{"id":309758,"date":"2026-06-16T21:55:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T21:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/309758\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T21:55:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T21:55:32","slug":"grading-the-america-250-phillies-jerseys-and-hats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/309758\/","title":{"rendered":"Grading the America 250 Phillies Jerseys\u00a0and Hats"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Dave Nelson-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n

The Phillies\u2019 Fourth of July jerseys and hats have been revealed, and with America 250 celebrations making this Independence Day extra noteworthy, MLB took some pretty big swings with the design:<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how we\u2019re going to do this. First, I\u2019m going to present you with some takes from around the internet. Then I will tell you what the actual, correct verdict on this merch is (what I think).\u00a0<\/p>\n

From Around the Internet<\/p>\n

If they were only wearing the cream uniforms pic.twitter.com\/fYBYbg0xFe<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Beautiful Dogs (@SBCHAMPS_18_25) June 15, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

The stripe where the hat meets the brim is a bit much. Wasn\u2019t needed.<\/p>\n

\u2014 VonHayes (@VonHayes1982) June 15, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

Bummed because I loved last years hat but this one\u2019s a bit too on the nose especially with the side patch<\/p>\n

\u2014 Nick \ud83e\udd9c (@BirdTalksBall) June 15, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

Ugly as fuck. sorry not sorry. The bands look poorly done, and the color is just blech, it looks more cream than white. looks like someone bought it off temu.<\/p>\n

\u2014 JT (@JTProductions2) June 15, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

Looks fine but they’ll be wearing the gray uniforms which is a terrible mismatch<\/p>\n

\u2014 \u227c\ua0b5\ua253\ua045\u227d (@clutchkilroy) June 15, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

Even on one of the few teams where the red white and blue doesn\u2019t clash, it still looks really bad.<\/p>\n

\u2014 taylor (@TJenkinsTampa) June 15, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n

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The Correct Opinion (mine)<\/p>\n

Everyone online is weird as hell. They\u2019re wrong on this. People on the internet just love shitting on stuff. No one ever looks at something and just says, \u201cPretty cool. Nice.\u201d Except me. That\u2019s what I\u2019m doing. I think these jerseys are good. I genuinely like them. More specifically:<\/p>\n

-The American flag design inside the numbers is cool. Very different. I\u2019ve never seen it before, and that\u2019s a plus. <\/p>\n

-The ribbon along the brim of the hat is great. Everyone online is saying it\u2019s trying to be like a rope hat, and I completely disagree. To me, it feels more like a merch design you would\u2019ve seen for the bicentennial celebration in 1976. It looks like those American-striped tube socks 70s people used to wear. Makes me think of Dazed and Confused. Has a retro feel to it, in my opinion. I like it. <\/p>\n

-I like the gold outline around the \u2018P\u2019 on the hat. Very regal. <\/p>\n

-Everyone whining about how the gray road jerseys don\u2019t match the cream hats is wrong. This will look cool. It\u2019s different. I\u2019ve never seen the road grays with a cream hat. It\u2019s fun to see different stuff sometimes. <\/p>\n

-The America 250 patch on the sleeve and side of the cap is fine. I\u2019m not crazy about it, it\u2019s probably the thing I\u2019m least excited about here, but it\u2019s alright. How much better could the patch be? Most patches don\u2019t look that great. The ceiling for a patch is \u201csolid,\u201d and that\u2019s what this one is. <\/p>\n

All that being said, it\u2019s finally time to announce my final grade\u2026<\/p>\n

Which is\u2026<\/p>\n

an A-<\/p>\n

Well done, MLB. Don\u2019t listen to the internet. You did a good job. Please send me some of this merch for free. I went to bat for you here. I sang for my supper\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Matt<\/p>\n

Matt Schultz is a comedy and sports writer from Philadelphia. He\u2019s written extensively for ClickHole, The Onion, and Conan O\u2019Brien\u2019s Team Coco. His work has been featured in Vulture, Deadspin, The A.V. Club, Paste Magazine, and other publications. Much of his sports journalism can be found on college basketball websites that don\u2019t exist anymore (PhilaHoops Heads rise up\u2026)
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\nemail: M.Schultz@sportradar.com<\/p>\n

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