Friday's Game, Unifrorms and Logos, Oh My!

I have a few things to talk about, so let me just get straight to it. Make sure you read the whole thing. I don't want to hear from anyone that they "didnt' know".

Friday's Game:

Friday nights game is at 6:30pm. I need to know who is not going to be there this Friday. Also, please send me any dates now that you will not make this season. I need to hear from everyone by end of day tomorrow regarding this Friday's game.

Money:

Everyone's known that the cost of playing this summer is $60. I need to start getting your money ASAP. If you have not paid, please send me a check or bring it on Friday. If you know you won't be there on Friday, please send me a check in the mail. There is a fund raiser that has been doing real well, that we will talk to the rest of the team about on Friday and the upcoming weeks.

For information on where to send the check, please send me an e-mail.


Jerseys:

The jersey's are finally on order. It's been one hell of a process getting this done, but I think all of you will be happy with the final product. We're going through Shirts and Logos again this season. We really like the work these guys are doing and they are the only people I have found who do not have a ton of hidden fees. They aren't even charging us for "setup" fees! Just a straight cost per jersey.

I'm not going to spoil the surprise, but I will tell you some things that might make you happy.

1. The "flames" are gone! I heard you loud and clear. I wasn't fond of the flames either, but it wasn't our design. It came with the generic logo.
2. No "shirtsandlogos.com" or "Dirt10Designs" in our logo! It's our logo, that's one of the things we've been working hard on. We're branding on this new logo and you'll see something (cool) soon on the Bulldog Softball Club Web site.
3. Sleeveless! We have sleeveless jerseys (See below for more info on this)
4. No more "white". The base color of the jersey will be Navy with a nice touch from a couple of other colors. It looks great!

That's it. That's all you get from me, right now on the jerseys. I don't have an ETA for the jerseys, but more then likely they will not be here by Friday. S&L has worked some magic in the past, but I'm playing devils advocate. I would say next week might be the earliest and it's possible it could slip a week. We'll do everything we can to get them here and on the field. In the meantime, if you have a jersey from last season, that's what we'll use in the meantime. If not, a navy or red shirt will do.

Regarding point #3 above. These jerseys are "sleeveless". There was a lot of debate about which way to go here. We're going to try this out and see how it works. Everyone is to wear a "red" undershirt. No exceptions (ok - one exception, keep reading)! I don't want to see a variety of colors on the field. You are responsible for your own undershirt (I am working with S&L to get some pricing on undershirts for you). A couple of us have already made our trip to Dick Sports and purchased some Under Armour shirts. I have asked S&L to provide me with some pricing on undershirts for you guys. They have a relationship with WickID (www.wickidgear.com) and can get them to us for less then retail. I'll fill you in when I get the details.

There is only one caveat that I will allow. For those of you who feel you have the goods to flaunt the guns, I will allow you to wear it as a muscle shirt on one condition. You must still acquire a red muscle shirt to wear underneath the jersey. Preferably an Under Armour or WickID style muscle-shirt. Either compression or loose fit. That's it, no exceptions.

Hats & Visors:

We have a design for a hat, as well, and will be taking orders for hats and visors. These were fairly cheap and many of the guys did purchase them last summer. These hats will, more then likely, be on a white or grey background if we go with the custom dye. However, there may be an outside chance that we will pay to setup our logo for "screen printing" or "embroidery". I don't have the pricing on that setup, but once it's setup, we can screen print and embroider on any garment. In other words, we can do jackets, knit caps (for fall), colored baseball hats and visors, etc.

Kenny already has purchased a jacket from S&L that is really nice. It is navy in color, but doesn't have a logo on it. If we pay for the "screen printing" or "embroidery" setup, he may send it back to have the logo put on. If anyone is interested in these types of things, let me know.

Pants, Shorts and Shoes:

Kenny has been working on putting together some combinations for softball pants and shoes from Boombah (no, not the clown pants). He's got a couple of good options that will work real nice with the new jersey. If we can get 10 orders (the magic number) we can save $5 per item. If you're in the market for some new shoes, pants or shorts for the season, I encourage you to look at what Kenny has put together. Boombah, believe it or not, is outstanding "professional" style quality but not with the Dick Sports pricing.