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Camos EVERY Sunday...?

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=lukas/080325

Not really sure how I feel about this. I don't know if it's just meant as an attempt to increase the bond the team and the military have here, help recruitment figures (probably not), sell more jerseys and reemphasize the whole "Padres = team of the military" thing, or what...but it seems a bit excessive to wear them every Sunday home game.

Also, I always feel bad when the troops turn into opposite-world Dodger fans and have to leave after, what, the 6th inning? Those guys deserve to see a whole game!

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I've never liked them
but I respected that they wore them once or twice a year. Every Sunday home game is too much for me.

by JollyWaffle on Mar 25, 2008 7:40 PM PDT   0 recs

i'm undecided as well
its a great tribute to the military and a great representation of san diego...

but i agree that it may be too excessive... I like that its a special tribute and doing it every sunday may deemphasize the importance. I don't know

i guess we'll have to see what its like.

Tough times don't last, tough people do.

by C8LIN B on Mar 25, 2008 7:40 PM PDT   0 recs

Nice diary

errr... I mean "FanPost". Me, I dig camo. I am from West Virginia, after all.

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by TheThirdGonzalez on Mar 25, 2008 10:45 PM PDT   0 recs

Camo every Sunday?

How about mixing it up? I'd like to see retro road and home jerseys instead.

by sqrunt on Mar 27, 2008 8:33 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

too much...

First of all I like the camos. I have both the new desert and jungle camo style jerseys. Yea, I bought both of em.

I like the idea of the camo's for military opening night and special holidays where the military should be honored (ie. 4th of July, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, etc).

I don't like the idea of every them being worn every weekend. Its the same reason the don't wear the 84 RAK's every tuesday. They are reserved for once a year.

- shane

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by ShaneHale on Mar 26, 2008 12:26 AM PDT   0 recs

This whole camo thing

is being completely overdone. I understand that the Padres are the team of the military and all, but they risk overexposing this concept to the point of meaninglessness.

by Phantom on Mar 26, 2008 8:42 AM PDT   0 recs

Don't like it

Once a year, fine. Every sunday, it's like waiving a battleflag.

Plus, it kind of leaves out the Navy. How about some old-fashioned sailor suits?

Or could we also introduce a ranking system - imagine Bud Black in an Admiral's dress uniform, complete with epilets?

by Billy Almon on Mar 26, 2008 9:52 AM PDT   0 recs

I agree, the camies (I prefer the jungle camo over the desert ones) should not be worn every Sunday...there goes the nostalgia.

by DarthBarf on Mar 26, 2008 10:14 AM PDT   0 recs

Err

Considering we only have what, 12 or 13 Sunday home games, I don't think it will be quite as bad as some people seem to think. I like them personally, and since there are Marines at every Sunday home game anyway, I think it is logical to wear them.

by osbug on Mar 26, 2008 11:19 AM PDT   0 recs

That many?

12 or 13 is actually a lot of games. Switch my vote from 'don't like it' to 'hate it.'

by Billy Almon on Mar 27, 2008 8:46 AM PDT to parent up   0 recs

Crackerjacks

I definitely think Navy dress blues every other Sunday. I'd love to see somebody slide into second wearing bell bottoms. You could have a semaphore guy giving the steal sign for full authenticity.

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by Boilermaker19 on Mar 27, 2008 5:28 AM PDT   0 recs

Sandy Alderson

Sandy was on 1090 and says that next season they will start having different military uniforms for each the military branches.

by jbox on Mar 27, 2008 9:49 AM PDT   0 recs

And that they could stay longer

..he also mentioned that they have negotiated to allow the units to stay a full 9 innings too.

by Christina on Mar 28, 2008 2:06 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

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