It is not lame to have your own name on a sports jersey… if you actually use the jersey as part of a uniform in a sporting competition. That includes professional sports, beer leagues, or even the annual Fourth of July family horseshoes games.
That settled, what’s the consensus on fictional/non-sports characters on sports jerseys? (Aside from “Shuttleworth” Celtics or Supersonics jerseys, which are excellently cool, of course).
Nope. That’s still lame. Same with your fictional characters. Shame about your Roy Hobbs jersey.
I got a Dez Bryant jersey as a birthday present shortly after he was drafted by the Cowboys, as I’m a big OSU fan. It’s one of the ones that has a sewn nameplate, not silk screening, so a nice side benefit is that if he flames out like I have a sneaking suspicion he might do, I can do a bit of surgery and turn it into a Michael Irvin jersey.
On a different note, I’m looking hard at buying a US Men’s soccer jersey, but without a player name and number. Instead, I’m going to imitate something I’ve seen a few times and go with “Texas” and the number 28. Possibly go with “Oklahoma” and 46 if I end up getting a job and settling down here.
villa, the best thing about being a Yeovil Town supporter is that nobody I’m likely to run into knows if the guy whose name is on the back is still on the squad.
Not sure how I feel about that, although there’s absolutely no reason NFL jerseys should cost so damn much.
Probably not the “fucking” part, sadly.
I’ve wondered how this works. I’ve been tempted to do some surgery on that Prior jersey and simply go with a generic #22 jersey (currently Marlon Byrd’s number) that would be reasonably timeless. However, I’m skeptical that the stitching can be removed without leaving a ghost outline of the letters due to the thousands of little punctures. I’d be curious to hear the results from anyone who’s tried it.
I don’t have my jersey at hand, but I believe that the letters are all attached to a nameplate panel of fabric that is sewed to the rest of the jersey. So I’d theoretically just swap the nameplate, so the stitching is all in the same place.
Ah, my Cubs jersey has individually stitched letters without a nameplate.
Yeah, you have do figure on your own what your personal price is to ignore “Buy American”. As it turns out, mine is about $150.
Not very lame, but the lameness goes down of the number is not a star one. If you get number 43, the number of the 3rd string punter with your name on it it lessens the “I’m a star” feeling.
Except the NFL gets no revenue from those jerseys, right?
If you want to own something, but aren’t willing to pay, you shouldn’t buy a knock-off copy. You might think a $30 Blu-Ray is too expensive, but that doesn’t make buying a $5 copy justified. [/rant]
It’s not that. Especially since the legit jerseys are made in Korea, El Salvador and Vietnam.
FTR, authentic MLB jerseys by Majestic Athletic are made in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Why does the NFL hate America?
Meh. Korea and El Salvador are kind of American.
Anyway, MLB jerseys could be hand stitched by nude Playmates and they’d still be boring.
MLB jerseys are almost unequivocally better-looking on non-athletes than football jerseys. (Notable exception–women.)
Back in the 80s, the Padres had a guy on the team with the same last name as me - I was very tempted to get a jersey with his name and number that I could then justify by saying it was his last name and not mine. But I never did do it.
I am in favour of the “get an old school jersey with a retired guy’s name on it” approach, for reasons noted upthread. My Montreal Canadiens jersey with Ken Dryden’s #29 on it is officially timeless, as is my Walter Payton Bears jersey and my John Stockton Jazz jersey.
True. But baseball still sucks.
I have always considered it lame to wear a shirt/jersey with a player’s name on it, seeing as I am not that person.
I guess I’m lame, then. I got my name (and favorite number) on my Royals jersey. I’m not wearing it to pay tribute to any specific player (much as I like George Brett). I’m wearing it because I’m a fan of the team. And it’s me (not Brett) that’s declaring my fanhood by wearing the jersey.
(Countdown to “you’re lame just for being a Royals fan at all” response…5…4…)
Presumably that means it’s lame to wear a team jersey at all, seeing as you’re not on the team.
