Waterbury Pirates - Connecticut - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Long Sleeve T-Shirt retrostuff or reminiscing about the golden

or reminiscing about the golden days of gambling

Bold distressed yellow Western serif text below reads "THE UGLY

small-league clubs were the cultural pulse of working communities

and anyone who believes life’s better with an 18-wheeler and a loyal co-pilot

White semi-circle sun sits above horizontal striped bands in orange

Waterbury Pirates - Connecticut - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Long Sleeve T-Shirt retrostuff or reminiscing about the goldenWaterbury's Pirates brought Double A baseball to Connecticut in 1970, giving the brass city a direct pipeline to Pittsburgh's farm system. Eastern League ball thrived there for years, turning a working class town into a proving ground for future major leaguers. Some towns remember their minor league clubs the way others remember churches. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of yesteryear. The Details: