Just to get an idea of what it might look like.

I agree with you HC – I prefer the traditional look. This would take some getting used to.

powder blue anything would be a plus.

I just don’t know if this is it

No need to change.

The Sky Blues were nice, but that era has ended.

And as far as BP jerseys are concerned . . . they USED to wear red jerseys at home during Spring Training games when they were in St. Pete. But that has fallen by the wayside. They also tried red jerseys during a regulation game back in the late ’90’s. Yeah, it was such an epic failure that it hasn’t been tried since, and I doubt if it ever gets the light of day ever again.

Do NOT mess with the uniforms. That is all.

do away with the road cap and wear the red hats w/ gray unis. It looks damn sharp in spring training,

but I don’t want them changed either. If they do change it, I think that looks pretty good but I think they should keep them the way they are. The reason they’re contemplating changing them is to make money and I really think this would backfire from a PR perspective. There are too many “traditional” Cards fans and too many who already think DeWitt is cheap for them to get any sort of positive reaction from this change.

don’t all MLB merchandise sales get divvied up between teams, regardless of whose merchandise is being sold the most? So, I’m not really sure how much a changed uni would benefit the Cards, especially in this economy. I won’t be rushing out to replace our jerseys and hats.

Second, I don’t really like the “St. Louis” on the bat. It reminds me of the Springfield Cardinals, which makes me think it looks amateurish. Now, I know that if you have to play for a team in the minors, you can’t really go wrong with Cardinals affiliates, but still. To choose this minor blip in the St. Louis Cardinals tradition would be silly. I’d much prefer to see them add an alternate uni that is based on a throwback uni like the Indians have done, rather than see the current uniforms messed with.

I think, if done properly, it could look OK. The Cardinals did have a uniform like this pre-Gas House Gang era. As long as the birds on the bat are still there and it looks good I would be for it. Just improve on the 1930 away jersey so it looks better.

To be honest, the uniform looks all right, at least from the artwork provided. However, the BoB as it is is just too perfect to change. That’s my opinion anyway.

At a playoff game in San Diego a few years back, some guy told me that they alternate which bird’s tail is in-front-of and behind the bat, year to year. Anybody know if that’s true?

If anything, bring back the 80s powder blues. I’d take those over the new proposed jerseys.

Angelos wasn’t the one to remove Baltimore from the road jersey’s. he just gets blamed for alot of what is wrong with the O’s, most of which is deserved. The O’s removed it in 1973 in hopes of expanding marketing to DC after the Senators left for Texas.

… how some teams have their mascot on the home unis and their city on the away unis. that said, it’s never really been the Cards’ thing. i wouldn’t hate it, but i’m not going to lobby for it either.

There’s tradition and tradition. For the first nine years of the Cardinals’ franchise, they only had “St. Louis” on their unis, both home and away. In 1922, inspired by decorations at a wedding, Branch Ricket commissioned the now famous “birds on bat,” and, as HL noted, the bat and two redbirds has adorned the front of our uniforms every season but for 1956. “St. Louis” replaced “Cardinals” underneat the birds on bat from 1930 to 1932. The 1930 authentic throwback looks pretty sharp, in my opinion. Since 1932, only “Cardinals” has been on our uniforms.

If we adhered without waiver to tradition, the red “STL” cap would not have emerged. It’s worth noting that “El Birdos” wore red caps at home and on the road. I like the fact that the club has gone back to the red at home and navy on the road, a la 1964.

I suppose what I’m saying is that there is a historical precedent for the “St. Louis” road jerseys. I could go either way. I like the way that it looks, but I’m not advocating a change. I believe that the Cardinals have transcended putting their hometown on their away uniforms.

I do have a question, though. Why did we ever introduced yellow-beaked cardinals? I’ve never seen a real cardinal with anything but a red beak.

This review of “ugliest” uniforms from the 1970s reminds us of how classy the National League Baseball Club known as the St. Louis Cardinals has been throughout its existence when it comes to uniform style. I particularly enjoy the all-maroon Phillies, all-orange Orioles, and the mix-and-match Pirates. Thank goodness, there were never all-red Cardinals uniforms.

The 1999 Bionic Birds used during the Turn Ahead the Clock Series..

Other fun designs from that promotion:

Just eliminate the long “pants.” Bring back the club house rule that had to show “three stripes” on their socks.

So What?

who cares? i mean, if this involved a complete change in design i’d be the first to bust open the doors of the front office, wielding torch and pitchfork. but let’s face it, we’re getting all worked up over a shift from “cardinals” to “st. louis”…shocking! i mean, how outlandish is it to feature the club’s hometown on the jersey?

and i agree with iron duke above, it looks GREAT on the diz.

let’s worry less about “st. louis” being displayed on the away unis and more about how these guys play in them.