The color brown inspires many less-than-flattering mental images: UPS trucks, dirt and, worst of all, the Cleveland Browns.
But the Padres are bringing the brown back, and in the process, bringing sexy back.
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Earlier this year, the Padres revealed that the team would take the field in brown and gold in the 2020 season. Some skepticism followed: Brown? The color of the poop emoji?
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Well, they're here, and they're spectacular.
Since the early '90s, San Diego has been easing blue into its uniforms until a total blue overhaul in mid-2000s. It also has dabbled in orange, yellow and other shades of brown since then.
Since the team's inception in 1969, the Padres have featured brown in some way. While it was a secondary color, it has made a return to prominence in their jerseys.
The team also announced a new military-themed jersey, which it will wear on Sundays at home in 2020.
It's a fitting change for a truly new era of Padres baseball. While 2019 ended in a 70-92 record, the team boasts tons of young talent — Fernando Tatis Jr. and Chris Paddack, to name a couple. It also has big-ticket free agents like Eric Hosmer and Manny Machado, and it just hired Jayce Tingler to guide the ship in 2020.
Some reactions from Twitter showed that these unis are a hit:
Congratulations, San Diego, on making brown uniforms a great look.