You know it's a slow day when...Uniforms

The way I see it...uniforms are about the least important thing in sports. Yes, the Bucs' creamsicle throwback jerseys are ridiculously ugly, but then, what throwback jersey isn't? And yes, Penn State's simple uniform always looks clean and classy, but does that really have anything to do with the Nittany Lions' performance? Perhaps. But I doubt it.

However, May is a slow month. We could talk about poor T.O. still being team-less, but that will only make me think of Marvin Harrison last year, and that makes me sad. Or, we could talk about how the Red Sox are terrible right now, but I'll withhold any Sox commentary until we see the results of tonight's game against the Yankees. And the NBA playoffs bore me to tears (but, go Celts!)

So uniforms it is, and college baseball uniforms, at that. According to an article by Paul Lukas, Under Armour has developed some new fabric for baseball uniforms that looks like old-school flannel greys, yet performs like typical Under Armour. So far, only three schools are using them:

Mizzou:

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Just kidding!

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Texas Tech:

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and Pepperdine (a picture for which I couldn't find. Probably because who knew Pepperdine even had a baseball team?).

Here's what I think. I like them. A lot. Football throwback uniforms, I don't really get - the colors aren't even the same (poo brown and yellow, Broncos? Really?). And please don't EVER let guys wear throwback basketball uniforms - I can't take the short shorts. But, I like the baseball ones, because baseball is different. Baseball is a sport that should stay timeless - as American as apple pie and all that. It's a simple sport, not one where the rules change every time a pretty boy gets knocked around a little bit. And it's a sport that has been plagued by scandals and greed, player hold-outs and steroids, no salary caps and over-priced tickets. But these uniforms, in some small way, remind us of when baseball was pure, even if that was only 15 years ago on your little league team. They make me think of lemonade and lazy summer afternoons, and I'm pretty sure that's what baseball is supposed to make you think of.

So, here's to new old-school uniforms for everyone. Maybe they will have a cleansing effect on the whole sport.

How do you see it?