# NY Yankees uniforms **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [August 31, 2009, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303 "2009-08-31T00:54:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303/21 "2009-09-01T13:41:59Z")
> [@Yookeroo](#): > > You guys do realize that there are plenty of casual fans who don’t have the roster memorized, don’t you? Do they have functional ears? If so, then they can listen to the announcer say who is batting, or the broadcaster say who caught the ball. Or, they can buy a program, read the JumboTron or the blurb at the bottom of the screen. The information is there, if they put the effort in to pay attention. Lastly, if they are casual, and don’t know who is on the team, what does it matter that the person who got the hit is Mr. Damon or Mr. Jeter, they may as well be #18 and #2, for all that it ultimately matters. There’s a baseball field across the street from my house, and occasionally I’ll make time to watch an inning or two. Whether it’s high school or adult leagues, I never know who anyone is, but it’s still enjoyable to watch, because it’s baseball, and you don’t need to know anybody’s name to appreciate the game. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303/22 "2009-09-01T13:42:46Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > To be fair, the Yankees are not the only ones that do this. Don’t the Giants also go without names on their home uniforms? > > What cracks me up are the Yankee fans (of which I am one) who buy the replica jerseys with their favorite player’s name on the back. Nothing screams “inauthentic” much louder than that. The shirts without the name are 2.5\* the price of the shirts with the name. When I was shopping for my #5, it was $75 with the name and $225 without. It was an economic decision. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303/23 "2009-09-01T13:50:10Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > The shirts without the name are **3** \* the price of the shirts with the name. When I was shopping for my #5, it was $75 with the name and $225 without. It was an economic decision. Math is not my friend this morning. ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303/24 "2009-09-01T17:21:05Z")
Correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t the Yankees also leave the names off their _road_ uniforms? ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303/25 "2009-09-01T20:59:27Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > Correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t the Yankees also leave the names off their _road_ uniforms? Yes, the Yankees are the only team that leaves the name off both home and away uniforms. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2009, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303/26 "2009-09-01T21:41:26Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > The shirts without the name are 2.5\* the price of the shirts with the name. When I was shopping for my #5, it was $75 with the name and $225 without. It was an economic decision. Yankee bastards! ---
**Author:** ![Yookeroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yookeroo/32/323_2.png) [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303/27 "2009-09-02T08:17:33Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > Do they have functional ears? If so, then they can listen to the announcer say who is batting, or the broadcaster say who caught the ball. Or, they can buy a program, read the JumboTron or the blurb at the bottom of the screen. The information is there, if they put the effort in to pay attention. They could. But some people might want to know the name of a player who isn’t directly involved with the play. Regardless, isn’t it much more convenient if the name is on the actual uniform? This is so strange. Do I really have to defend the practice of teams putting names on uniforms? Do you think teams started doing this as a random move? Don’t you think there’s a reason this is standard practice throughout the sporting world? Not having names is such an unusual phenomenon that someone started a thread here wondering why one team doesn’t do this. Although now I’m surprised there hasn’t been a thread wondering why teams do put names on the uniforms. Why should they? It’s right there in the program! :rolleyes: > [@Cheesesteak](#): > > Lastly, if they are casual, and don’t know who is on the team, what does it matter that the person who got the hit is Mr. Damon or Mr. Jeter, they may as well be #18 and #2, for all that it ultimately matters. There’s a baseball field across the street from my house, and occasionally I’ll make time to watch an inning or two. Whether it’s high school or adult leagues, I never know who anyone is, but it’s still enjoyable to watch, because it’s baseball, and you don’t need to know anybody’s name to appreciate the game. Maybe casual fans want to learn to be less casual. Maybe casual fans are just curious about who’s who. And who claimed you **needed** to know the names to appreciate the game? Besides, professional players have a bit more celebrity than high school players. You don’t think this leads to more interest as to what a player’s name might me to the casual fan? Or maybe this is some sort of lame “true fan” ranting? If they’re not hardcore enough, who cares if they would like an easy way to connect the name to the actual player! If they’re not committed enough to learn the players’ names, why should a team do something as horribly awful as putting the names on the the uniforms! ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303/28 "2009-09-02T10:54:30Z")
> [@Yookeroo](#): > > This is so strange. Do I really have to defend the practice of teams putting names on uniforms? No, you need to defend the idea that we “need” names on uniforms. When AppallingGael asked why you would need names if you had numbers, you said “Do you really not know?” As though the reason was obvious and overwhelming. So far, you have identified that it is more convenient to have names on the uniform. Yes, it is more convenient. No, you still don’t need them. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303/29 "2009-09-02T11:24:15Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > The shirts without the name are 2.5\* the price of the shirts with the name. When I was shopping for my #5, it was $75 with the name and $225 without. It was an economic decision. Holy Cow! Why would it cost more not to put the name on? It’s like a restaurant charging more to keep the cheese off the burger. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303/30 "2009-09-02T13:10:05Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Holy Cow! Why would it cost more not to put the name on? It’s like a restaurant charging more to keep the cheese off the burger. I wish I knew. I really wanted one without the name, but there was no option for a ~$75 (still outrageous for a cotton baseball shirt) #5 jersey without the name, on or offline. Actually, I don’t recall any of the nameless jerseys being in the lower price category. Those prices are why I only have one jersey and one “official” t-shirt. [NFLShop.com](http://NFLShop.com) is much better at getting you what you want customized how you want at more affordable prices. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303/31 "2009-09-02T13:12:30Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Holy Cow! Why would it cost more not to put the name on? It’s like a restaurant charging more to keep the cheese off the burger. Because that extra $150 is for the autheticity tag. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303/32 "2009-09-02T13:59:58Z")
Yankee fans can’t read, that’s why. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303/33 "2009-09-02T14:31:54Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Yankee fans can’t read, that’s why. Naw. I think they do it so they can pretend that it actually IS Derek Jeter making each and every play on defense. It justifies their belief that he has a range greater than Lou Gehrig. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303/34 "2009-09-02T14:51:59Z")
Aaaah yes, the Yankee fan strawman. Nice going there, **Munch**. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303/35 "2009-09-02T15:04:37Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Naw. I think they do it so they can pretend that it actually IS Derek Jeter making each and every play on defense. It justifies their belief that he has a range greater than Lou Gehrig. Technically, during his career, Jeter has had a larger range than Lou Gehrig. I’m pretty sure Gehrig hasn’t moved at all in the past 2 decades - Jeter is a little better. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303/36 "2009-09-02T17:09:04Z")
BTW, the yankees originally put numbers on the jerseys to represen t where they were batting in the order. Hence, Babe Ruth #3 and Lou Gehrig #4. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303/37 "2009-09-02T17:57:56Z")
> [@Gangster\_Octopus](#): > > BTW, the yankees originally put numbers on the jerseys to represen t where they were batting in the order. Hence, Babe Ruth #3 and Lou Gehrig #4. Nah. Too easy. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303/38 "2009-09-02T19:27:25Z")
If I had the capacity to read, I might get upset at some of the poster’s here. So. On behalf of Yankee fans everywhere, “Blow me”!!! ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303/39 "2009-09-02T19:48:06Z")
No apostrophe, and the exclamation marks go inside the quotes. Apparently Yankee fans can’t write, either. 😃 Please, Gaudere! Just this once… ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303/40 "2009-09-02T20:47:49Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Don’t the Giants also go without names on their home uniforms? Correct. Fine for people like #25, but kind of annoying when it’s our latest right-handed yutz warming up in the 'pen. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-yankees-uniforms/508303.md?page=3)