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106. Also, once Miguel Cabrera was being intentionally walked, and got a hit anyway

Reply to LisaM (Reply #103)

Sat Aug 23, 2025, 12:55 PM

Aug 2025

The pitcher got a little too close.

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Cracker Barrel loses almost $100 million in value as stock plunges after new logo release [View all] Polybius Aug 2025 OP

i am sure that the corporate marketing department Tetrachloride Aug 2025 #1

Second most hated marketing department after Sirius Cybernetics Corporation's nt Xipe Totec Aug 2025 #44

FTW! LearnedHand Aug 2025 #54

I'd hate to be the graphic artist who came up with the new logo. Diamond_Dog Aug 2025 #2

Ugly isn't it? I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2025 #37

Probably a case of Diamond_Dog Aug 2025 #49

It's boring & generic. Dulcinea Aug 2025 #77

Im not sure why it was not obvious drray23 Aug 2025 #3

Or the decision was made after conducting focus groups comprised of Gen Z's and Millennials Auggie Aug 2025 #6

What rule did MLB change to cater to the young? JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2025 #10

The intentional walk Polybius Aug 2025 #11

Yeah, and all those alternate uniforms. LisaM Aug 2025 #103

Also, once Miguel Cabrera was being intentionally walked, and got a hit anyway Polybius Aug 2025 #106

Good old Miggy. LisaM Aug 2025 #108

And lowered the pitcher's mound by an inch or so. That is to allow more home runs. 3Hotdogs Aug 2025 #16

I know it was lowered in the late 1960's. Was it lowered again? JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2025 #17

Nope. WestMichRad Aug 2025 #20

I've not heard about this, and can't find any verification online. Do you have a link? TheRickles Aug 2025 #19

Go to the google on the internet tubes. 1969, lowered from 15 to 10 inches. 3Hotdogs Aug 2025 #23

Yes, I knew about the 1969 change. Your post sounded like another, more recent change had been instituted. TheRickles Aug 2025 #35

. 3Hotdogs Aug 2025 #63

In an effort to make the game "more exciting" and "move faster" ... Auggie Aug 2025 #68

Pitch clock to shorten the game..bigger based..limits on pick off attempts JT45242 Aug 2025 #72

Doing many things to speed up the game. Only so many throws to first by the pitcher are allowed Bengus81 Aug 2025 #74

Anyone know where I can get a bottle of New Coke? 3Hotdogs Aug 2025 #15

I remember new coke I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2025 #38

The comeback gimmick was, Classic Coke Sequoia Aug 2025 #86

New Coke had a different taste and was widely promoted. This is just a logo. LeftInTX Aug 2025 #88

No, the screw-up was overestimating the intelligence and emotional maturity of their customers. Paladin Aug 2025 #8

I detest the new logo, so assuming it's all MAGA is a bad assumption Polybius Aug 2025 #12

"I don't like changing long-time things." mwb970 Aug 2025 #51

I should have been more clear, as I was referring to certain products and businesses Polybius Aug 2025 #91

I've never eaten at Cracker Barrel, but if I was a customer, the new logo would not change my attitude. LeftInTX Aug 2025 #89

Land O'Lakes changing their logo was an awful idea Polybius Aug 2025 #92

They got rid of Eskimo Pie? How can I buy it now? LeftInTX Aug 2025 #93

They changed the name to Edy's Pie, because they said "Eskimo" is no longer PC Polybius Aug 2025 #95

Yeah, when I think of "Eskimo Pie", I think of cold and frozen, not people. LeftInTX Aug 2025 #96

What happened in 2020? muriel_volestrangler Aug 2025 #99

Nailed it MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2025 #46

Waffle is decent Henry203 Aug 2025 #48

Their customer base J-9 Aug 2025 #53

That MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2025 #60

The definition of a MAGAT is someone who panics at the unfamiliar DBoon Aug 2025 #104

That's always my first thought. louis-t Aug 2025 #97

Market manipulation -- short sellers saw an opportunity or were influenced ... Auggie Aug 2025 #4

Or, maybe the new logo just sucks Bluetus Aug 2025 #57

I seem to remember an even popsdenver Aug 2025 #67

Sears DID launch a big website Bluetus Aug 2025 #82

Yea popsdenver Aug 2025 #109

Agree with all of that Bluetus Aug 2025 #112

Didn't the same guy give himself a golden parachute of about $50 million? louis-t Aug 2025 #98

A logo redesign doesn't cause a 7.2% drop in stock price Auggie Aug 2025 #70

Agreed, they've been struggling for a while now. nt Shermann Aug 2025 #76

Happens all the time. Bluetus Aug 2025 #84

taco jr coplained about teh logo on xitter moonshinegnomie Aug 2025 #111

Two words: no_hypocrisy Aug 2025 #5

No ideology shade, but new logo is Shite JCMach1 Aug 2025 #7

Time for private equity to buy it mdbl Aug 2025 #9

Too much fuss over nothing. ificandream Aug 2025 #13

This Ferrets are Cool Aug 2025 #32

Exactly. Cracker Barrel's logo change became the most recent exmple of "evil wokeism" for right-wingers. sop Aug 2025 #73

Disney came under lots of criticism when they changed their Aunt Jemima pancake house in Disneyland. ificandream Aug 2025 #116

This message was self-deleted by its author AdamGG Aug 2025 #107

One thing that we took comfort in when my MIL passed away--no more visits to Cracker Barrel Maeve Aug 2025 #14

Better for your health. Their food is extremely high in sodium. Ziggysmom Aug 2025 #18

However I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2025 #39

Not because of the logo change Smilo Aug 2025 #21

What about those upset in this thread? Polybius Aug 2025 #36

I can't understand why anyone rational is "upset" about a minor change in the logo of a cheap restaurant muriel_volestrangler Aug 2025 #75

It depends how we define "upset" Polybius Aug 2025 #90

Are you talking about the Amazon logo change in 2000? muriel_volestrangler Aug 2025 #100

No, I misspoke and, meant icon change Polybius Aug 2025 #105

Ha-ha! WestMichRad Aug 2025 #22

I went there in purple hair I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2025 #40

I still like their Pancakes djacq Aug 2025 #24

This whole thread is making me hungry pcdb Aug 2025 #114

I've been around for awhile, and I even worked in advertising for a few years FakeNoose Aug 2025 #25

honestly, i don't like the new logo cabotnn22 Aug 2025 #26

I hate minimalism. I_UndergroundPanther Aug 2025 #41

What happened to MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2025 #58

I agree about the logo. ShazzieB Aug 2025 #61

I love the new logo. To me, it looks like "woke" and "DEI" rolled into one image. JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2025 #27

Awesome strategy ... 10 more one-percenters just sold their stock in Cracker Barrel FakeNoose Aug 2025 #29

I made the mistake of eating there once leftieNanner Aug 2025 #28

First World Problems ZDU Aug 2025 #30

It had 100 million in value? niyad Aug 2025 #31

What kind of idiot eats at a restuarant because of their logo? Or doesn't eat at a restuarant because of their logo? Ferrets are Cool Aug 2025 #33

Long as they don't get rid of their meatloaf I'll be fine MichMan Aug 2025 #34

This is misleading Envirogal Aug 2025 #42

DOGE designed the new logo orangecrush Aug 2025 #43

And the poor old man leaning on the barrel lost his job. So sad. nt JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2025 #102

Same story orangecrush Aug 2025 #113

AI logo--we are seeing the future of design. coffeenap Aug 2025 #45

Maybe MAGA would prefer MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2025 #47

The old logo was old-fashioned and had them boxed in. mwb970 Aug 2025 #50

I cabled the entire chain Henry203 Aug 2025 #52

Out For Blood OC375 Aug 2025 #55

The best corned beef and cabbage . . . LovelyStuff Aug 2025 #56

This is a temporary stock price dip. Jacson6 Aug 2025 #59

I learned today--or rather was reminded today--I'm a shareholder... Mark.b2 Aug 2025 #62

If it ain't broke dont break it. mahina Aug 2025 #64

it ain't broke, just increasingly old and obsolete, the new logo is just bland not woke pstokely Aug 2025 #115

The crackers are really upset!!! Old Testament Libera Aug 2025 #65

First there was impossible sausage on the menu Zambero Aug 2025 #66

Yep. There goes Cracker Barrel. ReRe Aug 2025 #69

Oh cool jfz9580m Aug 2025 #71

Cracker enid602 Aug 2025 #78

I like Cracker Barrel food and their prices are reasonable. They have some things you don't see other places doc03 Aug 2025 #79

Triggered by a benign logo change Torchlight Aug 2025 #80

Has anyone pointed out another main reason for the logo change? mwmisses4289 Aug 2025 #81

This is so stupid it makes your brain ache. Vinca Aug 2025 #83

I doubt most customers are shareholders. LuvLoogie Aug 2025 #85

This shows how shallow this country has become LeftInTX Aug 2025 #87

Just knowing I would never run into James Woods would be an incentive to eat there. Greybnk48 Aug 2025 #94

Really? All of this over a freaking logo? hamsterjill Aug 2025 #101

if someone is going to botcott cracker barrell over new logo they are an idiot moonshinegnomie Aug 2025 #110

Why destroy a winning formula? Catering to your demographic -- nostalgic, largely older folks -- makes more sense than artemisia1 Aug 2025 #117

The old logo is back! Polybius Aug 2025 #118