Padres bring back their brown uniforms, sort of

There's a legion of baseball fans out there who've campaigned for years to get the San Diego Padres to bring back their brown uniforms. On Wednesday, their wish came true — sort of.

The Padres announced that they'll wear their brown pinstriped uniforms from the late '80s for five games during the 2015 season. Five games are better than no games, right? If you're a baseball fan of a certain age, you know these jerseys well. You've probably seen Tony Gwynn get a few hundred hits in them.

The "Bring Back the Browns" movement got a viral boost recently when John Brubaker, a Padres fan and designer, mocked up some nice-looking brown uniforms inspired by the team's late '70s/early '80s look.

Here are Brubaker's mock-ups:

The Padres aren't going that deep into their jersey archives just yet, but these late '80s jerseys are a step toward Brubaker's vision and toward appeasing the fans who want the Padres brown full-time. 

The Seattle Mariners also recently unveiled alternative uniforms straight out of their past. Those were a hit with the public, which seems to love retro jerseys nowadays.

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