Home Run Derby

One of my favorite things about St. Patrick’s Day is that it falls smack in the middle of Spring Training – which leads to a number of MLB clubs celebrating the day with special caps or uniforms.

Yesterday the Red Sox, Cubs, White Sox, Dodgers, Royals, Pirates, Phillies, Mets, Mariners, Braves, Tigers, Blue Jays (Green Jays?), and Cardinals (and probably some others) all wore some form of Green.

Of course, the real reason MLB teams wear the Green is so they can make more Green when you go out and buy the hat or jersey. 

Not just because they look cool or anything.

And later this season, the Boston Red Sox will wear Green Caps and Jerseys again during the regular season to honor the late Celtics coaching legend Red Auerbach. 

A baseball team honoring a basketball legend?  Well, I guess the White Sox did it for Michael Jordan – and he wasn’t even dead. 

The Chicago White Sox and KC Royals both have special “Halfway to St Patrick’s Day” games Sept 13 and 17, respectively.

Interesting that the White Sox will wear fully Green Pinstriped uniforms for that home game but only a Green Cap for the Spring games.

Guess they don’t want to give the guys who won’t make the team a free green pinstriped jersey.