hhfranks Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 I was watching an Angels game the other day and they were on the road. Benji Molina had B. Molina on the back of his jersey but his brother Jose simply had Molina on the back of his jersey. I thought it was customary for brothers on the same team to both have the first letter of their first name and then their last name, such as Benji did. So I am wondering why Jose's jersey does not say J. Molina. Anyone have any insight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakland ehs Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 probably just an oversight of the equipment guys. remember the ANGEES jersey that someone had a few years back in a game?some teams choose not to have letters before the name at all, like the braves with the joneses.i like the way the braves do it, and hated the extremes that the philadelphia flyers had to go to in the 80s when they had the sutter brothers' full names on the namebar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgd Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Here's what I never understood, why in the heck do they even put the first letter. Doesn't the number itself make the uniforms different?Also, I think the Cardinals used this tactic when Anthony Reyes (the stripped socks guy) pitched on Tuesday. He only had "REYES 26" on his jersey while Al Reyes was in the bullpen with "REYES 52" on the back of his. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therookiesensation Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 ive noticed that if some teams have a new player comes to a team with the same name as a current player, the new player will be given his first name inital on his jersey, while the incumbent player keeps only his last name on the jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otherwilds Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 The same situation occurs on the Braves where Chipper Jones' uni sports just "JONES" whereas Andruw Jones wears "A. JONES". That is due to the fact Larry arrived in Atlanta before Andruw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 In 1999 when Vernon Wells came up with the Blue Jays he wore "V. WELLS" while David Wells continued to wear "WELLS", I believe Vernon continued to wear the V through 2000. --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hhfranks Posted August 11, 2005 Author Share Posted August 11, 2005 Ah ok..so they make the new guy add have the first initial..that makes sense..what would happen if the Angels got Yadier Molina too? haha..then the Angels would have three Molina jerseys to take care of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmorss9 Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 I'm sorry, but as far as I'm concerned, the fact that the two players are wearing different numbers should be more than enough of a distinction. Any time I see players with an initial on their jersey, I cringe. "Hats for bats. Keep bats warm. Gracias" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OB33 Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 The Nats have this issue too. Although they're not related (I think) Wil Cordero only has CORDERO on his back while Chad Cordero has C.CORDERO. #CHOMPCHOMPCHOMP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshawaggie Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Maybe its the players choice? @josh_j12 CFA- Fargo Bobcats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 Um, I don't really cringe when I see that. Maybe it's so people watching aren't like "Reyes is wearing 52??? I thought he was wearing 26!! WHAT'S HAPPENING AAAAHHHHH" ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sj32 Posted August 11, 2005 Share Posted August 11, 2005 The same situation occurs on the Braves where Chipper Jones' uni sports just "JONES" whereas Andruw Jones wears "A. JONES". That is due to the fact Larry arrived in Atlanta before Andruw. Didn't Chipper wear "C. Jones" for a while? I remember asking myself why it's "C. Jones" and not "L. Jones" for his actual first name - Larry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STL FANATIC Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Ah ok..so they make the new guy add have the first initial..that makes sense..what would happen if the Angels got Yadier Molina too? haha..then the Angels would have three Molina jerseys to take care of! Don't count on it, heh. JUSTIN STRIEBEL | PORTFOLIO | RESUME | CONTACT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMOSTLfan Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 ha i dont even want to think about losing yadier...losing matheny to the giants was bad enough. World Champions: 1926 1931 1934 1942 1944 1946 1964 1967 1982 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColeJ Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 dallas stars had this before too....hatcher, and k. hatcher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr79 Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Many years back the Queensland rugby league team had brothers Kevin and Kerrod Walters in the side at the same time.So they had to use full first name in small letters above the surname on the back of the jersey.It caused havoc on the TV coverage graphics... I think they ended up shortening them to Kev. Walters and Ker. Walters when surnames only were required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 The same situation occurs on the Braves where Chipper Jones' uni sports just "JONES" whereas Andruw Jones wears "A. JONES". That is due to the fact Larry arrived in Atlanta before Andruw. Didn't Chipper wear "C. Jones" for a while? I remember asking myself why it's "C. Jones" and not "L. Jones" for his actual first name - Larry. Because the only people who call him Larry are hecklers? ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VandyDelphia Mike Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Many years back the Queensland rugby league team had brothers Kevin and Kerrod Walters in the side at the same time.So they had to use full first name in small letters above the surname on the back of the jersey.It caused havoc on the TV coverage graphics... I think they ended up shortening them to Kev. Walters and Ker. Walters when surnames only were required.This situation happened in the NBA too.Isiah Thomas had a Pistons jersey that had "ISIAH" above "THOMAS," with the first name in a smaller typeface. NCAA Baseball Champions | 2014, 2019 facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 I VOMITED WHEN I SAW THAT THOMAS JERSEY! IT WAS TOO MUCH FOR ME TO HANDLE! ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 This situation happened in the NBA too.Isiah Thomas had a Pistons jersey that had "ISIAH" above "THOMAS," with the first name in a smaller typeface. If I remember correctly, the reason for it was because they also had Irving Thomas on the roster... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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