Who here knows why some teams don't have their last names on the back of their jerseys? It's kind of strange, don't you think? I've asked my parents a bunch of times and they don't know why.
2006-07-26 04:47:03 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
I'm confused by your ID?Are you really 13 or are you lying??I could have sworn I answered one of your questions yesterday about you getting pregnant.I'm just confuse that's all.And its because some teams can not afford to put last names on jerseys.
2006-07-26 04:58:55 · answer #1 · answered by littleman 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some teams like the Yankees and Cubs don’t have names on the back of their jerseys because of tradition. But a couple of years back Joe Paterno ask his players if they wanted to have their names on the back of the jerseys and the team’s captain at the time said, “the name on the front is all that matters”. So some teams do it to be know as a TEAM and not as individuals.
2006-07-26 12:25:58 · answer #2 · answered by hair_of_a_dog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some teams don't have names on the back of their jerseys because they want the focus on the team and not on the individual player. It's a team effort so the team is more important than the individual.
2006-07-26 13:06:29 · answer #3 · answered by evie ♥'s her Dodgers 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some teams don't have the names on the back of their jerseys because it is a tradition. the Wisconsin Badgers are known for not having names on their basketball jerseys. Also, if no names are imprinted on jerseys, schools won't have to buy new ones each year.
2006-07-26 11:51:23 · answer #4 · answered by John 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whoever says its because the team can't afford it is a moron. any team can afford to put a name on their jerseys. its all about tradition. have you ever noticed that the teams without names on the back are some of the oldest franchises in the league. its just the way its been for nearly a century for those teams.
2006-07-26 14:45:37 · answer #5 · answered by el 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's from tradition...some teams don't have names on the back because back in the day no-one had names on the back of their jerseys and when they started putting them on, it was just on the away jerseys for visiting fans to know who the other team was...that's why older teams like the Yankees and Red Sox don't have names on their home jerseys...as for newer teams...they just want a traditional style...hope this helped.
2006-07-26 12:40:30 · answer #6 · answered by lavatts 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are talking about teams in a youth league, it is probably because they don't have the money to get names put on the jerseys, but if you are talking about the majors it is more likely team administration preferences.
2006-07-26 11:52:20 · answer #7 · answered by jwbyrdman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some teams take votes with the players and they pick which ever looks better on the jersey
2006-07-26 12:19:25 · answer #8 · answered by ItsObvious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some teams dont have the money. but like the yankees, there jerseys dont have names because everyone knows who they are.
2006-07-26 11:50:43 · answer #9 · answered by Kobe Cryant 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the time it's because they go thru SO many different players, they don't want to go thru the expense of putting the names on and then have to take them off again when they trade the player.
2006-07-26 11:52:52 · answer #10 · answered by Bob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋