letsgomets1212 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Just saw this article posted on FanSided a little while ago, and I thought the people of this board might find it interesting. I personally would have liked to have seen my Mets a bit higher than 11, but not too bad. Overall thoughts?http://fansided.com/2015/06/12/mlb-major-league-baseball-uniform-power-rankings/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinsUp1214 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 That's a pretty interesting list, I felt It had a few teams backwards, namely I feel personally that Cincinnati and Houston belong in the top 10 rather than the bottom 10. And as bad as Miami's are, Arizona's still the absolute worst in my opinion and has been for a few years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewcandraw Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I found that a lot of his commentary, specifically on the 'bad' portion of his rankings as repetitive, and it seemed that many of the qualms he had with the uniforms either had to do with outside factors or personal preferences.There are a handful of uniform sets that are perfect the way they are, another handful a tweak or two away from perfection and a few that need a total makeover. I'd put Arizona, Colorado and San Diego in that last group.I think Miami's set fits the city very well, so I find it difficult to bag on them too much. Except the numbers, which just don't work at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRicSlick Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I found that a lot of his commentary, specifically on the 'bad' portion of his rankings as repetitive, and it seemed that many of the qualms he had with the uniforms either had to do with outside factors or personal preferences.That's basically what all these "power rankings" list become. Personal preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjd77 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 I find it funny the Brewers home cap is ranked 16th and the road cap is ranked 12th. It's the same hat!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WSU151 Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 His carnal knowledge of teams' uniforms is better than 98% of the bloggers who write these columns. I didn't see one fact that was incorrect. Usually writers will screw up colors, years, alternate hats, fashion hats, memories, et al. Smart is believing half of what you hear. Genius is knowing which half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damnyoutuesday Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Am I the only one who thinks miami's uniform isn't that bad? Tampa bay's and Cincinnati's (they'd be better without black) are way worse than miami. Sorry, I'm on an iPad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJaxon Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 These things always boil down to the opinion of one person. That's why I decided to do one myself. It has taken a little while to put together since I am presenting the uniforms with my custom template, and it's a panel of 5 people. But I have 4 of the 5 ready to go. They are:Phil Hecken of UniWatchBill Henderson. Author of the Game Worn GuidesRob Holecko of the Gridiron Uniform Database and Diamond Uniform DatabaseJay Jackson (me) of Diamond Uniforms.Once I get that 5th person ready to go, a ranking will be finished in a month or two. Hopefully using a panel of knowledgeable baseball uniform aficionados will change the way people look at these lists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewcandraw Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 I found that a lot of his commentary, specifically on the 'bad' portion of his rankings as repetitive, and it seemed that many of the qualms he had with the uniforms either had to do with outside factors or personal preferences.That's basically what all these "power rankings" list become. Personal preference.Power Rankings are merely conclusions and speculating based on available facts and a set of criteria. I've found Hecken's rankings do a better job explaining than shown by this author, who gave a report card based on each uniform set and cap in addition to his explanations which seemed a little too homogeneous.Even so, in a subjective discipline like art, any rankings list is subject to personal preferences. Paul Lukas and Phil Hecken are great resources, but their conviction against all Native American themes as mascots and categorical aversion to the color purple play into their rankings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinsUp1214 Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Am I the only one who thinks miami's uniform isn't that bad? Tampa bay's and Cincinnati's (they'd be better without black) are way worse than miami.For me with Miami, isn't not so much the idea overall that's bad. Playing up South Florida is a great route. It's three other things for me that ruin it: 1) insistence of orange as a secondary color when light blue/teal should be, 2) oversized cap logo, and 3) horrible jersey number choice that doesn't match with the rest of the identity at all. If the Marlins address those three things, they jump way up the ladder in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynasty Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 It's pretty hard to argue with this list when almost 20 of the 30 teams in the league look really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001mark Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Saw that earlier this morning. He did point out that MLB for the most part doesn't have any pure uniform villains. I think he mentioned for Texas at 2nd last only really gets penalized for not having 'Rangers' on any uni, its font is a bit busy, & the colours could be better for the alts.Which of course took a lot of drama out of the list- even his top 4 he said were all pretty much flawless. My tastes...Home Cap - best Dodgers/worst MarlinsHome Jersey - best Athletics/worst DiamondbacksRoad Cap - best Tigers/worst MarlinsRoad Jersey - best Pirates/worst Cubs @2001mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 I find it funny the Brewers home cap is ranked 16th and the road cap is ranked 12th. It's the same hat!!!That actually makes sense. He ranked all home and all road caps (which are the same for sa me for some teams). This difference indicates that the competition is stiffer for home caps. Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damnyoutuesday Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 I find it funny the Brewers home cap is ranked 16th and the road cap is ranked 12th. It's the same hat!!!That actually makes sense. He ranked all home and all road caps (which are the same for sa me for some teams). This difference indicates that the competition is stiffer for home caps.That just means more teams have one cap, while less have home and road.Teams with home and road: twins, tigers, orioles, braves, nationals, Indians, Astros, Rockies, reds, athletics, mets, cardinalsTeams with one cap (excluding alternates): Red Sox, yankees, blue jays, rays, white sox, royals, mariners, angels, rangers, phillies, marlins, cubs, pirates, brewers, dodgers, giants, padres, diamondbacks Sorry, I'm on an iPad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 I closed the window when he ranked Cleveland's cap 30th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trapper John Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 That website was brutal... I got to Colorado and bailed... Couldn't clear the pop ups and adds fast enough to see anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Without looking at their rankings, here's how I rate overall unis, best to worst: Giants Cardinals Orioles Red Sox Pirates Athletics Tigers Cubs Mariners Twins Angels Reds Rangers Royals Dodgers White Sox Braves Nationals Diamondbacks Rockies Yankees Astros Rays Blue Jays Phillies Mets Brewers Marlins Indians Padres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1insaneguy Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 TOO MANY ADDS!SHOULD THE LAKERS TAKE OKAFOR?SIGN UP?EMAIL? BUY THIS!I HATE ALL THE POP UPS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAM Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Who is Nicholas Ian Allen and why does he deserve a new thread.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjd77 Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 I know lists like this are basically all subjective but I'd be interested in seeing a similar list, only ranking alternate jerseys/caps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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