Never mind that the Kings have two recent Stanley Cup wins and the Dodgers are in first place in the NL West right now—today we're talking about on-field fashion. Uni Watch, a blog and ESPN column by the same name, scored and ranked the best dressed sports cities in the country, and LA didn't fare all that well. We're in 11th place behind the oh-so fashionable teams of Boston, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Philadelphia, New York, and five other cities. You can see the full ranking and individual scores here.
Here are the individual scores that put us in 11th place.
Dodgers: 9
Angels: 7.5
Lakers: 8
Clippers: 2—Uni Watch has NOT been a fan since the new uniforms were revealed and they detail their disdain, element by element, here. Fans aren't crazy about them either.
Kings: 3.5
Ducks: 6.5
We got 1 point in the "Intangibles" category for Dodger Stadium. Most cities that have nice stadiums got an extra point or two for "visual experience," and domed football stadiums got an automatic two-point deduction. Good thing we don't have one of those.
That gave LA/Anaheim a final score of 6.25. Without Anaheim's scores factored in, we would have been at 5.8—still in 11th place and just ahead of Miami, which has 5.5 points. But, if any of the teams had earned just one more point, we would have broken into the top 10, ahead of St. Louis. By the way, here are the rules for the ranking.
How do you think LA's uniforms measure up? Don't you think Steve Ballmer's dance moves are worth at least two more intangible points for "visual experience"? And the Clippers uniforms could be worse...right?