NPB Alternate Uniforms

Following the NPB throwback uniforms post, this time we have the NPB non-throwback alternate uniform special.

First, let’s just get a general sense of what NPB uniforms look like. These are all the NPB managers wearing their home uniforms circa 2006. The only major change we’ve had since then is the Tigers who are now using their 80’s throwbacks full-time as their home unis (mentioned in the post linked above), great move!

I don’t know of any Hiroshima Carp alternates, so I’ll just note that that’s Marty Brown pictured on the top left corner.

Hanshin Tigers (bottom row, third from left)

2006 Interleague Uniforms can be found from the post linked at the top of this post, they were 80’s throwbacks.

2007 Interleague Uniforms (designed by some fancy designer… lame)

2008 Interleague Uniforms (even worse! looks like someone took an eraser and deleted pinstripes from various parts of the unis and added yellow blotches, a much more sensible move would be to use even older throwbacks as alternates since this is a team with history)

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (bottom row, second from right)

Managed by the flamingo stance slugging legend himself, Sadaharu Oh.

2006 Hawk Festival Uniform

2008 Hawk Festival Uniform (both versions suck, this shade of yellow just doesn’t work as the primary colour, SoftBank unis are ugly to begin with anyways, they look like slo-pitch unis or something)

Saitama Seibu Lions (bottom row, far right)

2007 Summer Uniform (apparently the red lines represent fangs or claws of the lion or something, ugly)

2008 Interleague Uniform (stars on shoulders, what is this, an all-star uniform? unnecessary)

Chiba Lotte Marines (bottom row, third from right)

Managed by Bobby Valentine. Fantastic fan support, ugly alternate uniforms. Get a load of this.

2005 Alternate Uniform (black pants and white top!?!? Definitely the ugliest alternates we’ve seen in recent history – polyester heaven of the 70’s and 80’s are a whole another matter)