Tribe Bullpen T-Shirt

I don't know what kind of person would buy this but, well, it seemed worth linking.

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Maybe if they had it in a V neck sweater….

by bewwolv on May 7, 2009 9:53 PM EDT reply actions

Hmm. I agree — don’t know what kind of person would buy this. Let alone for $21.50.

by Logodaedalus on May 7, 2009 10:00 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, it just doesn’t quite work.

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on May 7, 2009 10:04 PM EDT reply actions

There’s another one with a big upward arrow that says “Wedge Bullpen Option” or something.

I don’t know who the target audience is. People who hate the Indians but live amongst hardcore Indians fans?

by afh4 on May 7, 2009 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Indians fans who love the ironic nature of ironic t-shirts?

I get the sentiment, but the art is really awful.

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on May 7, 2009 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions

Definitely, and the sentiment isn’t all that funny, either.

Il faut d'abord durer.

by CU Adam on May 7, 2009 10:23 PM EDT up reply actions

You can get ironic t-shirts about the Indians that aren’t just ripping on the team for sucking.

I mean, where do you even wear this t-shirt? Just around, with the hopes of angering non-hipster fans? Or do you actually wear this to the park?

by afh4 on May 7, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions

A Tigers game? Nah, they probably wouldn’t get it.

by Buckeye Brad on May 7, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe you’d buy it and throw it into the Indians bullpen during a game? But again, what’s the point? Do we really think that they don’t realize that, as a collective, they blow goats?

-Erik

by drerikbrady on May 8, 2009 8:39 AM EDT up reply actions

I think we’re overanalyzing a bit. I wouldn’t buy it, but I chuckled. I like some of their other stuff. Good blog content, too.

I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck

by Turkmenbashi on May 8, 2009 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, I mean it’s sort of funny, like if it was a graphic that they posted on the blog. I just can’t get over the fact that anyone would actually buy it.

But, I guess with these online t-shirt vendors you don’t actually have a sunk cost, right?

by afh4 on May 8, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, that’s probably the case.

I'm *always* in the driver's seat, cugino -- Chuck

by Turkmenbashi on May 8, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions

No. I can make up to seven bucks a shirt at my store. It’s more of a side project to a freelance advertising agency thing, so I’m using it to generate lunch money,

Disclaimer: I’ve sold 1 shirt in over a month. Then again, I haven’t really advertised the products.

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on May 8, 2009 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Aren’t you agreeing? You make seven bucks but you don’t spend anything right? That’s why the printing costs are high?

by afh4 on May 8, 2009 10:44 PM EDT up reply actions

I replied in the wrong spot. I was indeed agreeing.

Sometimes, I just like to b****.

by emd2k3 on May 9, 2009 11:18 PM EDT up reply actions

21.49? Wow.

by supermarioelia on May 7, 2009 11:06 PM EDT reply actions

Think how much that is Canadian.

Il faut d'abord durer.

by CU Adam on May 7, 2009 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Before looking, I imagined the t shirt would involve a couple of gas cans and a lit match.

by MTF on May 7, 2009 11:29 PM EDT reply actions

i love it. it would be better if it said yankees instead of tribe, but then i guess it wouldnt be as applicable. gotta laugh otherwise you’ll cry.

by RD74 on May 7, 2009 11:46 PM EDT reply actions

that mark price is right t-shirt is pretty sweet, though.

by TheDanimal on May 8, 2009 10:56 AM EDT reply actions

Agreed.

Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

by Jay on May 8, 2009 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, that one is nicely done.

Il faut d'abord durer.

by CU Adam on May 8, 2009 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Yep.

by afh4 on May 8, 2009 2:39 PM EDT up reply actions

The quality of the product at Skreened makes it a perfect place to sell a shirt about the 2009 Tribe Bullpen. Because who doesn’t want to commemorate the intense Columbus Crew-Chicago Fire rivalry with ethically made cotton apparel?

by FredOx on May 8, 2009 11:14 AM EDT reply actions

I like the “ethically made” description of the t-shirts. When you make a shirt that says “Piss on the Fire” it’s very important to be ethical.

by Buckeye Brad on May 8, 2009 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions

As a long-time fan of the Crew who has attended many games at Crew Stadium (and before that at Ohio Stadium), I heartily approve both the sentiment and the ethics of that T-shirt.

Pronk Needs You

by woodsmeister on May 8, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Agreed. Was just going to say that while MLS isn’t exactly MLB in terms of fan interest, the Crew-Fire rivalry is pretty intense. One of the great moments of my life as a sports fan came at the Eastern Conference final last year when Chad Marshall scored over Brian McBride.

I (and about 20,000 other folks in attendance) went completely ape-poopy.

by thejamootz on May 8, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions