Viper Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I noticed that the Brewers and Diamondbacks are both wearing special jerseys today, with both teams decked out in green and red and with the team names in what turned out to be Italian.A quick Google search revealed the occasion (and graphics of both jerseys):The Milwaukee Brewers will host ?Italian Heritage Day? at Miller Park on Sunday, July 1 at 1:10 p.m. when they take on the Arizona Diamondbacks.Team Will Wear Special ?Birrai? Jerseys for Game vs. Diamondbacks andAll Fans Will Receive a Klement?s Famous Racing SausageTM Italian BobbleThe Brewers and the Diamondbacks will each wear uniforms with the red, white and green colors from the Italian flag. The Brewers jerseys will read ?Birrai,? which is ?Brewers? in Italian, while the Diamondbacks will wear jerseys that say ?iD-backs.? The Brewers jersey will be green with red accents and white lettering. ?Birrai? jersey t-shirts and jerseys will be available at the Brewers Team Store by Majestic at Miller Park beginning late next week.I guess now we also know which sausage is going to win today's race... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymie Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 My parents thought it was Mexican Day at the park with the colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Even though that's one fugly jersey and I wish they'd stick to the team colors when they did it, I think it's kind of cool that the Brewers are doing these "ethnic" jerseys seeing as how the summer ethnic festivals are kind of a big deal around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phutmasterflex Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 After watching this game and seeing those jerseys, I feel like apologizing to my wife for cheating on her -- and I'm not even married.But a green and red uniform was kinda refreshing. Sick and tired of every team (except A's) with black, red or blue. Go A's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 After watching this game and seeing those jerseys, I feel like apologizing to my wife for cheating on her -- and I'm not even married.But a green and red uniform was kinda refreshing. Sick and tired of every team (except A's) with black, red or blue.Pretty much how I feel about it. I was hoping for matching hats & pants, but perhaps I was being naive. Kelly green is still a criminally under used color though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRocky4228 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 I guess now we also know which sausage is going to win today's race...Sadly the Italian Sausage took a tumble and came in last. Also Italy was destroyed by Spain in soccer. Clearly the unis are cursed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 I am so sick of the pandering......oh, I guess we only say that for the Spanish jerseys. Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anubis2051 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 I am so sick of the pandering......oh, I guess we only say that for the Spanish jerseys.At least the Brewers are equal opportunity offenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 I guess I shouldn't have held out hope that this thread would stay free of any "pandering" comments......anyway, on topic of the actual unis...those read more Mexico than Italy. Still, good on the Brewers for actually taking the time to get the chest scripts right without throwing some arbitrary article in front of it. Between this and the "Cerverceros" jerseys, the Brewers are at least making the concentrated effort to get it right.All that said...maybe they should've just added the "Birrai" to their normal shirts. But then again, red and green as a combo is so criminally underutilized it ain't even funny?and the only other pro sports team that does just happens to play on the other side of I-94/43.(So does this mean the Bucks do Italian/Mexican Heritage Night every night? ) *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff. || dribbble || Behance || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanB06 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 So when do we get the "Piwowarzy" jerseys? (That's Polish, in case anyone was wondering.) Sodboy13 said: As you watch more basketball, you will learn to appreciate the difference between "defense" and "couldn't find the rim with a pair of bloodhounds and a Garmin." meet the new page, not the same as the old page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anubis2051 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 I guess I shouldn't have held out hope that this thread would stay free of any "pandering" comments......anyway, on topic of the actual unis...those read more Mexico than Italy. Still, good on the Brewers for actually taking the time to get the chest scripts right without throwing some arbitrary article in front of it. Between this and the "Cerverceros" jerseys, the Brewers are at least making the concentrated effort to get it right.All that said...maybe they should've just added the "Birrai" to their normal shirts. But then again, red and green as a combo is so criminally underutilized it ain't even funny?and the only other pro sports team that does just happens to play on the other side of I-94/43.(So does this mean the Bucks do Italian/Mexican Heritage Night every night? )Don't forget the Wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arts11 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Does Milwaukee have a large Italian-American population? Outside of the Fonz, I've never really considered Wisconsin a hotbed for Italian settlement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bouj Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Does Milwaukee have a large Italian-American population? Outside of the Fonz, I've never really considered Wisconsin a hotbed for Italian settlement.I'd say the Fonz is more than enough reason to justify this!It would have looked a lot better if they hadn't used the BP template. It goes to the theory that Majestic is test-driving the colored panels/inserts idea for real game jerseys. They tried it on the WBC jerseys in 2009, and now they tried it with the BP templates in a real game. Everyone hated it then, and I don't see anyone thinking it looked good this time either. Go Astros!Go Texans!Go Rockets!Go Javelinas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 I guess I shouldn't have held out hope that this thread would stay free of any "pandering" comments......anyway, on topic of the actual unis...those read more Mexico than Italy. Still, good on the Brewers for actually taking the time to get the chest scripts right without throwing some arbitrary article in front of it. Between this and the "Cerverceros" jerseys, the Brewers are at least making the concentrated effort to get it right.All that said...maybe they should've just added the "Birrai" to their normal shirts. But then again, red and green as a combo is so criminally underutilized it ain't even funny?and the only other pro sports team that does just happens to play on the other side of I-94/43.(So does this mean the Bucks do Italian/Mexican Heritage Night every night? )Don't forget the Wild.Too late?I already forgot them. *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff. || dribbble || Behance || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawk36 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 I guess I shouldn't have held out hope that this thread would stay free of any "pandering" comments......anyway, on topic of the actual unis...those read more Mexico than Italy. Still, good on the Brewers for actually taking the time to get the chest scripts right without throwing some arbitrary article in front of it. Between this and the "Cerverceros" jerseys, the Brewers are at least making the concentrated effort to get it right.All that said...maybe they should've just added the "Birrai" to their normal shirts. But then again, red and green as a combo is so criminally underutilized it ain't even funny?and the only other pro sports team that does just happens to play on the other side of I-94/43.(So does this mean the Bucks do Italian/Mexican Heritage Night every night? )Don't forget the Wild.Too late?I already forgot them. I get why they used green/red but being a huge Italy fan in general, seems so odd to not be royal blue since all the Italian teams wear that color. Design Hovie Studios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Good point. And it's actually one I thought about mentioning at first...don't know why I didn't.(Off-topic: either the Brewers or the Royals REALLY need to pair up that particular shade of blue in the above image with their metallic gold?hell, let's add the St. Louis Rams to this too?such a striking combination, such a shame that not one single major pro sports team uses it, nor can I recall it ever having been used.) *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff. || dribbble || Behance || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueYankee26 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 IMO, It would have been more appropriate if the Mets, Yankees, Cubs, or Red Sox participated, now THOSE teams represent a city with a large Italian population. trueyankee26.wordpress.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illwauk Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Does Milwaukee have a large Italian-American population? Outside of the Fonz, I've never really considered Wisconsin a hotbed for Italian settlement.Milwaukee's Lower East Side (Brady Street) and Third Ward were traditionally Italian communities. Now they're more of a college town and an arts district respectively, but both of them still have their share of Italian-owned businesses (bakeries, mom & pop restaurants, etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jigokusabre Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Yuck. Just... yuck. I think that a standard Brewers jersey with "Birrai" would have been fine. But the Brewers jerseys... ugly as they are, have nothing on the "iDBacks." A Black jersey with red/green side panels in an asymmetrical arrangement is just plain terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 Does Milwaukee have a large Italian-American population? Outside of the Fonz, I've never really considered Wisconsin a hotbed for Italian settlement.Milwaukee's Lower East Side (Brady Street) and Third Ward were traditionally Italian communities. Now they're more of a college town and an arts district respectively, but both of them still have their share of Italian-owned businesses (bakeries, mom & pop restaurants, etc.).Isn't the south side pretty heavily Italian too? At least, I seem to pass by a ton of family-owned Italian restaurants along the main drags through the southern half of town.As for the unis, what they really should have gone with is an Italian version of the ball-in-glove throwbacks, which are just about the right shade of blue anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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