RIP Ryne Sandberg

[squally1313]

Just now, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

The old school blue jerseys or just the current Cubs alt?

I was hoping for old school but the Cubs official account just tweeted and it's essentially just the current Cubs alt. Maybe with a retro logo on the sleeve? Not sure, certainly not a uniform guy. 

[TarzanJoeWallis]

2 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

I was hoping for old school but the Cubs official account just tweeted and it's essentially just the current Cubs alt. Maybe with a retro logo on the sleeve? Not sure, certainly not a uniform guy. 

Doesn’t show the front but it looks old school to me. Still has the Motorola patch, of course, but seemed like the early 80s beyond that. 

[squally1313]

3 minutes ago, TarzanJoeWallis said:

Doesn’t show the front but it looks old school to me. Still has the Motorola patch, of course, but seemed like the early 80s beyond that. 

Yeah sorry. Again, not the jersey guy. In my head I was picturing/hoping for the baby blue ones. Agreed these could the older ones. 

[TarzanJoeWallis]

3 minutes ago, squally1313 said:

Yeah sorry. Again, not the jersey guy. In my head I was picturing/hoping for the baby blue ones. Agreed these could the older ones. 

I’m not sure Sandberg ever played in the pinstripe baby blues. I think they had stopped wearing them before he arrived. 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

I was thinking of the v-neck pullover from the 80s when I mentioned old-school.

[TarzanJoeWallis]

1 minute ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

I was thinking of the v-neck pullover from the 80s when I mentioned old-school.

They don’t show the front, but the back of the jersey looks like those. 

[bddavidson]

Listened to the clip on the score.  There will be buttons since they don't have pullovers any longer

[Irrelevant Dude]

I wish they would wear them all weekend and not just Saturday.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Pretty sure he wore the baby blue with the pinstripes plenty 

[TarzanJoeWallis]

10 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Pretty sure he wore the baby blue with the pinstripes plenty 

Last season the Cubs wore those uniforms was 1981. First season for Sandberg on the Cubs was 1982. 

Edited July 31, 2025 by TarzanJoeWallis

[We Got The Whole 9]

1 minute ago, TarzanJoeWallis said:

Wrong. Last season the Cubs wore those uniforms was 1981. First season for Sandberg on the Cubs was 1982. 

Go look at his 83 Fleer 

[Irrelevant Dude]

2 minutes ago, TarzanJoeWallis said:

Wrong. Last season the Cubs wore those uniforms was 1981. First season for Sandberg on the Cubs was 1982. 

When was this?

[TarzanJoeWallis]

Just now, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Go look at his 83 Fleer 

Well holy hell. 

[Donzo]

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I have already made a post about this on my social media accounts, but this hit me hard. Ryno was my all-time favorite player. I remember the first time I got his autograph in person. My only trip to Cooperstown was to watch his HoF induction. On the Monday following, one of the coolest moments of my life was when I was selected to ask him a question on an ESPN broadcast. I tried to name my son after him, but my wife wouldn;t agree.  I am not usually affected by celebrity deaths or athlete deaths, even of those who I really enjoyed watching etc...but this one hit. 

[imb]

First thing I did when I got a real job was run to eBay and buy the Ryno tops rookie I obsessed over as a kid

[Guest]

Ryno gone way too soon. Was my undisputed fav player growing up. Glad Cubs gave him such great tributes

[Irrelevant Dude]

On 8/2/2025 at 6:05 PM, imb said:

First thing I did when I got a real job was run to eBay and buy the Ryno tops rookie I obsessed over as a kid

I had that card as a kid.  I think I bought it at a flea market for like $20 or $30, which at the time was a really expensive card.  Then I mailed it in for an autograph and never saw it again. I was devastated.  Knowing what I know now about Sandberg, I'm sure it never even got to him.  I eventually ended up getting the slightly cheaper Fleer rookie card as a replacement, and only recently got another Topps card when my wife bought one for me as a gift a few years ago.