Los Rojos

[Tadasimha]

Originally Posted by M2

It's a cool looking jersey. I imagine it will be a popular item even with us folks who speak Merkan. Hopefully this inspires Les Rouges and Die Roten jerseys too.

How about one in kanji? Not sure how to make it plural but I did find this one for "red"

[Always Red]

Originally Posted by Tadasimha

How about one in kanji? Not sure how to make it plural but I did find this one for "red"

How about Mandarin?

The top ten languages of the world are as follows (in order of first-speaking population):

Chinese Mandarin 13.69%
Spanish 5.05%
English 4.84%
Hindi 2.82%
Portuguese 2.77%
Bengali 2.68%
Russian 2.27%
Japanese 1.99%
German 1.49%
Chinese Wu 1.21%

[Tadasimha]

Originally Posted by Vottomatic

Geez. This is an English speaking country.

Please learn to read and speak the native language. This isn't Mexico.

Has has been pointed out already, Spanish was spoken on the continent before English and while English did become the predominant language spoken here, it has never been the exclusive language spoken here. Spanish, French, German as well as English have been spoken here for centuries, and for well over 100 years there have been Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Irish, Italian etc speakers as well.

[RichRed]

I think it looks pretty bueno.

[_Sir_Charles_]

Si. Es muy bueno.

[Caveat Emperor]

Someone tweeted a picture of this from Redsfest.

I haven't bought a Reds jersey in years, but I absolutely plan to own a "Los Rojos" jersey by the start of the season.

[reds1869]

I teach at a school with a large Spanish-speaking population. The kids and their families are quite excited by the new jersey.

[M2]

Originally Posted by Tadasimha

How about one in kanji?

Absolutely. Let's get some Mandarin in there too. Heck, in the name of having a little bit of fun, they ought to do one in Cyrillic.

Originally Posted by Always Red

I'm just wondering why the Reds chose to do this. They've had great Latino players for years, and have always been the Reds.

There's no question the Hispanic population in the US is booming; maybe it's in response to that.

The apparel market is international. And regardless of where it's at right now, the regional percentage of folks with Hispanic roots is only going to grow in the next decade.

Plus, why not? Sports is supposed to be a pleasant diversion. Throwback jerseys, jerseys from the future, foreign language jerseys, neckties, footie pajamas, ladies' intimates -it's all good.

[medford]

Los Rojos...I hate

Rojos (just plain Rojos)...I love.

I wish they'd drop the "los" part, unless they're going to start putting "the Reds" on the front of our jersey.

Could be worse, I think the Lakers go with "Los Lakers" while the bulls and heat go w/ "los Bulls" and "los Heat".

I'm not sure what the spanish word for "laker" is, but having a red and black jersey that just said "Toros" would be cool. I suppose one that said "Caliente" (is that the right word, been a long time) wouldn't be so cool.

[RANDY IN INDY]

Originally Posted by redsmetz

Randy, I'm curious why you consider it an "ugh" move. Clearly uniforms are a marketing tool, IMO, and looking for a wider spectrum of fans to draw in from not just Cincinnati , but the larger region, not to mention throughout the country and beyond. With both Johnny Cueto and Aroldis Chapman as premier pitchers for the club and other Latin players, not to mention a plethora of up and coming prospects from throughout Latin America, I think it makes smart business sense. I say this as an Anglo too. I've loved the Hispanic Heritage day the club has had the last couple of seasons too.

It's an ugly jersey, just like the BP jersey, and unnecessary in my opinion. I certainly won't be spending my money on one.

[REDREAD]

Originally Posted by Always Red

At the 2010 Census, there were 296,945 people residing in Cincinnati, a decrease of 10.4% since 2000. At the 2010 Census, 48.1% of the population was White, 44.6% African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.80% Asian, 0.01% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.2% from some other race, and 2.2% of two or more races. 2.08% of Cincinnati's population was Hispanic and Latino or any race.

I'm looking forward to seeing the Swahili, Chineese, Korean, and Hindi uniforms too.

[Always Red]

Originally Posted by medford

Los Rojos...I hate

Rojos (just plain Rojos)...I love.

I wish they'd drop the "los" part, unless they're going to start putting "the Reds" on the front of our jersey.

Could be worse, I think the Lakers go with "Los Lakers" while the bulls and heat go w/ "los Bulls" and "los Heat".

I'm not sure what the spanish word for "laker" is, but having a red and black jersey that just said "Toros" would be cool. I suppose one that said "Caliente" (is that the right word, been a long time) wouldn't be so cool.

[Scrap Irony]

I'd buy a der roten jersey for sure.

Especially if you added an umlaut over the "o" to make it look like a surprise.

[Big Klu]

Would it be "Der Roten", "Die Roten", or "Das Roten"?

[camisadelgolf]

Originally Posted by Big Klu

Would it be "Der Roten", "Die Roten", or "Das Roten"?

Die Roten. But English is being integrated into German culture so quickly that they must just go with Die Reds.