What a Difference a Day Makes

I have to disagree on the Rox vs. D-Backs game. It looks terrific!

What’s with all the hate this morning?

Does Vlad Guerrero take a paint brush full of pine tar to his helmet? Game 2 and it looks like shite.

Is the Cool Flow hemet the standard for all teams now? I’m sure I’ll ge used to it, but man, they look like little spaceships

Alot has been made of the NFL uniform police-the guys who come out before the game and check to be sure everybody’s jerseys, socks, etc are just right. I think it is high time that major league baseball come up with some standards regarding pants, socks, the fit of the uniforms, etc. The new baggy, long pants look is simply AWFUL and makes these guys look like clowns and not major league baseball players.

[quote comment=”66380″]I love the red Angels jerseys — they just need to tone down that white shadowing. Maybe get rid of the barely-visible gold layer; no uniform needs four layers of lettering. (I’m looking at you too, Florida.)

Is it just an optical illusion, or are the white borders on the Rockies’ purple jerseys thicker than they would normally be? I think the purple shirts would look much better if the white borders around the black numbers were just a little thinner.[/quote]

I think red Angels jerseys are nice, but they need to make the digits a bit smaller!

According to link Michigan State’s MAC caps had a short brim.

There’s some game photos link but it’s through a flash gallery and you have to click on the photo gallery link.

I know you may not like the baggy pants but its time to move into the 21st century. Things change and you just have to get used to it, pants included. I fail to see how even baggier pants in the 1930’s etc. are classy but now they look like clowns.

[quote comment=”66395″]So, do any other MLB teams,in addition to the Colorado Rockies change the MLB logo on the backs of their shirts to match the color scheme of the team? Did Colorado get special permission or is this a bold stand for independence on thier part?

Since a lot of teams have Red or Blue in their team colors, it would not be obvious for those teams.[/quote]

All the teams put their color scheme into the MLB logo, Paul had a link up last season sometime with pic of them all.

The worst part about the Angels’ alternate red uniform is the red wording and numbers. Yeah, it is outlined in white, but it is still very hard to read, and doesn’t look good. It just looks like one giant red shirt, and I like red!!!

The solid color “alt” jerseys look like an unstoppable trend at this point. I suspect that they will eventually be considered to be typical of baseball in the early 2000s, the same way that the powder blue road unis were everywhere in the early ’80s. (BTW, I never liked the powder blue baseball uniforms, and personally would rather not see them return.) I don’t have a big issue with the solid-color jerseys, but the red that so many teams use seems too bright, almost fluorescent. And those purple Colorado jerseys…ugh. It’s time for some rules to keep both teams from wearing the solid colors on the same day, too. Ultimately, it’s probably just part of a plan to sell more jerseys.

Leaving aside the question of whether two teams wearing solid-colored jerseys in the same game should even be allowed

MLB really should put a rule in place to prohibit this nonsense. Let the home team decide if it wants to wear a dark-colored alternate, and if it does, then the road team must wear gray.

I love all the alternate jerseyes. I think the new D-Backs uniforms are awesome. And the purple isn’t that bad. I was happy to see two games with teams wearing their alternate jerseys. Every team should have some out there alternate jerseys and every team should wear them often.

Here’s a link to a pic of Vladimir from opening day 2006, with the cool flo helmet.

link

While I agree on a lot of things, count me as a guy who prefers the 50s-60s style of stirrups with the lower look, rather than the 70s-80s style showing the higher sanis.

Although I know I agree that the stripes on stirrups are classic, and I’d kill to see the Red Sox go against the team name and restore the kick ass stirrups with the red bottoms into the blue and white stripes. As good as the Sox uniforms are now, they’d be perfect if they went back to that.

[quote comment=”66407″][quote comment=”66395″]So, do any other MLB teams,in addition to the Colorado Rockies change the MLB logo on the backs of their shirts to match the color scheme of the team? Did Colorado get special permission or is this a bold stand for independence on thier part?

Since a lot of teams have Red or Blue in their team colors, it would not be obvious for those teams.[/quote]

The MLB logo is color-customized for each team. I think this is an unusually smart move by MLB — it lets the logo blend in instead of clashing.[/quote]
I agree. I actually like that the logo is modified for each team.

Pssssst…it’s like that on the hats too.

What is the point of stirups again?

[quote comment=”66395″]So, do any other MLB teams,in addition to the Colorado Rockies change the MLB logo on the backs of their shirts to match the color scheme of the team? Did Colorado get special permission or is this a bold stand for independence on thier part?

Since a lot of teams have Red or Blue in their team colors, it would not be obvious for those teams.[/quote]

[quote comment=”66396″]I know you may not like the baggy pants but its time to move into the 21st century. Things change and you just have to get used to it, pants included. I fail to see how even baggier pants in the 1930’s etc. are classy but now they look like clowns.[/quote]

Interesting point, and that’s not sarcasm. I’m assuming the “classic” look is because then it was more of a league-wide thing. It was “uniform.” Now, when someone like Manny does it, it looks gimmicky and out of place.

link.

Thanks for the info on the MLB logo custom colors. I do like the custom colors for the teams.

Since my team uses a red/blue MLB logo, I had made an un-informed assumption that all teams used the red/blue MLB logo. My bad.

[quote comment=”66421″]What is the point of stirups again?[/quote]

check link article out…and then read the article that’s referenced at the bottom – you might recognize the author from somewhere…

[quote comment=”66402″]The worst part about the Angels’ alternate red uniform is the red wording and numbers. Yeah, it is outlined in white, but it is still very hard to read, and doesn’t look good. It just looks like one giant red shirt, and I like red!!![/quote]

Agreed. I feel sorry for the official scorers who have to try to read those numbers. Those shirts look like dollar store knockoffs.

the only time i like the stirrup look is when the pants are tailored to look baggy, and the stirrups are low cut (ie juan pierre, deion sanders)… that spartan team really looks sharp!
otherwise i’ll take david wright’s look…

is anyone else curious to see what each others slow pitch softball jerseys/shirts look like?

With crappy uniforms on display yesterday, I think it is time for the “Ditch the Black” crew to rethink their stance (just a little bit).
IF the Mets only wear blue hats, blue sleeves, blue belts and blue socks at home with either the pinstripes or the all white unis, then I think the road greys with the black and blue hats and black socks, belts and sleeves works. It is sort of like the way the Cards do it with the red at home and the dark blue hats, sleeves, belts and socks with their road greys. No more black alts or that shitty all black hat and suddenly this home/away uni combo is one of the best in the league.

I don’t like any of the alternate, colored jerseys. Looks like the Angels new one may beat out the Braves for ugliest (if you don’t count the rarely-used camo Padres one). Glad to see the Cubs lose their sleazy blue jersey. The fabric looked shiny and cheap. And they make the players’ derrieres look huge– a fashion ‘don’t’, wearing a dark top with white pants.

[quote comment=”66426″]Whatever happened to wearing alternates on Sundays and “special” games?

It’s no secret that alternates were created so teams can reel in some additional dough, and that’s fine, but there does need to be some type of policy drawn up regarding the wearing of them. Like Paul mentioned, these teams have to break them out for the 2nd game of the season????[/quote]

The Cincinnati Reds only wear their alternates for Sunday home games I believe, maybe a few holidays also. I would love to see the Reds wear a throwback from the 90’s, the unis with the white with red pinstripes hat and red brim, just because they were so ugly and it’d be funny to see them again.

[quote comment=”66439″][quote comment=”66430″]I went to Dick’s Sporting Goods here in Columbus and for seem reason they had link with all of the Indians and Reds hats.[/quote]
Which Dick’s were you at? Because I’ve found my opinions of the two Columbus-area Dick’s I’ve been to to be very different. (Hint: One is nice, and the other just plain sucks.)[/quote]

I’m not a fan at all of Dick’s Sporting Goods. The stores were better as Galyan’s. The changes have sucked.

You know, I’m tired of black alts. I like some of the colors in the alternate jerseys. I know it’s not traditional, but seeing a red jersey or a blue jersey does add some flavor to the game. (As long as my Phillies don’t add a blue alternate jersey!)

Maybe this will cheer everyone up today, everyone loves stripes! Taken from yesterdays Champions League game, where link. The stripes are nice, but Liverpool’s yellow uni is tough to look at.

[quote comment=”66435″]Also, can anyone advise me how to put some curve in the bill of a new 5950? I bought a Cubs one last weekend, and so far I’ve only been able to wear it backwards, since I’ll look like an idiot wearing it forwards, with an almost flat brim. I’ve tried to bend it a little bit, but I’m afraid I’ll end up putting a crease in it, and it will look like and upside down “V”, which is a look I hate. I just want a little bit of curve in it, nothing crazy.[/quote]

i don’t know if this will work with the new caps but with my old ones, i used to soak the bill then wrap it around a 2-liter coke bottle and tie it down real tight. after it dried, it was perfect.

[quote comment=”66443″]Hi

someone mentioned about the differance between authentic and replica jerseys on sale at MLB.com shop, if you look at the Mets replicas the “Mets” script is differant the “s” looks out of shape to the rest of the jersey ,also on the road jerseys the “NEW YORK” script is smaller on the replicas which dosent seem to be the same with other teams.

Les[/quote]

Also I don’t think that the Mets replicas use the “link” that the authentics do

[quote comment=”66409″][quote comment=”66397″]

And when will the Reds break out link babies?[/quote]

Wow, the new/retro Mr. Red really has a case of the crazy eyes. Did he replace the link, or are they both around now?[/quote]

link is still around. link is just a new addition this year. The Reds also have one more mascot, link, who is terrible and needs to be taken to the mascot graveyard.

I know it might be enough to make Mr. Lukas double over in pain, but link They kind of reflect that way under the lights. Those in Denver (or in Arizona watching the Dbacks the past couple of days) please chime in.

[quote comment=”66428
Forgive the personal rant, but I can’t get over why people like gray so much. My theory as to why teams started wearing colors as soon as baseball uniforms went to polyester in the early 1970s is that unlike gray flannel

Actually – Deadball Era MLB teams did often wear dark colors (pants also). It seems to have fallen out of fashion post WWI.

Has there been any word yet on the new Jersey for Major league Soccer this season. I know that they can now put sponsors on the front of the jersey’s and that LA was coming up with a whole new scheme with the arrival on Beckham. Have there been many changes to other teams jerseys?

[quote comment=”66456″][quote comment=”66435″]Also, can anyone advise me how to put some curve in the bill of a new 5950?[/quote]
Rubber Bands and a Baseball under the brim.

To each their own..[/quote]

I always roll the bill of my 5950s and put it in a coffee mug. The curve will be drastic at first, but it will slowly bend back out to a more normal curve. It won’t bend back to Chad Cordero-flat though.

[quote comment=”66432″][quote comment=”66427″][quote comment=”66421″]What is the point of stirups again?[/quote]

check link article out…and then read the article that’s referenced at the bottom – you might recognize the author from somewhere…[/quote]

HA! i just found that and was going to link it, too. that entry is very interesting. i was wondering the same thing and figured it had something to do with high pants back in the 1800s.[/quote]

thanks for the info guys.

I really like the Angels red alts. Hate the lettering though.

It was a special occasion for the Angels. Last night was Tim Salmon night and it doesn’t take a marketing genius to figure out that parading Tim Salmon around Angel Stadium wearing the new jersey is going to be good for sales.

Generally, I concur with Paul’s assessment of various and sundry uniforms, but I’m sorry, I actually think the Angels’ red alts and their red numbers ain’t too bad. Standing by for hate mail.

[quote comment=”66465″][quote comment=”66456″][quote comment=”66435″]Also, can anyone advise me how to put some curve in the bill of a new 5950?[/quote]
Rubber Bands and a Baseball under the brim.

To each their own..[/quote]

I always roll the bill of my 5950s and put it in a coffee mug. The curve will be drastic at first, but it will slowly bend back out to a more normal curve. It won’t bend back to Chad Cordero-flat though.[/quote]

a 32 oz. cup works well too…but I always put the brim in soaking wet and let it dry for a couple of days in the cup.

Honestly, I think that the white/grey needs to be done in the majors. Now, obviously all the team color jerseys aren’t great, but I love the way Euro futbol teams do it. Always wear your team colors, unless they’re too much like the other team. Then you can have an alternate.

Ok, maybe they don’t need to be done, but they’re getting kind of boring. Whites vs. Greys isn’t really all that exciting.

I’ve always been a bigger fan of the low stirrups, too. link, to me, is the perfect way to wear them…

[quote comment=”66484″][quote comment=”66447″]
I was also wondering last night if any other team besides Texas has their state’s flag on their uni??…this may have been discussed in a previous article…..

[/quote]

Can’t think of any MLB teams, but the first professional team that comes to my mind is the Baltimore Ravens. Their link incorporates the very unique link. I think it’s better than the flag of my link and link (which borders on being overused).

The link also use the Ohio flag in their new alt logo.[/quote]

The linkhave Long Island incorporated into the logo.

Apparently the link missed the homes of the ump and Rockies 3B.

Kenny/anyone who has done the “cap surgery”…how did the cap surgery work out on the new 5950s i just recently bought one but am affraid to use the water technique fearing that the new material wont shrink evenly like wool but will leave the hat wrinkled even if I’m wearing it at as it drys

That Diamondbacks/Rockies game is likely the worst uniclash since the 1979 Pirates/Orioles World Series. Pitting a very bright yellow against a very bright orange.

[quote comment=”66447″]The Angels’ alt unis looked great last night although I wish it was a button down rather than the pullover…also they shouldn’t wear them when the opponent is wearing a solid color as well (ie last night).

I was also wondering last night if any other team besides Texas has their state’s flag on their uni??…this may have been discussed in a previous article…..

Last, I still dont mind the D-bags new threads although again, two teams shouldn’t wear their solid colors in the same game. In fact, the Rox should put those Barney unis away for good…

Alex (hoping the Braves don’t roll out in their red alts today)[/quote]

The link is a button down, not a pullover

We’ve been talking about the Angels, we’ve been talking about pine tar, we’ve talked about Kenny Rogers’ black-underbrim and the new 5950s… we’re dancing all around it, but it’s time to bring it on home:

Francisco Rodriguez is link!

[quote comment=”66510″]Finally, I am still waiting for the all-black alternate. That would make me a very happy camper indeed.[/quote]

Dear UniFriend, I just think that it would be too much.

[quote comment=”66513″][quote comment=”66510″]Finally, I am still waiting for the all-black alternate. That would make me a very happy camper indeed.[/quote]

Dear UniFriend, I just think that it would be too much.[/quote]

Dear Trademark Lawyer, you can’t steal my idea when it becomes a big hit.

Anthony, I know it will never happen, but a gal can dream, can’t she?

I am going to establish my own wing of the UniWatch Museum: the All-Black Uniform wing.

[quote comment=”66500″][quote comment=”66494″][quote comment=”66487″]I’ve always been a bigger fan of the low stirrups, too. link, to me, is the perfect way to wear them…[/quote]
AMEN!

On a side note, Travis calls Paul pathetic, but it seems like he just waits to jump on any little comment Paul makes, that is pathetic.

Travis, what you’ve just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.[/quote]

Yeah Billy Madison!!!!![/quote]

Knibb High Football Rules!

Another kwiz kwestion drawing from yesterday:

Which MLB team spent more than twenty years from inception without having a city/state name on its uniform?

This shouldn’t be too difficult (unless I screwed up). (And I’m including “moving”, a la St Louis to Baltimore, as “inception”.)

[quote comment=”66526″][quote comment=”66475″][quote comment=”66383″]Does Vlad Guerrero take a paint brush full of pine tar to his helmet? Game 2 and it looks like shite.[/quote]

To me, it just looks like he travels to the ballpark via sewer. I swear, when I see him come to bat I think “Vladimir crawled to the ballpark through 500 yards of shit-smelling foulness I can’t even imagine … or maybe I just don’t want to.”[/quote]

Watch Shawshank last night, did we?[/quote]

Heh … I knew someone would get that. Seriously, that’s the line that goes through my head whenever I see Vlad, Biggio, Thome, Man-Ram, et al.

Semi uni-related note from Detroit. Didn’t see a decent photo anywhere, but the Tigers recently got their AL champs ring (seems weird to get a ring for losing the World Series, but whatever). I’m stretching a bit because you don’t actually wear the ring while playing, I know.

The freep has a story about other ring-wearers in link , which features a photo of Bill Laimbeer with link . Ol’ Bill is sporting rings from the ’89 and ’90 Pistons teams, plus rings for coaching the ’03 and ’06 Detroit Shock (WNBA). The thing that I noticed is that Laimbeer received a men’s ring AND A WOMEN’S RING for the ’03 Shock. What?! And he’s in posession of the Shock championship ring they won last year, even though the ring won’t be unveiled for a month (he’s wearing it backwards in the photo). What’s the point of that?

Favorite part of the article was something not seen in Detroit for 50 years now: link . As a lifelong fan, it’s reassuring to know that there is concrete evidence that the football Motor City Kitties were good once upon a time.

what the hell happened? Looks like I’m eating everyone’s comments from now on.

[quote comment=”66498″]Kenny/anyone who has done the “cap surgery”…how did the cap surgery work out on the new 5950s i just recently bought one but am affraid to use the water technique fearing that the new material wont shrink evenly like wool but will leave the hat wrinkled even if I’m wearing it at as it drys[/quote]

Unfortunately it was not a new 5950, it was an old wool one…

Yikes, did I cause an html SNAFU? Apologies if so.

[/quote]
Kenny did it!

[quote comment=”66468″] Instead of the Red Sox having the red jersey, make it blue.[/quote]

Again, personally they are not the Navy Blue Sox. They need to get rid of the Blue altogether and just go with Red.

[quote comment=”66525″]Another kwiz kwestion drawing from yesterday:

Which MLB team spent more than twenty years from inception without having a city/state name on its uniform?

This shouldn’t be too difficult (unless I screwed up). (And I’m including “moving”, a la St Louis to Baltimore, as “inception”.)[/quote]

The California Angeles

thanks for fixing that…i was getting full after eating everyone’s comments

[quote comment=”66480″]Expect to see plenty of the Rangers’ alternate jersey, as it is the only one that uses the COOL BASE material.[/quote]

I think this is true for most, if not all teams.
My Padres wore their alternate blues almost more than the white or sand jerseys last year, and i figure it’s probably because of their “magical” temperature control features.

Honestly, can’t we make the real home and road unis CoolBase too, if that’s the issue.

I agree with Paul, alternate jerseys should be just that:alternates. (Unless we’re talking about the Chargers powder blue, which should be worn every week)

Uni number related note… Matt Cain of the Giants has switched his number from I believe 43 to 18 which was previously worn by Moises Alou. Also, Rich Aurillia was 35 when he came up with the Giants, but that number was taken by Matt Morris last year. Aurillia came back to the Giants this year and said he was going to ask Morris for his number back, but he was unsuccessful for he wore 33 during spring training. I was at opening day yesterday and they were selling Aurillia t-shirts with 33 on them. During the introduction of both temas rosters, however, Morris was wearing 22 and Aurillia was back to his original 35. Seems like Morris wanted to surprise Aurillia at the last minute. I’d be pissed if I had bought one of those 33 t-shirts though.

[quote comment=”66541″][quote comment=”66525″]Another kwiz kwestion drawing from yesterday:

Which MLB team spent more than twenty years from inception without having a city/state name on its uniform?

This shouldn’t be too difficult (unless I screwed up). (And I’m including “moving”, a la St Louis to Baltimore, as “inception”.)[/quote]

The California Angeles[/quote]

The Angels were the Los Angeles Angels at their inception, plus California is a state. I’d go with Washington Senators. Cause they didn’t play in Washington State and the city is Washington D.C., not just Washington.

Just watching the Tigers game today and I noticed during a pregame interview that Kenny Rogers is still wearing last years BP hat.

[quote comment=”66554″][quote comment=”66541″][quote comment=”66525″]Another kwiz kwestion drawing from yesterday:

Which MLB team spent more than twenty years from inception without having a city/state name on its uniform?

This shouldn’t be too difficult (unless I screwed up). (And I’m including “moving”, a la St Louis to Baltimore, as “inception”.)[/quote]

The California Angeles[/quote]

The Angels were the Los Angeles Angels at their inception, plus California is a state. I’d go with Washington Senators. Cause they didn’t play in Washington State and the city is Washington D.C., not just Washington.[/quote]

He said uniform not team name. The Angels have had Angels across the chest for both home and away every year but the original LA years, and the question specifies moving as inception, ie the San Francisco Giants were incepted in 1958.

[quote comment=”66538″][quote comment=”66484″][quote comment=”66447″]
I was also wondering last night if any other team besides Texas has their state’s flag on their uni??…this may have been discussed in a previous article…..

[/quote]

Can’t think of any MLB teams, but the first professional team that comes to my mind is the Baltimore Ravens. Their link incorporates the very unique link. I think it’s better than the flag of my link and link (which borders on being overused).

The link also use the Ohio flag in their new alt logo.[/quote]
Hell, the link is a slight modification of the Texas flag.

Also, there are several college teams that wear helmet decals of their home state’s flag: link& linkboth come to mind off the top of my head.[/quote]

In the past the Arizona Cardinals have had the AZ flag on a sleeve (seen link, and the Coyotes have anlink of the flag on their unis.

[quote comment=”66554″][quote comment=”66541″][quote comment=”66525″]Another kwiz kwestion drawing from yesterday:

Which MLB team spent more than twenty years from inception without having a city/state name on its uniform?

This shouldn’t be too difficult (unless I screwed up). (And I’m including “moving”, a la St Louis to Baltimore, as “inception”.)[/quote]

The California Angeles[/quote]

The Angels were the Los Angeles Angels at their inception, plus California is a state. I’d go with Washington Senators. Cause they didn’t play in Washington State and the city is Washington D.C., not just Washington.[/quote]

According to link, the Phillies have never put Philidelphia on their uni’s.

[quote comment=”66558″]I just bought a 1974 Braves cap by American Needle. Does anyone know if it will shrink like a 59/50 cap? It’s 80% acrylic and 20% wool, so I don’t know if it will. I ordered it from Distant Replays, but I want to make sure I can get it to shrink before I make it nonreturnable. Any thoughts? Thanks[/quote]

matt, I had that hat for a longggggg time and while I didnt attempt ot shrink it, it never shrank on me, even after a 6week trek through italy. I would say go with the true fit. Enjoy it, its a great hat. might have to get another one…

[quote comment=”66559″][quote comment=”66554″][quote comment=”66541″][quote comment=”66525″]Another kwiz kwestion drawing from yesterday:

Which MLB team spent more than twenty years from inception without having a city/state name on its uniform?

This shouldn’t be too difficult (unless I screwed up). (And I’m including “moving”, a la St Louis to Baltimore, as “inception”.)[/quote]

The California Angeles[/quote]

The Angels were the Los Angeles Angels at their inception, plus California is a state. I’d go with Washington Senators. Cause they didn’t play in Washington State and the city is Washington D.C., not just Washington.[/quote]

He said uniform not team name. The Angels have had Angels across the chest for both home and away every year but the original LA years, and the question specifies moving as inception, ie the San Francisco Giants were incepted in 1958.[/quote]

I guess if you consider moving to a new stadium in the same general area “moving”

[quote comment=”66560″]Fenway Park is turning link.[/quote]

For the language buffs: Dunkin’ Donuts name text is changing to “Welcome to Fenway Park”!

Minna, I couldn’t find any photos yesterday but will certainly post one if I find one. The vertical Japanese is probably the rarest — nost teams have link and others have link (sometimes in great-looking calligraphy). In the meantime, why not gaze at this link? It’s much better looking than this link.

Concealed78, off to check out those photos now! Those Cubs throwbacks are the best ever!

question for the group (Paul, your opinion would be most helpful): stirrups and shorts, good or bad?

[quote comment=”66575″][quote comment=”66574″]question for the group (Paul, your opinion would be most helpful): stirrups and shorts, good or bad?[/quote]

bad…unless you play girls softball[/quote]

that is what i thought, someone on the team i play for asked me that question, and bad was my answer

[quote comment=”66487″]I’ve always been a bigger fan of the low stirrups, too. link, to me, is the perfect way to wear them…[/quote]

I have that photo, autographed by all eight players[quote comment=”66575″][quote comment=”66574″]question for the group (Paul, your opinion would be most helpful): stirrups and shorts, good or bad?[/quote]

bad…unless you play girls softball[/quote]

Agreed. For some reason, the shorts/stirrups look really good on a comely lassie . . . .

I like the alternates. The red dbacks one isnt so bad. I like variety in uniforms and get bored of the same old grey and white.

Somewhat on the topic of flags, a lot of cities use the same color scheme (I guess city’s official colors or something). The islanders and mets and knicks in new york. The kings in sacramento. Dallas teams have stars (stars in hockey, cowboys). Atlanta teams usually have red (thrashers, falcons, hawks, braves). That one may be a bit of a stretch. Pittsburgh however all have yellow and black (penguins, steelers, pirates)

[quote comment=”66558″]I just bought a 1974 Braves cap by American Needle. Does anyone know if it will shrink like a 59/50 cap? It’s 80% acrylic and 20% wool, so I don’t know if it will. I ordered it from Distant Replays, but I want to make sure I can get it to shrink before I make it nonreturnable. Any thoughts? Thanks[/quote]

No. the American Needle hats don’t shrink hardly at all.

[quote comment=”66582″][quote comment=”66580″]Chad G.
Shaftman
JMB

That’ll learn me!

I love tricks as much as the next Pantonista, but this wasn’t intended to be a trick question. I will cop a plea to not checking things out enough with the BHOF site, though.

As I opened up this hornets’ nest, let me refine things:

I’ll count “Phila” as “Philadelphia”, as it’s not “Phillies”, and not a lettermark (i.e. interlocked, recognizable and often trademarked StL or NY letters for St. Louis or New York).

“Washington” is close enough to “Washington, DC” for my purposes.

For the whole Angels thing, I’m pleading ignorance, what with moving within a market (or did they) and changing geographic names 3x while staying almost in the same place.

So, we’re still not there. Hint: With the exception of color, this team wore identical road and home uniforms for the period in question.[/quote]
I’m guessing the Colt .45s and/or Astros?[/quote]

Minnesota Twins, they wore just “Twins” from their inception/move in 61 to 86

[quote comment=”66586″][quote comment=”66582″][quote comment=”66580″]Chad G.
Shaftman
JMB

That’ll learn me!

I love tricks as much as the next Pantonista, but this wasn’t intended to be a trick question. I will cop a plea to not checking things out enough with the BHOF site, though.

As I opened up this hornets’ nest, let me refine things:

I’ll count “Phila” as “Philadelphia”, as it’s not “Phillies”, and not a lettermark (i.e. interlocked, recognizable and often trademarked StL or NY letters for St. Louis or New York).

“Washington” is close enough to “Washington, DC” for my purposes.

For the whole Angels thing, I’m pleading ignorance, what with moving within a market (or did they) and changing geographic names 3x while staying almost in the same place.

So, we’re still not there. Hint: With the exception of color, this team wore identical road and home uniforms for the period in question.[/quote]
I’m guessing the Colt .45s and/or Astros?[/quote]

Minnesota Twins, they wore just “Twins” from their inception/move in 61 to 86[/quote]

The Expos also just had the M sybol and “Expos” on their Unis from their beginning in ’69 thru ’91

[quote comment=”66590″][quote comment=”66525″]Another kwiz kwestion drawing from yesterday:

Which MLB team spent more than twenty years from inception without having a city/state name on its uniform?

This shouldn’t be too difficult (unless I screwed up). (And I’m including “moving”, a la St Louis to Baltimore, as “inception”.)[/quote]

Texas Rangers[/quote]

The Rangers put “Texas” on their roads Unis in their link

[quote comment=”66576″][quote comment=”66575″][quote comment=”66574″]question for the group (Paul, your opinion would be most helpful): stirrups and shorts, good or bad?[/quote]

bad…unless you play girls softball[/quote]

that is what i thought, someone on the team i play for asked me that question, and bad was my answer[/quote]

cat osterman in stirrups?
link
very nice!

jennie finch in stirrups?
link
i like!

[quote comment=”66592″]The Russian version of link.[/quote]

is that lucy camden from 7th heaven?

sorry about the double post.

A couple of days ago, the discussion turned to the uniform of Charlie Sheen in the DirecTv ad. I just had the chance to see the commercial, not only is the uniform change rather noticeable, the batter goes from left handed one pitch to right handed the next.

How long before the Red Sox’s or Mariners go to jerseys with Japanense on them? Like this except Japanese obviously.
link

[quote comment=”66603″]
My guess was also the Astros, but I forgot to post it. They wore the same ASTROS logo until at least 1994 when they went to the star-only hat logo with no H.[/quote]

Upon further review, I’m incorrect. The link.

[quote comment=”66517″]
Dear Trademark Lawyer, you can’t steal my idea when it becomes a big hit.

Anthony, I know it will never happen, but a gal can dream, can’t she?

I am going to establish my own wing of the UniWatch Museum: the All-Black Uniform wing.[/quote]

At least the Sixers will be in there!

[quote comment=”66559″][quote comment=”66554″][quote comment=”66541″][quote comment=”66525″]Another kwiz kwestion drawing from yesterday:

Which MLB team spent more than twenty years from inception without having a city/state name on its uniform?

This shouldn’t be too difficult (unless I screwed up). (And I’m including “moving”, a la St Louis to Baltimore, as “inception”.)[/quote]

The California Angeles[/quote]

The Angels were the Los Angeles Angels at their inception, plus California is a state. I’d go with Washington Senators. Cause they didn’t play in Washington State and the city is Washington D.C., not just Washington.[/quote]

He said uniform not team name. The Angels have had Angels across the chest for both home and away every year but the original LA years, and the question specifies moving as inception, ie the San Francisco Giants were incepted in 1958.[/quote]
[quote comment=”66580″]Chad G.
Shaftman
JMB

That’ll learn me!

I love tricks as much as the next Pantonista, but this wasn’t intended to be a trick question. I will cop a plea to not checking things out enough with the BHOF site, though.

As I opened up this hornets’ nest, let me refine things:

I’ll count “Phila” as “Philadelphia”, as it’s not “Phillies”, and not a lettermark (i.e. interlocked, recognizable and often trademarked StL or NY letters for St. Louis or New York).

When Todd Radom redesigned the “Anaheim Angels” uniforms, the road had “Anaheim” across the chest of the road jersey. They wore those for a few years, including their Championship season. They changed it back to “Angels” the year before the whole LAAofA fiasco.

I haven’t seen this answer given yet…but is the answer the Pirates?

don’t know if this has been posted yet, but i just found link about Ken Griffey Jr. and others changing their numbers for Jackie Robinson Day. a rather cool gesture IMHO

[quote comment=”66600″]A couple of days ago, the discussion turned to the uniform of Charlie Sheen in the DirecTv ad. I just had the chance to see the commercial, not only is the uniform change rather noticeable, the batter goes from left handed one pitch to right handed the next.[/quote]

In the movie, he throws that pitch and it’s ball 4 to the batter. That’s why the batter went from left-handed to right handed

Ken Griffey Jr. got the league’s ok to wear #42 on April 15, the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut.

link

I think the NHL regulates when and how many times an alternate uniform can be worn. I wished MLB would have at least some rules on it. While I wouldn’t go so far as require MLB appoval before using them, simple rules like a maximum use of alternate jerseys for 20-40 games and certain blackout dates would be nice.

RE: Dbacks Rockies

unis great seperate, terrible together

[quote comment=”66593″][quote comment=”66576″][quote comment=”66575″][quote comment=”66574″]question for the group (Paul, your opinion would be most helpful): stirrups and shorts, good or bad?[/quote]

bad…unless you play girls softball[/quote]

that is what i thought, someone on the team i play for asked me that question, and bad was my answer[/quote]

cat osterman in stirrups?
link
very nice!

jennie finch in stirrups?
link
i like![/quote]
except jennies not in stirrups

[quote comment=”66628″][quote comment=”66627″]RE: Dbacks Rockies

unis great seperate, terrible together

[quote comment=”66593″][quote comment=”66576″][quote comment=”66575″][quote comment=”66574″]question for the group (Paul, your opinion would be most helpful): stirrups and shorts, good or bad?[/quote]

bad…unless you play girls softball[/quote]

that is what i thought, someone on the team i play for asked me that question, and bad was my answer[/quote]

cat osterman in stirrups?
link
very nice!

jennie finch in stirrups?
link
i like![/quote]
except jennies not in stirrups[/quote]

look closely she is, they’re just low[/quote]

you’re right, thought that was the tongue of her shoe

[quote comment=”66468″]

The thing that annoys me most are the off-white, cream colored uniforms sported by my beloved Giants and those ridiculous San Diego road jerseys.[/quote]

I love the Giants cream home uni’s. Also VERY glad they have ditched their Alt Black monstrosities of a couple of years ago. Not a huge fan of the nameless home unis, as I live out of area now and don’t follow the roster as closely, but it’s a nice look . . .

[quote comment=”66624″]I’ve seen “Dressed to the Nines” referenced here quite a bit, and I’m just wondering how it can be counted as a reliable source when it lists link as the Mets’ uniforms for 2006…[/quote]

Because it’s run by the Baseball Hall of Fame isn’t good enough for you? It may not be as comprehensive as the annual MLB Style Guide in that it doesn’t usually show all the myriad alternate uniform possibilities, but even the Style Guide is usually made obsolete by teams getting creative during the year and trying things that had not been contemplated before the start of the season (the Nationals wearing their BP jerseys during a game in 2005 for example). So while Dressed to the Nines is not exhaustive, that doesn’t mean it’s incorrect. It’s especially helpful when looking up uniforms from 20-100+ years ago.

Geez, I had to put my sun glasses on reading todays Uniwatch, so much color! Both teams wearing colored jerseys in baseball should be TABOO!

In case anyone needed further confirmation (I know Paul mentioned he was going to look into it), Cubs broadcaster Len Kasper just said during the first inning of tonight’s broadcast that he got a lot of e-mails about Zambrano not wearing blue.

Kasper said “the blue alts are on the inactive list and will not be seen at all this year,” so the initial report apparently was accurate.

I actually think the following quote from Paul’s rant at the top of the page makes a very valid point:

“Leaving aside the question of whether two teams wearing solid-colored jerseys in the same game should even be allowed, what’s the deal with a team wearing its alternate jersey in the second game of the year? The whole point of an alternate uni is that you wear it occasionally.”

I’ve believed for years that MLB (and every other league) should adopt rules regulating how often a team can wear its alternate set(s).

I’d love to see MLB make each franchise choose one day per week (And yes, each team could opt for a different day of the week) during which they can don their alternative attire. I’d also allow teams to opt to wear their alts on certain special days during the season, such as on Memorial Day, July 4th (or Canada Day if you’re the Blue Jays), or Labor Day. BUT, that would be it!

It would certainly decrease the odds that we’d ever have to see a repeat of last night’s disaster in Denver.

[quote comment=”66642″][quote comment=”66623″]Ken Griffey Jr. got the league’s ok to wear #42 on April 15, the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut.

link[/quote]

Just heard the Cubs announcers talking about how
Griffey got Selig thinking, and Seling has officially sent all players an invitation to wear 42 on the 15th. Can anybody confirm this for me?[/quote]

maybe i should have read that story, it says it in there.

wow, now i’m thinking, can you imagine 9 42’s out on the field. its a great honor for jackie, but this could be a mess

Oops, the elephant appeared 19 years after inception. Still, no city/state name.

[quote comment=”66570″]

Minna, I couldn’t find any photos yesterday but will certainly post one if I find one. The vertical Japanese is probably the rarest — nost teams have link and others have link (sometimes in great-looking calligraphy). In the meantime, why not gaze at this link? It’s much better looking than this link.
[/quote]

Mark in Shiga, you had to go there with the pink, didn’t you? Love the black version, though.

[quote comment=”66638″]big league teams should always wear matching color jeseys and pants at home and gray road uniforms with city names on the front. This mixing and matching jerseys and pants looks like a beer league. And the “alternate uniform” has totally been overdone. I hate the Yankees, but at least they know how to dress like a big league ballclub. Maybe that’s why they have won more than anyone else. If baseball would go back to this thinking, our quality of life would improve.[/quote]

It would only look like a beer league if every player were wearing different pants.

Michael Emody:

[quote comment=”66645″]The Philadelphia Athletic’s wore the same uni, the one with the old english “A”, both home and away, for more than 50 years after the inception of the American League. Only the shade of blue changed, and one year with gold trim. Is this (also) correct?[/quote]

Upon further review…Yep, it is also correct, and it didn’t say Philadelphia or Phila. Collect your winnings at the window!

That does it. No more quiz questions from me except strictly from my lifetime! (and even then maybe not.)

[quote comment=”66431″]the only time i like the stirrup look is when the pants are tailored to look baggy, and the stirrups are low cut (ie juan pierre, deion sanders)… that spartan team really looks sharp!
otherwise i’ll take david wright’s look…

is anyone else curious to see what each others slow pitch softball jerseys/shirts look like?[/quote]

What is this slowpitch of which you speak?

[quote comment=”66664″]on espn 2, they said that some players are wearing #42 in honor of jackie robinson, griffey asked mlb if he could and mlb said why not every team then, willie randolph is for the mets.

but why can mariano rivera wear it everyday? i think that isnt right[/quote]

Mo gets to wear it every day because he was wearing it 10 years ago, when MLB “retired” the number. He’s grandfathered in (as were Mo Vaughn and the immortal Butch Huskey).

mariano rivera can wear 42 every night because he had the number before it was officially retired throughout baseball. if he were to change teams this offseason, however, he would have to change numbers.

[quote comment=”66454″][quote comment=”66409″][quote comment=”66397″]

And when will the Reds break out link babies?[/quote]

Wow, the new/retro Mr. Red really has a case of the crazy eyes. Did he replace the link, or are they both around now?[/quote]

link is still around. link is just a new addition this year. The Reds also have one more mascot, link, who is terrible and needs to be taken to the mascot graveyard.[/quote]

Can’t argue with that at all. Gapper looks like a Fraggle gone horribly wrong.

[quote comment=”66667″]mariano rivera can wear 42 every night because he had the number before it was officially retired throughout baseball. if he were to change teams this offseason, however, he would have to change numbers.[/quote]

Mo can actually petition the league to keep 42 if he does in fact change teams in the offseason.

I miss this man in Chicago. Only partially for his pitching and personality, but mostly for his link.

[quote comment=”66653″][quote comment=”66647″]Yes!! Royals are in their white uni’s, no alt blue jerseys! I hope that they retire the blue and black alt jerseys and return to white at home and grey on the road. I heard a rumor that new GM Dayton Moore prefers the old style look.[/quote]

Ditch the black, but not the blue — the Royals’ blue alt is one of the most beautiful things in all creation. And it’s the starting pitcher who picks their jerseys, not management.[/quote]

that was the case in years past, but after talking with a couple of team officials, they are going to limit how often the alts are worn, which is a big step in the right direction.

I noticed Shawn Green still has the big Y on his jersey during tonight’s blowout. Maybe he likes the look.

[quote comment=”66675″][quote comment=”66672″][quote comment=”66667″]mariano rivera can wear 42 every night because he had the number before it was officially retired throughout baseball. if he were to change teams this offseason, however, he would have to change numbers.[/quote]

Mo can actually petition the league to keep 42 if he does in fact change teams in the offseason.[/quote]
is there a written document stating this ridiculous fact?[/quote]

I remember the grandfather clause with the #42 is written that the players wearing the number previous to its retirement may wear it through the remainder of their career. Evidence being Mo Vaughn who wore #42 with the Red Sox until 1998, then with the then Anaheim Angels through 2001 and the with the Mets until the end of his career in 2003.

Elijah, ridiculous fact? Not so much.

Vin Scully just mentioned that Dodger closer Takashi Saito wears socks similar to link when he is on the mound…

Just did some searching, and it looks like its already been covered on this site in the last couple weeks…should have known. Gotta love it.

Paul
Going back to your post long ago about the cool-flo helmets, the Rockies have joined the Mets as teams that have two color tones on their helmet. I don’t have a picture, but it’s purple as the first color and black in the background. If anyone could post a pic it would be appreciated.

[quote comment=”66673″][quote comment=”66484″][quote comment=”66447″]
I was also wondering last night if any other team besides Texas has their state’s flag on their uni??…this may have been discussed in a previous article…..

[/quote]

Can’t think of any MLB teams, but the first professional team that comes to my mind is the Baltimore Ravens. Their link incorporates the very unique link. I think it’s better than the flag of my link and link (which borders on being overused).

The link also use the Ohio flag in their new alt logo.[/quote]

Pardon me, but the Texas flag can never be overused. Only the American flag is better.[/quote]

How bout link one, that’s where Texas got their flag…

Lakers decided to wear white sneakers with the purple uniforms tonight, they usually wear balck. Supposedly they all decided as a team before the game.

I’m sure I’m too late to get an answer tonight, but what do the stars above club soccer teams crests mean?

I know national teams use it to signify World Cup wins, but do clubs use it for Champions League wins or their respective national cups?

The following text I copied from very bottom of link. I’m wondering if anyone has pics to go with it?

SAN FRANCISCO: The commissioner’s office has asked Barry Zito to change his
glove because of its two-toned laces in black and tan. A picture was taken of
Zito’s glove during spring training for evaluation to determine whether it would
be a distraction to hitters. On Wednesday, Giants equipment manager Mike Murphy
was meticulously removing the tan laces and replacing them with black. “Can you
believe that?” Zito asked.

[quote comment=”66698″][quote comment=”66690″][quote comment=”66680″][quote comment=”66675″][quote comment=”66672″][quote comment=”66667″]mariano rivera can wear 42 every night because he had the number before it was officially retired throughout baseball. if he were to change teams this offseason, however, he would have to change numbers.[/quote]

Actually, several of them did — full details coming tomorrow. You’re out of line here, Elijah — don’t get all huffy about something if you haven’t done your homework.[/quote]

Jose Lima did in fact petition the league a couple of years ago to wear #42 since he wore it earlier in his career. MLB turned down his request since he didn’t wear #42 continuously and wore numbers like 27, 25, and 33 after he wore #42. So, like Pual said, players have petitioned the league to wear #42.

I personally wish they hadn’t retired #42 because players like Dave Henderson and Butch Huskey (and Mo Vaughn-I think) wore that number to honor Jackie Robinson and now players have no way of honoring Jackie Robinson other than on April 15th.

[quote comment=”66666″]According to Vin Scully on the Dodger telecast, EVERY SINGLE DODGER PLAYER will wear #42 on Jackie Robinson Day.[/quote]

it’s link.

[quote comment=”66663″][quote comment=”66431″]
is anyone else curious to see what each others slow pitch softball jerseys/shirts look like?[/quote]

What is this slowpitch of which you speak?[/quote]

Mine will be posted tonight. :o)

[quote comment=”66385″]Is the Cool Flow hemet the standard for all teams now? I’m sure I’ll ge used to it, but man, they look like little spaceships[/quote]

None of the Red Sox players wear those “Darth Vader” helmets. Are they even allowed to wear them? As a sox fan I would be so glad if they can’t.