Last Fall, along with the unveiling of the Padres' new major league uniforms, Tom Garfinkel announced the Padres Little League Initiative, a program aimed at providing uniforms to local little league teams. On Friday afternoon, Mentor announced that the little league uniforms have arrived, ready to be worn by 10,000 kids in San Diego County.
(See his tweets here, here, and here.)
In response to a blog post by BP over at Lobshots, Mentor explained that the uniforms were custom made by Majestic, many with sewn-on logos. Also, the unis will come with matching hats.
This has to be one of the best community outreach programs the Padres have ever done. I can't wait to start seeing little leaguers around San Diego sporting badass uniforms from all the different eras of Padres history. It almost makes me want to find a kid on a little league team and steal his jersey from him. But that would be creepy so of course I wouldn't do that. Anyway, these look awesome. Kudos to Tom Garfinkel and the Padres organization for making this happen!
[Note by jodes0405, 01/31/12 2:51 PM PST ] UPDATE:
This FanPost was written by a member of the Gaslamp Ball community and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Gaslamp Ball managers or SB Nation.
2 recs | 30 comments
The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays
Baltimore Orioles, Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Cincinnati Reds, Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies, Atlanta Braves, Washington Nationals, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies and Miami Marlins hate children.
TheThinGwynn - January 30, 2012
But... But...
The Dbacks gave kids a pool!
imstillhungry95 - January 30, 2012
My jealousy is showing.
JollyWaffle - January 30, 2012
I want to put all those jerseys in a pile
and roll around in them.
jbox - January 30, 2012
That was my initial thought too.
jodes0405 - January 30, 2012
Really Cool
This is really awesome. I hope my son’s league gets a few. Has anyone found a link to what areas are getting them?
fairweather - January 30, 2012
Added the areas to the post above.
(via Tom Garfinkel’s facebook)
jodes0405 - January 31, 2012
This is cool...
but the same nut job that wrote in his blog that the Padres encourage little kids to join the ‘military industrial complex’ when they wear the camo jerseys will probably claim these jerseys encourage kids to take steroids. What a maroon.
P.S.
I have a 3 month old daughter, does she qualify to sign up for little league?
Jsn L - January 30, 2012
No the criticism...
The Padres put people out of jobs who design Little League uniforms in San Diego. There are hard working people not gonna be able to go out and buy an Astros/Braves/Reds/Cardinals/Cubs jersey!
Dex - January 30, 2012
i hate kids
staceyaugmon4HOF - January 30, 2012
I'm as bald as Cal Ripken and turn 30 on Friday...
And I still think I’m going to try and pull a Danny Almonte just so I can get me one of those jerseys. You think they’re donating any 2XL’s to any of the little leagues?
athletics68 - January 30, 2012
well they had it XXL
for sean burroughs didn’t they?
Nater Tater - January 30, 2012
So cool, props to the Padres
How about a GLB outreach program where we get cool throwback jerseys? Loving the Hoffy retired number Ts from Garkinfel, wear it all the time.
mrbarneydangles - January 30, 2012
These look better than the new Padres uniforms!!
TheVinylCrocodile - January 30, 2012
Some of them ARE the new Padres uniforms
athletics68 - January 31, 2012
I meant ones with orange!
They need to bring back the orange!!!
TheVinylCrocodile - January 31, 2012
All this and the Padres store at Petco Park can't even special order you a 1969 jersey.
SeeAnFrockOh - January 31, 2012
This has to be leading up to something for the grownups
They need a throwbacks section in the Padres Store. Or else repurpose one of the other stores to exclusively do throwback stuff.
Dex - January 31, 2012
I think the online store has many more problems than the brick and mortar store
heh, I think this is the first time I’ve used the phrase “brick and mortar” literally.
kevintheoman - January 31, 2012
whenever i hear brick and mortar
i think MORDOR
Nater Tater - January 31, 2012
One does not simply walk into brick and mortar.
Rich Garcia's defective eyes - February 5, 2012
It's glass doors are guarded by more than just dorks
There are pushy salesmen there that do not sleep. The great eye in the sky is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with impulse items, clearance sales and dust. The very air you breathe is a poisonous fume. Not with just ten hundred pennies could you do this. It is folly.
Nater Tater - February 6, 2012
nerds!
kevintheoman - February 7, 2012
They have one
It has most of those jerseys in it.
athletics68 - January 31, 2012
Little League kids in North County are so jealous right now.
Natrone Bomb - January 31, 2012
I was thinking that too.
jodes0405 - January 31, 2012
Read it in Hacksaw’s voice.
Axion - January 31, 2012
Holy crap
I could actually do it. I even ended my reading by saying, “I say hell yes…” in his voice. I’ve been listening to 1090 too much.
athletics68 - January 31, 2012
I read it in his voice too
then had an added…I have 10 lines open, i need a little leaguers from those areas to call me…IIIIIIII Want to hear from YOU!!!!!
Nater Tater - January 31, 2012
As someone built like a 12 year old,
I really hope a bunch of these end up on ebay after LL season is over.
TheThinGwynn - February 1, 2012
You must Login with your SB Nation account and be a member of Gaslamp Ball to post a comment.