“Every level he goes to, he is going to compete. They will know who he is at every level he goes to.” -- ED on EDLC
Looks like Milwaukee's going full speed ahead... How long have they been using the Cerveceros uniforms?
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/brewe...179034041.html
Carlos Gomez, June 9 vs. Philadelphia. Raise your hand if you thought you'd ever see a Gomez bobblehead. He'll be featured in a Cerveceros uniform (Spanish for Brewers) on the team's annual Cerveceros Day.
Polish Sausage, June 23 vs. Atlanta. As the Brewers host Polish Heritage Day, one of the Famous Racing Sausages gets his due wearing a "Piwowarzy" jersey. Yes, that's the Polish translation for Brewers.Here, here... is there some way to tell the team to drop the "Los"? I guess I also don't like the "Los" because I'm an old Reds fan - the old rivalry still burns...[Los Rojos...I hate
Rojos (just plain Rojos)...I love.
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2024 Reds record attending: 1-02024 Dragons record attending: 0-02024 Y'Alls record attending: 0-0
"We want to be the band to dance to when the bomb drops." - Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran
Well, I think we all realize, at this point in this conversation, that all of us, English speakers included, are immigrants to this country, unless you are Native American (hey, I'm 1/32 Cherokee! ). And if you do enough history, even the native Americans probably came over the Bering Bridge or up from Central and South America.
And no one was playing baseball at that time.
sorry we're boring
Me too! As my Dad likes to say "Get a nosebleed and we're out of the tribe..."(hey, I'm 1/32 Cherokee!).
2024 Reds record attending: 1-02024 Dragons record attending: 0-02024 Y'Alls record attending: 0-0
"We want to be the band to dance to when the bomb drops." - Simon Le Bon of Duran Duran
Let's do it. The "Los" is for teams that don't have a translation, like "Los Mets" and "Los Dodgers". But look at jerseys from the Winter Leagues. No "Los" anywhere. Its "Tigres", "Leones", "Tiburones", "Aguilas", "Venados", "Cangrejeros", to name a few.
We can call it the "Lose the Los" petition.
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I may be in the minority, but I actually like the look of the jerseys.
My dad got to enjoy 3 Reds World Championships by the time he was my age. So far, I've only gotten to enjoy one. Step it up Redlegs!
Why in the world would anyone assume that this is a marketing tool only to the local fanbase? The Reds have a strong, strong tradition of star players with Spanish-speaking roots -- Concepcion, Rijo, etc. Larkin is coaching in the DR and a whole new generation of players will come to know him. It's always been my understanding that the Reds have one of the largest MLB fanbases in Latin America.
One of the most exciting pitchers in baseball is on our team and he is possibly becoming a starter this year. Last I heard he still speaks Spanish almost exclusively. For the Reds NOT to take advantage of the people in Cuba and all over Latin America who no doubt revere him would be completely foolish. I'm frankly surprised they haven't done it before this. I see Spanish-language jerseys for other MLB teams all the time, including the Pirates (Piratas!) Mostly because people the world over still have a fair amount of respect for that Clemente guy.
Spanish-speaking players are a huge part of MLB; their Spanish-speaking fans are a huge part of the fanbase. Latin American culture is both historically and presently intrinsic to the entire game. To be dismissive of this jersey based on some nationalistic language thing is not only ridiculous, it is ignorant of the makeup of the sport itself.
There is no such thing as a pitching prospect.
“Every level he goes to, he is going to compete. They will know who he is at every level he goes to.” -- ED on EDLC
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