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Uni Watch Confectionary Project

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Got an interesting note the other day from charter member Mike Lucas, who wanted to let me know about a kitchen project his family had recently undertaken. Check it out:

After seeing your ticker item about the customized Super Bowl table covering, I thought you’d appreciate the effort we recently put into my daughter Sophie‘s 10th birthday cake.

The concept was hers — she’s a 4th grade peewee football cheerleader who follows mom and dad’s leads as a Browns fans, and she also likes to draw and paint. So her idea was an artist drawing a football game. The players are over 30 yrs old, from my original electric football game (I don’t have the vibrating field anymore). The green field, palette, goal posts, end zone pylons, midfield helmet and Gatorade cooler were made from fondant, the benches were Hershey’s chocolate bars with chocolate-dipped marshmallow legs (you can see them upside-down here, along with the fondant goalposts and end zone pylons), and the dirt sideline was crushed chocolate graham cracker. The cake itself was chocolate, with chocolate chips and some oatmeal added (fiber is our friend), plus some extra water because of the oatmeal, so the cake was super-moist.

My wife Kathie, my daughter, and I worked on it for three days, but we loved how it turned out — just crooked enough to show we’re amateurs who have more love than talent.

And as an aside, since I know you are a bit of a meat foodie, you may appreciate our bacon mat, a great way to make an open-face BLT for a group.

This is all so great, I’m willing to overlook the fact that Mike dresses his daughter in purple and spells Lukas incorrectly it’s making me hungry. And by coincidence, James Huening just sent me some pics of a Stanley Cup cake (yes, that’s a cake), which was featured on a recent episode of Ace of Cakes (additional photos here, here, here, and here, and there’s a video clip here).

And as long as we’re talking about cooking, it’s worth noting that chef’s attire is one of the world’s most enduring uniforms. I especially like that chef’s toques traditionally have 100 pleats, supposedly to represent the 100 ways in which a chef can cook an egg. Nowadays, though, many chefs — like everyone else in the world — are wearing baseball caps (a trend started by Wolfgang Puck in the 1980s), part of the casual Friday-ization of, well, everything.

Uni Watch News Ticker: Major article in today’s Wall Street Journal about the guy who claims to have created the MLB logo — the first time I’ve seen this designer named. The article explicitly refutes the notion that the logo was based on a photo of Harmon Killebrew (or anyone else), although it neglects to mention the logo’s most sublime aspect, namely that it can be viewed as either a left-handed or right-handed batter. ”¦ Wanna have a jersey made out of rabbit fur? Yeah, me neither, but don’t let that stop you (with thanks to Nathan Gemignani). ”¦ Here are some good close-up views of the patches being worn by NBA teams for preseason games in China and Europe. As you can see, the Euro patches are each based on the host country’s flag. ”¦ Got a really cool present in the mail yesterday: this old 49ers mini-pennant, featuring a logo I’d never seen before. It was a gift from Noel Basnight, acquired it in 1996 at an auction of items from the personal collection of Nate Fine, the longtime official photographer of the Washington Redskins. He included scans of some other pennants from that lot, which you can see here. ”¦ The girls volleyball team at Myrtle Beach High School in South Carolina wears argyle socks (with thanks to Mike Miller). ”¦ Jesus Christ (no pun intended). ”¦ Those of you who buy authentic jerseys probably know this already, but I didn’t: All NBA jerseys have three little lines sewn into the shirttail — just another bit of Adidas branding. ”¦ Also, I’m not sure I realized this before, but the NBA logo is slightly altered on the league’s throwback jerseys. Instead of the standard red, white, and blue, it’s a darker red, beige, and a darker blue. ”¦ According to Ben Shaulis, Ike Taylor was actually fined for wearing black spats and no whites on Sept. 29th, not for low whites on Oct. 5th. ”¦ Awesome police department hockey jersey available here (with thanks to John Muir). ”¦ Awesome double-FNOB photo of Jeff and Joe Bostic playing for Clemson in 1978 (awesome find by Adrian Brashier). ”¦ This is one of the most amazing hockey fights I’ve ever seen, but that’s not why I’m linking to it. Turns out there’s a uni-related oddity: The linesmen have these thick black center stripes. Never seen that before (good catch by Mark Kaplowitz). ”¦ If you look closely at this photo from this week’s SI, you’ll see that his left armband appears to be inscribed with the words “Be An Asshole!” (good spot by Neil Vendetti). ”¦ Look at the size of the NBA logo on Oscar Robertson’s shorts! ”¦ FNOB alert: Bert Jones from his LSU days (nice find by Mako Mameli). ”¦ The problem with titty bars isn’t that they corrupt our youth, or that they’re a breeding ground for drugs and prostitution — it’s that they siphon off crucial uni-related funds. ”¦ Matt Campbell spotted a buncha cool stuff in the current Leland’s auction, including a ruptured duck patch, a set of New York Giants season passes, a really interesting 1950s Cuban jersey, and a 1960s Puerto Rican uni worn by Roberto Clemente (note the amazing sleeve patch). ”¦ Interesting request from Charlie Usas: “My fiancé agreed to let me ask the organist at our wedding to play ‘Brass Bonanza,’ the theme song of the former Hartford Whalers. The thing is, our wedding is this Saturday and I need the sheet music.” If you just happen to have the sheet music lying around your house, or if you know someone who does, give Charlie a shout.

 
  
 
Comments (147)

    Is this the first year since 1985 that neither team participating in the World Series has had their city/state name on their road uniform?

    As I recall, that LSU team may have had three Joneses: Bert Jones, Dub Jones and Ben Jones (Bert’s brother, a WR). Can’t remember Dub’s position, but think he might have been another QB and another brother, cuz Bert and Ben’s father was former NFL star (Browns) Dub Jones. Don’t have time to research it right now, though. Later, gang.

    —Ricko

    [quote comment=”296284″]breast cancer awareness or not…good cause or not…

    link[/quote]

    Looks like a pancreas with a facemask.

    [quote comment=”296285″]As I recall, that LSU team may have had three Joneses: Bert Jones, Dub Jones and Ben Jones (Bert’s brother, a WR). Can’t remember Dub’s position, but think he might have been another QB and another brother, cuz Bert and Ben’s father was former NFL star (Browns) Dub Jones. Don’t have time to research it right now, though. Later, gang.

    —Ricko[/quote]

    That team also had a little WR/SB named Jimmy LeDeoux (wore #1). I remember his daughter was born just before a game and he had “IT’S A GIRL” handwritten with magic marker on the back of his jersey. Finding a photo of it might be a real task, though.

    This just occurred to me: The batter in the MLB logo appears to be wearing a helmet. At least looking at the size, shape and curvature I can’t shake that impression.
    However, helmets weren’t obligatory in 1968 at the Major League level.

    Looking at that awsome hockey fight (who wouldn’t jump at the chance to give a Russian a beat down in the ’80s?) My thought about that thick center stripe is simply bad design. Those ref jerseys have a zipper in the center and the designer probably thought it made sense to have black on either side of the zipper – good idea if they would have simply had half the thickness of the normal black stripe so when zipped up it was unnoticable.

    [quote comment=”296288″]This just occurred to me: The batter in the MLB logo appears to be wearing a helmet. At least looking at the size, shape and curvature I can’t shake that impression.
    However, helmets weren’t obligatory in 1968 at the Major League level.[/quote]

    He is. The vast majority of players did wear helmets long before 1968. As early as the late 50’s they were becoming pretty much common. It just didn’t become formalized policy until ’68.

    [quote comment=”296289″]Looking at that awsome hockey fight (who wouldn’t jump at the chance to give a Russian a beat down in the ’80s?)[/quote]

    old time hockey?

    [quote comment=”296292″][quote comment=”296289″]Looking at that awsome hockey fight (who wouldn’t jump at the chance to give a Russian a beat down in the ’80s?)[/quote]

    old time hockey?[/quote]
    Eddie Shore – Old time hockey – I hope those Canucks had the foil on.

    The thick black center stripes are actually where the zipper down the front of the ref jersey goes. Modern ref jerseys are half-zip and use smaller zippers than back then.

    I refuse to take crap for the fact that I saw an advanced screening of High School Musical 3 last night, but one of the basketball players (Chad, played by Corbin Bleu, for those with small children) had a his NOB and number in tackle twill on the back of his Prom tux – however, it was in purple, to match his dates’ dress.

    [quote comment=”296293″][quote comment=”296292″][quote comment=”296289″]Looking at that awsome hockey fight (who wouldn’t jump at the chance to give a Russian a beat down in the ’80s?)[/quote]

    old time hockey?[/quote]
    Eddie Shore – Old time hockey – I hope those Canucks had the foil on.[/quote]
    One of the best things about that fight is that it’s hard to tell, especially on the wide shots, just who is on which team. It’s a big blur of red and white.

    [quote comment=”296293″][quote comment=”296292″][quote comment=”296289″]Looking at that awsome hockey fight (who wouldn’t jump at the chance to give a Russian a beat down in the ’80s?)[/quote]

    old time hockey?[/quote]
    Eddie Shore – Old time hockey – I hope those Canucks had the foil on.[/quote]

    I have a confession to make. Jim in MI, Teebz…I will apologize in advance.

    I have never seen “Slap-Shot”!

    But wait…before you two jump ugly with me, I am an equal opportunity ignoramus, I have never seen “Bull Durham” either.

    And please…no qoutes from either…I’ve been known to instigate such tomfoolery, but I have been rehabilitated.

    [quote comment=”296295″]I refuse to take crap for the fact that I saw an advanced screening of High School Musical 3 last night, but one of the basketball players (Chad, played by Corbin Bleu, for those with small children) had a his NOB and number in tackle twill on the back of his Prom tux – however, it was in purple, to match his dates’ dress.[/quote]

    I don’t think it’s going to matter whether you refuse or not. I’m so very thankful my son isn’t old enough to even like TV, let alone like HSM.

    [quote comment=”296302″][quote comment=”296293″][quote comment=”296292″][quote comment=”296289″]Looking at that awsome hockey fight (who wouldn’t jump at the chance to give a Russian a beat down in the ’80s?)[/quote]

    old time hockey?[/quote]
    Eddie Shore – Old time hockey – I hope those Canucks had the foil on.[/quote]

    I have a confession to make. Jim in MI, Teebz…I will apologize in advance.

    I have never seen “Slap-Shot”!

    But wait…before you two jump ugly with me, I am an equal opportunity ignoramus, I have never seen “Bull Durham” either.

    And please…no qoutes from either…I’ve been known to instigate such tomfoolery, but I have been rehabilitated.[/quote]

    I have also never seen Slap Shot. I do have a question though. Why is the movie called Bull Durham when he plays for the Durham Bulls? To make it uni-related, “the rose goes in the front, big guy.”

    How come the Browns get two players against the Packers one? Was that game rigged?

    [quote comment=”296302″][quote comment=”296293″][quote comment=”296292″][quote comment=”296289″]Looking at that awsome hockey fight (who wouldn’t jump at the chance to give a Russian a beat down in the ’80s?)[/quote]

    old time hockey?[/quote]
    Eddie Shore – Old time hockey – I hope those Canucks had the foil on.[/quote]

    I have a confession to make. Jim in MI, Teebz…I will apologize in advance.

    I have never seen “Slap-Shot”!

    But wait…before you two jump ugly with me, I am an equal opportunity ignoramus, I have never seen “Bull Durham” either.

    And please…no qoutes from either…I’ve been known to instigate such tomfoolery, but I have been rehabilitated.[/quote]

    lol It’s ok. Great Movie though, you should watch it when you get a chance. Great look at minor hockey and the lives of it’s players.

    Won’t hold anything against you, I myself haven’t seen a ton of ‘classic’ or must see movies.

    [quote comment=”296295″]I refuse to take crap for the fact that I saw an advanced screening of High School Musical 3 last night, but one of the basketball players (Chad, played by Corbin Bleu, for those with small children) had a his NOB and number in tackle twill on the back of his Prom tux – however, it was in purple, to match his dates’ dress.[/quote]

    To “piggyback” on comment #15, this might force PL to revoke my UW membership, I have, in fact seen both HSM and HSM 2, with my kids, and loved both of them.

    They are extremely well made films with upbeat storylines.

    I am actually looking forward to seeing HSM3 with my girls, one of whom is dressing up as an “East High” cheerleader…now if I can coax my wife into donning the same outfit, I’ll be in luck!

    [quote comment=”296304″][quote comment=”296302″][quote comment=”296293″][quote comment=”296292″][quote comment=”296289″]Looking at that awsome hockey fight (who wouldn’t jump at the chance to give a Russian a beat down in the ’80s?)[/quote]

    old time hockey?[/quote]
    Eddie Shore – Old time hockey – I hope those Canucks had the foil on.[/quote]

    I have a confession to make. Jim in MI, Teebz…I will apologize in advance.

    I have never seen “Slap-Shot”!

    But wait…before you two jump ugly with me, I am an equal opportunity ignoramus, I have never seen “Bull Durham” either.

    And please…no qoutes from either…I’ve been known to instigate such tomfoolery, but I have been rehabilitated.[/quote]

    I have also never seen Slap Shot. I do have a question though. Why is the movie called Bull Durham when he plays for the Durham Bulls? To make it uni-related, “the rose goes in the front, big guy.”[/quote]

    The team was named after the Bull Durham tobacco company (also where the term “Bullpen” comes from), so maybe that’s why.

    Has any advertiser had as big an impact on everyday baseball than Bull Durham? The impact of the movie, the minor league team, the term bullpen.

    “I have never seen “Slap-Shot”!”….

    this is something you just don’t admit to….

    just watch it

    [quote comment=”296310″][quote]I have never seen “Slap-Shot”![/quote]

    this is something you just don’t admit to….

    [/quote]

    exactly

    [quote comment=”296311″][quote comment=”296310″][quote]I have never seen “Slap-Shot”![/quote]

    this is something you just don’t admit to….

    [/quote]

    exactly[/quote]

    Especially if your follow-up is the proverbial “two thumbs up” for the “High School Musical” series.

    Seeing this pic, link , from the ticker, reminded me just how kick ass football uniforms from the 70s & 80s were! The pads, the facemasks, the neck rolls, the tape, THE SLEEVES!!

    I mean, just look at Herschel Walker!! link

    Makes me sad when I see this…
    link

    [quote comment=”296314″]Seeing this pic, link , from the ticker, reminded me just how kick ass football uniforms from the 70s & 80s were! The pads, the facemasks, the neck rolls, the tape, THE SLEEVES!!

    I mean, just look at Herschel Walker!! link

    Makes me sad when I see this…
    link

    I fully prefer the last pic!

    [quote comment=”296315″]No Slap-Shot
    No Bull Durham
    Yes HSM
    Yes HSM2

    and

    the clincher

    Purple House:
    link
    You are now on double secret probation!

    [quote comment=”296313″][quote comment=”296311″][quote comment=”296310″][quote]I have never seen “Slap-Shot”![/quote]

    this is something you just don’t admit to….

    [/quote]

    exactly[/quote]

    Especially if your follow-up is the proverbial “two thumbs up” for the “High School Musical” series.[/quote]

    Sorry, JTH…but I speak the truth!

    “No Slap-Shot
    No Bull Durham
    Yes HSM
    Yes HSM2”

    What kind of upbringing did you have!?!?

    Were you given the Gordon’s Fisherman’s Jersey as a gift and that was your 1st impression of hockey?!?!

    Please oh please, don’t tell us you have a turn ahead the clock jersey’s too!!

    what’s next…”I like watching Bring it on & /or The cutting edge while listening to Tori Amos”…

    We are friends here…we are here to help you…

    Couple of NFL items from Sunday I haven’t seen discussed, though I haven’t searched too thoroughly:

    1. Anybody catch ESPN’s “The Mayne Event” where they joked about the epidemic of loose fitting helmets and how many ‘beheadings’ there are per game? By the end, it showed the likes of Steven Jackson deciding to just tape his helmet around his chin.

    2. Didn’t get a screen grab of this b/c I had the Giants game on, but flipping during a commercial to the Rams/Boys game, Steven Jackson had the back of his jersey rip from below his nameplate to shirttail, straight down the right side. The equip guy on the sideline looked at it for a few seconds to see if it could be mended, but I’m not sure what happened after that (this was in the first half). Flipped back after halftime, and he had a new jersey on.

    [quote comment=”296321″]
    1. Anybody catch ESPN’s “The Mayne Event” where they joked about the epidemic of loose fitting helmets and how many ‘beheadings’ there are per game?
    [/quote]
    I actually posted something about that on Sunday. They even went to Hofstra for that segment and there was no mention of the Mr. Met thing.

    [quote comment=”296305″]How come the Browns get two players against the Packers one? Was that game rigged?[/quote]

    Yeah, too bad they still couldn’t win, although they did manage to cover the spread.

    [quote comment=”296314″]Seeing this pic, link , from the ticker, reminded me just how kick ass football uniforms from the 70s & 80s were! The pads, the facemasks, the neck rolls, the tape, THE SLEEVES!!

    I mean, just look at Herschel Walker!! link

    Makes me sad when I see this…
    link

    That Walker photo reminds me of something that I always found interesting: During Walker’s freshman year, he usually played in a plain jersey (no sleve stripes or number outline, and he might have had NNOB as well; I can’t remember that detail), so that he looked quite different from his teammates. Why was that?

    [quote comment=”296295″]I am actually looking forward to seeing HSM3 with my girls, one of whom is dressing up as an “East High” cheerleader…now if I can coax my wife into donning the same outfit, I’ll be in luck![/quote]

    If nothing else, it might help HSM increase their fanbase…

    To make this semi-uni-related, I’ve always wanted to do a survey of Uniwatchers (anonymous, of course) of their favorite, ahem, “attire” for extracurricular marital activities.

    This is for scientific purposes, of course. I need to prove my theory that there are two constants in the universe:

    (1) All women like Journey.

    (2) All men like adult women dressed as catholic school girls/cheerleaders.

    Discuss.

    [quote comment=”296319″]”No Slap-Shot
    No Bull Durham
    Yes HSM
    Yes HSM2″

    What kind of upbringing did you have!?!?

    Were you given the Gordon’s Fisherman’s Jersey as a gift and that was your 1st impression of hockey?!?!

    Please oh please, don’t tell us you have a turn ahead the clock jersey’s too!!

    what’s next…”I like watching Bring it on & /or The cutting edge while listening to Tori Amos”…

    We are friends here…we are here to help you…[/quote]

    No, no rest assured…Eight Men Out is one of my favorite films!

    However, I loved when Clemson wore these:

    link

    And I did wear a purple shirt and tie when I got married, a la Regis in his DYWTBAM phase!

    [quote comment=”296325″]
    To make this semi-uni-related, I’ve always wanted to do a survey of Uniwatchers (anonymous, of course) of their favorite, ahem, “attire” for extracurricular marital activities.
    [/quote]

    I’m referring to the attire their female companion would wear, of course…

    [quote] I need to prove my theory that there are two constants in the universe:

    (1) All women like Journey.

    (2) All men like adult women dressed as catholic school girls/cheerleaders.

    Discuss.[/quote]

    you may want to take this off the boards…

    [quote comment=”296325″][quote comment=”296295″]I am actually looking forward to seeing HSM3 with my girls, one of whom is dressing up as an “East High” cheerleader…now if I can coax my wife into donning the same outfit, I’ll be in luck![/quote]

    If nothing else, it might help HSM increase their fanbase…

    To make this semi-uni-related, I’ve always wanted to do a survey of Uniwatchers (anonymous, of course) of their favorite, ahem, “attire” for extracurricular marital activities.

    This is for scientific purposes, of course. I need to prove my theory that there are two constants in the universe:

    (1) All women like Journey.

    (2) All men like adult women dressed as catholic school girls/cheerleaders.

    Discuss.[/quote]

    Good luck Tom! Unfortunately, because I unwittingly started this, I am going to recuse myself from said line of discussion!

    [quote comment=”296328″]

    you may want to take this off the boards…[/quote]

    You’re probably right, LI Phil. The board already gets cluttered up with the “green dot”/blank Seahawks helmets/griping about Bryan posts.

    My apologies. Back to uni banter.

    [quote comment=”296321″]Couple of NFL items from Sunday I haven’t seen discussed, though I haven’t searched too thoroughly:

    1. Anybody catch ESPN’s “The Mayne Event” where they joked about the epidemic of loose fitting helmets and how many ‘beheadings’ there are per game? By the end, it showed the likes of Steven Jackson deciding to just tape his helmet around his chin.

    2. Didn’t get a screen grab of this b/c I had the Giants game on, but flipping during a commercial to the Rams/Boys game, Steven Jackson had the back of his jersey rip from below his nameplate to shirttail, straight down the right side. The equip guy on the sideline looked at it for a few seconds to see if it could be mended, but I’m not sure what happened after that (this was in the first half). Flipped back after halftime, and he had a new jersey on.[/quote]
    In the Rams/’Boys tilt, Jacksonmissed an offensive series(!) while the equipment guys (apparently) raced to the locker room to get him a replacement jersey. No screen grab (don’t have the software/connection), but his link was “tucked” inside the jersey as he ran onto the field… but was link outside his jersey by the time he broke the huddle.

    [quote comment=”296327″][quote comment=”296325″]
    To make this semi-uni-related, I’ve always wanted to do a survey of Uniwatchers (anonymous, of course) of their favorite, ahem, “attire” for extracurricular marital activities.
    [/quote]

    I’m referring to the attire their female companion would wear, of course…[/quote]

    Thanks for clearing that up; I was about to say that my wife likes the evening to start out with me wearing a suit of armor…

    [quote comment=”296307″][quote comment=”296295″]I refuse to take crap for the fact that I saw an advanced screening of High School Musical 3 last night, but one of the basketball players (Chad, played by Corbin Bleu, for those with small children) had a his NOB and number in tackle twill on the back of his Prom tux – however, it was in purple, to match his dates’ dress.[/quote]

    To “piggyback” on comment #15, this might force PL to revoke my UW membership, I have, in fact seen both HSM and HSM 2, with my kids, and loved both of them.

    They are extremely well made films with upbeat storylines.

    I am actually looking forward to seeing HSM3 with my girls, one of whom is dressing up as an “East High” cheerleader…now if I can coax my wife into donning the same outfit, I’ll be in luck![/quote]

    I’m an equal opportunity musical hater. So you won’t get any High School Musical specific hate from me. All musicals suck in my opinion. Terrible songs, singing, and dancing don’t replace storyline and dialog, sorry. Mixing movies or plays with singing, is like putting a scoop of ice cream on a steak, They’re both good, but I’d like to seperate them by a good 15 minutes.

    [quote comment=”296314″]Seeing this pic, link , from the ticker, reminded me just how kick ass football uniforms from the 70s & 80s were! The pads, the facemasks, the neck rolls, the tape, THE SLEEVES!!

    I mean, just look at Herschel Walker!! link

    Makes me sad when I see this…
    link

    Uniforms look great, but did anyone else notice how impressive a leap that guy got in the first picture. I assume this is a field goal block but I’m thinking he jumped off the nose guard’s back.

    re the 49er pennant with logo you hadn’t seen before… your sponsor Distant Replays has a retro 49er shirt with the same gun-tottin’ prospector logo

    As a Bulls fan, and usually a old school uni liker I really hate to say this, but, the Chicago Bulls unis are looking really dated, and not in a good way. The shorts especially just look weird. I’m thinking it has a lot to do with the oversized look, they looked much better in the Jordan era. Also the home whites have always had a black-sock-left-in-with-the-white-laundry-look to them, BSLIWTWLL if you will. But either way, they need a revamp IMHO. But I’m am affraid they’d go straight to a black away jersey rather than as an alternate and use the red as an accent color. And, dare I say it, I wish they go with more form fitting topa, ala SOD unis.

    link

    I was watching the Washington wizards exhibition game last night and notice that the names on the back of their raod blue jerseys are now gold outline in white, instead of white outlined in gold they’ve had in previous years. I couldn’t find a picture. Has anyone else seen this?

    [quote comment=”296316″][quote comment=”296314″]Seeing this pic, link , from the ticker, reminded me just how kick ass football uniforms from the 70s & 80s were! The pads, the facemasks, the neck rolls, the tape, THE SLEEVES!!

    I mean, just look at Herschel Walker!! link

    Makes me sad when I see this…
    link

    I fully prefer the last pic![/quote]

    ….this coming from the owner of a purple house. ;0)

    Actually, the house is very nice looking, just a bit……….eggplanty for my taste.

    Gotta admit, I dig the HSM films (and a good bit of Disney’s other stuff too…GASP!). Too many people apparently take themselves too seriously these days. Love Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, and HSM. Who cares? Different strokes for different folks.

    I also think that the iconic pinstripes are classic, but overrated; the Braves blue jerseys are cool, but cursed; and the Rays’ duds are bland, but have grown on me. Does that mean I don’t Get It(tm)?

    Today’s topic was cool, and that was very imaginative with the “artist drawing the football game” concept. Very nice.

    ~E~

    The team that I work game days for, Columbus Cottonmouths, will be putting on Pink Jersey’s once again this year to try to help save the ta-tas…I hope to be able to put up pics from it sometime either Sunday or Monday. And I believe that the Snake numbers will be back for the second year.

    [quote comment=”296342″]The team that I work game days for, Columbus Cottonmouths, will be putting on Pink Jersey’s once again this year to try to help save the ta-tas…I hope to be able to put up pics from it sometime either Sunday or Monday. And I believe that the Snake numbers will be back for the second year.[/quote]

    I guess I should have put that this will be Tomorrow and Saturday (they play the Huntsville Havoc and Knocville Ice Bears respectively)

    [quote comment=”296341″]Gotta admit, I dig the HSM films (and a good bit of Disney’s other stuff too…GASP!). Too many people apparently take themselves too seriously these days. Love Bull Durham, Field of Dreams, and HSM. Who cares? Different strokes for different folks.[/quote]
    Before this gets overblown, I’m pretty sure everyone who’s posted the HSM mockery so far has done so with tongue firmly in cheek. I know I did.

    I personally have seen “Bull Durham” exactly one time. “Eight Men Out” I’ve only seen bits and pieces of — never all the way through. “Slap Shot” — once all the way through and then again in just bits and pieces.

    And I love watching “The Backyardigans” and “Harold and the Purple Crayon” with my kids. They’re a bit too young for HSM yet, but that day is just around the corner.

    [quote comment=”296339″]I was watching the Washington wizards exhibition game last night and notice that the names on the back of their raod blue jerseys are now gold outline in white, instead of white outlined in gold they’ve had in previous years. I couldn’t find a picture. Has anyone else seen this?[/quote]
    Ask and you shall receive…

    link

    [quote comment=”296324″][quote comment=”296314″]Seeing this pic, link , from the ticker, reminded me just how kick ass football uniforms from the 70s & 80s were! The pads, the facemasks, the neck rolls, the tape, THE SLEEVES!!

    I mean, just look at Herschel Walker!! link

    Makes me sad when I see this…
    link

    That Walker photo reminds me of something that I always found interesting: During Walker’s freshman year, he usually played in a plain jersey (no sleve stripes or number outline, and he might have had NNOB as well; I can’t remember that detail), so that he looked quite different from his teammates. Why was that?[/quote]
    Tear away jerseys?

    [quote comment=”296339″]I was watching the Washington wizards exhibition game last night and notice that the names on the back of their raod blue jerseys are now gold outline in white, instead of white outlined in gold they’ve had in previous years. I couldn’t find a picture. Has anyone else seen this?[/quote]

    It is my belief that they changed that last season!

    [quote comment=”296314″]Seeing this pic, link , from the ticker, reminded me just how kick ass football uniforms from the 70s & 80s were! The pads, the facemasks, the neck rolls, the tape, THE SLEEVES!!

    I mean, just look at Herschel Walker!! link

    Makes me sad when I see this…
    link

    Love this pick of Jeff Hostetler from ’82….
    link

    Dig the hip pads and the short jersey! Man that’s such a superior look to today.

    [quote comment=”296289″]Looking at that awsome hockey fight (who wouldn’t jump at the chance to give a Russian a beat down in the ’80s?) My thought about that thick center stripe is simply bad design. Those ref jerseys have a zipper in the center and the designer probably thought it made sense to have black on either side of the zipper – good idea if they would have simply had half the thickness of the normal black stripe so when zipped up it was unnoticable.[/quote]

    The officials did use zip-up uniforms in the 1980s in international hockey mainly because NHL referees were not allowed to work international events at that point. The IIHF officials were given those uniforms by the IIHF.

    The Punch-Up in Piestany is the largest blackmark on Hockey Canada if you ask them. However, a lot of the Canadian players involved in the brawl said it is one of their proudest moments ever of their careers.

    Guys that were involved in that game include Theoren Fleury, Brendan Shanahan, Mike Keane, Jimmy Waite, Shawn Simpson, Everett Sanipass, Alexander Mogilny, Sergei Fedorov, Evgeni Davydov, and Pat Burns.

    Gare Joyce, a contributor to ESPN, actually wrote a very impressive book about the entire ordeal, called When The Lights Went Out. It’s a phenomenal story about what factors went into the brawl, and how the whole situation played out on each side – the IIHF, Hockey Canada, and the USSR’s program.

    link. LOL

    Seriously, no worries, Mr. Powers. The hockey wing is open for all those who want to visit the “Fastest Sport Played By Man”. SlapShot is required viewing, but it’s covered in Hockey 202, not Hockey 101. ;o)

    [quote comment=”296348″][quote comment=”296314″]Seeing this pic, link , from the ticker, reminded me just how kick ass football uniforms from the 70s & 80s were! The pads, the facemasks, the neck rolls, the tape, THE SLEEVES!!

    I mean, just look at Herschel Walker!! link

    Makes me sad when I see this…
    link

    Love this pick of Jeff Hostetler from ’82….
    link

    Dig the hip pads and the short jersey! Man that’s such a superior look to today.[/quote]

    The short jerseys were ridiculous and I’m glad the faded out of style before my time. This is football, not a Jazzersice class.

    [quote]The hockey wing is open for all those who want to visit the “Fastest Sport Played By Man”.[/quote]

    make sure to explain the initiation rite tho…;)

    you know…the answer to this question: what’s the story on that dog?

    [quote comment=”296338″]As a Bulls fan, and usually a old school uni liker I really hate to say this, but, the Chicago Bulls unis are looking really dated, and not in a good way. The shorts especially just look weird. I’m thinking it has a lot to do with the oversized look, they looked much better in the Jordan era. Also the home whites have always had a black-sock-left-in-with-the-white-laundry-look to them, BSLIWTWLL if you will. But either way, they need a revamp IMHO. But I’m am affraid they’d go straight to a black away jersey rather than as an alternate and use the red as an accent color. And, dare I say it, I wish they go with more form fitting topa, ala SOD unis.

    link
    I agree, and I’m also a Bulls fan. For starters, the whites looked a lot better link.

    They need to remove that link from the shorts. The logo should stay, though.

    I think the jerseys still look good for the most part, but changes I’d like to see are
    A) go back to the link
    B) Change the black jerseys from the link back to the link — with or without the pinstripes.

    The hockey brawl clip was amazing! I have never been a fan of fighting in hockey and was actually grateful the infiltration of the Russians have cleaned up the league quite a bit. However, there is something extremely comforting about an old school fight to resolve a competitve beef because it’s based on true passion! One of the few special things left in all of sports – that and stirrups (when they grace the field).

    And as for the three stripes on the shirt tail – I may have to give up my Uni Watch card because I have those on every single one of work-out pants where the seam splits and NEVER made the connection… :(

    [quote comment=”296354″]for the people who forget what hat they are wearing:

    link

    We should just have a feature in the ticker called: “This week’s New Era creation that the Apocalypse is upon us”.

    [quote comment=”296351″][quote]The hockey wing is open for all those who want to visit the “Fastest Sport Played By Man”.[/quote]

    make sure to explain the initiation rite tho…;)

    you know…the answer to this question: what’s the story on that dog?[/quote]
    He saved the town from the flood or something

    [quote comment=”296352″][quote comment=”296338″]As a Bulls fan, and usually a old school uni liker I really hate to say this, but, the Chicago Bulls unis are looking really dated, and not in a good way. The shorts especially just look weird. I’m thinking it has a lot to do with the oversized look, they looked much better in the Jordan era. Also the home whites have always had a black-sock-left-in-with-the-white-laundry-look to them, BSLIWTWLL if you will. But either way, they need a revamp IMHO. But I’m am affraid they’d go straight to a black away jersey rather than as an alternate and use the red as an accent color. And, dare I say it, I wish they go with more form fitting topa, ala SOD unis.

    link
    I agree, and I’m also a Bulls fan. For starters, the whites looked a lot better link.

    They need to remove that link from the shorts. The logo should stay, though.

    I think the jerseys still look good for the most part, but changes I’d like to see are
    A) go back to the link
    B) Change the black jerseys from the link back to the link — with or without the pinstripes.[/quote]

    I’d agree with a lot of that. The script has a certain class that’s hard to match, and it mirrors the Sox aways unis, very nice. You’ve pin-pointed the dirty sheen, it’s the new fabric. But, I think a total redesign as opposed to tweaks is what’s needed. As the old saying goes, you can’t polish a turd. I’m just affraid they’d go overbored with the swoopy, unfinished piping and stripes that’s the norm now.

    [quote comment=”296350″][quote comment=”296348″][quote comment=”296314″]Seeing this pic, link , from the ticker, reminded me just how kick ass football uniforms from the 70s & 80s were! The pads, the facemasks, the neck rolls, the tape, THE SLEEVES!!

    I mean, just look at Herschel Walker!! link

    Makes me sad when I see this…
    link

    Love this pick of Jeff Hostetler from ’82….
    link

    Dig the hip pads and the short jersey! Man that’s such a superior look to today.[/quote]

    The short jerseys were ridiculous and I’m glad the faded out of style before my time. This is football, not a Jazzersice class.[/quote]

    You may not like them, Duckstyle, but ridiculous is pretty strong, and nothing about them are “Jazzercise”.

    [quote comment=”296355″][quote comment=”296354″]for the people who forget what hat they are wearing:

    link

    We should just have a feature in the ticker called: “This week’s New Era creation that the Apocalypse is upon us”.[/quote]

    I really like my New Era 5950 MLB and MiLB caps, but damn, they’ll put anything on ’em, won’t they?

    Check out some of these beauties…
    link

    (sort of uni-related)

    My g/f just cleaned out her colset and she is trying to sell this:
    link

    is 40 bucks really too much for a jersey that we originally paid 75 for?

    [quote comment=”296359″][quote comment=”296355″][quote comment=”296354″]for the people who forget what hat they are wearing:

    link

    We should just have a feature in the ticker called: “This week’s New Era creation that the Apocalypse is upon us”.[/quote]

    I really like my New Era 5950 MLB and MiLB caps, but damn, they’ll put anything on ’em, won’t they?

    Check out some of these beauties…
    link

    The Blackhawks one… is… doable… it’s closer to excusable than the others.

    [quote comment=”296359″][quote comment=”296355″][quote comment=”296354″]for the people who forget what hat they are wearing:

    link

    We should just have a feature in the ticker called: “This week’s New Era creation that the Apocalypse is upon us”.[/quote]

    I really like my New Era 5950 MLB and MiLB caps, but damn, they’ll put anything on ’em, won’t they?

    Check out some of these beauties…
    link
    I’m working in Washington this week and saw some dude at the hotel sporting this “Mariners” cap…

    link

    Also, that NBA patch from the ticker:
    link

    is a very inaccurate representation of the Union Jack:
    link

    Way to make friends overseas, NBA!

    [quote comment=”296322″][quote comment=”296321″]
    1. Anybody catch ESPN’s “The Mayne Event” where they joked about the epidemic of loose fitting helmets and how many ‘beheadings’ there are per game?
    [/quote]
    I actually posted something about that on Sunday. They even went to Hofstra for that segment and there was no mention of the Mr. Met thing.[/quote]
    I forgot all about this, but the whole time I watched this segment I thought “they’re at Hofstra, the punchline must be Mr. Met.” and then it ended without even a mention. I think that is why it slipped my mind. Anticlimatic (Sp?).

    Interesting story on the MLB logo. I ran across a contradictory account a couple of months ago link (the first item). According to that story, one-time comic book artist Jim Sherman designed the logo. Maybe they both worked for the same ad agency?

    I could have sworn I read an article earlier this year that it was a former comic book artist who had passed away that designed the MLB logo.

    [quote comment=”296355″][quote comment=”296354″]for the people who forget what hat they are wearing:

    link

    We should just have a feature in the ticker called: “This week’s New Era creation that the Apocalypse is upon us”.[/quote]

    I meant:

    This week’s sign by New Era that the Apocalypse is upon us.

    [quote comment=”296361″][quote comment=”296359″][quote comment=”296355″][quote comment=”296354″]for the people who forget what hat they are wearing:

    link

    We should just have a feature in the ticker called: “This week’s New Era creation that the Apocalypse is upon us”.[/quote]

    I really like my New Era 5950 MLB and MiLB caps, but damn, they’ll put anything on ’em, won’t they?

    Check out some of these beauties…
    link

    The Blackhawks one… is… doable… it’s closer to excusable than the others.[/quote]
    If not for the giant logo on the back, I would wear that, but no way in hell am I shelling out $40 for it.

    What the hell is this? Can anything scream “NFL Europe” more than these duds?

    link

    pssst…Lions…You have a lot more problems than your uniform.

    [quote comment=”296369″]What the hell is this? Can anything scream “NFL Europe” more than these duds?

    link

    pssst…Lions…You have a lot more problems than your uniform.[/quote]

    What the what is that?

    [quote comment=”296368″][quote comment=”296361″][quote comment=”296359″][quote comment=”296355″][quote comment=”296354″]for the people who forget what hat they are wearing:

    link

    We should just have a feature in the ticker called: “This week’s New Era creation that the Apocalypse is upon us”.[/quote]

    I really like my New Era 5950 MLB and MiLB caps, but damn, they’ll put anything on ’em, won’t they?

    Check out some of these beauties…
    link

    The Blackhawks one… is… doable… it’s closer to excusable than the others.[/quote]
    If not for the giant logo on the back, I would wear that, but no way in hell am I shelling out $40 for it.[/quote]

    Christmas… come on Christmas…

    [quote comment=”296358″][quote comment=”296350″][quote comment=”296348″][quote comment=”296314″]Seeing this pic, link , from the ticker, reminded me just how kick ass football uniforms from the 70s & 80s were! The pads, the facemasks, the neck rolls, the tape, THE SLEEVES!!

    I mean, just look at Herschel Walker!! link

    Makes me sad when I see this…
    link

    Love this pick of Jeff Hostetler from ’82….
    link

    Dig the hip pads and the short jersey! Man that’s such a superior look to today.[/quote]

    The short jerseys were ridiculous and I’m glad the faded out of style before my time. This is football, not a Jazzersice class.[/quote]

    You may not like them, Duckstyle, but ridiculous is pretty strong, and nothing about them are “Jazzercise”.[/quote]

    I have to agree with Duckstyle’s point of view.

    I don’t care for the Mid-Shirt “Boz” look AT ALL.

    It’s most definitely an age group thing, but I prefer the “tailored” and streamlined space age material Super hero suits of today!

    [quote comment=”296372″][quote comment=”296358″][quote comment=”296350″][quote comment=”296348″][quote comment=”296314″]Seeing this pic, link , from the ticker, reminded me just how kick ass football uniforms from the 70s & 80s were! The pads, the facemasks, the neck rolls, the tape, THE SLEEVES!!

    I mean, just look at Herschel Walker!! link

    Makes me sad when I see this…
    link

    Love this pick of Jeff Hostetler from ’82….
    link

    Dig the hip pads and the short jersey! Man that’s such a superior look to today.[/quote]

    The short jerseys were ridiculous and I’m glad the faded out of style before my time. This is football, not a Jazzersice class.[/quote]

    You may not like them, Duckstyle, but ridiculous is pretty strong, and nothing about them are “Jazzercise”.[/quote]

    I have to agree with Duckstyle’s point of view.

    I don’t care for the Mid-Shirt “Boz” look AT ALL.

    It’s most definitely an age group thing, but I prefer the “tailored” and streamlined space age material Super hero suits of today![/quote]

    Get off my lawn. :o)

    [quote comment=”296372″][quote comment=”296358″][quote comment=”296350″][quote comment=”296348″][quote comment=”296314″]Seeing this pic, link , from the ticker, reminded me just how kick ass football uniforms from the 70s & 80s were! The pads, the facemasks, the neck rolls, the tape, THE SLEEVES!!

    I mean, just look at Herschel Walker!! link

    Makes me sad when I see this…
    link

    Love this pick of Jeff Hostetler from ’82….
    link

    Dig the hip pads and the short jersey! Man that’s such a superior look to today.[/quote]

    The short jerseys were ridiculous and I’m glad the faded out of style before my time. This is football, not a Jazzersice class.[/quote]

    You may not like them, Duckstyle, but ridiculous is pretty strong, and nothing about them are “Jazzercise”.[/quote]

    I have to agree with Duckstyle’s point of view.

    I don’t care for the Mid-Shirt “Boz” look AT ALL.

    It’s most definitely an age group thing, but I prefer the “tailored” and streamlined space age material Super hero suits of today![/quote]

    At least we’ve never had to look at contemporary players like Pat Williams, Warren Sap or Orlando Pace in one of those cut-offs……

    [quote comment=”296372″][quote comment=”296358″][quote comment=”296350″][quote comment=”296348″][quote comment=”296314″]Seeing this pic, link , from the ticker, reminded me just how kick ass football uniforms from the 70s & 80s were! The pads, the facemasks, the neck rolls, the tape, THE SLEEVES!!

    I mean, just look at Herschel Walker!! link

    Makes me sad when I see this…
    link

    Love this pick of Jeff Hostetler from ’82….
    link

    Dig the hip pads and the short jersey! Man that’s such a superior look to today.[/quote]

    The short jerseys were ridiculous and I’m glad the faded out of style before my time. This is football, not a Jazzersice class.[/quote]

    You may not like them, Duckstyle, but ridiculous is pretty strong, and nothing about them are “Jazzercise”.[/quote]

    I have to agree with Duckstyle’s point of view.

    I don’t care for the Mid-Shirt “Boz” look AT ALL.

    It’s most definitely an age group thing, but I prefer the “tailored” and streamlined space age material Super hero suits of today![/quote]

    I liked wishing the happy trails “Happy Trails!”

    [quote comment=”296374″][quote comment=”296372″][quote comment=”296358″][quote comment=”296350″][quote comment=”296348″][quote comment=”296314″]Seeing this pic, link , from the ticker, reminded me just how kick ass football uniforms from the 70s & 80s were! The pads, the facemasks, the neck rolls, the tape, THE SLEEVES!!

    I mean, just look at Herschel Walker!! link

    Makes me sad when I see this…
    link

    Love this pick of Jeff Hostetler from ’82….
    link

    Dig the hip pads and the short jersey! Man that’s such a superior look to today.[/quote]

    The short jerseys were ridiculous and I’m glad the faded out of style before my time. This is football, not a Jazzersice class.[/quote]

    You may not like them, Duckstyle, but ridiculous is pretty strong, and nothing about them are “Jazzercise”.[/quote]

    I have to agree with Duckstyle’s point of view.

    I don’t care for the Mid-Shirt “Boz” look AT ALL.

    It’s most definitely an age group thing, but I prefer the “tailored” and streamlined space age material Super hero suits of today![/quote]

    At least we’ve never had to look at contemporary players like Pat Williams, Warren Sap or Orlando Pace in one of those cut-offs……[/quote]

    There is one player. One. One that scares me more than any other.

    Ted. Washington.

    Dear God, thank you that you didn’t give Teddy the Boz’s ego.

    [quote comment=”296374″][quote comment=”296372″][quote comment=”296358″][quote comment=”296350″][quote comment=”296348″][quote comment=”296314″]Seeing this pic, link , from the ticker, reminded me just how kick ass football uniforms from the 70s & 80s were! The pads, the facemasks, the neck rolls, the tape, THE SLEEVES!!

    I mean, just look at Herschel Walker!! link

    Makes me sad when I see this…
    link

    Love this pick of Jeff Hostetler from ’82….
    link

    Dig the hip pads and the short jersey! Man that’s such a superior look to today.[/quote]

    The short jerseys were ridiculous and I’m glad the faded out of style before my time. This is football, not a Jazzersice class.[/quote]

    You may not like them, Duckstyle, but ridiculous is pretty strong, and nothing about them are “Jazzercise”.[/quote]

    I have to agree with Duckstyle’s point of view.

    I don’t care for the Mid-Shirt “Boz” look AT ALL.

    It’s most definitely an age group thing, but I prefer the “tailored” and streamlined space age material Super hero suits of today![/quote]

    At least we’ve never had to look at contemporary players like Pat Williams, Warren Sap or Orlando Pace in one of those cut-offs……[/quote]
    Looks like a cut-off to me, just with a t-shirt underneath…
    link

    Paul, I remember you having a ticker item about Ryan Houston having “Houston” on both the front and back of his jersey.

    Has anyone noticed that Pedro Feliz’s jersey says “Phillies” on the front and “Feliz” on the back. Not exactly the same, but I found it interesting.

    Good thing Brian Cardinal played for Purdue and not for Stanford.

    [quote comment=”296380″][quote comment=”296374″][quote comment=”296372″][quote comment=”296358″][quote comment=”296350″][quote comment=”296348″][quote comment=”296314″]Seeing this pic, link , from the ticker, reminded me just how kick ass football uniforms from the 70s & 80s were! The pads, the facemasks, the neck rolls, the tape, THE SLEEVES!!

    I mean, just look at Herschel Walker!! link

    Makes me sad when I see this…
    link

    Love this pick of Jeff Hostetler from ’82….
    link

    Dig the hip pads and the short jersey! Man that’s such a superior look to today.[/quote]

    The short jerseys were ridiculous and I’m glad the faded out of style before my time. This is football, not a Jazzersice class.[/quote]

    You may not like them, Duckstyle, but ridiculous is pretty strong, and nothing about them are “Jazzercise”.[/quote]

    I have to agree with Duckstyle’s point of view.

    I don’t care for the Mid-Shirt “Boz” look AT ALL.

    It’s most definitely an age group thing, but I prefer the “tailored” and streamlined space age material Super hero suits of today![/quote]

    At least we’ve never had to look at contemporary players like Pat Williams, Warren Sap or Orlando Pace in one of those cut-offs……[/quote]
    Looks like a cut-off to me, just with a t-shirt underneath…
    link

    At least it’s a schutt!

    Half shirts make Mike Rozier come to mind:

    link

    I have a confession to make. Jim in MI, Teebz…I will apologize in advance.

    I have never seen “Slap-Shot”!

    “A hundred bucks of my own money for the first of my guys who really nails that creep.”

    Never seen Slapshot, indeed.

    [quote comment=”296312″]don’t wanna steal PL’s thunder for the upcoming college hoop uni previews, but link unis have apparently been leaked…

    SOD cometh[/quote]

    Actually Phil, that what put on this board a few months ago. Mason is SOD link, but as you can see they are a bit different than the “leaked” ones. I can’t find a full shot yet.

    One thing is absolutely true. The short, cutoff jerseys, combined with larger pads, full sleeves, et al, create a silhouette that is larger at the top and narrower at the bottom. Today, with smaller pads, tighter jerseys and virtually no sleeves, is more more narrow at the top and wider below. So which really is the superhero look?

    Let’s face it…if a guy’s waist measures larger or about the same as his chest he isn’t gonna look like The Punisher in either style.

    Also is a CDI thing, based on players’ perceptions, accurate or inaccurate. Back then, show off abs. Today, show off guns.

    —Ricko

    Shouldn’t there be clarification of the term “authentic” when referring to jerseys (i.e. [insert player’s name here] could have worn something just like this out on the field)?

    Take this Ken Griffey Jr. “authentic” jersey for example: link

    Also note: It’s a borderline Reeds jersey

    [quote comment=”296307″][quote comment=”296295″]I refuse to take crap for the fact that I saw an advanced screening of High School Musical 3 last night, but one of the basketball players (Chad, played by Corbin Bleu, for those with small children) had a his NOB and number in tackle twill on the back of his Prom tux – however, it was in purple, to match his dates’ dress.[/quote]

    To “piggyback” on comment #15, this might force PL to revoke my UW membership, I have, in fact seen both HSM and HSM 2, with my kids, and loved both of them.

    They are extremely well made films with upbeat storylines.

    I am actually looking forward to seeing HSM3 with my girls, one of whom is dressing up as an “East High” cheerleader…now if I can coax my wife into donning the same outfit, I’ll be in luck![/quote]

    not gonna lie, it’s kind of disturbing you want your daughter and wife in the same cheerleading outfit

    [quote comment=”296388″][quote comment=”296307″][quote comment=”296295″]I refuse to take crap for the fact that I saw an advanced screening of High School Musical 3 last night, but one of the basketball players (Chad, played by Corbin Bleu, for those with small children) had a his NOB and number in tackle twill on the back of his Prom tux – however, it was in purple, to match his dates’ dress.[/quote]

    To “piggyback” on comment #15, this might force PL to revoke my UW membership, I have, in fact seen both HSM and HSM 2, with my kids, and loved both of them.

    They are extremely well made films with upbeat storylines.

    I am actually looking forward to seeing HSM3 with my girls, one of whom is dressing up as an “East High” cheerleader…now if I can coax my wife into donning the same outfit, I’ll be in luck![/quote]

    not gonna lie, it’s kind of disturbing you want your daughter and wife in the same cheerleading outfit[/quote]

    semantics, Kenny! A little further upstate from me, Orange County, persay, the inhabitants are into that.

    Daughter: Fun Halloween costume
    Wife: Fun costume…she actually got rid of her HS uniform a few years back, much to my dismay!

    [quote comment=”296387″]Shouldn’t there be clarification of the term “authentic” when referring to jerseys (i.e. [insert player’s name here] could have worn something just like this out on the field)?

    *I recently fell for this when I purchased a Yankees jeter for 30 bucks…should have known better:

    Majestic is the “authentic” maker of MLB jersey and other apparel.

    So just because it has the tags from Majestic, it doesn’t make a “genuine authentic”….

    i.e. the Team USA WBC A-Rod Jersey my g/f is trying to sell is an “Authentic Majestic” …this is where the line blurs for al sellers and for the buyers to beware…

    Here’s an article linked on PFT.com where Mike Ditka says that if the League wants to cut down on headhunting, they should remove facemasks from the helmets…

    link

    [quote comment=”296380″][quote comment=”296374″][quote comment=”296372″][quote comment=”296358″][quote comment=”296350″][quote comment=”296348″][quote comment=”296314″]Seeing this pic, link , from the ticker, reminded me just how kick ass football uniforms from the 70s & 80s were! The pads, the facemasks, the neck rolls, the tape, THE SLEEVES!!

    I mean, just look at Herschel Walker!! link

    Makes me sad when I see this…
    link

    Love this pick of Jeff Hostetler from ’82….
    link

    Dig the hip pads and the short jersey! Man that’s such a superior look to today.[/quote]

    The short jerseys were ridiculous and I’m glad the faded out of style before my time. This is football, not a Jazzersice class.[/quote]

    You may not like them, Duckstyle, but ridiculous is pretty strong, and nothing about them are “Jazzercise”.[/quote]

    I have to agree with Duckstyle’s point of view.

    I don’t care for the Mid-Shirt “Boz” look AT ALL.

    It’s most definitely an age group thing, but I prefer the “tailored” and streamlined space age material Super hero suits of today![/quote]

    At least we’ve never had to look at contemporary players like Pat Williams, Warren Sap or Orlando Pace in one of those cut-offs……[/quote]
    Looks like a cut-off to me, just with a t-shirt underneath…
    link

    And he’s 400 pounds lighter, there.

    “this might force PL to revoke my UW membership, I have, in fact seen both HSM and HSM 2”

    All those in favor of dismissing those who commit this crime against humanity, say “Aye”.

    Aye.

    Perhaps you folks can help me out, because NFL Shop.com has done nothing for me at this point. I am looking for some Green Bay Packers infant clothing. I’d go eBay, but I’m not too keen on dressing up my nephew in some stranger’s clothes. Fine by me, but my sister would probably flip. Anywho, I looked at NFL shop and the only Packers gear they have there doesn’t appeal to me. Any help would be appreciated. Thx.

    [quote comment=”296392″]Here’s an article linked on PFT.com where Mike Ditka says that if the League wants to cut down on headhunting, they should remove facemasks from the helmets…

    link

    I’m pretty sure that for some of these guys that would cut down on tackling, too.

    [quote comment=”296389″][quote comment=”296388″][quote comment=”296307″][quote comment=”296295″]I refuse to take crap for the fact that I saw an advanced screening of High School Musical 3 last night, but one of the basketball players (Chad, played by Corbin Bleu, for those with small children) had a his NOB and number in tackle twill on the back of his Prom tux – however, it was in purple, to match his dates’ dress.[/quote]

    To “piggyback” on comment #15, this might force PL to revoke my UW membership, I have, in fact seen both HSM and HSM 2, with my kids, and loved both of them.

    They are extremely well made films with upbeat storylines.

    I am actually looking forward to seeing HSM3 with my girls, one of whom is dressing up as an “East High” cheerleader…now if I can coax my wife into donning the same outfit, I’ll be in luck![/quote]

    not gonna lie, it’s kind of disturbing you want your daughter and wife in the same cheerleading outfit[/quote]

    semantics, Kenny! A little further upstate from me, Orange County, persay, the inhabitants are into that.

    Daughter: Fun Halloween costume
    Wife:

    Fun costume…she actually got rid of her HS uniform a few years back, much to my dismay![/quote]

    I have to chime in that as a Cowboys fan I was extremely excited when my wife was seriously considering the Cowboys Cheerleader outfit last night.. in the end she went with the German Beer Wench, which is maybe a step down, but not very far..

    Happy Halloween indeed

    [quote comment=”296401″]What you need to do is stick your finger down your throat, touch your uvula and make yourself gag.

    After you’re done coughing, take your finger out of your gooey mouth, wipe off the saliva and sniff it.

    If it doesn’t smell like complete and utter shit (literally), insert your digit into your asshole and get it brown.

    Then sniff again.

    Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.[/quote]

    aannnnndddddd scene!

    [quote comment=”296395″]Perhaps you folks can help me out, because NFL Shop.com has done nothing for me at this point. I am looking for some Green Bay Packers infant clothing. I’d go eBay, but I’m not too keen on dressing up my nephew in some stranger’s clothes. Fine by me, but my sister would probably flip. Anywho, I looked at NFL shop and the only Packers gear they have there doesn’t appeal to me. Any help would be appreciated. Thx.[/quote]

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    Sorry, don’t know how to do links…

    [quote comment=”296401″]What you need to do is stick your finger down your throat, touch your uvula and make yourself gag.

    After you’re done coughing, take your finger out of your gooey mouth, wipe off the saliva and sniff it.

    If it doesn’t smell like complete and utter shit (literally), insert your digit into your asshole and get it brown.

    Then sniff again.

    Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.[/quote]

    Damn, chimpanzees CAN type.

    [quote comment=”296404″][quote comment=”296395″]Perhaps you folks can help me out, because NFL Shop.com has done nothing for me at this point. I am looking for some Green Bay Packers infant clothing. I’d go eBay, but I’m not too keen on dressing up my nephew in some stranger’s clothes. Fine by me, but my sister would probably flip. Anywho, I looked at NFL shop and the only Packers gear they have there doesn’t appeal to me. Any help would be appreciated. Thx.[/quote]

    link

    Sorry, don’t know how to do links…[/quote]

    There are quite a few sellers on eBay who sell brand new, unused still-with-the-tags clothing. I don’t know if you would still consider that “some stranger’s clothes”.

    [quote comment=”296404″][quote comment=”296395″]Perhaps you folks can help me out, because NFL Shop.com has done nothing for me at this point. I am looking for some Green Bay Packers infant clothing. I’d go eBay, but I’m not too keen on dressing up my nephew in some stranger’s clothes. Fine by me, but my sister would probably flip. Anywho, I looked at NFL shop and the only Packers gear they have there doesn’t appeal to me. Any help would be appreciated. Thx.[/quote]

    link

    Sorry, don’t know how to do links…[/quote]

    Thanks!

    [quote comment=”296407″][quote comment=”296404″][quote comment=”296395″]Perhaps you folks can help me out, because NFL Shop.com has done nothing for me at this point. I am looking for some Green Bay Packers infant clothing. I’d go eBay, but I’m not too keen on dressing up my nephew in some stranger’s clothes. Fine by me, but my sister would probably flip. Anywho, I looked at NFL shop and the only Packers gear they have there doesn’t appeal to me. Any help would be appreciated. Thx.[/quote]

    link

    Sorry, don’t know how to do links…[/quote]

    There are quite a few sellers on eBay who sell brand new, unused still-with-the-tags clothing. I don’t know if you would still consider that “some stranger’s clothes”.[/quote]

    Well, those aren’t my words. My sister said no eBay. Her baby, her rules, I guess. However if it’s still with tags and brand new I doubt she’d know the difference. Anyway, thanks, I’ll check it out.

    [quote comment=”296409″]Well, those aren’t my words. My sister said no eBay. Her baby, her rules, I guess. However if it’s still with tags and brand new I doubt she’d know the difference. Anyway, thanks, I’ll check it out.[/quote]

    You should have some fun with her: buy one outfit from the Packers Pro Shop and then one from eBay with the tags on it, then have her guess which one is the eBay one and which one isn’t.

    [quote comment=”296410″][quote comment=”296409″]Well, those aren’t my words. My sister said no eBay. Her baby, her rules, I guess. However if it’s still with tags and brand new I doubt she’d know the difference. Anyway, thanks, I’ll check it out.[/quote]

    You should have some fun with her: buy one outfit from the Packers Pro Shop and then one from eBay with the tags on it, then have her guess which one is the eBay one and which one isn’t.[/quote]

    Ha-ha! Good idea. She’s been a Packers fan all of her life and I’ve been a Bears fan, so we always have a little rivalry going. Maybe I should buy him some Bears stuff instead!

    [quote comment=”296415″]”it’s very bad to touch Jobu’s rum…is VERY bad”[/quote]

    Apparently, it’s bad for JOBA to touch the rum!

    [quote comment=”296416″][quote comment=”296415″]”it’s very bad to touch Jobu’s rum…is VERY bad”[/quote]

    Apparently, it’s bad for JOBA to touch the rum![/quote]

    Joba doesn’t need to get in shape this winter; he already has a six-pack……

    [quote comment=”296411″][quote comment=”296410″][quote comment=”296409″]Well, those aren’t my words. My sister said no eBay. Her baby, her rules, I guess. However if it’s still with tags and brand new I doubt she’d know the difference. Anyway, thanks, I’ll check it out.[/quote]

    You should have some fun with her: buy one outfit from the Packers Pro Shop and then one from eBay with the tags on it, then have her guess which one is the eBay one and which one isn’t.[/quote]

    Ha-ha! Good idea. She’s been a Packers fan all of her life and I’ve been a Bears fan, so we always have a little rivalry going. Maybe I should buy him some Bears stuff instead![/quote]
    YES. You should absolutely do that. You’ve got to do your part to make sure that child is raised the right way.

    I heard (from Scott Van Pelt, I think) that Joba’s been wearing his Yankee cap when he’s out and about in Lincoln. Talk about making yourself a target.

    According to Joe Morgan: Not only do the Rays have a Scott ‘Cashmere’ but the Phillies have a Jimmy ‘Rawlings’.

    Hmm – never heard of those guys, Joe.

    I was just thinking about the yellowing pits on the Phillies Cool Base jersey’s. I know this is a long shot but could they appear a little more yellow do to the red undershirts the Phillies use?

    [quote comment=”296422″]According to Joe Morgan: Not only do the Rays have a Scott ‘Cashmere’ but the Phillies have a Jimmy ‘Rawlings’.

    Hmm – never heard of those guys, Joe.[/quote]

    those guys are killing me, stuby…have to listen to their incessant banter on the way home from the gym…apparently morongan doesn’t like cold weather…or as miller put it, joe likes ‘stale air and fake grass’

    /he plays morgan like yo yo ma plays a stradivarius

    One of the more unique minor league caps IMO. The baseball logo is a ghost and when it glows in the dark, it’s a G.

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    BTW, my girlfriend likes to wear her Maple Leafs jersey while watching Hockey Night in Canada. I’m behind her all the way.

    [quote comment=”296424″][quote comment=”296422″]According to Joe Morgan: Not only do the Rays have a Scott ‘Cashmere’ but the Phillies have a Jimmy ‘Rawlings’.

    Hmm – never heard of those guys, Joe.[/quote]

    those guys are killing me, stuby…have to listen to their incessant banter on the way home from the gym…apparently morongan doesn’t like cold weather…or as miller put it, joe likes ‘stale air and fake grass’

    /he plays morgan like yo mama straddles various players[/quote]

    fixed

    [quote comment=”296421″]Talking about the Schutt Ion on Pat White on WV Auburn Game[/quote]

    Like W VA’s all-navy and all-gold. Think maybe is partially because they were among the first to do it…and because they’ve never done the unitard look, and the white shoes look better than black would with that uni.

    [quote comment=”296425″]One of the more unique minor league caps IMO. The baseball logo is a ghost and when it glows in the dark, it’s a G.

    link

    BTW, my girlfriend likes to wear her Maple Leafs jersey while watching Hockey Night in Canada. I’m behind her all the way.[/quote]
    Yeah. That’s definitely a cute idea. And they’ve got at least two other cap variations. There’s one with a colored brim where I think the ghost’s eyes and teeth glow instead of the hidden G and then there’s a white one where the entire logo glows.

    [quote comment=”296352″][quote comment=”296338″]As a Bulls fan, and usually a old school uni liker I really hate to say this, but, the Chicago Bulls unis are looking really dated, and not in a good way. The shorts especially just look weird. I’m thinking it has a lot to do with the oversized look, they looked much better in the Jordan era. Also the home whites have always had a black-sock-left-in-with-the-white-laundry-look to them, BSLIWTWLL if you will. But either way, they need a revamp IMHO. But I’m am affraid they’d go straight to a black away jersey rather than as an alternate and use the red as an accent color. And, dare I say it, I wish they go with more form fitting topa, ala SOD unis.

    link
    I agree, and I’m also a Bulls fan. For starters, the whites looked a lot better link.

    They need to remove that link from the shorts. The logo should stay, though.

    I think the jerseys still look good for the most part, but changes I’d like to see are
    A) go back to the link
    B) Change the black jerseys from the link back to the link — with or without the pinstripes.[/quote]

    Got a question:

    On that Gordon jersey, why is the Chicago vertically arched and the Gordon radially?

    [quote comment=”296403″]http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3659972

    Chad Johnson stuck with “Johnson for resto of ‘O8″[/quote]

    Another reason I am glad I moved from Cincinnati. Hasn’t this guy had his 15 minutes? Another overpaid look-at-me athlete. Chad, listen, when you’ve won a ring (good luck with that working for The Man, Mike Brown) then call me back.

    [quote comment=”296433″]tim mccarver has never had a mohawk[/quote]

    And he’s never made a coherent statement. Go figure.

    [quote comment=”296391″]I am strongly in the “cropped college jerseys kicked ass” camp.

    link

    Whew!! Thanks for posting that, Robert! There for as minute, I thought I was gonna be the only one.

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