Baseball diehards--particularly Wrigley Field denizens--will almost certainly decry the ad
creep taking place. But baseball historians will note that stadiums regularly featured advertising on outfield walls during the heyday of the game, including the famous "Hit Sign, Win Suit" ad at
Ebbets Field, former home of the Brooklyn Dodgers, in the 1940s and '50s.
Under Armour--which also has its logo on the famed "Green Monster" left field wall at Boston's historic Fenway Park--is launching an ad campaign this spring that touts its new baseball cleats.
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