1.
John Paciorek
(goofy)
2.
Herb Washington (goofy)
3. Richie Zisk
(obscure but cool)
4. J.R. Richard
(fleeting brilliance, whacked-out if now overplayed uniform) VRF
5. Ted
Kluszewski sleeveless Reds (obscure but very cool, mad style)
6. Danny Ainge
Blue Jays ("Oh, yeah..." factor) VRF & BLN
7. Greg
Luzinski (physically repulsive a la Richard Kiel, great name,
symbolic of his era) VRF
8. Keith
Moreland (I guess he sort of sums up the mid 80's hayseed factor
in the major leagues) VRF
9. Kirk Gibson Tigers (fragile what-could-have-been raw ability,
majestic clutch moments in time, vaguely Tom-Selleck-like sex
appeal if you choose Tigers jersey instead of Dodgers) VRF
10. Fred Lynn
(graceful scrawny 70's stud-archetype, fragile
what-could-have-been raw ability)
11. Mark
Brouhard (hit 3 HR's in a strat-o-matic game for me once)
12. Jeff Burroughs (John Denver-lookin' slugger)
13. Dave
DeBusschere White Sox (two-sport player, RIP factor)
14. Eddie Gaedel St. Louis Browns number 1/8 (freak factor, best
if worn by large man)
15. Kurt
Nimphius (crazy-mulleted, silly-named, Yanni-lookin' 80's NBA
benchwarmer, obscure and goofy)
16. Garth
Brooks Padres (no self-respect)
17.
Glenn Burke Dodgers (support gay rights)
18. Ray Oyler, late 60s Tigers (1968: lowest batting avg. by
a pos. player in a season with more than 200 ABs, sort of the anti-Paciorek)
AJR
19. Dick Tracewski (same team, such a weird name) AJR
20. Jimmy Piersall (to alert people that you're nuts, so they stay
away from you) AJR
21. Fritz Peterson and Mike Kekich, for swapping wives, families, house, and
dogs (bonus points to Kekich for being traded by the Yankees soon after, and
having his new "wife" leave him after only a few months - I can see someone
trying to talk VRF into wife-swapping someday) AJR
22. Brusie Ogrodowski (obvious reasons, although you can't really get the
word "Bruisie" on the jersey) AJR
23. Steve Dalkowski (legendary hardest thrower ever) AJR
24. Gorman Thomas, Rob Deer, Jim Presley, or any number of freakish
strikeout-king types (if your best just isn't good enough) AJR
25. Mel Turpin Cavs (you're comfortable with your body)
26. Willie Stargell 1979 yellow and white with the
pinstripes (again, captures a special moment in time, although Phil Garner,
Kent Tekulve or Rennie Stennet might be even more fun) Jeff M.
27. Potsie Weber Jefferson High baseball team - BC (or
"Malph" jersey)