That’s a different discussion. You were talking about an identity we supposedly had and gave up. I asked when that happened. It was certainly before 1984, no?
We will have to agree to disagree.
All of what you describe is long in the past. I agree that we HAD an identity. It was based on performance. From that we built a brand, not the other way around. You have to have something upon which to build.
What are you talking about? He's the one who brought back wearing white at home. Most of CPJ era was GWG. He only wore navy as a coach but the team only wore it a few times. The all navy mess came with Stansbury.
Here's our WP with each color of pants since 2018, including the UL game 2 weeks ago.
This is all very interesting, but I have a question: Is there anybody out there who will vouch for the theory that the uniform actually has any bearing on whether the Jackets win or lose?
I can vouch for the theory, but I can't actually prove it. Is that what you are asking? If it were proven, it would no longer be a theory. I like my theory, "We look and play poorly when wearing blue britches this year." Right now, my theory is 100% accurate, but let's not test it by wearing those god awful things again this year.
Your theory is actually a hypothesis.
I don’t think anyone actually thinks uniforms have a measured impact on the outcome of games, but it’s almost a guarantee there is a psychological impact in some way, shape, or form. If you played sports in the age of alternate uniforms you would know. “Look good, feel good, play good” is a real thing, and so are superstitions. Whether or not fans like a uniform or not is irrelevant, but it does make a difference inside the locker room. The Boston Red Sox who are pretty big uniform traditionalists, are adding their “city connect” alternates into their rotation full time instead of replacing them with another version because of how much success they’ve had while wearing them. And those uniforms don’t match their color palette at all.
Can you do this since CBK took over?
Thank you for your response. I've always liked consistency personally, but I'd just like to note that I think I read somewhere that the players vote on their uniforms, albeit within certain parameters.I don’t think anyone actually thinks uniforms have a measured impact on the outcome of games, but it’s almost a guarantee there is a psychological impact in some way, shape, or form. If you played sports in the age of alternate uniforms you would know. “Look good, feel good, play good” is a real thing, and so are superstitions. Whether or not fans like a uniform or not is irrelevant, but it does make a difference inside the locker room. The Boston Red Sox who are pretty big uniform traditionalists, are adding their “city connect” alternates into their rotation full time instead of replacing them with another version because of how much success they’ve had while wearing them. And those uniforms don’t match their color palette at all.
Red Sox to Unveil New City Connect Uniform for 2025 MLB Season, Keep Yellow Jerseys
Say goodbye to the Boston Red Sox's blue alternate jerseys and hello to a new City Connect uniform. Red Sox chief marketing officer, Adam Grossman, told Chris…syndication.bleacherreport.com
There is probably also something to be said for teams that don’t mess around with alternates and the players not even worrying about uniform combinations. Alabama, UGA, the Packers, the Yankees, etc. The only distinction in uniforms is whether you’re at home or on the road, everything else is the same.
Long answer short, do uniforms automatically mean a W or L? No. But they can make a difference. How big of a difference is a study I don’t have the capacity to build out.
That may be true. Is so, here are my parameters:
I agree with this completely, and I'm not crazy about the blue pants. I'm just dubious about its effect on whether the Jackets win or lose a particular game.
This was my question when I started tracking the numbers haha
Cause and effect, or happenstance?
The world may never know
Or it could have been Brent Key's choice of aftershave before a particular game. Who can say for sure?????
Someone needs to compare our wins to the phases of the moon
