The costs are already pretty high as it is, so I vote to keep the same general scheme as last year so most of us won't have to pay an arm and a leg for updates (I guess it makes less of a difference to new guys). I say that perhaps "upgrades" would be a good idea, though, for new guys and anyone who wants one; stitched lettering, maybe a better fabric (if one exists), but all in the same scheme as our existing uniforms so they all pretty much look the same. It's a nice enough scheme anyway, the only complaints I'd have are the non-stiched lettering and maybe the material, unless someone can think of a cooler scheme (which I'd be open to, it's a nice enough scheme but certainly nothing special).
For pants, I vote we stick with the grey pants, since most people have grey baseball pants already anyway, and they're cheap.
For hats, all I say is that we stick with the same logo (of course!) and color. Where we get it from doesn't really matter that much, since I already have mine, but I do think Lids is the best bet. Mike N doesn't like them, but I'm perfectly satisfied with mine, and most importantly, once you straighten it out with Lids (HURRY UP), it should be extremely easy to order more hats (just a few clicks online, rather than actually going to brooklyn or 42nd street or wherever). I was just wearing my hat for a little while and after a few minutes couldn't tell if I was wearing my MLB Boston cap or the Beers cap, so they're perfectly comfortable to me. We also already spent a one time fee of $80 on it so the more hats we get the cheaper they'll be overall.
$70 for the whole thing sounds like a good deal, but I doubt that includes custom logo on the hats or stitching on the jerseys. If it does, look into it, but check out samples and stuff first. And hurry up if you're gonna consider it.
Also, look into sponsorship. It doesn't sound that unrealistic, and if sponsorship is a possibility then it might be wise to wait and see if better uniforms would then be more affordable to us.
Asking us about new uniforms now, before you've straightened things out with Lids, before you have any idea what these $70 packages include, before you've inquired about sponsorship, is completely pointless. Give us some actual concrete options, then maybe we can form an opinion. For now, I vote to stick with what we've got.
On the general topic of uniforms, the Nippon-Ham Fighters unis are pretty badass:
And the Turn Forward The Clock uniforms a few years ago were entertainingly awful:
http://www.angelfire.com/blues/new_yorker/TATC.html
(except the robot Cardinals and Brewers' Beer Barrel Man which are pretty badass, kind of like Megaman enemies or something. And the Mercury Mets).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr8KZwf9_VI&embed=1
EDIT:
If we do decide to, then we'll go over the possibilities and cost.
I think you got that in the wrong order, there. How about we go over possibilities and cost, THEN decide?
