Placket Piping and the Orioles

by the fix is in on Jun 17, 2009 6:41 AM EDT

This is the ninth year that the Orioles haven't had placket piping on their home uniforms. In spirit of not-thinking-about last night, and in anticipation of rain tonight, I thought it would be an alright discussion. Also, there is a Uni-Watch Party in Baltimore tonight, which should be off the hook.

I have to be at work at 7am, so I'll keep it short. If you had the power, would you bring back the Orioles' placket piping? The team basically wore it through the entire 90s, and is almost purely associated with Cal Ripken at this point. I always thought it was weird for the script to be written in black, so I'll have four options on the poll. However, in the infant years of the team, they did wear placket piping with an orange script.

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I think everybody has a pretty good idea of the differences we're talking about here, so lets get on with the poll.

Poll

How would you do the placket if you were in charge of it?

Piping, with a return to the black script

5 votes

Piping, with the orange script

18 votes

No piping, a return to the black script

3 votes

Basically how the uniform is today

21 votes

47 votes | Poll has closed

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I like the unis the way they are now

I like the thicker orange piping on the current pants which I don’t think would look right with the additional piping on the jersey.

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by Stacey on Jun 17, 2009 9:30 AM EDT reply actions

I don't wanna buy any more new jerseys

so i’d like to keep them the way they are, thank you.

"I’m sure glad he didn’t try to bunt." - DD on Melmo's game winning double, 6/17

by daveh873 on Jun 17, 2009 10:06 AM EDT reply actions

Shit, I haven't read UW in a while

Thanks for the heads-up about the party tonight. I would have really kicked myself if Paul Lukas was in the County and I missed out on meeting him. See you there, maybe!

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by Brotz13 on Jun 17, 2009 10:50 AM EDT reply actions

hell no

I am getting drunk and a bobblehead.

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by the fix is in on Jun 17, 2009 3:47 PM EDT up reply actions

Keep 'em the way they are

The piping worked well with the overall black theme of the unis in the 90s — all black hat, black script. But I like the emphasis on orange now in the script and the bills of the caps; adding piping (in either black or orange) would make the whole thing too busy, I think.

by Joltin Joe Orsulak on Jun 17, 2009 11:01 AM EDT reply actions

suvey sez...

all we want to change is the winning percentage.

And I’m with daveh873 — everybody I’ve bought a jersey for got traded, so I don’t need any more causes for re-purchase.

Has there ever been a cooler Oriole than Eddie Murray? I mean, just straight up cool. Like a bad, suave dude. You know what I'm sayin'. COOL. SC 7/24/08

by 33 on Jun 17, 2009 2:27 PM EDT reply actions

well, 1 other thing

i’d like the cartoon bird back, please. just on alternate caps. c’mon now. you know you wanna.

"I’m sure glad he didn’t try to bunt." - DD on Melmo's game winning double, 6/17

by daveh873 on Jun 17, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

by Timmy L. on Jun 17, 2009 3:46 PM EDT up reply actions

I wouldn't add piping to the CURRENT uniform

But I think piping on the 2008 jersey would look pretty sharp. If you added piping to the current jersey you’d have to remove the orange stripes and/or flag patch.

The stock market will never recover, our armies will never again be #1, and our children will drink filthy water for the rest of their lives - HST

by the fix is in on Jun 17, 2009 3:48 PM EDT reply actions

What is...

placket piping?

by NickMarkaces on Jun 17, 2009 10:44 PM EDT reply actions

thank you for asking

I was feeling pretty dumb for not knowing. Maybe I’m just too tired, but I didn’t know either.

by Gorilla Bird on Jun 17, 2009 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions

didn't know either

but then I looked at the Ripken jersey and saw the part with a black line that wasn’t on the other one and said “so THAT’s a placket.” I come to CC to learn fun facts just like that one.

Thanks to the fix for providing this lesson.

Has there ever been a cooler Oriole than Eddie Murray? I mean, just straight up cool. Like a bad, suave dude. You know what I'm sayin'. COOL. SC 7/24/08

by 33 on Jun 18, 2009 8:12 AM EDT up reply actions