TOP 6 MLB FASHIONS FOR 2011
#6:
The San Diego Padres have gotten rid of their gold road uniforms, trading in for a standard grey jersey that SERIOUSLY resembles the classic grey Yankees aesthetic. Some sort of depressing combination of "if ya can't beat em, join em" and "dress 4 success" that will never help drive San Diego jersey sales no matter how many dingers Brad Hawpe cracks. However, they've got the whole military appreciation thing going so that can't be doing that poorly - there's gotta be people looking to rep the MLB during hunting season. Look no further than the MARPAT digital pattern fresh for 2011 sans green tones.
#5:
Shouts out to the Reds and the Tigers for honoring the late manager Sparky Anderson with black patches all season. The Indians are patching for Bob Feller and the Dodgers are mourning for Duke Snider, but Sparky Anderson is a better baseball name than Feller and Snider combined so he gets the love. Dude lucked out -- really shouldn't be named Sparky unless you play baseball or you are a dog. Check the Tigers' version below:
#4:
See that jersey way up at the top? That's the light blue satin unis that the Dodgers wore during night games in 1944. Nearly 70 years later they're bringing it back -- sort of. They're rocking the powder blue Royals vibe on Dodger Stadium day games, though they didn't splurge on the satin. Sorry Matt Kemp, you'll have to settle for polyester like all the other guys.
#3:
This year the Angels are on some huge throwback kick cos of their 50th anniversary. For starters, they're changing the silver halo to a classic gold (immediately thought of like... 1991 Chili Davis up there). Then, according to wikipedia, on "selected Friday night games" the Angels will don replicas of five of the six different jerseys the team has worn over the past half-century. I'm gunning for the goofy pinstripe Jim Edmonds-era duds below:
#2:
Oakland got nostalgic for a time when they were a killer team. Maybe all this new young pitching went to their head. See Coco Crisp above killing shit in his swagged out school bus yellow Rollie Fingers style jersey. Shit's almost as putrid as them disgusting old Padres uniforms except this time it's only half a body of yellow, not a whole one, otherwise sunglasses would be made mandatory, even in domes.
#1:
The Mariners are making an attempt to channel some mean 1996 Randy Johnson/Griffey Junior/young A-Rod/Joey Cora vibes with their alternative teal jerseys. They only wear them on Monday and Friday home games, so it's a rare treat for the Safeco crowd. This must be a plea for M's fans to hesitate when throwing rotting vegetables onto the field -- them stains will NEVER get outa the teal. Save the slop for navy nights, at the very least your boys can LOOK good.
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This post is about how RAJON RONDO has the #3 best selling NBA jersey for the 2010-2011 season. Rondo? really? Props to him -- that's insane. It makes sense since, according to my estimates, Rondo would be the most exciting point guard in the league if it wasn't for Derrick Rose... a.k.a. the potential MVP. Rondo outsold the rookie of the year, last year's #1 draft pick, the defensive player of the year, 8 of the top 10 scorers in the league AND the MVP. Dope.
In other Celtics jersey news, FOUR Celtics appeared in the top 15 with numbers 12, 13, 14 and 15 to Shaq, Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett in that order, which is also sort of nuts. This year the Celts' preferred starting lineup is 1/3 of the world's most popular players. Doesn't that mean they should win the NBA Championship? Here's the remaining 11 top sellers:
