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I truly despise advertisements on the uniforms

Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:00 pm
Posted by jlovel7
NOT Louisiana
Member since Aug 2014
23694 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:00 pm
I get that sports are trying to figure out how to continuously grow their revenue. But something about it truly irks me (as much as something relatively trivial like sports can).

We’ve had these leagues for basically a century or more at this point in some form or another and as far as I know we’ve basically never had ads on the uniforms until 5 or so years ago.


Ads in the stadiums don’t bother me. I’m not thrilled about it on the field/court but I guess that’s been around at least in hockey for decades now.

Something about the helmets and jerseys just kills me enthusiasm for whatever reason and makes me much more aware that I’m just being sold something. In general I hate advertising trying to get me to buy a product when it’s very in your face so maybe that’s what it is here. Maybe I’m just nostalgic about a “pure” era of sports that never really existed.

But every time I flip on a sporting event and see a completely out of place advertisement on a uniform it just makes me want to turn the game off completely. Now get off my lawn (I’m 31 FWIW)
Posted by tiger rag 93
KCMO
Member since Oct 2007
2890 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:09 pm to
I can’t imagine being bothered by this. How do you people go through life constantly butthurt by meaningless things?
Posted by jlovel7
NOT Louisiana
Member since Aug 2014
23694 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:11 pm to
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I can’t imagine being bothered by this. How do you people go through life constantly butthurt by meaningless things?


Some of us get annoyed having crap shoved/advertised down our throats constantly at every turn.
Posted by tiger rag 93
KCMO
Member since Oct 2007
2890 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:13 pm to
A company name on a batting helmet is shoving it down your throat?
Posted by catholictigerfan
Member since Oct 2009
59544 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:17 pm to
I’ve never Strauss yet that is somehow shoving it down our throats
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
35663 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:17 pm to
You’ve been quite the pussy lately
Posted by glassman
Next to the beer taps at Finn's
Member since Oct 2008
117747 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:27 pm to
He must hate capitalism.
Posted by jlovel7
NOT Louisiana
Member since Aug 2014
23694 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:30 pm to
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Mingo Was His NameO


Your hard on for me has been fascinating.
Posted by Mingo Was His NameO
Brooklyn
Member since Mar 2016
35663 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:34 pm to
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Your hard on for me has been fascinating.


I have no say in you being particularly whiny lately.

In fact, I’d prefer you didn’t
Posted by CRDNLSCHMCPSN11
Member since Dec 2014
18210 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 10:13 pm to
Amen. Some things should never have a price tag. It looks so tacky and desperate.
Posted by WaltTeevens
Santa Barbara, CA
Member since Dec 2013
11504 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 10:23 pm to
I don't even notice it, tbh.
Posted by red sox fan 13
Valley Park
Member since Aug 2018
18125 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 10:34 pm to
The small ads in the NBA/MLB don’t really bother me. If we get to the point where it’s like soccer or rugby league and the ads are plastered everywhere, then we got a problem.
Posted by red sox fan 13
Valley Park
Member since Aug 2018
18125 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 10:36 pm to
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He must hate capitalism.
I’m far from a communist but products getting shittier in the endless pursuit of growing profits is definitely a real thing. Look at ads on the jerseys or ads in RedZone for example.
Posted by geauxtigahhhs
Member since Jun 2025
947 posts
Posted on 10/29/25 at 11:00 pm to
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I can’t imagine being bothered by this. How do you people go through life constantly butthurt by meaningless things?

Marketing and ads completely taking over every aspect of our daily lives is not meaningless at all. This entire country looks like a fricking billboard at this point. It’s trashy as shite
This post was edited on 10/29/25 at 11:00 pm
Posted by PowerTool
The dark side of the road
Member since Dec 2009
22786 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 1:03 am to
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The small ads in the NBA/MLB don’t really bother me. If we get to the point where it’s like soccer or rugby league and the ads are plastered everywhere, then we got a problem.


Yeah, it only annoys me if you can't buy a kids jersey without a sponsor name on it, like with rugby sometimes. Otherwise, I don't really notice or care.
Posted by StansberryRules
Member since Aug 2024
3976 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 1:19 am to
It's amazing how tacky sports have gotten over the past few decades.

There actually was a time when sports were largely viewed like important or honorable or significant or what not. That was probably a naive view but it's how the public largely saw sports and the leagues tried to foster that feeling as well.

Sports have gone all in on being pure entertainment, with all the cheap trappings that entails. A really good example is the NFL draft or the SuperBowl. Those productions look more like rap concerts than anything having to do sports anymore.
Posted by SpartyGator
Detroit Lions fan
Member since Oct 2011
81105 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 4:44 am to
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small ads in the NBA/MLB don’t really bother me. If we get to the point where it’s like soccer or rugby league and the ads are plastered everywhere, then we got a problem.
Posted by bad93ex
Walnut Cove
Member since Sep 2018
33538 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 5:40 am to
You must really HATE NASCAR
Posted by icecreamsnowball
Member since Mar 2025
892 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 6:06 am to
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You’ve been quite the pussy lately
you would know
Posted by icecreamsnowball
Member since Mar 2025
892 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 6:08 am to
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He must hate capitalism.

A consumer expressing an opinion about a product is also capitalism, genius
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