Baseball Tattoos

When attending a baseball game, or even just getting with a group of friends to watch a televised game, you inevitably see baseball tattoos. Baseball tattoos made their first appearance in the 1970s and recently have become more popular than ever. The first tattoos were food-coloring designs and Pete Rose was the topic.

Tattoos can actually be permanent or temporary. Permanent baseball tattoos are created by injecting colored ink into the skin in a design such as a team logo, picture of the mascot, or a personal design of your own making. Some are small, but others cover whole arms or sides of the neck.

Temporary tattoos are just that – temporary. They are popular with fans that want to have some fun showing support for their team at the game but don't want to permanently dye their skin. The different temporary tattoos last varying amounts of time. Some only survive game day while others can last up to a month or more.

The practice of tattooing in our culture is for primarily decorative purposes. There are many different baseball tattoo designs.

• Team logos
  
• Team mascots
  
• Player names
  
• Team names
  
• Team symbols
  
• Baseball equipment
  
• Baseball stadiums
  

Some ardent baseball fans like to color the upper half of their body with an oversized tattoo in team or school colors. Others may turn an arm into a baseball design by tattooing the distinctive baseball seams. A baseball tattoo can be as big and garish, or as small and unassuming as you want.

Most fans just want to have some fun and show spirit at their professional, collegiate, high school or little league game. You will see a baseball bat tattoo, or baseball glove and ball tattoo. It's all in fun and a great way to stand out in a crowd.

Online baseball tattoo galleries offer many different tattoo designs for you to choose among. You can buy sheets of designs that you apply to your skin, or you can download a tattoo design and take it to your nearest tattoo parlor. You can draw you tattoo on yourself using the downloaded graphics such as baseball bat tattoo designs.

Whether you decide on permanent or temporary tattoos, you can find designs that fit any baseball situation. There's no reason to be just an ordinary fan! You can show team spirit and team pride with a baseball tattoo.

Wear it proudly and let everyone know you love baseball!