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I was out of town but it looked like a mob scene at Wrigley this past week.

Posted by Warrin'_Illini

on July 27, 2026, 14:55:30, in reply to "I would like to experience it once in person, but yeah, the explosion of popularity is crazy"

Glad people are enjoying the bananas.

Kerry Wood made one of the most amazing trick pitches I've ever seen.

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I think it honestly boils down to people just want something lighthearted and fun in an era where everything feels so heavy all the time.

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Even regular baseball sometimes has a viewership/attendance problem.

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Are they overexposed? Absolutely. Is it innocent fun in a time that everyone needs that? Absolutey. Is their fan base kids and horny moms? Absolutely. Is that OK? Absolutely.

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The older you get, just tell yourself once in a while, not everything is supposed to be for you, and that's OK.

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Our middle-aged asses are not the target audience for these uniforms.

You cannot lose games in the NFL and still win.

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Hey Tiki, Bills unveil Nickle City uniforms - KingTalkyTiki July 27, 2026, 12:13:32

These stink.* - Warrin'_Illini July 27, 2026, 13:25:17
The general consensus is people absolutely hate the helmet* - Sounder July 27, 2026, 12:20:22
- I can't really make heads or tails of it* - Sammich July 27, 2026, 13:43:58
  - I see what you did there....I think....* - KingTalkyTiki July 27, 2026, 14:58:50
    - Gotta admit it was unintentional. - Sammich July 27, 2026, 17:23:37
  - Same, can't really tell what is going on there. I just don't like the gray, look like some CFL bull - Warrin'_Illini July 27, 2026, 13:46:07
  - It took me a while to figure out what they were trying to do - Sounder July 27, 2026, 13:44:57
- I think it’s pretty cool but totally unnecessary * - bjl63 July 27, 2026, 13:24:19
  - Isn't the entire purpose of an alternate jersey that it be pretty cool and totally unnecessary?* - Sounder July 27, 2026, 13:30:11
    - Also for the record, give me these over some of the abominable throwbacks some teams use - bjl63 July 27, 2026, 14:09:50
      - Pre-1960s football throwbacks are nearly impossible to do well. - KingTalkyTiki July 27, 2026, 15:01:10
    - ...and sell merch. - KingTalkyTiki July 27, 2026, 13:33:37
      - No. No we’re not* - bjl63 July 27, 2026, 14:03:18
      - I wish everyone had more self awareness around this - Sounder July 27, 2026, 13:36:34
        
        No, every team should wear the jersey they had when I was in elementary school* - RVA July 27, 2026, 15:00:49
        
        Which is also what Virginia McCaskey thought, explaining why the Bears wore no alts last season.* - KingTalkyTiki July 27, 2026, 15:02:06
        
        See also: Bananas, Savannah.* - KingTalkyTiki July 27, 2026, 14:42:22
        
        The amount of hate the Bananas get kind of cracks me up - Sounder July 27, 2026, 14:49:58
        
        Though not for me, if it brings kids to the sport it's good for baseball. - KingTalkyTiki July 27, 2026, 14:56:59
        
        I don't hate it, but just didn't expect Ghey Baseball to be a thing people were interested in. - Warrin'_Illini July 27, 2026, 14:51:44
        
        I would like to experience it once in person, but yeah, the explosion of popularity is crazy - Sounder July 27, 2026, 14:53:57
        
        I was out of town but it looked like a mob scene at Wrigley this past week. - Warrin'_Illini July 27, 2026, 14:55:30
        
        I have plenty of self awareness about it - bjl63 July 27, 2026, 14:06:24
        
        As a soccer fan, we've had more time to get used to ads on uniforms* - Sounder July 27, 2026, 14:20:55
        
        I hate it, 1000% - TarheelIllini July 27, 2026, 14:31:55
- I kind of like the helmet. I feel like if the Bills wore this 50 years ago people would love it - CanHartlebHireSnider July 27, 2026, 12:34:09

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