Throwing down a Challenge

Is that a for profit challenge?

looks like it is....

Sorry, I'm not a young hipster.

Is D-TrooF supposed to mean "the truth?"

I think it is cool even if I don't actually know what "D-TrooF" means. I especially like the 755 t-shirt ... would be a good one to wear if and when we head back to "The Hank" to see our son play in Mobile.

I guess the message outweighed the cost for me. My kid really liked what it meant so I got him one of shirts. But I guess that is what their marketing guy wanted huh. Selling commitment is pretty smart in my opinion.

Selling anything is usually pretty smart for the guy selling.

Since you ordered from them, where are they out of?

They are maketing a "feel good" message written across the front of a shirt of unknown quality. Much like hawking "T" shirts in front of a baseball stadium. All "sizzle and no steak" or "all hat and no cows" in my opinion. Nothing more than emotional marketing. Personally I wear very little of the "billboard" type of clothing. Honesty and integrity should be associated with the name and the face of an individual and not associated with his/her $14.95 "T" shirt. Read their website mumbo jumbo: We will always strive to deliver a quality product that will signify the same commitment to excellance as ballplayers have made to the game itself.

I"ll pass!
Fungo

Well,...very troof-fully, I agree actions speak louder than words,....but with that said, I also think its a great idea with a positive message.
Walk-the-walk while talking-the-talk.
I'd wear one!

See no probem with emotional marketing. Sometimes it enpowers people. Sometimes it gives us an extra gentle hint to stay on track,..other times it may influence another individual, or make them think twice.

I like the movement that some of our youth is taking to get back the game of baseball.

D-Troof Commitment (Certificate distributed with every purchase)

quote:

I understand that wearing D-Troof brand apparel will not make me faster, throw harder, hit for greater power or improve my batting average. This shirt only represents my personal pledge to never take a single shortcut to achieving my full potential as a baseball player. I will not cheat myself, my team or ever disrespect the game and the players that came before me that were committed to preparing and playing the game the right way.

Is this a marketing strategy? Perhaps, but its a positive message.
Probably generates some conversation too and to me that's a good thing.

quote:

See no probem with emotional marketing. Sometimes it enpowers people. Sometimes it gives us an extra gentle hint to stay on track,..other times it may influence another individual, or make them think twice.

I like the movement that some of our youth is taking to get back the game of baseball.

Attagirl SSM.
I see no problem at all with this product. How many of our kids wear products made by equipment manufacturers that contain win at all cost type messages? And who paid for it? This is just a shirt, troo, and the message is just words. But words convey something, and in this case it's a positive message.

Yoo cant handle D-TrooF !

My kid had tossed the envelope so I don't know where it came from. Bottom line is that its all marketing, but I would rather have my kid wear something that stands for something positive.