Home Run Derby has been accused a few times of being Gnat-swatters.
I suppose we fall into that category, considering how much we love to bash the worst team in baseball … the Washington Nationals (currently MLB Worst in Wins, AVG, SLG, OBP, Runs, and Save %).
But even though we predicted that the Nats would be the worst team in baseball and told you about their misfortunes plenty of times this season … we’ve never ripped on Nats fans (we may have questioned their judgement once or twice). As a long suffering Cub fan, I just can’t do it – I know how it is to have a team that’s not quite up to competing in the Majors. Besides, the Nats fans turned out in droves to support their Racing Presidents in Mascot Brackets.
And via the JotW tip line, one special Nat fan is now rewarded with Jersey of the Week honors. From Nationals Stadium …
BEER !!
You gotta love a guy who can tell a vendor what he wants without saying a word or turning around. My guess would be that a Nats fan needs a lot of beer to get through a Nationals game.
BEER Jersey Rating:
- Cleverness: 7
- Originality: 5
- Understandability: 10
If the jersey number was $7.50 (price of beer at Nats Stadium) or 16 (as in ounces) instead of “80″ … it would have been a perfect score.
If you see a great baseball jersey that everyone else needs to see … let us know at the JotW tip line !!
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August 13th, 2008 at 10:31 am
Well, it even MORE clever when you look at the number. It’s “BEER Thirty,” as in everyone’s favorite time of day.
‘Course, if I was a Nat’s fan, I’d want to be drunk when watching them play, too.
August 13th, 2008 at 10:42 am
I maintain that number is an 80
August 13th, 2008 at 11:52 am
Beer-thirty sounds better to me
Well spotted nonetheless. Great capture.
August 13th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Any more injuries to my Nats and I’ll order a jersey that says “Morphine”–beer won’t be strong enough.
August 14th, 2008 at 9:14 am
Haven’t seen that one at Nats Park yet myself, but I’ll keep an eye out. Last year at RFK I saw the lamest jersey in history , a #24 with “JACK BAUER” across the back. It might have been marginally clever if he’d just put “BAUER,” but no. Doubly lame in that 24 is worn by Nick Johnson, on the three or four days a year he actually plays.
August 14th, 2008 at 11:08 am
I believe the number is 30 and was intentional by the fan to express it as “Beer Thirty” The Nationals’ number font matches what would allow that to be a thirty and is barely obstructed by the other fans knee. Go here and enter 30 as the uni number: http://shop.mlb.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2015438
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