Ball-ology Revisited

I’m so excited about a world series that is free of black trim! The Cards took “ditch the black” a little to literally for the most of you.

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Go Cards!

Nice series Mets, I have to admit I was getting nervous in the 9th, but luckily Wainwright came through with his sick curveball.

Those black FSU uni’s are sick….as in traditional meaning, terrible…esp that goofy undershirt Nike has designed…what is that nonsense?

The Seminole Nation might just take away their blessing about the nickname w/ this design….

Two thumbs down!

wonder if Matt Foy got that stick using one of link…

Jose Reyes has some serious link in the bottom of his locker.

Anyone else catch the Fox broadcast of Game 7 last night and notice how Joe Buck and the other guy started talking about how these players had been “pulling on their sanitary socks” and other stuff for 7.5 months (I think it was in the 6th, but I won’t swear to that)? They made a comment about how you can almost never see the sanis any more because of the pajama pants epidemic, and then the camera guys tried to find a visible stirrup/sani. The closest thing they found was a faux stirrup on a Cardinal that was only showing about an inch.

[quote comment=”15235″]Jose Reyes has some serious link in the bottom of his locker.[/quote]
congrats to the cards. in that picture, Floyd (who should have bunted) looks like he is wearing footie PJ’s.

[quote comment=”15240″]Think MLB would actually ship those Mets ALCS champ hats, or would they cancel the orders?

Might be an investment opportunity if you can get your mitts on one.[/quote]
Mets “A”LCS hats would be a collector’s item. i think that stuff either gets destroyed or shipped off to other countries in need of clothing. somewhere in a third world country someone has a buffalo bills 4-Time Super Bowl champs t-shirt.

Call me crazy, but I really like the Wizards’ alts. They would not be a good primary look, but as an alt they are great.

I am a big fan (perhaps the only one) of the shorts-being-a-different-color-than-the-jersey look.

link at the high school level.

Since we’re talking World Series, I think link of what we will see.

I posted the question over on cris creamer’s boards regarding the giant/cowboy game monday night… I was hoping to see “my” giants in their classic road whites on monday night… thinking the cowboys might break out their throwbacks for the prime-time game… I know all about them blowing the game last year in the t-backs versus washington on monday night…

then on the NFLN yesterday they showed #81 on his cell with the white throwback helmets hanging in everyone’s lockers behind him…. could dallas be planning on wearing them monday night??

screw dallas, I just want to see the giants actually wear white in dallas… which I don’t believe has ever happened before…

is it just me, or has the hoop team in washington lost its mind…
the name “washington wizards” and now those new alternte jerseys remind me of the name and uniform of the opponent of a globetrotter-type team… you know the jobber type opponent who is just supposed to go out there and make the main attraction look good…

i cant believe that there was a meeting with a design team and management, and someone in that meeting said, “you know i really like this one.” then like 2 other guys said, “you know, youre right!” and “i agree, lets go with the black and gold 2 tone.”

along the same topic, would the unseld era bullets be the last team to have a jersey that was not predominantly the primary color of the uni?
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how bout the chicago stags (bulls wore those a few times last year)?
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how about the 66 sixers?
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[quote comment=”15240″]Think MLB would actually ship those Mets NLCS champ hats, or would they cancel the orders?

Might be an investment opportunity if you can get your mitts on one.[/quote]

I used to have a “1994 NBA Champion” New York Knicks shirt. They make ’em, and gotta do something with them.

What I’d really like now is the Mets hat with the WS patch.

[quote comment=”15248″][quote comment=”15244″][quote comment=”15239″]Anyone else catch the Fox broadcast of Game 7 last night and notice how Joe Buck and the other guy started talking about how these players had been “pulling on their sanitary socks” and other stuff for 7.5 months (I think it was in the 6th, but I won’t swear to that)? They made a comment about how you can almost never see the sanis any more because of the pajama pants epidemic, and then the camera guys tried to find a visible stirrup/sani. The closest thing they found was a faux stirrup on a Cardinal that was only showing about an inch.[/quote]

“the other guy”…You mean Tim McCarver?
gee[/quote]

Tim McCarver should be referred to as the other guy. That man is an idiot.[/quote]

I never understood the McCarver hating . . . He’s a very good analyst and he tells you things you wouldn’t necessarily know if you’re only a casual fan. He made a point on Wednesday (I think) about how on a 2-2 pitch with the runner going, even a pitch down the middle of the plate might get called a ball because of the catcher jumping out of his crouch.

A lot of other analysts (I’m looking at YOU, Joe Morgan) would simply have told us that the pitch was a cutter (or “a little slide piece”) and that the runner stole that off the pitcher or that the catcher didn’t have a good ball to throw or some other pointless drivel.

Is Tim McCarver overbearing, yes. Does he talk too much, probably. Does he try to make jokes when he isn’t funny, CLEARLY. But as analysts go, He, Jerry Remy and the now retired Jim Kaat rank 1-2-3 in my book (sorry Psycho Lyons!)

as far as McCarver is concerned…its pretty embarrassing when he refers to the best player in baseball as Luis Pujols on 2 different occaisions this year, as well as calling Endy Chavez “Eric Chavex” last night…the man may make some salient points, but hes a mess most of the time

Now I have a picture: Mehmet Scholl’s jersey is on sale at the Bayern Munchen team shop:

I apologize if this was already discussed, but will the NBA be changing the championship trophy to reflect the new ball?

Also I own a 1993 Michigan National Champs t-shirt (hoops). Chris Webber refused to sign it at an autograph signing. I suppose that would be expected, though.

[quote comment=”15266″]I apologize if this was already discussed, but will the NBA be changing the championship trophy to reflect the new ball?

Also I own a 1993 Michigan National Champs t-shirt (hoops). Chris Webber refused to sign it at an autograph signing. I suppose that would be expected, though.[/quote]
Maybe he just wanted a time-out

[quote comment=”15270″]FROM YESTERDAY’S POST:
[quote comment=”15223″][quote comment=”15217″]I hate the cardinals.[/quote]

They hate you too. Seriously, why all the hate for the Birds?

What a great game and great series. Rolen came through after being robbed and throwing a souvenier to a fan in the stands. Seriously, that was the best catch I’ve ever seen, and I’ve been watching Edmonds play CF the past few seasons, so that is saying a lot. Way to go Molina! After the crappy year at the plate, that has to feel good.

And to top it off, Cardinal killer Carlos Beltran strikes out LOOKING with the bases loaded to end the game. Nice work, buddy.

Go Cards![/quote]

I’m right there with you Kevin…that catch by Chavez was pretty amazing…I jumped out of the booth at the bar cuz Rolen finally got a hold of one and then just stood there and said WOW, great catch and I agree with whoever said that should be up there for play of the year

oh and Wainwright’s curve is sick, but I prefer to call it filthy

i’m smellin’ another 7 game series…and it’s gonna be cold in Detroit so it’s a good thing the Cards have some hot link[/quote]

So why will the Cards be able to take it to game 7? Their pitching and hitting is worse than Detroit’s. I just don’t see this getting to game 7. Getting to game 6 a possibility but that’s even a stretch.

What in God’s name was Larry Brown link

[quote comment=”15272″]How can you hate McCarver? HE WAS STEVE CARLTON’S PERSONAL CATCHER!!!

“Go back behind the plate, the only thing you know about pitching is that you can’t hit it.”- Bob Gibson, to Tim McCarver[/quote]

Never said I have a problem with McCarver as a baseball player. He is a terrible broadcaster. That’s my beef with him, as a broadcaster not a player.

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So why will the Cards be able to take it to game 7? Their pitching and hitting is worse than Detroit’s. I just don’t see this getting to game 7. Getting to game 6 a possibility but that’s even a stretch.[/quote]

Hmmm, didn’t every “expert” on the planet say the same thing about the NLCS? We know how link turned link.

[quote comment=”15275″][quote comment=”15272″]How can you hate McCarver? HE WAS STEVE CARLTON’S PERSONAL CATCHER!!!

“Go back behind the plate, the only thing you know about pitching is that you can’t hit it.”- Bob Gibson, to Tim McCarver[/quote]

Never said I have a problem with McCarver as a baseball player. He is a terrible broadcaster. That’s my beef with him, as a broadcaster not a player.[/quote]

sorry, I had a little (sarcasm) sidenote and took it out. I cant stand TM, and him telling anyone who will listen that he was Carlton’s personal catcher got old after the first couple hundred times I have heard him say it.

and when did the C’s add the shamrock permanently to the back top of the uniform?

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[quote comment=”15290″]Well, the Mets proved last night that great unis and an inspired performance by a pitcher that NOBODY thought would get past two innings are worthless IF YOU DON’T SWING THE @%#$@ING BATS!

Go Tigers. Belliard’s still a thug, and Jim Edmonds looks like Mr. Ed.[/quote]

And another thing – I agree with everyone else – on to hockey season – I can concentrate on the Rangers now. Caught the Devs/Preds last night on commercials of the ball game – the Preds whites may just be my favorite NHL jersey (or sweater for the old-school who offend easily)

Did the link change for the picture of Matt Foy’s stick? I get a picture of a Thrashers/Capitals game, and Foy has only ever played for the Wild.

I think that’s the real tragedy here. If the Mets could have pulled it out, they might mave permanently gone with the blue hats and pinstripes.

[quote comment=”15252″]I posted the question over on cris creamer’s boards regarding the giant/cowboy game monday night… I was hoping to see “my” giants in their classic road whites on monday night… thinking the cowboys might break out their throwbacks for the prime-time game… I know all about them blowing the game last year in the t-backs versus washington on monday night…

then on the NFLN yesterday they showed #81 on his cell with the white throwback helmets hanging in everyone’s lockers behind him…. could dallas be planning on wearing them monday night??

screw dallas, I just want to see the giants actually wear white in dallas… which I don’t believe has ever happened before…[/quote]
If the Cowgirls go w/ Throwbacks, maybe the our Giants be red?

[quote comment=”15290″]Well, the Mets proved last night that great unis and an inspired performance by a pitcher that NOBODY thought would get past two innings are worthless IF YOU DON’T SWING THE @%#$@ING BATS!

Go Tigers. Belliard’s still a thug, and Jim Edmonds looks like Mr. Ed.[/quote]

Yeah, well that thug and Mr. Ed are in the World Series. I for one am glad we don’t have to hear about how much Jose Reyes “loves to play the game” and about Carlos Beltran’s ’69 Camaro.

[quote comment=”15298″][quote comment=”15273″]What in God’s name was Larry Brown link[/quote]

This is The Right Way to wear a sweater?[/quote]

Better that sweater than some of the 70’s era suits some coaches wore during that time.

[quote comment=”15273″]What in God’s name was Larry Brown link[/quote]
that remember the ABA site is awesome, i’ve been schooling myself in that site for the past 5 years. And I’ll repeat my post from last night:
Kitties in 4, nah, make that 5 –i’m feeling a bit more generous this morning.

[quote comment=”15307″][quote comment=”15302″][quote comment=”15296″]bang all you want on morgan and mccarver… at least they add situational insight…
the real captain obvious is john madden… that guy does a game like he is talking to people who are watching football for the first time in their lives… i feel like a dipshit when i watch a game he does… like its remedial football…

dont get me started on duke vitale either…[/quote]

Agreed that John Madden well needs to retire from color commentating. He never gives new insight to the games. But when do Morgan and McCarver add situational insight?[/quote]

maybe situational insight wasnt the best of terms. what im looking at is they at least add the “why this happened”, “the knowledge behind the game decisions and how the decision comes into play 2 batters from now” and type of insight. madden just tells me that player x “just looks like a football player” or that “the reason a running back was able to get the first down on 3rd and 2 is because the tackle was blocking”…[/quote]

2 words come to mind about McCarver…Derek Jeter
2 words come to mind about Madden…Brett Favre

Biggest man crush’s in their respective sport

Also any thoughts about Harold Reynolds going to FOX and Lyons joining ESPN?

[quote comment=”15308″][quote comment=”15273″]What in God’s name was Larry Brown link[/quote]
that remember the ABA site is awesome, i’ve been schooling myself in that site for the past 5 years. And I’ll repeat my post from last night:
Kitties in 4, nah, make that 5 –i’m feeling a bit more generous this morning.[/quote]

as far as schooling yourself on a sports site…
here is one you could spend hours on
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did anyone else wax nostalgic this morning when the new post came up?

i saw the oakland oaks logo at the top…
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and the memory bank took me directly back to saturday morning cartoons when it was “time for timer”
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[quote comment=”15305″][quote comment=”15298″][quote comment=”15273″]What in God’s name was Larry Brown link[/quote]

This is The Right Way to wear a sweater?[/quote]

Better that sweater than some of the 70’s era suits some coaches wore during that time.[/quote]

Can we just say that Hockey’s Don Cherry takes the cake and call it a day?

[quote comment=”15312″][quote comment=”15308″][quote comment=”15273″]What in God’s name was Larry Brown link[/quote]
that remember the ABA site is awesome, i’ve been schooling myself in that site for the past 5 years. And I’ll repeat my post from last night:
Kitties in 4, nah, make that 5 –i’m feeling a bit more generous this morning.[/quote]

as far as schooling yourself on a sports site…
here is one you could spend hours on
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I like this one:
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Talk about time wasters . . .

[quote comment=”15294″][quote comment=”15289″]and when did the C’s add the shamrock permanently to the back top of the uniform?

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New for this season. Just in case you couldn’t tell that Al Jefferson is Irish.[/quote]

Thought it was new this season. I know last year they had it on the St. Patrick’s Day jersey, in gold at the top. This season – green on the white unis and white on the green. Wonder if the alt green and black unis are coming back, and what color they’ll use – probably black…

[quote comment=”15307″][quote comment=”15302″][quote comment=”15296″]bang all you want on morgan and mccarver… at least they add situational insight…
the real captain obvious is john madden… that guy does a game like he is talking to people who are watching football for the first time in their lives… i feel like a dipshit when i watch a game he does… like its remedial football…

dont get me started on duke vitale either…[/quote]

Agreed that John Madden well needs to retire from color commentating. He never gives new insight to the games. But when do Morgan and McCarver add situational insight?[/quote]

maybe situational insight wasnt the best of terms. what im looking at is they at least add the “why this happened”, “the knowledge behind the game decisions and how the decision comes into play 2 batters from now” and type of insight. madden just tells me that player x “just looks like a football player” or that “the reason a running back was able to get the first down on 3rd and 2 is because the tackle was blocking”…[/quote]

Agreed that Morgan and McCarver do this and Madden does not. Al Michaels would be better off doing the games by himself than Madden. But Michaels still needs someone else. How about Gary Thorne for best announcer period, doesn’t matter what sport.

Did anyone else notcie that the Cards wore their navy blue caps on the field, but after they won Suppan and some other players changed their hats. I think they did this to match their new championship tee shirts.
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Interesting

[quote comment=”15327″]Did anyone else notcie that the Cards wore their navy blue caps on the field, but after they won Suppan and some other players changed their hats. I think they did this to match their new championship tee shirts.
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Interesting[/quote]

I’m gonna go with because the red hats have the world series patch on them and maybe because the navy hats were soaking wet after being out in the rain, but i would lean towards the patch reasoning

[quote comment=”15328″][quote comment=”15324″][quote comment=”15309″][quote comment=”15288″][quote comment=”15282″][quote comment=”15271″]

So why will the Cards be able to take it to game 7? Their pitching and hitting is worse than Detroit’s. I just don’t see this getting to game 7. Getting to game 6 a possibility but that’s even a stretch.[/quote]

Hmmm, didn’t every “expert” on the planet say the same thing about the NLCS? We know how link turned link.[/quote]

Yes they did. But honestly I thought that Cardinal would win it because they have enough bats to match up with the Mets bats and by far had superior pitching. Against the Tigers they don’t have enough bats to match the Tigers order and their pitching staff is not as strong as the Tigers. Those two things add up to losses. Look at the 2004 World Series. Experts predicted that the Cardinals would do well against the Red Sox because they could pitch and hit just as well, but those analyst were just flat wrong just like in the NLCS. The Cardinals could pitch way better than the Mets and could hit just as well. But they don’t have those advantages against the Tigers.[/quote]

Well the pitching for the Cards this postseason has been a pleasant surprise…they didn’t well at all, except for in clutch situations and even then it didn’t happen that much…I think the Cards are playing with little pressure on their shoulders unlike the last couple of years

They also weren’t supposed to be able to contain a potent Mets line-up…weird thinga happen in the playoffs (i.e. BoSox in ’04)[/quote]

What is the weird thing with the Sox in ’04?[/quote]

Seriously?…uh only down 3-0, but i guess that’s no big deal huh?[/quote]

Yes it is a big deal. It had never been done before in the history of Baseball. Much less a 3-0 series getting to game 7, that had never been done either. That still doesn’t change the fact that the Red Sox were the better team. Yes that Yankees had a better record by 3 games but the Red Sox were built stronger in every facet of the game. The pitching was superb the hitting just incredible. The Red Sox were supposed to win that ALCS so them winning it was not weird, just that they won it after being 3 games to none was weird. It wasn’t even weird how they won it. I watched every pitch of that ALCS and the Red Sox won the series the way they were supposed to win it. They had better pitching, fielding, and hitting. Then they got to the World Series and all of the sudden the “Experts” were predicting that the Cardinals would be too much, too much pitching and hitting. I just didn’t see it then against that Red Sox team, and I don’t see the Cardinals getting it done against this Tigers team thats better at all those things than the Cardinals. The Red Sox winning in ’04 was not weird it was simply they were better than the other teams they were playing.

[quote comment=”15330″][quote comment=”15327″]Did anyone else notcie that the Cards wore their navy blue caps on the field, but after they won Suppan and some other players changed their hats. I think they did this to match their new championship tee shirts.
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Interesting[/quote]

it was cited in the end of yesterday’s thread, but posted this morning before today’s post went up…[/quote]

thanks man

i’m sorry but the Fox broadcasting crew are the worst in the history of sports.

i can’t wait for the day that McCarver is fired. Worst announcer ever. I’d rather have OJ back in the booth.

Tigers vs. Cards = worst baseball ratings ever??

[quote comment=”15336″][quote comment=”15331″][quote comment=”15328″][quote comment=”15324″][quote comment=”15309″][quote comment=”15288″][quote comment=”15282″][quote comment=”15271″]

So why will the Cards be able to take it to game 7? Their pitching and hitting is worse than Detroit’s. I just don’t see this getting to game 7. Getting to game 6 a possibility but that’s even a stretch.[/quote]

Hmmm, didn’t every “expert” on the planet say the same thing about the NLCS? We know how link turned link.[/quote]

Yes they did. But honestly I thought that Cardinal would win it because they have enough bats to match up with the Mets bats and by far had superior pitching. Against the Tigers they don’t have enough bats to match the Tigers order and their pitching staff is not as strong as the Tigers. Those two things add up to losses. Look at the 2004 World Series. Experts predicted that the Cardinals would do well against the Red Sox because they could pitch and hit just as well, but those analyst were just flat wrong just like in the NLCS. The Cardinals could pitch way better than the Mets and could hit just as well. But they don’t have those advantages against the Tigers.[/quote]

Well the pitching for the Cards this postseason has been a pleasant surprise…they didn’t well at all, except for in clutch situations and even then it didn’t happen that much…I think the Cards are playing with little pressure on their shoulders unlike the last couple of years

They also weren’t supposed to be able to contain a potent Mets line-up…weird thinga happen in the playoffs (i.e. BoSox in ’04)[/quote]

What is the weird thing with the Sox in ’04?[/quote]

Seriously?…uh only down 3-0, but i guess that’s no big deal huh?[/quote]

Yes it is a big deal. It had never been done before in the history of Baseball. Much less a 3-0 series getting to game 7, that had never been done either. That still doesn’t change the fact that the Red Sox were the better team. Yes that Yankees had a better record by 3 games but the Red Sox were built stronger in every facet of the game. The pitching was superb the hitting just incredible. The Red Sox were supposed to win that ALCS so them winning it was not weird, just that they won it after being 3 games to none was weird. It wasn’t even weird how they won it. I watched every pitch of that ALCS and the Red Sox won the series the way they were supposed to win it. They had better pitching, fielding, and hitting. Then they got to the World Series and all of the sudden the “Experts” were predicting that the Cardinals would be too much, too much pitching and hitting. I just didn’t see it then against that Red Sox team, and I don’t see the Cardinals getting it done against this Tigers team thats better at all those things than the Cardinals. The Red Sox winning in ’04 was not weird it was simply they were better than the other teams they were playing.[/quote]

Right I get all that and I agree, plus there was no stopping the BoSox after coming back in that series…I was just talking about being down 3-0 was weird, not something you see everyday, and the big deal comment was sarcastic

But we are getting ahead of ourselves…I was talking to a buddy last night and the first 2 games will be a good indication of how the series will go, just like the NLCS[/quote]

Yes they will and especially being in Detroit. Only can imagin how cold it will get there. Sat. low of 45 with showers and Sun. low of 35 with showers. That will have an impact on the first two games if they will be able to get them in. Also, Kenny Rogers has got to be pitching in either game 1 or 2. He has not been a good pitcher in postseasons but he has been feeding off the home crowd and that has got to continue. Putting him on the mound on the road is not a good idea, but if there is a manager that knows when to push all the right buttons so far this postseason it’s been Jim Leyland. He gets my vote for the MVP of the Tigers. He is very important to that team which is rare for a manager in today’s baseball. I mean the last two years with Tito and Ozz, all they had to do was sit tight and make sure they went to the bullpen at the right time, not too early and not too late. Leyland though means more to the Tigers than those two managers.

lets try this once again so the link works…

did anyone else wax nostalgic this morning when the new post came up?

i saw the oakland oaks logo at the top…
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and the memory bank took me directly back to saturday morning cartoons when it was “time for timer”
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oh. and i don’t like Joe Morgan eitehr. can’t really get into a guy who bashes an idea “moneyball” and then tells us how he hasn’t read the book and never will!
ignorant.

i actually kind of like the little shamrock on the back of the Celtics jerseys.

if hockey jerseys are sweaters, even though they aren’t anymore, shouldn’t we call basketball jerseys Tank Tops?

[quote comment=”15261″]Just to make my McCarver defense more relevant to our general thesis here . .

He looked great in the Phillies baby blues and wore his stirrups the link![/quote]

You want to learn about McCarver’s wretchedness as a baseball color guy? You need only go through the archives of this blog: link

I do believe you’ll find him mentioned a few times.

[quote comment=”15345″][quote comment=”15261″]Just to make my McCarver defense more relevant to our general thesis here . .

He looked great in the Phillies baby blues and wore his stirrups the link![/quote]

You want to learn about McCarver’s wretchedness as a baseball color guy? You need only go through the archives of this blog: link

I do believe you’ll find him mentioned a few times.[/quote]

I need to read through all the comments before I post…someone beat me to the point and already recommended that blog.

McCarver, Morgan, John Kruk, etc. are all terrible commentators. Just because someone played the game and played it well does not mean their talents will transfer into the booth.

Damn the Cardinals, Tigers in 5.

on the subject of mcarver… i never understood the concept of having such a mediocre player giving insight into the game… and both and joe buck did not let gonzo get a word in edge wise that whole series… but yeah he did rock the stirrups well but can he really get credit for doing it in a time when it was so commonplace

Dammit, that was supposed to say ‘Thees-man’.

[quote comment=”15334″][quote comment=”15243″][quote comment=”15240″]Think MLB would actually ship those Mets ALCS champ hats, or would they cancel the orders?

Might be an investment opportunity if you can get your mitts on one.[/quote]
Mets “A”LCS hats would be a collector’s item. i think that stuff either gets destroyed or shipped off to other countries in need of clothing. somewhere in a third world country someone has a buffalo bills 4-Time Super Bowl champs t-shirt.[/quote]
Clothing companies make championship shirts for both teams in-advance so the winner can wear them as soon as the game is over. They normally just give the losers stuff away. So there would never be a Bills four time superbowl champs shirts, just 4 differnt 1 time champs shirts.[/quote]
No s@#t.

Right, your linking onto a current example, I thought the exercise was to locate a 50’s-60’s example. I remember seeing old footage of european football and the euro styled 7 was pretty much a common thing at the time, especially in the soviet bloc countries ie: Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Yugo. et al

Not just in football. I remember seeing Soviet hockey teams wearing it. Not the national team, but during the mid-70s when two club teams toured and played 8 NHL teams. (Central Red Army, also known as CSKA [pronounced sess-ka], played the Canadiens on New Year’s Eve to a 3-3 tie; Soviet Wings played on the tour as well)

I actually have a Yankees 2003 Word Sereis Champions cap that I got on eBay. A few evidently slipped into circulation.

what about link with lines?

[quote comment=”15242″][quote comment=”15237″]does link happen often?[/quote]

More often than you would think. 2004 American League Champions.[/quote]

I was a student at Marshall University in the mid-1990s and in 1995 we lost in the Division I-AA championship football game. The next day I picked up a shirt at a local sporting goods store touting Marshall as 1995 I-AA National Champs. I picked up this short for a cool $2.50.

[quote comment=”15321″]The only thing cooler than calling attention to the fact that you’re the first to post in the morning after a new blog is to call attention to it and then not actually be the first! I think that’s 4 days in a row this has been done by someone. Cracks me up every time![/quote]
I don’t know if “cool” is the proper word. “Dumb” might be better. There are other stronger words I could use, but seeing as how this is a family-oriented website and all…..

Here is a better link.

[quote comment=”15267″][quote comment=”15259″][quote comment=”15248″][quote comment=”15244″][quote comment=”15239″]Anyone else catch the Fox broadcast of Game 7 last night and notice how Joe Buck and the other guy started talking about how these players had been “pulling on their sanitary socks” and other stuff for 7.5 months (I think it was in the 6th, but I won’t swear to that)? They made a comment about how you can almost never see the sanis any more because of the pajama pants epidemic, and then the camera guys tried to find a visible stirrup/sani. The closest thing they found was a faux stirrup on a Cardinal that was only showing about an inch.[/quote]

“the other guy”…You mean Tim McCarver?
gee[/quote]

Tim McCarver should be referred to as the other guy. That man is an idiot.[/quote]

I never understood the McCarver hating . . . He’s a very good analyst and he tells you things you wouldn’t necessarily know if you’re only a casual fan. He made a point on Wednesday (I think) about how on a 2-2 pitch with the runner going, even a pitch down the middle of the plate might get called a ball because of the catcher jumping out of his crouch.

A lot of other analysts (I’m looking at YOU, Joe Morgan) would simply have told us that the pitch was a cutter (or “a little slide piece”) and that the runner stole that off the pitcher or that the catcher didn’t have a good ball to throw or some other pointless drivel.

Is Tim McCarver overbearing, yes. Does he talk too much, probably. Does he try to make jokes when he isn’t funny, CLEARLY. But as analysts go, He, Jerry Remy and the now retired Jim Kaat rank 1-2-3 in my book (sorry Psycho Lyons!)[/quote]

Yes I agree with you on Joe Morgan. He is a terrible broadcaster, just terrible. Here is a great link about how I feel about Morgan. McCarver has his own link like it too. But McCarver is not a good broadcaster. He is ridiculously stupid. Here are some great quotes he had in lasts night game.

Top 2nd: “If Oliver Perez throws in the succeeding innings like he did in the first, you might not need the bullpen early.” Uhh DUH!!

Bottom 3rd: “What you’re about to see is one of the most important statistics in baseball. During the 2006 season, if a runner reaches base with no outs, he scores 43 percent of the time. With one out, 30 percent of the time. With two outs, 15 percent of the time. A dramatic, dramatic difference,” Wouldn’t anybody who knew anything about baseball understand that a player on the basepaths with less than one out has a better chance than a player that got on with one or two outs. It’s obvious.

Bottom 4 to Top 5: McCarver had a couple different quotes in this range. Here are 2: “Nothing in baseball can quiet a crowd like good pitching.”

“Well, David Eckstein, like most of us, has 20 digits. Ten fingers, ten toes.” What?!?!?

Top 8 (while raining): “Something to keep in mind — it’s raining lightly. The infield could be very wet on ground balls.” Of course the ground balls will get wet!!!!

This is all just from one game. The man is a complete moron. He never ever adds to the broadcast of the game or to the game itself. It’s sad that people like this get these jobs. Isn’t it enough that he played baseball for a living and got paid big bucks, but don’t let them take good paying jobs away from people who could do the job much better.[/quote]

Looks like someone read Bill Simmons today…

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Don’t think it was his idea to change his name (though he OBVIOUSLY signed off on the idea). It was the Notre Dame sports marketing department (or whatever it was called back in the day) that came up with the idea.

I actulally find it amusing . . .especially since he finished link.[/quote]

And once again, to keep this somewhat Uni-relevant, Joe Theisman obviously was not afraid of losing a few teeth, judging by his link

Detroit-St. Louis, should be a good one. I’m cheering for the Tigers, cause they beat my Yankees, but La Russa deserves it this year.
Somebody mentioned earlier about low ratings, I doubt it, the World loves the Cardinals cause they’re the Cardinals, but everyone wants to see the Tigers shred them to pieces.
That ballpark website got me in trouble today at work, geez!, I couldn’t take my eyes off it!, man that’s an interesting site.
What’s with all the jabs at Tim Macarver? I think he’s alright. What about Tony Kornheiser, this guy should just talk instead of trying to make sensational arguments with nobody. Take it easy buddy, just talk, don’t scream we ain’t gonna get ya..

[quote comment=”15408″]link is a better sight for baseball stadium reviews and photos.[/quote]

but it’s not completely updated, since Fenway is shown with glass enclosures behind home plate, and those were taken out before this season.

[quote comment=”15327″]Did anyone else notcie that the Cards wore their navy blue caps on the field, but after they won Suppan and some other players changed their hats. I think they did this to match their new championship tee shirts.
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Interesting[/quote]
And LaRussa appeared at the post game press donning a Sunday red billed one. WTF?

Let’s hope the Giants don’t wear these jackets on the way to the stadium Monday Night.$275.00??!

Paul,

Interesting thought–is this the first time that both teams in the World Series will be wearing different caps at home and on the road? (If the Cardinals wear their alternate caps, you could be talking about five different hats for two teams!)

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Stop the Madness!

the original Pacers link looks like it features a tennis ball, not a basketball.

[quote comment=”15348″]Minna, this is for you:

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I understand your North Stars anger too. I felt it when the Jets left. Just remember this: you have the NHL. We don’t. Be thankful you got a team back (Gaborik? Love that guy!).[/quote]

Thanks for the links, Teebz. I found the Nords jersey pretty easily, but not the Jets. Those are very clean and straightforward jerseys. Nice!

You are right that we have the Wild and should be grateful. However, the fact that the Dallas (Not-So-North) Stars won the Cup after leaving is really hard to swallow for the locals.

As for the fuchsia unis of the gymnastics team and the reason for wearing them, most of you can guess what I think of that—it starts with the same two letters as fuchia and ends with no!

[quote comment=”15425″][quote comment=”15348″]Minna, this is for you:

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I understand your North Stars anger too. I felt it when the Jets left. Just remember this: you have the NHL. We don’t. Be thankful you got a team back (Gaborik? Love that guy!).[/quote]

Thanks for the links, Teebz. I found the Nords jersey pretty easily, but not the Jets. Those are very clean and straightforward jerseys. Nice!

You are right that we have the Wild and should be grateful. However, the fact that the Dallas (Not-So-North) Stars won the Cup after leaving is really hard to swallow for the locals.

As for the fuchsia unis of the gymnastics team and the reason for wearing them, most of you can guess what I think of that—it starts with the same two letters as fuchia and ends with no![/quote]

FUmbleiNO?

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Thanks for the links, Teebz. I found the Nords jersey pretty easily, but not the Jets. Those are very clean and straightforward jerseys. Nice!

You are right that we have the Wild and should be grateful. However, the fact that the Dallas (Not-So-North) Stars won the Cup after leaving is really hard to swallow for the locals.

As for the fuchsia unis of the gymnastics team and the reason for wearing them, most of you can guess what I think of that—it starts with the same two letters as fuchia and ends with no![/quote]

FUmbleiNO?[/quote]

Ha! Good one, Richard, but not right. Hint: Two words—the second is no. Just my attempt to be clever.

Just an aside: I have seen a few men wearing pink in the stands of games, and they look much better than women do. I think pink should be a guy color. So, for all you guys out there, “Think pink!” For the women, “Sink the pink!”

[quote comment=”15426″][quote comment=”15291″][quote comment=”15290″]Well, the Mets proved last night that great unis and an inspired performance by a pitcher that NOBODY thought would get past two innings are worthless IF YOU DON’T SWING THE @%#$@ING BATS!

Go Tigers. Belliard’s still a thug, and Jim Edmonds looks like Mr. Ed.[/quote]

And another thing – I agree with everyone else – on to hockey season – I can concentrate on the Rangers now. Caught the Devs/Preds last night on commercials of the ball game – the Preds whites may just be my favorite NHL jersey (or sweater for the old-school who offend easily)[/quote]
Wow, your favorite NHL jersey is the Predators! They have the ugliest trio of jerseys in hockey besides the Thrashers. I’m a Ranger fan too, diehard, season ticket holder, and not to be biased but I still think the Rangers home and away are the best in the league, with the Blackhawks following close behind.[/quote]

My Preds looked pretty damn good two nights ago when they blanked your Rangers

[quote comment=”15432″][quote comment=”15426″][quote comment=”15291″][quote comment=”15290″]Well, the Mets proved last night that great unis and an inspired performance by a pitcher that NOBODY thought would get past two innings are worthless IF YOU DON’T SWING THE @%#$@ING BATS!

Go Tigers. Belliard’s still a thug, and Jim Edmonds looks like Mr. Ed.[/quote]

And another thing – I agree with everyone else – on to hockey season – I can concentrate on the Rangers now. Caught the Devs/Preds last night on commercials of the ball game – the Preds whites may just be my favorite NHL jersey (or sweater for the old-school who offend easily)[/quote]
Wow, your favorite NHL jersey is the Predators! They have the ugliest trio of jerseys in hockey besides the Thrashers. I’m a Ranger fan too, diehard, season ticket holder, and not to be biased but I still think the Rangers home and away are the best in the league, with the Blackhawks following close behind.[/quote]

My Preds looked pretty damn good two nights ago when they blanked your Rangers[/quote]
I was at the game. They looked good hockey wise, but uni wise are still the worst in the league. Sorry man.

[quote comment=”15433″]Following up the question to my original post:

According to link, the Tigers didn’t start wearing the orange Old English D on the road until link

Also, the Cardinals link from 1968-1991 before bringing the blue road caps back in 1992 (and the alternate caps started in 2000).[/quote]

Actually the Cardinals went to the all red hat at home and on the road in 1965.
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[quote comment=”15433″]Following up the question to my original post:

According to link, the Tigers didn’t start wearing the orange Old English D on the road until link

Also, the Cardinals link from 1968-1991 before bringing the blue road caps back in 1992 (and the alternate caps started in 2000).[/quote]

One more thing:
The alternate caps began in 1998, not 2000. That year the Cardinal had a red bill, then in 1999 they changed it to the yellow bill.

[quote comment=”15409″]Detroit-St. Louis, should be a good one. I’m cheering for the Tigers, cause they beat my Yankees, but La Russa deserves it this year.
Somebody mentioned earlier about low ratings, I doubt it, the World loves the Cardinals cause they’re the Cardinals, but everyone wants to see the Tigers shred them to pieces.
That ballpark website got me in trouble today at work, geez!, I couldn’t take my eyes off it!, man that’s an interesting site.
What’s with all the jabs at Tim Macarver? I think he’s alright. What about Tony Kornheiser, this guy should just talk instead of trying to make sensational arguments with nobody. Take it easy buddy, just talk, don’t scream we ain’t gonna get ya..[/quote]

What a ridiculous statement. I really don’t think the World loves the Cardinals.

“the World loves the Cardinals cause they’re the Cardinals, but everyone wants to see the Tigers shred them to pieces.”

[quote comment=”15426″][quote comment=”15291″][quote comment=”15290″]Well, the Mets proved last night that great unis and an inspired performance by a pitcher that NOBODY thought would get past two innings are worthless IF YOU DON’T SWING THE @%#$@ING BATS!

Go Tigers. Belliard’s still a thug, and Jim Edmonds looks like Mr. Ed.[/quote]

And another thing – I agree with everyone else – on to hockey season – I can concentrate on the Rangers now. Caught the Devs/Preds last night on commercials of the ball game – the Preds whites may just be my favorite NHL jersey (or sweater for the old-school who offend easily)[/quote]
Wow, your favorite NHL jersey is the Predators! They have the ugliest trio of jerseys in hockey besides the Thrashers. I’m a Ranger fan too, diehard, season ticket holder, and not to be biased but I still think the Rangers home and away are the best in the league, with the Blackhawks following close behind.[/quote]

Favorite NHL jersey is SJ Sharks! Everything from the names, numbers, logo, and colors is original and looks cool.

The Baseball HOF “Dressed to the Nines” exhibit online is a great resource. I think Paul’s referenced it a couple of times. That being said, can anybody think of any other teams whose Home and Road uniforms were exact inverses of each other?

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I was really hoping for a red, white & blue alternate for the Wizards. What they came up with is beyond disappointing. They should take a cue from USA Basketball– dark blue with red and white accents.

This has no relation to basketballs and probabily has already been discussed on this site but FSU is going to be wearing black uniforms. Thoughts?

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What about 1968 – Same teams, or was that during the Cardinals all red, all the time phase?[/quote]
I think the Tigers were ahead of their time. The home and road caps is a relatively new look. Most teams were like the Yankees are now, One cap two unis. Just my unresearched thoughts.[/quote]

Lots of home-road ballcap combinations overlooked from the ’70s and ’80s — Brewers (blue cap with two gold panels in front; all blue), Pirates (black pillbox; gold pillbox with black bill), Athletics (green skull/yellow bill; white skull/green bill), Blue Jays (blue cap with two white panels in front; all blue), Reds (white pinstriped skull/red bill; all red), Twins (all navy; red skull/navy bill), White Sox (blue cap/two white front panels/red bill; all blue).

Sorry, no time to find links.

Just a Heads up. Tomorrow the University of Minnesota are wearing their throwback jerseys from sometime in the 1960’s (I’m blanking on the exact year).

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Madden may be bad, but no one can come close to Joe Theisman in the booth. The man is horrendous. His commentary is a train wreck of vagueness of self evident observations. And he doesn’t get any of Kornheiser’s jokes (not that they are that funny). And the fact that his name is actually pronounced ‘Theee-man’, but he changed it in college to rhyme it with Heisman just makes me hate him more.[/quote]

Don’t think it was his idea to change his name (though he OBVIOUSLY signed off on the idea). It was the Notre Dame sports marketing department (or whatever it was called back in the day) that came up with the idea.

I actulally find it amusing . . .especially since he finished link.[/quote]

That it was Notre Dame’s Athletic Dept. that probably came up with the idea is a fair point, but that he still uses that pronunciation today (especially since he didn’t win the Heisman) smacks of self promotion and unquenchable ego.

This fact by itself is amusing, but coupled with his banality in the booth and the fact that, like Joe Morgan in baseball, he clearly thinks the game is not as good as when he played makes him insufferable. His voice makes me think about taking a baseball bat and going ‘Office Space’ on my tv.[/quote]

‘it’s good to be a gangster’.

[quote comment=”15465″]You have to be kidding me. They are trying to take over the world.
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Just a little dramatic are we?

[quote comment=”15302″]Agreed that John Madden well needs to retire from color commentating. He never gives new insight to the games. But when do Morgan and McCarver add situational insight?[/quote]
[quote comment=”15302″][quote comment=”15296″]bang all you want on morgan and mccarver… at least they add situational insight…
the real captain obvious is john madden… that guy does a game like he is talking to people who are watching football for the first time in their lives… i feel like a dipshit when i watch a game he does… like its remedial football…

dont get me started on duke vitale either…[/quote]

Agreed that John Madden well needs to retire from color commentating. He never gives new insight to the games. But when do Morgan and McCarver add situational insight?[/quote]

You people don’t get it, do you.

Madden, as well as Macarver, hell just about every single “analyst/color commentator” out there doesn’t get into complicated detail because they have been told again and again, and they also know that there are al arge number of very casual watchers of sports who will be watching theg ames, and to start bleating about how “the weakside safety will cheat up while the strongside linebacker fakes a blitz, while the cornerbacks drop into a Cover 2 scheme which makes the quarterback audible from a deep hitch and go to a halfback toss” will make channels change faster then you can blink.

Christ, I know a ton about football and even I’d be bored to tears by that kind of shit.

And if you all hate (insert color commnetators name here) then just use the fucking mute button on your remote and either turn on the radio broadcast or just watch without any sound.

Finally, it’s all well and good to bleat and shriek that “such and such announcer sucks” but when you don’t give any credible alternatives, what miniscule credibility that you may have had goes straight into the garbage.