Durham Bulls unveil ‘Game of Thrones’ theme jerseys and they’re fantastic

Another week, another Minor League Baseball theme jersey mined from pop culture, right? Well, not exactly. The Durham Bulls — yes, those Durham Bulls — set out to create something that stood out from the “run-of-the-mill” theme jerseys that are common this time of year.

The result: Their “Game of Thrones” jersey, which is fantastic for its details and for the fact that it looks like an actual baseball jersey and not, well, whatever this is.

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The club explains the specifics in its announcement:

• Rather than throw the Bulls into a jersey garnered with faux chain mail, this jersey is designed as a modern day, real-world version of how a prominent Game of Thrones family might dress should they find themselves playing baseball. We wanted it to be able to work as a legitimate alternate jersey for the Bulls.

• Game of Thrones revolves around several major families vying for power. These “houses” all have lengthy histories and lineages, and most fun of all, they each have a family sigil (basically their logo), colors, and cool “house words” (their motto). On Game of Thrones Night, the Bulls of House Durham will don these jerseys emblazoned with their sigil (a bull, obvs) on the chest and their house words “Hitteth Bull Winneth Steak” on their sleeve

• The Bull sigil itself not only represents the team’s moniker, but also the City of Durham…which is affectionately known as the “Bull City.” The seven stars below the bull mirror the seven stars on the City of Durham’s flag. Seven is also a big number in Game of Thrones: Seven Kingdoms, the Faith of the Seven. BullSigil

• The geometric background of the jersey is a simple pattern, but some see familiar faces of well-known GoT sigils. A Stark dire wolf? A Lannister lion? A Durham bull? Or just a bunch of home plates?

The Bulls are wearing these April 23, not long after the fifth season of “Game of Thrones” premieres on HBO on April 12. We’re confident the baseball game will be less bloody.

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