New uniforms for the Twins? Suggestions, please
Posted on April 12th, 2009 – 10:08 AMBy Joe Christensen
Are you tired of the Twins uniforms? Are you hoping they turn the page from 1987, ushering in a whole new era next season, by opening Target Field in style? Or would you be furious if they tinkered too much?
Either way, the team is currently considering changes for 2010. Doesn’t sound like they’re planning anything too radical, but the team has until May 31 to finalize its plans.
One note: The Twins have dropped one of their blue alternate tops this season. They used to have blue alternates for home and road. The home alternates said “Twins” and the road alternates said “Minnesota.” Now their only blue alternates say “Twins” and team president Dave St. Peter said they can be worn home or road.
Anyway, I started a suggestion box in today’s column. Let’s expand it here:
1) Lose the pinstripes, at least on the road. As a buddy told me, “The combination of the pinstripes at home, and that ratty old font, is just too much.”
2) Change the script on the home jersey, even if it means returning to the soft cursive “Twins” from before 1987. The “Minnesota” in block lettering on the road isn’t quite as bad, but the current home script should be left behind with the Metrodome.
3) Permanently pack away those sleeveless vest alternate home uniforms, once preferred by Livan Hernandez. Or simply burn them.
4) For those who cling to their 1987 and 1991 memories in these current uniforms, remind them about 1997-2000, when the Twins averaged 94 losses.
5) Remove the names from the back of the home uniforms.
6) Wear the TC hats for both home and road. (Red hats should be used only with 1982 throwbacks. Frankly, if they modified those 1982 throwbacks, with dark blue TC hats, you might have something close to what I’d consider the ideal home uniform for 2010.)
7) I’ve heard pleas to bring back the powder blues for the road. I think solid gray is the better bet.
(8) For some more ideas, check out Paul Lukas’ admittedly obsessive Uni Watch blog. The ‘82 throwbacks got a positive review there, and a couple weeks ago, design expert Paul Soto proposed this look for the Twins on the road, at at home.
9) OK folks, the floor is yours. Remember, as Heidi Klum might say about Twins fashion, “One day you’re in, and 22 years later, you’re out.”
110 Responses to "New uniforms for the Twins? Suggestions, please"
win enough games and nobody will care what uniform you’re wearing!
I agree. Just win, baby. But please don’t try some Hip, Now, With It and WOW uniforms.
Just roll back the clock.
Names should be on uniforms. Are there any other sports that try to hide the identity of players from spectators? When watching a non-Twins team, if they don’t have names, I usually don’t know who they are. Is not having names really considered fan friendly, especially to new fans, or casual fans - those fans that determine just how much money you make…..
That last post by “skips” was by me. Once again, the Strib site isn’t working properly…..which is why I never put my real email in there….
I’m disappointed that they’ve done away with the navy road jerseys with the MINNESOTA across the front. Those were my favorites of the group.
I’d be fine with coming up with something new to correspond with the move to Target Field, but nothing too drastic. (I really don’t want to see a return to red being the dominant color for caps/jerseys.)
I’ve always liked the home whites they wear now and I would not want to see the names removed. I could live without the pinstripes in the road greys, but it is something that sets them apart from other teams.
It might be interesting to more or less keep the styles, but change the colors, slightly. Maybe a lighter blue or a darker red… maybe adding columbia blue or burgandy as a third color? Not sure if I’d like it once I saw it, but it might be alright.
Permanently retire the “M” logo.
Also, Joe, I don’t know how much the Strib is working to fix the bug that loads the wrong name here, but I just got the opportunity to post as you and I passed. You’re welcome.
Tweak with the colors. I would like to see a darker red and a lighter blue together. Nothing wrong with a re-design, as long as they keep some reminders of the past like the TC logo.
I like the old M logo. I agree the TC is superior (that’s an awesome logo), but I like seeing the M pop up sometimes. It should stay around as an alternate.
I’m not sure what to think here. On the one hand, I kind of like our uniforms home uniforms and am OK with the road ones, but on the other hand something really unique would be fun.
start hitting the damn ball and they could wear shorts and sandals for all i care…
Joe,
Why “pollute” brand recognition by using both “Minnesota” and “Twins”? Stick with “Twins” at home and on the road. Same deal with the caps — use the T/C logo — a nod to tradition.
Keep the names on the backs of road and home uniforms. One of the biggest complaints I have heard at Spring Training games from friends is that the Twins’ jerseys do not have names at away games. Very confusing for fans who aren’t obsessively following the team.
Stick with one home and one away uniform. It’s classy. It’s more identifiable — it makes the statement, “we’re not fashionistas; we’re serious about the GAME”.
I like the throwback uniforms — white and grey, both with pinstripes. LOOSE those sleeveless tops — they don’t look good on ANYONE, even Dudley DoRight look-alike Justin Morneau.
I like Gardy’s prohibition on earrings & I think it should extend to necklaces too. Do the Marines let you add “decoration” to THEIR uniforms? Again, not classy.
I think the uniforms should reflect the Twins’ philosophy of the so-called “Twins’ way”, respect for the game. Have 1 home and 1 away uniform that projects the image of the team & stick to it. That’s the way to build a legacy, a tradition, and loyalty to the brand.
come to think of it gardy in shorts and sandals is a pretty rough pic -may have to reconsider
Here’s what I’d do
Ditch the pinstripes on the the white and gray jerseys.
I’d put some sort of piping down the front that goes around the collar. I’d keep some sort of dark alternate.. Probably just like the one they got right now. That looks awesome, no need for a change there.
LOSE the M logo, And I’d probably take the “MINNESOTA” script off of the road and put TWINS on it instead… Not sure what I’d do to the “TWINS” Script, but I’m not a fan of the concept for the home jersey. (The road one looked good only red hats spell trouble for this team)
I’d bring back the red jerseys (don’t laugh, I like them) and throw out the Walmart vests
Hope they don’t incorporate the Target logo.
Barbara, I think you HAVE to have a gray road top by league rules.
The Vikings have a good tradition and history and now they look like an arena league team. Hopefully the Twins don’t go the same way.
go with the 1961 jerseys with the curvy script and blue with red outline letters, and only blue TC caps. no stripes on the road also
Any Twins Jersey with number 34 is cool by me!
if they work it right they could get a target and 3mm patch on one sleeve and a general mills and best buy patch on the other. who can go on the cap?
How about snowmobile suits? They are going to need them next year!
Just do away with the Red hats altogether.
Definitely lose the sleeveless, and anything powder blue and red.
If you go back, historically, most teams have printed their “nicknames” on the front of their home unis and their “location” on their road jerseys. I’d like to keep that (and that’s another reason I don’t like using the same navy TWINS jersey as the alternate for home and away). The home version should retain TWINS across the front and the roads keeping MINNESOTA.
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Keep the uniforms the same. Get rid of the sleeveless jerseys.
How about come up with something with some originality? A combination of tradition with something unique. And get rid of both the “TC” and the “M” logo. The “TC” logo uses the same stupid “C” that about a million other teams use.
My suggestion is take Delmon Young’s Twins uniform and change the Minnesota to Rochester and change the Twins logo to the Red Wings.
RED JERSEY for either Home or Road… I loved the Red jersey they used for Sunday home games a few years back. Red changes it up, it is a bold color and it is the only team in the state that can bring color red into it’s jersey. (That Wild odd orange red thing doesn’t count, but I do like that Wild uniform the best.)
the concept uni’s are terrible. a slightly updated version of the 1961 jerseys would be fantastic. lose the names on the backs of the home jerseys, home fans should not need them to recognize a player. road greys, with blue “Minnesota” lettering, with blue piping around the collar and down the front, would look great, IMHO. (and yes, i know that is awfully similar to the road uni’s of one of the evil empires)
3) Permanently pack away those sleeveless vest alternate home uniforms, once preferred by Livan Hernandez. Or simply burn them.
Yeap. Get rid of those and bring back the alternate red jerseys.
Lose the black socks (the Twins’ colors are blue, white and red) and replace them with blue or red.
The TC hat is great is great and should be worn all the time.
Get rid of the Montreal expos catchers helmets.
I don’t mind pinstripes, actually there are so few teams with them now, it is nice.
ok…. I love the powder blues…. So that would be my first sugestion…
I don’t like the road greys I think that they look dirty almost with the pinstripes….. I’d get rid of the pinstripes on those…. I like the pinstripes at home though… they are all right..
other then that they aren’t that bad except for the sleveless which area joke…
My vote is to keep the uniforms the same.
For Target Field, Please do not use that dark brown almost black dirt that was used at Met Stadium and similar to the dirt at Brewers Miller Park.
Dump the “M”, pinstripes, and red hat completely, and forever. Also, keep a sleeveless alternate, but with a “TC” on one chest, and some piping. Now, Let’s play ball!
Two more things, if we keep a dark blue alternate jersey, make it a DARKER blue to match the hats. Also, if we keep an “M”, use the style of “M” off the front of the away jerseys. A classic yet proud M, not the embarrassing M with a sweet little dash under it that we currently have.
Dump the red hats. The blue helmet definately looked better with the alt uni’s on opening day. Also time to let go of the M too generic.
They need to set a standard for their pant length and how they wear their stirrups/socks. I personally don’t care for the sloppy look.
Hats: Keep both TC hats, use the red only with the ‘82 white and powder blue throwbacks unis.
Jerseys: I have always HATED the current Twins road unis. The grey with pinstripes is terrible both for the Twins and for Arizona before they did their redesign.
I say go with the white pinstripes and solid grey for road games (like the original ‘61) with an alternate blue jersey with a TC logo.
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Their road jerseys should actually read “Minneapolis” or “MPLS” across the front since it is Minneapolis where the Twins play and Minneapolis that is putting up the dough for the new ballpark. Why the heck do we have to call all of our teams “Minnesota” instead of the city they reside in? That was just a dumb idea from the start. Probably so a bunch of out-state Minnesotans who hate all things Minneapolis/St. Paul or city related can try and feel good about themselves? Stupid…..
Don’t think the basic uniform is broken. Pinstripes are classy and the basic design is quite good. They have been able to tweak things, like switching out the caps without it looking ridiculous. There is good reason why the basic has lasted 20+ years.
I think if they do red jersey, they also need solid pants. The red jerseys awhile back with pinstripe pants evoked Dairy Queen softball team comparisons and rightly so. Add a powder blue home alternate with the script font ala Kirby’s first year, similar to what they wore for this year’s opener and call it good.
Ditch the pinstripes. Use the opening game modified-throwbacks at home and a solid gray (with navy blue stripes up along buttons and around neck). If you want to go back to the softer cursive “Twins” at home go for it, but leave “Minnesota” on road jersey.
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Isn’t bad, I am not sure about the Kansas Jayhawk numbering, but I would for sure wear a blue hat with gray.
Most teams have their team name at home and their city/state on the road. I think they should have kept the road alternate blue with Minnesota. I like the throwback uniforms that they are using this season more than I thought I would (including the red caps). My favorite jersey is actually the home alternate blue. If I never see the sleeveless again that would be fine with me.
The no names on the jerseys thing is supposed to be old school or classy or something, but I think it’s just arrogant. Like nobody needs the names to identify them because they’re the mighty yankees or red sox, and everyone memorizes their numbers because they’re so important.
Ick! The “throw backs” from opening night were UGLY! They looked tight and uncomfortable. The red hats were just as bad. The cursive writing….leave it in the past. They can do something thats pretty cool without “honoring the past”. I liked the blue uniforms, but the block lettering was so old fashioned and it looked old.
Change it up!! Do something new and bold for the opening!
I am with JC-I was hugely disappointed to see the road blue alt jerseys get dropped. However, I’ve was told by a certain awesome sportswriter that the home blue alt can function as an alt on the road.
I proposed this idea on the original column Joe had up-change the colors. The red and navy was inherited from the Senators, and quite honestly the majority of the teams in MLB have some shade of blue and/or red in their color scheme.
I am not saying go too crazy, but green is underused in baseball now (Oakland only).
As for the jerseys:
1. Having purchased a Ntathan 1982 throwback jersey, I am growing on no pinstripes. A home jersey with no pinstripes would be fine.
2. Road gray-no pinstripes, but some piping and a thin pant stripe would be nice.
3. Alternate-navy if the Twins keep the same colors. Would love to see the white Minnesota on it 
4. If the Twins have another alternate-make it red. I loved the “Dairy Queen” jerseys. They were just ahead of their time in 1997 (Braves, Red Sox, Rangers, and even Houston have red jerseys now).
As for the hats: I don’t mind the M hat since I usually have that hat on when I see the Twins (live in Chicago). But having a home and road hat is nice, to shake it up. A red hat is a must with a red jersey.
Font: I would like to new font if the Twins change the uniforms. Look to the future-just going back to the 1961-1986 cursive font is the easy way out. Minnesota should be on the gray uniform (ask an Orioles fan how happy they are to see Baltimore on the gray jerseys for the 1st time in over 30 years).
Just let me know how much I will need to spend on new jerseys!!!
Dark blue pants to match the dark blue alternate shirts. Red pipe down the side. Discuss.
I’m a big fan of the pinstripes on the white. I like Paul Soto’s proposed look except for those numbers… hideous. I guess I might be a little apprehensive about the way that font would look in letters too when it’s actually being worn.
I also like the TC hat and names on the back.
Basically though, I think we should run everything by Paul Lukas. Just hire the guy to advise the process. We’d all be better off as a result.
Here is a vote for getting back to basics.The uniforms of the Sixties were classic.Pinstripes at home,with cursive “Twins” on the front.Basic grey,sans pinstripes on the road.Instead of Twins across the front ,go with block “Minnesota” across teh front for the road uni’s.I would be in favor of doing without the names on the back also.It’s the name on the front of jersey that counts.
Bring back the classic stirrup look also.I detest the long pajama pants look,and also the current alternative,the long solid colored sock up to the knee.The stirrup should start about three inches below the knee but there should be plenty of white sanitary sock showing as well.
The caps should be TC only.I never liked the current M on the home caps.
Definitely need to incorporate the two guys on either side of the river- I’d like to see this become a major component of the new look. I’d also like to see the home unis go to an off-white or cream color- ala the Giants home unis- I think this has a great nostalgic look to it.
I think it’s been mentioned on here before, but for the love of all things holy please get rid of the stupid Twins logo with the baseball in the backgroud. You know the one- with the stitches all goofy. That thing has been killin’ me since Day One.
What about an all red top with white pants for the bottom? The jersey color could be the same as the “C” on the normal Twins cap. The new alternate cap would also be red with the road “M” on it. The jersey’s would say “Minnesota” on the chest instead of “Twins” as well. I think it would add some brightness to the darker colors of the Twins normal uniforms. I know the fonts are supposed to be on the away jerseys, but I think it would look good on the home jerseys instead.
Keep the dark blue jerseys with the gray/pinstriped pants. I love that look.
Use only a navy colored hat with “TC”. For sentimental purposes. NO RED CAPS!!
New font on the jerseys for sure. I have never cared for the way “Twins” looks on the home jersey. I do like the block style “Minnesota” on the away jerseys.
Keep Minnesota on the away jersey. I am pretty sure this is baseball tradition, just as the last name is on away jerseys.
Never ever go back to the powder blue uniforms!!!!!
Why not poll former players and see what their favorite look is/was?
My suggestions:
1. Bring back the red jerseys and maybe make them the road alternate
2. Do a white version of the blue alternate and make that the home jersey. basically that means, ditch the pinstripes and put piping around the collar and down the front. Make the piping blue though on that one and the lettering red.
3. a powder blue alternate with the old school cursive Twins script on the front.
4. possibly a black jersey with red piping in the same style that the blue one currently is. Have the Twins lettering and numbers be white with red piping outlining it.
5. get rid of the current sleevless stuff but do a new sleevless jersey with either the TC logo on the left or right breast or the two guys shaking hands across the Missippi as the logo on the front of that one.
6. ditch the M logo all together. have red bills on the batting helmets and blue caps with red bills.
7. red caps with blue bills and helmets to match.
8. jerseys that remind us of the home one they had in the 60’s with the pinstripes and the Twins lettering in cursive. the ‘82 throwbacks are okay but not my favorite.
I think that’s enough.
Home Uni: stay the same, except for a new style of script. Blue TC caps
Alt Home 1: stay the same, except for a new style of script. Red caps, with a blue bill that is the same color as the blue of the alt jersey.
Alt Home 2: The current 1982 throwbacks, red caps as listed above
Road: Grey without pinstripes. Minnesota accross the chest in red with blue trim. Blue TC caps.
Alt Road: Powder blues in the exact same style as this years home throwbacks. Either cap would be fine by me.
No other road alt. I think it is wrong for the road team to be wearing a bold color. That is for the home team to wear.
Don’t do what the Vikings did. They look Arena League. Probably the idea of that moron Childress. Stay simple and classic.
i care about the twins to a disgusting degree, but there’s no way i could ever care what uniforms they have on. i love reading your stuff, joe. this must have been supper borring to have to cover this content.
No uniform changes, please. Unless it means never wearing the 1982 throwbacks — red hat included — again. New and different isn’t always better (see recent changes to Vikings’ uniforms). And, quite frankly, I don’t trust the Twins to do it right. Remember how they tried the Sunday red jerseys — the “Dairy Queen” look, as Keith Olberman called it — in the late ’90s? Ugh. Lasted what, one or two games? But if they think they can move more merch and take in extra coin, they’ll do it.
The uniforms are great the way they are.
Leave them be! Often times teams miss the boat when trying to be hip and cool. Look at the lowly timberwolves, a crappy team topped off with crappy jerseys and a crappy looking home floor.
I like the uniforms right now! The Vikings and Wolves new uniforms make me long for the old ones! Also, the “M” cap is fine for road games! Not everyone in Minnesota is from “TC” but still they are fans! It makes the team feel like it belongs to the state in some level.
Keep the colors.
Make the “T” and the “C” red with white outline to fix the fact that the current red “C” does not contrast enough with the blue.
Don’t get too nostalgic with power blue or pullovers. It’s a losing era anyway.
No red caps.
No pinstripes on the road.
I like the uniforms the way they are now. No need to change them.
I don’t understand the hate for the “M” hats. I like the current way of using TC at home and M on the road. Nothing wrong with that…they definitely shouldn’t change the hats at all.
Sleeveless haters: I’m pretty sure those uniforms have already been eliminated, along with the navy blue road alternates. A lot of teams ditched the sleeveless for 09…that trend seems to be over.
KEEP NAMES ON THE BACK!
hehe, just wanted to stress that point. I personally enjoy seeing the payer’s names. And like a previous poster mentioned, it sure doesn’t make it easier for new fans or those unfimiliar with the team to figure out who’s catching what and playing where, if all they see is a lousy number. As far as uni designs, I really don’t care. I love what we have right now, but the 60’s throwbacks are nice as well. Just keep the boy’s names on the back!
I say the Twins combine a piece of every uniform seen here:
The “TC” must stay. It has been with the Team since 1961. I don’t have a problem with the current uniforms (not withstanding the “Livan Special Delights”)
M, on the road,
TC at home,
Names on back,
Throwbacks must be with blue caps,
red caps must go.
Okay, for the most part I agree with your suggestions. 2-4, 6- I totally agree with. However, #1: I like the pinstripes. Not that many teams have pinstripes, and I think it makes the Twins stand out a little. Really, I just like the look. #5: Okay, I admit, I like the names on the backs of the uniforms. Personally, I’m obsessive enough of a Twins fan to know what these guys look like and their numbers without needing their names on the jerseys, but it drives me crazy when I watch a team I don’t know that well that doesn’t have the names. I think it makes the game more accessible for the casual fan. Why should someone have to sit there with a roster sheet? Just my thoughts. On the positive side: yes, change the script, and PLEASE get rid of those horrible sleeveless uniforms! Yes TC is better than the M, and I’m ambiguous about the powder blue vs. gray. Thanks!
Red jersey.
Khaki pants.
Spot on the cap.
How about doing something with the little “twins shaking hands” characatures?
Displaying this logo prominently with the lettering would be quite a dramatic change, and at the same time, retain a “retro” quality.
Just give me something in powder blue.
Hey SlimRick,
That would make a ton of sense, the Minneapolis Twins. With a TC on their hat standing for “twin cities”. The Minneapolis Twin Cities, I like the sound of that. /sarcasm.
Why are you so bitter about minnesota teams being called “minnesota” minneapolis is not big enough to support a major league team on it’s own, so this is a good way to increase the fan base.
You are obviously from Minneapolis, so I hope you don’t like the Wild, because that should really be the St. Paul Wild.
Also, check out our jersey design.
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Royal Blue! White! Red!
The current Twins road uniforms are classic and with the exception of some flexibility for the hat, should not be touched.
A new home uniform with a retro-1965 look would be pretty cool.
Personally, I think it’d be cool if they did a red & blue version of the Minneapolis Millers uniforms and used their M and font and such. Using what we have I like the new throwbacks for this year and think they should stick with them. I love the cream color idea somebody had, too.
“Get rid of the Montreal expos catchers helmets.”
I believe they also have Scotty Ullger and Jerry White wear those things on the baselines at home games. Those are really ugly.
You can thank Redmond and Mauer for that. I seem to recall them being the ones that brought those old catcher’s helmets back.
But if they think they can move more merch and take in extra coin, they’ll do it.
I wonder if the MLB has the same “problem” as the NFL. I think it was a year or two ago (whenever the Vikes changed theirs) a large number of teams were instructed to come up with new designs or face a fine.
Like you noticed, it was a movement done to try and encourage people to buy the updated looks.
I think a new M logo is needed. This is not just the Twin Cities’ team, it’s Minnesota’s team; indeed it’s the entire five-state area’s team. The new M logo should be for road hats and should resemble the TC logo in typeface, size and style. It’s always bugged me that our road unis have sans serif lettering on the jerseys and serif lettering on the hats and our home unis have sans serif lettering on the hats and serif lettering on the jerseys. They should all be from one font family.
By the way, I wonder how many people will think TC stands for Target Corporation.
The “expo” helmets are nerdy. Here’s the best uniforms in the world. And that year, they were the best TEAM in the World ! ! ! Bring ‘em back! ! !
keep the “TC” caps, lose the “M”….keep the pinstripe roadies, I believe the Twins are the only MLB tram with pinstripes on the road…keep the names on the back….
TC should have a twin bear. If the Twins’ mascot is going to be a bear, there should be 2 of them.
my vote is no dont change the jersey i love the white home jersey and i just spent 110 dollars on a new one this year. Hats are ok just lose the m
it would be cool to change the batting helmets and a different logo other than M and TC Hell change the name lose the twins it sound kinda gay, minnesota moose make it more interesting like the other 3 teams that play here
i know u cant just change the name but u have connections to do it
it would be cool to change the batting helmets and a different logo other than M and TC Hell change the name lose the twins it sounds kinda gay, minnesota moose make it more interesting like the other 3 teams that play here
i know u cant just change the name but u have connections to do it
No more red hats. No more “M” hats. No hideous sleeveless vests and no powder blue (looks like a softball uniform). And yes, names on the back.
Home:
A modified version of the ‘82 throwbacks they are sporting this year. They should be modified so they can wear the dark blue hats.
Road:
New grays that are not pinstriped.
My biggest fear is that they really WILL bring back those horrible powder blue uniforms.. (didn’t like them the first time, wouldn’t like them if they came back).
I simply can’t understand why so many people are attached to it. It doesn’t look good on the other team that already uses it either - yes, I mean you, Toronto.
I always loved the gray pinstripes but considering they don’t even make the gray jersey available in womens or youth sizes, I would love to see them come up with something that they WOULD make available.
I think the new retro ones are cool and I love the red hats with them. But I don’t know that we need two white styles. Pick the pinstripes or the solid white. I think a solid gray with red or navy piping along the lines of the current blues would look nice and then keep the blues as the alternate for home or away.
oh yeah, I agree with everyone else - throw away the pixie vests.
*shudder*
I disagree completely about those helmets - I love them. I think they’d make a great basis for an alternate uniform. A new script of Twins based on the 1961 uniforms - but not identical. Either way - make sure the majority of the script is in navy blue.
Road greys, no pinstripes, and possible Minnesota in a dark red with navy piping.
Get rid of the throwback uniforms. I’m sorry they are ugly and they are in the past for a reason. Ditch the red hats. Ditch the sleeveless jerseys, keep the pinstrips on the home jerseys, have the blue jerseys as the alternate for both home and road. While the TC logo is a classic, keep the M logo as M stands for MINNESOTA!
Ooh yeah, do NOT bring back the powder blue uniforms. Those things were and still are BUTT UGLY!
I really like the batting practice hat, wish they would use as their regular hat.
i’ve said for years to get rid of the pin stripes..absolutely hate them. i also wouldn’t mind a jersey that looks a little like the indians 3rd jersey..they have the little indian logo on the upper corner of the jersey, and sleveless. twins could go sleves or sleveless with the TC logo in the corner. that could be a 3rd jersey type. keep the blue jerseys. they’d look even better with no pins on the pants. also, bring back the red 3rd jersey
I would like to see the Pinstripes on the road go and the “M” on the road hats as well. When the Twins changed their uniforms in 1987 and was really ticked they dumped the “TC”. You hardly ever see a Twins fan wearing an “M” hat unless they haven’t bought a new one in 20 years! I really like the road blue with MINNESOTA. I bought a Terry Tiffee game worn on ebay and it’s my favorite jersey. I wish they wouldn’t have dumped that one.
Here’s a suggestion, stop messing with the hats. I like the Navy TC had as it is, and I had the hardest time finding a fitted hat with the TC and no stupid little black “swoosh” above the ears. Don’t bring back the Red Hats for more than a game or two each year. Otherwise we might as well get some purple uniforms and let them look like a bunch of old ladies.
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Anything, so long as they’re never as hideous as the San Diego Padres military uniforms: http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2006/04/23/VFo9OprA.jpg
May I add: The Twins are the only team to use nameplates on pinstripped uniforms. On any pinstriped uniforms, DO NOT USE NAMEPLATES. They break up the pinstripes and it looks very cheap.
bufftwins,
I was wearing my M hat at the Twins-Sox game on Friday and had it on Saturday. I like to match.
I bought it 2 years ago after the on field hats switched from wool to polyester.
We could get the wool jerseys out again …. 
The 1961 era home jerseys weren’t “white” per se … more of a “cream” color (I believe the SF Giants are wearing a similar color at home).
The 1965 Twins unis were pinstripes at home, Grey on the road, in both cases with “Twins” in the script (Blue letters, red trim) and the “TC” hat.
What I hope I don’t see is something with red & blue under the armpits, a la the BP jerseys (which use red & white).
The alternate whites (which the guys wore on opening day) with the navy “TC” hat would be fine.
On a real “throwback” day, have the guys wear real stirrups ….
Or an all red TC hat - just not red with the blue bill.
Attach Kevlar/Teflon gliding shield to the front for Punto.
I have long felt that our home jerseys should be a simple white with a subtle border around the neckline, no pinstripes, and a “tc” on the left breast. The less going on, the better for the home jerseys. And no player names on the back of the home jerseys.
Away uniforms should do away with the gray entirely, in favor of blue and alternate red (yes, red, but the slightly darker shade the team already uses, not the candied apple the Angels wear). They should feature the word “Minnesota” across the front. Still no pinstripes.
Best post so far:
“Hell change the name lose the twins it sounds kinda gay, minnesota moose make it more interesting”
Yeah, no one will riducule a team called the Minnesota Moose, LOL ! ! !
Ditch the “M” logo.
Lose the pinstripes on the road.
Keep the alternate blue tops.
Why would we change a logo we have won two world series with. THi sdoes not make any sense to me.
Joe: I was watching the Rockies game Monday at the Cubs. Colorado wears gray uniforms on the road with purple pinstripes and name plates. I would like the Twins to wear gray or light blue on the road next year with no pinstripes.
OK, first of all the ones that were proposed by Paul Soto look like something you’d buy at Target or Wal Mart. I say go with pinstripes and the old navy Blue cursive Twins at home, and gray sans pinstripes on the road. Wait a year or two and then incorporate a 3rd jersey.
i believe the best jerseys in the history of the twins are the powder blue jerseys and i would give anything to have them back…especially since i think the away grays are horrendous.
also i believe a new home jersey similar to that of the braves just substituted with the cursive twins on the chest…
NO! NO UNIFORM CHANGES!
The Twins uniforms are perfectly fine and I do NOT want the kind of crappy crap that teams like Arizona and Washington have.
NO UNIFORM CHANGES!!!
