Entering the season, a lot of people were comparing Alex Gordon to George Brett. Well, don't plan on seeing Gordon sporting one of those classic powder blue uniforms that Brett is wearing over there on the right anytime soon. Jeffrey Flanagan of the Kansas City Star explains:For a brief moment this offseason, the Royals entertained the thought of somehow wheeling out those fan-friendly powder-blue uniforms of years past. At least for one night.For a league that generally embraces history and tradition, I'm a little surprised at how shortsighted MLB is being right here. What do they really stand to lose by bending the rules besides, I don't know, selling more jerseys to nostalgic fans?And besides, even if MLB wants to follow the letter of law, I don't understand why the powder blue unis still have to be considered road attire. Those things aren't being used, period, so why couldn't the team re-introduce them as strictly an alternate home jersey?
Alas, it's not going to happen, mainly because Major League Baseball won't allow road uniforms to be worn at home.
"We looked into it but the rules are very specific," said Mark Tilson, Royals vice president of marketing. "The only other option is if we happened to be part of someone else's retro night on the road. But that's kind of the luck of the draw."
Hat-tip to Ben Maller
