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Danny Kanell : 8/9/2017 1:34 pm
And to make matters worse, nicknames...

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The Yankees have a long-standing tradition of not having names on the back of their jerseys. But due to a special event in baseball, that's going to change.

MLB announced Wednesday that from Aug. 25-27 it will be celebrating Players Weekend across the league. What does that mean? It means players get to have creative names on the back of their jerseys, such as nicknames or anything creative they want.

As part of the announcement, the league made sure to mention the Yankees.


Yes, even the Yankees will have names on the back of their pinstripe jerseys, throughout that weekend series against the Mariners. Just imagine if this happened years ago, with the sight of Bambino, Joltin' Joe and the Mick over their numbers.



And the worst part:

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Gary Sanchez: Kraken
Aaron Judge: All Rise
Aaron Hicks: A-A Ron
Starlin Castro: All-Starlin
Todd Frazier: Toddfather
Dellin Betances: D. Dawg
Luis Severino: Sevy
Masahiro Tanaka: Masa
Aroldis Chapman: The Missile
Didi Gregorius: Sir Didi
Austin Romine: Ro
Adam Warren: Rocket
Chase Headley: Head
Jacoby Ellsbury: Chief
Chad Green: Greeny




This almost reads like an Onion Sports article.




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arcarsenal : 8/9/2017 1:40 pm : link
WTF?

This is the most.. un-Yankee like thing ever. How did this get approved?
Yikes  
DanMetroMan : 8/9/2017 1:42 pm : link
the league should have allowed teams to opt in/opt out
I could careless.  
Dave in Hoboken : 8/9/2017 1:42 pm : link
Just win some games, plz.
This screams Randy Levine  
B in ALB : 8/9/2017 1:43 pm : link
Fucking ugly Douchebag.
This Is  
Professor Falken : 8/9/2017 1:47 pm : link
The XFL!!!!!
I immediately thought Levine too, but it said league-wide  
jcn56 : 8/9/2017 1:47 pm : link
They should just name it 'obligatory cash grab weekend' and call it a fucking day.
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arcarsenal : 8/9/2017 1:48 pm : link
My grandfather is rolling in his grave right now.
At least we're not one of those  
Dave in Hoboken : 8/9/2017 1:49 pm : link
teams that has like 3 alternate uniforms. That would piss me off. Most of them look ugly, too.
RE: This screams Randy Levine  
BigBlueShock : 8/9/2017 1:50 pm : link
In comment 13553927 B in ALB said:
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Fucking ugly Douchebag.

Lol, Levine doesn't have anything to do with it. This is all MLB baseball responsible for this monstrosity. Sounds like the Yankees don't have an option. Pathetic.
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Danny Kanell : 8/9/2017 1:51 pm : link
In comment 13553938 arcarsenal said:
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My grandfather is rolling in his grave right now.


Mine too.
Which player  
Mike in NY : 8/9/2017 1:52 pm : link
Will go with HE HATE ME?
RE: RE: This screams Randy Levine  
B in ALB : 8/9/2017 1:52 pm : link
In comment 13553945 BigBlueShock said:
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In comment 13553927 B in ALB said:


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Fucking ugly Douchebag.


Lol, Levine doesn't have anything to do with it. This is all MLB baseball responsible for this monstrosity. Sounds like the Yankees don't have an option. Pathetic.


I heard they can opt out. But Levine wouldn't do it
He Hate Me  
CRinCA : 8/9/2017 1:52 pm : link
Flashback
To quote Mike Mussina after Spiderman logos  
bceagle05 : 8/9/2017 1:53 pm : link
were put on the bases as a movie promotion, "What's next? Chico's Bail Bonds on the backs of our jerseys?"
RE: RE: RE: This screams Randy Levine  
BigBlueShock : 8/9/2017 1:55 pm : link
In comment 13553952 B in ALB said:
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In comment 13553945 BigBlueShock said:


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In comment 13553927 B in ALB said:


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Fucking ugly Douchebag.


Lol, Levine doesn't have anything to do with it. This is all MLB baseball responsible for this monstrosity. Sounds like the Yankees don't have an option. Pathetic.



I heard they can opt out. But Levine wouldn't do it

I haven't heard anything about that. If true, this is like the 30000th Fire able offense during Levine tenure. Guy is a complete shit stain
Either way  
B in ALB : 8/9/2017 1:56 pm : link
Levine is a toilet bug.
Everyone else is doing it, that's why...  
Dunedin81 : 8/9/2017 1:58 pm : link
yes it's stupid, but they want to sell more merchandise. I'm sure this is SteinerSports Approved!
RE: Everyone else is doing it, that's why...  
Dave in Hoboken : 8/9/2017 2:03 pm : link
In comment 13553969 Dunedin81 said:
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yes it's stupid, but they want to sell more merchandise. I'm sure this is SteinerSports Approved!


Can't be! Read the first few posts on this thread. It's a Yankees thing only!
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arcarsenal : 8/9/2017 2:08 pm : link
Pretty sure no one said it was only a Yankees thing.

It's significant to the Yankees specifically because of the fact that they've never had names on their jerseys in their history. No one cares if the Miami Marlins have dumb names on the back of their jerseys.
JPS  
Sec 103 : 8/9/2017 2:11 pm : link
Just plain stupid
It's low rent  
B in ALB : 8/9/2017 2:12 pm : link
Ham n egger Bullshit. An attempt to make more money and look like clowns doing it. No thanks.
George would have rehired Levine  
dune69 : 8/9/2017 2:15 pm : link
6 or 7 times just so that he could keep publically firing his ass.
If they really wanted this to catch on....  
kinard : 8/9/2017 2:19 pm : link
... they would let the fans vote on which nicknames to use.

I have a few ideas on for some nicknames I would like the Mets to wear on their backs. Like Cespedes or Harvey for instance....
Get off my lawn!  
Heisenberg : 8/9/2017 2:19 pm : link
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Here are the uniforms for all the teams  
RodneyHamp : 8/9/2017 2:21 pm : link
Maybe Clint Frazier  
bceagle05 : 8/9/2017 2:22 pm : link
can grow out his hair for the special weekend.
I don't know...  
Dave in Hoboken : 8/9/2017 2:23 pm : link
I guess I just found it odd that someone who isn't even a fan of the team cared.

Either way, this is a stupid thing to care about more than, "Well, that's kind of dumb." The team winning some damn games is much more of an issue at the moment.
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arcarsenal : 8/9/2017 2:23 pm : link
Unsurprisingly, almost all of them are fucking hideous. This gimmicky stuff is terrible

The only teams that have remotely decent ones are the Phillies, A's, Cubs, Cardinals, and Pirates. A couple others are passable- most are horrendous. Including the Mets.
RE: I don't know...  
arcarsenal : 8/9/2017 2:26 pm : link
In comment 13553999 Dave in Hoboken said:
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I guess I just found it odd that someone who isn't even a fan of the team cared.

Either way, this is a stupid thing to care about more than, "Well, that's kind of dumb." The team winning some damn games is much more of an issue at the moment.


As odd as you getting so defensive that anyone criticized it?

I'm a baseball fan and this is a message board. I'm pretty sure it's okay for me to have an opinion on this. I think the entire thing is stupid and I'm not sure how anything I said make it seem like I care about it beyond saying it's stupid.

Carry on!
And the Names for the Mets  
RodneyHamp : 8/9/2017 2:27 pm : link
ill link it because the image is so large.
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RE: And the Names for the Mets  
arcarsenal : 8/9/2017 2:29 pm : link
In comment 13554005 RodneyHamp said:
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ill link it because the image is so large. Yuck - ( New Window )


Haha, they're so bad. "WALKIE"

Why, why, why....
RE: RE: I don't know...  
Dave in Hoboken : 8/9/2017 2:29 pm : link
In comment 13554004 arcarsenal said:
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In comment 13553999 Dave in Hoboken said:


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I guess I just found it odd that someone who isn't even a fan of the team cared.

Either way, this is a stupid thing to care about more than, "Well, that's kind of dumb." The team winning some damn games is much more of an issue at the moment.



As odd as you getting so defensive that anyone criticized it?

I'm a baseball fan and this is a message board. I'm pretty sure it's okay for me to have an opinion on this. I think the entire thing is stupid and I'm not sure how anything I said make it seem like I care about it beyond saying it's stupid.

Carry on!


"My grandfather is rolling over in his grave" made it seem like it was more than that. But to each their own.

I like the Cubs and Angels one. I don't think it's a big deal since they're only wearing them for 3 games (1 series). If they were going to wear them for a week or more, then I'd step my shitting on this up. But for one series a year? Meh. They're just trying to sell some jerseys to some kids.
For the Yankees' nicknames..  
Dave in Hoboken : 8/9/2017 2:30 pm : link
anyone find it odd how Gardener has his actual last name on it, and it's not "Gardy" for his jersey?

Weird.
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Danny Kanell : 8/9/2017 2:30 pm : link
I can't believe there's a market for an ugly Yankee jersey with Toddfather on the back of it. People will actually buy this shit?
Sacrilege -  
section125 : 8/9/2017 2:30 pm : link
Blasphemy. Apostasy.

May the wrath of the Bambino and Billy Martin be upon the league office heads.
*Gardner  
Dave in Hoboken : 8/9/2017 2:31 pm : link
Of course I misspell his actual name, haha.
The only ones I like  
Heisenberg : 8/9/2017 2:31 pm : link
Sir Didi, Kraken, All Rise, A-A-Ron
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Dave in Hoboken : 8/9/2017 2:32 pm : link
In comment 13554016 Danny Kanell said:
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I can't believe there's a market for an ugly Yankee jersey with Toddfather on the back of it. People will actually buy this shit?


Probably dumb kids and teens, that age-range would be my guess.
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arcarsenal : 8/9/2017 2:35 pm : link
Yeah, my grandfather was a big Yankee fan and a baseball purist. Not exactly sure what the issue is with sharing the fact that he'd hate this.

That okay with you or am I prohibited from making any sort of comment of the sort since I'm a Mets fan?
Can't wait to buy my ugly ass "Head" jersey  
DennyInDenville : 8/9/2017 2:36 pm : link
Yankees!!!

Head for Headley!!! Lol wtf

Brutal brtutal brutal.
Perfectly fine.  
Dave in Hoboken : 8/9/2017 2:37 pm : link
But you wondered why anyone would think you would care, and that's why.

Please. Feel free to share all of your opinions on the Yankees. :)
Some of these garbage jerseys  
B in ALB : 8/9/2017 2:37 pm : link
Are selling for $200. Fuck. That.
They should've done it when the Yankees were on the road  
Milton : 8/9/2017 2:44 pm : link
But either way it's no big deal. I don't view it as meaningful in terms of the tradition.
This is a terrible idea.  
Mike in Long Beach : 8/9/2017 2:47 pm : link
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RE: Some of these garbage jerseys  
Route 9 : 8/9/2017 2:51 pm : link
In comment 13554037 B in ALB said:
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Are selling for $200. Fuck. That.


Always about the cash money
Doesn't bother me, but I am surprised the Yankees are participating.  
Mad Mike : 8/9/2017 3:04 pm : link
That said, I do like A-A-Ron.
People who buy these  
LCtheINTMachine : 8/9/2017 3:05 pm : link
should be ashamed of themselves.
I don't much care about...  
Chris in Philly : 8/9/2017 3:05 pm : link
alternate jerseys or anything, but those nicknames are embarrassing...
they should be allowed  
spike : 8/9/2017 3:08 pm : link
to have facial hair for the players weekend then
Someone will buy the Thor jersey  
spike : 8/9/2017 3:11 pm : link
Harvey has given up his Dark KNight persona. Just Harvey now
RE: For the Yankees' nicknames..  
GiantGolfer : 8/9/2017 3:18 pm : link
In comment 13554013 Dave in Hoboken said:
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anyone find it odd how Gardener has his actual last name on it, and it's not "Gardy" for his jersey?

Weird.


I look at it like Gardner thinking it's stupid and if he has to put a name on his jersey it might as well be his actual name.

Cringeworthy  
Walt in MD : 8/9/2017 3:29 pm : link
All Rise. Sit back down after he strikes out again. Kraken? Really, guys on the team call him that? A A Ron is funny. Come on though. They are the Yankees. This will partially legitimize the fans that wear jerseys with names on them. That's a horrible thing.
the names  
PaulBlakeTSU : 8/9/2017 3:29 pm : link
are lame. Fortunately, these won't be on the pinstripes but on spring-training looking jerseys
RE: the names  
Greg from LI : 8/9/2017 3:36 pm : link
In comment 13554121 PaulBlakeTSU said:
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are lame. Fortunately, these won't be on the pinstripes but on spring-training looking jerseys


Yeah, I thought that was the one silver lining. I thought when I read the headline that the players would look like they were wearing those knockoff pinstripes with the names on them, as if they bought their jerseys from a street vendor.

Still awful, but it could have been worse. 115 years with no names, and now this crap?
Meh. If the Yanks sweep that series they could wear  
Stu11 : 8/9/2017 3:37 pm : link
Pajamas for all I care. I'm 49. I'd love it if Thurman was still alive and Mick the quick Rivers was still batting leadoff but life goes on and times change. Its 3 games and my kids will get a kick out of it and well have a good laugh at the nicknames.
RE: George would have rehired Levine  
Stu11 : 8/9/2017 3:43 pm : link
In comment 13553988 dune69 said:
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6 or 7 times just so that he could keep publically firing his ass.

Nope Levine is precisely one of the guys George would have kept around 15 years and called one of his "baseball guys". Levine is just the type of low life sycophant ass kissers George would have loved.
Kyle Seager wins  
JoeMoney19 : 8/9/2017 3:47 pm : link
the nickname competition. Felipe Rivero takes the cojones prize.
Can't the Yankees just refuse and pay a fine?  
chopperhatch : 8/9/2017 4:30 pm : link
Would be pretty Yankee-like to have the uniforms sent and tell the league to fuck themselves when they trotted out in their regular unis.
I'd rather see the team wear the "Black Yankees" throwback  
shockeyisthebest8056 : 8/9/2017 4:33 pm : link
at least once instead of this stupidity.

Anything to make a buck.
should have  
Dankbeerman : 8/9/2017 10:04 pm : link
john sterling decide on the nicknames.

fyi, I wont buy a jersey with names, tshirt yes jersey never. If someone chose not to wear a name he would be the next jersey I buy.
It's supposed to be fun...  
bigschott : 8/10/2017 9:01 am : link
As a softball player and guy who played sports his entire life, I fully support this idea.

Nicknames are fun. We've all had them. If you didnt, sorry, but you probably didn't have friends or were a jerk.

In general, everyone needs relax with the holier than thou attitude.

I think the Yankees actually picked a few good ones. They obviously had fun with it. Good for them. They deserve to have some fun.

Mets have to be the worst in all of baseball. Which makes sense considering playing for the Mets and the Wilpons (and Sandy) is likely a completely miserable experience (relatively speaking).

RE: It's supposed to be fun...  
TheMick7 : 8/10/2017 10:30 am : link
In comment 13554661 bigschott said:
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As a softball player and guy who played sports his entire life, I fully support this idea.

Nicknames are fun. We've all had them. If you didnt, sorry, but you probably didn't have friends or were a jerk.

In general, everyone needs relax with the holier than thou attitude.

I think the Yankees actually picked a few good ones. They obviously had fun with it. Good for them. They deserve to have some fun.

Mets have to be the worst in all of baseball. Which makes sense considering playing for the Mets and the Wilpons (and Sandy) is likely a completely miserable experience (relatively speaking).


You can enjoy watching teams wear these ugly softball uniforms & the money grab that MLB will reap from it. I understand that the younger generation might like them. But,actually,many of the players DIDN"T want to do this & were cajoled into doing it by management.This really is the XFL revisited & even the NFL,who does almost anything for money,hasn't sunk to this level! Yeah, I'm an old fart,holier than thou fan who doesn't see this as anything but a money grab by MLB. But then again,I believe in the hit & run,the bunt,the stolen base,putting the ball in play,moving runners over,making contact,you know,all the things that are now considered negative baseball so just ignore me & move along!
This is just a stupid idea.  
Matt M. : 8/10/2017 10:51 am : link
First of all, most of the "nicknames" seem forced. You really think anyone refers to Judge as "All Rise". Second of all, it doesn't seem the Yankees will actually have their names on the pinstripe jerseys, which would be blasphemy. Instead, they will be wearing these hideous softball looking jerseys, which only proves this is really just a money grab by the league and owners.

If I was a player on the Yankees, I would refuse to put a nickname on a jersey. I would rather both keep with tradition and not have a name on a Yankee uniform and also not put a stupid nickname on a professional uniform. Hell, I don't even like seeing the replica jerseys with the names on them? Who buys that knowing the Yankees don't do it?
I am also getting a little tired of all these "special" uniforms  
Matt M. : 8/10/2017 10:56 am : link
I really wish there was an opt out for teams. I didn't care for the uniforms with the camouflage lettering and hats or the fourth of July uniforms with the stars and stripes socks and lettering. Any player with the high socks looked like a clown or teenage girl with those socks. And don't give me the "it's fun" argument or it's honoring the troops or any other BS. This is simply an excuse to get people to buy more merchandise. I'm sure if they do it again next year, they designs will be different so it will be yet another new piece of merchandise.
RE: It's supposed to be fun...  
B in ALB : 8/10/2017 11:01 am : link
In comment 13554661 bigschott said:
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As a softball player and guy who played sports his entire life, I fully support this idea.

Nicknames are fun. We've all had them. If you didnt, sorry, but you probably didn't have friends or were a jerk.

In general, everyone needs relax with the holier than thou attitude.

I think the Yankees actually picked a few good ones. They obviously had fun with it. Good for them. They deserve to have some fun.

Mets have to be the worst in all of baseball. Which makes sense considering playing for the Mets and the Wilpons (and Sandy) is likely a completely miserable experience (relatively speaking).


Ooooooh. You play softball? Wow! Thanks for your awesome opinions.
As long as  
Photoguy : 8/10/2017 11:13 am : link
they won't be desecrating the pinstripes, I really don't care. Might be kind of interesting.
RE: RE: It's supposed to be fun...  
arcarsenal : 8/10/2017 11:21 am : link
In comment 13554856 B in ALB said:
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In comment 13554661 bigschott said:


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As a softball player and guy who played sports his entire life, I fully support this idea.

Nicknames are fun. We've all had them. If you didnt, sorry, but you probably didn't have friends or were a jerk.

In general, everyone needs relax with the holier than thou attitude.

I think the Yankees actually picked a few good ones. They obviously had fun with it. Good for them. They deserve to have some fun.

Mets have to be the worst in all of baseball. Which makes sense considering playing for the Mets and the Wilpons (and Sandy) is likely a completely miserable experience (relatively speaking).




Ooooooh. You play softball? Wow! Thanks for your awesome opinions.


Yeah, they call him BIG SCHOTT on the local high school diamond. It's the best, man! He even has it on his jersey!
hahaha  
B in ALB : 8/10/2017 11:32 am : link
He came here to do two things. Drink beer and hit bombs. And he's all outta beer.
Hell - even my softball jersey  
Matt M. : 8/10/2017 11:40 am : link
has my last name.
The worst part about this  
Matt M. : 8/10/2017 11:41 am : link
is the hideous collection of hats.
I showed them to my thirteen year old son and he  
Heisenberg : 8/10/2017 11:43 am : link
thinks they are awesome. So there's that. Not bad to do something for the kids every once in a while.
RE: I showed them to my thirteen year old son and he  
Matt M. : 8/10/2017 11:46 am : link
In comment 13554920 Heisenberg said:
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thinks they are awesome. So there's that. Not bad to do something for the kids every once in a while.
My 12 year old thought it was stupid. He was joking when he hear about and said, "What is Judge going to have, All Rise"? It turns out, he was right.
not a big deal  
RasputinPrime : 8/10/2017 5:29 pm : link
consdiering they wear all sorts of varied costumes...I mean uniforms...seemingly every other week.

I still think they should play naked for international Nude Day July 14th. I mean, i'm sure people would pay to see that right?
RE: not a big deal  
BigBlueShock : 8/10/2017 5:34 pm : link
In comment 13555318 RasputinPrime said:
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consdiering they wear all sorts of varied costumes...I mean uniforms...seemingly every other week.

I still think they should play naked for international Nude Day July 14th. I mean, i'm sure people would pay to see that right?

Only if they play all the games in Canada that day. I'm sure you crazy Canucks would eat that shit up. We here in the States would gladly listen on the old radio for that showing, no need for television crews to give us their feeds. Save some cash.
B in ALB  
Modus Operandi : 8/10/2017 5:43 pm : link
Clearly didn't have any friends or nicknames while growing up.

#moneyschott
RE: B in ALB  
B in ALB : 8/10/2017 5:45 pm : link
In comment 13555333 Modus Operandi said:
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Clearly didn't have any friends or nicknames while growing up.

#moneyschott


And I didn't even make the softball team.
RE: RE: B in ALB  
Modus Operandi : 8/10/2017 5:51 pm : link
In comment 13555336 B in ALB said:
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In comment 13555333 Modus Operandi said:


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Clearly didn't have any friends or nicknames while growing up.

#moneyschott



And I didn't even make the softball team.


Don't hang you head. I don't think anyone realizes the work and raw talent required to play 3B for a co-ed slow pitch softball team.

You have to give up Thursday evenings AND Saturday mornings. Sometimes there are double-headers and shit. Grueling.
I couldn't do it  
B in ALB : 8/10/2017 5:53 pm : link
All that beer you have to drink? Making sure your gut covers your pants so they don't fall down? Dealing with my man boobs chafing against my softball shirt? "Running" down a 60 foot baseline? No way.
lol good comments  
bigschott : 8/10/2017 6:01 pm : link
Apparently you fall under the no friends, jerk category.

Thanks for proving my point.

RE: lol good comments  
B in ALB : 8/10/2017 6:14 pm : link
In comment 13555344 bigschott said:
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Apparently you fall under the no friends, jerk category.

Thanks for proving my point.


Totally. I already said I don't play softball anymore.
Fair Point  
bigschott : 8/10/2017 6:29 pm : link
Retired and now what, just a professional fan?

Try not to take your self so seriously.

But I gotta run, I have a softball game in an hour. I'll crack one open for you after the game. :)
Yeah  
B in ALB : 8/10/2017 6:30 pm : link
I turned to football instead. Softball was fun and played in some good leagues - traveled a bit. I just got sick of having all those friends and not being a jerk.
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arcarsenal : 8/10/2017 8:41 pm : link
I didn't realize that you had to be a BIG SCHOTT beer league softball player to have friends in this world.

Shame on me!
Late to the party  
bigschott : 8/10/2017 9:54 pm : link
A few versions of the joke were mildly entertaining before. And I say that being kind.

But now you're trying too hard...

Just relax, jokes should come naturally. Don't force them or you seem desperate for attention. FYI
bigschott  
B in ALB : 8/10/2017 9:56 pm : link
do you roll with a demarini or a worth? And is it legal?
Asking for a friend.
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arcarsenal : 8/10/2017 10:05 pm : link
Oouuu.. he's an authority on humor, too.

Who knew beer league softball players were so versatile.
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B in ALB : 8/10/2017 10:10 pm : link
In comment 13555589 arcarsenal said:
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Oouuu.. he's an authority on humor, too.

Who knew beer league softball players were so versatile.


bigschott is a five-tool softballer, bro. Dude can do it all. Hit tape measure HRs, run the bases like a freight train, scoop it a third, pick nicknames for the cool guys, and drive home successfully, semi-drunk from Coors Lights after the game.
lol  
bigschott : 8/10/2017 10:17 pm : link
5 tool softball player...

Not following the previous post Re: demarini and worth...?
Sorry, you mean bat.  
bigschott : 8/10/2017 10:24 pm : link
I use an Easton. Not a special bat by any stretch.

Also never really said I was a good player. Just play for fun to get away from the family for a couple of hours.
RE: Sorry, you mean bat.  
B in ALB : 8/10/2017 10:28 pm : link
In comment 13555599 bigschott said:
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I use an Easton. Not a special bat by any stretch.

Also never really said I was a good player. Just play for fun to get away from the family for a couple of hours.


All good. I used to use a nasty Worth and hit fuckin moon shots. Won the league HR derby multiple times. Then I got old and quit like a pussy.

One of the leagues I played in wouldn't allow certain bats. Most of the Demarinis weren't allowed.

Nah you dont seem that old.  
bigschott : 8/10/2017 10:36 pm : link
Also in a far more competitive league than I.

South Philly has a semi decent league filled with a bunch of (you guessed it) washed up high school baseball players from DV still trying to live out their fantasy of hitting a game winning home run...



RE: Nah you dont seem that old.  
B in ALB : 8/10/2017 10:48 pm : link
In comment 13555610 bigschott said:
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Also in a far more competitive league than I.

South Philly has a semi decent league filled with a bunch of (you guessed it) washed up high school baseball players from DV still trying to live out their fantasy of hitting a game winning home run...




Played in some tournaments against ex-MLB players. The last guy was Mel Hall of all people. Dude was hitting absolutely ridiculous bombs. Despite his checkered past, dude was killing the ball. Jerry Curl and all.

There's a Dominican team from the City that is pretty absurd. Those guys can do everything. Hit, field, talk shit, run, you name it. We beat them in the last Tourney. Barely.
Impressive  
bigschott : 8/10/2017 11:08 pm : link
That must have been something...

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