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Rangers T-Shirts - Any idea requests?

So I posted a T-Shirt design in one of the GDTs and a few people thought I should put it up for sale on cafepress or whatever.

I'm going to go ahead and do that just in case anyone might actually go through with a purchase since I spend half my freetime making rangers graphics stuff anyway.

So heres where I'm at right now.

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click to here to see it its own window.

Anyway while I put that together, make some more and figure out some technical issues to make them work properly on a t-shirt....

 Anyone have a request?  I don't have that many other ideas (though I am working on a few more), if anyone has something clever they think would work and they would buy post the idea and if like it/ithink I can execute it it decently I'll try to make an attempt.

Obviously I don't have the mlb license heh so I can't include logos and such.

note: I'll be posting some additional possibilities later in the thread.

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How about this

Front: “Just win each series…”

Back: “…and sit at home for the playoffs.”

Elvis Andrus - 2009 AL Rookie of the Year
Mitch Moreland -Tom Grieve Rangers Minor League Player of the Year
Martin Perez - Nolan Ryan Rangers Minor League Pitcher of the Year

by RangerMad on Sep 5, 2009 6:35 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

thats pretty nifty

"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg

by rentz on Sep 5, 2009 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That’s a GREAT shirt!

"The mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble by us; and I for one must be content to remain an agnostic" - Charles Darwin, you know who he is...

by 8legs2fangs on Sep 6, 2009 9:05 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like it.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Sep 6, 2009 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

that is in fact a really nice shirt

Though it seems a little out there to call either an ace right now heh. then again elvis andrus doesn’t cover the earth and feliz isn’t in jail.

I don’t want to just straight up rip an exact design but I’ll see if I can come up with something.

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by DSheppard on Sep 7, 2009 5:31 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck Ryan Sweeny

Hank is 7 runs below a zombie replacement at first base. Do you realize how terrible that is? Zombie’s can’t think, they’re slow, and they’re often ejected from the game for eating opposing baserunners’ brains. - Ben quantifies Hank Blalock

by lonestarJon on Sep 6, 2009 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Fuck the Angels

2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009

by boomer1 on Sep 6, 2009 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm pg-13!

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by DSheppard on Sep 7, 2009 5:32 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I love that first one with Feliz

please make it and donate it to me. heh =/

by Mike E on Sep 5, 2009 8:10 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd be down to buying one

any idea on price range?? i know HH did this one time and it was like $10 ish

After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL

by hinduplaya on Sep 5, 2009 8:15 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

well that was a walking advertisement with halosheaven.com printed on the back

printed locally and shipped out personally.

unrealistic for just random custom t-shirts unless AJM wants some lonestarball branding or something heh.

i would just put them on cafepress or something, the cheapest they go is around 16 dollars for the cheapest white t-shirt. Add money for colored or darker shirts, or high quality etc. Not to mention any extra money at all that would go back to me, which is only 10% of the price by default.

Looking at them they get pretty expensive.

Operating under the assumption only a handful would actually be sold of various designs I don’t think theres anything I can really do price wise. It would take a commitment of lots of orders of one to buy them in bulk to get a discount and i doubt there are enough interested people to do that.

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by DSheppard on Sep 5, 2009 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

jesus

luckily you’re hooking me up ;)

by Mike E on Sep 5, 2009 10:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

its already in the mail!

Although im looking at some more specific sites now that may be cheaper.

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by DSheppard on Sep 5, 2009 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

1 Design

Why not do a poll the pick the favorite? Produce just this one shirt, which would hopefully keep costs down a bit. I’d imagine quite a few people here would buy one. I sure would.

by Excel Hearts Choi on Sep 6, 2009 8:09 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

agreed

a poll would make things probably alot easier. Plus, I’’m sure alot of people would be down with any of the types :)

After Fuentes blows a save and an Angels loss to the Indians:
"Angels still in first place" - UCI Halo
"Hey you know who would have gotten those 3 outs in the 9th?
Darren O’Day." - FirebatM3
LOL

by hinduplaya on Sep 6, 2009 10:57 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Agreed

2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
In the interest of quicker games Ron should just tell the ump he's pulling the Feliz card and the ump should rule the inning over.--Sherman McCoy on Sept. 4, 2009

by boomer1 on Sep 6, 2009 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Good idea

Probably put them all up on cafepress/whatever (why not, its free heh) but choose one to do a bulk run of and sell cheaper.

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by DSheppard on Sep 6, 2009 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm in.

Those are great designs, sir.

Son, if you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet! They're about to announce the lottery numbers. - Homer Simpson

by SarasotaRanger on Sep 7, 2009 8:03 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I want the Feliz-Holland one

I’d pay $15-20 for it.

She say she are the manager.

by rockin_rangers on Sep 5, 2009 8:31 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

very nice DShep...

I love the one with Elvis and the globe.

Could you do one with Feliz smiling firing a baseball on one side with “Feliz” above him and then on the other side have a batter frowning maybe wearing an angels hat holding a broken bat and “No Feliz” above him. Just an idea…

HH is that a sock in your puppet or are you happy to see me?

by BigGuns on Sep 5, 2009 9:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

heh i like the idea

though Its kind of hard to visualize the exact look/style. I’ll toy around with anything though.

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by DSheppard on Sep 7, 2009 5:34 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice, sir.

That’s a good one.

Son, if you really want something in this life, you have to work for it. Now quiet! They're about to announce the lottery numbers. - Homer Simpson

by SarasotaRanger on Sep 7, 2009 8:04 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd buy

The HANF shirt

I like steak.

by Conjunction on Sep 5, 2009 10:38 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Me too!

Where do I send the check?? Great work.

by phully1 on Sep 8, 2009 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Two words.

Zombie Blalock.

"Blalock in the cleanup spot makes gives me agita." - Dustin

by benmor78 on Sep 5, 2009 10:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

That would sell like hell.

TBIA would be a ghost town in no time.

Hank is the elephant in the room. When will he disappear?

by Chase Irwin on Sep 7, 2009 11:09 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

id buy it just for the humor

Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?'

by blalock84 on Sep 8, 2009 9:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

How about something with a Cruz Missile

Or Wack-a-Ranger – I definitely buy that.

"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."

by NorCalRangersFan on Sep 6, 2009 12:15 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

cruz missile is on my list

whack-a-ranger sounds complicated, hmm. kind of like the thought but it needs some kind of larger theme to make sense, or at least as im thinking out loud here. got to think on that but thanks for the ideas.

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by DSheppard on Sep 7, 2009 5:38 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

holy shit

DShepp these are amazing!!!!!

by Agreen07 on Sep 6, 2009 2:43 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

My favorites are the Feliz speed limit one and the Elvis one…I would definitely buy those!

"The mystery of the beginning of all things is insoluble by us; and I for one must be content to remain an agnostic" - Charles Darwin, you know who he is...

by 8legs2fangs on Sep 6, 2009 9:07 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd buy a couple of them.

The Andrus one and the Feliz speed limit one.

i’d def want them in Rangers RED, too!

by Doc Mabee on Sep 6, 2009 9:26 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

yep

The 2009 Texas Rangers offense: sigh...

by Kinslerhomer on Sep 6, 2009 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Concur...

love that one.

I also like the one with Feliz and Holland on the front and the Feliz speed limit one too.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Sep 6, 2009 11:24 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i agree

that’s the best one

"Elvis Andrus has just preformed a MIRACLE!"
-Eric Nadel, 5/4/09

by Mizzou12 on Sep 6, 2009 3:20 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

my favorite too

Fuck Mike Estabrook

by Horns130 on Sep 6, 2009 9:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Gagree.

"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball

by rangerdanger on Sep 7, 2009 3:42 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

sounds like thats the winner of any cheap printing right now..

gets an edge over feliz/jail since its only one sided and thus i assume cheaper.

still some more ideas to put together first though.

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by DSheppard on Sep 7, 2009 5:42 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Andrus t-shirt

can you put the globe on the front and his name/number on the back?

"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out

by tricer on Sep 7, 2009 6:52 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sure if thats what wanted.

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by DSheppard on Sep 7, 2009 7:10 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

awesome, awesome t-shirt

Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?'

by blalock84 on Sep 8, 2009 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Again DShep

I’ll gladly purchase one of the Holland-Feliz ones. That shirt is sweet

She say she are the manager.

by rockin_rangers on Sep 6, 2009 11:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Burning through some concepts for the next few hours.

nothing thats going to unseat the elvis as the favorite but hey I’ve got a fanpost why not post them


First one doesn’t apply quite yet.

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by DSheppard on Sep 7, 2009 7:11 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

When you put these on Cafepress

I’m going to go broke buying them all.

"You got a guy coming up there who can’t hit water if he fell out of a boat." - Tom Grieve on Richie Sexson, 5.8.2008
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08
"When it comes to Jeff Mathis, the story ends with us putting one in his earhole." - AJM, 7.7.08

by lisa w on Sep 7, 2009 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Not the Damned Yankees again!"

Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. If they get mad, you're a mile away AND you have their shoes.

by Caradoc on Sep 7, 2009 9:56 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Another thought D Shep...

perhaps you should come up with some kind of a small LSB logo to put on one of the sleeves. Then a small logo for yourself on the other sleeve.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Sep 7, 2009 10:38 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

this thread has surpassed the Rec requirements.

Good job DShep!

HH is that a sock in your puppet or are you happy to see me?

by BigGuns on Sep 7, 2009 10:54 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

How about

picture of Holland with giant Windmill behind him.
DUTCH above both

by mo on Sep 8, 2009 12:57 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

nice! definitely doing that one eventually

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by DSheppard on Sep 8, 2009 2:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

or just

a simple Don’t worry, Be Feliz

by mo on Sep 8, 2009 12:59 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'd do that one in Spanish...

not that I know how to say that in Spanish…

The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel, 1981

by TxStCa on Sep 9, 2009 6:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Senor Bruce? Is that you?

"...like some Russian priest fresh off a bottle of potato vodka and a box of cigars." -t ball

by rangerdanger on Sep 11, 2009 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

completely un-ranger related

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by DSheppard on Sep 8, 2009 2:40 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

(rogers hornsbey quote)

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by DSheppard on Sep 8, 2009 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

haha well done DShep ...love it!!

I bet you could sell a lot of those if ya wanted to.

Thank god I like football or I’d really be screwed, since I don’t care much for hockey or basketball.

HH is that a sock in your puppet or are you happy to see me?

by BigGuns on Sep 8, 2009 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's a great quote...

there are a lot of those type of baseball quotes out there too!

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Sep 8, 2009 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

hornsby

is a west tx boy. winters,tx native

by mo on Sep 8, 2009 9:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I found an online store site that would let me do the back of the feliz shirt as originally intended


compared to

Price: $27 because it uses 3 graphics, but a normal dark t-shirt would be ~18$ with only a front graphic, more reasonable than cafe press’s 22+ for dark (less for white/light).

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by DSheppard on Sep 8, 2009 5:30 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Now I get it!

Very clever. You have to do it with the hands down low and life-sized.

This is not a T-shirt you can tuck in.

"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."

by NorCalRangersFan on Sep 8, 2009 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I understood that it was hands in handcuffs

I didn’t make the connection that it was the wearer’s hands because they were so small and high up on the shirt. When they are larger and lower down (in the place where your hands would be if you were cuffed), I made the connections. Sometimes I’m slow, but I eventually make it to the finish line.

"What ... 92 miles per hour?" Feldman scoffed. "That's not gas. Feliz throws gas."

by NorCalRangersFan on Sep 13, 2009 11:34 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

baaaad baserunning

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by DSheppard on Sep 8, 2009 7:44 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

oops im not in the GDT right now

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by DSheppard on Sep 8, 2009 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

ha

Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?'

by blalock84 on Sep 8, 2009 9:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

man, i wish i had money

can you customize colors if i buy this online at one of those t-shirt sites

Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?'

by blalock84 on Sep 8, 2009 9:15 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah theres like 10 colors on those sites

although some of them have a light blue to match the blue.. i might have to change that to grey so it can be used on anything.

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by DSheppard on Sep 8, 2009 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

"He do what he do"

and anything Ron Washington says or has ever said. EVERYTHING!!!!

by Sky Hook on Sep 8, 2009 9:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I love that idea...

get a pic of Wash with either “he do what he do” or “he’s a baseball player” on it.

Greatness.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Sep 8, 2009 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

“Dat da way it go, sometimes.”

Hank is the elephant in the room. When will he disappear?

by Chase Irwin on Sep 9, 2009 5:53 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I swear im going back to the rangers now

but when i saw king felix was pitching tonight i felt like making a quick concept on that

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by DSheppard on Sep 8, 2009 9:59 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

awesome, i love the text

you need to get a part time job designing t-shirts

Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?'

by blalock84 on Sep 9, 2009 1:14 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yes he is opening a t-shirt store...

We’re gonna call it Shepplers …i.Orange is working the counter

Great success!!

HH is that a sock in your puppet or are you happy to see me?

by BigGuns on Sep 9, 2009 2:09 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like!!

Feliz says his greatest thrill was striking out Boston Red Sox DH David Ortiz, one of his heroes. Yet, when he called to tell his parents, his mother had a request: Strike out New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, too.
"So when I did that," Feliz says, "I told my mom, 'There you go. There's your present. Don't ask me to strike anyone else out, OK?'

by blalock84 on Sep 9, 2009 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

yup he's awesome at at

I’ll be his business partner…. heh.

by Mike E on Sep 9, 2009 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Can I get one that says King Tomko or King Hochevar?

I thought it be all warm and shitty, but it just tasted like normal beer. It was still cold.

by RA Dickey on Sep 18, 2009 4:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not that i think the rangers would jump on me for sending out a few t-shirts to LSB members

but hmm, I was doing some quick research into what you can fully legally sell copyright wise and it appears its even less than I thought. damn, the empire crushed already!

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by DSheppard on Sep 9, 2009 4:03 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Can you make a Ttshirt of Hank's nuts bouncing off Josey's chin?

Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz

by Ryin A on Sep 9, 2009 8:42 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

OOOOOOOOOOOHHHH!!!!

SNAP!

She say she are the manager.

by rockin_rangers on Sep 9, 2009 9:20 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL no he didn't!

HH is that a sock in your puppet or are you happy to see me?

by BigGuns on Sep 9, 2009 9:46 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like them all

Especially Elvis and Neftali’s. Let us know when they’re available.

Remember Red, hope is a good thing. Maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies.

by WyoRanger on Sep 9, 2009 4:37 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

general update

Bulk t-shirt: I’ve looked up a couple local t-shirt printing places I’m going to check out this weekend to get exact prices. I’m still doing some other designs and requests, but i think its clear the Andrus T-shirt is the favorite so sometime this weekend or early next week I’ll make a post taking exact requests for a single printing of it.

I’ve got my cafepress and zazzle.com stores mostly set up (personalized) but now have to finish and optimize the designs to put on there + see if I can figure out exactly whats legal to sell (even though I don’t think I would get in trouble, best to be safe) and at least not do anything too brazenly wrong. I figure all that will take a week or so, I don’t want to like put 2 up now and friday and such.

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by DSheppard on Sep 9, 2009 9:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

so you're not down with Josey design?

:(

Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz

by Ryin A on Sep 9, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Which part of Hanks balls on Joseys chin is PG-13?

HH is that a sock in your puppet or are you happy to see me?

by BigGuns on Sep 9, 2009 10:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

great point.

Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz

by Ryin A on Sep 10, 2009 8:19 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i swear i just had a stroke of genius...

on how to avoid mlb/player copyright completely for the online store..
hmm.. empire back on… tune in during the coming weeks!

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by DSheppard on Sep 10, 2009 1:21 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

by the way im trying to think of a name..

online baseball teeshirt name in general, not specific to my name or anything.

suggest a name I use and you get a free shirt of your choice in the future..

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by DSheppard on Sep 10, 2009 1:24 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Come onnnn creativity

Baseball T’s
Sheppard’s Shirts

by Mike E on Sep 10, 2009 3:45 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Shepp's Place?

Sometimes you just want to sit back and watch somebody throw 100. - Jeff Passan on Neftali Feliz

by Ryin A on Sep 10, 2009 8:17 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sheppart

HH is that a sock in your puppet or are you happy to see me?

by BigGuns on Sep 10, 2009 10:12 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Shepp's innovative ideas

"He do what he do" - Ron Washington

by dustinvandeman on Sep 10, 2009 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

ShepMart

DSherts
TSherts
TShepps

by bruce182 on Sep 10, 2009 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Sherts/Shirts Off

GrandSlam T’s/Tees
TSherps/TSherpps

by bruce182 on Sep 10, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Double Steal Tees

or any variation of T shirt.

by bruce182 on Sep 11, 2009 3:19 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

online baseball t-shirt shop

Win Column Graphics or Win Column Creations.

You could also set it up so that a small portion of proceeds go to the Kuster’s charity, which could be a symbiotic thing for both you and them.

Other ideas would be variations of baseball catchphrases like:

Winning Streak T-shirts
Slump Buster Graphics
Bases Juiced Inc.
Light Tower Power Co.
High Heat Creations
etc, etc

Also, I’d strongly suggest that you come up with a logo for your brand (with website listed in fine print) and put that somewhere on all shirts that you sell. Serves as great advertising and when you start making and selling lots of shirts, people will start recognizing that several cool shirts that they are seeing around are coming from the same spot.

"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out

by tricer on Sep 11, 2009 10:38 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Also

I’d love to help you with this in any way that I can. You may remember that I sent you an email several months back wondering if you had an interest in starting up something like this. I think there is potential for you to do pretty well with something that you obviously enjoy.

"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out

by tricer on Sep 11, 2009 10:42 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don't remember an email

I remember you asking for my address but not an email back.. maybe I missed it in spam or something, I’ll go search my history heh.

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by DSheppard on Sep 12, 2009 2:34 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Lots of good advice

Thanks for the thought.

I had thought about putting a website url on anything but have to have a website/name first heh, but yeah thats a good idea.

I like your names too, one I was thinking of involved the term hardball which is in that same direction. Thanks for the suggestions.

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by DSheppard on Sep 12, 2009 2:33 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not sure i'm going to use it

but in a partial t-shirt design I made a possible light tower logo.

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by DSheppard on Sep 13, 2009 1:22 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

winner!

HH is that a sock in your puppet or are you happy to see me?

by BigGuns on Sep 13, 2009 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think that looks great

very similar to what I had in my mind’s eye, except yours is better.

"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out

by tricer on Sep 13, 2009 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

thanks for all the ideas

although not to many picked up on the “not specific to my name” part, although the only reason I care about that is because I’m making some non-ranger general baseball shirts and noone but LSB cares about the name dsheppard =p

But yeah thanks of course, still some interesting thoughts mixed in. Gonna have to think on all this.

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by DSheppard on Sep 12, 2009 2:36 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm lame, so I'm just discovering this post

I loooove all these shirts.

-- Micah
Baseball Is My Boyfriend
I'm an Andrus-caliber catch. :-)

by baseballismyboyfriend on Sep 10, 2009 12:11 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I'm lame, too

but these are awesome. I’d buy a few.

You came here in that? You're braver than I thought!

by jgar on Sep 10, 2009 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

holy cow.

Awesome shirts & designs dshepp..I’d be happy to help too if I could in any way possible

Could you sell these outside the park? (Maybe not YOU but someone?)— could be a goodway to make some $$ with more fans coming to the park/before the games. I’d invest some in it…

Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.

by knockoutking on Sep 11, 2009 11:59 PM CDT via mobile reply actions   0 recs

well i meant like on areas around the stadium

Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.

by knockoutking on Sep 12, 2009 8:34 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

but i see your point

Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.

by knockoutking on Sep 12, 2009 8:35 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

the parking lot at Sherlock's

There is a bus that will take you to the game there and a bunch of people park in that lot and ride the bus to the game, as well as a decent before and after the game crowd. I think Lewin’s band plays there occasionally. I bet you could sell a few dozen shirts there on a homestand wkend.

And speaking of Lewin, if there is any way you get somebody (oc would seem to be the perfect guy) to get themselves on camera with Lewin’s mic on them and give a shout-out to your website that would be pretty sweet for ya.

"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out

by tricer on Sep 12, 2009 8:54 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I meant Knox's mic

As many times as they cut to him in the stands, I bet it ain’t that difficult to get some air time.

"You can probably stick a fork in the Rangers' playoff chances for 2009." - AJM on 7/26 with the team 4.5 games out

by tricer on Sep 12, 2009 8:57 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh yea

or even better, maybe just send a shirt to TAG and Josh (or see if you can get knox to wear one while on camera? — would work well if you gave a percentaeg of sales to hello win column? or maybe see if JN would put it in the report or something? – doubt that would happen though)

Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.

by knockoutking on Sep 12, 2009 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

one more thing

Do you mind shooting me a quick email? Couldn’t find yours on your profile & am on bberry for time being…

My email is in my profile…

Scout: He was a first-round pick right? Got a huge bonus?
KG: Oh yeah.
Scout: Well, he spent a lot of it on milkshakes.

by knockoutking on Sep 12, 2009 12:05 AM CDT via mobile reply actions   0 recs

sure

the preceding post was a great success.

by DSheppard on Sep 12, 2009 2:29 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

and yes i will eventually do something rangers related again

its all on a big list right now. a looong list.

the preceding post was a great success.

by DSheppard on Sep 12, 2009 9:40 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

How about a skeleton

Like the cartoon version of someone sitting at a computer, but at the Ballpark. Include the Rangers logo and the bones wearing a T cap. Maybe the text could be “The Texas Rangers will be the death of me”

"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912) also -

"Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance."
~Ambrose Bierce

by Ed Coffin on Sep 16, 2009 7:31 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I like that

or a headstone with “Cause of death: Texas Rangers”

"I think I'm going to name my new car Scooter, because it dominates on the road." - mikeyoungfuturehof, 9.10.09
"I’ve been a Rangers fan all my life and I can tell you there’s been plenty of fucking crying in baseball…" - WhipSmart, 6.3.08

by lisa w on Sep 17, 2009 8:30 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Or a shirt with that Jamey quote

“My tombstone will read: cause of death, world series” (I’m paraphrasing, I don’t quite remember the exact wording).

Hank is 7 runs below a zombie replacement at first base. Do you realize how terrible that is? Zombie’s can’t think, they’re slow, and they’re often ejected from the game for eating opposing baserunners’ brains. - Ben quantifies Hank Blalock

by lonestarJon on Sep 17, 2009 8:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice

A pessimistic t-shirt is just what we need =p
Another one on the list.

The rangers destroying the season annoying me + some real life stuff has stopped me from messing with getting the one local printing going(although I got a couple price quotes that were a little higher than expected), but I guess there isn’t really a rush anymore, no need to capitalize on the rangers great playoff run =(

the preceding post was a great success.

by DSheppard on Sep 19, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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