Yes, some do wear it for that, but its become a rarity. If you wear wristbands to actually keep sweat off your hands, you wear them close to your hands, on your throwing arm in particular (and most wristbands are worn either on both arms or just the glove arm). Some also wear them on the glove arm for a little padding if they get shorthopped. But look where Manny and David wear theirs:

http://www.personal....

That’s clearly just decoration, not compression or sweat trickle. And those aren’t compression-type wristbands, either… examples of guys who wear those (for actual purpose and support) are Gary Sheffield and Milton Bradley:

http://www.personal....
http://www.personal....

first off i play ball so i have a little knowledge and opinion about them. First off, that pic going along with your quote on them providing support – those are wrist braces, not sweat bands… secondly i know where to find the compression wrist bands, i actually own a couple pair. They are more comfortable but do not work as well, THEY PROVIDE ZERO SUPPORT… The pros get their numbers on them because they are typically sponsors for those brands and get whatever they want. Tape provides the best of both worlds – keeps a lot of the sweat off the hands, and provides the most support…. anyone wanting to know info on those things hit me up…they are hard to find

Yes, some do wear it for that, but its become a rarity. If you wear wristbands to actually keep sweat off your hands, you wear them close to your hands, on your throwing arm in particular (and most wristbands are worn either on both arms or just the glove arm). Some also wear them on the glove arm for a little padding if they get shorthopped. But look where Manny and David wear theirs:

http://www.personal....

That’s clearly just decoration, not compression or sweat trickle. And those aren’t compression-type wristbands, either… examples of guys who wear those (for actual purpose and support) are Gary Sheffield and Milton Bradley:

http://www.personal....
http://www.personal....

first off i play ball so i have a little knowledge and opinion about them. First off, that pic going along with your quote on them providing support – those are wrist braces, not sweat bands… secondly i know where to find the compression wrist bands, i actually own a couple pair. They are more comfortable but do not work as well, THEY PROVIDE ZERO SUPPORT… The pros get their numbers on them because they are typically sponsors for those brands and get whatever they want. Tape provides the best of both worlds – keeps a lot of the sweat off the hands, and provides the most support…. anyone wanting to know info on those things hit me up…they are hard to find

Yes, some do wear it for that, but its become a rarity. If you wear wristbands to actually keep sweat off your hands, you wear them close to your hands, on your throwing arm in particular (and most wristbands are worn either on both arms or just the glove arm). Some also wear them on the glove arm for a little padding if they get shorthopped. But look where Manny and David wear theirs:

http://www.personal....

That’s clearly just decoration, not compression or sweat trickle. And those aren’t compression-type wristbands, either… examples of guys who wear those (for actual purpose and support) are Gary Sheffield and Milton Bradley:

http://www.personal....
http://www.personal....

first off i play ball so i have a little knowledge and opinion about them. First off, that pic going along with your quote on them providing support – those are wrist braces, not sweat bands… secondly i know where to find the compression wrist bands, i actually own a couple pair. They are more comfortable but do not work as well, THEY PROVIDE ZERO SUPPORT… The pros get their numbers on them because they are typically sponsors for those brands and get whatever they want. Tape provides the best of both worlds – keeps a lot of the sweat off the hands, and provides the most support…. anyone wanting to know info on those things hit me up…they are hard to find

http://www.personal....

http://www.personal....

That’s clearly just decoration, not compression or sweat trickle. And those aren’t compression-type wristbands, either… examples of guys who wear those (for actual purpose and support) are Gary Sheffield and Milton Bradley:

http://www.personal....
http://www.personal....

Chris said:

I know certain players like Sammy Sosa, Orlando Cabrera, and Juan Uribe tape their wrists for support. While other players like to wear regular wristbands to wipe off sweat. But what do these TPX wrsitbands do? They look like they are made of thin cloth so they offer no support and because they are so thin they can’t be very good for wiping away sweat.

I bet very few major leaguers would actually say that they wear wristbands to wipe of sweat. A lot of people wear them just for the look, so these TPX ones are just for that. And they don’t sell them in stores, so it’s not a “shameless item” for people to buy… its just likely something David Ortiz started getting TPX to customize for him.

Also, anyone who is bashing Penn State’s uniforms is insane. They are without question the best, most traditional, and most classy uniform in college football. And the “official” white-out t-shirt is just a marketing ploy… most people just wear their own white PSU t-shirts or jerseys to the games. But it does make for a sweet student section:

http://live.psu.edu/...

Actually, wrist bands are worn to prevent sweat buildup on the hands, resulting in dryer hands. If you think about it they prevent sweat from trickling down to arm to the hands. As a player, I find that pretty handy. Those compression wristbands are only there because some players find them more comfortable, and they also serve to support the wrists.

Though we found out earlier that the Jays will be wearing Canada Day jerseys, some more news came in.

BOTH the Jays and the Phils will have Canadian flags sewn to their hats (so maybe shitty glue won’t desecrate the flag), marking the first time both teams would have the Canadian flag on their hats.
The Jays will be wearing their uniforms with red accents, the numbering in red and “CANADA” on the nameplates in place of the players names.

I must say I’m looking forward to seeing it.

Here’s a couple shots of past Canada Day jerseys.

First (Front)
First (Back)
Second

About the nameplate, that could be 100% accident because SEO is exactly the same upside down. Anybody else notice that?

No. First of all, you wouldn’t just flip the nameplate, you’d rotate it 180 degrees to correctly align it. And it would say “OES” and the E would be backwards. If you could just flip it upside-down like you say, which would basically require a transparent nameplate, it would look like “2EO”. An “S” flipped upside down is not the same.

This had to have been something ridiculous, like they embroidered the name on, realized it was upside down but ran out of all S’s, E’s, and O’s and didn’t have time to re-do it.