Fans of the New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies may not want to acknowledge it, but there are some significant parallels between two sports communities. For example, when players are performing poorly, supporters from both cities aren’t afraid to jeer at them.
Therefore, Phillies fans’ decision to try something new this summer was notable. Trea Turner received a standing ovation from the crowd despite having a poor start to his tenure. And the motivation was effective.
Yankees fans attempted to emulate the strategy in Game 3 of the World Series, cheering loudly and gave Judge a standing ovation when he took the field for the first time. So far, he has been hitting in the playoffs.19 strikeouts and 150/.280/.325 respectively. After his ovation, Turner went 2-for-3, and they thought the encouragement would have the same impact.
Voice of narrator: It didn’t work.
Aaron Judge has struck out for the 7th time this series#WorldSeries pic.twitter.com/JUC30CXYfk
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 29, 2024
In the first inning, Judge struck out swinging while working a 3-2 count. In ten World Series at-bats, it was his seventh strikeout.
The failure of Judge’s ovation may have delighted Phillies supporters as much as Turner’s hitting run following his.
The Phillies’ best responses to the Yankees’ applause for Aaron Judge
Not the standing o… oh y’all want to recreate the Trea Turner ovation sooo bad but you can’t outdo the doer pic.twitter.com/FWDywZZodo
— ger 🧸 (@gerawaycar) October 29, 2024
Aaron Judge gets his Trea Turner ovation and Strikes out immediately LMAO THE NEW YORK YANKEES SUCK
— mauri (@_maursupial) October 29, 2024
Standing ovations only work for good players like Trea turner💀💀
— Jacob Panitch (@jpanitch406) October 29, 2024
It was uncharacteristic of Philadelphia supporters to be sympathetic and supportive of a faltering athlete. It was unexpected that it was successful. Perhaps it is not surprising that New York was unable to produce the same impact. The Phillies had a one-in-a-million chance with Turner.
Perhaps Judge might react to jeering more effectively? The query was posed by at least one Yankees fan.
Alright the Trea Turner standing ovation gimmick didn’t work start booing
— Ethan (@SkolEthan2) October 29, 2024
Because of his brilliance throughout the regular season, Judge will undoubtedly earn the AL MVP award, but World Series rings are far more important than MVP awards. Naturally, a player’s chances of breaking out of a slump decrease with increasing pressure. Turner managed to relax and make his delivery. To get there, Judge obviously needs more than a few applause.
This item was first posted on fansided.com, where Phillies supporters made fun of the Yankees for attempting to treat Aaron Judge like a Trea Turner.
Nike objects to the turtleneck trend used by the Yankees.
Turtlenecks have gained popularity among fans ever since the New York Yankees’ players started donning them under their shirts.
The Yankees’ five-year run from 1996 to 2000, during which they won the World Series four times, is a throwback to a bygone era, and not simply on a surface level. To discover the outfits the players are wearing this playoffs, the Yankees literally dug through their own archives.
This postseason, multiple Yankees have opted for the “old school” turtlenecks that conjure up great memories from the past. Turns out, those turtlenecks ARE from the past. I’m told they were in storage for years, and the players chose them b/c they prefer the cotton material.
— Justin Shackil (@JustinShackil) October 19, 2024
According to a recent story by Justin Shackil of the YES Network, the turtlenecks that the athletes currently wear have been stored for years. This explains why fans haven’t been able to purchase them online, at Yankee Stadium, or apparently anywhere else licensed Yankees clothing is sold.
When Majestic was the official uniform supplier to Major League Baseball, the turtlenecks were licensed clothing. Nike and Fanatics, which acquired Majestic Athletic in 2017, are now in charge of that position.
Additionally, one can only imagine Nike’s feelings on the Yankees’ players wearing non-Nike apparel during games. The turtleneck trend isn’t as popular in Beaverton as it is in the Bronx, according to Brendan Kuty of The Athletic.
“Nike hasn’t been happy with the Yankees wearing apparel from another brand, multiple team sources told The Athletic,” according to Kuty. In 2019, Nike and MLB signed a 10-year agreement to ensure Nike would be the exclusive provider of on-field uniforms. Earlier this season, players criticized the new jerseys—citing issues with both the feel and appearance—drawing negative attention to both Nike and Fanatics.
However, the turtlenecks in question were previously supplied to the Yankees and were still in stock, and Kuty noted that MLB approved their use.
At the Sloan MIT Conference in March, Rubin remarked, “Usually when I get criticized, it’s because I made a mistake. This time, I’m getting criticized even though we followed the instructions exactly as given.”
MLB has announced plans to reverse some of the uniform changes Nike implemented for the upcoming season. There’s also a possibility that turtlenecks could become part of the Yankees’ official uniform.
During the first two World Series games at Dodger Stadium, temperatures were in the seventies. However, with Monday’s Game 3 in the Bronx expected to have temperatures in the low 50s, turtlenecks are likely to make a return.
