That Astros from the 70’s was the first that came to my mind before even seeing that. Forgot about that Pirate’s 1973-what were they thinking with that cap?

they left out some truly ugly ones. And if you’re going to rail against the light blues, how do you leave out the Cubs light blues w./ pinstripes?

http://www.uniwatchblog.com/?p=577

Case in point:

Nothing can be worse than the Broncos Uni’s from last week!

…were prevalent in the 70’s and 80’s. I think the Expos’ uni is underrated (especially the design of the “M”) and I’m not sure the problem he has with the Phillie’s road blue. The Mets pinstripe isn’t horrible, either——they didn’t really mess up their unis until they incorporated black. I could probably list 5 black alts from the past few years that look worse than some on his list (Blue Jays, Athletics, Mets, Royals, and the Rockies…there I did it).

I think my list would be:
1. Houston Astros….a shame really, because their road uni’s with the streaking star across the top might be one of my all time faves.
2. Early Padres…..just a bad color combination. And the all mustard roads were horrible.
3. Cleveland Indians all red in the 70’s…..as one announcer put it, “Boog Powel looks like a giant blood clot ready to burst”.
4. Current Blue Jays….simply because they’ve taken away that beautiful simple blue jay design and replaced it with a slick, ugly design.
5. White Sox…both the old time design (w/ the shorts) and the “Jetsons” design with “Sox” across the chest (Baines-era). They should have stuck with the late 60’s baby blue look, that was classic.
6. Any team that wears black alts when black isn’t a color they’re associated with.
7. All orange Orioles uni’s that they wore for a few games in the 70’s. Same with the Phillies in their all burgundies.

And, for the record, I liked the Pirates “bumble bee” look and crazy combinations. So what do I know? (shrug)

“Never before seen pictures of the Miracle Mets.”

I’ll pass on that, thanks.

I don’t understand why they are included in the ‘worst’ category. Charlie Finley was the first owner to add some color to a baseball uniform. Unfortunately, other teams took the concept, ran with it, and created a generation of bad unis.

I remember the first time I saw the vested green-and-gold A’s in the late 60s’ on the South Side — probably 67, or 68. We didn’t have a color TV yet . (Finally, in 1969)

It was a Sunday DH, the A’s wore the vested grey uni with the green and gold trim — then came out in game 2 in the vested green and gold. It seemed pretty cool to a 12 year old at the time.

They wear it a couple of times a season as some kind of military tribute. If I was a member of the military I would be embarrassed. They look absurd.

But to say anything bad about that uniform it in this military town is to label oneself a member of the Taliban.

1. The Pirates’ Ronald McDonald jerseys
2. The Padres’ entire collection
3. The Rockies’ black vests on black sleeves
4. The Braves’ navy jerseys

Oh, and I will make a true confession — right here on BCB…

I really liked the ‘Stros’ rainbow collection.