“Men’s Fashion Jerseys”

Thanks to commenter Bryz, who posted a link to these jerseys in the comments section of a previous post.

This is one of three player jerseys under the “Men’s Fashion Jerseys” section of the Twins store on MLB.com’s shop. There’s a jersey for Nick Punto (above), Kevin Slowey, and Justin Morneau, and each incorporates parts of the player’s personality in making the jersey. For example, the Justin Morneau jersey includes references to his home country of Canada as well as his (super predictable) favorite sport of hockey. Punto’s jersey is red, white, and green to accentuate his Italian heritage and shows his grit in picture form. Kevin Slowey’s is black and yellow in the spirit of his hometown of Pittsburgh.

It’s an interesting concept, but I just can’t imagine anybody (who isn’t a family member) blowing the $95 that it costs to own one of these. The concept of these as “fashion” is interesting to me as well, as I can’t see anybody coming down a runway wearing one of these nor being taken too seriously in any public setting. Some of the designs – particularly on the patches, as well as the number design on Morneau’s jersey – are pretty cool, but for that kind of cash, I’ll stick with the real team colors.