Lights Out Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Seriously, their navy and silver colors would lend themselves to a very classy-looking alternate if executed properly. Tradition doesn't mean you have to be stuffy and boring. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Considering who runs the Yankees, the day we see them in any sort of alternate (outside of a batting practice jersey) is the day we see Waka Flocka Flame run for President and win. The same franchise who participated in TAtC by saying "You're looking at our TAtC jerseys." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Seriously, their navy and silver colors would lend themselves to a very classy-looking alternate if executed properly. Tradition doesn't mean you have to be stuffy and boring.The only thing that would look good is navy jersey with white piping, white NY in the the left chest and solid white numbers in the back. That's it. And they shouldn't even get those. Just fix the roadies and be done with it. https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 They're neither stuffy nor boring. They have the full compliment of fashionable BP caps and jerseys, jackets and other dugout gear. Plus more than their share of fashion merchandise. The Yankees have too much invested in their pinstripes to ever muddy their look with an alt. Talk about brand equity. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Somehow, I doubt wearing a navy jersey on the occasional Sunday would make everyone say "WHA HAPPEN THE YANKEES DON'T WEAR PINSTRIPES NO MORE?" Let's be real now. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Somehow, I doubt wearing a navy jersey on the occasional Sunday would make everyone say "WHA HAPPEN THE YANKEES DON'T WEAR PINSTRIPES NO MORE?" Let's be real now.You obviously have no true knowledge of baseball history. https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Seriously, their navy and silver colors would lend themselves to a very classy-looking alternate if executed properly. Tradition doesn't mean you have to be stuffy and boring.While this may all be true, if I buy my ticket to see the Yankees play (either in NY or in my city), I want them to look like the Yankees. It's part of the experience. If it's my only time in New York, I don't want to see them in a navy jersey. It's not like their look couldn't be improved on - hell, I could come up with five ways right now to tweak their set. They just have more invested in their look than just about any other club in the world. Their whole simplistic "no-alt" thing is part of their whole gimmick, and it would do a lot of damage to their overall brand IMO if they were to do something that makes them just like everyone else. They're no longer the "too good for you" Yankees, which love it or not, is we talk about them.The only changes I'd really support would be the dropping of the white trim on the road, and if they adopted the heather-gray poly that (I think) UA has developed for several college programs. Looks a lot like the old flannel. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Seriously, their navy and silver colors would lend themselves to a very classy-looking alternate if executed properly. Tradition doesn't mean you have to be stuffy and boring.While this may all be true, if I buy my ticket to see the Yankees play (either in NY or in my city), I want them to look like the Yankees. It's part of the experience. If it's my only time in New York, I don't want to see them in a navy jersey. It's not like their look couldn't be improved on - hell, I could come up with five ways right now to tweak their set. They just have more invested in their look than just about any other club in the world. Their whole simplistic "no-alt" thing is part of their whole gimmick, and it would do a lot of damage to their overall brand IMO if they were to do something that makes them just like everyone else. They're no longer the "too good for you" Yankees, which love it or not, is we talk about them.The only changes I'd really support would be the dropping of the white trim on the road, and if they adopted the heather-gray poly that (I think) UA has developed for several college programs. Looks a lot like the old flannel.Basically take the Red Sox roads with the felt-like navy lettering/numbers with no white trim and apply it to the Yankees and they're perfect. After you change the Red Sox back of course. https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showtime029 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 So is this thread for actual changes or just for wants and hopes? Both maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McCall Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 So is this thread for actual changes or just for wants and hopes? Both maybe?It's for random stuff. Just like what every other thread inevitably turns into. https://dribbble.com/MakaioCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loogodude90 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 So is this thread for actual changes or just for wants and hopes? Both maybe?Both, as is the purpose of these boards in general. WIZARDS ORIOLES CAPITALS RAVENS UNITED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showtime029 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 It's for random stuff. Just like what every other thread inevitably turns into.Touche.Both, as is the purpose of these boards in general.Go orioles. We usually get a breakdown of the changes, I just forget when we get it. Have to check my emails from last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 While this may all be true, if I buy my ticket to see the Yankees play (either in NY or in my city), I want them to look like the Yankees. It's part of the experience. If it's my only time in New York, I don't want to see them in a navy jersey.That's a fair point, but the Yankees could theoretically counter that by only wearing them three or four times a year and making a big event out of it, complete with advance warning. The only changes I'd really support would be the dropping of the white trim on the road, and if they adopted the heather-gray poly that (I think) UA has developed for several college programs. Looks a lot like the old flannel.Agreed. It looks fantastic - a lot better than the bland gray roads in the big leagues. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy B Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 I'd be pretty disappointed if the Yankees were to change their road uniforms. I love stripes on the sleeve cuffs and the white outlines that go with it. It might have a 70s look to it, but I like how that looks on a baseball uniform (same goes for the White Sox roads.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xTr1pleXx Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 If the Yankees ever wore an alternate, I'd scream bloody murder.If the Yankees ever wore names on their backs, I'd scream bloody murder.If the Yankees ever modified the logos on the pinstriped jersey, I'd scream bloody murder.Basically, if the Yankees ever had a different look at home than the one they've had for decades on end, I'd be as mad as anyone you've ever seen.As for the road, the only change I'd accept is the dropping of the white outline (or the above mentioned flannel change). Anything else, including an alternate, would be simply unacceptable.As someone mentioned earlier, the Yankees have built up tremendous brand equity. There is no reason to cheapen that. Unlike most other teams (and this is not a swipe at other teams), the Yankees don't need to wear a jersey on the field in order for it to sell well. I've seen fans wearing a million different types of Yankees' jerseys, and only 2 - the home pinstripes and the road grays - have ever been worn in a game. Same goes for caps - god knows there's a million different varieties of Yankees caps, but only one ever worn on the field (except for those damned Stars & Stripes caps, which really do not seem to be that popular in terms of sales compared to other Yankees caps). The Yanks don't need to compromise that brand equity in order to sell jerseys.Also, the pinstripes are as much identified with the Yankees as Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Lou Gehrig, Derek Jeter, etc., not to mention the 27 championships. It's the most recognizable uniform in sports. To trot an alternate out there instead would both fly in the face of tradition (and this is a team that notably loves tradition) and the image the Yankees have built for decades. 1923 1927 1928 1932 1936 1937 1938 1939 1941 1943 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1956 1958 1961 1962 1977 1978 1996 1998 1999 2000 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1990hornet Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 I hate it when Yankees fans pull the "But they're too classic to mess with" card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carter23 Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 I hate it when Yankees fans pull the "But they're too classic to mess with" card.its more fact than card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1990hornet Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 No it's a card, because it's an opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 But whenever that "card" is pulled, it's generally backed up by points to back it up. Why not give us your points to support why they should change it up. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lights Out Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 I have - they could wear the alternate extremely sparingly during the season and make a big event out of it, and their color scheme lends itself to a classy-looking alternate. POTD: 2/4/12 3/4/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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