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Originally Posted by andjbock
Just because Ortiz doesn't tear up the basepath doesn't mean he shouldn't have a cleat line named after him.
Roger Clemens or Barry Bonds would be much worse choices because of their negative publicity.
Curtis Granderson lacks the notoriaty or market prowess of a Big Papi so he would be a far worse choice.
I understand that you are associating cleats with the basepaths, but that's not what Reebok is doing.
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Actually, Ortiz's lack of speed has nothing to do with it. Cleats are useful to fielders as well. But Ortiz likely can't recall what his glove even looks like.
I get that they want a well known player to market their shoes. And since the American public is so damned stupid, they'll likely make a lot of money off it. But with this product, there's no allure of being able to do something just like the person who has their name on the shoes simply because you are wearing said shoes. I mean, kids and the like could always think something along the lines of, "Now I can jump like Michael Jordan!" when they laced up a pair of Air Jordans. What are they going to think when they strap on a pair of Big Papi cleats? "Cool! Now I can walk to the plate and sit in the dugout just like David Ortiz!".
But like I said, people are dumb and it will likely bring in a lot of revenue for Reebok. Which is a great move for them. The point I was trying to make was that a pair of cleats with Big Papi's name on it rates fairly high on the unintentionally funny scale.