Ricko said:

If you think it’s “we,” do this: Name a player who loved “your” team so much he stayed despite an offer of more money elsewhere.

Easy – Robin Yount.

But your point is well taken. We as fans think the job must be a higher calling (as do Star Trek fans with the actors), but to them it’s really just a job.

Many Cubs players have given a “home team” discount, and not only the Cubs but since thats my team I know about them. Heck, Dawson took a blank check. Most recently, both Kerry Wood and Aramis Ramirez took a discount to stay.

Kevin from Ohio in Virginia said:

Jersey wearing etiquette:

1. Never, ever, under any circumstances, tuck it in.

2. Matching undershirt required – white, or one of the colors on the jersey.

3. Never wear matching team jersey/cap unless attending a sporting event of same sport in any city or alternate sport only in the same city. For example, Indians jersey/cap combo is OK at an Indians game, a Cavs game, or at a Nationals-Mets game as a show of support for your team, but NOT OK at a Dallas Mavericks game or at the mall.

4. Avoid wearing jerseys around my mother, as she will no doubt complain about how sloppily you are dressed.

5. Jerseys can be worn with jeans and sneakers or with cargo-type shorts and suitable casual shoes, but never in conjunction with one or more of the following: dress shoes, jean shorts, a collared undershirt (yes, I’ve seen it done), khaki pants, dress pants, and hiking boots.

SIDEBAR: Men, please throw your jean shorts away. They are not cool. Ladies, please wear CUTOFF jean shorts every day, as they are very cool.

Kevin from Ohio in Virginia GREAT STUFF! This should be the standard.

-For extra credit your sneakers may match your jersey.

…and my personal Jersey etiquette rule, “DO NOT PURCHASE ANY JERSEY WITH ANY CURRENT PLAYER ON THE BACK. No way no how. I still see Mark Prior jerseys everywhere at Wrigley Field. All my jerseys (I own 7 authentic) have been either customized with my name or bear the name of a legend (Sandberg, Banks, Payton, Sayers, Jordan and Pippen).

-Going BLANK on the back is just fine.

With regards your comments about current player jerseys, I agree that if you have a situation like Prior I would just put it in the back of the closet rather than wear it. I split Cubs season tix with 3 other guys and so far this season I have only seen a few “Prior” jerseys, most of them on Kids, which I think are exempt from any rule on this — and probably hand-me-downs anyway. I think you can easily wear jerseys for current players, thats part of the fun for many fans, to wear the jersey of your favorite player while they are still relevant to the team. And heck when they make the HOF or not (Santo for example) you can wear with pride the jersey you once wore in support of that player. I disagree with putting ones name on the jersey, unless you at one time played for the team it is silly. Plus, if you follow the Cubs like I do, you see those personalized jerseys and think someone is touting some obscure up-and-coming minor leaguer, only to find out its Bob from Rockford. My 2 cents.

marshalls?

AP really needs to do spell check…unless the seventh option was tj maxx

The spelling error didn’t come from the AP, but the team.

Bennett’s group applied for a trademark on the misspelled name.

If you think it’s “we,” do this: Name a player who loved “your” team so much he stayed despite an offer of more money elsewhere.

Easy – Robin Yount.

But your point is well taken. We as fans think the job must be a higher calling (as do Star Trek fans with the actors), but to them it’s really just a job.

For me its all about hockey jerseys. My brother got me a no nob New Jersey devils uni in high school. Its a bit too big but i love it. He also got me a Michigan button up basketball warm-up top. Its awesome but i only wear it when playing some sort of official basketball game (which happens once every 2 or 3 years). Mainly they are worn in admiration of him.
My favorite, Columbus Blue Jackets warm up jersey, with the jacket head on the front- Rick Nash name and number on back. I like it and wear it because here in Pittsburgh, people fail to see that there is talent outside of the city

That’s a practice jersey if it is one solid colour. The NHL doesn’t have different jerseys for warm-ups – they wear what they wear in the game.

1) The Philly Phanatic carried out the Mets pink backpack to the bullpen tonight. (I heard something about Mr. Met was visiting him tonight but missed the video.)

2) The “Pedro Porthole” shows how redundant that second button is on shirts with velcro in the place where it would be on, say, a Cardinals jersey.

3) Paul, you said what I have been thinking for 30 years. I always thought that I’d get custom made cotton-poly blend uniforms if I ever played on an organized team. Polyester just feels like a plastic bag and wool itches me too much. Perhaps the wool-cotton blend flannel of the 60s would be okay. Or else, there is always cashmere. ;)

I live in Calgary – a couple of years ago I’m at the mall and there’s a guy up ahead of me wearing a Darren McCarty jersey. A little weird (99% of custom jerseys here are Iginla, Phaneuf or Kiprusoff). I get up ahead of the guy and have a look, its actually Darren McCarty.

So I guess to add to all the rules above, you’re allowed to wear the jersey if its actually your jersey.

kevin c. said:

I once read a great piece of advice on foul ball etiquette: If you catch one, have your “I got it” moment … then find a kid and give him/her the ball.

hold on there chief…

that ONLY applies to your SECOND (and any subsequent) foul ball(s)

i had been to maybe 50 games (granted, in some seats where fouls dared not tread), and never got one…FINALLY…at a mets game in, i believe, 1989 (wearing a dead tye-dye, not my usual quirky t-shirt, btw)..i got one! somewhere, i still have that…still has bill white’s signature on it, and a bit of the leather was schmeared from gregg jeffries (ugh) bat…

now..a few years later i got my second foul ball and i did give it to the kid seated in front of me (who turned out to be an ungrateful sumbiotch…it wasn’t MY fault i knocked him to the concrete to get the foul…of course the other fans and ushers disagreed, as i was asked to please have a nice day outside of shea…maybe i shouldn’t have wung the ball back to the kid???)

anyhoo…first foul ever=YOURS
any subsequent fouls=NOT YOURS

Agreed. How many of us have been going to games since we were kids and never got a foul ball? (just don’t use a glove over 15yrs)