BUT WHY
This is hideous!
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Mon May 28, 2018 6:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
Stupid gimmick. Honor the dead in better ways than this. This should be a high-exposure weekend for baseball; don't make the teams look like anything other than themselves (i.e., the Cubs in blue and red, the Giants in black and orange). Say what you will about George Steinbrenner but at least he never would have let The Glorious New York Yankees dress in pink or olive green or Little League uniforms. |
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| Author: | denisdman [ Mon May 28, 2018 6:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
I have been scanning Fanatics all day to pick up new Cubs stuff, and I am considering the green stuff. |
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Mon May 28, 2018 6:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
BUT WHY This is hideous! |
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| Author: | denisdman [ Mon May 28, 2018 6:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
Green is my favorite color....sorry. |
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| Author: | tommy [ Mon May 28, 2018 6:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
The Independence Day uniforms are pretty sweet, though |
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| Author: | Terry's Peeps [ Mon May 28, 2018 6:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
denisdman wrote: Green is my favorite color....sorry. Shocking. 
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Mon May 28, 2018 6:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
denisdman wrote: Green is my favorite color....sorry. Mine too. But I have to accept that the teams I like don't wear green. |
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| Author: | denisdman [ Mon May 28, 2018 6:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
Terry's Peeps wrote: denisdman wrote: Green is my favorite color....sorry. Shocking. I know right. When I worked as a cashier in high school, it was a dream job. They put me behind the service desk balancing drawers, and the old ladies couldn’t believe that I was doing it without a calculator. I loved green stuff that much. My lawn looks awesome right now. |
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| Author: | denisdman [ Mon May 28, 2018 6:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
Curious Hair wrote: denisdman wrote: Green is my favorite color....sorry. Mine too. But I have to accept that the teams I like don't wear green. I bleed Cubbie blue, but I still enjoy them in those caps. It’s ok to have fun. |
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Mon May 28, 2018 6:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
I don't care if civilians wear them but the promotional uniforms look stupid on players.  Imagine Mickey Mantle being made to wear a pink Yankees uniform. You can't. |
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Mon May 28, 2018 6:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
I don't mind the hats, but the jerseys are atrocious. |
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| Author: | tommy [ Mon May 28, 2018 6:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
Curious Hair wrote: I don't care if civilians wear them but the promotional uniforms look stupid on players. Imagine Mickey Mantle being made to wear a pink Yankees uniform. You can't. It's a nice sentiment, but really just a money grab or marketing ploy. We could do without them. |
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Mon May 28, 2018 6:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
Frank Coztansa wrote: I don't mind the hats, but the jerseys are atrocious. Did you notice they took the tomahawks off the Braves' jerseys so that they wouldn't be accused of supporting the troops while denigrating the indigenous? |
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| Author: | Don Tiny [ Mon May 28, 2018 7:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
tommy wrote: Curious Hair wrote: I don't care if civilians wear them but the promotional uniforms look stupid on players. Imagine Mickey Mantle being made to wear a pink Yankees uniform. You can't. It's a nice sentiment, but really just a money grab or marketing ploy. We could do without them. Agreed. Nothing more or less than that. |
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| Author: | Regular Reader [ Mon May 28, 2018 8:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
I actually like the Sox' stuff, but the cynical pandering is more than a bit much. |
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| Author: | RFDC [ Mon May 28, 2018 8:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
Yeah, because nobody has his finger on the pulse of baseball wear like Curious Hair |
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Mon May 28, 2018 8:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
RFDC wrote: Yeah, because nobody has his finger on the pulse of baseball wear like Curious Hair Imagine you can only afford to go to one Cubs game a year (this is not unimaginable these days) and you decide to go over Memorial Day weekend. You want to enjoy all the splendor of Wrigley Field on a warm day and see your beloved Cubs in person, but alas, the Cubs and Giants are both wearing olive green because they're pretending they're in the army. pew-pew-pew! |
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| Author: | Spaulding [ Mon May 28, 2018 8:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
 pew pew pew was a nice touch
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| Author: | Regular Reader [ Mon May 28, 2018 8:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
Curious Hair wrote: RFDC wrote: Yeah, because nobody has his finger on the pulse of baseball wear like Curious Hair Imagine you can only afford to go to one Cubs game a year (this is not unimaginable these days) and you decide to go over Memorial Day weekend. You want to enjoy all the splendor of Wrigley Field on a warm day and see your beloved Cubs in person, but alas, the Cubs and Giants are both wearing olive green because they're pretending they're in the army. pew-pew-pew! I wonder if people under the age of 40 care, or even notice. Admittedly even I don't care less any more. But as a White Sox fan, until 1990, temporary uniforms really didn't matter. |
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| Author: | RFDC [ Mon May 28, 2018 8:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
Curious Hair wrote: RFDC wrote: Yeah, because nobody has his finger on the pulse of baseball wear like Curious Hair Imagine you can only afford to go to one Cubs game a year (this is not unimaginable these days) and you decide to go over Memorial Day weekend. You want to enjoy all the splendor of Wrigley Field on a warm day and see your beloved Cubs in person, but alas, the Cubs and Giants are both wearing olive green because they're pretending they're in the army. pew-pew-pew! yeah because taking in a game in person is all about what uniforms they are wearing....has nothing to do with the players, the stadium, or even the actual game on the field |
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Mon May 28, 2018 8:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
It is part of it, especially for teams that have any brand equity. If you go to see the Cubs, the Yankees, the Dodgers, the Tigers, you kind of expect them to look like who they are. I mean, the Padres, who gives a shit, they don't know what they're doing, but I would feel like I got a little less than what I paid for if the Cubs weren't dressed as The Chicago Cubs but instead dressed as the Prostate Cancer Awareness Chicago Cubs. |
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| Author: | Don Tiny [ Mon May 28, 2018 8:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
RFDC wrote: Curious Hair wrote: RFDC wrote: Yeah, because nobody has his finger on the pulse of baseball wear like Curious Hair Imagine you can only afford to go to one Cubs game a year (this is not unimaginable these days) and you decide to go over Memorial Day weekend. You want to enjoy all the splendor of Wrigley Field on a warm day and see your beloved Cubs in person, but alas, the Cubs and Giants are both wearing olive green because they're pretending they're in the army. pew-pew-pew! yeah because taking in a game in person is all about what uniforms they are wearing....has nothing to do with the players, the stadium, or even the actual game on the field No, I'm going with CH here. It screws with the visual component for a reason of unsure ultimate purpose. |
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| Author: | HawaiiYou [ Mon May 28, 2018 8:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
ya those uniforms sucked this weekend, all teams. |
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| Author: | denisdman [ Mon May 28, 2018 8:52 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
Oh my God they’re trying to make money. What a crime. The real crime is the Cubs having to pay Jason Heyward. |
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| Author: | RFDC [ Mon May 28, 2018 8:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
Don Tiny wrote: RFDC wrote: Curious Hair wrote: RFDC wrote: Yeah, because nobody has his finger on the pulse of baseball wear like Curious Hair Imagine you can only afford to go to one Cubs game a year (this is not unimaginable these days) and you decide to go over Memorial Day weekend. You want to enjoy all the splendor of Wrigley Field on a warm day and see your beloved Cubs in person, but alas, the Cubs and Giants are both wearing olive green because they're pretending they're in the army. pew-pew-pew! yeah because taking in a game in person is all about what uniforms they are wearing....has nothing to do with the players, the stadium, or even the actual game on the field No, I'm going with CH here. It screws with the visual component for a reason of unsure ultimate purpose. It really does not bother me at all. I kind of liked the uniforms today. I think it is much ado about nothing. |
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| Author: | FavreFan [ Mon May 28, 2018 8:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
RFDC wrote: Yeah, because nobody has his finger on the pulse of baseball wear like Curious Hair Not sure what this means but he’s right here. |
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| Author: | RFDC [ Mon May 28, 2018 9:00 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
FavreFan wrote: RFDC wrote: Yeah, because nobody has his finger on the pulse of baseball wear like Curious Hair Not sure what this means but he’s right here. From something he said to Hawaii in the NHL cup thread Curious Hair wrote: Yeah, because nobody has his finger on the pulse of America like HawaiiYou!
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| Author: | Curious Hair [ Mon May 28, 2018 9:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
FavreFan wrote: RFDC wrote: Yeah, because nobody has his finger on the pulse of baseball wear like Curious Hair Not sure what this means but he’s right here. I made fun of HawaiiYou for thinking that having Lil Jon do "Turn Down For What" before a hockey game put the NHL on the cultural vanguard, so RFDC had to throw a brushback pitch to even things up. |
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| Author: | Don Tiny [ Mon May 28, 2018 9:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
denisdman wrote: Oh my God they’re trying to make money. What a crime. The real crime is the Cubs having to pay Jason Heyward. Making money off exploiting the death of servicemen ... that's a hard pass from me. |
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| Author: | Tad Queasy [ Mon May 28, 2018 9:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Olive green on baseball jerseys for Memorial Day weekend |
Agree with Don Tiny and Curious Hair. |
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