Post Season helmets

[Frayed Knot]

NY Post: Major League Baseball teams will have advertising on their helmets during the postseason.

MLB announced Friday it reached a deal for the postseason ads through 2027 with Strauss, a German apparel company that entered the U.S. market last year.

Ads of 5-by-0.92 inches (12.7-by-2.3 centimeters) will be on each side of every helmet featuring “STRAUSS” in capital letters in white alongside the company's ostrich logo silhouetted by a red square, with an alternate color for red helmets.



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We've had an ostrich or two on this site before, I bet they're happy about this news.

The rest of us ...

[MFS62]

The words "fucking abomination" come to mind.

And if the games are on ESPN, I guarantee they will interview the person who designed them while the action is going on.



Later

[batmagadanleadoff]

The words "fucking abomination" come to mind. And if the games are on ESPN, I guarantee they will interview the person who designed them while the action is going on.

Totally disgusting. And unsurprising. What did anyone think was gonna happen as soon as MLB approved Nike logos on the unis? The slippery slope slipped to a sleeve patch. And now this. Expect a second sleeve patch next.

[batmagadanleadoff]

The words "fucking abomination" come to mind. And if the games are on ESPN, I guarantee they will interview the person who designed them while the action is going on. Totally disgusting. And unsurprising. What did anyone think was gonna happen as soon as MLB approved Nike logos on the unis? The slippery slope slipped to a sleeve patch. And now this. Expect a second sleeve patch next.

Or if not a second sleeve patch, then permanent year-round helmet advertising, instead of just for the post-season.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

regular season caps and helmets aren't sellable yet but likely up for sale once the sleeves sell out -- 7 teams have yet to add them.



Mlb gets postseason helmets, plus any games in Europe. The slogan is gigantic.

[Frayed Knot]

And you can currently (bottom 3rd) see the STRAUSS logo behind the plate in Philly

[Benjamin Grimm]

Just plain awful. And there's no reason to think it's going to stop here. I'm sure there's more, and worse, to come.

[metirish]

Won't be long now they'll be taking the field like F1 and Nascar drivers

[Frayed Knot]

MLB is so proud of this move that they've kept word of it off their own website.

Not a peep on mlb.com

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

It was announced this morning and proudly so. They asked me to cover it but I had way too much other work

[Fman99]

Gross. They should seek out a sponsorship from Ipecac because these make me want to retch

[Edgy MD]

What recourse is there?



I don't see an effective MLB boycott about to happen, but it'll be a piece of cake to boycott Strauss.

[Frayed Knot]

I'm real good at boycotting companies I've never heard of.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I guess you can combat Strauss by buying a lot of Dickies and Carhartt wear.

[MFS62]

=Fman99 post_id=169979 time=1726272064 user_id=86]
Gross. They should seek out a sponsorship from Ipecac because these make me want to retch

[batmagadanleadoff]

The helmet advertising will also appear on all minor league helmets for the entire 2025 season.

[Frayed Knot]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: It was announced this morning and proudly so. They asked me to cover it but I had way too much other work

Sure, but that seems to imply that they're anxious to introduce this to their corporate sponsors but less so to involve their individual fans.

[G-Fafif]

I look forward to being thoroughly disgusted by these when the Mets are wearing them this October.

[batmagadanleadoff]

The words "fucking abomination" come to mind. And if the games are on ESPN, I guarantee they will interview the person who designed them while the action is going on. Totally disgusting. And unsurprising. What did anyone think was gonna happen as soon as MLB approved Nike logos on the unis? The slippery slope slipped to a sleeve patch. And now this. Expect a second sleeve patch next. Or if not a second sleeve patch, then permanent year-round helmet advertising, instead of just for the post-season.

I could see it already. The minors are gonna wear the helmet ads. Then there'll be a bullshit made up "poll" claiming that the fans love it. And then, voila, permanent year-round helmet advertising in the majors.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I think that stuff needs to be collectively bargained. The last deal gave MLB the opportunity to sell postseason helmets.

[ashie62]

=Fman99 post_id=169979 time=1726272064 user_id=86]
Gross. They should seek out a sponsorship from Ipecac because these make me want to retch

[MFS62]

=G-Fafif post_id=170032 time=1726282099 user_id=55]
I look forward to being thoroughly disgusted by these when the Mets are wearing them this October.

[kcmets]

=G-Fafif post_id=170032 time=1726282099 user_id=55]
I look forward to being thoroughly disgusted by these when the Mets are wearing them this October.

[The Hot Corner]

=metirish post_id=169957 time=1726270458 user_id=72]
Won't be long now they'll be taking the field like F1 and Nascar drivers

[Benjamin Grimm]

Do any of the other major sports in the United States include uniform advertisements?

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

All but the NFL

[Lefty Specialist]

They'll look like Premier League Jerseys before long.



It always amazes me how willing MLB is to do stupid things to turn a buck.



Looks like Strauss is the German version of Carhartt work wear. Totally baseball-related.

[The Hot Corner]

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: All but the NFL

The NFL bans unauthorized ads/images. The Nike swoop is on all the uniforms, I believe. I'm pretty sure the NFL is taking in money for that.

[Bob Alpacadaca]

The NFL hasn't done this yet. But I'm sure it's coming. These are the people behind the practice of personal seat licenses.

[Edgy MD]

Strauss commercials are starting to appear in my MLB.tv feed.