DirtySox Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) Surprised we haven't seen a thread yet on this. The new Nike Fanatics jerseys look dreadful if you haven't seem them yet. Lots of player complaints on the quality, look, and fit of these. https://theathletic.com/5276715/2024/02/15/nike-mlb-fanatics-jersey-issues/ Quote “So far, thumbs down.” At his locker, Angels reliever Carlos Estévez was in a tizzy over the new threads. He pulled out a couple tops and pairs of pants to show that the shades didn’t match. He laughed at the spacing and shrunken nature of the lettering on the back of the jersey. And he bemoaned the fact he can’t customize his pants to his preference, the way pitchers once could, tailoring the fit to their big dumpers and tree-trunk thighs. “When I wear my pants, I feel like I’m wearing someone else’s pants,” Estévez said. “I could see Estévez (flexing),” Ward said, “and it just ripping in the back.” Edited February 15 by DirtySox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnetennba Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 I hope it's just a spring uni problem, because these look like straight up trash. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Side Hit Men Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 7 minutes ago, Tnetennba said: I hope it's just a spring uni problem, because these look like straight up trash. It is unclear whether these uniforms will differ from those worn in the regular season per the linked article below. The MLBPA is trying to rectify this s%*#, and of course the owners are trying to spin it, as they have for years when they kept fucking around with the baseballs. And now they have a $450 jersey that looks like a $29.99 WalMart model. https://theathletic.com/5276715/2024/02/15/nike-mlb-fanatics-jersey-issues/ Quote “When I wear my pants, I feel like I’m wearing someone else’s pants,” Estévez said. “I could see Estévez (flexing),” Ward said, “and it just ripping in the back.” Before last year, according to multiple pitchers, they had several measurements taken for their pants, which then were tailored. Nike has since simplified the fitting process, and tailoring is not on the table. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 The font for lettering and numerals do look bad and cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 3 minutes ago, South Side Hit Men said: It is unclear whether these uniforms will differ from those worn in the regular season per the linked article below. The MLBPA is trying to rectify this s%*#, and of course the owners are trying to spin it, as they have for years when they kept fucking around with the baseballs. And now they have a $450 jersey that looks like a $29.99 WalMart model. https://theathletic.com/5276715/2024/02/15/nike-mlb-fanatics-jersey-issues/ Chris Sale is REALLY going to lose it over this…those don’t even look like decent Chinese textile factory productions. More like Bangladesh or Vietnam. You get what you pay for… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caulfield12 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 1 minute ago, Lip Man 1 said: The font for lettering and numerals do look bad and cheap. At least the White Sox can be literally and figuratively cheap now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Chappas Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 This seems like a microcosm of society. Some team of folks put these together and thought they looked good. I don't think it was the goal to save money it was just people being really bad at their job. Whether it was Nike or MLB that helped design, they did not know their market. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 8 minutes ago, Harry Chappas said: This seems like a microcosm of society. Some team of folks put these together and thought they looked good. I don't think it was the goal to save money it was just people being really bad at their job. Whether it was Nike or MLB that helped design, they did not know their market. It was both. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyWhiteSox Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 31 minutes ago, Harry Chappas said: This seems like a microcosm of society. Some team of folks put these together and thought they looked good. I don't think it was the goal to save money it was just people being really bad at their job. Whether it was Nike or MLB that helped design, they did not know their market. They're a business. It's ALWAYS about money. Nike didn't really move away from leather footwear because of innovation. It's always about money. Majestic Athletic had a factory in PA. Then, it seems Nike was just slapping a swoosh on Majestic Athletic jerseys. Now that Nike is finally manufacturing their own, this is the quality we will get. I really wonder what Under Armour would have done. And I dread the day New Era is pushed out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEANS Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 speed & money grab, alter fabrics and cuts to increase profit, then the design has to be shoehorned into the "new" template which makes it look horrible and laughably small. Like I am pretty sure applying the MLB batter and the Name/Number to the back took two separate "handlings" but now with the batter below the piping it looks like it can all be done at once, thus increasing production speed. Looks QC as far as color matching has gone out the window as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEANS Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 3 minutes ago, SleepyWhiteSox said: They're a business. It's ALWAYS about money. Nike didn't really move away from leather footwear because of innovation. It's always about money. Majestic Athletic had a factory in PA. Then, it seems Nike was just slapping a swoosh on Majestic Athletic jerseys. Now that Nike is finally manufacturing their own, this is the quality we will get. I really wonder what Under Armour would have done. And I dread the day New Era is pushed out. I worked for Majestic from 1998-2003 the quality of the jerseys was always on-point. It was located originally in the Slate Belt area which had a history of blouse mills, so many residents worked in those mills as sewers and eventually transitioned to the Majestic facility to work on MLB apparel, starting with the original BP jerseys. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Fanatics is just a terrible, terrible company. I bought a pair of Sox "lounge/PJ" pants from them like 5 years ago, color and font were totally different than the picture on their site, quality was awful. Can't wait to see how they ruin NHL jerseys next year 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dohnut Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) Wow - that Kopech comparison. Looks like they grabbed a shirsey off a Walmart rack. Edited February 15 by dohnut 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Allen Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 3 hours ago, Tnetennba said: I hope it's just a spring uni problem, because these look like straight up trash. It's all year. I posted something about this a couple of months ago. Numbers and names are smaller. Teams with pipping in the front, the pipping will be much tighter. But if you want a jersey, they will have plenty of old ones discounted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirmin' for Yermin Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 These remind me of the $35 dollar jerseys that I used to buy from China. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Sox Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 17 hours ago, Tony said: Fanatics is just a terrible, terrible company. I bought a pair of Sox "lounge/PJ" pants from them like 5 years ago, color and font were totally different than the picture on their site, quality was awful. Can't wait to see how they ruin NHL jerseys next year They’re the worst. Terrible quality and taking over the sports apparel landscape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vote4Pedro Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 17 hours ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: These remind me of the $35 dollar jerseys that I used to buy from China. Yep. It just gives me yet again another reason to save money when at the ballpark this season 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeCredeYes Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 18 hours ago, Squirmin' for Yermin said: These remind me of the $35 dollar jerseys that I used to buy from China. I'd actually argue my $35 circa 2006 Chinese Joe Crede jersey actually looks better than these! My favorite is going to Blackhawks games and looking at everyone's bootleg jerseys, Black Hawk should be looking straight forward, he's often gazing upwards or looking down on the knockoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 I normally give a lot of leeway for this stuff because it can just be taste but yeah these are just absolute trash. They absolutely look like tball uniforms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuban_sammiches Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 That Kopech jersey looks like a cheap Southside Moncada t shirt I bought (and promptly shrunk) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan18 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 20 hours ago, Tony said: Fanatics is just a terrible, terrible company. I bought a pair of Sox "lounge/PJ" pants from them like 5 years ago, color and font were totally different than the picture on their site, quality was awful. Can't wait to see how they ruin NHL jerseys next year In this case, Fanatics is making what Nike templated out and ordered. Nike is who made the choice to move off of the prior Majestic template that was still in use. NHL game jerseys are going to be continued to produced by SP Apparel in Quebec, and they won't be altering the cuts until 2026-27, so we've got a little time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 https://awfulannouncing.com/mlb/players-fans-media-upset-nike-fanatics-jerseys.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyWhiteSox Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 42 minutes ago, soxfan18 said: In this case, Fanatics is making what Nike templated out and ordered. Nike is who made the choice to move off of the prior Majestic template that was still in use. NHL game jerseys are going to be continued to produced by SP Apparel in Quebec, and they won't be altering the cuts until 2026-27, so we've got a little time. Fanatics plays a role for sure. They're monopolizing sports apparel and have more than enough power to have some sort of say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 https://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/fanatics-finally-pissed-off-wrong-people-18667772.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soxfan18 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 3 hours ago, SleepyWhiteSox said: Fanatics plays a role for sure. They're monopolizing sports apparel and have more than enough power to have some sort of say. I'm just going off what I've seen reported. Fanatics didn't adjust the prior Majestic versions because they weren't ordered to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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