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2005 was the last year that any team used a vertical arched player name on back.
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But I noticed, and I suspect that looking back, many of you did as well. It disappeared from MLB in 2006, and most people never noticed it was gone, let alone lamented its passing. Vertical Arched player names - A lost design element that should make a comeback Enjoy (you can click any image to enlarge).
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So, without further ado, I’m pleased to present this great article by Bill Henderson. It’s a MUST OWN for any baseball fan and particularly any uni watcher. If you don’t own a digital copy, you’re missing out bigly. Bill and I had discussed a number of topics which would be of great interest to the UW reader, and the first (and now as it turns out, only) one is on the lost art of vertically arched lettering (VAL).Īs many of you are aware, Bill produces the incredible Game Worn Guide to MLB Jerseys, the latest iteration being his eighth edition. Unfortunately, I have set up a number of posts with other artists, designers and readers (some of which I just won’t be able to get to during August), and I only have room for one Bill Henderson piece, but it’s a great one, and it’s below. (If you want to jump to the Grand Rapids Griffins Fauxback Contest Voting, Scroll Down)įollow before I started my weekday run for the month of August (well before I knew Nike and the NBA would eat up 1/3rd of my time by bleeding out their jersey reveals) I had asked Uni Watch friend (and legend) Bill Henderson if he’d be interested in penning a few pieces for our viewing pleasure during the month of August.