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** MLB Feet - 2008 Baseball Cleats (Pics) **
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While the group here is probably one one extreme of the scale the general public is NOT on the other end....the target market for us (5-25 year olds)typically finds themselves somewhere in the middle...and the more they are "into" the game the closer they find themselves to "ourside"....with that being said, it does drive sales as scarface mentioned.
In regards to the reasons why players sign with particular companies there are definitely different reasons...1) MONEY, 2) Product, 3) Relationships/Service
Money is obviously important to guys as it is a pride thing, they have been busting their %$!*! to be the best and the best are supposed to be taken careof...Product though is MOST important to most of these guys...when you think of the size of equipment deals they typically pale in comparison to what they aregetting through their contracts to play....yes, there are counter-examples but there aren't too many Jeter's and Griffey's in the world that havean entire line built around them. Lastly, are the relationships you have with players and agents and the service you can provide them.
There are different approaches...the big guys can go out and throw money around and see what will stick...we have taken the approach of making the best producton the market in every category and building relationships with the guys. Not saying we have always done this...wasnt too long ago when we just threw casharound as well (i.e. Sammy Sosa)...now we provide the best gear in the game along with the best service in the game to the best up and coming players in thegame (i.e.: Kemp, Ethier, Pedroia, Cueto, Bay, Freel, Lopez, Guzman, Zambrano, A. Ramirez, H. Ramirez).
As far as when to make a PE and when to not it varies company to company...we do it mainly because we get a kick out of it and like to (mainly scarface andI)....some companies do it for only their top 5% of players and some really dont do it for any....
Hope that helps answer the questions a little bit...will post some pictures of the Mother's Day idea a little later...right now I need to get them allshipped
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ok guys sorry that i messed up on my last post. ok lets try this again. here is the closeup of the daisuke sigs
and here are my id's. i regret getting them in shox i should have got them in zoom
and here are my id's. i regret getting them in shox i should have got them in zoom
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New pic of jermaine's superbads. You can see the upper better in this one
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Have you guys ever done that before - shifted a logo because of a player wearing ridiculous baggy pants covering the logo? Baseball is the only sportwhere a player could potentially cover up his entire shoe.
Basketball players wear shorts, football players wear knee-high pants...but the trend of pant legs getting lower and lower in baseball has got to annoy theshoe designers trying to get their product placement out there.
You guys should write into the contratct that a player should have to wear his pants like a real baseball player in order to be paid to endorse a shoe.
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^^ Here is the pic
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Originally Posted by Nike God
Have you guys ever done that before - shifted a logo because of a player wearing ridiculous baggy pants covering the logo? Baseball is the only sport where a player could potentially cover up his entire shoe.
Basketball players wear shorts, football players wear knee-high pants...but the trend of pant legs getting lower and lower in baseball has got to annoy the shoe designers trying to get their product placement out there.
You guys should write into the contratct that a player should have to wear his pants like a real baseball player in order to be paid to endorse a shoe.
Thats not completely true. In football, alot of players wear spats over the cleats and alot of the time completely cover the shoe. If anyone is interested,UW did a whole thing about spats a while back. Heres the link:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/051017
Heres an example of spats
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Those new superbads are so nice. Even as a baseball cleat.
Too bad the TD molded version got canceled, I was looking forward to them.
Too bad the TD molded version got canceled, I was looking forward to them.
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UGCatcher.....
whats wrong with your shox? why would you like the zoom?
whats wrong with your shox? why would you like the zoom?
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theres really nothing wrong with the shox. they are pretty comfortalble and all but i think the zoom would have been a lil more comfortble. and lower tothe ground
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do you guys know where i can find some black baseball/softball pants with white piping?
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Try Baseballjunk.com!
And as for these Super Bad 2's...I was incredibly disappointed by them as football cleats and have absolutely no idea why Nike would cross them over to thebaseball diamond!
I don't like the toecap and how the transition into the tongue and lacing system make the shoe appear to be bunched almost like a "sneakerwedgie"!
Very underwhelmed, I am!
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Originally Posted by Nike God
Have you guys ever done that before - shifted a logo because of a player wearing ridiculous baggy pants covering the logo? Baseball is the only sport where a player could potentially cover up his entire shoe.
Basketball players wear shorts, football players wear knee-high pants...but the trend of pant legs getting lower and lower in baseball has got to annoy the shoe designers trying to get their product placement out there.
You guys should write into the contratct that a player should have to wear his pants like a real baseball player in order to be paid to endorse a shoe.
Kemp was the first (and likely last) time.
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Originally Posted by Pipes20
...i just threw up in my mouth a lil bit at the thought of black baseball pants....nothing personal
IJTUIMM should be banned here as well!!!JK
Sports Authority and Modells are pretty well stocked with all types of baseball pants as well.
I bought an outstanding pair of Easton baseball pants, grey with black side piping, for my softball seaon and, as I have told Kweimer, I have never wornbetter.
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Originally Posted by Pipes20
...i just threw up in my mouth a lil bit at the thought of black baseball pants....nothing personal
These aren't so bad (if you're a chick)
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black pants are not that bad but the red ones like the Cuban national team wears is a NO NO.
Okay in other News What the !%$$ is this? Can't be serious. From the looks of it I don't know if he is a bat boy, but he has some 2k4's on and somebg's in his pocket. Did he just fetch that bat or is he seriously going up to bat (bat does look kinda small).
Sorry to digress guys.
Okay in other News What the !%$$ is this? Can't be serious. From the looks of it I don't know if he is a bat boy, but he has some 2k4's on and somebg's in his pocket. Did he just fetch that bat or is he seriously going up to bat (bat does look kinda small).
Sorry to digress guys.
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wow by the looks of it i think he is actually going to bat. lol
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Eddie Gaedel, anyone?
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I was looking for that pic.
Eddie's was a publicity stunt the Mexican one on the other hand I'm not sure off. He probably has some pop in that MAX bat.
Eddie's was a publicity stunt the Mexican one on the other hand I'm not sure off. He probably has some pop in that MAX bat.
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Had to take it down for now
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*Gasps*
Very nice!!! Beautiful... I'd love to own a pair of these!
Very nice!!! Beautiful... I'd love to own a pair of these!
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ha i was right!!!
they are impressive, girlysh but nice
Are you guys going to auction off the cleats and donate the earning to a charity or a foundation (cancer)?
they are impressive, girlysh but nice
Are you guys going to auction off the cleats and donate the earning to a charity or a foundation (cancer)?
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I like the "MOM" on the leather...but they remind me of the Jennie Finch MizunosOriginally Posted by kweimer1
Alright guys...so what do you think?
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Yes, we will haev the players sign them and then auction them off for charity
