DonSPa Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 File Name: Turn Ahead The Clock Am Lg File Submitter: DonSPa File Submitted: 18 May 2012 File Category: Uniforms and Accessories These files represent teams from the Specuial promtion called the "Turn ahead the clock" which was originated by the Seattle Mariners in the 1998 season and then a few other clubs for the 1999 season.All but 10 teams joined in the promotion which were "Future Style"uniforms.Many media and fans criticized the unis and so most of the unis were only used 1 to 2 times during the season. ORIGIN In 1998, Kevin Martinez, former Seattle Mariners marketing director, came up with the idea to have futuristic jerseys from the 2027 season as an alternative to "Turn Back the Clock" promotions.The marketing team transformed the Kingdome to give it a futuristic atmosphere.According to Martinez, Ken Griffey, Jr. was instrumental in the design of the jerseys and came up with the idea to change the Mariners' colors from teal, blue and white to red, black, and silver.Majestic Athletic worked with the Mariners' marketing team to create the uniform.Martinez himself described the jerseys as "gaudy".The Mariners' opponent during the promotion was the Kansas City Royals, who according to Martinez, were "fantastic to work with".Originally, the Mariners played with the jerseys un-tucked and turned their baseball caps backwards. Griffey, Jr. painted his teammates baseball cleats with silver spray paint.Griffey, Jr. also convinced teammates to cut off the sleeves of their uniforms.During the game, the umpires, who were wearing silver shirts as a part of the promotion, ruled that the un-tucked shirts gave batters an advantage because they could more easily be hit by a pitch so the umpires ruled that the players had to tuck them in.The Mariners promotion was considered successful, unlike the major league wide promotion in 1999. 1999 SEASON PROMOTION Major League Baseball sold the promotion concept to Century 21 Real Estate. The New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, Texas Rangers, Montreal Expos, Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, and Los Angeles Dodgers did not participate in the promotion.The New York Mets changed their names to the "Mercury Mets" while hosting the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 27, 1999. In game s, stadiums would use futuristic graphics on their scoreboards as a part of the promotion.During a Padres and Giants game, fielding positions were renamed. Shortstop was renamed "intermediate station" and left field was renamed "left sector". Click here to download this file Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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