Uni watch: It's Code Red for the Pirates

Oooh, I just went and did some further research on those Padres uniforms, especially circa 1978, the Dave Winfield years .. awful ... just awful ... even worse than what I could remember.

 

Given the thread title, I think it's only fair to ask Mr. McClatchy:

DID YOU ORDER THE CODE RED?!?!?

 

YES.

 

Somehow, I knew that was coming.

 

See, I'm regretting not buying any on the way home from work. A Code Red sounds good right about now.

 

Call me crazy, but I liked how all three major sports teams in Pittsburgh used black/yellow/white as a scheme. Now the Pirates have to fuck it all up and get the city's chi fucked up as well. Fuck that red. Home white, road gray, yellow alternate.

And how can you write about the baby blue 80s and not throw in the Atlanta Braves? My brother got me the 81 Neikro road jersey (not sure why), but I have yet to wear it.

I always thought of the old Houston uniforms as candy corn.

 

I actually wish the Rangers would go back to red. Those were the only years they did anything in the AL West (1996-99).

 

White Sox in shorts.

 

As far as worst third uniforms, this far surpasses the Mets' hideous black jerseys.

 

Basically, Pirates season tickets sales are slumping so they needed to do something to gouge the people that are so gulible that they'll buy ANYTHING just because it's new. And I agree that they should bring back the 1979 uniforms. They did bring 'em back for a throwback weekend in 2004 against the reds and looked great. Of course, this is Nutting so god forbid they do anything that make sense.

 

And collars!

 

The defense rests.