Players starting to undress before they reach the dugout!

[2hoophead]

picture from after 6/1 game as an example

 

Alright, blast away and call me an old fogie if you must but I am seeing more of this all the time not only in baseball (I mostly watch the Brewers) but watch when all the players are congratulating each other after a win. It seems that virtually all of them already have PULLED their jerseys out and I think look quite sloppy. Guess they are in a hurry or suddenly very uncomfortable.

 

Same thing with the NBA (I mostly just watch some of the playoffs.)

 

Sure would be nice if managers/coaches would have their players to just wait another minute. It will quickly filter down all the way to the youngsters.

 

Is that asking too much?

 

Just rubs me the wrong way.

[trwi7]

I don't see what the big deal about it is. The game is over, who cares if they untuck their shirts?

[saget]

Old fogie. Get with the new wave where untucked shirts are faddish

[derflotr]

I think it's been one of those superstition things the team's been doing lately, seems it's started on this homestand. IMMEDIATELY after he caught the final out Kapler ripped his shirt out of his pants and kind of looked around...I think that's been their form of celebration.

[Electric Elf]

I've just noticed it with the outfielders. It seems less "faddish" and yet another form of baseball superstition. The whole "do it twice and it's a tradition" thing. Ballplayers do all sorts of silly-looking things because they think it's lucky.

[owbc]

On a related note, I saw that the Cubs' outfielders are now doing the high five jump after victories. Jenkins/Hall/Hart started a trend, I guess.

[Brewtacular]

Im still wondering why no one wears stir-ups these days. I want them back, along with my rotary telephone.

[dadofandrew]

I wonder if this is a Cameron thing, as I do not recall the untucking last year (though they've done the hop before). I hate to see the jumping, as all it can lead to is an ankle injury.

[eanelson4]

Im still wondering why no one wears stir-ups these days. I want them back

 

See: Jamie Moyer and Bary Zito

[TheCrew07]

Ha, I've been doing that since I was in little league, I was down to tee-shirt and shorts within a minute after the game was over, that's just how I roll!

 

Now that I coach once I'm on the buss after the game I untuck, before we get back to school... at work I untuck as I get into my car at the end of the day. I've always been more comfortable that way for some reason, I have issues I guess. I like a loose shirt and shorts, I even sit around in shorts all winter long (unless it's brutally cold or I'm sick).

[dadofandrew]

I wear shorts all winter long too, as the temp is he same in my house all year.

[mikevan1818]

I remember in my soccer days the whistle blew and the jerseys all came off. It was just something everyone did immediatly. I never really thgouht of it until now - but I guess that also comes from professional soccer where many times they exchange jerseys at the end of the game with their opponents.

[mothershipconnection]

I never tuck my shirt in except on the rare occasion that I wear a suit. It makes me feel old.

[uwisfan]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3e/Abe_Simpson.png

 

"When I was your age, we played baseball with a ROCK, and hit it with a stick. We didnt have any of this mamsy pamsy billion dollar stadiums and 5 dollar hotdogs. We wore our jerseys past the end of the game and into the locker and there were no female reporters in our locker rooms and WE LIKED IT!"

[FVBrewerFan]

Since only the OFs are doing it, it has nothing to do with a fad. Obviously it's a bonding ritual of some kind. Would be nice if someone on FSN would ask the question...

[Brian the Automator]

Some sort of superstitional thing, I think ... As long as they don't go to the Derek Bell clown pants, I won't complain.

[jwill535]

On a related note, watch Prince when he untucks his shirt, it looks like if I put one of my jerseys on my 2 yr old.

[pitchleague]

Since only the OFs are doing it, it has nothing to do with a fad. Obviously it's a bonding ritual of some kind. Would be nice if someone on FSN would ask the question...

I saw everybody had the shirts untucked after the game on Saturday, not just the outfielders.

My guess is that, with Jenkins gone, they decided to do some other sort of "victory dance" other than the "jump high-five body bump" that they had been doing for about 3 years. And that's what they came up with. It's certainly different. Logically, the next step would be to throw their caps up in the air "graduation-style" and make a mosh pit near the mound.

[FVBrewerFan]

Just a wild guess with no evidence, but it could be an internal joke in the club house in response to the media claiming they aren't "playing loose." Whatever it is, usually there's a pretty good story behind it.

[jhart05]

As long as they're winning and not taking off their pants, who cares.

 

Do whatever the heck you want.

[RU Rah Rah]

Im still wondering why no one wears stir-ups these days. I want them back, along with my rotary telephone.

Don't get me started on those too-long pajama bottoms.

 

[Invader3K]

As long as they're winning and not taking off their pants, who cares.

I agree. As long as they're winning, I don't care if they're stripping down to their boxers.

[2hoophead]

As long as they're winning and not taking off their pants, who cares.

I agree. As long as they're winning, I don't care if they're stripping down to their boxers.

Obviously winning is the only time you should see it.

(Now, if they all come out of the dugout and do it after a loss..http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/laugh.gif)

 

[bullox]

Would it really bother you that much if they did it after a loss? It's not like they are out causing a ruckus, getting in trouble with the law, or anything like that. They are getting comfortable for crying out loud. I realize that this may be a bit rough on some people's delicate sensibilities.

[Patrick425]

It will quickly filter down all the way to the youngsters.

Uuugghh, don't even get me started on that. I help coach my son's team (10 year olds). The head coach's son rarely has his shirt entirely tucked in (I'm talking during the game). He's basically the only one on the team that does this and it drives me nuts. I've given up trying to get him to tuck it in, since his dad could seem to care less.