3/17/06 - Uniforms
HATS - We'll be using the same hats as last year. For people who don't have hats from last year, you can go to LIDS on 42nd St and pick up any blank Royal Blue hat and ask them to embroider The Beers logo on it (just ask for "The Beers"). JERSEYS - We have some different possibilites for jerseys. Last year we went the cheap route ($12 t-shirts), but this year it may be time for an upgrade. I'm thinking some nice button-down jerseys with matching pants/socks (kinda like in the picture). The color scheme will again be Royal Blue/Yellow (think 1980's Milwaulkee Brewers). PANTS/SOCKS - We'll go blue socks and standard grey or white baseball pants (no stripe) depending on how it goes with the jersey. None of this is set in stone, so if you have any ideas or concerns, by all means: Voice your opinion

I'm down for new jerseys. This site seems like it's pretty good for new ones: http://www.baseballteamuniforms.com/ I was thinking sleeveless would be cool, which they have. I was thinking something like this: blank yellow tshirts are like $2, and a lot of people probably already have some sort of yellow tshirt. The jersey I have there is $34, adding a name (any length) is another $6, so $40 with name, $34 without (numbers and team name are free). We'd be as stylish as the Pirates, D-backs and all those other teams with sleeveless uniforms. I'd say either that or just a plain royal blue jersey with sleeves with yellow lettering. But I think that's kinda boring. I dont know what the rest of you think about either of these. I think for pants we should try to go for whatever color most people already have, and then just use that (no point in buying new baseball pants if most of the team already has them, and in the correct color and everything... They say they're going to be stricter about uniforms matching but who knows if that'll extend to grey/white pants, anyway). And I figure socks should be optional, are those even regulated in the MLB? Who can tell. Oh, and if you go to Lids, be sure to get THE Beers logo. They have a stock beer icon that is lame that the store employees will probably go to by default, so you should probably specify that it's the custom Beers logo that they have on file. Make sure it's the real deal!

WARNING! If you go to LIDS, be careful! DO NOT get this lame logo: http://www.lidscyo.com/stock_graphics.html?category=70 Make sure to tell them that it is NOT the one from their catalog, but a custom logo that we had digitized. Accept no immitations. So far, this is the jersey that we're going to get (in Royal Blue with Yellow "THE BEERS"): http://www.baseballteamuniforms.com/jersey/vsd310.htm What do you think?

I VOTE 4 THE BLUE JERSEY WITH THE YELLOW UNDER SHIRT