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Post by timholycross on Jan 9, 2019 13:14:15 GMT -5
1. The proliferation of Jrs, Srs, IIIs, etc. on the back of jersies. I can agree with it when the father played at the same school or pro team or perhaps if the father was a pro somewhere else; but other than that it's ridiculous. "Sr's" perhaps the worst - "Jr." in those cases is usually in diapers. Also, the term for that is "surname". It's not part of the person's last name! If there's such a thing as a phone book any more, you don't find a list of Bradleys then a list of Bradley, Jr.s. They're all Bradleys!
2. In college football, having an offensive and defensive star, or at least a regular player, with the same jersey number. The squads are large enough that some duplication is necessary, for sure; however, a generation ago the teams figured out how to do that so that one of the "dups" was a part-time or no-time player.
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Post by A Clock Tower Purple on Jan 9, 2019 13:39:44 GMT -5
No and no.
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Post by Tom on Jan 9, 2019 14:17:06 GMT -5
Never gave it much thought. Ken Griffey finished his career with the Mariners and was a teammate of Ken Griffey.
Most sporting events I've been to, the players have big numbers on the jersey so you don't really need the names at all. If I attend any sporting events today, and I see someone wearing number 20, I will likely be able to identify that person without needing to read his name
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Post by timholycross on Jan 9, 2019 16:48:05 GMT -5
Never gave it much thought. Ken Griffey finished his career with the Mariners and was a teammate of Ken Griffey. Most sporting events I've been to, the players have big numbers on the jersey so you don't really need the names at all. If I attend any sporting events today, and I see someone wearing number 20, I will likely be able to identify that person without needing to read his name Exactly, and having it for the Griffey's made sense. Most of these other guys it doesn't. And, while we're on the same subject, if this went back a generation and HC had names on their backs, what would the Perry's have done? The second RP was not a junior! |
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Post by crusader12 on Jan 14, 2019 15:15:58 GMT -5
Yes and Yes
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Post by longsuffering on Jan 16, 2019 1:18:33 GMT -5
I'm waiting for the first hyphenated Jrs and IIIs to start showing up on uniforms to get really steamed, but I get your point on both issues.
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Post by lou on Jan 16, 2019 7:34:44 GMT -5
Never gave it much thought. Ken Griffey finished his career with the Mariners and was a teammate of Ken Griffey. Most sporting events I've been to, the players have big numbers on the jersey so you don't really need the names at all. If I attend any sporting events today, and I see someone wearing number 20, I will likely be able to identify that person without needing to read his name That would be Jehyve, some games |
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Post by timholycross on Jan 16, 2019 10:21:32 GMT -5
Never gave it much thought. Ken Griffey finished his career with the Mariners and was a teammate of Ken Griffey. Most sporting events I've been to, the players have big numbers on the jersey so you don't really need the names at all. If I attend any sporting events today, and I see someone wearing number 20, I will likely be able to identify that person without needing to read his name That would be Jehyve, some games Adidas and Nike have the edge over UnderArmour in terms of number fonts/sizes. BC's an example of that. And it's tough to read the names, too, why have them* if you can't read them. And to your point, glad they finally got another #20 for Jehyve to replace the one they lost (either that or they found it). *I think it was some owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs who put the smallest name font possible on his players' jersies because he wanted to still sell programs. |
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