Right, so, on Opening Day 2009, the Twins busted out vintage jerseys.

These jerseys were imitations of the jerseys worn back in 1982, when the Metrodome first opened. Since this is the last season, it's fitting they wear them.
However, since that day, they have not worn them again, instead wearing their super trailer-trashy sleeveless uniforms many many games since. Wanna see their trailer-trashness?

Seriously? They keep wearing THESE, but not the super awesome ones they wore for Opening Day?
Wanna see again how awesome it is?


My mom has one from 1982. When she worked at the ridiculously upscale Jax Cafe in NE MPLS, they had to wear these on Opening Day. She gave it to me last year. (And since then, I have had Coke and ketchup spilled on me. It's a problem I face at every game, but that's for a different day). Yes, it's made from 100% polyester, but we forgive these things, since it was 1982. Good things were born that year, like Jason Kubel, for instance.
Here's a simple rule to abide by, not just in baseball, but in everyday life as well:
VINTAGE = GOOD.
TRAILER TRASH = BAD.
For example, you female Twins fans, I imagine, don't plan to attend games wearing blue eyeshadow, a denim vest, and clear platform sandals. We know that this is simply unacceptable. So why in GOD'S NAME are the PLAYERS wearing SUPER TACKY SLEEVELESS UNIFORMS??!!? Why do we have modelesque players like Blackburn, and Morneau, and MAUER(???!?!?!), wearing such UNFLATTERING things?
They should be wearing the amazing vintage uniforms they have now.
... so that way Mauer and I can match.
...and he can realize how absolutely perfect we would be together......
... and because it's important to baseball... and stuff....
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