You see, that Jose Alvarado jersey, it’s somethin’ else. All the folks, they want one. That boy, Jose, he sure can play. He’s quick like a rabbit, that one. And now everyone wants to wear his shirt, you know? His jersey, they call it.
My grandson, he’s crazy for one. He keeps sayin’, “Grandma, I need that Jose Alvarado jersey!” He says it’s the best thing. Says all the kids got one. I told him, “Slow down, boy. Money don’t grow on trees, you know!” But he keeps on about it. He wants to look like Jose, play like Jose. Everyone wants to wear this shirt with Jose Alvarado’s name on the back.
They got all kinds, you know. Different colors. Some are blue, some are white. And they got that bird on ’em. What do they call it? A pelican? Yeah, that’s it. The Pelicans. That’s the team, and they wear that Jose Alvarado jersey too. That’s where he plays, you see. New Orleans, they call the place. Far away. But everyone knows Jose Alvarado now. That jersey, it’s everywhere.
I seen ’em down at the store. They got a whole bunch. Big ones, little ones. For the men, for the kids. Even for the babies, I think! Everyone wants to wear that Jose Alvarado jersey. It’s like a, like a… what’s that word? A fashion, yeah, a fashion. Everyone’s wearin’ it. It’s like when everyone started wearin’ those blue jeans. Now it’s the Jose Alvarado shirt.
You know that jersey makes the boys feel strong. Like they can do anything. Like they can run fast and jump high, just like Jose. It is a good jersey, I think. It is made of good cloth, and it looks strong. I saw one up close, and it’s made good, that Jose Alvarado jersey. Stitched up real nice. It will last a long time, even when the boys are running and playing and being crazy. It will not break. They wear it all the time now. They don’t want to take it off, not even to sleep.
And they got all these other things too. Not just the jerseys. Shirts, hats, even them little wristbands. All with that Jose Alvarado’s name on ’em. It’s a big deal, this Jose Alvarado jersey thing. I don’t understand it all, but the kids, they love it. They say it’s the best, wearing that shirt. Makes ’em feel good, I guess. You can buy it at the shop.
I went to that place, the one with all the sports things. They had a whole wall of them Jose Alvarado jerseys. All different sizes. So many! And the price, well, it ain’t cheap. But people, they’re buyin’ ’em. They want that jersey. That Jose, he must be somethin’ special to make everyone want his shirt so bad.
- That Jose Alvarado jersey is popular, everyone wants one.
- All the kids want to be like Jose, they like his jersey.
- They got blue ones, white ones, all with that pelican bird.
- Even babies can wear a Jose Alvarado shirt.
- That shirt makes the boys feel like they can jump and run like Jose.
- That shop has many other things with Jose Alvarado on them.
I remember when I was a girl, we didn’t have things like this. We just wore our regular clothes. But these kids today, they got all these fancy things. And this Jose Alvarado jersey, it’s the fanciest of ’em all, I reckon. It is the best shirt now, everyone says.
I guess it’s a good thing. Keeps the kids happy. Gives ’em somethin’ to dream about. Being like Jose, playin’ that basketball game. And that jersey, it’s a part of that dream, you see. It’s more than just a shirt. It’s like, like a symbol, or somethin’. A symbol of that boy, Jose, and his fast runnin’ and his jumpin’.
So, if you see a kid wearin’ that Jose Alvarado jersey, you know what it means. It means they like that Jose. They want to be like him. It means they got that dream, too. Maybe they’ll be a big basketball player someday, just like Jose. Who knows? But that jersey, that’s where it starts, I think. That’s where the dream begins. That shirt is very good for the boys.
Anyway, that’s all I know about that Jose Alvarado jersey. It’s a big thing, that’s for sure. A real big thing. Everyone’s talkin’ about it. Everyone’s wearin’ it. That Jose, he sure did somethin’ there. He made somethin’ special, somethin’ everyone wants. And that’s somethin’, ain’t it? Yeah, that’s somethin’. The kids, they love it. They love that jersey. They love Jose. Everyone wants to wear that shirt. That shirt with the name on the back. That’s the best.
