This was my first thought as well. It looks like the company died and the club is honoring its legacy.White on black? It's like a commemorative patch for the company.
I don't think that jerseys will all have the MassMutual ads on them. I know that you can buy Celts and Bruins jerseys without the VistaPrint and Rapid7 patches.Well it looks like I’ll never be buying a Red Sox jersey again. I already hated the Nike. This makes it almost impossible to buy now imo
I doubt it will sell a single policy.That's a Mass Mutual is dead please remember them commemorative patch. RIP Mass Mutual.
The ugliness plus the stupidity of that comment could actually make this a net negative for Masmutin.This clown was at a press conference talking about his deal with the Red Sox and saying he hopes they lose to the Yankees?
No wonder the patches are black and white. Surprised there aren't pinstripes.
I guess we're on the same island: I was thinking 17m/yr might actually get MM a little more pop.I wouldn't say it looks good, but I honestly expected worse. But why not embroider the logotype in carmine thread on the sleeve? That would look much better than this blue (black?) patch.
The white on blue would look fine on the blue away alternate jerseys, though.
Holy @#$ this was mind numbingly stupid. The insular arrogance of the executive is astonishing: I bet the PR team is still looking up at the sky asking "whyyyyyyyyyyy did we spend this $ to court the Sox and this idiot weighs in?"This clown was at a press conference talking about his deal with the Red Sox and saying he hopes they lose to the Yankees?
No wonder the patches are black and white. Surprised there aren't pinstripes.
I expect they will wear it on both sleevesEdit: I'm assuming switch hitters will get it on the left sleeve
I'd assume the opposite. A switch hitter is going to have his right shoulder facing the field like 70% of the time. I hope they put them on both just for the nerve of it though.Is that patch definitely black, or is it blue? That lighting is horrible. It looks like they took the picture in a Spencers. If its blue, its less awful (but still awful).
Edit: I'm assuming switch hitters will get it on the left sleeve
As I've heard it explained they’ll have two jerseys but will wear the one that fits with their first ab of the game. So if a lefty is pitching and you’re batting righty you’d wear it on your left side. If they bring a rightie in and you switch sides you keep the same jersey. I don't know what happens if there's a pitching change before your first AB though.I have no idea what this means for:
- Switch hitters
JFC, this is so stupid. In my first post, I said that I was past all of this raging against the commercialism of sports; but this is another example of the tail wagging the dog here. MLB just loves to fuck with its product for the sake of a buck.As I've heard it explained they’ll have two jerseys but will wear the one that fits with their first ab of the game. So if a lefty is pitching and you’re batting righty you’d wear it on your left side. If they bring a rightie in and you switch sides you keep the same jersey. I don't know what happens if there's a pitching change before your first AB though.
Of course. I was thinking backwards.I'd assume the opposite. A switch hitter is going to have his right shoulder facing the field like 70% of the time. I hope they put them on both just for the nerve of it though.
Maybe they should put it on the earflaps. Problem solved.I expect they will wear it on both sleeves
give them time.Maybe they should put it on the earflaps. Problem solved.
Maybe just have a Drone that hovers behind the batter with a sign dangling underneath it.Of course. I was thinking backwards.
I was going to joke that MLB will have a nerd combing through splits and total ABs from each side from the last 3 year and determine it on a case by case basis. However that's probably not much more of a stretch than the jersey switch idea based on starter handedness that shlincoln mentioned above, if true.
Maybe they should put it on the earflaps. Problem solved.
Sox already donate lots of space and money to the JF and the RSFWouldn't it have been great if the Red Sox instead donated the uniform ad space to the Jimmy Fund?
Then trade the Jimmy Fund sign on the wall (or wherever) for the uniform patch. MassMutual on the wall is far less offensive than on the uniform sleeve.Sox already donate lots of space and money to the JF and the RSF
Really? I don't even notice Jersey patches. I definitely notice the big RSF sign n the Green MonsterThen trade the Jimmy Fund sign on the wall (or wherever) for the uniform patch. MassMutual on the wall is far less offensive than on the uniform sleeve.
I don't honestly know. The patch deal is worth $17 million per year. I don't know what $17 million buys in terms of wall space.Really? I don't even notice Jersey patches. I definitely notice the big RSF sign n the Green Monster
Wow, that feels super disproportionate to the impact these things will have on, well, anything.I will say this, when MLB sells out, they sell out really hard. The greed is absolutely disgusting. The owners are pigs.
IDK what to tell you. For quite a long time, but accelerating during the Manfred administration, MLB and its owners have done everything in their power to extract every penny that they can from the game. In rare occasions (like expanded playoffs) it's helped the game, but in a majority of cases, it's actively hurt the game (contracting the minor leagues, getting rid of the last ten [or so] rounds of the draft, limiting the amount of call-ups in September). It seems that whenever they make a decision on "improving the game" they look at the bottom line first and ignore the ripple effect that comes with a move.Wow, that feels super disproportionate to the impact these things will have on, well, anything.
This is the easiest, lowest-impact way to raise revenue. Doesn't cost the fans anything, doesn't hurt or change the game. Do I like the design? Not really, but it's money that my team now has to compete with, and it didn't come out of my pocket.
On the spectrum of things to complain about with baseball, I'm very surprised this would be anywhere close to the top of someone's list, and thus meriting "absolutely disgusting, the owners are pigs" treatment.