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ANSWER GUY: HOW DO MLB TEAMS DECIDE WHICH UNIFORM TO WEAR?

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Ted Walsh, clubhouse manager, Seattle Mariners: We have two home jerseys. Home white is worn every day except Friday and Monday, when we wear the alternates. Okay, why home white? Paul Lukas, writer, Uni Watch, ESPN.com: Everything was formal back in the early baseball days. You didn't appear in public without formal wear, so the home team would sport white as an extension of that custom. Natty. Caps were also originally a gesture of formality. And a fair sunblock. John Thorn, co-editor, Total B ...

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