winghaz Posted May 23, 2005 Share Posted May 23, 2005 Does anybody know how the tradition of wearing gray as road uniforms started in baseball? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Nope, only that it's nearly as old as the game itself. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankj1 Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Yea, at first both of the teams would wear white, but it became to confusing to the fans. What happened is that the road team jerseys were usually grey from being on the road, and not able to wash them. This was the only way fans could tell the difference, so when the rule was created they went with grey, because that was what the jerseys looked like. My MSN jersey group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paynomind Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Its a tradition whose time has passed, in my mind. I want team color jerseys instead of grey or worse, sand. NCFA Sunset Beach Tech - Octopi  ΓΔΒ!  Going to college gets you closer to the real world, kind of like climbing a tree gets you closer to the moon. "...a nice illustration of what you get when skill, talent, and precedent are deducted from 'creativity.' " - James Howard Kunstler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BallWonk Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 Its a tradition whose time has passed, in my mind. I want team color jerseys instead of grey or worse, sand. But sand is a team color for the Padres. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyes1 Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 i think the padres sand uniforms are good, they are unique and different from the same old gray uniforms that every other team wears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 the best gray unis are imo teh ones with pinstripes. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQK Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 The grays are fine. Leave them be, haters. Stay Tuned Sports Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted May 24, 2005 Share Posted May 24, 2005 It goes against all my general rules for uniform designs to like grey roads, but I do.Probably for a few reason, but perhaps for mainly just this one: baseball uniforms that are colorful, and all one color, look bad. I don't know why it works for 2 and 1/2 of the other major sports (works in basketball, works though isn't always done in hockey, and works sometimes in football), but it just doesn't look good in baseball. I'm OK with colored tops, but colored pants don't generally look good. Perhaps there is another solution to this, but it hasn't really come to me yet. As it is, I'd never want the Cardinals wearing a red jersey with red pants. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsLuvver Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Why do people have problems with gray baseball road uniforms but not white football road jerseys?Pretty much EVERY football team from high school to the NFL wears white away from home (and sometimes at home) and no one ever claims they're boring or outdated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Why do people have problems with gray baseball road uniforms but not white football road jerseys?Pretty much EVERY football team from high school to the NFL wears white away from home (and sometimes at home) and no one ever claims they're boring or outdated. Ive played football for 6 years now, and strangley enough, ive never worn a white jersey at home on the road On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M59 Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 the best gray unis are imo teh ones with pinstripes. No, the worst gray jerseys are the ones with pinstripes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejeff Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 the best gray unis are imo teh ones with pinstripes. Agreed. How can the Yankees call themselves "The Pinstripes" when they are only pinstriped 50% of the time?Colorado and Arizona are the only ones that do by my count and I think their grays are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Colorado and Arizona are the only ones that do by my count and I think their grays are great. Minnesota...I dislike all road pinstriped uniforms -- but that's just me --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net  "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernd Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 Colorado and Arizona are the only ones that do by my count and I think their grays are great. Minnesota...I dislike all road pinstriped uniforms -- but that's just me It's me too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMOSTLfan Posted May 25, 2005 Share Posted May 25, 2005 I am offended that anyone would suggest baseball teams wear team color jersies. As a baseball purist i believe that part of the games uniqueness is that every team on the field looks uniform with one another. I personally believe that all these freakin alternates should be banned from baseball. I get tired of teams like the stupid STUPID cubs wearing those blue jersies all the freakin time and nothing is worse than the black vest purple sleeve crap the rockies are wearing this year. If a team wants to wear an alternate say for sunday games thats fine but one game a week is enough and only one team in the game should be allowed to wear an alternate so we dont have a situation like this past weekend at wrigley with the cubs in blue and the sox in black. Its just way too much color for a baseball game. Ok so i read what i said and its kinda harsh..i hope nobody takes it the wrong way i just had to rant on the subject. World Champions: 1926 1931 1934 1942 1944 1946 1964 1967 1982 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSky Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 I am offended that anyone would suggest baseball teams wear team color jersies. As a baseball purist i believe that part of the games uniqueness is that every team on the field looks uniform with one another. I personally believe that all these freakin alternates should be banned from baseball. I get tired of teams like the stupid STUPID cubs wearing those blue jersies all the freakin time and nothing is worse than the black vest purple sleeve crap the rockies are wearing this year. If a team wants to wear an alternate say for sunday games thats fine but one game a week is enough and only one team in the game should be allowed to wear an alternate so we dont have a situation like this past weekend at wrigley with the cubs in blue and the sox in black. Its just way too much color for a baseball game. Ok so i read what i said and its kinda harsh..i hope nobody takes it the wrong way i just had to rant on the subject.Sadly, it's not about aesthetics or looking sharp, it's about money. The more stuff they can wear on the field, the more stuff they can sell. It's truly that simple, and if they look ridiculous on the field, oh well...it's seen as an investment.I agree with a previous post saying no to colored tops with colored pants, a la the Indians years ago, but the colored top/white or gray pants thing is not a flattering look at all. Keep the alternates for what they look like they're for: BP and exhibitions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simpsontide Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 I am offended that anyone would suggest baseball teams wear team color jersies. As a baseball purist i believe that part of the games uniqueness is that every team on the field looks uniform with one another. I personally believe that all these freakin alternates should be banned from baseball. I get tired of teams like the stupid STUPID cubs wearing those blue jersies all the freakin time and nothing is worse than the black vest purple sleeve crap the rockies are wearing this year. If a team wants to wear an alternate say for sunday games thats fine but one game a week is enough and only one team in the game should be allowed to wear an alternate so we dont have a situation like this past weekend at wrigley with the cubs in blue and the sox in black. Its just way too much color for a baseball game. Ok so i read what i said and its kinda harsh..i hope nobody takes it the wrong way i just had to rant on the subject. I totally agree. Home whites and away grays should be a staple of baseball. Up until this year ,my beloved Atlanta Braves resisted the alt jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 Sadly, it's not about aesthetics or looking sharp, it's about money. The more stuff they can wear on the field, the more stuff they can sell. It's truly that simple, and if they look ridiculous on the field, oh well...it's seen as an investment. You're right.The Yankees wouldn't sell nearly as much merchandise as they do if they didn't wear all those things on the field. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlinfan Posted May 27, 2005 Share Posted May 27, 2005 Washington easily has the nicest road uni. 1997 | 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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