Everyone knows about the White Sox’s one-game experiment wearing shorts in 1976. But you might not know that the Chisox weren’t the only professional baseball team to wear shorts, nor were they the first. That distinction goes to the Hollywood Stars, a triple-A team that paired pinstriped shorts with non-pinstriped pullovers in 1950. The outfit was worn for warm-weather games, usually on weekends, for two seasons. You can read a short account of what it was like to wear the shorts, from Stars player Chuck Stevens, here.
Those photos and text come from The Grand Minor League: An Oral History of the Old Pacific Coast League, by Dick Dobbins, a copy of which was generously donated to the Uni Watch library last week by reader Ken Clark. Much like Rain Check, which I wrote about a few weeks ago, this book is filled with some spectacular photos of jerseys, caps, and small details. Here are some highlights:
• At first glance, it looks like the 1956 Los Angeles Angels (who were a minor league team in those days) were using stretch gussets very much like the ones seen on today’s MLB batting practice jerseys. But it turns out that the Angels also used the gusset stripe pattern on their pants!
• Lots of great caps here. I especially like that the Oakland Oaks used an acorn-shaped logo.
• It’s hard to see, but in 1940 the Stars experimented with chenille lettering, which is a puffy, textured weave, sort of like a towel.
• Always cracks me up when I see little underarm ventilation eyelets on old jerseys. Like, yeah, I’m sure those holes made a huuuuuge difference. (Also: Note the odd stitching pattern along the seam.)
• Striped pockets — nice.
• Can’t decide which sleeve patch I like better — this one or this one.
As for the shorts — which deserve a closer look — the real problem, it seems to me, is that the jersey and shorts don’t match. Like, was the fabric mill running a special on pinstriped flannel or what? Also, is that a satin belt? Yikes.
Finally, one last left-coast baseball note: Dave Eskinazi, who provided all the great photos in the Rain Check book, has an excellent photo project available on the web: a slide show documenting baseball’s early history in Washington state, filled with more photos from his amazing collection. You can see the exhibit’s home page, and click to begin the slide show, here.
Uni Watch News Ticker: Excellent article here about Ohio State’s new jerseys. … Diacritical Update: We have a circumflex sighting, courtesy of Doug Brei, who snapped this photo of Rochester Rhinos player Matthew Delicà ¢te last Saturday. … Underbill Update: Leaving aside Andre Ethier’s goofy self-portrait pose, it’s interesting to see that he spells out his uni number on his underbill (with thanks to Lauro Diazzesati). … Italy has finally added the fourth star to their soccer crest.
I was watching the USA basketball game briefly this morning and noticed something nice. No one on the USA team was wearing pants, Wade had really long socks and LEBron was back to medium length socks. Lets hope this is for good, and not just because of the rule change.
The Buckeyes new jerseys will be form fittting, which makes sense, however, next season the NHL is expected to start with form fitting jerseys,which will be a huge mistake IMHO. Hockey jerseys look great just the way they are!
The picture of the 1950’s Angels players pants show off the ivy covered wall and house in the background. This was, I believe, Wrigley Field in LA, home to the famous Home Run Derby that was rebroadcast a few yeras ago on ESPN.
If you get to see that series ago, note that some of the players, Mickey Mantle specifically, are wearing skin colored form fitting batting gloves.
Isn’t “The Los Angeles Angels” sort of redundant?
It translates to “The The Angels Angels” (!)
There are rumors around Houston that the Astros are planning on retiring Bagwell’s number opening day of next year. What’s the quickest turnaround for a retired number? He played in the World Series last year and reported to spring training this year.
So I picked up the equipment bag for my son’s rec league soccer team last night, and what color shirts and socks did we draw?
Purple.
I foresee an 0-9 season.
Here is a good gallery of the new Buckeye Jerseys
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Though neither a Ohio State or Michigan fan, I still like the “count up” counter on the left side of the web page of the OSU jersey story. Take that Wolverine fans!
The little details on those old uniforms are great. I especially like the stripe on the pockets and the striped stirrups.
[quote comment=”7022″]The picture of the 1950’s Angels players pants show off the ivy covered wall and house in the background. This was, I believe, Wrigley Field in LA, home to the famous Home Run Derby that was rebroadcast a few yeras ago on ESPN.
If you get to see that series ago, note that some of the players, Mickey Mantle specifically, are wearing skin colored form fitting batting gloves.[/quote]
guilty… i watched that show daily when espn re-ran it about 10 years ago… it was neat that they were able to get that level player to make such a commitment (granted, a whole season was probably taped in a weeks time)… two things i couldnt stand,
the host mark scott
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you would have thought he only learned the game 10 minutes before airing… he asked stupid questions and miscalled hr’s…
the umpire art pascarella
he was on the field and they had (what sounded like) pre-recorded audio of him saying “1 away”, “2 outs”, and “3 outs”… it was the same every time!
While I think the city has officially shortened its name to “Los Angeles,” originally the two-word name was a contracted form of “El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Angeles del RÃÂo de Porciúncula.” (The Town of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels on the River Porciúncula.) Grammatically speaking it’s not even the city “of angels.” Obliatory uniform content: How about some 1781 Dodgers throwback unis with “EPDNSLRDLADRDP” on the cap? Maybe articles and prepositions could be skipped for brevity.
Am I the only one who doesn’t like the new Ohio State unis? I thought the silver on the stripe sleeves was sharp. Set them apart from the nebraskas and wisconsins of the world…
[quote comment=”7024″]Isn’t “The Los Angeles Angels” sort of redundant?
It translates to “The The Angels Angels” (!)[/quote]
Maybe they could be “The Los Angeles Angels of Los Angeles”
[quote comment=”7034″]Am I the only one who doesn’t like the new Ohio State unis? I thought the silver on the stripe sleeves was sharp. Set them apart from the nebraskas and wisconsins of the world…[/quote]
I don’t like them either, but then again, I’m a U of M fan. So hopefully the new unis will bad luck and we’ll kill them this year.
[quote comment=”7037″][quote comment=”7034″]Am I the only one who doesn’t like the new Ohio State unis? I thought the silver on the stripe sleeves was sharp. Set them apart from the nebraskas and wisconsins of the world…[/quote]
I don’t like them either, but then again, I’m a U of M fan. So hopefully the new unis will bad luck and we’ll kill them this year.[/quote]
Not as long as LLLLoyd is still on the UM sideline. But please do retain him the next few years to make up for the Cooper years.
From a distance, Ohio State’s jerseys do look similar to Wisconsin’s. But at a closer look, the stripes match the ones on the helmut and the pants. I think it brings a nice overall continuity to their uniforms.
in todays quarterfinal against germany, dwyane wade wore his new shoe, the wade 1.3, in the first half
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I meant to add that this was in the Columbus Dispatch yesterday. It’s interesting, but very brief and only covers major changes to their uniforms over the years
How suprising is it that Nike was able to produce the Ohio St. uniforms without adding some rediculous tapered stripes or non-symmetrical sleeves.
It’s clean and simple.
If only the could stop whoring their swoosh around.
I counted link in one picture.
After moving to the LA/OC area (Long Beach) for college, I quickly became affiliated with both the Dodgers and the Angels. Then the Angels went and called themselves the “Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim”. What a load of crock! I can understand the desire to stake a claim in the LA market, but not after you’ve made a name for yourself with Anaheim in the World Series. It’s not like people don’t know about Anaheim (hello, Disneyland!). There’s nothing wrong with the name of a suburb, I mean we don’t call them the San Francisco Athletics.
What’s ironic is that the name change probably only means anything to those of us from Southern California. Growing up outside of LA, I saw it all as one big city. But once you’ve lived here for a while, you quickly realize that people here are fiercly territorial (South Bay, West LA, East LA, Long Beach, PV, San Fernando, OC, IE). Don’t tell someone from Orange County or the Inland Empire that they’re from LA.
Illinois State University… another school taken over by nike.
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[quote comment=”7042″]in todays quarterfinal against germany, dwyane wade wore his new shoe, the wade 1.3, in the first half
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It looks like Carmelo is link in national colors as well…
[quote comment=”7025″]There are rumors around Houston that the Astros are planning on retiring Bagwell’s number opening day of next year. What’s the quickest turnaround for a retired number? He played in the World Series last year and reported to spring training this year.[/quote]
Thurman Munson’s number was retired just after he died.
[quote comment=”7048″]After moving to the LA/OC area (Long Beach) for college, I quickly became affiliated with both the Dodgers and the Angels. Then the Angels went and called themselves the “Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim”. What a load of crock! I can understand the desire to stake a claim in the LA market, but not after you’ve made a name for yourself with Anaheim in the World Series. It’s not like people don’t know about Anaheim (hello, Disneyland!). There’s nothing wrong with the name of a suburb, I mean we don’t call them the San Francisco Athletics.
What’s ironic is that the name change probably only means anything to those of us from Southern California. Growing up outside of LA, I saw it all as one big city. But once you’ve lived here for a while, you quickly realize that people here are fiercly territorial (South Bay, West LA, East LA, Long Beach, PV, San Fernando, OC, IE). Don’t tell someone from Orange County or the Inland Empire that they’re from LA.[/quote]
Additionally, you never ever tell anyone from the East Bay that they’re from San Francisco. Oakland is no suburb you knob.
Freakin southern californian sassafrasssamerffleberfle…
Speaking of the Angels, I was watching their game last night in Seattle (prayers for Rafael Soriano) and caught a couple things:
-Kenji Johjima wears a footflap from a link under his mask as a link. Looks like it would flap too much for my comfort.
-Kenji also wore what looks like the knee of a link on his elbow while link. Plus his link looked unusually tall.
-Mike Napoli’s chest protector doesn’t look like it link.
While reading about the Dodgers’ 16th inning win last night, I saw link photo of walk-off hero Ramon Martinez. Why in the world is he wearing black cleats? It doesn’t seem like he was link. Was he a call-up?
The link of those Buckeye jerseys the link. Especially the unique shape of the link.
I loved link! I like the shoulder sleeve stripes from ’54 and the helmet from ’64.
link don’t look like socks. More like Calf Tights.
[quote comment=”7051″][quote comment=”7025″]There are rumors around Houston that the Astros are planning on retiring Bagwell’s number opening day of next year. What’s the quickest turnaround for a retired number? He played in the World Series last year and reported to spring training this year.[/quote]
Thurman Munson’s number was retired just after he died.[/quote]The White Sox retired Harold Baines’ #3 in August of 1989, less than a month after they traded him to the Texas Rangers.
Baines, of course, went on to play 12 more seasons in MLB, including 2 other stints with the Sox – his #3 was “un-retired” for him both times. He still sports #3 in his current capacity as the Sox’ first base coach.
[quote comment=”7052″][quote comment=”7048″]After moving to the LA/OC area (Long Beach) for college, I quickly became affiliated with both the Dodgers and the Angels. Then the Angels went and called themselves the “Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim”. What a load of crock! I can understand the desire to stake a claim in the LA market, but not after you’ve made a name for yourself with Anaheim in the World Series. It’s not like people don’t know about Anaheim (hello, Disneyland!). There’s nothing wrong with the name of a suburb, I mean we don’t call them the San Francisco Athletics.
What’s ironic is that the name change probably only means anything to those of us from Southern California. Growing up outside of LA, I saw it all as one big city. But once you’ve lived here for a while, you quickly realize that people here are fiercly territorial (South Bay, West LA, East LA, Long Beach, PV, San Fernando, OC, IE). Don’t tell someone from Orange County or the Inland Empire that they’re from LA.[/quote]
Additionally, you never ever tell anyone from the East Bay that they’re from San Francisco. Oakland is no suburb you knob.
Freakin southern californian sassafrasssamerffleberfle…[/quote]
Well, if you’ve ever been to LA, you know that the city never ends. Considering there’s bridges across the bay, same goes for SF. But you proved my point, Oakland and Anaheim are independent and popular enough to be recognized as the true hometown of their pro teams.
Paul, isn’t striped pockets just another example of unecessary piping?
Are you just giving a pass to old-timey jerseys because of your fondness for nostalgia? I only ask because I bet you’d skewer any current jersey that showed up with piping on the pocket flaps.
I for one don’t mind good looking piping, and I think it can break up what would otherwise be a pretty boring link.
I like the vertical “Spokane” on the Spokane Indians jersey circa 1910. However, I am not sure whether the mismatched socks are part of the uniform or evidence of the individual player’s peculiarities.
[quote comment=”7058″]Paul, isn’t striped pockets just another example of unnecessary piping?[/quote]
Nah. I like highlighting little details — when the Rangers added piping to their belt tunnels this season, I applauded it.
What I’m against is vertical piping — or colored vertical panels — up the sides of a shirt. Looks link.
[quote comment=”7034″]Am I the only one who doesn’t like the new Ohio State unis? I thought the silver on the stripe sleeves was sharp. Set them apart from the nebraskas and wisconsins of the world…[/quote]
At first, I was hating the new digs. But like it was pointed out, this brings the stipes all in line with each other. at first, the big outcry was if ur colors include grey, so should the jersey. but now, most people have settled down about it. it’s out with us.
[quote comment=”7027″]Here is a good gallery of the new Buckeye Jerseys
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Did anyone notice the 2 linkin this pic? We all know that it happens, but seems to be alot with this team. Also the guys with the same number should not stand next to each other for the photo! Yeah, I’m talking about you #4’s!
Oh….and I hate the uni’s….but at least there is no stripe across the back like Miami has.
Piping, in and of itself, is generally cool. It’s the bizarre, “I’m bored and I’m gonna draw crazy piping ’cause I can” link that are no good.
I know this is yesterday’s line, but, with the new ownership, and a “fans’ choice” of a new name (or keep the old one)contest/poll a while ago. I would have to put my money on the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. (That is of course if purple is still one of their offical colors)
[quote comment=”7048″]After moving to the LA/OC area (Long Beach) for college, I quickly became affiliated with both the Dodgers and the Angels. Then the Angels went and called themselves the “Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim”. What a load of crock! I can understand the desire to stake a claim in the LA market, but not after you’ve made a name for yourself with Anaheim in the World Series. It’s not like people don’t know about Anaheim (hello, Disneyland!). There’s nothing wrong with the name of a suburb, I mean we don’t call them the San Francisco Athletics.
What’s ironic is that the name change probably only means anything to those of us from Southern California. Growing up outside of LA, I saw it all as one big city. But once you’ve lived here for a while, you quickly realize that people here are fiercly territorial (South Bay, West LA, East LA, Long Beach, PV, San Fernando, OC, IE). Don’t tell someone from Orange County or the Inland Empire that they’re from LA.[/quote]
I was very happy when Disney changed the name to the Anaheim Angels back in 1997. I always considered it my grandfather’s dying wish for them to be named for Anaheim, where he was a lifelong resident.
But since I was raised in north Long Beach (L.A. county) like my dad, I was born a Dodger fan. Being the offspring of an L.A. county father and an Orange County mother, trust me, I hear you when you say there’s a difference.
Bringing this back to a uni related note, I’m glad the Angels haven’t put “LA” or “Los Angeles” on any uniforms…yet. Whereas I was a fan when Anaheim won the Series in ’02 (and beat the hated Giants!), I now despise the Angels for their name change. Orange County is not L.A.!
…and nobody calls it “the O.C.” either.
I just saw a preview for MTV’s reality show “two-a-days’, where apparently they follow a high school football team around for a season. What kind of jerseys were they wearing? Yep, Nike, complete with obvious swoosh and unessecary piping.I can’t directly link to a picture, but if you go link and click on photos, you can see their came jerseys.
[quote comment=”7067″]I know this is yesterday’s line, but, with the new ownership, and a “fans’ choice” of a new name (or keep the old one)contest/poll a while ago. I would have to put my money on the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. (That is of course if purple is still one of their offical colors)[/quote]
Purple is not one of their official colors and no changes will be made until the 2008 season.
Todd,
Good catch on the Wade shoe-changing but I really like is the white/red Air Jordan XIV’s on the German player in the 1st Wade pic!
As a Redbird alum, I wouldn’t worry about the Illinois State University takeover by Nike… nobody goes to the sporting events anyway.
I’m a Michigan fan, but I have to say I do think the new Ohio State jerseys are an improvement. Not a big difference, but an improvement. The sleeve stripes needed a change.
Oh, one more thing. I went to see Invincible last night, and one of the trailers was for some upcoming prison football movie (I think it’s starring the Rock, but I can’t remember the title). The one thing I remember very clearly from the trailer was the uniforms. Every time there was a shot of the guys in uniform, the UnderArmour logo was abundantly clear.
This is a shot in the dark, but Buckeye Mike, do you live in Orange County?
Ian K, are you talking about Lakewood/N. Long Beach, airport N. Long Beach, or Compton/N. Long Beach? I’m still getting familiar with the place myself as I’m here for Cal State. In fact I live right across the street from it.
Go Dodgers!
Whoever invented link deserves whatever he gets in the afterlife. They just look cheap. Why not make tighter-fitting sleeves to allow yourself the real estate to have actual stripes?
Exception: USC, which tapers the stripe so you can tell it’s not supposed to go all the way around.
[quote comment=”7072″]As a Redbird alum, I wouldn’t worry about the Illinois State University takeover by Nike… nobody goes to the sporting events anyway.[/quote]
A couple of things all proven by one picture (see the link). First, if the school has the cojones to stick to their guns they can limit the “Swooshage” on the unis, (one on the jersey, one on the pants, shoes are debatable), and maintain a classic & classy look. Second, Purple looks great on LSU unis. Embrace the Purple Paul! (at least in measured amounts).
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[quote comment=”7048″]After moving to the LA/OC area (Long Beach) for college, I quickly became affiliated with both the Dodgers and the Angels. Then the Angels went and called themselves the “Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim”. What a load of crock! I can understand the desire to stake a claim in the LA market, but not after you’ve made a name for yourself with Anaheim in the World Series. It’s not like people don’t know about Anaheim (hello, Disneyland!). There’s nothing wrong with the name of a suburb, I mean we don’t call them the San Francisco Athletics.
What’s ironic is that the name change probably only means anything to those of us from Southern California. Growing up outside of LA, I saw it all as one big city. But once you’ve lived here for a while, you quickly realize that people here are fiercly territorial (South Bay, West LA, East LA, Long Beach, PV, San Fernando, OC, IE). Don’t tell someone from Orange County or the Inland Empire that they’re from LA.[/quote]
And that’s why Arte Moreno changed the name from Anaheim to LA…so they would be viewed by sponsors as a team who plays in the 2nd largest markey in the US. So when my beloved Chargers pack up and move to Anaheim, I’m sure Alex Spanos will name the team “The Los Angeles Chargers”.
And a note to Mike Piazza…please start buttoning your jersey all the way up. It’s almost as bad of an infringement of uni code as to having your jersey untucked.
[quote comment=”7065″][quote comment=”7027″]Here is a good gallery of the new Buckeye Jerseys
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Did anyone notice the 2 linkin this pic? We all know that it happens, but seems to be alot with this team. Also the guys with the same number should not stand next to each other for the photo! Yeah, I’m talking about you #4’s!
Oh….and I hate the uni’s….but at least there is no stripe across the back like Miami has.[/quote]
There’s also two #20’s right by each other on the far right….Do all college teams duplicate numbers this much?
This reminds me of a few years ago when the Texas Longhorns had two #11’s…one was an offensive starter and one a defensive starter (possibly Major Applewhite and Derrick Johnson…not sure though, somebody help me out there).
[quote comment=”7047″]How suprising is it that Nike was able to produce the Ohio St. uniforms without adding some rediculous tapered stripes or non-symmetrical sleeves.
It’s clean and simple.
If only the could stop whoring their swoosh around.
I counted link in one picture.[/quote]
Nike’s not the only logo creep – check out Auburn’s new Under Armour unis:
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[quote comment=”7047″]How suprising is it that Nike was able to produce the Ohio St. uniforms without adding some rediculous tapered stripes or non-symmetrical sleeves.
It’s clean and simple.
If only the could stop whoring their swoosh around.
I counted link in one picture.[/quote]
I don’t know about that – I count 24. You count the ones on the shoes, right where the laces start to lace up?
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…and nobody calls it “the O.C.” either.[/quote]
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[quote comment=”7026″]So I picked up the equipment bag for my son’s rec league soccer team last night, and what color shirts and socks did we draw?
Purple.
I foresee an 0-9 season.[/quote]
The rec leauge I referee in doesn’t have a purple team, but there are 3 blue teams (navy, royal and sky). And they play each other. Pure hell. I’ve been whining about it for six years now. My only recourse is to move on to the travel game, which I’m working on.
Double numbers have always seemed to be popular at Ohio State, the only thing is they can not both be on the field at the same time, which during special teams can present problems. And on a side note, growing up in columbus and being a rabid fan, they really didn’t need to change a good thing. But the stripes may look the same as the helmet ones, but there seems to be an abudance of gray on the helmet, so wheres that on the stripe? And just for good measure, Michigan sucks
First of all, there are duplicate numbers is because there are usually over 100 players on all Div 1 school rosters, and other divisions as well. However, you can only have 1-99, when taking pictures and practice you can’t have guys not wear uniforms, so you do the logical thing and double up on numbers.
Also, I don’t understand why everyone gets up in arms over Nike and Reebok and UnderArmour putting thier logos on the uniforms. While I don’t like the two different colored sleves, or the dot matrix undershirts, I have always been a fan of Nike gear. All of my cleats, wristbands, gloves, and socks when I played were all Nike, by choice. Throughout my life, since I was old enough to decide, I only wear Nike shoes, I even own a pair of Nike dress shoes. I have no explaination why, I just like the brand and have been very brand loyal. While it may not be Paul’s cup of tea, did you ever stop to think that there are many players and people out there who love the “logo creep.” I love the blog, and am a Uni Watch fan, however “logo creep” is the one item that I disagree with.
[quote comment=”7076″]This is a shot in the dark, but Buckeye Mike, do you live in Orange County?
Ian K, are you talking about Lakewood/N. Long Beach, airport N. Long Beach, or Compton/N. Long Beach? I’m still getting familiar with the place myself as I’m here for Cal State. In fact I live right across the street from it.
Go Dodgers![/quote]
I lived in Lakewood, off Del Amo near the mall. My dad is a Cal State Long Beach grad too. Even though I’ve lived in Texas since 1995, I am still a true blue blooded Dodger fan for life. Since EVERYTHING around here revolves around Cowboys training camp and T.O., I need the Dodgers to keep my sanity.
[quote comment=”7027″]Here is a good gallery of the new Buckeye Jerseys
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How could this jersey EVER get a green light? It looks like this guy seriously needs to link his kid. He and link probably went to the same lamaze class. Gross.
[quote comment=”7091″][quote comment=”7027″]Here is a good gallery of the new Buckeye Jerseys
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How could this jersey EVER get a green light? It looks like this guy seriously needs to link his kid. He and link probably went to the same lamaze class. Gross.[/quote]
That’s less the jersey and more the pads underneath. It is weird looking though.
I agree, Brooks. I also wear the swoosh all over myself by choice. Great quality, great look, great company. It’s always been my goal to work for them some day…
in case anyone is wondering….shawn green lost his hat gain last night and beltran did not pick it up lol
Speaking of LSU, why don’t they wear their purple jerseys anymore? It seems that their whites are the home jerseys, and they don’t mind wearing their whites again on the road. Any insight?
[quote comment=”7089″]While it may not be Paul’s cup of tea, did you ever stop to think that there are many players and people out there who love the “logo creep.” I love the blog, and am a Uni Watch fan, however “logo creep” is the one item that I disagree with.[/quote]
ARRRGHHH.
On another note, St. John’s has just come out with new basketball uniforms. The logo looks link. Ugly block lettering with the obligatory half assed attempt at a monogram. Can anyone tell me what was link? Or does my man Abe look bad in link?
Apparently, most of the uniform SHOULD look the same, but the university has somehow not managed to put up any shots of it on their site. They probably screwed up the uniform like they screwed up the team like they screw up just about everything. You have to scroll down a bit, but I’ve never seen anyone link in the last five years I’ve been there (I’m a grad student, not a super senior). I hope I never see anyone wear it while I’m still here. We’re supposed to learn from mistakes.
Not to be a complete jerk about this (although Paul has instituted the 5 year wait and already inserted me in the UniWatch Jerk Hall Of Fame) but minor league hats can look cool…
Lots of great caps here. I especially like that the Oakland Oaks used an acorn-shaped logo…
Yes- Compare the Acorns. 1954 and 2004…
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Not all minor league logos need to look like Disney designed them..
My point. Sometimes Les S. More.
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[quote comment=”7092″][quote comment=”7091″][quote comment=”7027″]Here is a good gallery of the new Buckeye Jerseys
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How could this jersey EVER get a green light? It looks like this guy seriously needs to link his kid. He and link probably went to the same lamaze class. Gross.[/quote]
That’s less the jersey and more the pads underneath. It is weird looking though.[/quote]
Believe me, as a former O-lineman, stretch fit ANYTHING is NEVER a good idea:
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As far as LSU’s white jerseys I think it has something to do with Nick Saban. From what I hear the Fins are pretty keen on wearing whites as often as possible nowadays as well. Maybe Les Miles didn’t want to mess with a good thing.
[quote comment=”7098″][quote comment=”7089″]While it may not be Paul’s cup of tea, did you ever stop to think that there are many players and people out there who love the “logo creep.” I love the blog, and am a Uni Watch fan, however “logo creep” is the one item that I disagree with.[/quote]
ARRRGHHH.
On another note, St. John’s has just come out with new basketball uniforms. The logo looks link. Ugly block lettering with the obligatory half assed attempt at a monogram. Can anyone tell me what was link? Or does my man Abe look bad in link?
Apparently, most of the uniform SHOULD look the same, but the university has somehow not managed to put up any shots of it on their site. They probably screwed up the uniform like they screwed up the team like they screw up just about everything. You have to scroll down a bit, but I’ve never seen anyone link in the last five years I’ve been there (I’m a grad student, not a super senior). I hope I never see anyone wear it while I’m still here. We’re supposed to learn from mistakes.[/quote]
St. John’s is trying to rebrand itself and make everything consistent on all levels. They also want to move from being “SJU” to “St.J” because St. Joe’s has SJU copyrighted. I agree there wasn’t really anything wrong with the bball uniforms, but the atrocious horse and lightning bolt logos had to go.
[quote comment=”7104″][quote comment=”7092″][quote comment=”7091″][quote comment=”7027″]Here is a good gallery of the new Buckeye Jerseys
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How could this jersey EVER get a green light? It looks like this guy seriously needs to link his kid. He and link probably went to the same lamaze class. Gross.[/quote]
That’s less the jersey and more the pads underneath. It is weird looking though.[/quote]
Believe me, as a former O-lineman, stretch fit ANYTHING is NEVER a good idea:
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As far as LSU’s white jerseys I think it has something to do with Nick Saban. From what I hear the Fins are pretty keen on wearing whites as often as possible nowadays as well. Maybe Les Miles didn’t want to mess with a good thing.[/quote]
Point well taken.
Nate Newton was a big boy, but you forgot about some of his fellow scale tippers Larry Allen and Flozelle Adams.
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Flozell: link
[quote comment=”7042″]in todays quarterfinal against germany, dwyane wade wore his new shoe, the wade 1.3, in the first half
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then switched back to his old shoe, the wade 1 for the second half
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Those new Wade kicks look like Bugs Bunny’s feet ! Is this a tie-in ?
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…I have always been a fan of Nike gear. All of my cleats, wristbands, gloves, and socks when I played were all Nike, by choice. Throughout my life, since I was old enough to decide, I only wear Nike shoes, I even own a pair of Nike dress shoes. I have no explaination why, I just like the brand and have been very brand loyal.[/quote]
Me too…last non nike pair of kicks i wore? Converse Star Tech’s in the summer of ’85
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i was 12 then… and i have only bought nike gear… why? cuz i like it?
[quote comment=”7071″]Todd,
Good catch on the Wade shoe-changing but I really like is the white/red Air Jordan XIV’s on the German player in the 1st Wade pic![/quote]
micah, im sure you also have recognized the flip flop that lebron has gone through since these games started, with
the zoom lebron iii usa edition with the white uni’s
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the zoom 20.5.5 lebron usa edition with the blue uni’s
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[quote comment=”7079″][quote comment=”7072″]As a Redbird alum, I wouldn’t worry about the Illinois State University takeover by Nike… nobody goes to the sporting events anyway.[/quote]
A couple of things all proven by one picture (see the link). First, if the school has the cojones to stick to their guns they can limit the “Swooshage” on the unis, (one on the jersey, one on the pants, shoes are debatable), and maintain a classic & classy look. Second, Purple looks great on LSU unis. Embrace the Purple Paul! (at least in measured amounts).
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As a fellow Redbird alum I only missed 1 home football game and 1 home basketball game in my four years there. Maybe you were there when the teams stunk.
On the sleeve patches, I definitely like the beaver chowin’ down on the fish better than the freakishly huge “S” with a bird in it.
I think LSU’s whites look snappy. Also, bonus points for subduing the amount of purple on the field.
[quote comment=”7110″][quote comment=”7079″][quote comment=”7072″]As a Redbird alum, I wouldn’t worry about the Illinois State University takeover by Nike… nobody goes to the sporting events anyway.[/quote]
A couple of things all proven by one picture (see the link). First, if the school has the cojones to stick to their guns they can limit the “Swooshage” on the unis, (one on the jersey, one on the pants, shoes are debatable), and maintain a classic & classy look. Second, Purple looks great on LSU unis. Embrace the Purple Paul! (at least in measured amounts).
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As a fellow Redbird alum I only missed 1 home football game and 1 home basketball game in my four years there. Maybe you were there when the teams stunk.[/quote]
Sorry to mislead. I was never there…just commenting on uniforms.
I would give you sympathy for your Redbirds sucking but I’m a Saints/Cubs/Hornets fan.
Back to the topic of piping:
One thing I love about English Premier League soccer uniforms is that the teams have a traditional main kit that is usually historically-based and stays pretty much the same (see Manchester United and City, Arsenal, Blackburn, Newcastle, etc.), but the change strips usually involve a complete departure from the team’s official colors. When Chelsea link wore their all black change strip this past Sunday, they used link, a nice reference to the team’s official colors. Notice that the team’s logo is even rendered in black and white and the (in my opinion) wonderful use of piping is the only blue on the uniform. Bonus points for the pinstripes on a soccer jersey.
I’m done now.
[quote comment=”7069″]I just saw a preview for MTV’s reality show “two-a-days’, where apparently they follow a high school football team around for a season. What kind of jerseys were they wearing? Yep, Nike, complete with obvious swoosh and unessecary piping.I can’t directly link to a picture, but if you go link and click on photos, you can see their came jerseys.[/quote]
yea they take the nike thing to a whole new level on that show. their uniforms (forget the team nam, hoover maybe?) are actually the UMiami template, just black and orange instead of dark green and orange. actually, any team can be outfitted by nike. if you go to link, you can build uniforms. some are nice and simple, but some are pretty disastrous (ie, UM)
[quote comment=”7114″]When Chelsea link wore their all black change strip this past Sunday,
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oops. Blue Jerseys/blue SHORTS/white socks
the Angels should have never changed from California to Anaheim in the first place! I could never understand why a team would DOWNSIZE its fan base. To me they will always be the California Angels!
i just realized on that link if you wanted to design a modified version of a college uni, at the end you get the option for asymmetrical sleeves.
[quote comment=”7105″]St. John’s is trying to rebrand itself and make everything consistent on all levels. They also want to move from being “SJU” to “St.J” because St. Joe’s has SJU copyrighted. I agree there wasn’t really anything wrong with the bball uniforms, but the atrocious horse and lightning bolt logos had to go.[/quote]
I didn’t realize that, thanks. Though, I did notice that St Jospehs used the SJU for short while watching some games on ESPN. I guess since St Joseph’s was founded in 1851, and St John’s came around in 1870, the real SJU isn’t in Queens.
Thankfully, Thunder the Mascot link. He looked like a homemade Halloween costume. Or a prop in a bad high school play. It was pathetic. Not surprisingly, I couldn’t find a picture. Nor could I find a picture of the horse and lightning bolt logo. But, can anyone tell me what a link has to do with “Red Storm” in the first place?
[quote comment=”7048″]After moving to the LA/OC area (Long Beach) for college, I quickly became affiliated with both the Dodgers and the Angels. Then the Angels went and called themselves the “Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim”. What a load of crock! I can understand the desire to stake a claim in the LA market, but not after you’ve made a name for yourself with Anaheim in the World Series. It’s not like people don’t know about Anaheim (hello, Disneyland!). There’s nothing wrong with the name of a suburb, I mean we don’t call them the San Francisco Athletics.
What’s ironic is that the name change probably only means anything to those of us from Southern California. Growing up outside of LA, I saw it all as one big city. But once you’ve lived here for a while, you quickly realize that people here are fiercly territorial (South Bay, West LA, East LA, Long Beach, PV, San Fernando, OC, IE). Don’t tell someone from Orange County or the Inland Empire that they’re from LA.[/quote]
Being a life-time Orange County Resident and Angels fan, I better chime in. I completely understand why Arte Moreno changed the name. If I was in Mr. Moreno’s situation I would have done the same thing. LA sells, Anaheim and California do not. Although I love Orange County and have never lived in LA, but I could really care less what the team is called, as long as they win! (Which they aren’t doing right now) :( I was a Rams fan when they were in Anaheim and known as the “LA Rams.” As long as they play in Anaheim or Orange County, you can call them whatever they want!
The “…of Anaheim” at the end is cheesy and makes them sound like a minor league team. Just “Los Angeles” Arte! I know he had to keep “Anaheim” in for legal reasons.
By the way, great pic of an old Angels jeresy, Thanks! This proves that the Angels were from Los Angeles before the Dodgers! The Angels are OG LA Baby!
[quote comment=”7089″]I don’t understand why everyone gets up in arms over Nike and Reebok and UnderArmour putting thier logos on the uniforms….did you ever stop to think that there are many players and people out there who love the “logo creep.”[/quote]
The reason many of us don’t like to see a sportswear manufacturer’s logo on a team uniform is that the relationship between fan and team is unique — players come and go, but we keep rooting for the colors, the logo, the uniform. That bond shouldn’t be cheapened by the presence of some other logo. The only logo that belongs on a team uniform is the team’s logo.
And yes, I’m well aware that many players like to wear sportswear logos — which is precisely why such logos should NOT be allowed on team uniforms. The sportswear companies have helped to create a branding culture in which athletes are more excited about playing for Team Nike than about playing for Ohio State (or whoever), and that’s seriously messed up.
I’m not saying Nike products suck; I’m saying that the branding culture they’ve fostered sucks. And so do many of the designs through which they’ve fostered that culture.
ISU Fan and Johnny Boy….also an Illinois State alum. It is probably a good choice for the ‘Birds to go with Nike, but that will give us uniforms just like everyone else. It can’t hurt for FB though, their old uniforms were BORING. Not that they need to get carried away with a new design, but a change was necessary. Odds are the hoops unis will like team USA’s and the SEC teams from last year with the shoulder stripe. Go You Redbirds!
How much more convincing could you possibly need to permanently change the link?!
IT LOOKS SO FREAKING GOOD!!!
How much more convincing could you possibly need to permanently change the Chargers’ uniforms?!
IT LOOKS SO FREAKING GOOD!!!
True.
T.
[quote comment=”7125″]How much more convincing could you possibly need to permanently change the Chargers’ uniforms?!
IT LOOKS SO FREAKING GOOD!!!
True.
T.[/quote]
A classic never dies:
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Although there seem to be a couple of differences, perhaps there was a different year where the pants stripe was the lightning bolt. (Those jerseys were way before my time.)
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[quote comment=”7082″][quote comment=”7047″]How suprising is it that Nike was able to produce the Ohio St. uniforms without adding some rediculous tapered stripes or non-symmetrical sleeves.
It’s clean and simple.
If only the could stop whoring their swoosh around.
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Nike’s not the only logo creep – check out Auburn’s new Under Armour unis:
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25 if you count the swoosh on the player siting in the row above!
[quote comment=”7098″][quote comment=”7089″]While it may not be Paul’s cup of tea, did you ever stop to think that there are many players and people out there who love the “logo creep.” I love the blog, and am a Uni Watch fan, however “logo creep” is the one item that I disagree with.[/quote]
ARRRGHHH.
On another note, St. John’s has just come out with new basketball uniforms. The logo looks link. Ugly block lettering with the obligatory half assed attempt at a monogram. Can anyone tell me what was link? Or does my man Abe look bad in link?
Apparently, most of the uniform SHOULD look the same, but the university has somehow not managed to put up any shots of it on their site. They probably screwed up the uniform like they screwed up the team like they screw up just about everything. You have to scroll down a bit, but I’ve never seen anyone link in the last five years I’ve been there (I’m a grad student, not a super senior). I hope I never see anyone wear it while I’m still here. We’re supposed to learn from mistakes.[/quote]
I was always kind of partial to the logo that looks like the St. Louis Cardinals letters. Classy-looking and looks great on the caps.
I’m in St. John’s Law school now, but I remember when I first started there as an undergrad, the RedMEN were still alive and well. I still have an old SJU Redmen cap from my undergrad days. Those were the days.
And to reconcile the huge time disparity, I got my Bachelor’s, worked for about 10 years, then returned back to get my JD. No Super Senior here either LOL
So when my beloved Chargers pack up and move to Anaheim, I’m sure Alex Spanos will name the team “The Los Angeles Chargersâ€Â.
You do realize that if that (unfortunately) happens, they’ll be taking back their original name.
[quote comment=”7124″]How much more convincing could you possibly need to permanently change the link?!
IT LOOKS SO FREAKING GOOD!!![/quote]
just flat freakin’ sharp lookin.
[quote comment=”7084″][quote comment=”7047″]How suprising is it that Nike was able to produce the Ohio St. uniforms without adding some rediculous tapered stripes or non-symmetrical sleeves.
It’s clean and simple.
If only the could stop whoring their swoosh around.
I counted link in one picture.[/quote]
I don’t know about that – I count 24. You count the ones on the shoes, right where the laces start to lace up?[/quote]
yeah i got 24. yikes. that’s a bit much, eh?
[quote comment=”7124″]How much more convincing could you possibly need to permanently change the link?!
IT LOOKS SO FREAKING GOOD!!![/quote]
Did anybody else get a “this site has been flagged for possible phishing” disclaimer before looking at the pic…..?
Alright, you guys are really getting to me. Watching the Tigers-Yankees tonight and from the pitchers mound camera angle, with the ump and catcher blocking part of it, the interlocking NY logo painted behind homeplate looks an awful lot like the UnderArmour logo. Trying to find a good shot of it.
And, on the Buckeyes note, Lawrence Wilson should be on the Nike payroll with such a ridiculous amount of link.
Todd,
Sorry for the late response, but no doubt, I noticed LeBron’s switching between the Zoom LeBrons and 20-5-5’s; thanks for the nice pics!!
[quote comment=”7135″]Alright, you guys are really getting to me. Watching the Tigers-Yankees tonight and from the pitchers mound camera angle, with the ump and catcher blocking part of it, the interlocking NY logo painted behind homeplate looks an awful lot like the UnderArmour logo. Trying to find a good shot of it.[/quote]
Umm… the logo behind home plate is the interlocking NY. Y’know the Yankee logo, which pretty much hasn’t changed in 100 years….
[quote comment=”7128″][quote comment=”7082″][quote comment=”7047″]How suprising is it that Nike was able to produce the Ohio St. uniforms without adding some rediculous tapered stripes or non-symmetrical sleeves.
It’s clean and simple.
If only the could stop whoring their swoosh around.
I counted link in one picture.[/quote]
Nike’s not the only logo creep – check out Auburn’s new Under Armour unis:
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25 if you count the swoosh on the player siting in the row above![/quote]
I wasn’t sure about partial swooshes.
Either way, it’s too much.
I’ve got nothing against making a quality product, or putting your logo on it, just don’t do it THAT many times
[quote comment=”7076″]This is a shot in the dark, but Buckeye Mike, do you live in Orange County?
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sorry it’s so late, and i didnt get to post in time, but no, i live in Ohio. I’m right up the road from UNIopolis, the little town paul talked about oh, about 3 weeks ago. I am moving to CA soon though, for work, and I will be up near Sacramento. Why did i sound like i was from orange county or somthing?
[quote comment=”7115″][quote comment=”7069″]I just saw a preview for MTV’s reality show “two-a-days’, where apparently they follow a high school football team around for a season. What kind of jerseys were they wearing? Yep, Nike, complete with obvious swoosh and unessecary piping.I can’t directly link to a picture, but if you go link and click on photos, you can see their came jerseys.[/quote]
yea they take the nike thing to a whole new level on that show. their uniforms (forget the team nam, hoover maybe?) are actually the UMiami template, just black and orange instead of dark green and orange. actually, any team can be outfitted by nike. if you go to link, you can build uniforms. some are nice and simple, but some are pretty disastrous (ie, UM)[/quote]
The jersey is the Miami template but Hoover just has the regular pants – Miami has some back piping on their pants
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Jason Marquis wore the long socks last night.
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[quote comment=”7144″][quote comment=”7076″]This is a shot in the dark, but Buckeye Mike, do you live in Orange County?
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sorry it’s so late, and i didnt get to post in time, but no, i live in Ohio. I’m right up the road from UNIopolis, the little town paul talked about oh, about 3 weeks ago. I am moving to CA soon though, for work, and I will be up near Sacramento. Why did i sound like i was from orange county or somthing?[/quote]
No no no. :) It’s just the pastor at my church in Orange County is Mike, and he always says something about Ohio State during football season. So just in case it was him, I thought I’d ask because I can totally see him enjoying a site like this.
Good luck in Sacramento!
[quote comment=”7139″][quote comment=”7135″]Alright, you guys are really getting to me. Watching the Tigers-Yankees tonight and from the pitchers mound camera angle, with the ump and catcher blocking part of it, the interlocking NY logo painted behind homeplate looks an awful lot like the UnderArmour logo. Trying to find a good shot of it.[/quote]
Umm… the logo behind home plate is the interlocking NY. Y’know the Yankee logo, which pretty much hasn’t changed in 100 years….[/quote]
I know what it is, I was just remarking that when parts of it are covered up, and it’s viewed at an extreme angle, it looks like something else.
i hate to be the bearer of bad news but it seems as if Michael Wilbon from PTI is wearing a purple football jersey *sigh*link
i know it his alma-mater(w/e) but still when u have the respect of millions who watch your show you could not wear it. today Tony has truly whooped Wilbon
The tidbit about the fourth star on Italy’s soccer crest reminded me that Indiana University’s men’s soccer team, which has won seven NCAA championships, wears seven stars on their jerseys. See here: IU men’s soccer
Just as an aside, they’ve got a good shot for No. 8 this season, as they’re ranked sixth in the country after starting 2-0. Go Hoosiers!
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If this doesn’t work, I may have to sign up for a link tutorial.
Just to clarify on the LSU white/purple uniforms, here’s the story:
LSU traditionally wore white at home, which was contrary to the tradition of visitors wearing white. At some point the NCAA made it an official rule that visitors would wear white and home teams would wear color. LSU successfully petitioned for an exception. LSU now wears white at home UNLESS the visiting team objects. If the visiting team objects, LSU wears purple.
Very few visiting teams (maybe 5?) have objected and forced LSU to wear purple. I think all but one of those have gotten absolutely clobbered for it, as the team and the crowd take it as an insult to tradition and use it as a motivating factor.