MLB Players weekend

ForeverRoyalKC · 08-10-2018, 11:38 PM

What's your opinion on Players Weekend? Do you think it's too much overkill to alter the unis and caps so much? Do you like the look and feel of it? Any of you think it throws tradition out the window? Is it just a big marketing scheme?

IMO, I think it's pretty neat. I cant say I like every single jersey and cap, but the way baseball seems to be dying in the eyes of the masses, it might keep things interesting, especially for kids.

Opinions?

The Game · 08-11-2018, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ForeverRoyalKC

What's your opinion on Players Weekend? Do you think it's too much overkill to alter the unis and caps so much? Do you like the look and feel of it? Any of you think it throws tradition out the window? Is it just a big marketing scheme?

IMO, I think it's pretty neat. I cant say I like every single jersey and cap, but the way baseball seems to be dying in the eyes of the masses, it might keep things interesting, especially for kids.

Opinions?

I like it a lot. I have yet to see what teh sox players will be wearing but love this one
https://goo.gl/images/RVCgqT

Westheim · 08-11-2018, 04:14 AM

Incredibly huge, incredibly stupid pile of steaming garbage just to make another extra dime.

Airdrop01 · 08-12-2018, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by The Game

I like it a lot. I have yet to see what teh sox players will be wearing but love this one
https://goo.gl/images/RVCgqT

That’s awesome. Thanks for that. I love it!

cephasjames · 08-12-2018, 08:46 PM

If its something the players want then I'm okay with it. I think the unis are hideous and I don't like the nickname on them. But if the players like it then I support it.

Westheim · 08-24-2018, 04:30 PM

Look at all those fans at the Reds-Cubs tilt that are wearing the stupid, garish, ugly uniforms with the stupid, garish, ugly nicknames on the back. Owners and players should be careful here that nobody's getting a hernia when they are carrying the bags of cash to the car after the game...

RchW · 08-24-2018, 04:45 PM

Must suck to be you.

Westheim · 08-24-2018, 04:47 PM

Indeed it does!

Westheim · 08-24-2018, 05:18 PM

"Two and one on Dilly Dilly!"

(goes for a barf)

RchW · 08-24-2018, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by cephasjames

If its something the players want then I'm okay with it. I think the unis are hideous and I don't like the nickname on them. But if the players like it then I support it.

How can people not like the Box Burger emojis? I'm a surly old fart and that got a laugh out of me.

Orcin · 08-25-2018, 12:18 AM

It's ok. It's one weekend in a bunch of weekends. I am not buying the jersey so it's no skin off my nose. Have fun!

Déjà Bru · 08-25-2018, 10:08 AM

I generally agree with Orcin but I share unease with Westheim, not about the cash involved but what it does, even just incrementally, to baseball tradition.

Antonin · 08-25-2018, 11:19 AM

I think it's fine. The uniforms I've seen (I'm talking about the Cleveland-KC series) are ugly, and some of the nicknames are pretty unimaginative, but what the heck.

My wife told me one of our pitchers, I think his name is Shane Bieber, picked the nickname "Not Justin." That's kind of funny. On the other hand, our superstar shortstop Francisco Lindor picked "Mr Smile," which is too obvious and anyway I think it was what he picked last year.

Kluber didn't pick a nickname at all, although Cleveland writers like to call him "Klubot."

RchW · 08-25-2018, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Déjà Bru

I generally agree with Orcin but I share unease with Westheim, not about the cash involved but what it does, even just incrementally, to baseball tradition.

What tradition?

Déjà Bru · 08-25-2018, 12:08 PM

You know, when all is said and done, it's the baseball that counts, not the uniforms or any of the other stuff. So in this regard, they could be wearing pajamas and it would not make a difference, I suppose.

ihatenames · 08-27-2018, 01:43 PM

The players enjoy it and the fans get a kick out of the nicknames. It’s fun and that’s what baseball need. So much of baseball is anti-fun on the part of the players. We need less of that. This helps.

Rain King · 08-27-2018, 01:59 PM

I'd prefer not to have the gimmicky jerseys but it also doesn't really bother me, I do not care one way or the other about the nicknames on the back.

TheMaus2 · 08-27-2018, 03:24 PM

mlb needs an image upgrade and things like these could be vital in getting people interested

drksd4848 · 08-27-2018, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ForeverRoyalKC

What's your opinion on Players Weekend? Do you think it's too much overkill to alter the unis and caps so much? Do you like the look and feel of it? Any of you think it throws tradition out the window? Is it just a big marketing scheme?

IMO, I think it's pretty neat. I cant say I like every single jersey and cap, but the way baseball seems to be dying in the eyes of the masses, it might keep things interesting, especially for kids.

Opinions?

Yes, that's the one thing the players need: A weekend dedicated to themselves. Because being a baseball player is so hard these days, what with the slave wadges and poor treatment and all.

So now, along with all that obnoxious "walk-up" music, they can have their nicknames plastered on the back of their jerseys to feel good about themselves. And I'm sure the national profile of Mike Trout just zoomed skyward now that he has a nickname. Knocked LeBron right off his perch.

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mlb needs an image upgrade and things like these could be vital in getting people interested

I'm sure the line outside the Dicks Sporting Goods store in Miami must have been five miles long this morning, with all those Marlins fans dying to get a hold of one.

Rain King · 08-27-2018, 04:30 PM

That is what baseball's image needs! More sarcasm!

08-10-2018, 11:38 PM	#1
ForeverRoyalKC All Star Starter Join Date: May 2015 Location: Hop, skip and a jump from Stockton Lake, MO. Posts: 1,128 Blog Entries: 3	MLB Players weekend What's your opinion on Players Weekend? Do you think it's too much overkill to alter the unis and caps so much? Do you like the look and feel of it? Any of you think it throws tradition out the window? Is it just a big marketing scheme? IMO, I think it's pretty neat. I cant say I like every single jersey and cap, but the way baseball seems to be dying in the eyes of the masses, it might keep things interesting, especially for kids. Opinions?

08-11-2018, 04:14 AM	#3
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08-12-2018, 08:46 PM	#5
cephasjames Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,749 Blog Entries: 1	If its something the players want then I'm okay with it. I think the unis are hideous and I don't like the nickname on them. But if the players like it then I support it. __________________ 5000+ Generic Logos Free for the Taking FREE: Uniforms and logos for 500+ teams spanning 1871-present Great Lakes League: 10 Conferences, 100 Teams Pre-OOTP 23 Custom Cap & Jersey Template v3.0 by Deft and NoPepper (with layers from other various artists) that I use: Caps, Jerseys

08-24-2018, 04:30 PM	#6
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 11,892	Look at all those fans at the Reds-Cubs tilt that are wearing the stupid, garish, ugly uniforms with the stupid, garish, ugly nicknames on the back. Owners and players should be careful here that nobody's getting a hernia when they are carrying the bags of cash to the car after the game... __________________ Portland Raccoons, 83 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

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08-24-2018, 04:47 PM	#8
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08-24-2018, 05:18 PM	#9
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 11,892	"Two and one on Dilly Dilly!" (goes for a barf) __________________ Portland Raccoons, 83 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

08-25-2018, 12:18 AM	#11
Orcin Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 9,798	It's ok. It's one weekend in a bunch of weekends. I am not buying the jersey so it's no skin off my nose. Have fun!

08-25-2018, 10:08 AM	#12
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States Posts: 10,456	I generally agree with Orcin but I share unease with Westheim, not about the cash involved but what it does, even just incrementally, to baseball tradition. __________________ - Bru

08-25-2018, 11:19 AM	#13
Antonin Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,419	I think it's fine. The uniforms I've seen (I'm talking about the Cleveland-KC series) are ugly, and some of the nicknames are pretty unimaginative, but what the heck. My wife told me one of our pitchers, I think his name is Shane Bieber, picked the nickname "Not Justin." That's kind of funny. On the other hand, our superstar shortstop Francisco Lindor picked "Mr Smile," which is too obvious and anyway I think it was what he picked last year. Kluber didn't pick a nickname at all, although Cleveland writers like to call him "Klubot." __________________ Cultural icons, gone but not forgotten: David Bowie, Lou Reed, William S. Burroughs, Tristan Tzara, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsburg, Jimi Hendrix, John Cage, Johnny Thunders (New York Dolls), Mike Hudson (The Pagans), Joey Ramone (Ramones), Stiv Bators (Dead Boys), Tomata Du Plenty (The Screamers), Joe Strummer (The Clash), Lester Bangs

08-25-2018, 12:08 PM	#15
Déjà Bru Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: United States Posts: 10,456	You know, when all is said and done, it's the baseball that counts, not the uniforms or any of the other stuff. So in this regard, they could be wearing pajamas and it would not make a difference, I suppose. __________________ - Bru

08-27-2018, 01:43 PM	#16
ihatenames Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Rockford Posts: 2,535	The players enjoy it and the fans get a kick out of the nicknames. It’s fun and that’s what baseball need. So much of baseball is anti-fun on the part of the players. We need less of that. This helps. __________________ New Album coming soon!

08-27-2018, 01:59 PM	#17
Rain King Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,108	I'd prefer not to have the gimmicky jerseys but it also doesn't really bother me, I do not care one way or the other about the nicknames on the back.

08-27-2018, 03:24 PM	#18
TheMaus2 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The OOTP Forums. Always. Posts: 1,949 Blog Entries: 16	mlb needs an image upgrade and things like these could be vital in getting people interested __________________ I write a monthly newsletter on the Food Baseball Association. I also listen to music no one's ever heard of in hopes of looking cool and alternative.

08-27-2018, 04:30 PM	#20
Rain King Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,108	That is what baseball's image needs! More sarcasm!