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Memphis Blues 1969 (Ebbets Field Flannels retro)

I am writing this post after just coming home from a Norfolk Tides game where my hometown team turned back the clock to their 1989-92 era for the very first time. It would be an understatement to say I was ecstatic to relive so many fond memories of players like  Tim Bogar, Steve Springer and Kevin Baez who wore the  uniform from my favorite era in Tides history. It's hard to believe 12 years have passed since my 1992 Tidewater Tides post  which accounts for Baez handing me my first ever player-worn onfield cap that is the most prized cap in my collection. My love for that cap was only reignited in 2024 when  @yellowsub73  broke the news that a retro of that cap was coming thanks to  @djmach716  of the New Era store in Buffalo, NY. I've already featured that particular retro so this week's Fresh Fitted Friday selection focuses on the  Memphis Redbirds which was the team the  Tides faced in the turn-back-the-clock game I attended. Since I ha...