CURRENT UNIFORMS
25. Toronto Blue Jays
Wow, that jay sure looks mean! I'm afraid, it's too agressive! It's so agressive that it kills itself rather frequently and the logo needs to be replaced every two years. The away uniform is nothing special, but I do wonder why they didn't rename the team the Grey Jays to match their new palette. I wonder if this uniform is an improvement upon the old Texas plagiarized theme (notably in the hat and the red on the uniform... where did that come from?). It might be, but certainly not on the home uniform. Now, the jersey and the pants are as bland as can be (a little blue, anyone? please?), but that hat.... that grey hat... I just don't see how anyone could see that hat as anything but something you'd buy in the dollar bin at Zellers. Well, apparently some like it, as crackpott admitted to having bought one, eliminating every possible doubt as to the respectability of his clothing style. Thankfully for the Jays, it's only a hat, had I seen such a horror on a jersey, they would've been much lower on the list. I still don't understand how they can come up with such a shameful hat. Perhaps it would be all right on the road, with the matching uniform, but with the white jersey, it just doesn't work.
24. Seattle Mariners
They do get some point for being at the cutting edge of fashion in baseball, but they lose all their points for introducing this blahness to MLB and for giving styleless marketing departments something to emulate. The blue adds a it of life to the uniform, but other than that, no redeeming qualities. Next!
23. Houston Astros
Since when is rust more attractive than orange? THey are far, far behind the Orioles in the orange/black/white theme department. I would be ashamed to impose such a uniform to Craig Biggio. Not included here is the mean all-rust shirt, which is a disgrace to the team that has had style in the past.
22. Tampa Bay Devil Rays
See Blue Jays. The sleeves are a faux-pas, but not as much as the grey hat.
21. Texas Rangers
Now, these are goofy, but at least the font is all right, and it's a bit colorful. I don't have much to say about it.
HISTORICAL UNIFORMS
30. 1977 Seattle Mariners
A killer color theme, a simple and effective design, a cool lettering, it was the prototype of something we will see later. Bonus for cool hats.
29. 1969 Kansas City Royals
Simple, effective, classic. This is one of the few expansion-era uniforms that has the strength to become a classic, although it's been slightly ruined in recent years.
28. 1916 New York Giants
Now that, I like. I'm trying to find out the contract that links the Giants to Sears to announce their 1916 line of pyjamas, but I haven't had any success. It's original, fresh, a bit clumsy, but I dig a lot. The Giants should exploit these uniforms more than they have, and it was a shame to let that pass during the grunge period.
27. 1929 Boston Braves
The socks are among the coolest I've seen, but that indian chief in the back alone makes this one the 27th best MLB uniform ever. One of the coolest things I've seen... at least before the 60's came along.
26. 1973 Boston Red Sox
I admit it: I'm a big fan of elastic bands on baseball pants. There are many better ones, as we will see, but the Red Sox managed to combine these elastic pants with a very simple, classy and traditional design, and creating an ensemble that I like a lot.
Next Up: Central divisions hold the center of the rankings, and we dive right into the golden age of baseball uniforms for a recon swim.