MonkeyWrench32 Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 I'm wondering how everyone feels on this subject with the Cubs & Dodgers dropping the last names. Personally, I think last names should be on every jerseys like the other major sports. It makes things easier with identifying players. I don't see how this "tradition" has any merit to it. Are the Detroit Tigers' home jerseys any less traditional because they have their last names on the back? Not at all.Edit: Oops, I messed up. Can somebody change #2 to "Last names optional on home jerseys (including home alternates), required on roads"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshawaggie Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 not having last names on the backs of jerseys isnt as much tradition as much as it was "oh, I guess I never thought of that." Its not cuz they though it was better to not haves names I'm sure, it jsut hadnt been done yet. I dont think a jersey looks any worse with the names on it. @josh_j12 CFA- Fargo Bobcats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacker12 Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 I think that it should be league-wide, but teams like the Yankees and Red Sox should probably be grandfathered under the rule, since they have no names on the back for the sake of tradition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmackman Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 The only team that shouldn't have last names on the jerseys are the Yankees. I hate them... but they've always looked good w/o the name. "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be eaten. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter whether you're a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you'd better be running." - Unknown | Check out my articles on jerseys at Bacon Sports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernd Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 If anything the last name should be on all ROAD jerseys. Why is that not an option? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRice16 Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 I voted for ALL, but I would have three exceptions. The Yankees and Red Sox have never had names on home jerseys, so they are exempt. The Cubs would also be allowed to go nameless since they only added names in the mid 90's and recently corrected the error. Of course, If I were comissioner, alternate jerseys would be gone all together, so names on them would be a moot point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyWrench32 Posted April 24, 2005 Author Share Posted April 24, 2005 If anything the last name should be on all ROAD jerseys. Why is that not an option? It should have been, but I mistyped it and I can't fix it. I'm waiting for a mod to do their magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winghaz Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 No, the Yankees should not be exempt. All teams should have last names on all uniforms as a matter of providing extra information to the fan. And while I love the Yankee uniform and all the tradition behind it, adding last names on the backs would hardly be a breach of tradition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Road jerseys: names mandatoryHome jerseys: optionalHome fans should know the players on their own team. Road teams you don't see that often, except for divisional opponents. Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PackerBadger Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Home teams: Names mandatory on back.Road teams: Names mandatory on back.Teams that refuse: Fined $10,000 per player per day. That means you, Steinbrenner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Home teams: Names mandatory on back.Road teams: Names mandatory on back.Teams that refuse: Fined $10,000 per player per day. That means you, Steinbrenner. $10,000 is Toilet Paper to that guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PackerBadger Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Agreed. But $40.5 million per year ($10,000 × 25 players × 162 games) probably is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winters in buffalo Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 You know, when I turn on NASCAR, I see numbers on the cars, but I can't see names (at least none that can be read while the car is moving).There are plenty of other sports that don't have names on uniforms either. I say leave 'em off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 No, the Yankees should not be exempt. All teams should have last names on all uniforms as a matter of providing extra information to the fan. And while I love the Yankee uniform and all the tradition behind it, adding last names on the backs would hardly be a breach of tradition. But the names are so small you can't even read the names from the stands. It should be an option some teams with tradition such as the Yanks and the Sox shouldn't have names where teams like Tampa should. Tradition should have a say in the matter. It is one of the Yankees biggest traditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discrim Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 optional names for both home and away. i'd go a bit further and make nicknames optional, just as long as nobody decides to put CHANNEL on the back A strong mind gets high off success, a weak mind gets high off bull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQK Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 No, the Yankees should not be exempt. All teams should have last names on all uniforms as a matter of providing extra information to the fan. And while I love the Yankee uniform and all the tradition behind it, adding last names on the backs would hardly be a breach of tradition. Retard. Stay Tuned Sports Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQK Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Home teams: Names mandatory on back.Road teams: Names mandatory on back.Teams that refuse: Fined $10,000 per player per day. That means you, Steinbrenner. ...again, Retard. Stay Tuned Sports Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 optional names for both home and away. i'd go a bit further and make nicknames optional, just as long as nobody decides to put CHANNEL on the back HELL NO!!!!!!!! I dont wanna make the mlb like the XFL! I dont want the announcer to say " Next up Jason "He hateme because i took steriods" Giambi!!!!!!!!". I mean maybee the NFL, only because i wouldnt mind seeing Guys like Pacman Jones or Cadillac Williams have Pacman or Cadillac on their jerseys but even thats a stretch On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hormone Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Last names on all. This isn't 1850. They didn't have numbers on the jerseys back in the day, can they pull that off for the sake of "tradition?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfect Zero Posted April 24, 2005 Share Posted April 24, 2005 Leave them on, and keep them on. It isn't going to kill you to see them on the back. No exceptions, not even to the Yankees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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