Ump Patches

[Edgy MD]

In his heroic quest for ever-greater revenue, Rob Manfred brings you https://uni-watch.com/2021/06/24/ewwww-mlb-umps-to-start-wearing-ad-patches-in-july/?fbclid=IwAR0Mvn3S4kwMwPIBaIkwV70y7mC9Kcmt_txVmODFNgg0_SrB4xe6OEQk2Ocadvertising patches on umpires.

[bLOCKQUOTE]Welcome back to Ump Watch, where we continue to cover the wide world of umpiring attire. Sadly, the latest news on that front is of the gross variety, as MLB yesterday announced that umps will soon begin wearing advertising patches for a cryptocurrency exchange.[/bLOCKQUOTE]

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: [bLOCKQUOTE]Welcome back to Ump Watch, where we continue to cover the wide world of umpiring attire. Sadly, the latest news on that front is of the gross variety, as MLB yesterday announced that umps will soon begin wearing advertising patches for a cryptocurrency exchange.[/bLOCKQUOTE]

Cryptocurrency? I wouldn't give you two cents for Angel Hernandez.

Later

[Marshmallowmilkshake]

Uniform ads are awful. The maker's marks are definitely falling into the ad category as they grow and have more prominent placement. Don't like them, either.

[seawolf17]

The good news is that because they're making money off this, they're lowering ticket prices and cutting commercial time.



(Oh, wait.)

[kcmets]

I don't mind a swoosh (although I haven't bought anything Nike in like the last 35

years) or a bitcoin symbol but that has to be the line in the sand or else it's gonna

turn into a NASCAR freak show somewhere down the road. Umps should wear a patch

showing how many egregiously blown calls and decisions they average per season.



"Who's behind the plate today?"

"Fishnehritz."

"What's his patch?"

"83."

"Oh boy, here we go again!"

[Edgy MD]

I'm not thinking that we're anywhere close, sadly, to a line in the sand.

[A Boy Named Seo]

Lukas mentions it, and my first response (without knowing who the sponsor was) was that you want your umpires to appear to be the unbiased arbiters they're supposed to be. Even if the umpire's union isn't get a penny, advertising makes it looks like umps can be bought (the crypto angle is sadly hilarious).

[roger_that]

I don't mind a swoosh (although I haven't bought anything Nike in like the last 35 years) or a bitcoin symbol but that has to be the line in the sand or else it's gonna turn into a NASCAR freak show somewhere down the road. Umps should wear a patch showing how many egregiously blown calls and decisions they average per season. "Who's behind the plate today?" "Fishnehritz." "What's his patch?" "83." "Oh boy, here we go again!"

I like this concept, and not just for umps. Pitchers' uni numbers should reflect the # of dingers they've given up so far this year, batters the # of Ks, managers the number of ejections, etc.