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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)