The world according to Jim: • Those who regularly visit This Space are probably familiar with my feelings about alternate jerseys in general, and MLB’s City Connect uniforms in particular. For those who aren’t regulars: I can do without any alternates that aren’t throwbacks. Rather than any serious homage to a city or a team’s heritage, they’re strictly a marketing gimmick – more accurately, a cash grab.
Introduce new shirts, sell more merchandise. Nothing more. .
.. • That said, the Dodgers will introduce their latest stab at the City Connect format Saturday night against the Angels.
First reaction: Yuck. Second reaction: Why? Third reaction: Is funfetti supposed to be the 21st century answer to pinstripes? ..
. • If you’ve missed them, here are some distinguishing features of these uniforms: The little multi-colored specks, which I guess are supposed to represent shooting stars, look more like what goes into your 8-year-old’s birthday cake. There’s a line running through the all caps “LOS ANGELES” on the front of the shirt, and that’s also supposed to represent a star streaking through the sky.
But I interpreted it as a reference to the Newport-Inglewood or San Andreas Fault, supposedly to remind us that we’re still due for the Big One. Shohei Ohtani Los Angeles Dodgers City Connect Jersey ⚾ https://t.co/jVw3gqLsEs pic.
twitter.com/hgtWow8IWV — JustFreshKicks (@JustFreshKicks) June 18, 2024 Oh, and in these jerseys Freddie Freeman is No. 05 .