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'Tis the offseason to be introducing new uniforms and the Red Sox organization is no Grinch. At an event on Thursday night, the Bostons unveiled their new road grays as well as a new "Hanging Sox" logo cap and fresh home and road alternate jerseys.

The new road unis, you'll notice, look a lot like the ones that Al Nipper and Calvin Schiraldi rocked in the mid-80s. The lettering is blue instead of the more recent red and the logo on the sleeve really brings it all together. It's strange to think that something worn in the '80s now qualifies as a "classic" look, but it's the truth. 

Personally, I like 'em, though Red Sox Monster weighs in with a pertinent question:

"Why would the team want to turn in the jerseys it wore while clinching two world championships to bring back one similar to the one worn to choke away the 1986 World Series? Beats me, chief."

Center Field has a slew of pics from the unveiling, the Joy of Sox says it doesn't want to see the new hats on the field, even though they'll be used "sparingly" and Sox & Dawgs says what I've always said about alternate jerseys — they all look like batting practice shirts

Be sure to check out the shots of the new alternates below and then tell us what you think. Are you feeling Boston's latest wardrobe update? Yay or nay?

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  1. Greg W
    1. Posted by Greg W Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:32 pm EDT

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    I give the jersey's a nod... I think they are decent.
  2. bottomlinesox
    2. Posted by bottomlinesox Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:31 pm EDT

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    There's a lot of history (and superstition) behind the Red Sox organization, so I can appreciate everyone's reluctance for change... but alternate uniforms are the wave of the future whether we like it or not.
    Personally, I like the new look. It's clean and fresh but has a hint of the old days so we don't forget that this is one of the oldest franchises in the game.
    Bottom Line: It was ballsy to mess with the "B" but from a marketing standpoint it makes perfect sense - 4 different jerseys = 4 times the cash from merchandise sales... and you know there will be plenty of these new look jerseys under the X-mas trees this year.
  3. Sloth W
    3. Posted by Sloth W Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:28 pm EDT

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    i dig the new cap
  4. This is Dave, Hello There!
    4. Posted by This is Dave, Hello There! Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:42 pm EDT

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    What Sloth said. That's what the cap shoulda looked like all along.
  5. Mickey D.
    5. Posted by Mickey D. Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:14 pm EDT

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    @Sloth, Dave: Seriously? I'm a Sox fan, and I like the "hanging sox" logo, but not on the cap. The uni is good, but that cap is hideous. I just want the Boston B on the cap, and use the hanging sox elsewhere.
  6. This is Dave, Hello There!
    6. Posted by This is Dave, Hello There! Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:42 pm EDT

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    Socks on cap!
  7. This is Dave, Hello There!
    7. Posted by This is Dave, Hello There! Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:42 pm EDT

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    OK, how bout a mug shot of Zimmer?
  8. Duk
    8. Posted by 'Duk Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:07 pm EDT

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    I think I generally agree with what some Red Sox fans are saying ... The Hanging Sox cap looks cool for an off-the-field look, but I'm not sure it belongs on the field.
  9. This is Dave, Hello There!
    9. Posted by This is Dave, Hello There! Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:42 pm EDT

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    You always take their side!
  10. Mickey D.
    10. Posted by Mickey D. Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:14 pm EDT

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    @Dave: That's because we (the readers) pay the bills. Sox off caps!
  11. B J
    11. Posted by B J Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:49 pm EDT

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    lame... Let the curse of Manny begin!
  12. Jay33son
    12. Posted by Jay33son Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:29 pm EDT

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    im a 30 year sox fan. Gotta keep the B. I hate the new hat. The road uni's are nice but the hats gotta go.
  13. MARSHALLFACTOR
    13. Posted by MARSHALLFACTOR Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:39 pm EDT

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    They just want to make more money off of their fans...thats the only reason they are changing the unis!!
  14. rob
    14. Posted by rob Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:35 pm EDT

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    being that the Sox are going for a retro look, it can affect the fan base. by doing this, The Nation will grow and the Sox-Yankee rivalry will be even better to watch
  15. genius_man16
    15. Posted by genius_man16 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:07 pm EDT

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    Well, the bottom 2 jerseys look fine, but the grey ones and the cap look absolutely disgusting
    but hey, whatever, not a Sox fan, thank god
  16. Devan W
    16. Posted by Devan W Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:42 pm EDT

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    Not a fan
  17. Mike D
    17. Posted by Mike D Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:19 pm EDT

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    the uniforms stink like the team
  18. Charles
    18. Posted by Charles Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:17 pm EDT

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    Uniform is OK. But bring back the "B"!!!
  19. Keith K
    19. Posted by Keith K Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:48 pm EDT

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    idiots
  20. Matt Lavan
    20. Posted by Matt Lavan Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:57 pm EDT

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    i like the unis, i don't like the hats
  21. sephiroth_2k4
    21. Posted by sephiroth_2k4 Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:12 pm EDT

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    those uniforms are hideous
  22. SOUSA
    22. Posted by SOUSA Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:34 pm EDT

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    who care's!
  23. bruce
    23. Posted by bruce Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:51 pm EDT

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    Do they have a green tone? As to match the green monster maybe? Or is it the photo causing them to look green?
  24. jays3299
    24. Posted by jays3299 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:29 pm EDT

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    now begins the curse of the b-less hat!
  25. melnieves
    25. Posted by melnieves Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:40 pm EDT

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    A smart way to sell new product.

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