Uniform Reform in Washington

I did a post earlier this season about the young Nationals of 2010 and how they could actually compete for a while, which they did to some extent.  And yes, I'm devoting another post to the Washington Nationals.  They will always be a special small market team because of their location and the historical significance of having a baseball team in Washington, D.C.  The well publicized tradition of the President throwing out the first pitch on Opening Day is a good one that should stay, but hopefully the President will stick to Nationals gear only, unlike last year.  The Nationals, since their move to Washington, have had mostly mediocre uniforms (a full logo and uniform history can be found here, including the mediocre home uniform and bad road uniform).  However, hope appeared in 2009 in the new road jersey, with a script that went back to the days of the Washington Senators but with a modern twist, white outlining.  The home uniform remained the same, but the franchise ached for a new one for two reasons.  One, the Nationals moved to Nationals Park in 2008, giving them a new identity and a bigger place on the Beltway sports front.  Two, the starting pitcher chooses the uniform and at home, the pitchers were choosing the home alternate more than the primary, giving fans an idea of which they preferred.  The fans, according to fan surveys the Nationals took of their fans, love the W logo and this the Nationals incorporated into their new set of uniforms.  The only completely new jersey in the new set is the home one, and this jersey is something I thought they should have done two years ago when they introduced the red one.  Take that last red one I linked and compare it to this, the new one with the only minimal differences.  The Nationals added a red bill to the road cap and that was it for the road uniform.  The one thing Washington did do, to all their uniforms, is get rid of the 3D effect on the numbers in gold which had been highly criticized by fans.  Overall, fresh uniforms.  I had to spend a post explaining all of this because I feel that the colors of the Nationals are important to represent the country and all of the history of the city which obviously can't be ignored.  Losing Adam Dunn is going to hurt the team, but if they could ever get some pitching around Stephen Strasburg, they could be a good team someday.