Recent photo of Oilers' Corey Perry during the off-season goes viral for the wrong reasons
It seems as if Fanatics had recently gotten through the scandal that rocked the MLB, as their jersey quality was subpar, compared to previous seasons this year.
But it seems like the scandal in the NHL will be ramping up soon, as a photo of Corey Perry in an Edmonton Oilers practice jersey being torn, after minimal usage is stoking the fires of outrage.
Fanatics quote unquote got the "expletive" kicked out of them in the media, by fans, and baseball players after they fielded subpar product this past season.
Rather than address the issue head-on they pointed fingers at Nike.
Fanatics founder and chief executive officer Michael Rubin says his company is being blamed unfairly over the new Major League Baseball uniforms and that they were made to the specifications set forth by MLB and Nike.
«This is a little bit of a difficult position,» Rubin said Friday at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. «We're purely doing exactly as we've been told, and we've been told we're doing everything exactly right. And we're getting the (expletive) kicked out of us. So that's not fun.»
So, what will Michael Rubin say when he has millions of potential angry NHL fans on his door?
Is it SP's in Quebec's fault?
Who is in charge here?
Source: USA Today
CEO says Fanatics is 'getting the (expletive) kicked out of us' in MLB jersey controversy
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SEPTEMBRE 6 | 64 ANSWERS Recent photo of Oilers' Corey Perry during the off-season goes viral for the wrong reasons Do you think a regular Fanatics NHL uniform will survive a playoff game? |
Yes | 15 | 23.4 % |
NO | 49 | 76.6 % |
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