I love that hat. I feel like I get screwed by the pats and sox have similar color schemes. The only other color I get to mix in is green (although my carhartt Celtics hat gets compliments EVERYWHERE).
I'm already on record as not liking the concept here, but your idea here is a very good one, especially if the idea is to "connect". IMO this is a superior option.I like the color combo for yellow and blue, but these unis remind me more of what UCLA or the Chargers might wear. I didn't make the marathon connection. They should have licensed the BAA logo with the unicorn and then throw them a piece of the uniform sales.
I hate them
Yup, same here. Gross. Only redeeming quality I can find is they can somewhat hide mustard stains.Hard pass. I hate most alternative uniforms, and these really suck. Nike ruined the Patriots uniforms last year, now they're coming for the Sox.
As both a mustard-on-hotdogs guy and a ballpark-food-slob, this is a fair point.Yup, same here. Gross. Only redeeming quality I can find is they can somewhat hide mustard stains.
Yes it does look like UCLA colors.These might be great if they didn’t look exactly like UCLA uniforms. Cool idea with the marathon, but wrong Bruins for Boston.
The Sox wore the green unis for this game in honor of Red Auerbach: https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS200704200.shtmlYou know what, I was ready to dislike it, but I don't. It's so different that it doesn't bother me, I actually prefer this to, say, the St. Pat's green ones, that try to split the difference between the unique day and the tradition.
Looks like the Boston Athletic Association has an official apparel deal with Adidas, so this isn't ever going to happen on a Nike jersey.I'm already on record as not liking the concept here, but your idea here is a very good one, especially if the idea is to "connect". IMO this is a superior option.
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Put that on one side of a vest style jersey with the player's number on the opposite side and i might even endorse it.
Well that ends that. I do think bankshot had a great idea though. Especially in the spirit of connecting with the cities.Looks like the Boston Athletic Association has an official apparel deal with Adidas, so this isn't ever going to happen on a Nike jersey.
Translated from the say-nothing language of business, I believe this means "we think this will help us sell things to streetwear folks". Whether it will, I as an over 30 who is mostly just buying logoless t-shirts from Target at this point cannot say."We understand that for traditionalists, this may not work for them and we're OK with that," Grossman said. "We get it. This is not meant to replace our crisp whites. That's not what this is about, but it's about connecting and having other people look at us differently, especially younger more diverse crowds. We embrace that, and it's important to acknowledge and celebrate that, and that's what this represents."
Younger, more diverse crowds?
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31202785/boston-red-sox-push-envelope-marathon-inspired-blue-yellow-uniforms
What do the kids these days like? I know, Marathons!"We understand that for traditionalists, this may not work for them and we're OK with that," Grossman said. "We get it. This is not meant to replace our crisp whites. That's not what this is about, but it's about connecting and having other people look at us differently, especially younger more diverse crowds. We embrace that, and it's important to acknowledge and celebrate that, and that's what this represents."
Younger, more diverse crowds?
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31202785/boston-red-sox-push-envelope-marathon-inspired-blue-yellow-uniforms
Agreed 100% with the bolded, but I can't wait for the pinstriped alt-home unis. Those should go over a treat.What do the kids these days like? I know, Marathons!
Like all alternate jerseys, there is no real need for these to exist. And I think the colors are fine, they just don't feel like a Red Sox uniform at all. It's not merging two ideas together, it's just an okay design for a UCLA uni with BOSTON subbed in and the font changed.
Agreed; when I first saw these, I had no clue what they were aiming at.Without the picture of the marathon finish line I wouldn't have been able to place the color scheme and font. As a one-off, whatever, I guess. They look terrible but the Sox struggle with alternate jerseys in general. They keep wearing the red and blue alternates and they're just so mediocre.
I quickly glanced at what you had in quotes and for a second read "Boston Strongerer" as "Boston Strangler"..............And the uniform needs some variation of "Boston Strongerer/Strongest" on it somewhere. I'll leave the exact placement to the design experts.
It’s the Nike product’s first actual connection with the city— both are much too expensive to live in.At least the Jerseys are reasonably priced at $435 a pop.....
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I thought that too.weird nitpick but i don't like that they changed the font on the jersey but not the hat. Change both, or change neither
hat also reminds me of UCLA...
I doubt they will sell many of these. The only people I can see paying $435 to look like a banana are golfers and most courses require collared shirts.At least the Jerseys are reasonably priced at $435 a pop.....
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I've beat this drum before, but I would love for the red Friday home alternates to be replaced with that cream-colored number that retired players were wearing during the Fenway Park centennial. I can't find a good picture of them at the moment, but they're essentially the same as the traditional home unis but cream-colored instead of white. They're dapper as hell.They look terrible but the Sox struggle with alternate jerseys in general. They keep wearing the red and blue alternates and they're just so mediocre.
You are on quite a roll in this thread. I tip my cap and thank you for the laughs.It’s the Nike product’s first actual connection with the city— both are much too expensive to live in.
Or go with the 70's V-neck throwbacks, those are great, too.I've beat this drum before, but I would love for the red Friday home alternates to be replaced with that cream-colored number that retired players were wearing during the Fenway Park centennial. I can't find a good picture of them at the moment, but they're essentially the same as the traditional home unis but cream-colored instead of white. They're dapper as hell.
A couple of pictures I took on that day.I've beat this drum before, but I would love for the red Friday home alternates to be replaced with that cream-colored number that retired players were wearing during the Fenway Park centennial. I can't find a good picture of them at the moment, but they're essentially the same as the traditional home unis but cream-colored instead of white. They're dapper as hell.
Absolutely awesome. Thanks for posting these!
It's a great point. The "Red Sox" are really a few things; the team, the business, the institution/brand. The players come and go, as we know. If the brand is also fungible, what's left? Are we now just rooting for the balance sheet?We always say "cheer for the laundry".
Well they have all the potential sizes covered; small/40, medium/44, large/48, X Large/52, tent/56 and car cover/60.At least the Jerseys are reasonably priced at $435 a pop.....
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Those off whites with the little red trim on the cuffs are perfect. The same is true for the Cardinals, Braves, and Twins ones.
Yes and from that day or the game before they went wire to wire and never lost first place. 86 was may 14th or 15th they never lost first place. Not sure on 2018. I'll look it up. 2013 was back and forth but finally took over first for good in mid to late August.The Sox wore the green unis for this game in honor of Red Auerbach: https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BOS/BOS200704200.shtml
Not only did they make a major comeback, Mariano Rivera being the victim; but it was the same weekend they hit four homers in a row.
2018 they took over first for good on July 2nd.Yes and from that day or the game before they went wire to wire and never lost first place. 86 was may 14th or 15th they never lost first place. Not sure on 2018. I'll look it up. 2013 was back and forth but finally took over first for good in mid to late August.
I’m 45 and I kind of dig them.At least the Jerseys are reasonably priced at $435 a pop.....
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