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Moisture wicking fabric makes you smell like crap. Drier and cooler for sure but the smell is awful.
So we have the wider neckline and 'athletic' (ahem..) fit, to use less material, thinner material, and less substantial and more standardized letters and graphics. But, of course, this isn't about Nike increasing it's margins - it's about 'next-gen uniforms' (honest!...)...
I wonder how this markets to the fans. Obviously, they are going to need versions that are looser than the precise fit for the unis. I mean, there are certain body types that just are not Stone Garrett-like.
The new uni pants look a tad . . . diaphanous.
Steady, now...
While MLB had been relatively quiet about the jersey concerns, the see-through pants sent officials scrambling. They insist the new pants are the same thickness as the old ones. They pulled pictures of photo days past in which tucked-in jerseys were visible, circulating them to reporters to demonstrate that the old white pants had the same level of transparency. They speculated that the bright lights set up for photo days might have exacerbated a problem that won’t be nearly as glaring on the field. And indeed, as much as those pictures went viral on social media, many players later said they hadn’t noticed the new pants being more transparent until someone mentioned it.“I didn’t notice [the pants] until people started talking about it. Then I noticed I could see my tights through it,” Blue Jays shortstop Bo Bichette said. “That’s why you wear something under your pants.”...MLB officials say the taper, like so many of the changes in the new jersey, is the product of six years of research conducted in conjunction with Nike, a process that included player body scans and a trial run at last year’s All-Star Game. Designers chose to make the numbers and letters lighter and smaller to match the decreased heft of the jerseys themselves. But MLB’s calculus does not seem to match that made by the players, many of whom think the smaller appliqués cheapen the look.
Janes discussing players see-through pants
