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I personally believe the whole Green-In-Baseball campaign is lame. I can maybe, MAYBE, see it being worn on St. Patrick’s Day during Spring Training. Otherwise, I don’t think it belongs on the field. Especially for something as lame as Half-Way to St. Patrick’s Day. What’s next, a Half-Way to Christmas uniform in July?
What’s next, a Half-Way to Christmas uniform in July?
I’m sure it’s been done some place in the minor leagues.
When I consider how many green team hats that are sold during Spring Training and throughout the season, I’m surprised that every team doesn’t do the Half-Way to St. Patrick’s Day promotion.
I was at the White Sox game last night and at their spring training game on St. Pat’s. At spring training, the team wore green caps with their solid black tops, which didn’t look good. The green pinstripes and black batting helmets don’t work either. But it is neat that they acknowledge the South-side Irish.
Is displaying the New Era logo on the cap a no-no?
two things on the green unis.
1. The ‘Half-way to St. Patrick’s Day’ thing is lame. Totally cheesy, minor league stuff. If you want to wear the green unis, have an ‘Irish Heritage night’. It could be similar to the various latin-american nights around the bigs. In Chicago, where there is a large Irish-American population. it could be huge!
2. Spend the money and get green undershirts and helmets. The black sleeves under the green trimmed unis looks horrible.
[quote comment=”142684″]two things on the green unis.
1. The ‘Half-way to St. Patrick’s Day’ thing is lame. Totally cheesy, minor league stuff. If you want to wear the green unis, have an ‘Irish Heritage night’. It could be similar to the various latin-american nights around the bigs. In Chicago, where there is a large Irish-American population. it could be huge!
2. Spend the money and get green undershirts and helmets. The black sleeves under the green trimmed unis looks horrible.[/quote]
And get fitted 5950’s, for Pete’s sake! Mr. Lukas links to a lovely store at the top of the page that sells them. It’s called Distant Replays.
I think you guys need to lighten up…It’s just for fun, a little quirky, thats all. Everything doesn’t need to be perfect. Sometimes you guys can sound really anal about these things!
I’m the opposite of a Sox fan, but still, I appreciate their saluting the Irish heritage of the city. I actually applaud them for doing so. For goodness sake, this is a formerly Bill Veck-owned team … it’s in their blood to do stuff like this.
Anyone but me notice the “team color specific” MLB logo on the backs on the uniforms are still in black and grey on the green unis, while the Majestic logo was correctly green-washed?
I was too busy looking at link last night, that I almost missed the great play Nyjer Morgan made.
Okay, this is my first post here, but I lurk the comments every day. I love the site, ang get annoyed like everyone else when something is posted 5 times a day. Add to the FAQ as needed.
Please pay attention people. This will be posted every day.
A. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers wore the odd font numbers on their practice jerseys only.
They are not for regular game use.
B. The new NFL logo starts NEXT year.
C. The green dot on an NFL players helmet means there’s a radio in the helmet.
D. If you think you are posting a new jersey here for the first time; no, you are not 99.999% of the time. Somebody has already beat you to it and we are seeing it for the 100th time. Very seldom is there “Breaking News” here in the Comments.
E. The home NHL jerseys/sweaters this year will be the dark jersey, not the white one. And NHL teams won’t have a third jersey this year.
F. For Hispanic Tribute Nights around MLB, the Giants wore uniforms with Gigantes on them. The Mets wore Los Mets on theirs, and the Rangers wore Los Rangers on theirs. The Padres wore camafloge uniforms as a tribute to the military population in San Diego.
G. The black strip worn by ACC football teams this year is for Virginia Tech.
H. What was once known as Division I-AA is now The Championship Subdivision.
I. The Devil Rays will be dropping the “Devil” from the name and the new colors HAVE NOT been officially released yet.
J. When the Toronto Maple Leafs unveiled their new Reebok uniforms, they also had a player from their AHL affiliate modeling the Toronto Marlies (Marlboroughs) white jersey with the McDonald’s patch. They are owned by the Leafs, and the parent company apparently “bundles” them together for hockey fans.
K. Numbers are owned and assigned by NASCAR. Teams can request a specific number. No numbers are retired in NASCAR but there are no plans for the #3 (Dale Earnhardt) or the #28 (Davey Allison/Texaco/Robert Yates Racing) to be used.
L. All the new NHL uniforms have been leaked in NHL 08.
Also, I have no problem with the St. Patties Day in September thing. It’s something that Bill Veeck would do.
[quote]H. What was once known as Division I-AA is now The Championship Subdivision.
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Not just no, but F that as well.
Looks like the Flyers don’t like the new jerseys:
New sweater.
Privately, some of the players said the new jerseys were too snug. So the Flyers are ordering them two sizes larger than usual for most players.
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For all those who didn’t see it last night
JR. switching to 88
[quote comment=”142670″]I personally believe the whole Green-In-Baseball campaign is lame. I can maybe, MAYBE, see it being worn on St. Patrick’s Day during Spring Training. Otherwise, I don’t think it belongs on the field. Especially for something as lame as Half-Way to St. Patrick’s Day. What’s next, a Half-Way to Christmas uniform in July?[/quote]
How long has Chicago done this? Did they go whole hog (green beer, other green stuff)?
If they’ve been at it for a while, I’ll chalk it up as a fun quirky tradition, kind of like sausage races in Milwaukee. If it’s something new, it reeks of a novelty cash grab.
SB
Are you saying the White Sox were “Going for the green”?
Paul (and any other UniWatch readers in the St. Louis area),
I’m going to the Blues FanFest today where they’ll be unveiling the new Blues sweaters. I’ll try to snap some pictures and post them this afternoon. Hopefully they’ll be more Bruins than Islanders…
[quote comment=”142671″]What’s next, a Half-Way to Christmas uniform in July?
I’m sure it’s been done some place in the minor leagues.[/quote]
The Hudson Valley Renegades did a Christmas in July promotion the second week of July. It didn’t go as far as custom uniforms, but it was pretty bad. Especially with the stupid little snowmen they had setup blowing soap bubbles all over the place and into the fried dough oil. Bad news.
I’d be interested to find out what White Sox fans think of this green thing?
Looks like the Iowa State Cyclones are going to wear throwback uniforms today against the Iowa Hawkeyes. They are doing it as a tribute to ISU’s Peach Bowl team of 1977. Even though I am a die hard Hawk fan and currently wearing a Hawkeye jersey, I do say it is an improvement on their current jerseys.
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[quote comment=”142717″]I’d be interested to find out what White Sox fans think of this green thing?[/quote]
I’m not a White Sox fan, it just shows the organization waving the white flag IMO. Instead of looking forward to March 2008, they could’ve made a uniform for Fall colors.
From Today’s NY Times about Ian Kennedy and Stirrups:
WILL IT START A TREND? Before September, there were no Yankees players who asked to wear stirrups. The only Yankees in uniform who wore them were the coaches Ron Guidry and Don Mattingly, who wore them when they played.
The fashion trend for players is to wear their pants low, showing no socks at all, or to wear their pants high and show solid-colored socks. Stirrups have gone out of style, but Ian Kennedy is bucking the trend.
Kennedy, who joined the Yankees on Sept. 1, wore stirrups at Southern California and encouraged his fellow starters at Class AA Trenton to wear them this summer. As a Yankee, he said he saw no reason to stop.
“It just looks better, I think,” Kennedy said. “I never wear my pants down, ever, in a game. If I’m wearing my pants down, it’s only if I’m in the bench or the bullpen. I just like the look of stirrups, on every level.”
[quote comment=”142721″][quote comment=”142717″]I’d be interested to find out what White Sox fans think of this green thing?[/quote]
I’m not a White Sox fan, it just shows the organization waving the white flag IMO. Instead of looking forward to March 2008, they could’ve made a uniform for Fall colors.[/quote]
No doubt, Fall is the tops. College Football kicks off, as does the NFL, pennant races heat up in MLB, and the NHL has opened their training camps, the NBA starts too.
[quote comment=”142701″]Looks like the Flyers don’t like the new jerseys:
New sweater.
Privately, some of the players said the new jerseys were too snug. So the Flyers are ordering them two sizes larger than usual for most players.
link
OK…aren’t these new Reebok Edge jerseys supposed to be snug?? And then wouldn’t wearing them super huge go totally against the whole reason the NHL went to this type of jersey?
I’m curious to know if the Players Association was totally on board with this whole Edge design change.
And the Flyers probably won’t be the only team to wear them huge.
I think this particular green-ing looks pretty good. they obviously used their standard home pinstripe set (thus the black pinstripes and MLB logo) and just added a green stitch set. It pops nicely, and its a basic design, no matter how dumb the rationale behind it is.
[quote comment=”142721″][quote comment=”142717″]I’d be interested to find out what White Sox fans think of this green thing?[/quote]
I’m not a White Sox fan, it just shows the organization waving the white flag IMO. Instead of looking forward to March 2008, they could’ve made a uniform for Fall colors.[/quote]
So you wanted the White Sox to dress link The colors are really nice, on trees that is..but used as uniform colors?..(this pic is along Harlem Avenue in Riverside, Illinois).
At least they’re not going with the infamous link
So, I guess link arent part of the “RBK EDGE Uniform System”….
Anyone see the Padres unis last night? They were wearing duds from the 1997 World Series year…with the white and orange “SD” on the cap. See them link
What kind of throwback is that? Or is it a tribute to Tony Gwynn somehow?
Another team going the link route. I wonder when they’ll break these out. Also, anyone with Madden ’08, have you noticed the all gold alternates for San Fran?
[quote comment=”142717″]I’d be interested to find out what White Sox fans think of this green thing?[/quote]
I’m a life-long Sox fan in Michigan.
They’ve been doing this promotion for 3 years. One could call it a cash grab but the team did not make the green striped uniforms available for purchase on their website until the public demanded it. I believe that the game-worn half-way to St. Patty’s Day uniforms are auctioned off for charity every year.
As far as I can remember, the New Era logo has been on the side all three years, but this is the first year that the caps have been adjustable. That’s just an embarassment. They ruined the whole concept by doing that. Why even bother with the authentic button-up tops at that point? Just get green t-shirts and write the script SOX and names and numbers in magic marker.
The Sox marketing dept is actually quite receptive to fan response and sensitive to looking like a mickey mouse organization since they have club on the north side that can take the field wearing tutu’s every night and still pack the joint with frat boys and yuppies.
I would like to believe that this snafu was the fault of the supplier and not of the equipment manager or marketing dept. We’ve heard stories of New Era screwing up before so I wouldn’t put it past them.
St. Louis Blues Unis
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[quote comment=”142720″]Looks like the Iowa State Cyclones are going to wear throwback uniforms today against the Iowa Hawkeyes. They are doing it as a tribute to ISU’s Peach Bowl team of 1977. Even though I am a die hard Hawk fan and currently wearing a Hawkeye jersey, I do say it is an improvement on their current jerseys.
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No doubt about it.
Why is pitt wearing gold trim on their shoulders on their white jerseys? You can’t hardly see it, even on close up shots.
Mississippi State is wearing its white pants with the white jerseys after wearing maroon pants the last two weeks. Unlike most college teams, the Bulldogs have high white socks that go all the way to the pants. The socks have two maroon stripes at the top. Nice socks, but they probably could use more stripes on them to offset all the white.
Pretty subtle on the Reebok logo on the Blues jersey…..NOT!
I don’t know what to think of those apron strings. They are dumb, but I kind of like the way they are incorporated into the shoulder design. They seem less “randomly thrown on there,” if you get my drift.
[quote comment=”142735″]Anyone see the Padres unis last night? They were wearing duds from the 1997 World Series year…with the white and orange “SD” on the cap. See them link
What kind of throwback is that? Or is it a tribute to Tony Gwynn somehow?[/quote]
The Padres made the World Series in 1998. The official reason they announced at the game for wearing 1997 was because it was the last season Tony Gwynn won a batting title.
It was not a Tony Gwynn tribute, but the third of three decade-themed nights this season. 1970s night was in May against the Cardinals, and 1980s night was in June against the Red Sox.
I appreciate the Padres putting on throwback nights like this every year. They’ve had at least one every season since moving into Petco Park in 2004.
[quote comment=”142695″]Add to the FAQ as needed.
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Thank you for your participation!
[quote comment=”142741″]Another team going the link route. I wonder when they’ll break these out. Also, anyone with Madden ’08, have you noticed the all gold alternates for San Fran?[/quote]
The Yucs have been selling those jerseys for a while, but have failed to wear them.
I’m also a Sox fan. I know the Sox used to wear green BP jerseys and hats on St. Patricks day as far back as the early 90’s. I don’t remember seeing green versions of the 80’s uniforms, so I don’t know how far back they’ve worn green on St. Pats. When did the Reds and Phillies do it? Those jerseys live on in replica-land.
I went to the HWTSPD game last year, and no, they didn’t have green beer. I brought my nephew, and we were both expecting to receive adjustable green hats (promotional giveaway). At the gate I was told that he had to be a certain age (12 or 18, I don’t remember) to qualify for the giveaway. I bring a KID (I think he was 8 – obviously I’m age impaired) to a major league baseball game – one where they’re giving away 10.000 free green hats – and they won’t give them to KIDS! As a country, where did we go wrong…
Regarding last nights game – Jim Thome did not wear his green socks – he had knee-high black ones. I’m surprised there was no photo. (I looked, couldn’t find one to link.)
The Minnesota-Florida Atlantic game is not on TV today- but the radio team had some time to kill before kickoff (the officials at Dolphin Stadium apparently couldn’t find the first-down chains!) so they chatted a bit about what they called a new look for the Gophers- white jersey with maroon numbers outlined in gold, and solid maroon pants. One of the announcers described the pants as “almost pewter”. This could be tough to find with no TV, but it sounds interesting.
[quote comment=”142769]The Padres made the World Series in 1998. The official reason they announced at the game for wearing 1997 was because it was the last season Tony Gwynn won a batting title.[/quote]
What’s the difference between the ’97 and ’98 unis? Based on the pics at Dressed To The Nines, the Padre unis from 95 thru 2000 where the same.
I appreciate the details that many of you are aware of and that you take the time to share that here!
Caveat to the White Sox unis… releiver Bobby Jenks is now sporting a full mohawk.
I know of at least one NBA player who had a mohawk in play, but has an MLB player ever had one?
[quote comment=”142764″]Pretty subtle on the Reebok logo on the Blues jersey…..NOT![/quote]
why doesn’t reebok just go to link and get it over with already?
[quote comment=”142751″][quote comment=”142720″]Looks like the Iowa State Cyclones are going to wear throwback uniforms today against the Iowa Hawkeyes. They are doing it as a tribute to ISU’s Peach Bowl team of 1977. Even though I am a die hard Hawk fan and currently wearing a Hawkeye jersey, I do say it is an improvement on their current jerseys.
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No doubt about it.[/quote]
Definitely another team who should go to the “throwbacks” full time, like some on this board hope that the Niners and Bills should consider.
I’m watching the Cubs-Cards game this afternoon — game one of a split doubleheader — and I’ve got to say I’m absolutely lovin’ link.
Next year ISU is going to white helmets and I believe gold pants.
Speaking of ISU, someone should send Angry Homeless Cheater a photo of Clones head coach Gene Chizik’s look today, with a note “THIS is how you wear a sweater”. I’ll post a photo as soon as one pops up.
don’t recall if this has been posted yet, but Dallas actually released the new uniform template.
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[quote comment=”142695″]F. For Hispanic Tribute Nights around MLB, the Giants wore uniforms with Gigantes on them. The Mets wore Los Mets on theirs, and the Rangers wore Los Rangers on theirs. The Padres wore camafloge uniforms as a tribute to the military population in San Diego.[/quote]
Nice job on the new additions to the FAQ. Just to mention one more, the Brewers wear Cervaceros on HIspanic Tribute Nights.
[quote comment=”142695″]Okay, this is my first post here, but I lurk the comments every day. I love the site, ang get annoyed like everyone else when something is posted 5 times a day. Add to the FAQ as needed.
Please pay attention people. This will be posted every day.
A. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers wore the odd font numbers on their practice jerseys only.
They are not for regular game use.
B. The new NFL logo starts NEXT year.
C. The green dot on an NFL players helmet means there’s a radio in the helmet.
D. If you think you are posting a new jersey here for the first time; no, you are not 99.999% of the time. Somebody has already beat you to it and we are seeing it for the 100th time. Very seldom is there “Breaking News” here in the Comments.
E. The home NHL jerseys/sweaters this year will be the dark jersey, not the white one. And NHL teams won’t have a third jersey this year.
F. For Hispanic Tribute Nights around MLB, the Giants wore uniforms with Gigantes on them. The Mets wore Los Mets on theirs, and the Rangers wore Los Rangers on theirs. The Padres wore camafloge uniforms as a tribute to the military population in San Diego.
G. The black strip worn by ACC football teams this year is for Virginia Tech.
H. What was once known as Division I-AA is now The Championship Subdivision.
I. The Devil Rays will be dropping the “Devil” from the name and the new colors HAVE NOT been officially released yet.
J. When the Toronto Maple Leafs unveiled their new Reebok uniforms, they also had a player from their AHL affiliate modeling the Toronto Marlies (Marlboroughs) white jersey with the McDonald’s patch. They are owned by the Leafs, and the parent company apparently “bundles” them together for hockey fans.
K. Numbers are owned and assigned by NASCAR. Teams can request a specific number. No numbers are retired in NASCAR but there are no plans for the #3 (Dale Earnhardt) or the #28 (Davey Allison/Texaco/Robert Yates Racing) to be used.
L. All the new NHL uniforms have been leaked in NHL 08.
Also, I have no problem with the St. Patties Day in September thing. It’s something that Bill Veeck would do.[/quote]
Paul or Vince, if this guy is going to clog up the board every day, can you block him. Who does he think he is? Grow up pal.
[quote comment=”142779″][quote comment=”142769]The Padres made the World Series in 1998. The official reason they announced at the game for wearing 1997 was because it was the last season Tony Gwynn won a batting title.[/quote]
What’s the difference between the ’97 and ’98 unis? Based on the pics at Dressed To The Nines, the Padre unis from 95 thru 2000 where the same.
I appreciate the details that many of you are aware of and that you take the time to share that here![/quote]
Essentially the blue pinstripe jersey remained unchanged from its inception in 1991 through the early 2000s (aside from various shoulder patches). In 1999, the Padres introduced the white jersey with no pinstripes and no orange as a second alternate jersey (the local papers here hated them because they thought they looked like Dodgers south in them). Dressed to the Nines shows this jersey starting in 2002, which was probably the year it replaced the blue pinstripe as the offial home jersey. It was definitely around before then though, because it’s easy to find pictures of Gwynn (who retired in 2001) wearing it.
Beginning in the late 1990’s, Padres starting pitchers were given the choice of what jersey they wanted to wear (pinstripe, solid blue, or all white) and barely any of them chose to go with the blue pinstripes. Eventually, the blue pinstripe was just gone. I’ve always wondered what was the last date the Padres wore the blue pinstripes (aside from last night of course).
Those green white sox unis are awesome, every team should do that, but not call it half way to st patrick’s day.
[quote comment=”142796″]don’t recall if this has been posted yet, but Dallas actually released the new uniform template.
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So I guess there is no green trim on the wordmark. It made it look a little more like a hockey sweater, rather than a cheap repleca.
I think that the old Padre’s unis are nicer than the new ones. The orange shading is nice with the blue.
[quote comment=”142777″]The Minnesota-Florida Atlantic game is not on TV today- but the radio team had some time to kill before kickoff (the officials at Dolphin Stadium apparently couldn’t find the first-down chains!) so they chatted a bit about what they called a new look for the Gophers- white jersey with maroon numbers outlined in gold, and solid maroon pants. One of the announcers described the pants as “almost pewter”. This could be tough to find with no TV, but it sounds interesting.[/quote]
It’s on ESPN 360 – the pants look maroon to me.
[quote comment=”142733″]So, I guess link arent part of the “RBK EDGE Uniform System”….[/quote]
Pat Kane (second from right) looks like he’s about to kill himself in that picture.
[quote comment=”142733″]So, I guess link arent part of the “RBK EDGE Uniform System”….[/quote]
Naw, Wirtz wouldn’t spring for ’em.
Sorry if this was posted already, I haven’t been keeping up with the site lately.
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[quote comment=”142817″]Sorry if this was posted already, I haven’t been keeping up with the site lately.
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That is just beautiful, being a Pitt fan and hating WVU makes it all the better.
Sorry if this was posted already, I haven’t been keeping up with the site lately.
link…
That’s very unfortunate.
Holy Crap, Notre Dame actually got a first down.
link They beat Iowa, 15-13, so maybe we’ll get to see them again this year.
[quote comment=”142805″][quote comment=”142695″]Okay, this is my first post here, but I lurk the comments every day. I love the site, ang get annoyed like everyone else when something is posted 5 times a day. Add to the FAQ as needed.
Please pay attention people. This will be posted every day.
A. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers wore the odd font numbers on their practice jerseys only.
They are not for regular game use.
B. The new NFL logo starts NEXT year.
C. The green dot on an NFL players helmet means there’s a radio in the helmet.
D. If you think you are posting a new jersey here for the first time; no, you are not 99.999% of the time. Somebody has already beat you to it and we are seeing it for the 100th time. Very seldom is there “Breaking News” here in the Comments.
E. The home NHL jerseys/sweaters this year will be the dark jersey, not the white one. And NHL teams won’t have a third jersey this year.
F. For Hispanic Tribute Nights around MLB, the Giants wore uniforms with Gigantes on them. The Mets wore Los Mets on theirs, and the Rangers wore Los Rangers on theirs. The Padres wore camafloge uniforms as a tribute to the military population in San Diego.
G. The black strip worn by ACC football teams this year is for Virginia Tech.
H. What was once known as Division I-AA is now The Championship Subdivision.
I. The Devil Rays will be dropping the “Devil” from the name and the new colors HAVE NOT been officially released yet.
J. When the Toronto Maple Leafs unveiled their new Reebok uniforms, they also had a player from their AHL affiliate modeling the Toronto Marlies (Marlboroughs) white jersey with the McDonald’s patch. They are owned by the Leafs, and the parent company apparently “bundles” them together for hockey fans.
K. Numbers are owned and assigned by NASCAR. Teams can request a specific number. No numbers are retired in NASCAR but there are no plans for the #3 (Dale Earnhardt) or the #28 (Davey Allison/Texaco/Robert Yates Racing) to be used.
L. All the new NHL uniforms have been leaked in NHL 08.
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M. If you post a list like the one above, you are an asshole.
Sorry if that’s already been posted.
N. I can’t get the quotes things right. Deal with it.
[quote comment=”142826″]N. I can’t get the quotes things right. Deal with it.[/quote]
John, you make me ill.
Pitt Panthers wore their linkfor the first time. They have Gold on the shoulders that is so light you can barely see it. They also brought back the blue pants.
As long as you don’t chastise someone for asking about one of the items on that list.
Hey, Beavis, heh, heh…
football’s cool, heh, heh….
Sorry about the a-hole thing.
I should have just said jerk.
Nothing irritates me more than folks who lay claim to a messageboard or topic site like this and expect everyone else to keep up with everything that’s been discussed and thrash them for mentioning something that already has. Folks who aren’t up to date on this site should be commended for (a) having a life (let’s be honest) and/or (b) being new to the site.
Kevin, you and your like are the worst… comment… posters… ever.
By the way, have you ever noticed how Manny Ramirez likes to wear is uniform baggy? What’s up with that?
I kind of like Kevin’s list. And since we see it every day, it’s fun to see folks satirize it.
[quote comment=”142815″][quote comment=”142733″]So, I guess link arent part of the “RBK EDGE Uniform System”….[/quote]
Pat Kane (second from right) looks like he’s about to kill himself in that picture.[/quote]
Gotta be the shoes…
If this were an actual message board, this list would be a “sticky” at the top of the page, with anyone asking about any of the mentioned being directed to it.
[quote comment=”142833″]Hey, Beavis, heh, heh…
football’s cool, heh, heh….
It’s funny how their numbers are sequential.
[quote comment=”142796″]don’t recall if this has been posted yet, but Dallas actually released the new uniform template.
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Interesting how it is labeled as “Dark” and “Light” jersey not “home” and “road”. I just can’t stop wondering if and when they’ll change home/road colors.
If the promotional green caps weren’t given to kids, it’s because they had a beer company sponsorship logo on them. That’s standard practice.
I like the WSox green half-way to St Patrick’s thing. With the huge Irish population in Chicago, it’s a fun promotion. A good many teams do the green caps and jerseys on St Patrick’s day in Spring Training. Nothing wrong with one team doing it in regular season.
[quote comment=”142845″][quote comment=”142833″]Hey, Beavis, heh, heh…
football’s cool, heh, heh….
Not only that, but the other guy on the bench is defensive lineman Keilen Dykes. If any lesbians with suboptimal hygiene need a band name, this picture could help them out.
I don’t see WR Rouglas Odor or DB Charles Pugh in the picture, though …
It’s funny how their numbers are sequential.[/quote]
I feel like I should know this, since I just graduated from there, but why is Ohio State wearing 24 stickers on the back of their helmets?
Is it just me or is Charlie Weis’ adidas logo bigger than than the ND logo?
[quote comment=”142857″]I feel like I should know this, since I just graduated from there, but why is Ohio State wearing 24 stickers on the back of their helmets?[/quote]
which player has 24 through 2 games?
Wisconsin and Rutgers are doing the solid red look
Norfolk State has by far the shittiest jerseys yet
[quote comment=”142741″]Another team going the link route. I wonder when they’ll break these out. Also, anyone with Madden ’08, have you noticed the all gold alternates for San Fran?[/quote]
Those black Bucs alternates have been around since at least 2002. To the best of my knowledge, though, they’ve never actually worn them in a game.
There have been a few like that: The Rams had a gold alternate, the Packers had a yellow alternate, the Dolphins had a navy alternate. None of them have ever been worn in a game.
[quote comment=”142833″]Hey, Beavis, heh, heh…
football’s cool, heh, heh….[/quote]
you rule Michael! great post!
[quote comment=”142741″]Another team going the link route. I wonder when they’ll break these out. Also, anyone with Madden ’08, have you noticed the all gold alternates for San Fran?[/quote]
Anyone else notice that the 4 on the right shoulder is black instead of white? Didn’t TB used to have black alternates a couple of years ago?
If the promotional green caps weren’t given to kids, it’s because they had a beer company sponsorship logo on them.
Yes, Elena G, you’re right – there was a Miller Lite logo on the side of the green cap. Too bad, though.
[quote comment=”142868″][quote comment=”142741″]Another team going the link route. I wonder when they’ll break these out. Also, anyone with Madden ’08, have you noticed the all gold alternates for San Fran?[/quote]
Anyone else notice that the 4 on the right shoulder is black instead of white? Didn’t TB used to have black alternates a couple of years ago?[/quote]
Yeah Max, I guess they have had this “alternate” for quite some time but it has never and probably will never be worn.
The Sox marketing dept is actually quite receptive to fan response and sensitive to looking like a mickey mouse organization since they have club on the north side that can take the field wearing tutu’s every night and still pack the joint with frat boys and yuppies.
A White Sox fan. Rare. White Sox fans are so jealous of anything to do with the Cubs. It never stops. The Cubs have never done anything as dumb or tasteless as “Half Way to St. Patrick’s Day”. But I guess the Sox marketing dept. figures by creating lame promotions it will appeal to all six thousand of their lame fans.
This idea is as silly as starting White Sox games at 7:11 to tie into that classy convenience store. Get it 7/11? Sox fans can count on 7/11 to be open 24 hours a day so they can loaded anytime of a $3 bottle of Boone’s Farm Wine. Haha. Go Cubbies!
Those black Bucs alternates have been around since at least 2002. To the best of my knowledge, though, they’ve never actually worn them in a game.
There have been a few like that: The Rams had a gold alternate, the Packers had a yellow alternate, the Dolphins had a navy alternate. None of them have ever been worn in a game.
The NFL calls it “merchandising”. These jerseys are never intended to be worn as an on field authentic jersey.
UCF wearing the Nashville Predators mustard alts at home today vs. Texas.
[quote comment=”142877″]The Sox marketing dept is actually quite receptive to fan response and sensitive to looking like a mickey mouse organization since they have club on the north side that can take the field wearing tutu’s every night and still pack the joint with frat boys and yuppies.
A White Sox fan. Rare. White Sox fans are so jealous of anything to do with the Cubs. It never stops. The Cubs have never done anything as dumb or tasteless as “Half Way to St. Patrick’s Day”. But I guess the Sox marketing dept. figures by creating lame promotions it will appeal to all six thousand of their lame fans.
This idea is as silly as starting White Sox games at 7:11 to tie into that classy convenience store. Get it 7/11? Sox fans can count on 7/11 to be open 24 hours a day so they can loaded anytime of a $3 bottle of Boone’s Farm Wine. Haha. Go Cubbies![/quote]
Veeck. As in wreck.
Ivey at Wrigley, Disco Demolition Night at Comiseky.
Cubs 1
Sox 0
Ivy is the stuff on the wall, Ivey & Co. are the people I give my rent check to.
Sorry.
[quote comment=”142888″]UCF wearing the Nashville Predators mustard alts at home today vs. Texas.[/quote]
that is not mustard it is Gold
On the Oregon State unis: They’re using orange nameplates that match that orange yoke/tanktop part of the jersey. Problem is, if your name is longer than, oh, six letters, the nameplate ends up being bigger than the yoke.
Fugly.
Veeck. As in wreck.
Ivy at Wrigley, Disco Demolition Night at Comiseky.
Cubs 1
Sox 0
Hand operated scoreboard at Wrigley.
Exploding scoreboard at Comiskey.
Cubs 2
Sox 0
Keep ’em coming but I feel a blowout here in about eight more posts… Go Cubbies.
[quote comment=”142777″]The Minnesota-Florida Atlantic game is not on TV today- but the radio team had some time to kill before kickoff (the officials at Dolphin Stadium apparently couldn’t find the first-down chains!) so they chatted a bit about what they called a new look for the Gophers- white jersey with maroon numbers outlined in gold, and solid maroon pants. One of the announcers described the pants as “almost pewter”. This could be tough to find with no TV, but it sounds interesting.[/quote]
OK- now that I see a photo I have no idea what that “pewter” comment from the radio announcer was all about.
But what’s with the
Ivy at Wrigley, Disco Demolition Night at Comiseky.
Cubs 1
Sox 0
Hand operated scoreboard at Wrigley.
Exploding scoreboard at Comiskey.
Cubs 2
Sox 0
White Sox firing Harry Caray
Cubs hiring Harry Caray
Cubs 3
Sox 0
Let’s try that again- what’s the dean with the State of Minnesota outline on the back of the helmet.
1) If they don’t know where the school is- this won’t help
2) The back is getting pretty cluttered with the American flag, the Big TEleveN logo, the saftey warning, and now this.
link
Ivy at Wrigley, Disco Demolition Night at Comiseky.
Cubs 1
Sox 0
Hand operated scoreboard at Wrigley.
Exploding scoreboard at Comiskey.
Cubs 2
Sox 0
White Sox firing Harry Caray
Cubs hiring Harry Caray
Cubs 3
Sox 0
Mullet Night at the Cell
Mitchell and Ness Promotions at Wrigley
Cubs 4
Sox 0
Sox Bridgeport Neighborhood
Cubs Wrigleyville Neighbrhood
(This is a grand slam)
Cubs 8
Sox 0
[quote comment=”142902″]Ivy at Wrigley, Disco Demolition Night at Comiseky.
Cubs 1
Sox 0
Hand operated scoreboard at Wrigley.
Exploding scoreboard at Comiskey.
Cubs 2
Sox 0
White Sox firing Harry Caray
Cubs hiring Harry Caray
Cubs 3
Sox 0
Mullet Night at the Cell
Mitchell and Ness Promotions at Wrigley
Cubs 4
Sox 0
Sox Bridgeport Neighborhood
Cubs Wrigleyville Neighbrhood
(This is a grand slam)
Cubs 8
Sox 0[/quote]
White Sox.. Championship in the last century
Cubs… 99 years and counting
White Sox 99
Cubs 8
I know everyone has seen them but here is the official photo gallary for the link
Can’t get a direct link but it the second story in the slideshow. I really like them i love those colors!
[quote comment=”142862″]
which player has 24 through 2 games?[/quote]
No, not 24 buckeye leaves, but the number 24, seemingly as a memorial sticker on the back of their helmets.
White Sox.. Championship in the last century
Cubs… 99 years and counting
White Sox 99
Cubs 8
White Sox old math
Cubs new math
Cubs 9
Sox 1
It’s a tribute to the I-35W collapse, which happened mere yards from the campus.
Shorts at Comiskey
Powder Blues at Wrigley
Cubs 9
Sox 2
(coming from a Cubs fan)
[quote comment=”142908″][quote comment=”142862″]
which player has 24 through 2 games?[/quote]
No, not 24 buckeye leaves, but the number 24, seemingly as a memorial sticker on the back of their helmets.[/quote]
I get what you were saying now. I must have misread your post earlier. I’ve had a couple of post eaten earlier containing a link from the columbus dispatch.. the player is Tyson Gentry a third team punter who was running scout team WR and suffered a spinal injury.
[quote comment=”142905″][quote comment=”142902″]Ivy at Wrigley, Disco Demolition Night at Comiseky.
Cubs 1
Sox 0
Hand operated scoreboard at Wrigley.
Exploding scoreboard at Comiskey.
Cubs 2
Sox 0
White Sox firing Harry Caray
Cubs hiring Harry Caray
Cubs 3
Sox 0
Mullet Night at the Cell
Mitchell and Ness Promotions at Wrigley
Cubs 4
Sox 0
Sox Bridgeport Neighborhood
Cubs Wrigleyville Neighbrhood
(This is a grand slam)
Cubs 8
Sox 0[/quote]
White Sox.. Championship in the last century
Cubs… 99 years and counting
White Sox 99
Cubs 8[/quote]
Thanks for the closure. I was about to type that the Cubs could have all of these victories, we would just have to be happy with our championship won in this millenium.
As promised, link
Coach link was wearing a standard, no-cut-off-sleeves crewneck sweatshirt during the game today. Could’ve gone a bit more link, like his assistants, and like he did in previous games though.
The throwbacks were link to say the least. Next year’s NEW uniforms will be very similar to the throwbacks, except the gold will be more of a USC gold than an Old Gold. The helmets will also be white and have a new link…the “I State” logo in the middle was selected. So bottom line…starting in 2008 the Iowa State football uniforms will look like link
When I was watching the USC v Nebraska I noticed that the trainers and coaches are wearing black shoes with white laces (just like the players).
This is the only place I could think of where I can share a “discovery” like that and not get made fun of…
I personally dug the sweater look on the Chiz, especially since it was a chilly day in Ames.
Could be another tribute to Mario Danelo, the kicker who died in the offseason.
Oh, and ISU hasn’t announced officially which helmet design they’ve chosen, I think you are referring to the informal Des Moines Register poll taken of a group of fans tailgating for one of the games. The responses were along the lines of “We like the Block I, but we’d really like to see the team win some games”.
The Blackhawks new jerseys may not be a departure, but their new footwear sure is…
link
[quote comment=”142911″]
It’s a tribute to the I-35W collapse, which happened mere yards from the campus.[/quote]
It’s not a tribute to I-35W. It’s symbolic of Coach Tim Brewster’s “Gopher Nation” idea, i.e., the state of MN.
I saw people leaping into rafts to flee the “Gopher Nation” this afternoon…
On the back of the Iowa helmets today was an outline of the state of Iowa with “ANF” inside of it. ANF stands for America Needs Farmers – made famous by Hayen Fry’s Hawkeye teams in the 80’s.
[quote comment=”142901″]Let’s try that again- what’s the dean with the State of Minnesota outline on the back of the helmet.
1) If they don’t know where the school is- this won’t help
2) The back is getting pretty cluttered with the American flag, the Big TEleveN logo, the saftey warning, and now this.
link
The state thing seems to be popular with colleges. Texas has the outline of texas…they also have what appears to be one of those tree shaped air freshners hanging over the american flag…though I can’t find a picture of them right now…
I stand corrected. That sounds kinda lame and cheesy, even for Minnesota.
[quote comment=”142955″][quote comment=”142901″]Let’s try that again- what’s the dean with the State of Minnesota outline on the back of the helmet.
1) If they don’t know where the school is- this won’t help
2) The back is getting pretty cluttered with the American flag, the Big TEleveN logo, the saftey warning, and now this.
link
The state thing seems to be popular with colleges. Texas has the outline of texas…they also have what appears to be one of those tree shaped air freshners hanging over the american flag…though I can’t find a picture of them right now…[/quote]
The Bluebonnet?
link
The Bluebonnet sticker is a tribute to the late former First Lady, Ladybird Johnson. Mrs. Johnson was responsible for the creation of a highway beautifucation program in Texas that included planting billions of bluebonnets along interstate highways.
There’s a logo in that picture???
This would be beter product placement …
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I am SUCH a lowtech redneck …
I think the Coyotes have link. No stupid crap on them at all. The only thing I think would make them better is a nice strong hemline stripe, but with the link the lack of stripe isn’t a dealbreaker.
[quote comment=”142953″][quote comment=”142911″]
It’s a tribute to the I-35W collapse, which happened mere yards from the campus.[/quote]
It’s not a tribute to I-35W. It’s symbolic of Coach Tim Brewster’s “Gopher Nation” idea, i.e., the state of MN.
I saw people leaping into rafts to flee the “Gopher Nation” this afternoon…[/quote]
Thats not really funny at all. Of course it is a tribute to the people who lost their lives on the bridge, now to some people is a big joke.
[quote comment=”142946″]
Could be another tribute to Mario Danelo, the kicker who died in the offseason.[/quote]
I don’t think so. I know the players at SC have worn black shoes and white laces for quite a while. I think the staff are just being part of the team by doing it. I think its cool.
link, because I am fairly certain that every Ohio State offensive linemen wears knee braces.
Has anyone else noticed this? Or been able to find a picture that better supports this finding?
[quote comment=”142749″]http://www.checkingline.com/2007/09/14/jersey-photos/[/quote]
All of those jerseys are replicas. The so-called ‘Premier’ jerseys. I received my Predators authentic today and did a side by side comparison with the premier. There is a HUGE difference.
Here’s a link with some shots of the Norfolk State disasters. Like Oregon’s but if Oregon went back to the ’50s. By the way, I went to the Oregon game today. The tire treads are even worse in person because the sun blends them together so it looks like they have white squares on the shoulders
If only there was someone in the NHL who saw what the original 6 had done and tried to replicate it. The “kitchen apron” uni’s are too similar to the new NFL uni’s…. instead of trying to be ahead of the times, we need to stop, slow down, take a breath, and realize that the classics were never meant to die
1st up, the Buckeyes O-Linemen do wear knee braces, what was the point of that post? Not to be mean, I just don’t know what you were asking.
2nd, the USC team is wearing a helmet decal with a set of feild goal posts and that kid’s number and/or a football going through them. I can’t recall right now, as I am about half tanked.
3rd, Texas wears a state picture on their helmets, and every time they beat another team from the state, a color dot is added to locate that school. I don’t think it is a logo, but it’s atleast colored.
4th, I loved the ISU throw backs. very nice.
Last, I may be the only one, but I like the new Islanders’ sweaters. I think they look cool.
[quote comment=”142689″]I was too busy looking at link last night, that I almost missed the great play Nyjer Morgan made.[/quote]
ohh yeah that kid is pretty much the shit. (i am actually a secret pirates fan every season.) but yes the play and the stir ups he wears are gorgeous i am not even kidding.
[quote comment=”142981″]link, because I am fairly certain that every Ohio State offensive linemen wears knee braces.
Has anyone else noticed this? Or been able to find a picture that better supports this finding?[/quote]
There’s a rule in NCAA that says all linemen (perhaps all O-linemen only? Not 100% sure) must wear knee braces.
[quote comment=”143073″][quote comment=”142981″]link, because I am fairly certain that every Ohio State offensive linemen wears knee braces.
Has anyone else noticed this? Or been able to find a picture that better supports this finding?[/quote]
There’s a rule in NCAA that says all linemen (perhaps all O-linemen only? Not 100% sure) must wear knee braces.[/quote]
Really? Wow, somehow I must have missed that. I just happen to be looking at pics of the game and it kind of stuck out at me.
[quote comment=”142717″]I’d be interested to find out what White Sox fans think of this green thing?[/quote]
They totally skimped out this year with the adjustable cap (wtf??!). One year (2005) they wore green socks with fitted green caps & a green batting helmet. It looked fantastic, and as a White Sox fan, would totally want the look full-time, and I’m not even Irish. It’s kelly green, it looks great.
[quote comment=”142977″][quote comment=”142953″][quote comment=”142911″]
It’s a tribute to the I-35W collapse, which happened mere yards from the campus.[/quote]
It’s not a tribute to I-35W. It’s symbolic of Coach Tim Brewster’s “Gopher Nation” idea, i.e., the state of MN.
I saw people leaping into rafts to flee the “Gopher Nation” this afternoon…[/quote]
Thats not really funny at all. Of course it is a tribute to the people who lost their lives on the bridge, now to some people is a big joke.[/quote]
Uhh…there was no joke made about the I-35W bridge collapse BECAUSE THE DECAL IS NOT A TRIBUTE TO THE BRIDGE TRAGEDY.
The raft comment was in reference to the Gophers losing to Florida Freaking Atlantic yesterday.
Wow…
What does everyone think of the crowd @ college football games wearing the same color. Yesterday @ the Gators game the majority of the crowd wore blue to counter the Tenn. Orange and I thought it looked cool and probabl intimidating for the players. I know NBA Teams have done it too.
What does everyone else think about it?
When done right it can give a team a 3 point lead before they even step on the field/court. Really, the only way to screw it up is to do a Pinkout (This actually happened at my old high school). Any color can work, but I think blue, red, white and black are the most effective.
[quote comment=”142776″]I went to the HWTSPD game last year, and no, they didn’t have green beer. I brought my nephew, and we were both expecting to receive adjustable green hats (promotional giveaway). At the gate I was told that he had to be a certain age (12 or 18, I don’t remember) to qualify for the giveaway. I bring a KID (I think he was 8 – obviously I’m age impaired) to a major league baseball game – one where they’re giving away 10.000 free green hats – and they won’t give them to KIDS! As a country, where did we go wrong…[/quote]
I was at that game too, and the reason for the 18 age limit was probably the Miller Lite advert on the back of the cap.