Look, I understand its these companies job’s to maximize profits and maybe after two stubborn years you’re finally ready to jump on the bandwagon and find yourself without any Bucco gear. But here’s the thing, there are hundreds of thousands of people out there with reminders in their closet reading “2013” or “2014 postseason”.

The golden rule for fandom has to be to only buy regular season merchandise or champion merchandise. If you have no black and yellow to wear this October go get a nice shersey with your favorite player, that’s a great investment. Assuming Neil Walker isn’t your favorite player, you can continue to capitalize on your purchase next year and not look like a jabroni who raided Ross or TJ Max in November.

Plus, if they sucker you now, they’ll sucker you later. It’s much cooler to have a shirt that reads “The Postseason WAS Ours.”

Save your shekels, you work hard for them… then head over to the clubhouse store after the parade and make that place rain.