I’ve been boycotting MLB until they ditch the abomination of regular season interleague play. That said, I was in a bar tonight where the TVs were turned to MLB instead of something worthwhile like SpongeBob SquarePants, and I must ask: when did the Padres get such pretty uniforms?
Also: how can anyone mentally connect that color scheme to Junipero Serra and his crew?
The Padres went to their current uniform design in 2020; this website shows their uniforms over time.
Why camo uniforms? Is that common in MLB?
San Diego has a huge military presence. The Padres wear camo uniforms for Sunday home games and some holidays to recognize active duty service members and veterans.
Regular-season interleague play has been a thing since I was in high school, and I’m now 41. It’s not going away. In fact, it can’t, now that there are 15 teams in each league.
Well, they can just move the Houston Astros back to the National League, where they belong, and have even numbers again. And they can bring in two expansion teams to the American League when they get rid of that fucking designated hitter.
LOL, let’s bring back bad baseball!
No one under 50 has lived in a world without the DH, the rants about the DH and interleague play don’t make sense in 2023.
I like the designated hitter - I’ll have yours!
Yeah, there is a bit of ‘Old man yells at sky’, vibe here.
If the game was last night, they were wearing their City Connect unis, which are awesome.
For those who haven’t heard this term, the City Connect uniforms are a set of alternate uniforms for MLB teams, which are being developed by Nike; they use different logos, typefaces, and color schemes from the teams’ usual uniforms, and are intended to serve as a tribute to the team’s home city, and its heritage and culture. The program was introduced in 2021, and at this point, 20 teams have City Connect uniforms.
I went to a Padres game in 1984 and I guess that was the last time they used the “friar swinging a bat” logo (which I liked when I was a kid).
I’m not a fan. Pick a home uniform and a road uniform.
I will say it’s not as bad as what the NFL did with their candy crush uniforms
Yeah, agreed. While some of the City Connect uniforms are kind of cool, those – as well as the various other alternate uniforms – are all about selling more merchandise to fans.
I love Seattle’s uniforms. I wouldn’t hate if they became the regular uniform.
They remind me of old school Mariners uniforms from when I was a kid, but modernized. And that blue is my favorite color.
Well of course. But if they weren’t cool, they wouldn’t sell. I can’t see the harm in doing what every other sport on the planet does and offer some alternative kits.
I especially like when minor league teams completely change things up and go as a different team name:mascot for various heritage nights. The Royals’ high A team the Columbia Fireflies occasionally goes as the Chicharrones, which makes for an excellent addition to my hat collection.
To be fair, I’m not singling out MLB for criticism here; I’m noting that it’s a now-universal money grab across sports.
And baseball with 81 home games has a lot more room for alternative jerseys. The season also falls during major American holidays. Patriotism is strong in the USA, much easier to monetise it. No one could imagine a Premier League football club covering themselves in the Union Jack for a kit, but it’s normal to do this for the Stars and Stripes.
They intentionally borrowed from the old Mariners’ uniforms for those, as well as from the Seattle Pilots (the expansion team which lasted one season in Seattle, and lost a ton of money, before being sold and becoming the Milwaukee Brewers).
