Here's the story, according to the Washington Post:
It reminds me of the rain gear that U.S. Ryder Cup team wore, or tried to wear, last October. After becoming drenched while wearing the rain gear supplied to the team, they had to buy new rain gear from the merchandise tent. A company called Sun Mountain had supplied the team with the poor-performing rain gear, and I can't imagine that the publicity was good for business.
Yahoo! Sports: Jersey Error Makes Roosevelt High team the Rough "Ryders"
Theodore Roosevelt (D.C.) High has played the 2010-11 season with jerseys that misspell the common nickname used for the school's mascot. Roosevelt's teams are known as the Rough Riders, and when Roosevelt athletic director Daryl Tilghman placed the uniform order for the school's basketball team, he requested jerseys that said "Riders" on the front, just as the school has used in prior seasons.
The difference is that this year, the vendor for those uniforms sent back jerseys that say "Ryders" on the front. While that uniform maker has defended the uniforms to Tilghman by claiming Ryders is "the cool way to spell it," that excuse would hardly seem to wash with the nation's 26th president.
"We're a school, not a rec [league]," Tilghman told the Post when asked about what he told the jersey vendor about the misspelling.
The uniform company has reportedly agreed to replace the jerseys with a set that spells the name correctly as soon as Tilghman returns the misspelled ones. That, of course, would leave Roosevelt without uniforms altogether while waiting for the corrected jerseys to arrive, a scenario which Post reporter Alan Goldenbach said has delayed the transaction ... and may for the rest of the season.The obvious question is: what is the name of this company? Inquiring minds want to know. If I were Daryl Tilghman, I would be telling everyone the name of this company (and maybe I'd misspell it on purpose to see how they would like it!) The bad press alone would probably pressure the company into doing the right thing, which would be to step up and provide the high school with the correct jerseys - no questions asked.
It reminds me of the rain gear that U.S. Ryder Cup team wore, or tried to wear, last October. After becoming drenched while wearing the rain gear supplied to the team, they had to buy new rain gear from the merchandise tent. A company called Sun Mountain had supplied the team with the poor-performing rain gear, and I can't imagine that the publicity was good for business.
Yahoo! Sports: Jersey Error Makes Roosevelt High team the Rough "Ryders"
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