Below is a shot of two jerseys. The bottom is a 2010 (or so) replica. The top is the 2012 authentic I bought today. I’m mentioning that one is a replica in case you jersey experts know things I don’t about colors.
Click on the image for a bigger look. This isn’t a lighting thing..as soon as I got my new 2012er home I the blue really caught my eye.
Also, when you see them side by side – isn’t the top a much cleaner look? That’s why I had been railing about this.
Here’s the New Era Fitted I bought. I didn’t have anything to compare it to since my usual go-to cap is a ’47 shop type.
The caps have a 50th anniverary patch on the back as you can see here on the consumer version and here on David Wright.
UPDATED: People are telling me I’m nuts. Uni Watch is seeking an official answer. Regardless, I own two jerseys, one is an authentic which has a darker blue than the replica.