Vintage Seattle Pilots photos discovered

The Seattle P-I has unearthed some vintage photos of the Pilots from spring training and early-season 1969. The spring training ones were taken in Tempe, I think at Diablo Stadium, judging by the rock formations visible in some of them. Cool stuff.

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Seattle-Pilots-forgotten-photos-uncovered-3860654.php#photo-3445917

 

Very cool. Would love to hear Jim Bouton's commentary on those shots.

 

Shitfuck.

 

Awesome stuff. Go pound some Budweiser.

 

Awesome stuff. I want that jersey now.

 

Couldn't find a Pilots jersey on the Mariners site but this place sells Pilots' gear:

http://www.prepsportswear.com/vintageteams/Baseball/Washington/Seattle-Pilots.aspx?schoolid=2706965&gclid=CI3Et-OQs7ICFQjZQgodw04Adg

 

Yeah, would love to see a color pic of that.

BTW, anybody have any idea what that structure is in the background of picture 16 is?

 

Wouldn't the Brewers own the rights to the Pilots' logo?

 

Not sure. But you can buy a Milwaukee Braves' cap at the Brewers fan store. Can't find a Pilots' cap on the Mariners site, but I've seen them for sale at Safeco and the Kingdome.

 

Yes. And that Prepsportswear site is a fraud. You can type in any "team name", pick out your colors and designs, then buy/sell apparel for "vintage" teams. (See: "Los Angeles Angels".) None of those logos are real.

The only vintage Pilots gear you can find online is either truly authentic vintage apparel on eBay/auction sites or the Cooperstown Collection stuff from the MLB.com Shop (via the Hall of Fame's site): http://shop.baseballhall.org/Seattle-Pilots-Products-_-1949952272_PG.html

 

I sent Bouton a note once via his website, just on a whim. Got a nice reply the next day. It was a minor thrill after reading "Ball Four" so many times.