG62huXev8rHEzzJRAqb_Dy8sJKuiV/s400/All+Images-Ad-NFL.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; cursor: pointer; height: 263px; padding: 8px; position: relative; width: 460px;" /></span></a></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please go directly to the <a href="https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/carolina-panthers" target="_blank">Jacksonville Jaguars artwork website</a> where you can see and purchase the artwork.</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at <a href="http://www.heritagesportsart.com" target="_blank">www.heritagesportsart.com</a> (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox</a></span></span></p><p><b style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">E. Stadium artwork</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please note that the actual original, hand drawn pen and ink sketches used for the 2 stadium images shown above are available for sale as a complete collection to one Jacksonville Jaguars fan. If you are interested in being the owner of these original </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">Jacksonville Jaguars</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #333333;"> home stadium images, please contact me by email <a href="mailto:ssillcox@rogers.com">ssillcox@rogers.com</a> and I can explain how they can be framed in one beautiful piece.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And please search my blog archive <a href="http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/</a> for other blogs on the history of NFL teams.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">---------------------------------------------</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This blog was written by Scott Sillcox and was last updated November 5, 2020. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at <a href="mailto:ssillcox@rogers.com">ssillcox@rogers.com</a> !</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Many thanks!!!</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">Scott</span></p><div><br /></div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543894493367314120.post-73787430454757236472020-11-05T23:43:00.007-05:002022-11-21T17:07:45.034-05:00Houston Texans - Home Stadiums<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuLeZEXtXDcvshqi9_z2cJneHLBS1C_xC1l1stIGi2Snd9ctfHQ0RqELs6R3ZiPxf2bJm-MVaJjKdjb9WEOd3iN8uKMDTsaAVleuv9wfOLmEWnZGYS7SS20cb45NKzzflEUU9o82CfGLL/s1098/Houston+Texans+Poster.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="1098" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYuLeZEXtXDcvshqi9_z2cJneHLBS1C_xC1l1stIGi2Snd9ctfHQ0RqELs6R3ZiPxf2bJm-MVaJjKdjb9WEOd3iN8uKMDTsaAVleuv9wfOLmEWnZGYS7SS20cb45NKzzflEUU9o82CfGLL/w400-h146/Houston+Texans+Poster.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b><p></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b></p><p><b style="font-family: arial;"><br /></b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Fall 2022: To purchase a reasonably priced 8" x 24" plaqued mounted version of the Texans poster that's ready to hang on your wall, please visit <a href="https://heritagesportsstuff.com/collections/nfl-posters/products/houston-texans" target="_blank">Heritage Sports Stuff</a>.</span></p><div><b style="font-family: arial;">A. The Houston Texans</b><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">On October 6, 1999 the NFL awarded its 32nd franchise to Houston. The club first played in 2002. The Texans replaced the city's previous NFL franchise, the Houston Oilers, who played from 1960 to 1996. The Oilers moved to Nashville and are now known as the Tennessee Titans.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">B. The Texans have played in one home stadium:<br /></span></b><span style="font-family: arial;">1. Reliant Stadium (2002-13) / NRG Stadium (2014 – Present)<br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;">Houston TX</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TttG_M8WQdcIjntPRf26_c-IGHoCvD6A0M_vrIH5vFd_LvmXUHpRNMVqaqEsLx584XDJp0kmXB_WOtnfcT2hrMzCZSgZ6dWQDZlbUYfQiUB44DsxRKr_8UdHUIe_CMxhGYkuZEPc9mYB/s2048/NRG+Stadium+2002+-+Present.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1320" data-original-width="2048" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4TttG_M8WQdcIjntPRf26_c-IGHoCvD6A0M_vrIH5vFd_LvmXUHpRNMVqaqEsLx584XDJp0kmXB_WOtnfcT2hrMzCZSgZ6dWQDZlbUYfQiUB44DsxRKr_8UdHUIe_CMxhGYkuZEPc9mYB/w400-h258/NRG+Stadium+2002+-+Present.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">C. For more information on the Texans, you should bookmark these four great websites:</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For a huge amount of great historic player and team information:</span></p><p><a href="http://www.footballdb.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">www.footballdb.com</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">and</span></p><p><a href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/htx/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">www.pro-football-reference.com/teams</span></a></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For a great summary of the Texans' year by year standings:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Houston_Texans_seasons" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Houston_Texans_seasons</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For great information about the stadium (don't be fooled by the fact that the website is called "ballparks.com", it also has great information on football stadiums):</span></p><p><a href="http://www.ballparks.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: arial;">www.ballparks.com</span></a></p><p><b><span style="font-family: arial;">D. Celebrate the Texans' uniform history by owning a piece of history:</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">If you love the Houston Texans and the history of the Texans franchise, you might really love to own an original piece of artwork celebrating the team's historic uniforms as seen in the poster at the top of this blog - you can actually own one of those original pieces of art! There are only 6 pieces of original art available for sale, and when these 6 are sold, that's it, they're all sold out.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">These original watercolor paintings would make a great gift (birthday gift, anniversary gift, retirement gift, Christmas gift, etc.) for someone you love or even a great gift for yourself (one of these framed pieces would look fantastic in your home or office). Each piece can be bought one of three ways:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">1. As unframed art that you could have framed or mounted yourself (the one on the left)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">2. Framed in our "Classic" framed version (the middle version)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">3. Framed in our "Deluxe" framed version (the version on the right)</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJII6-WQV2W7DS9YL2efT3P443VmuPpbz8h53sh_jSU3SZuq_w3SlVjAe4tqTl1SSu1KpXGPJLkpFikJp13m1aobYqelzQDM3cTPsH54ytKtAYkXG62huXev8rHEzzJRAqb_Dy8sJKuiV/s1600/All+Images-Ad-NFL.jpg" style="background-color: #c0a154; color: #993322; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5506132669242509778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJII6-WQV2W7DS9YL2efT3P443VmuPpbz8h53sh_jSU3SZuq_w3SlVjAe4tqTl1SSu1KpXGPJLkpFikJp13m1aobYqelzQDM3cTPsH54ytKtAYkXG62huXev8rHEzzJRAqb_Dy8sJKuiV/s400/All+Images-Ad-NFL.jpg" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: none; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 1px 1px 5px; cursor: pointer; height: 263px; padding: 8px; position: relative; width: 460px;" /></span></a></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">If you would like more information about this great artwork including the three ways you could purchase each piece, please go directly to the <a href="https://www.heritagesportsart.com/collections/carolina-panthers" target="_blank">Houston Texans artwork website</a> where you can see and purchase the artwork.</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And if someone you know loves the history of sports uniforms (but maybe another team) and loves great art, please let them know that we have over 1500 pieces of great original artwork for sale at <a href="http://www.heritagesportsart.com" target="_blank">www.heritagesportsart.com</a> (all NFL teams, all MLB teams, all NHL teams, all CFL teams, select NCAA football teams) or check out each team's video at the Heritage Sports Art YouTube Channel <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox" target="_blank">www.youtube.com/user/ssillcox</a></span></span></p><p><b style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">E. Stadium artwork</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #333333;">Please note that the actual original, hand drawn pen and ink sketches used for the stadium image shown above are available for sale as a complete collection to one Houston Texans fan. If you are interested in being the owner of this original Houston Texans</span><span style="color: #333333;"> home stadium image, please contact me by email <a href="mailto:ssillcox@rogers.com">ssillcox@rogers.com</a> and I can explain how it can be framed in one beautiful piece.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And please search my blog archive <a href="http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://heritagejerseys.blogspot.com/</a> for other blogs on the history of NFL teams.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">---------------------------------------------</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This blog was written by Scott Sillcox and was last updated November 5, 2020. I have tried to ensure the accuracy of the information, but I am human and can make mistakes. If you believe I have made a mistake, please let me know by email at <a href="mailto:ssillcox@rogers.com">ssillcox@rogers.com</a> !</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Many thanks!!!</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial;">Scott</span></p><div><br /></div>Scott Sillcoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05380056233369712814noreply@blogger.com0