The "Alternate" Blue Jerseys spread like Crabgrass
by perseman on Jul 7, 2009 12:25 PM CDT
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I have weighed in on this topic before, but it has been a couple of years, so forgive me Al, here I go again:
I start with my conclusion: The so-called "alternate" blueberry jerseys are more appropriate to a Pony League team in Winnetka than the Cubs.
Ever since the John McDonough (he of blessed memory) imposed "no Blue Jerseys" edict was removed upon his departure to the Black Hawks, the wearing of the Blues has become the exception, not the rule, both at home and the road. Apparently, the decision is left up to the starting pitcher. Zambrano and Harden always wear blue, Dempster and Lilly wear whites/grays. Wells has worn both, but has lately shown a weakness for the blueberry. In the most recent homestand, its been 60% blues and 40% whites.
My theory is that as players come up through the minors, the jerseys worn by the Helena Hushpuppies or the West Covina Watermelons tend be garish, befitting the carnival-like atmosphere most minor league franchises try to construct. So when they arrive in the bigs, the players tend to opt for the Technicolor look familiar to them from college and/or minor league days.
I'm sorry, but Wrigley Field is different...it is the high cathedral of baseball. Wearing the clownish blue jerseys, with the oversized, cartoonish cub ensignia, is like attending mass at St. Peter's basilica in a Hawaiian shirt and flip-flops.
One of the greatest things about the environment at Wrigley Field is that it is mercifully free of the sausage race shtick and the constant between-innings sensual bombardment from the outfield big screen that almost every other franchise features. Wrigley is different--it offers a little more traditional, baseball-centered experience. The Cubs, particularly at home, should look like a traditional team and not a five year old expansion franchise--more like the Yankees, Cardinals and Dodgers, and less like the Rockies and D-Backs
My personal preference would be to reimpose the "McDonough Rule". But, at least, the Cubs should exclusively wear the classic white pinstripes at home, and mix and match the blues with the grays on the road. The blues are advertised as "alternate" jerseys.....they should remain as the exception, and not the rule.
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i like your points but i disagree
I actually like the blues, but I do agree that they are worn too much. Once per series is the limit I would set. Where I also disagree is the so-called lack of stupid games on the scoreboard. I was at 3 of the Brewers games: between the paint the scoreboard race, the puck shuffle, and another shell game race – that’s just not true that they don’t do that at Wrigley.
Make it happen baby: Cubs, Jaguars, FSU, Jazz, Thrashers.
by camnorris14 on Jul 7, 2009 12:30 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Never Wear Blues At Home
The Cubs should never wear the blue uniforms at home. I like the blue uniforms myself, but they belong on the road for half of those games. I’d like to see the whites for the 81 home games, the grays for 41 of the road games, and the blues for 40 of the road games.
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
by memphiscub on Jul 7, 2009 12:31 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
me likee this too.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
by zevkalman on Jul 7, 2009 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
While I would prefer they never wear the blues
only wearing them on the road would be tolerable, but there should be a constitutional amendment banning them at home.
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
--Winston Churchill
by lookingdeadred on Jul 8, 2009 8:28 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I prefer the whites...
but I could care less if they wore tin foil uniforms as long as they win. They may feel a little different to some pitchers and as long as they are comfortable I’m fine.
Its funny, you spend most of your life gripping a baseball. And in the end, its almost always the other way around.
by TCobb1911 on Jul 7, 2009 12:36 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
+1
As long as their winning, do we really care that much? If the players are more comfortable in blues or whatever their preference is, and they have success in them, then GO FOR IT
"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher
by Musicdude10 on Jul 7, 2009 2:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I keep looking for the midfielder . . . .
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
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by Shanghai Badger on Jul 7, 2009 12:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I like the blues
but really. Why care?
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 12:39 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
What topics are we allowed to care about?
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
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by Shanghai Badger on Jul 7, 2009 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
care about whatever you want.
but seriously. Jersey colors?
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, I think jersey colors is a reasonable thing to care about.
Have you seen the old Oakland jerseys of the 1970s? How can anyone be a fan of a team that looks clownish? I agree that pinstripes has that elegant, classical look.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
by zevkalman on Jul 7, 2009 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
For example, how can anyone be a fan of this team?
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
by zevkalman on Jul 7, 2009 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is my favorite of all time....
For more details check out:
http://www.fannation.com/blogs/post/205906-the-top-10-worst-mlb-uniforms-of-all-time
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
by zevkalman on Jul 7, 2009 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think this is worse, although I am a big fan of the stirrups
"Fasten your seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
by katie casey on Jul 7, 2009 5:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hands down the worst uniform of all time
Shorts?!?!?! It is not easy to beat out the Padres Taco Bell unis and the Astros’ rainbow jobs. The Giants had some pretty hideous halloween orange jerseys in the 70s. And lest we forget, the Cubs road unis for much of the 70s, those lovely light blue numbers with the white pinstripes. I guess the pinstripes were supposed to make the whale look slimmer?
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
--Winston Churchill
by lookingdeadred on Jul 8, 2009 8:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's one that was worse.
The all-maroon version in the middle was worn for exactly one game. After that game the players all voted to refuse to wear it again and management had to eliminate it. Smart move, IMO.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Jul 8, 2009 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
interesting that the players' (employees) votes
swayed mangement. if i were the owner of the phils i would have made them wear the maroons every day just for spite
by brian custer on Jul 8, 2009 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't notice the shorts!
I just thought that was an old rugby team uniform. Good grief.
"Fasten your seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
by katie casey on Jul 8, 2009 9:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What a horrible photo to use for a baseball card.
Awful uniforms, not a closeup, and not a single fan in the seats.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Jul 7, 2009 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
those are the ones that
went right in the spokes on your bike.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
by Allie on Jul 7, 2009 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
aw
they look like bumblebees!
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just threw up...
..and it looks exactly like those uniforms.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 7, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Based on that picture...
it appears no one WAS fans of that team… :)
by CubsWin!Oregon on Jul 7, 2009 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh...
English fail (which appears to be a theme for me today)….
“…no one WAS a fan of that team…”
by CubsWin!Oregon on Jul 7, 2009 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Glad to Get to Cincy
The Reds had much better looking uniforms and were great when Norman pitched in Cincinnati with the Big Red Machine.
"The big possums walk late." - Harry Caray
by memphiscub on Jul 7, 2009 4:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I preferred Cinci's sleeeveless pinstriped jobs
that FRobby, Vada Pinson, Joey Jay and Jim Maloney used to wear, back when they were still the Redlegs.
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
--Winston Churchill
by lookingdeadred on Jul 8, 2009 8:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
obviously you are correct
check the stands…no where there. you might be onto something here…
by Glacier on Jul 7, 2009 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You mean the 70s Oakland teams
That won 6 division champs and 3 world series?
Who cares what they wear, as long as they win.
I think part of this camp that prefers ‘tradition & class’ may also attend a number of games each year and even live in the greater chicagoland or in close proximity. You have come to love and enjoy that when you go to Wrigley you can trust in the product that is being delivered…whether its the bleachers, ivy, etc.
I live in FL and attend 1 game a year either at Wrigley or in ATL, and consequently I could care less if they wore pink zubaz unis, as long as they bring home a WS.
I’d like to think deep down all cub fans share that view, but I understand why some prefer the classic look
"I got a PBS mind in an MTV world"...Jimmy Buffett
by The Ryno and I Know on Jul 7, 2009 1:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Correction
That A’s group won five consecutive division titles. They won three consecutive WS titles (1972-74) but lost the AL playoffs to the O’s in 71 and to the Red Sox in 75.
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
--Winston Churchill
by lookingdeadred on Jul 8, 2009 8:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was easy to be a fan of those A's teams
it was the disco era, so the various colored jerseys fit right in, right along with the white shoes, moustaches and the long hair.
Seriously though, how could you not be a fan on some level of those A’s teams, three straight World Series titles, and there would have been more if Finley didn’t break the team up.
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
--Winston Churchill
by lookingdeadred on Jul 8, 2009 8:32 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You could say the same thing about a lot of fan posts
I think it’s ok to discuss. It’s not like someone is suggesting they are the cause of the Cubs offensive woes, etc.
You don’t agree, that’s ok. That doesn’t mean you should disparage those of us that find it worth a discussion.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
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by Shanghai Badger on Jul 7, 2009 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm darn sure
I didn’t disparage anyone.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You implied it by saying the discussion wasn't worth talking about
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jul 7, 2009 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I still don't.
But there’s a difference between “meh, who cares” and “this is stupid.”
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You don't really see the tone here?
care about whatever you want. but seriously. Jersey colors?
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jul 7, 2009 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I see the exact tone
that I meant to have.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Put those rose-colored glasses on NOW lol
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 7, 2009 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you know what?
you should stay out of this with me. Seriously.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 1:25 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Does thin-skinned apply?
I was just joking with you……….geez
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 7, 2009 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It can hurt when..........
………ones hand gets caught in the cookie jar.
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by tville on Jul 7, 2009 3:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he did that the jerseys would look purple.
by Wreckard on Jul 7, 2009 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
This ain't Colorado!
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 7, 2009 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes you did, but it does raise a question...
If you think a topic is not worth talking about , why are you talking about it? I would think the intelligent thing for someone who feels as you do would be to ignore the thread.
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
--Winston Churchill
by lookingdeadred on Jul 8, 2009 8:46 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh oh
there is dissent in the mambo
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
by Allie on Jul 7, 2009 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Worst of all, I'm caught in the crossfire!
Ooh! Ow! Ooh! Ow!
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 7, 2009 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
you just like to piss people off lol
sarcasm
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 7, 2009 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ESPN has "uniwatch"
So this discussion has plenty of merit.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Jul 8, 2009 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's really not a big issue
Personally, I think the road grays are pretty dull, and wouldn’t mind if the blues became the road jerseys, with pin stripes-only at home.
by elgato on Jul 7, 2009 12:46 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
I'm a traditionalist.
White or pinstripes at home, gray on the road.
The blue jerseys belong on a softball team.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Jul 7, 2009 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I respect your opinion, Al
… but I think “tradition” is often used to prevent changes that can make things better. I’m a fan of the wild card, the 1990s realignment and (for the most part) interleague play — all things that broke from the traditionalist mode.
Granted, uniforms are far less significant than the things I just mentioned. But I think changes should be judged on their merits and not rejected because they’re new and/or different.
But, Al — why can’t the blue tops be the same shade of blue as the hats? Is there a story behind that?
by elgato on Jul 7, 2009 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think they are the same shade.
If you see a difference, it’s minuscule.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Jul 7, 2009 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh, I think it's pretty noticeable ...
Anybody else know what I’m talking about? Am I nuts?
by elgato on Jul 7, 2009 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
maybe because
the fabrics are different? Two different fabrics dyed the same color will look different.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
decent theory, I guess
Do you notice the difference, Drew?
by elgato on Jul 7, 2009 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
in this picture, the hat looks darker to me:
In this picture, they look the same to me:
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think it's just an issue of what's more exposed to the sun
… if that’s the point you’re making.
by elgato on Jul 7, 2009 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know.
In this case saying “I know what I see” is the only statement I can make. :D
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, actually I think it is.
It’s a trick of the light.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Jul 7, 2009 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
in those photos it's about the lighting
Look for the difference during a HD telecast.
by elgato on Jul 7, 2009 1:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Blue is a nutroriously hard color to match...
and when you consider that they use two different manufacturers and two different fabrics, it’s almost impossible to get it done exactly right.
You also see that problem a lot on football uniforms. The blues old Giants unis were ridiculously off, and same for the Cowboys. Sure one’s plastic, and one’s cloth, but the same hurdles are in place.
"Whoever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" - Frank Chance
by STLCubFan on Jul 7, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
blue matches
with gold very nicely
by brian custer on Jul 7, 2009 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that code...
for a couple of teams in St. Louis?
"Whoever heard of the Cubs losing a game they had to have?" - Frank Chance
by STLCubFan on Jul 8, 2009 8:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rec'd
Have the Cubs’ uniforms and logos stayed the same since the team was originally created? If so you may have an argument. But otherwise it feels like the tradition argument picks a year of uniforms it likes and goes from there.
I’m a big fan of the blue. I like the whites and the greys are just ugly and dirty looking. They look like the whites got washed 80,000 times.
by Arbusto on Jul 7, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not a fan of
the grays either. For me they don’t go with the Cub’s clolors.
by sue369 on Jul 7, 2009 5:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, the Cubs' unis have undergone a dozen or so changes over the years.
Google Cubs uniform history
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by lookingdeadred on Jul 8, 2009 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
On the road, they are almost tolerable
At home, not so much.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jul 7, 2009 1:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm a traditionalist too.
Keep it simple and classy. White at home. Gray on the road.
"Fasten your seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
by katie casey on Jul 7, 2009 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
one more point
could the alt-blue tops be the same color as the hats? That DOES bother me. The hats are a shade darker, for some reason. Anyone know why?
by elgato on Jul 7, 2009 12:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Are the blue unis the ones that Z likes?
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 7, 2009 12:55 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
yes.
"I'm not much of a chemistry guy, you know. Chemistry to me is a pinch-hit double with the bases loaded"--Jim Frey, Chicago Tribune, 1985.
by zevkalman on Jul 7, 2009 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
OK, well maybe that explains it.
Z has a lot of pull power in that clubhouse.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 7, 2009 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I said to someone else last week,
Because giving Zambrano whatever he wants, ie coddling him, as worked wonders . . . .
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jul 7, 2009 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh, please
talk about disparaging.
They give the choice to the starting pitcher. Z, Harden and it looks like Wells all like the Blue.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cripes, here we go again
I’ve said something bad about a Cub.
Well, Drew, as Eric Hana might say:
I THINK Z’S A BIG BABY.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jul 7, 2009 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
then why do you start?
Z isn’t a baby. But I’m not getting into this with you. They give the choice to the starting pitcher. Z chooses them when he starts. Do you think he’s whining to Harden and Wells? Not that this would surprise me if you did.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You don't have to get "into this" with me
Not that this would surprise me if you did.
Because you’ll scour the site looking for others that dare to say anything negative about a Cub.
The statement that I quoted above is preposterous. If it offends you that I find Zambrano immature, well, that’s your problem. I’ve stated many times why I do. If you want to expend energy defending him or criticizing my opinion, knock yourself out.
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! -- Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Jul 7, 2009 1:19 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Here here!
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Jul 7, 2009 1:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
ridikulus.
I have said negative things about Cubs in the past, and I’ll say negative things about Cubs in the future.
But Z is not coddled, nor does he get “everything he wants”. The statement that you MADE is preposterous.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
You know you're proving his point, right?
I mean, you’re doing almost EXACTLY what he said.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Jul 7, 2009 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Badger has this guys number
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 7, 2009 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
No, Badger is just being reasonable.
Drew calls out people if they say even the slightest wrong thing about any Cubs player and often ends up in some silly argument about “He said” “She said”.
That’s fine if you don’t want to say negative things about Cubs players, Drew, but com’on, we can critique (or any other synonym you want to define here) without being slammed for it.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Jul 7, 2009 1:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
that's exactly my point
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 7, 2009 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Badger knows Drew's modus operandi
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 7, 2009 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am absolutely out of this thread after this
I am not calling people out if they “say even the slightest wrong thing about any Cubs player”.
I’m saying that Zambrano is NOT coddled, and does NOT get everything he wants, and it’s ridiculous to suggest that the only reason why the team wears these jerseys is because of him.
Furthermore, of all the things to complain about, this has to rank down around the level of “do they use a stretchy belt or a not-stretchy belt”. The lack of actual stirrup socks probably ranks higher than the alt-jersey color.
As far as Clutche goes, well. Just because we’re not supposed to talk about it, I remember his debt.
I won’t reply to anything else in this thread.
I'm a Cubs FANATIC. They are my team, through thick and thin. [ibid] This is the kind of fan I am.
by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Then don't talk about it.......
it was never any of your business, so lay off dude.
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 7, 2009 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think there was a big problem here, so I don't see the need to say this, frankly.
"The riches of the game are in the thrills, not the money." --Ernie Banks
by dtpollitt on Jul 7, 2009 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
I think you, Drew and I can all argue without it becoming Griffyndors vs. Slytherins . . . .
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by Shanghai Badger on Jul 7, 2009 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's getting personal and was told by Al not to bring it up again
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 7, 2009 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Al asked him not to bring this up again.......
so it’s appropriate and has nothing to do with the Cubs
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by Clutche on Jul 7, 2009 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, that.
I guess I got confunded.
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by Shanghai Badger on Jul 7, 2009 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought Dan was talking about
Hell, I don’t remember
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by Shanghai Badger on Jul 7, 2009 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I never thought a thread about uniform color...
…would’ve touched off this kind of brouhaha.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 7, 2009 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quick, let's mock Ryan Braun!
♪With those goo-googley eyes♫
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by Shanghai Badger on Jul 7, 2009 2:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
♪ ♫ He's precocious! ♪ ♫
♪ ♫ And he knows just what it takes to get his GM ferocious! ♪ ♫
♪ ♫ Ryan Braun’s got pretty crazy eyes ♪ ♫
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 7, 2009 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I can't top that
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
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by Shanghai Badger on Jul 7, 2009 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no problem
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 7, 2009 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Al warned him end of story I thought
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 7, 2009 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He stalks me if I say anything negative, though realistic, about Soriano
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by Clutche on Jul 7, 2009 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly, it has nothing to do with coddling any particular player
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
--Winston Churchill
by lookingdeadred on Jul 8, 2009 9:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I kinda doubt he's forcing the team to wear those unis.
But maybe he’s talked them into believing the alt-Blues are good luck.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 7, 2009 1:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Point being, Zambrano liking them shouldn't be a good enough reason to keep them
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by Shanghai Badger on Jul 7, 2009 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's the one that campaigned to bring back the blue jerseys.
Baseball players tend to be superstitious and for whatever reason Z is attached to the blue jerseys. I’d like to a reporter to ask him about it . (Paging Bruce Miles!!!)
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jul 7, 2009 1:21 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
was it superstition?
Or did he just like them?
by elgato on Jul 7, 2009 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it's a superstition for Wells...
He wore them when he got his first W and has worn it since. I say, keep wearing them if you feel more comfy in them.
However, personally, I don’t like them much.
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by Fishbone2 on Jul 7, 2009 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
baseball players can be ridiculously superstitious
just ask Wade Boggs
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by lookingdeadred on Jul 8, 2009 9:18 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, either Bruce or Sarah Spain could raise this question.
If they’re in the clubhouse at the same time, though, they’ll have to flip for it.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 7, 2009 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
what happened to sarah?
I am sure someone has mentioned it somewhere but no im not going to go searching for it. I used to love seeing her videos up on here.
by Glacier on Jul 7, 2009 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, maybe a bunch of the players like them.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 7, 2009 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have less of an issue with blue jerseys
than I do with the ugly red hats that MLB made every team wear last weekend. I’m all for patriotism, but those just don’t look good. How about a sleeve patch instead?
By the way, I like the blues, but agree they could be worn less, particularly at home. How about every Sunday home game? Seems like that’s when a lot of teams wear the alternate jerseys.
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by Julio Zuleta's Voodoo on Jul 7, 2009 1:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
+1 on the red hats.
Looked ridiculous and muted the message.
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by Al on Jul 7, 2009 1:42 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Red Hats Especially Ridiculous for the Cubs
Let’s see the regular Cubs cap is blue with a red C trimmed in white on the front. That’s seems like a patriotic color scheme to me. Heck, I wore a Cubs cap in my neighborhood 4th of July parade.
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by memphiscub on Jul 7, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
My take
I have less of an issue with any uniform color or combination than I do with the way some guys wear them. Baggy pants (Fielder), pajama bottoms (Bonds et.al.), hat brim straight across (Lou, Chris Perez, et.al.) That stuff looks silly and unprofessional.
Who needs a stinkin' tag line? What are they for anyway?
by krummy12 on Jul 7, 2009 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I used to dislike Fielder's baggy uni
Until someone posted a few days ago that it was a tribute to the Negro Leagues.
The fact that a modern-day athlete is cognizant of those who came before them, let alone tips his hat to them made it pretty cool in my book.
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by Shanghai Badger on Jul 7, 2009 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is it really?
I just figured he liked his pants a little baggier.
Darn you, Prince… I really wanted to NOT like you.
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by Allie on Jul 7, 2009 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damnit!
Every time I try to write Prince off as a bad guy, he does something else that’s actually cool. I want baseball to be like a comic book!!!
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 7, 2009 2:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL. Good one!
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by zevkalman on Jul 7, 2009 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm all for that...
But if he really wanted to do that, he’d wear his pants right, at the knees the way Juan Pierre does or Delino DeShields did. That’s what they claimed they were doing, and looking at the styles of the old Negro Leagues, I’d say they were getting it right.
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by STLCubFan on Jul 7, 2009 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree that some of that stuff can look silly and unprofessional.
I think it would be cool to see the whole team wear their pants the same way-whether it be all baggy or all in that fencer style. It might make a nice team statement.
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by katie casey on Jul 7, 2009 5:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think if they really wanted to have red hats
than at least for teams like the Cubs and Dodgers, the pants should have been NEON WHITE!
Add that to the blue shirt and you have one patriotic, blinding reflection.
Just win the next game...!
by blackhawk24 on Jul 7, 2009 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
or just find a better non-horrid shade of red
i liked the idea behind the hats going to the veteran’s foundation… but at least make the hats NICE to look at.
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by Allie on Jul 7, 2009 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
agreed the red hats
were about as tacky as it gets. ‘sides these baseball punks would ABOUT AS MUCH VOLUNTEER FOR MILITARY SERVICES AS THE MAN IN THE MOON WOULD. let’s skip the hypocrisy.
by brian custer on Jul 7, 2009 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
Hopefully they forget that idea next year
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by lookingdeadred on Jul 8, 2009 9:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the jersey because it gives me something different to wast--er, spend my money on.
I have the pinstripe Sosa, the batting practice Maddux, the road Soto, and I’m gonna buy a blue alternate this year. Not sure who quite yet.
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by dtpollitt on Jul 7, 2009 1:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'll sell you my blue Prior jersey
I only wore it once, and even then all I did with it on was throw a towel around.
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by Julio Zuleta's Voodoo on Jul 7, 2009 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just want an old early 20th centruy alternate
like the Indians and Phillies wear on most Sundays, though it seems to have spread throughout the week as well. Something with Navy blue and the stand bear with the bat logo
Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.
by bren on Jul 7, 2009 1:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm all for getting rid of the blue "alternate" jerseys.
The home white pinstripes and road grays look much classier. I don’t get why some of the pitchers prefer the blue jerseys. (Maybe they think blue makes them look studly?)
I think the home whites look particularly spiffy for night games.
I could live with the blue jerseys if they were worn occasionally. As noted above, the “alternate” jerseys have been worn almost as much as the home whites and road grays this year.
Hey, it's a new century!
by cowsarecool220 on Jul 7, 2009 1:18 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
interestingly
you’d think that the blue jersey would make it easier for a batter to pick up the ball, rather than a white one.
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by drewishdrewid on Jul 7, 2009 1:26 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
I was thinking the same thing, Drew. We are starting to think alike. That’s really scary.
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by willie mays hayes' gloves on Jul 7, 2009 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't give
a crap what color jerseys they wear. I just want them to win. I do like the blue jerseys and if they wear them fine and it they don’t fine.
by sue369 on Jul 7, 2009 1:24 PM CDT reply actions 2 recs
I basically feel the same way...
…though, I must admit, the home whites are my favorite.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 7, 2009 1:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love the blue alternates
But maybe imposing some kind of limit so that they remain the 3rd jersey would be advisable, instead of a wholehearted ban like McDonough had (or how I read your post anyway).
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by Allie on Jul 7, 2009 1:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
chicks love 'em lol
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by Clutche on Jul 7, 2009 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree. Let them wear the blue every Sunday or something...
Sadly, we’re not the only team that uses their alts way too much.
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 7, 2009 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love the traditional stripes...
but, I’m not going to be terribly upset when they wear the blues. It’s not worth getting all worked up about to me.
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by SackMan on Jul 7, 2009 1:54 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I like the blue
better than the grey. But like pinstripes the best
-Charlemagne
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by Charlemagne on Jul 7, 2009 1:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Pinstripes are slimming.....
there are certain Cub players (and managers) who benefit from this effect.
by perseman on Jul 7, 2009 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, sometimes you can't even see Lou in the dugout.
/sarcasm
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by willie mays hayes' gloves on Jul 7, 2009 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
speaking of ... you ever notice Rothschild
without a coat on? He always seems to be wearing the jacket – even when it’s 90 degrees outside, he’s got the damn jacket on, zipped all the way up.
Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.
by junkhorse on Jul 7, 2009 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Have you noticed Lou lately?
I swear every time they show him on TV he looks like he’s staring into another galaxy. Or maybe somebody used a Confundus Charm on him…
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by dtpollitt on Jul 7, 2009 2:23 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
POTTERGASM!
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
by Allie on Jul 7, 2009 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ha!
I made a reference to that charm above before I read this
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by Shanghai Badger on Jul 7, 2009 2:37 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I heard that ...
Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.
by junkhorse on Jul 7, 2009 2:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's part of his plan
to throw everyone off. They don’t know what the hell is going on in his mind and they sure seem to reflect that in the inane questions he’s asked every day.
Just win the next game...!
by blackhawk24 on Jul 7, 2009 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I couldn't care less
I would prefer the blue jerseys to be used in special situations, or once every so often. I guess the topic reminds me of the ND green jerseys issue. In either case, I’m happy so long as my boys win, and couldn’t care less what they’re wearing when they win. Must be why I lean a little bit towards hate on the ND green jerseys, since they never win when they wear those.
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by Craig in South Bend on Jul 7, 2009 2:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I LOVED
the NOTRE DAME GREEN JERSEYS! bring them back, charlie weis!!!
by brian custer on Jul 7, 2009 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The early 30s unis
with the wishbone C and the bear with a bat are classic. As are the late 30s suits in which the present Cubs logo reappeared. Either one would look great on home game Sundays.
by Clark Addison on Jul 7, 2009 2:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
80s blues weren't bad
they weren’t great, but they weren’t bad … okay they were bad.
Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.
by junkhorse on Jul 7, 2009 2:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Better than
I'm singing, "GO CUBS GO! GO CUBS GO!" -- DrCrawdad on Jun 12, 2009 7:23 AM CDT
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by Shanghai Badger on Jul 7, 2009 2:20 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
They look like pajama pants
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by Allie on Jul 7, 2009 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
And you complain about blind jokes -- That's a shirt!
;-)
Yeah, they look like pajamas. And now you can buy them again. Isn’t that great?
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by Shanghai Badger on Jul 7, 2009 2:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
this is the worst "blue" uni the Cubs have had.
Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.
by junkhorse on Jul 7, 2009 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
looks like a kid's pajamas
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by Clutche on Jul 7, 2009 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Harden's not necessarily a "given" on blue jerseys... (earlier this year)
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by carmen_fanzone on Jul 7, 2009 2:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Classy look.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Jul 7, 2009 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that's how the Cubs SHOULD look at Wrigley Field.
But, again, whatever makes them comfortable, I guess…
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 7, 2009 2:48 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Especially for night games
It seems the all-white has this glow to them; not quite as much now as a few years ago but still very, very nice.
Just win the next game...!
by blackhawk24 on Jul 7, 2009 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
All pitchers should be backed with a Van Kampen logo?
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Jul 7, 2009 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, my retirement income depends on it.
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 7, 2009 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now that's Major league
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by Clutche on Jul 7, 2009 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like the whites and grays, but could it be that
pitchers like to see the same color on their teammates every time they take the mound. Not that baseball players are ever replicating behaviours because they are super……. nevermind, can’t type it out as I don’t want to break my streak.
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Jul 7, 2009 2:57 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't care what they look like.
It adds revenue to the team, therefore I’m for them.
Not to mention they should all be dirty/grass stained by the end of the game anyways…
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by cubswynn on Jul 7, 2009 3:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Scrappy is as scrappy does!
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by dat cubfan daver on Jul 7, 2009 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are blue cleats mandatory?
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by Clutche on Jul 7, 2009 3:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
your shoes have to be 70% uniform color
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by Allie on Jul 7, 2009 3:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
make sense..............
"We got some pretty good chemistry here. We got some toughness, and it's starting to show." - Lou Pinella
by Clutche on Jul 7, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
So... in the case of the padres unis in the photo above, the shoes had to be
70% poop?
if this was still new to me, i wouldn't understand
by N Oakley on Jul 7, 2009 3:41 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Personally I like the blues
its my opinion and nothing more. The gray I was not a fan of, until I got one and saw it up close, then I liked it more. Home jersey, I wish they would get rid the name on the back again, I liked the old style of look without the names.
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by Cubbie-Tim on Jul 7, 2009 3:36 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
agreed
get rid of the names on the back! these millionaires get their ego’s stroked enough!! baseball is a TEAM sport.
by brian custer on Jul 7, 2009 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't be ashamed of your
opinion. many (of us) AGREE!!!
by brian custer on Jul 7, 2009 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
no reason to be ashamed of it.
it is interesting how some canot stand the blues. I had more of a problem when they started wearing them with the C and walking cub instead of the traditional CUBS logo. But that has grown on me as well.
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on Jul 8, 2009 1:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
LSA!
Grey on the road and stripes at home.
If a “3rd jersey” is really required, restrict it to batting practice only. Oops, forgot, we already have a 4TH JERSEY to cover that. Ridiculous……
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by tville on Jul 7, 2009 4:05 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
The blue softball jerseys suck
I hate those things with a passion. They are something that should be strictly reserved for spring training games or for your local 16 inch beer league team to wear.
$136 million payroll for a .500 style ballclub. Good work Jim.
by BLou on Jul 7, 2009 10:17 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
my 2 cents
LOVE the blues! HATE the pinnies (a pandering tip o’ the hat to the desxzpicable ny skankmees)
LOVE the road gr(e)ays!
my thoughts: let’s drop the pinstripe pajamas; get a nice white or off-white home set, mix it up w/ the blues & the battleship grays on the road!!!!!!!!!
ps is it grEy or grAy??
luv u guise!
by brian custer on Jul 7, 2009 10:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Dude...
Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?
by Kinky Reggae on Jul 8, 2009 8:48 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm a tad confused.
I must not be as savvy about these things as most baseball fans; why do solid color jerseys come off as smacking of amateur softball leagues? I’ve never had that reaction to them, or heard other fans get upset about them before I read this post.
Anyway, I have to say I like the blue jerseys just fine. I know it’s silly, but I have never been overly fond of the pinstripes on the home unis because of the strong association of pinstripes with the Yankees, who I despise, so I’d rather see the blue jerseys. But that’s just me. Have we always had pinstripes on the home whites, anyway?
by owllover711 on Jul 8, 2009 12:52 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I agree
I don’t understand why they’re considered “softball” or anything. I think they look really nice. I like the color a lot.
I’ve seen people call baseball “classy” but when they’re out there chewing tobacco, spitting on the field, adjusting their crotches, arguing constantly (see other posts that say this is part of the game), what’s classy about that?
by Arbusto on Jul 8, 2009 7:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some (like me) say that
because before colored jerseys became commonplace in the major leagues (the Oakland A’s started the trend in the late 60s with gold jerseys and pants with green/white trim), every team wore white at home and gray on the road, no one wore colored jerseys … no one. However, across the nation, softball teams commonly had worn colored jerseys and pants al the way back in the 1940s. I have a photo of my Dad’s 16 inch softball team (Foxhead 400 Beer was the sponsor) and they jersey and pants were maroon. So when major league teams started to wear colors other than white or gray, many remarked how they looked like softball teams.
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by lookingdeadred on Jul 8, 2009 9:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
There you go , white at home and gray on the road
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
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by lookingdeadred on Jul 8, 2009 10:16 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
With blue sleeves. And no pinstripes.
It’s color. Don’t be scared of it.
by Arbusto on Jul 8, 2009 10:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Scared??? Hopefully that was you attempting humor.
White at home and gray on the road, save the color for the undershirt and the trim. Classic.
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
--Winston Churchill
by lookingdeadred on Jul 8, 2009 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
not only is the blue pathetic
yea I hate these alternate colored jerseys teams wear these days. What really sucks on the Cubs home white is that stupid C circle registered trademark that the Cubs will appearently forever have unless the new owner does something. The Cubs uniforms are not classic like the yankees and should of been replaced years ago
take it easy
by angryandy on Jul 8, 2009 2:16 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
angryandy doesn't like it
that seems like as good a reason to keep them as I know of.
Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it. -George Halas
by Allie on Jul 8, 2009 8:27 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not classic? How exactly do you define classic then?
The Cubs have worn a variation of the C logo for over 100 years, as long as the Yankees have had their pinstripes and their NY logo.
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
--Winston Churchill
by lookingdeadred on Jul 8, 2009 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like this one.
That’s the one from exactly 100 years ago — 1909. In the current colors, I’d love to see this return for road uniforms — I like the vertical “CHICAGO” on the road jersey
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Jul 8, 2009 9:50 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously?
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
--Winston Churchill
by lookingdeadred on Jul 8, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ahhhhhhh!
Only on throwback day. And every player would have to look like Rollie Fingers.
Serious, home pinstripes and greys. That’s all this team should wear, ever.
I don’t see the Yankees and Dodgers with “alternate” jerseys. They understand.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Jul 8, 2009 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can't believe the Red Sox fell for the 3rd jersey nonsense.
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
--Winston Churchill
by lookingdeadred on Jul 8, 2009 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
its all about $$$$$
and the third jersey means more to sell, meaning more profit.
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on Jul 8, 2009 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
they understand what?
a lack of creativity. i fail to see what is so special about pin-stripes.
by brian custer on Jul 8, 2009 1:39 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
And further...
… the Yankees’ pinstripes and interlocking “NY” logo dates only to 1915, and the “NY” didn’t appear permanently on the home jersey until 1936.
"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra
by Al on Jul 8, 2009 9:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Excellent post
The blue jerseys should never be worn other than during batting practice and maybe spring training games. For the season, wear the pinstripes at home and the grays on the road, but I am terminally old school about such things. I hate the names on the back of the home jerseys, too.
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
--Winston Churchill
by lookingdeadred on Jul 8, 2009 8:27 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I dont like them at home
They should wear strictly whites at home. I don’t mind the blues on the road. I liked the late 90’s blues with “Cubs” across the front more, as well as the road jerseys that said that as well. I also wish they could take the crawling bear logo off the blues and replace it with the normal Cubs logo like the home jerseys. The crawling bear is an alternate logo, and should be on a sleeve only.
2009 Cubs Record: 10-2 (9-2 home, 1-0 road)
by AndHart120 on Jul 8, 2009 8:34 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
You liked the "Cuba" jerseys?
Because that’s what the script looked like.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Jul 8, 2009 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Cubs HAVE to wear
a “National League” patch, on the “blue,” apparently. No purpose for that one, either. I think we know the league they represent.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Jul 8, 2009 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got a great idea
why not make the uniforms cotton? That polyester has to get uncomfortable out there in the heat. If the players are more comfortable they are sure to play better.
Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?
by Kinky Reggae on Jul 8, 2009 8:46 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Great suggetion, Costanza!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Jul 8, 2009 8:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I detect sarcasm...
GEORGE IS GETTING ANGRY!!!!!!
Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?
by Kinky Reggae on Jul 8, 2009 8:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kung Pao! It was the Kung Pao!
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Jul 8, 2009 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Poly lasts longer I guess than cotton
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
--Winston Churchill
by lookingdeadred on Jul 8, 2009 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was a Seinfeld reference.
Cotton shrinks and caused more trouble for the Yanks.
Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?
by Kinky Reggae on Jul 8, 2009 9:40 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just ask Danny Tartabull about it.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Jul 8, 2009 9:41 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Missed the Seinfeld reference
I rarely watched the show
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
--Winston Churchill
by lookingdeadred on Jul 8, 2009 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone miss the red bill road caps?
"Fasten your seatbelts"-Pat Hughes
by katie casey on Jul 8, 2009 9:41 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
No.
"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris
by willie mays hayes' gloves on Jul 8, 2009 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have been looking forward to missing them since they were introduced
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
--Winston Churchill
by lookingdeadred on Jul 8, 2009 10:19 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
What I can't stand is any Cub
T shirt, sweatshirt, et all — that’s RED. Why would anybody want to wear the primary color of your rival? Wear a RED Cubs shirt at St. Louis.
Stupid beyond belief.
by San Diego Smooth Jazz Man on Jul 8, 2009 12:31 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
What about green?
I despise green shirts…especially on St Patty’s Day. Reminds me of the south side.
Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?
by Kinky Reggae on Jul 8, 2009 12:49 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
the green is supposed to show support
for irish-americans. you know, the immigrants who built chicago…
by brian custer on Jul 8, 2009 1:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately the Irish weren't the only people to "build" Chicago...
where is the rest of the love. No matter, the green sucks and I hate it. I am part Irish too so I don’t feel bad.
Kwa...Ki...Sur...Pee...Nee...Ku?
by Kinky Reggae on Jul 9, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sundays
How about wearing the blue “softball” shirts on Sundays only? For me, I love the classic Cub pinstripes and think the blue tops are hideous.
But what do i know? i loved the orange and yellow Astros shirts fromt he ’70’s.
by PalatineRol on Jul 8, 2009 7:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I personally
like the navy spring training unis (before they changed to the ones that look like all-star game unis) better than the royal blue alternate ones. I understand that navy isn’t one of the Cubs colors, but I just like it better, so if they are going to go away from the pinstrip/grey palette, I’d just assume they go there.
DEJESUS!!!
by tomas21 on Jul 8, 2009 7:27 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
who not add white pinstripes
to the alt blues?
I have a jersey like that (it is my profile pic on Facebook www.facebook.com/cubbietim) and I like it a lot.
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on Jul 8, 2009 7:29 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
in fact, it is a Lilly Cubs Jersey
baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out
by Cubbie-Tim on Jul 8, 2009 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
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