Rays to don fantasy TBTC uniforms

**slab0meat** · 06-22-2012, 06:40 PM

Re: Rays to don fantasy TBTC uniforms

Originally posted by jake33

The Rays have used a Million different styles? They have 2 alternates and a home and road. 4 uniforms is a lot, but not outlandish since the front logo is all the same on all 4 jerseys and they only wear one regular style on field game hat. Three complete uniform designs in 11 years is a lot though, yes I agree with that.

Most teams change their uniforms, not everyone can be outdated like the yankees and coast on their history and reputation and natural revenue stream. The MEts even have to have tons of uniforms to gain market share in dollars.

I am sure if the Rays started in the early 1900's in new York, they wouldn't have to change their uniforms a whole lot either.

I am acutally suprised the yankees even wear helmets and moved on from flannel uniforms. What about Steinbrenner's group pushing that horrible trend that started in the late 1990's with purple Yankee retail jerseys and orange NY hats. oh and gotta love the yankee pinstripe jerseys with "JETER" on the back, since they historically wear their names on their uniforms. That is even worse than the team wearing multiple uniforms. It is like saying "We are too conservative to change our uniforms, but you fnas who are lesser than us, go ahead as long as your check clears."

I am also suprised Steinbrenner didn't have a prerequisite of allowing Yankee fans to purchase and wear Yankee hats and jerseys and while being cleanly shaven.

Put the New York Yankees in Portland, Maine in 1908 and they would have moved 3-4 times with 3-4 uniform/name changes and would be hanging out with the Pirates in the basement of the standing and revenues. The success of the Yankees is largely based on the city, not the team. Not that ownership didn't do some great things, but it roots back to the always potentially high cash flow of that team via the market they are in, even when they were in rough economic times in the late 1960's.

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They HAVE worn almost a million jerseys. No one's talking about JUST this year. Count em up, you come to somewhere in the 900,000's. Bitter about the Yankees much?

**jake33** · 06-23-2012, 08:19 AM

Re: Rays to don fantasy TBTC uniforms

I am not bitter about the Yankees, I grew up a yankee fan in the 1980's and early 1990's with the Don Mattingly years. But that team does excel mostly because of the city they are located in.

Rays regular on field game uniforms

Original logo --> road, home and black alternate

Green Logo 2001-2007 - Home sleeved, home sleeveless, road sleeved, road sleeveless, and green alternate

2008-present 4 total styles home, road, navy, light blue

That totals to 9 jerseys, not 900,000.

**jake33** · 06-23-2012, 08:22 AM

Re: Rays to don fantasy TBTC uniforms

More than anything, I think it is a little ignorant to bash somethign without knowing the full story.

You bashed a uniform that has multiple purposes, the major purpose is to raise money for cancer research.

That is the culture of this forum though, a site where people grow courage to say what they want with little accountablility because they can hide behind their computer screen.

**Dach0sen0ne** · 07-02-2012, 08:40 PM

Re: Rays to don fantasy TBTC uniforms

Any idea when these might hit MLB.com auctions?

**Number13** · 07-16-2012, 07:37 PM

Re: Rays to don fantasy TBTC uniforms

Originally posted by Dach0sen0ne

Any idea when these might hit MLB.com auctions?

They are on there.

**Number13** · 07-16-2012, 07:40 PM

Re: Rays to don fantasy TBTC uniforms

Debating on getting the Boroski uni. Not sure if 250 is worth the uni for a coach, but it is starting 50 buck cheaper than what the Rays are asking for just his other everyday jerseys.

**frikativ54** · 07-17-2012, 03:17 PM

Re: Rays to don fantasy TBTC uniforms

Helmets and a jersey from this game on MLB.com Auctions:

http://auction.mlb.com/cgi-bin/ncomm...ategoryDisplay.