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Padres uniforms: Visual history of brown, yellow, blue, orange, sand - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Padres uniforms: Visual history of brown, yellow, blue, orange, sand - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Padres uniforms: Visual history of brown, yellow, blue, orange, sand - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Padres uniforms: Visual history of brown, yellow, blue, orange, sand - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Brown has been part of the Padres' history since expansion, by FriarWire