I'm stunned at the outrage. MLB has hundreds of moneygrabs each year, and the one people get upset about is one that honors the Latino influence in the game???
I think it is a great idea.
I'm stunned at the outrage. MLB has hundreds of moneygrabs each year, and the one people get upset about is one that honors the Latino influence in the game???
I think it is a great idea.
“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
“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
A perfect example of what I was talking about. You want to make me out to be a bigot. I've explained 3 times why I don't like the jersey. If that makes me a bigot in your world, that says more about you than it does me. There is nothing bigoted about why I don't like the jersey and feel it is unnecessary.
As a guy who just likes Reds gear, I'm a fan. I usually pick up a couple new jersies every year anyways. A Cueto Rojos will probably be my next. Good job reds marketing team.
I have been trying to respond as diplomatically to your points as I can. RedsZone is a place where we state opinions and defend them, is it not?
I've noted that your statement that the jersey is "unnecessary" is well, just not true as far as I can tell. That argument is proven by at least two major points that I and others have made in various forms:
1) the Reds' decision to market the jersey in the first place (M2's "crass commercialism" argument, which is quite on point)
2) baseball's status as a world sport with lots of potential fans who can identify with teams in many ways.
You are certainly entitled to your opinion. But every opinion has reasons behind it, and I've yet to see you really explain why, given these two points you still deem the uniform "unnecessary".
Without further explanation, I'm left grasping for good reasons at why you feel this way... and one of those would simply be intolerance of others. That doesn't make you a bigot in any serious way. It just makes you intolerant of other people's right to have baseball jerseys that mean something to them.
Last edited by RedEye; 12-10-2012 at 11:47 PM.
“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
I think the regular BP jerseys (at least the marketing of them) are unnecessary myself Randy. So I can agree that it is not truly necessary to have these Rojos jerseys.
But it's when you mention that (paraphrasing) "why do all groups need to be included" that raises a red flag.
If you had just said they are ugly no one would have batted an eye.
I stated that I am a fan of classic baseball uniforms. Home whites. Road greys. I don't like the Red jersey they already have. That is my opinion and the reason I don't like the jersey. Folks that have been around here for any length of time know that about me. What I do realize is that your agenda is to try and paint me as an intolerant bigot, and I do realize that I'm not going to change that agenda by any means. That's your prerogative. I've explained my position. You reject it and are intent on reading what you want into it. That's fine, and again, says more about you than it does about me.
Done.
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!
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