by TREY WILSON
We unveiled these beautiful Jabba the Hutt jerseys yesterday. The Curve will wear them on May 30 against Binghamton at PNG Field, and the jerseys will be auctioned off with all proceeds benefiting the St. Vincent DePaul Society Soup Kitchen.
We told you it was different… #JabbatheHutt gets his own jersey for our @starwars night on 5/30. #StarWars (1/2) pic.twitter.com/XDG0LfGonD
— Altoona Curve (@AltoonaCurve) March 30, 2015
Proceeds from the Jabba @starwars jersey will help the hungry here in Altoona and benefit St. Vincent de Paul Society Soup Kitchen (2/2) — Altoona Curve (@AltoonaCurve) March 30, 2015
The reactions were priceless and some were pretty creative.
Size XXXXXXXXXXXXXXL “@AltoonaCurve: #JabbatheHutt gets his own jersey for our @starwars night on 5/30. pic.twitter.com/LrECktSdi4”
— Michael McHenry (@mdmchenry) March 30, 2015
@Cawley_WTAJ @AltoonaCurve @starwars is Bib Fortuna on the alternate jerseys? — Chris Gill (@Gilltastrophe) March 31, 2015
@MLB @AltoonaCurve Pizza the Hut is not impressed. pic.twitter.com/bl6dlKt5DO — Nick Houser (@Nick_Houser) March 30, 2015
@darrenrovell @RaysFanGio @AltoonaCurve @Double_M21 these jerseys look scary. But I like it 👍👍👍 — Patrick (@SaintBuckeye) March 30, 2015
ALTOONA ROAD TRIP! RT @darrenrovell: The @altoonacurve are doing it with Jabba The Hut jerseys pic.twitter.com/3Icz28EEqn (H/T @Double_M21) — Nick Nash (@NickNash) March 30, 2015
Many outlets nationwide picked up on the announcement, with some pretty outstanding reviews. Here is what some of them had to say:
Jabba the Hutt jerseys? About time, we say. http://t.co/BQu9N0yfFt pic.twitter.com/di4fYzdxyX — Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) March 30, 2015
So many teams having Star Wars Night. The @altoonacurve are doing it with Jabba The Hut jerseys pic.twitter.com/BfUuhFUVMh (H/T @Double_M21) — Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) March 30, 2015
Gaze upon the @AltoonaCurve‘s incredible Jabba the Hutt jerseys: http://t.co/ooQNhftBEB pic.twitter.com/3qrwgI7c1W
— Cut4 (@Cut4) March 30, 2015
SOLO! The @AltoonaCurve will wear these AMAZING galactic Jabba the Hutt jerseys: http://t.co/SedNvxK5aF pic.twitter.com/l6Epda5INK — MLB (@MLB) March 30, 2015
It’s the Jabba the Hutt-themed baseball uniforms you’ve been waiting for. http://t.co/gUtJgUCv1M pic.twitter.com/4wwwbbKwhk
— Sporting News (@sportingnews) March 31, 2015
Altoona Curve To Wear Jabba The Hutt Jerseys For ‘Star Wars Night’ (Photo) http://t.co/kmlPq2LeAE — NESN (@NESN) March 30, 2015
.@Pirates Double-A affiliate @AltoonaCurve will debut a Jabba the Hut jersey on May 30. WATCH: http://t.co/c2MrQ7XzGs pic.twitter.com/sYr0mHH8g3 — 120 Sports (@120Sports) March 31, 2015
So who exactly is Jabba the Hutt? His full name Jabba Desilijic Tiure. According to Wookieepedia, he is “one of the most notorious Hutt crime lords in the galaxy, who governed a large criminal empire located in the Outer Rim Territories from his desert palace on Tatooine.”
Here is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look how the people behind Star Wars made Jabba work. Skip ahead to the 1:26 mark to get to the Jabba content.
And to close this post, here is Jabba’s notorious laugh looped for twelve hours.
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