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In what looks to be a mediocre imitation the Sun-Times' Hottest Fans photo contest, the Trib has been featuring a photo slideshow of Cubs and Sox fans wearing out of date jerseys this week. We'd have to believe they'll soon open the floodgates for fan submissions, no?
But old jersey scorn is not even a unique idea... StraightCashHomey has been making a mockery of those who wear them for a couple years now. We've even supplied some of their featured snapshots ourselves.
We always feel a combination of derision and pity when we see somebody sporting outdated laundry. We feel bad for the chump who plunked down his hard earned Benjamins on a shirt that became worthless the second his team made a trade, or that player jumped for a bigger payday elsewhere. But we also can't help but look suspiciously at the fool for providing solace to the enemy.
The rules are simple: Once the player had left town, the jersey should be retired. They may only be broken out and worn again once the player has retired, provided he's Hall of Fame worthy. So fear not, those of you sporting MJ jerseys. And those Big Frank pinstripes can come out again in a few season. Sammy Sosa owners... you might want to wait until the HOF vote. And those who think you're going to show up at the Bears home opener in Bernard Berrian's 80? WFT are you thinking? Especially if you just bought it at Marshall's for $12.99...
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It's tough to not like a jersey of a role player or a guy that wasn't an all-star but was a solid player. How about a jersey from the free swinging, sausage clubbing, Randall Simon!?
I've always thought there's a very clear homosexual undercurrent to wearing the jersey of a paticular player. Like he's your boyfriend and he gave it to you, letter-jacket style.
That's not to induce gay panic is sports fans or anything, just another dimension to sportos.
An awesome rainbow dimension!
Buck, maybe if it's an actual game worn Randall Simon jersey... I almost bought myself a Ross Gload game worn (practice worn, I guess) batting practice jersey at the SoxFest "garage sale."
LDC yesterday; WFT today.
I got really upset and wrote a long post about this. Then I calmed myself down and realized that you, Michael Pasternak, and the guy(s) who run StraightCashHomey are basically Joan Rivers wannabes without the fashion sense.
Cheers!
What's worse...wearing the jersey of a player that used to be on your favorite team or wearing your team's jersey with your own name on it? I feel the latter is worse. It's also bad when you spend $200 on a real jersey (i see this mainly in baseball) but then don't go the extra mile to get the real letters and numbers sewn on. On a Sox home jersey, the letters are black with white piping and on a Cubs home jersey they're blue with red. they're not solid black or solid blue and obviously of a smaller font. That to me is also very irritating and it seems like a lot of these out of date jerseys on the Trib slideshow featured those cheap designs. It's like buying a Maserati and then opting for cloth seats and an AM/FM stereo
Mike Thoms, you best not be making fun of my "BEST DAD" #1 Patriots jersey...
What's worse than both is showing up at Sox park wearing a Michael Jordan #45 White Sox jersey.
Saw that at a Sox game this summer.
Albany,
You're right, every time I see a man with a band t-shirt on and let's face it most bands are all male I can't help but think the same as you: This fruit doesn't really like the music he just wants to suck off the musicians.
One unpleasant side-effect of modern psychology is that suddenly every behavior can somehow make you gay. Hot dogs? Gay! Band shirt? Gay! Jersey? Gay! Sports? Gay!
You're all right - everything you don't like is totally gay. Ayn Rand was right.
So if a guy wears a shirt made by the Ralph Lauren company, is that gay-ish? Ralph's name is on it. If he wears shoes made by the Stacy Adams company is he gay? Tommy Hilfiger clothes, if worn by a man must mean that the man has homosexual tendencies, right?
very funny UTV! I have a friend who believes that anything he doesn't like is gay and or stupid. If it's popular it's gay. Every commercial made that doesn't appeal to him - gay/stupid.
i gotta disagree. jerseys are expensive. if the player on your jersey is gone, no shame in rockin that shit. i wish i had a ron karkovice jersey. or dan pasqua.
This post is so gay Chicagoist...be gayer why don't you! Gay!
I disagree also. Or there ought to at least be an immunity for Bears QB jerseys. You can have my Jim Miller jersey when you pry it from my cold dead hands.
A friend of mine still rocks the Cade McNown jersey from time to time. That may be going too far though.
Maybe if it were worn by some hipster trying to be all ironic...
I'm not even a Sox fan and I'd wear a Ron Karkovice jersey.
i've got a Mark Grace jersey - does that make me gay for Grace? if so - i don't care.
this is an interesting sports topic. i have to say the team jersey with your *own* name is pretty weak. it's the vanity plate of sports.
So if a guy wears a shirt made by the Ralph Lauren company, is that gay-ish? Ralph's name is on it. If he wears shoes made by the Stacy Adams company is he gay? Tommy Hilfiger clothes, if worn by a man must mean that the man has homosexual tendencies, right?
Are you asking if there's a connection between fashion and the Gay community?
Oh noes, you know the secret! Get him boys!
I wonder when a jersey with a long gone jock goes from being out of date, to ironic, to "throwback" to yard sale? Timeline on this?
So what about when I wore my Pistons Ben Wallace jersey to a Bulls game? Is that gay, bad taste, or acceptable? Haha.
Does the quality of the player matter in this? For instance is wearing a Cubs jersey with Banks or Barrett the same thing, or is wearing a Banks jersey exempt because, well, he's Ernie Banks. Would wearing a basketball jersey with Jordan or Erving be, well, "gay".
As for the "your name here" jersey's, I agree. I'd rather wear nothing than pretend I'm a big baseball player. Look, mommy, I made the team!
That being said, I bought a jersey at a White Sox garage sale of a few years ago of a team coach named Jackson (everyone thinks it's for Bo Jackson). But the way I look at it, there's going to be a guy named Jackson on the White Sox again at SOME point, so... I'll just say I bought it before he changed his number.
The height of urban sophistication: You're gay! No, you are! You really, really are!
Yeah, some never leave junior high. Hell, most are probably still there, blogging from the library, jealous they weren't invited to play sports during recess.
My friend Joe Ramirez has an Aramis Ramirez Cubs jersey.
What do I call him out on?
Is that technically a "your name here" jersey...or is he in love with Aramis?
Damn things cost good money. I'd wear 'em no matter WHO they play for now.
But, in the interest of full disclosure, I'm that rarest of breeds, the gay sports fan who actually knows his stuff.
Magic Number: 23 (and not Jordan)
I disagree... If you have a player's jersey, and he gets traded away, keep on wearing it - you're still supporting the team. The only exception is if he left on bad terms, a la Sammy Sosa.
However, as time increases, so does the value of that jersey. In fact, the more obscure the player was, the cooler the jersey is. If I saw the guy in a Randall Simon jersey, he deserves to be congratulated. That level of admiration would double if it was, say, a 1980's Jody Davis shirt.
If that makes me gay, them's the breaks.
See I'm with you, Oz... you're still wearing the team colors, and supporting the team.
I WISH I had a Karkovice jersey.
btw, guch is a 2005 WS hero for all times. his jersey has no expiration date.
Also let us not forget the Marty Booker jersey, out of favor for a few years but back in style!
This converstation, not gay. Entertaining, yes.
I actually got Ron Karkovice's 1990 game worn away jersey. I wear that jersey to every game I go to. You would not believe the amount of people that ask about it.