Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Seriously? Who thought this was a good idea?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 Watching the Mets & Braves - they look like college teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 About as goofy as a bunch of those names on the back of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 This appears to be trying to explain it http://news.sportslogos.net/2019/08/23/mlb-baseball-players-wearing-black-and-white-uniforms-this-weekend/ But it seems pretty stupid to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry T Harrison Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 If only we had a professional based team in Western Pa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 How would you like to stand out in the hot sun wearing an all black uniform? Someone in charge is “Moronic”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chantry Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 13 hours ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: Seriously? Who thought this was a good idea?? Probably the marketing weenies thought it was a good idea. I'm also thinking none of us who responded to this thread are the demographic they are trying to target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okie Sawbones, SASS #77381 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 I no longer follow baseball, so I don't know why they decided to do this?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 I didn't see it since Fox Sports Southwest and Dish Network are feuding, but I listened to some of the Rangers vs. White Sox game, and the radio announcers were having a ball poking fun at them. Said the Rangers looked like a team of painters and the Sox looked just like the umpires. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted August 24, 2019 Share Posted August 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Capt. James H. Callahan said: I didn't see it since Fox Sports Southwest and Dish Network are feuding, but I listened to some of the Rangers vs. White Sox game, and the radio announcers were having a ball poking fun at them. Said the Rangers looked like a team of painters and the Sox looked just like the umpires. JHC So, the White Sox were in BLACK. 100 years after the BLACK SOX scandal? somebody should have had a Shoeless Joe Jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 MLB's way of trying to get the "millennials" interested in baseball! Have you been to a MLB stadium lately? Food choices are abundant and expensive as hell and there's even play areas for kids that won't watch the game! It's ridiculous, all about the money! These uniforms are MLB's way of trying to "connect" the players to the fans! Nicknames on the back, ugh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 32 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: MLB's way of trying to get the "millennials" interested in baseball! Have you been to a MLB stadium lately? Food choices are abundant and expensive as hell and there's even play areas for kids that won't watch the game! It's ridiculous, all about the money! These uniforms are MLB's way of trying to "connect" the players to the fans! Nicknames on the back, ugh! Nah, they know that won’t happen.They do it on the Little League World Series weekend. Trying to get more kids interested in the game. Why they call it Player’s Weekend is beyond me. I don’t mind the nicknames but the black/white thing is the dumbest stunt since St. Louis Browns president Bill Veeck sent 3’ 7” Eddie Gaedel in to pinch hit in a game against Detroit in the 50s. Well...on second thought the designated hitter rule was the dumbest. Gotta love the game though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nasty Newt # 7365 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Rod Serling's intro to the Dodgers and the Yankees, as imagined in the shower after watching the game: "Offered for your consideration one Mr. CC Sabathia, a starting left-handed pitcher for the New York Yankees, all 6 foot 6 and 300 pounds of him, about to take the mound against the Dodgers wearing a solid black uniform and size 20 red cleats. But this mound isn't in Chavez Ravine in Los Angeles, or anyplace else where the game of baseball has ever been played. CC Sabathia is all warmed up, and ready to toe the rubber -- in The Twilight Zone." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 11 hours ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: Nah, they know that won’t happen.They do it on the Little League World Series weekend. Trying to get more kids interested in the game. Why they call it Player’s Weekend is beyond me. I don’t mind the nicknames but the black/white thing is the dumbest stunt since St. Louis Browns president Bill Veeck sent 3’ 7” Eddie Gaedel in to pinch hit in a game against Detroit in the 50s. Well...on second thought the designated hitter rule was the dumbest. Gotta love the game though. The millennials and also the group a little older, whatever they're called, are the ones MLB is interested in because they have the money to spend and they have kids that are in little league. It's all a big push for more fans, can't blame them for that but this is kinda stupid! I agree with the DH, I wish they would do away with it in the AL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Remember the good old days, when everyone wore the same color uniform. You had two - one was solid and the other was pinstriped. You wore one color for home games and the other one for away games. And way to tell the teams apart was the color of your socks. And remember how people screamed and hollered and said the world is coming to an end when the teams quit dressing like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 33 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: The millennials and also the group a little older, whatever they're called, are the ones MLB is interested in because they have the money to spend and they have kids that are in little league. It's all a big push for more fans, can't blame them for that but this is kinda stupid! I agree with the DH, I wish they would do away with it in the AL. I keep forgetting it’s 2019 and Millenials are now breeding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 The black and white uniforms are just plain Jane dumb. Until MLB can figure out how to keep a 3 hour game from turning into a 4 hour game, attendance will continue to decline. The DH is here to stay I'm afraid. The Tampa Bay Rays (who will play the Indians later this month) have the lowest attendance in the Majors. They wonder why. They keep blaming the stadium, I've been to the Dome to watch the game many times. There's nothing wrong with the stadium, who wouldn't want ac and a roof in the Florida summer. The real reasons are: - As with most every sport, you get a helleva lot better seat on tv. - They start gigging you the minute you get within 2 blocks from the stadium. In other words, the game tickets may be reasonable but everything else is downright ridiculously priced and they don't accept cash. - Stuart Steinberg keeps having stupid ideas about stuff like splittling the season between Montreal and Tampa Bay which has been divisive to say the least. He won't spend the money on "A" team players as the Rays have the lowest payroll of all MLB teams. I'm not saying that we don't have some good/great players because we do. - Fans get REAL TIRED of watching the team go into the 9th, way ahead and lose to completely inept closers that couldn't throw a hotdog down a hallway without hitting both walls and the floor. Rant over, what were we talking about again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Hangtree Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 MLB should have taken all that money they spent on those stupid all-black, all-white uniforms and given it to any deserving charity. Big money wasted if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 25, 2019 Author Share Posted August 25, 2019 14 minutes ago, Marshal Hangtree said: MLB should have taken all that money they spent on those stupid all-black, all-white uniforms and given it to any deserving charity. Big money wasted if you ask me. Quote Game-worn, authenticated Players’ Weekend jerseys and batting helmets will be auctioned at MLB.com/auctions. All proceeds will be donated to the MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation, a joint effort established in July 2015 by MLB and the MLBPA with an initial commitment of $30 million focused on improving the caliber, effectiveness and availability of amateur baseball and softball programs across the United States and Canada. Also: "Authentic and replica Players’ Weekend caps, jerseys and socks are available at MLBShop.com." I hope they aren't planning on making a profit off that. I don't think sales will be brisk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Alpo said: Remember the good old days, when everyone wore the same color uniform. You had two - one was solid and the other was pinstriped. You wore one color for home games and the other one for away games. And way to tell the teams apart was the color of your socks. And remember how people screamed and hollered and said the world is coming to an end when the teams quit dressing like that. Home was white, away was grey. Only the §¥£€ #@&# yankees were pinstriped, and that to try to make Babe Ruth look slimmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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