Fashion reviews dim on Players’ Weekend uniforms

Terry Francona took one look at Cleveland's allblack uniforms and turned into a fashionista.

His review? Not good. "What's the slogan, 'Let the kids play'?" the Indians manager said. "Let the grown-ups look like morons."

That was a common view across the majors and social media on Players' Weekend, when big leaguers wore uniforms designed to be fresh and fun, complete with nicknames on the back. But rather than a hit, the monochromatic schemes were mostly rated a big swing and miss.

"It's not our proudest moment rockin' these allwhite milkmen jerseys," Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Saturday.

Asked if he could compare them to anything he's worn before, Roberts said: "It was probably an ugly sweater over the holidays."

New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone initially liked the concept. Then reality hit.

"When I put the uniform on I felt a little silly," he said. "I'm sure I would have felt that way if I had the white one on, too."

The Dodgers and Yankees traditionally wear two of the most classic uniforms in the majors. The Dodgers, in fact, asked Major League Baseball for permission to sport their regular uniforms for one game in this highly anticipated series at Dodger Stadium.

Request denied. "The one thing I would say — you know, Dodgers-Yankees, I feel like it would be cool that . this isn't necessarily the best weekend for us," Boone said Friday. "I think having this matchup and to have them in their uniform and us in ours."

The Chicago Cubs went rogue on Friday to begin their series against Washington at Wrigley Field.

This is the third season of Players' Weekend and, according to an arrangement worked out this year between MLB and the players' union, the home team could pick whether to wear all black or all white. There was one caveat — pitchers in white had to wear a black hat, to help hitters see the ball better.

Dressed in white, the Cubs decided on their own to go with blue hats, being a dark color to match starter Jon Lester's black cap.

"They got together and figured (for) uniformity we'd all wear the same hat. A solidarity kind of a move," manager Joe Maddon said.

Later, the Cubs were told by MLB to stick to the plan.

"Listen, I get in so many tough spots when I demonstrate my feelings on certain things," Maddon said. "I just don't know. I'd just like to know who said this was a good idea. That's the best way I can describe that. Just really awkward.”