Armed Forces Day Phillies Hats First Look
We want to know what you think of these new hats! Are the Armed Forces Day hats for the Philadelphia Phillies paying respect? Too much going on? Just right? Armed…
PHILADELPHIA – APRIL 12: Members of the United States military bring out the American Flag before the game between the Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies on Opening Day at Citizens Bank Park on April 12, 2010 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)
We want to know what you think of these new hats! Are the Armed Forces Day hats for the Philadelphia Phillies paying respect? Too much going on? Just right?
Armed Forces Day In Philadelphia
The Phillies will host the Washington Nationals on May 18th which will also be Salute To Service Night presented by Toyota. According to MLB.com/Phillies, the first 1,500 fans to purchase tickets with a specific link will receive a voucher for an exclusive bucket hat.
Sorry, I am bit late and have to say those have been sold out for some time now. But also with this important day, the Phillies have released exclusive Armed Forces Day gear to the shop. Here's what they look like.
This is a very different look from a full camouflage look in the past. Love the emblem on the side. That is so perfect for Armed Forces Day. Hopefully there is a big showing on May 18th, it's a Saturday game so we know it's going to be packed.
City Connect Release
This comes just a couple weeks after the complete rebrand for the Philadelphia Phillies City Connect jerseys that will be worn every single Friday home game this season. I mean, even the Phanatic got a new jersey which is pretty neat!
At first fans were very skepitcal of the new look, myself included, but I really feel like they've grown on me for sure.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - APRIL 12: The Phillie Phanatic wears the new City Connect uniform as he looks on from the roof of the dugout during the eighth inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citizens Bank Park on April 12, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Pirates defeated the Phillies 5-2. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
The Phillies (at the time of this article) are currently in second in the National League East standings. The team however is off to much a better start that what they first started with in the 2022 and 2023 seasons which both resulted in playoff berths. Let's hope for a great year this year
We had a lot of fun at Spring Training in Clearwater, Florida in 2024. Lots of work was done but also lots of fun was had. Including a game we played on our own which was all about finding the best throwback Phillies jersey at the ballpark.
If you can guess the player's name of the last jersey on this list, you are an expert. You win.
As you might imagine, this was not small task at all. We ended up looking all throughout the jersey to find the best ones and we have quite the collection. The fun of this is we are going to let you to guess if you can come up with the first names of each and every jersey we found.
PHILADELPHIA - SEPTEMBER 30: A Philadelphia Phillies fan reacts after catching the uniform top thrown by pitcher Brett Myers at Citizens Bank Park September 30, 2007 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies won 6-1 over the Washington Nationals giving them the divisional championship. (Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)
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Throwback Phillies Jersey
So what constitutes a throwback in our opinion? It's not about the style of the jersey, only the name on the back. So for example, there's one player below (who I can't name, you've got to guess) who played with the team as early as last year. But now, since he's not longer on the team, we consider his jersey a "throwback."
Let's see how many you can get. Good luck! The last one is the hardest.
Jersey #1
Clues: He played with the Phillies from 2005-2011. He was a two-time All Star. Later played for the Dodgers. Also played for the Red Sox. Brief stint with the Angels
Jersey #2
Clue: Member of the team from 2000-2008. Started his career with the Phillies. Ended his career with Giants. He was s left fielder and DH.
Jersey #3
Clue: This is a second baseman. Six time All Star. Did it five straight years! 2003-2015 tenure with Philly. Ended his career in 2018 with the Dodgers.
Jersey #4
Clue: Played most of his career in Toronto. Four years, his final four in the league, with the Phillies. Eight All Star Game selections, wow. Two Cy Young Awards, that's impressive.
Jersey #5
Clue: Played his whole 13-year career in Philly. Rookie of the Year in 2005. Won the MVP the very next year. World Series champ with our team.
Jersey #6
Clue: Pitched 15 years for the Phillies. Had a 24 year career, which is unheard of really. Do you know who it is? Quite a throwback here for sure.
Jersey #7
Clue: He's a Hall of Famer, no doubt about that. Spent his whole 18-year career with the Phillies. Twelve All Star Games. Then add two MVPs. Pretty amazing player.
Jersey #8
Clue: A little lesser known here I would assume. Only played three of 19 years in the league in Philly. Also played in Settle and Kansas City. Very briefly in New York with the Yankees.
Jersey #9
Clue: We know him and we love him. Before the 2023 season begun, tragedy struck. This poor first basemen hurt his knee during Spring Training and missed all of 2023. He now is a member of the Brewers. He will be missed.
Jersey #10
Clue: 15 year career and ten of them were in Philly. Never won a Cy Young but came close a couple of times. Retired after the 2020 season. Started his career in Philly in 2006
Jersey #11
Clue: Of his 12 years, 11 were with Philly. He was a catcher. Only one All Star Game selection to his name. Two years he batted over .300 for the year including .325 in his All Star season.
Jersey #12
Clue: He started his career with Cleveland. Ended his career with the Phillies. Had a stint in both Texas and Seattle. Won a Cy Young Award. That was his final full year in Cleveland.
Jersey #13
Clue: DEEP CUT. Five year career. All of those five years were with our Phillies. The most games he played in a season was 105. Only two other times he played in more than half of the season's games. This one is a real test.
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