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"There's no crying in baseball!" Apparently there is, however, a TON of it from the fans.Comment
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Anything inappropriate or offensive won't be on the back. This isn't the XFL. MLB is going to let the guys have fun while protecting the brand.
It's not even like it'll be that noticeable. You guys are acting as if the announcers are going to call guys by their nicknames (they already do) and the boxscores will have them.
It's a couple letters on the back of a Jersey.
The guys want to let loose for a weekend.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk"It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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My thoughts on the issue are that while it isn't a big deal, I bet an overwhelming majority of baseball fans DO NOT want/enjoy this kind of "stunt". So it's not done for us...it's clearly done to try and attract new fans/young fans/whatever.
The problem is, I don't see 3 days of this type of publicity accomplishing that...so why put the rest of us through it? At the end of the day it doesn't really matter, but I'd rather see them push/market the talented players they have by their actual names instead of stuff like this."People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring." - Rogers HornsbyComment
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I dont think it's for the fans at all. It's for the players. I feel that's what getting lost here.
The players want a weekend they can express themselves. Consider it their casual Friday.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk"It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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Finally a weekend where players can let loose and have fun. Except they better not bat flip, fist pump, take too long staring at a HR, celebrate too much, show too much personality, have anything remotely non-G rated on their jersey, talk trash, show up the umpire, etc etc. Other than that, go nuts.
It's all just to get more social media exposure, let's be honest.Comment
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"It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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I honestly can't think of many players that have a nickname. Chuck Nazty, CarGo Joey Bats, Cutch, JHay, KB, Addy, Zo, JBJ...
And it's only for 3 freaking days. Players aren't being forced to participate.
This old man crowd is what's preventing new fans. They see the internet blow up with negativity any time some minor change takes place.Boston Red Sox
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MLB wants young fans?
Have any teams had a Fidget Spinner day?
That's the kinda things MLB nees to capitalize on. Those 15 minutes of fame fads that take fire over social media.Oakland Athletics San Jose Sharks
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