[vincesanity82]

Granted, it's only for the opening series in Japan (and the A's are doing it, too) but once you go down that slippery slope ... The Biz of Baseball pointed me in the direction of this article from the Boston Herald:

Red Sox players will sport EMC logos on their sleeves during the team's season opening series in Japan, the first time the storied franchise has turned its uniforms into potential ad space.

EMC Corp. is betting the deal will help accelerate its drive into the lucrative Japanese tech market. The Pacific region represents the fastest growth area for the Hopkinton-based data storage giant, said David Farmer, director of corporate communications.

The deal, which is with MLB Japan, is likely to cost EMC in the six figures, one leading sports business expert said.

Six figures for one series? I know it's a special circumstance, but if they can draw that kind of dough, why wouldn't baseball owners eventually adopt this on a full-time basis? In an unrelated article, Red Sox owner John Henry said yesterday that his team has pretty much maximized their current revenue streams -- don't you think he'd welcome something like this over a full summer?

Red Sox Sell Ad Space on Uniforms - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog

[vincesanity82]

So how long before we see dominos, pizza hut, mcdonalds etc... on players uniforms during the season?

[bears9]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

So how long before we see dominos, pizza hut, mcdonalds etc... on players uniforms during the season?

So let's all chip in get GTG on the Red Sox unys.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

So how long before we see dominos, pizza hut, mcdonalds etc... on players uniforms during the season?

Not long now, sadly. Not long now.

[azrael492]

I would hate to see that. No offense to the Nascar fans, but I don't want baseball players to end up looking like drivers with all the patches. Some things should be left alone.

[Lefty Noob]

Yeah, I agree. What works on cars, I don't think would work too well on people. But it's a-comin'.

[simple simon]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Yeah, I agree. What works on cars, I don't think would work too well on people. But it's a-comin'.

not sure how much racing you watch Lefty .... but they do it on people too ..... basically looks like a walking car ..... main color and sponsor logo as on car .. then id say around 10 patches (# depending on individual sponsors) on their shoulder areas usually

[azrael492]

Originally Posted by simple simon

not sure how much racing you watch Lefty .... but they do it on people too ..... basically looks like a walking car ..... main color and sponsor logo as on car .. then id say around 10 patches (# depending on individual sponsors) on their shoulder areas usually

That is what i was talking about. It looks awful.

I hope it doesn't happen. They tried a few years ago when Spiderman came out. They put the spidey logo on the bases. People got irate. I hope they learned from that.

[KurtColorado]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

So how long before we see dominos, pizza hut, mcdonalds etc... on players uniforms during the season?

Corporations control the World...But in the case, (situational ethics) anything that benefits the Redsox is okay with me....Don't want it to carryover to the States though...they can only do this in Japan....keep it there....

[LSC9901]

There really isn't that many pro sports that are not plastered with corporate logo's now anyway. Look at your farm league baseball teams for kids. They even carry sponsorship on their shirts. It probably won't be all that long before we see the evening news anchors coming out with a Nike logo on a sweater.