With the Blue Jays gearing up for a new logo and uniform next season, we should remember that love or hate the new look, nothing will compare to the '70s powder-blue soccer-style outfits that Dave Stieb and Jesse Barfield were forced to wear. And that brings us to the subject of the worst uniforms in all sports, the subject of a very fun elimination bracket over at ESPN2. The contestant uniforms were all worn during the 2003 season, which explains why there's no classic Astros or Canucks outfits in the bracket (though they cheated, I think, by using a throwback Pirates uniform from a Retro Day this season). For my money, the final should be the Seattle Seahawks versus the San Diego Padres, but that's because I don't think anyone looks good in green unless their first name is Jolly. Cast your votes today!
My vote goes to the Nashville mustards, followed by the Boston Pythons, my created team in Madden 2004. (Double olive-green)
The 'Stros rainbow uniforms are so ugly that they're cool.
The worst baseball uniforms ever were the 1976 shorts-wearing Chicago White Sox (at bottom of page) and the 1916 plaid-wearing Brooklyn Dodgers.
Look upon them and despair.
The worst baseball uniforms ever were the 1976 shorts-wearing Chicago White Sox (at bottom of page) and the 1916 plaid-wearing Brooklyn Dodgers.
Look upon them and despair.
No one looks good in green? Ever hear of Hartford, "the Whale"? They had the best jerseys on the planet.
The Hartford Whalers had sweet uniforms and the cleverest logo in sports. It's sad that the Whale are no longer around. Back when LCS Hockey had the funniest hockey coverage on the net, LCS wrote the following article about Whalers/Hurricanes owner Peter Karmanos. This was, and is, still one of the funniest things I have come across on the Net.
I went and checked out ESPN's ugly uniform bracket and was appalled to find the Todd McFarlane designed Oilers third jersey make it into the bracket. As an Oilers fan, I have to say that the third jersey has been one of the few highlights during the past couple of years. In my opinion, the third jersey is one of the best non-Hartford jerseys out there.
I went and checked out ESPN's ugly uniform bracket and was appalled to find the Todd McFarlane designed Oilers third jersey make it into the bracket. As an Oilers fan, I have to say that the third jersey has been one of the few highlights during the past couple of years. In my opinion, the third jersey is one of the best non-Hartford jerseys out there.
Yes...the new logo is not pretty.
But it is better than the old Vancouver Canucks logo(The one with the stick in the box? What the $%*$?)
Also...a big improvement over that childish cartoon bird...that was just upsetting.
But it is better than the old Vancouver Canucks logo(The one with the stick in the box? What the $%*$?)
Also...a big improvement over that childish cartoon bird...that was just upsetting.
Just to change the pace a bit, just want to state my favorite Blue Jays uniform:
The 1989-1996 Home and Away uniforms were the best--the original Jays logo still rocks!
The 1989-1996 Home and Away uniforms were the best--the original Jays logo still rocks!
I agree that the 1989-1996 unis were the best. Of course, we may all be biased because of the players who wore them. :-)
I never liked the Interbrew-era uniforms, as the names on the back were too hard to read and took up too much space. (Catalanotto's name starts at about his left hip bone and does a 180 degree arc around his back.)
I never liked the Interbrew-era uniforms, as the names on the back were too hard to read and took up too much space. (Catalanotto's name starts at about his left hip bone and does a 180 degree arc around his back.)
I agree, Dave Till. Even from the front row of the Club Level, it was almost impossible to read the jersey names. The red lettering on the blue alt jerseys was horrible!
Did anyone recognize that during the 1993 Post Season, the size of the player names and numbers decreased a little bit on the back of the jerseys? This new size was continued through 1996.
Did anyone recognize that during the 1993 Post Season, the size of the player names and numbers decreased a little bit on the back of the jerseys? This new size was continued through 1996.
Bad Uniforms In History...
1901 Baltimore Orioles Road - "The 'Bee' is for Baltimore."
1901 Milwaukee Americans - Um... if the pocket for your pens?
1908 Boston Red Sox - Looks like a bad case of static cling.
1916 Boston Red Sox Home - The "Mystery Team" Uniforms
1916 New York Giants - Worst of all time. *Pink* plaid, with pink socks.
1918 Chicago Cubs Road - "Ubs? Who are the Ubs?" Nice brown too.
1928 Detroit Tigers - I love the drunk housecat on the back.
1928 Brooklyn Dodgers Road - Very handy when you run out of graph paper.
1933 Cleveland Indians Home - These uniforms brought to you by the letter "Y".
1941 Chicago Cubs Road and
1944 Brooklyn Dodgers - Blue, blue, baby, I love you...
1946 Boston Braves - First appearance of the tomahawk. Included on principle.
1956 Cincinnati Reds Road - Sleeves removed as a cost-cutting measure, plus the 1920s baseball-head drum major with the handlebar moustache.
1963 Kansas City A's - The thin end of the wedge. A sad day.
1969 Seattle Pilots - very modest teams like the seattle pilots always spell their names in lowercase. great colour combo on the road unis.
1969 Montreal Expos - of course, the montreal expos went and did the same thing.
1971 Baltimore Orioles Home - Went to the World Series in burnt orange.
1972 Detroit Tigers Road - What, were you too embarrassed to wear the polyester at home?
1972 San Diego Padres - Ah. Welcome, Padres. Enjoy your stay.
1975 Houston Astros - Birth of an icon. Note the numbers on the uniform pants, also the first time for those in history.
1977 Pittsburgh Pirates - Willie Stargell in these unis was something to behold. Five uniforms, five whiffs.
1977 San Francisco Giants Road - The sure way to draw fans to an empty ballpark is to dress in red shirts and white pants, like all fashion mavens.
1978 Chicago White Sox - As Bill James once said, "come on over and join the pajama party!"
1978 San Diego Padres - Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
1979 Philadelphia Phillies Road - Great color combo, red on powder blue.
1983 Chicago White Sox - Featuring Bull Luzinski, the world's largest barber pole.
1901 Baltimore Orioles Road - "The 'Bee' is for Baltimore."
1901 Milwaukee Americans - Um... if the pocket for your pens?
1908 Boston Red Sox - Looks like a bad case of static cling.
1916 Boston Red Sox Home - The "Mystery Team" Uniforms
1916 New York Giants - Worst of all time. *Pink* plaid, with pink socks.
1918 Chicago Cubs Road - "Ubs? Who are the Ubs?" Nice brown too.
1928 Detroit Tigers - I love the drunk housecat on the back.
1928 Brooklyn Dodgers Road - Very handy when you run out of graph paper.
1933 Cleveland Indians Home - These uniforms brought to you by the letter "Y".
1941 Chicago Cubs Road and
1944 Brooklyn Dodgers - Blue, blue, baby, I love you...
1946 Boston Braves - First appearance of the tomahawk. Included on principle.
1956 Cincinnati Reds Road - Sleeves removed as a cost-cutting measure, plus the 1920s baseball-head drum major with the handlebar moustache.
1963 Kansas City A's - The thin end of the wedge. A sad day.
1969 Seattle Pilots - very modest teams like the seattle pilots always spell their names in lowercase. great colour combo on the road unis.
1969 Montreal Expos - of course, the montreal expos went and did the same thing.
1971 Baltimore Orioles Home - Went to the World Series in burnt orange.
1972 Detroit Tigers Road - What, were you too embarrassed to wear the polyester at home?
1972 San Diego Padres - Ah. Welcome, Padres. Enjoy your stay.
1975 Houston Astros - Birth of an icon. Note the numbers on the uniform pants, also the first time for those in history.
1977 Pittsburgh Pirates - Willie Stargell in these unis was something to behold. Five uniforms, five whiffs.
1977 San Francisco Giants Road - The sure way to draw fans to an empty ballpark is to dress in red shirts and white pants, like all fashion mavens.
1978 Chicago White Sox - As Bill James once said, "come on over and join the pajama party!"
1978 San Diego Padres - Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
1979 Philadelphia Phillies Road - Great color combo, red on powder blue.
1983 Chicago White Sox - Featuring Bull Luzinski, the world's largest barber pole.
Little off topic - but I was wondering if someone could help out. I know that the new AA affiliate of the Jays is in New Hampshire and I thought I had read in DaBox that the name of the team was the Primaries. In fact, the Blue Jays major league site has a logo and the name in the minors section. But if you go to the Primaries website www.newhampshirebaseball.com they have just announced a name the team contest. What gives? Did someone leak the name and logo or have they decided to rename the team already?
1983 Chicago White Sox - Featuring Bull Luzinski, the world's largest barber pole.
Man, they might as well put their numbers on the players' crotches!
Man, they might as well put their numbers on the players' crotches!
What about the Philadelphia Flyers long pants - remember those?
Blue, apparently the good people of Manchester hated the name Primaries even more than us Bauxites did, and so the club, with remarkably quick response time, has cashiered the name and logo. As you point out, they're now holding a contest to choose a new name. Democracy rocks.
Thanks Jordan, the nickname was terrible but the logo was .... unique to say the least. Not necessarily in a bad way, but not necessarily in a good way.
Colby Cosh's blog had a ghood link recently to the worst hockey logos ever.
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Great link!
I'm surprised he didn't include the London Knights jerseys of the 1990's. Truly, truly awful stuff.
I've never seen a Knight that looked lika a bad ripoff of Spiderman.
Mike
Great link!
I'm surprised he didn't include the London Knights jerseys of the 1990's. Truly, truly awful stuff.
I've never seen a Knight that looked lika a bad ripoff of Spiderman.
Mike
The worst hockey logos are priceless. I laughed out loud when I got to the '89 Kingston Raiders:
"Watch out! It's a Raider! Oh no, wait, it's just a tired, one-eyed, one-legged midget."
More thanks to Craig for the list of worst baseball uniform candidates. I agree with Scott -- those pink plaid 1916 Giants looked terrible, but not as bad as the White Sox in shorts.
"Watch out! It's a Raider! Oh no, wait, it's just a tired, one-eyed, one-legged midget."
More thanks to Craig for the list of worst baseball uniform candidates. I agree with Scott -- those pink plaid 1916 Giants looked terrible, but not as bad as the White Sox in shorts.
worst US professional sports jersey i've ever seen is the Vancouver Canucks, i think from around 1979. The mustard/olive coloured one with the black and red Vs - it looked like the sort of think construction workers wear.
Currently, the Toronto Raptors look disgusting in their purple front/black back jerseys, the Dallas Stars' third jersey looks bad and has a worse emblem, and in the NFL, the Cleveland Browns have still got the most disgusting mix of colours on their jerseys.
The worst uniform in current sports, however, is the South Sydney Rabbitohs of Australian Rugby League, who are still wearing red hoops on a green jersey.
Currently, the Toronto Raptors look disgusting in their purple front/black back jerseys, the Dallas Stars' third jersey looks bad and has a worse emblem, and in the NFL, the Cleveland Browns have still got the most disgusting mix of colours on their jerseys.
The worst uniform in current sports, however, is the South Sydney Rabbitohs of Australian Rugby League, who are still wearing red hoops on a green jersey.
I like 'em too, Matt. But just because I like them doesn't make them good... they're terrible. Just because they fit my aesthetic like a glove, doesn't make them forgiveable.
And only the yellow-pants unis really are any good. The whites, let along the brown tops / white pants combo, are just plain hideous.
And only the yellow-pants unis really are any good. The whites, let along the brown tops / white pants combo, are just plain hideous.
I like 'em too, Matt. But just because I like them doesn't make them good... they're terrible. Just because they fit my aesthetic like a glove, doesn't make them forgiveable.
And only the yellow-pants unis really are any good. The whites, let along the brown tops / white pants combo, are just plain hideous.
And only the yellow-pants unis really are any good. The whites, let along the brown tops / white pants combo, are just plain hideous.
I'm surprised that when bad uniforms are discussed, no one mentions the Astros and their lack of away uniforms in the late 80's/early 90's. They simply wore their white uniforms on the road, confusing everyone watching.
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One of the 5 Pittsburgh Pirates uniforms that they wore in the late 70's and early 80's, when they wore the all yellow one, they looked like yellow canaries.
One of the 5 Pittsburgh Pirates uniforms that they wore in the late 70's and early 80's, when they wore the all yellow one, they looked like yellow canaries.