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MLB: Major League Baseball uniform power rankings

By Nicholas Ian Allen

Jun 4, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Joc Pederson (31) talks with St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Mark Reynolds (12) after he doubled in the third inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 4, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Joc Pederson (31) talks with St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Mark Reynolds (12) after he doubled in the third inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 5, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Shaun Marcum (38) throws a pitch during the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 5, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Shaun Marcum (38) throws a pitch during the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
  • Home Cap: 30th
  • Home Jersey: 22nd
  • Road Cap: 26th
  • Road Jersey: 21st

The Good: There’s nothing really special about Cleveland’s uniform. The navy blue alternate is one of the best looking in the American League (except for the sleeve patch, which I’ll get to soon) and the cream alternate home uniform is a nice tip of the cap to one of the American League’s first franchises. But it’s the cap itself that hurts Cleveland’s standing on this list.

The Bad: On a personal note, there is a soft spot in my heart for the Cleveland Indians. The Indians were one of the youth baseball teams I played for growing up in the mid-1990s, during the time that Cleveland was consistently among the best organizationw in the American League. Also, Major League is one of my favorite movies of all-time, and it (the original, specifically – not any of the sequels) is my vote for the best baseball movie ever.

However, there is a huge problem with the Cleveland uniform set, and the Chief Wahoo logo specifically. I don’t want to get political, and I understand the logo has been in use for more than 60 years and therefore holds many fond memories for Indians fans. But it is a caricature; a cartoon representation of a group of people and it has no place on the cap of a Major League Baseball team in 2015. That’s why Cleveland’s home cap ranks 30th out of 30 teams.

As for the rest of the uniform, I like the block C navy blue alternate cap and its use on the team’s helmets, but for some reason it just doesn’t look right on the all red cap. It’s a basic look, but it’s better than Chief Wahoo, and unless the ball club comes up with something better, the solid navy blue cap with the red block C should be the only one the team wears.

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