‘T,’ as in Travesty

Paul, is this what you were looking for in regards to your research question?

If so, that is definitely John Dunlap.

A list of best uniforms that does not include the cardinals bird on the bat and does include the freaking detroit lions? Ugh.

link

#13: “The fall colors shout “pigskin” while the helmet is a minimalist masterpiece that conveys the team’s name.”

Conveys the team’s name?!? The helmet is orange the team name is the Browns! I’m not dissin’ the uni, but the logic is a little off-base.

Does the new Toronto Blue Jay hat have a T or a J on it? I was unsure looking at it …

The new ads cover up quite a bit of the main page banner logo when I view the site with Firefox (1.58 or 2.0.. same in each) but they sit up above the logo (as they should with IE. Just a coding quirk I suppose and not a big deal but I thought I should mention it. Anyone else seeing this?

[quote comment=”25354″]The new ads cover up quite a bit of the main page banner logo when I view the site with Firefox (1.58 or 2.0.. same in each) but they sit up above the logo (as they should with IE. Just a coding quirk I suppose and not a big deal but I thought I should mention it. Anyone else seeing this?[/quote]

FYI, it looks fine using the latest version of Netscape.

The Toronto “T” looks more like an incomplete “F”.

[quote comment=”25361″]I noticed this while watching the Blues v. Sharks game last night. I have never seen skates like link, worn by Marcel Goc. They have several spaces in the tuuk chassis, rather than the link.[/quote]

Sorry, let me fix that second link.

[quote comment=”25354″]The new ads cover up quite a bit of the main page banner logo when I view the site with Firefox (1.58 or 2.0.. same in each) but they sit up above the logo (as they should with IE. Just a coding quirk I suppose and not a big deal but I thought I should mention it. Anyone else seeing this?[/quote]

I have IE 6.0 and the ads overlap most of the UNIWATCH banner.

just hit refresh a couple times and the ads will fix themselves…

Those aren’t Tuuk holders, there called T-blades. They’re just a different kind of holder

link

Is it just me, or does that new Jays cap look a lot like this one, minus the bird’s face?

link

Comparing the T and the J, it appears that someone took the laziest way out of designing a logo and just made the J into a T. Alternate caps require alternate logos… not some half-assed effort in “re-design”.

Anyone having problems with the way the ads are displayed should refresh a few times and it should be okay.

I ran checks on safari, firefox, opera and IE on OS/X, XP and RedHat and everything was fine. Let me know if that isn’t the case…

[quote comment=”25344″]A list of best uniforms that does not include the cardinals bird on the bat and does include the freaking detroit lions? Ugh.[/quote]

AMEN!!! plus the list could have been at least twice as long

[quote comment=”25347″]link

#13: “The fall colors shout “pigskin” while the helmet is a minimalist masterpiece that conveys the team’s name.”

Conveys the team’s name?!? The helmet is orange the team name is the Browns! I’m not dissin’ the uni, but the logic is a little off-base.[/quote]

HAHAHA!!! That is hilarious…I didn’t even catch that…oh man that’s a riot

I like the list, though I would prefer the Canadiens and Wings in white, and for gosh sakes put the Steelers in black!

[quote comment=”25347″]link

#13: “The fall colors shout “pigskin” while the helmet is a minimalist masterpiece that conveys the team’s name.”

Conveys the team’s name?!? The helmet is orange the team name is the Browns! I’m not dissin’ the uni, but the logic is a little off-base.[/quote]
My thoughts EXACTLY. Also, wehn I saw the list and saw that the Lions were included…I knew that the majority of Uni Watch readers would disagree.

And, personally, I just don’t throw the Knicks into the “Best Pro Uniforms” category.

About the Tillman jersey sales. The problem was the guy went into a store in NYC and not Arizona. I bet any store in AZ has a Tillman jersey hanging somewhere for purchase. I bet I could go into almost any Champs, Finish Line, Olympia or whatever around here and not find a Reggie Bush jersey for sale, or a few of the other best sellers, not sure what the rest of the top ten is.

Online sales also count for a huge chunk of jersey sales in the NFL. I know I got my Tillman jersey from nflshop.com. A portion of online sales for the Tillman jersey were going to link. I’m not sure if that’s still the case but it was right after his death. So a lot of people may have been buying them online to help out that cause as well.

[quote comment=”25382″]That T looks like something I’d imagine would be on the hat for the Tidewater Tides. What the hell does it have to do with Toronto Blue Jays?[/quote]

It does look very similar to the link

[quote comment=”25392″][quote comment=”25382″]That T looks like something I’d imagine would be on the hat for the Tidewater Tides. What the hell does it have to do with Toronto Blue Jays?[/quote]

It does look very similar to the link[/quote]

Or is that just one big link for the top stroke of the “T”?

[quote comment=”25391″]Yesterday it was Tom, today it’s Dick. Can Harry be far behind? … SI.com Best Dressed List.

If you don’t have the Chicago Blackhawks identity near the top of your best dressed list then you have no best dressed list to discuss. Great color, great crest, great secondary logo and equally cool home and road uniforms…what uniforms did Wayne and Garth find cool enough to wear in “Wayne’s World”…

Oxcellent…

SI sucks…[/quote]

I agree that the Blackhawks are significantly better dressed than some of those teams, and with the fact that the Tigers are better dressed than the Lions. Both of the lists are fairly off, but hey, that’s why opinion columns are what they are, just conjecture. At least Paul gives us the reasons behind his opinions and is fairly consistent across the board.

damn screwed up the quote thing.

[quote comment=”25401″][quote comment=”25397″][quote comment=”25386″]Agreed, especially the new design with the big diamond shaped thing-a-ma-bob on the shorts. link Knicks uniforms were classic. link could even be considered “best dressed.” but those link just don’t scream “classic” to me anymore. I think it’s the side striping.[/quote]
Totally, the Patrick Ewing Knicks had MUCH better unis that the current versions.[/quote]

Well, except for the time they added the link link link down the side. That was downright awful.

[quote comment=”25393″][quote comment=”25387″][quote comment=”25362″][quote comment=”25361″]I noticed this while watching the Blues v. Sharks game last night. I have never seen skates like link, worn by Marcel Goc. They have several spaces in the tuuk chassis, rather than the link.[/quote]

Yes, those are called T-blades. They are big in Europe and while they seemed to be getting more popular here in Canada a couple of years ago, they seem to have slumped a bit as of late. Basically, once the holder has been chaged to a T-blade holder, you can then go to the store and by replacement blades that come in a variety of level of sharpnes and also different pitches depending on your skating style. The metal that they are made of is ultra-hard, so they aren’t resharpened like tradiitonal blades. However, after a while they do need to be replaced, so you can just buy another pair of blades and screw them on.[/quote]

Those are definately link mounted on a pair of Graf skates. I thought they couldv’e been the new link the skates Goc has on are definately link[/quote]

wow! and this whole time i thought he was skating on a pair of brass knuckles!
link

link

By Melrose’s Mullet, It refuses to link!

Ok… we all hate nike, but you just gotta love link.

[quote comment=”25411″]Ok… we all hate nike, but you just gotta love link.[/quote]

viral marketing at its best

check out this link it explains why Rick Peterson, the Mets pitching coach always wears a jacket. I guess he always wears it because he stores pens, notebooks, clickers and other equipment he uses during a game in it

[quote comment=”25411″]Ok… we all hate nike, but you just gotta love link.[/quote]

please dont say things like “we all…”

a. i dont hate nike (in fact its all i buy and have bought for the last 20 years)
b. purple doesnt bother me
c. i really dig football’s monochromatic pant/jersey combos (color dependent of course)
d. i like the long baseball pants look

[quote comment=”25417″][quote comment=”25411″]Ok… we all hate nike, but you just gotta love link.[/quote]

please dont say things like “we all…”

a. i dont hate nike (in fact its all i buy and have bought for the last 20 years)
b. purple doesnt bother me
c. i really dig football’s monochromatic pant/jersey combos (color dependent of course)
d. i like the long baseball pants look[/quote]

Hey krvanch, i agree with you. I like Nike products. They are well made and have lasted for me for a long time. I too like the long pants look in baseball and monochramatic look depends on the jersey color, but purple does bother me when used as a main jersey color, as an accent color it doesn’t bother me (i.e. Clemson, LA Lakers home jersey or alternate, or LSU).

[quote comment=”25417″][quote comment=”25411″]Ok… we all hate nike, but you just gotta love link.[/quote]

please dont say things like “we all…”

a. i dont hate nike (in fact its all i buy and have bought for the last 20 years)
b. purple doesnt bother me
c. i really dig football’s monochromatic pant/jersey combos (color dependent of course)
d. i like the long baseball pants look[/quote]

Todd,

I think that you took the comment “we all hate nike” a little to personal. I beleive that it is not a fact that we “hate” nike as much as it is that we “hate” how the have turn the uniforms into billboards. Nobody has ever said that their products are no good or that you have to buy exclusivy (sp?) from adidas to be a uni-watch reader. Nike is really the first company that plastered as many logos as they can on to the uniform and that is the problem that most of us have. I think don’t think Vince meant that in any other way.

Yes, those are called T-blades. They are big in Europe and while they seemed to be getting more popular here in Canada a couple of years ago, they seem to have slumped a bit as of late.

Ya, they were a new fad, but a lot of players have foouind it tricky to find replacements, and the actual skates are quite loud when you’re skating. Might be a minor pint, but it’s strange to hear so much noise coming fom a guy’s skates.

Those are definately link mounted on a pair of Graf skates. I thought they couldv’e been the new link the skates Goc has on are definately link[/quote]

Graf has offered the T-blades ontheir high-end skates for about 4 years now. Graf used to use Tuuk holders, but around the same time as the T-blades, they introduced tehir own holders, called “Cobras”. I’m not a huge fan It’e easy to replace blades, but I’ve broken more blades in them than all other skates combined. When you break one, you need to get two, and start rockering from scratch. Grr…

link

[quote comment=”25411″]Ok… we all hate nike, but you just gotta love link.[/quote]

Awesome, that’s all I can say…can’t wait to see more

Riff just noticed this too…
How does Woodson get away with wearing black shoes when the rest of the team wears white shoes?

[quote comment=”25421″][quote comment=”25417″][quote comment=”25411″]Ok… we all hate nike, but you just gotta love link.[/quote]

please dont say things like “we all…”

a. i dont hate nike (in fact its all i buy and have bought for the last 20 years)
b. purple doesnt bother me
c. i really dig football’s monochromatic pant/jersey combos (color dependent of course)
d. i like the long baseball pants look[/quote]

Todd,

I think that you took the comment “we all hate nike” a little to personal. I beleive that it is not a fact that we “hate” nike as much as it is that we “hate” how the have turn the uniforms into billboards. Nobody has ever said that their products are no good or that you have to buy exclusivy (sp?) from adidas to be a uni-watch reader.

Nike is really the first company that plastered as many logos as they can on to the uniform and that is the problem that most of us have. I think don’t think Vince meant that in any other way.[/quote]

no, not at all. i just disagree with the “we” part. it implies that all readers subscribe to the same philosophy. i have no problem with the way nike brands their products (or any other manufacturer), or nike products at all. i just think that sometimes readers accept paul’s opinions to also mean that of his readership. i dont think thats why he started this blog, to be a pied piper for his opinions. i think (and this is just my opinion) that he wanted to create a place for other people who “get it” TM, recognize sports minutae, or who actually pay attention to this stuff to share opinions. thats all im saying.

i know its tough to discern tone on a blog/message board, but really its not a big deal. my post shouldnt be read with any kind of malice or “holier than though” kind of tone. not at all! i like you guys/girls!

but as far as who was first in visible uniform branding, i would say russell athletic would be the culprit. even in 1983’s “all the right moves” russell branded the uniforms for the ampipe team.
you can make out the russell “r” on the left sleeve of the player on the far left…
link
i think that was one of the first times i remember a manufacturer branding outside of the traditional lower left shirt patch.

[quote comment=”25431″]

i just think that sometimes readers accept paul’s opinions to also mean that of his readership. i dont think thats why he started this blog, to be a pied piper for his opinions. i think (and this is just my opinion) that he wanted to create a place for other people who “get it” TM, recognize sports minutae, or who actually pay attention to this stuff to share opinions. thats all im saying.
[/quote]

Wait, todd k. Are you saying that Paul is not a god like Thor who will smite with lightning bolts them who dare disagree? You mean I can shout my admiration for all things black (not to mention Troy P.) at the top of my lungs and I won’t have my (black) mouse taken away from me? Yahoo(TM)! What a Google(TM)-eyed expression of Glad(TM)ness you see from Minna(TM)!

[quote comment=”25359″]

And I don’t even know where to begin on the link used to add support for this poor girl.[/quote]

Joe, that is just sick and wrong. They could have at least used orange fabric so it wouldn’t look like she was wearing a pad on the wrong side of her pants.

Paul, when will the new stuff come out? I’m already done with my Christmas shopping, but I have got to get a pair of those flip-flops, er, mug and maybe cap. Flip-flops would be nice, too. How about sheets while you’re at it?

More reason for the uni-watchery to be left up to the pros.

From the SI column:
Hard to argue with black and gold, and the classic spoked B is an NHL classic. The alternate bear-head crest likely helps prevent forest fires.

Thanks to everyone who pointed me to the t-blades I referenced in post 17. I wonder how many other NHLers use them? Can’t be too many since this is the first I’ve seen, and I watch a lot of hockey.

I have to say that the SI entry into Uni-Affairs was fairly good. Not nearly as good as UniWatch, of course.

Especially when compared to the disasterous forays into the UNIverse from fashion critics (whom I wager has as much sporting sense as fashion sense) and FOX (as told by a knoucklehead at AskMen.com.)

I’ll admit that I snickered when I read “alternate logo helps put out forest fires”

[quote comment=”25434″][quote comment=”25431″]

i just think that sometimes readers accept paul’s opinions to also mean that of his readership. i dont think thats why he started this blog, to be a pied piper for his opinions. i think (and this is just my opinion) that he wanted to create a place for other people who “get it” TM, recognize sports minutae, or who actually pay attention to this stuff to share opinions. thats all im saying.
[/quote]

Wait, todd k. Are you saying that Paul is not a god like Thor who will smite with lightning bolts them who dare disagree? You mean I can shout my admiration for all things black (not to mention Troy P.) at the top of my lungs and I won’t have my (black) mouse taken away from me? Yahoo(TM)! What a Google(TM)-eyed expression of Glad(TM)ness you see from Minna(TM)![/quote]

Minna, you should look at becoming some kind of rehab assistant for the Steelers to be able to spend a lot of time with Troy P. with how much he’s been injured this year. You would definitely love that.

[quote comment=”25355″]I noticed the inclusion of the Lions and the exclusion of the Tigers on the SI list, and it perplexed me, too. I do think the Lions are fairly well-dressed, but I was surprised to see them there without the Tigers. Oh, and I do very much agree with the Wings’ inclusion.

Speaking of which, something caught my eye in the Wings picture. Is the link wearing a red Under Armour hat? It was nice to him to match his UA apparel to his Wings jersey.[/quote]

Mmmmm, gotta disagree with you on the flying wheel, Burrill. It just looks strange to me. So, do you root for all Detroit teams?

Oh, and I must protest the lack of inclusion of the Vikings on this list. What a travesty.

p.s. That is a joke, my friends, before you banish me for monumental lack of taste.

[quote comment=”25447″]

Minna, you should look at becoming some kind of rehab assistant for the Steelers to be able to spend a lot of time with Troy P. with how much he’s been injured this year. You would definitely love that.[/quote]

dchis, what a fantastic idea. I would definitely love to rehab(TM) Troy P….Can someone from the Pittsburgh area hook a sister up?

[quote comment=”25451″][quote comment=”25438″]Paul, when will the new stuff come out?[/quote]

Not sure — Ek’s setting it up, and Zazzle can be slow. But the wheels are turning.

[quote comment=”25439″]how do you do the superscript TM[/quote]

I do option-2â„¢[/quote]

Thanks, Paul. I will sit tight. As for the superscript, option-2? We’re not playing football. Could you be a little more specific since my way works only half the time?

(TM)(TM)(TM)

Troy P. is babelicious(TM)

[quote comment=”25456″][quote comment=”25454″]I’m wondering if you have to have a space around the (TM) instead of putting it dorectly after a word. Otherwise it seems like it shows up as(TM). At least, that’s what it looks like to me. Now watch my own post prove me wrong…[/quote]

Hm. I always put it directly, but let’s try. Troy P. is babelicious (TM)[/quote]

So it works (TM)

lets see if i get it (TM) this time

[quote comment=”25458″][quote comment=”25454″]I’m wondering if you have to have a space around the (TM) instead of putting it dorectly after a word. Otherwise it seems like it shows up as(TM). At least, that’s what it looks like to me. Now watch my own post prove me wrong…[/quote]

Burrill, you are a genius, even if you like the flying wheel (TM)![/quote]

The link is one of the better logos in the NHL (C) link link a link of link link and link link link ones. But the NHL probably has the best logos overall in any sport.

[quote comment=”25465″][quote comment=”25458″][quote comment=”25454″]I’m wondering if you have to have a space around the (TM) instead of putting it dorectly after a word. Otherwise it seems like it shows up as(TM). At least, that’s what it looks like to me. Now watch my own post prove me wrong…[/quote]

Burrill, you are a genius, even if you like the flying wheel (TM)![/quote]

The link is one of the better logos in the NHL (C) link link a link of link link and link link link ones. But the NHL probably has the best logos overall in any sport.[/quote]

Dang it!! That C was supposed to be for NHL(C)

[quote comment=”25425″][quote comment=”25418″]Paul, why is the stirrup in the link a vertically mirrored image of the link stirrup?[/quote]

Cuz we didn’t have anything to hang it off of, and we thought it would be good to put it right-side up, instead of upside-down. Yeah, it’s kinda “floating,” but I like how it looks.[/quote]

Ahh thanks for the answer. I wasn’t ripping on the new logo…a change of pace is always nice, and I like the new one. And the old one.

Just for kicks and giggles (TM)

[quote comment=”25462″]

I can’t really explain the appeal of the Wings logo for me, Minna; I just like the look of the whole Wings uni. I think having seen it for so long, and knowing that it has a long history, it’s just comfortable for me. If a team introduced it as a brand new logo, I’m not sure if it would really be a success. (I don’t think I could predict how I would feel about it.)

Actually, I’m going to a Wings game this Saturday.

And yes, having lived in Michigan my whole life, I do tend to be a local guy, so it’s Detroit teams for me. But my favorite sport is football, and I prefer the college level in that sport, and … well, you know where I stand there, I think. Otherwise, I enjoy hockey, and I have some fun with basketball and baseball because I love sports.

And let me just state the obvious: the Pistons’ teal jerseys were a huge mistake. They had a great thing going, and then they embarked on that horror show. Fortunately, they came to their senses and returned to their color scheme.[/quote]

Burrill, I hear you. As a lifelong MN native (I was named after the state), I rooted for the home teams even when I lived in the Bay Area (TM). I like the Twins’ unis, and I like the black Wolves’ unis. I liked the old Vikings’ uni, and I even like the Wild!’s Christmas unis. The U of M’s maroon and gold? Eh, it’s ok, but I didn’t go there so I don’t have any real ties.

p.s. There is no room for teal in sports.

[quote comment=”25470″][quote comment=”25465″][quote comment=”25458]

Burrill, you are a genius, even if you like the flying wheel (TM)![/quote]

The link is one of the better logos in the NHL (C) link link a link of link link and link link link ones. But the NHL probably has the best logos overall in any sport.[/quote]

dchis, I was going to protest the inclusion of the Wild! (TM) logo in the ugly category, but it is. I don’t like the wings on the flying wheel (TM) because they are too realistic.

link had a nice logo. Sigh….[/quote]

I do like the Eye (TM) on the logo but the sun/moon thing© and the trees just really kill it for me. And yes the North Stars (TM) is an awsome logo. I still say the Stars (TM) should change their name and the Wild (TM) should become the Noth Stars (TM) .

ok so random work/uni question

so i work for the public defenders office (no im not talking about correction’s officers’ unis, but something one of the prisoners was wearing) and i was watching bond hearing this morning and one of the prisoners was wearing a BROWNS baseball jersey. basically the same color scheme as the cleveland browns football team. the situation was too inappropriate to ask the prisoner (and often times if they are arrested without a shirt one is given to them by a goodwill box) so i didnt find out if it was his or whatnot,

but i was wondering if this jersey was a throwback of a real team (it had “1944 BROWNS” on the right sleeve), possibly a negro league team, or just a marketing ploy by the cleveland team

just something interesting i saw today and have been curious about

[quote comment=”25475″]ok so random work/uni question

so i work for the public defenders office (no im not talking about correction’s officers’ unis, but something one of the prisoners was wearing) and i was watching bond hearing this morning and one of the prisoners was wearing a BROWNS baseball jersey. basically the same color scheme as the cleveland browns football team. the situation was too inappropriate to ask the prisoner (and often times if they are arrested without a shirt one is given to them by a goodwill box) so i didnt find out if it was his or whatnot,

but i was wondering if this jersey was a throwback of a real team (it had “1944 BROWNS” on the right sleeve), possibly a negro league team, or just a marketing ploy by the cleveland team

just something interesting i saw today and have been curious about[/quote]

Jswerdy,

link

‘Coz I’m quick like that….

[quote comment=”25473″][quote comment=”25470″]

link had a nice logo. Sigh….[/quote]

I do like the Eye (TM) on the logo but the sun/moon thing© and the trees just really kill it for me. And yes the North Stars (TM) is an awsome logo. I still say the Stars (TM) should change their name and the Wild (TM) should become the Noth Stars (TM) .[/quote]

dchis, the problem with the Wild! logo is that it’s trying to be everything to everybody at once, and so, it is nothing. The North Stars logo, on the other hand, is simple and to the point. Man, them were the days….

[quote comment=”25478″]anyone else notice that SI labeled them as the New York Giants on the right side description in slide 16?[/quote]

Nice catch, Chris. That is very funny.

[quote comment=”25480″][quote comment=”25473″][quote comment=”25470″]

link had a nice logo. Sigh….[/quote]

I do like the Eye (TM) on the logo but the sun/moon thing© and the trees just really kill it for me. And yes the North Stars (TM) is an awsome logo. I still say the Stars (TM) should change their name and the Wild (TM) should become the Noth Stars (TM) .[/quote]

dchis, the problem with the Wild! logo is that it’s trying to be everything to everybody at once, and so, it is nothing. The North Stars logo, on the other hand, is simple and to the point. Man, them were the days….[/quote]

Excuse the ignorance once again (remember I’m the one form the South) but how is the logo trying to be everything to everyone exactly? Oh and by the way I beat you to the link (TM). HAHA!! J/K

[quote comment=”25477″][quote comment=”25475″]ok so random work/uni question

so i work for the public defenders office (no im not talking about correction’s officers’ unis, but something one of the prisoners was wearing) and i was watching bond hearing this morning and one of the prisoners was wearing a BROWNS baseball jersey. basically the same color scheme as the cleveland browns football team. the situation was too inappropriate to ask the prisoner (and often times if they are arrested without a shirt one is given to them by a goodwill box) so i didnt find out if it was his or whatnot,

but i was wondering if this jersey was a throwback of a real team (it had “1944 BROWNS” on the right sleeve), possibly a negro league team, or just a marketing ploy by the cleveland team

just something interesting i saw today and have been curious about[/quote]

Jswerdy,

link

‘Coz I’m quick like that….[/quote]

damn Minna…

props to dchis on that too, thanks guys

interesting note on one of the cards dipicted for link (i havent checked anyone else yet, im too lazy)

notice the zipper up uni (and its a drawing too)

the guys today was buttoned, no zipper

[quote comment=”25487″][quote comment=”25484″][quote comment=”25480″]

dchis, the problem with the Wild! logo is that it’s trying to be everything to everybody at once, and so, it is nothing. The North Stars logo, on the other hand, is simple and to the point. Man, them were the days….[/quote]

Excuse the ignorance once again (remember I’m the one form the South) but how is the logo trying to be everything to everyone exactly? Oh and by the way I beat you to the link (TM). HAHA!! J/K[/quote]

You are quicker on the trigger than am I, dchis. I bow to your superior speed.

What I should have said is that the Wild! is such a stupid name, they tried to validate it by adding all those random elements of ‘the wild’ which makes the logo waaaaay too busy—and, ultimately, ugly. There should never be an entire scene within an animal’s head. It’s just not right.[/quote]

Probably not that I’m quicker but just more bored at work. I feel like I never do anything all day, and more than likely because in all actuality I really don’t. It’s a sad way to live.

[quote comment=”25484″][quote comment=”25480″][quote comment=”25473″][quote comment=”25470″]

Excuse the ignorance once again (remember I’m the one form the South) but how is the logo trying to be everything to everyone exactly? Oh and by the way I beat you to the link (TM). HAHA!! J/K[/quote]

I believe Minna H is saying that The Wild’s logo is too busy and lacks any real symbolism whatsoever.

As far as link are concerned…

Browns logo Fun Fact

The link the Browns used is an illustration of this monument in Forest Park. It was a popular symbol of the city until the Gateway Arch was built.

In case you can’t tell from all my posts today, I’m a St. Louisan.

I’m glad to read Todd’s post…Now I know I’m not the only Nike(tm) fan on this board.
Althought I can’t stand adidas(tm) and what they have done to the NBA warmups and practice gear.

Why the hell did the ™ show up in superscrpit on the preview but not on the actual post ™ ?

[quote comment=”25489″][quote comment=”25486″][quote comment=”25477″][quote comment=”25475″]ok so random work/uni question

so i work for the public defenders office (no im not talking about correction’s officers’ unis, but something one of the prisoners was wearing) and i was watching bond hearing this morning and one of the prisoners was wearing a BROWNS baseball jersey. basically the same color scheme as the cleveland browns football team. the situation was too inappropriate to ask the prisoner (and often times if they are arrested without a shirt one is given to them by a goodwill box) so i didnt find out if it was his or whatnot,

but i was wondering if this jersey was a throwback of a real team (it had “1944 BROWNS” on the right sleeve), possibly a negro league team, or just a marketing ploy by the cleveland team

just something interesting i saw today and have been curious about[/quote]

Jswerdy,

link

‘Coz I’m quick like that….[/quote]

damn Minna…

props to dchis on that too, thanks guys[/quote]

Anytime. Was that team then? I found this photo of their link, but from 1939. Well this is link.[/quote]

Why would they break St. Louis after the ‘L’? Makes sense, I suppose, from a balance standpoint, but now it looks like ‘St. L’ (which is fine and could stand alone kind of like the Cards current STL logo) and then ‘ouis’ which makes no sense whatsoever. Making it even worse is the dark brown and orange trim down the buttons which really breaks up the word.

[quote comment=”25499″][quote comment=”25492″]
I believe Minna H is saying that The Wild’s logo is too busy and lacks any real symbolism whatsoever.

As far as link are concerned…[/quote]

I like the Wild’s logo for a couple of reasons. It makes them unique in terms of identity, and removes them from Tom Hicks’ regime. Changing the name back to the North Stars would be nice, but I doubt that Hicks would give up that control.

The second reason is that it combines the great things that Minnesota is known for: the eye is the North Star, the mouth is a river, the trees/forest almost look like vertical stripes on the animal’s face, the ear is the moon, and the horizontal green in front of the moon represent clouds. Unlike the animal on the link logo, the Wild’s logo is actually alot like the link logo in that it is a picture within a picture.

As for winged logos, don’t forget about link.[/quote]

Teebz! Good to see ya, man. The reasons you listed for liking the Wild! logo are pretty much the reasons I don’t. To me, the sum is less than the parts, and there should at least be one damn lake if they are trying to highlight the best of MN (and, perhaps the Megamall (TM)). The logo is just too much for me.

Then again, I am still mourning the intimely demise of the North Stars, so I might be a wee bit biased.

I may have been prejudiced against the link because they have a nonsensical name. But I still think it is too busy to be put on the front of a jersey. The old North Stars(TM) is better suited for that.

[quote comment=”25494″]Browns logo Fun Fact

The link the Browns used is an illustration of this monument in Forest Park. It was a popular symbol of the city until the Gateway Arch was built.

In case you can’t tell from all my posts today, I’m a St. Louisan.[/quote]

M Flick, thanks for the backup on the Wild! logo, and I thought this was pretty neat. Nice to see more Midwesterns in our crew.

[quote comment=”25503″]To me, the sum is less than the parts, and there should at least be one damn lake if they are trying to highlight the best of MN (and, perhaps the Megamall (TM)). The logo is just too much for me.
[/quote]

Since you’re the land of 10,000 lakes, which do you select? That would be open to a huge debate whereas the rivers that feed those lakes are just as abundant. I actually prefer the logos that contain multiple images… such as link or link.

And are you really proud of the mall? The Minnesota Shoppers sponsored by Mall of America playing at the Xcel Energy Centre? Too many sponsors… must kill someone. ;o)

Stupid remote. link.

[quote comment=”25511″][quote comment=”25508″]

Hey all – I’m back from vacation – did you miss me? Anyway…that Minnesota North Stars logo is great because of the simplicity of the design along with the AWESOME color scheme – the green and yellow and white is just beautiful.[/quote]

Banker B! One half of our original comedy duo. Welcome back. Where did you go?

A moment of silence, please, for my dearly departed link.

Banker B, I think I might have to follow your advice and incorporate the North Star N into my next tat.[/quote]

My wife actually asked me what jersey I wanted for Xmas – I told her a Minnesota North Stars green away jersey – she said “Who are they?”

The tear fell down my cheek like the old commercial with the Native American who can’t believe that people litter.

To her defense, she’s a hockey fan in training.

Go with the North Stars “N” in your tattoo – small of the back – MINNA with the pointed N’s.

I really didn’t go anywhere – just stayed home and spent all day with my little girl (she’ll be 3 in February – and she already knows the Rangers!)

Every Sunday me and a half dozen or so other friends get together and play some good time hockey. There’s always old school hockey jerseys there, Nordiques, Canucks, Blues and Flames (sometimes away and home colors)
Follow through for some videos of us link

[quote comment=”25515″][quote comment=”25511″][quote comment=”25508″]

Hey all – I’m back from vacation – did you miss me? Anyway…that Minnesota North Stars logo is great because of the simplicity of the design along with the AWESOME color scheme – the green and yellow and white is just beautiful.[/quote]

Banker B! One half of our original comedy duo. Welcome back. Where did you go?

A moment of silence, please, for my dearly departed link.

Banker B, I think I might have to follow your advice and incorporate the North Star N into my next tat.[/quote]

My wife actually asked me what jersey I wanted for Xmas – I told her a Minnesota North Stars green away jersey – she said “Who are they?”

The tear fell down my cheek like the old commercial with the Native American who can’t believe that people litter.

To her defense, she’s a hockey fan in training.

Go with the North Stars “N” in your tattoo – small of the back – MINNA with the pointed N’s.[/quote]

Man. I don’t know what to say. I am stunned. Wow. Hopefully, you educated her—gently. So you think I should get a tramp stamp, huh? I was thinking right breast—then I’d have one tattoo per breast. Tramp stamp is not a bad idea, though, except I would never get to see it.

comment=”25506″][quote comment=”25431″][quote comment=”25421″][quote comment=”25417″][quote comment=”25411″]Ok… we all hate nike, but you just gotta love link.[/quote]

please dont say things like “we all…”

a. i dont hate nike (in fact its all i buy and have bought for the last 20 years)
b. purple doesnt bother me
c. i really dig football’s monochromatic pant/jersey combos (color dependent of course)
d. i like the long baseball pants look[/quote]

Todd,

I think that you took the comment “we all hate nike” a little to personal. I beleive that it is not a fact that we “hate” nike as much as it is that we “hate” how the have turn the uniforms into billboards. Nobody has ever said that their products are no good or that you have to buy exclusivy (sp?) from adidas to be a uni-watch reader.

Nike is really the first company that plastered as many logos as they can on to the uniform and that is the problem that most of us have. I think don’t think Vince meant that in any other way.[/quote]

no, not at all. i just disagree with the “we” part. it implies that all readers subscribe to the same philosophy. i have no problem with the way nike brands their products (or any other manufacturer), or nike products at all. i just think that sometimes readers accept paul’s opinions to also mean that of his readership. i dont think thats why he started this blog, to be a pied piper for his opinions. i think (and this is just my opinion) that he wanted to create a place for other people who “get it” TM, recognize sports minutae, or who actually pay attention to this stuff to share opinions. thats all im saying.

i know its tough to discern tone on a blog/message board, but really its not a big deal. my post shouldnt be read with any kind of malice or “holier than though” kind of tone. not at all! i like you guys/girls!

but as far as who was first in visible uniform branding, i would say russell athletic would be the culprit. even in 1983’s “all the right moves” russell branded the uniforms for the ampipe team.
you can make out the russell “r” on the left sleeve of the player on the far left…
link
i think that was one of the first times i remember a manufacturer branding outside of the traditional lower left shirt patch.[/quote]

I’m not trying to say that “because everybody does it it’s ok”, but is there *one* major college basketball program that doesn’t have a logo splattered somewhere on their jersey, be it Nike, adidas, Under Armour, etc.? Nike may have started it in the modern era, but they aren’t the first to do it. I remember Converse having their logo on teh 1984 men’s Olympic basketball jerseys.[/quote]

youre right taylor!

link

[quote comment=”25518″]
It could be a generic lake, or they could go with one of the more famous ones like Calhoun or Harriet. Or a fictitious one like Wobegone. Or not-so famous ones like Detroit or Leech. Famous here, but not outside of here, I bet. Any lake as long as a lake is included.[/quote]

Wouldn’t they be the Lakers then, not the Wild? And since the LA Lakers own that licensing, it would be a hard sell, much like them using the North Stars and Tom Hicks’ control over that name.

As for the Mall of America, can you imagine the Minnesota Shoppers sponsored by the Mall of America versus the Edmonton Mallwalkers sponsored by the West Edmonton Mall playing at Rexall Centre on Hockey Night in Canada sponsoned by Molson Canadian? Urge to kill rising….

[quote comment=”25524″][quote comment=”25521″]

Man. I don’t know what to say. I am stunned. Wow. Hopefully, you educated her—gently. So you think I should get a tramp stamp, huh? I was thinking right breast—then I’d have one tattoo per breast. Tramp stamp is not a bad idea, though, except I would never get to see it.[/quote]

C’mon, let’s be realisitic here… you know we’re all saving our Tramp Stamp area for the Uni Watch tattoo’s.[/quote]

Yes, but LB, do guys have a Tramp Stamp (TM) area, or is that strictly reserved for women? Somehow, I don’t see a guy putting a tattoo there, and I don’t see it as being sexy on a guy.

By the way, I am assuming you are male. My apologies if I am assuming improperly.

p.s. Very funny, either way.

Minna H said:

[quote comment=”25513″]Stupid remote. link.[/quote]

Dino Ciccarelli appears to be sporting Bauer Supremes, with black TUUK chassis.

[quote comment=”25525″][quote comment=”25518″]
It could be a generic lake, or they could go with one of the more famous ones like Calhoun or Harriet. Or a fictitious one like Wobegone. Or not-so famous ones like Detroit or Leech. Famous here, but not outside of here, I bet. Any lake as long as a lake is included.[/quote]

Wouldn’t they be the Lakers then, not the Wild? And since the LA Lakers own that licensing, it would be a hard sell, much like them using the North Stars and Tom Hicks’ control over that name.

As for the Mall of America, can you imagine the Minnesota Shoppers sponsored by the Mall of America versus the Edmonton Mallwalkers sponsored by the West Edmonton Mall playing at Rexall Centre on Hockey Night in Canada sponsoned by Molson Canadian? Urge to kill rising….[/quote]

Sigh. Thanks, Teebz. Now I’m mourning twice over. I think if they used a generic lake instead of the animal head, that wouldn’t be too much of an infringement. Besides, the multitude of lakes is the thing MN is known for. It’s folly that none of our sports teams takes advantage of that fact.

[quote comment=”25528″][quote comment=”25524″][quote comment=”25521″]

Man. I don’t know what to say. I am stunned. Wow. Hopefully, you educated her—gently. So you think I should get a tramp stamp, huh? I was thinking right breast—then I’d have one tattoo per breast. Tramp stamp is not a bad idea, though, except I would never get to see it.[/quote]

C’mon, let’s be realisitic here… you know we’re all saving our Tramp Stamp area for the Uni Watch tattoo’s.[/quote]

Yes, but LB, do guys have a Tramp Stamp (TM) area, or is that strictly reserved for women? Somehow, I don’t see a guy putting a tattoo there, and I don’t see it as being sexy on a guy.

By the way, I am assuming you are male. My apologies if I am assuming improperly.

p.s. Very funny, either way.[/quote]

so the tattoo at the small of a girls back has a name? i’ve always just referred to those as “targets”

[quote comment=”25535″][quote comment=”25528″][quote comment=”25524″][quote comment=”25521″]

Man. I don’t know what to say. I am stunned. Wow. Hopefully, you educated her—gently. So you think I should get a tramp stamp, huh? I was thinking right breast—then I’d have one tattoo per breast. Tramp stamp is not a bad idea, though, except I would never get to see it.[/quote]

C’mon, let’s be realisitic here… you know we’re all saving our Tramp Stamp area for the Uni Watch tattoo’s.[/quote]

Yes, but LB, do guys have a Tramp Stamp (TM) area, or is that strictly reserved for women? Somehow, I don’t see a guy putting a tattoo there, and I don’t see it as being sexy on a guy.

By the way, I am assuming you are male. My apologies if I am assuming improperly.

p.s. Very funny, either way.[/quote]

so the tattoo at the small of a girls back has a name? i’ve always just referred to those as “targets”[/quote]

Todd, you have never heard of the Tramp Stamp? We’ll have to give you a few other definitions too. Here’s my favorite – when a girl wears low cut jeans and has some excess hangover over the top of the jeans on the sides, those are “muffin tops”.

[quote comment=”25534″]I did indeed educate her – showed her the old jerseys on nhluniforms.com – she likes them.

I always kind of hoped that when Minnesota got an NHL team again – they would honor the WHA and go with the Saints. The only WHA team that still uses it’s WHA name in the NHL now is the Oilers. The Jets moved, so did the Whalers, and my other favorite jersey, the beloved Nordiques. I really would have liked to see the Minnesota Saints – and if they could have used the pointed N is saints, that would have been SWEET![/quote]

Loved the NStars’ logo and color combination, but
the fightn’Saints also had a great logo, do you remember the cute winged angel attired in hockey gear? cool sweater.

Bring back the NStars, Nords & Jets.

[quote comment=”25533″]
Sigh. Thanks, Teebz. Now I’m mourning twice over. I think if they used a generic lake instead of the animal head, that wouldn’t be too much of an infringement. Besides, the multitude of lakes is the thing MN is known for. It’s folly that none of our sports teams takes advantage of that fact.[/quote]

Believe me, it hurts to hear Jets highlights knowing they are talking about the NFL and not the NHL. I share your pain more than you know.

[quote comment=”25534″]I did indeed educate her – showed her the old jerseys on nhluniforms.com – she likes them.

I always kind of hoped that when Minnesota got an NHL team again – they would honor the WHA and go with the Saints. The only WHA team that still uses it’s WHA name in the NHL now is the Oilers. The Jets moved, so did the Whalers, and my other favorite jersey, the beloved Nordiques. I really would have liked to see the Minnesota Saints – and if they could have used the pointed N is saints, that would have been SWEET![/quote]

The thing is, we already have a Saints team—the St. Paul Saints. It’s a baseball team, but still…The Minnesota Stone Arch Bridges. We would be the only team (correct me if I’m wrong, and I’m sure someone will) named after an architectural structure. Cool.

[quote comment=”25489″][quote comment=”25486″][quote comment=”25477″][quote comment=”25475″]ok so random work/uni question

so i work for the public defenders office (no im not talking about correction’s officers’ unis, but something one of the prisoners was wearing) and i was watching bond hearing this morning and one of the prisoners was wearing a BROWNS baseball jersey. basically the same color scheme as the cleveland browns football team. the situation was too inappropriate to ask the prisoner (and often times if they are arrested without a shirt one is given to them by a goodwill box) so i didnt find out if it was his or whatnot,

but i was wondering if this jersey was a throwback of a real team (it had “1944 BROWNS” on the right sleeve), possibly a negro league team, or just a marketing ploy by the cleveland team

just something interesting i saw today and have been curious about[/quote]

Jswerdy,

link

‘Coz I’m quick like that….[/quote]

damn Minna…

props to dchis on that too, thanks guys[/quote]

Anytime. Was that team then? I found this photo of their link, but from 1939. Well this is link.[/quote]

yea it was the one that said “Browns”, and being as there was a 1944 BROWNS insignia on the sleeve im guessing it was a throwback.

my question now is, was it the prisoners own shirt? and why would he have that jersey, or was it something out of the goodwill bin, in which case i would have been tempted to barter for it

Todd, at least tell me you know what I mean when I say a girl is a “pitching wedge”…

al said:

Props for posting that Blues’ logo. Love that sweater, especially the Garry Unger, PLager Brothers version circa 1975. Awesome sweater.

I was looking for a pic of Bob Plager hipchecking the ever-loving-snot out of someone in said classic jersey when I came across this link. I can’t understand why this has become labeled as “The Dive” because

1) Plager (in front of goal) clearly upended him by shoving this stick in Orr’s skate (probably Bauer Supremes, but that’s not important.) prompting me to rename this image, “The Retaliatory Trip” or “Enjoy the Stanley Cup, Ass”

2) “Diving” was not invented until Paul Kariya did so in 1994.

[quote comment=”25528″]
Yes, but LB, do guys have a Tramp Stamp (TM) area, or is that strictly reserved for women? Somehow, I don’t see a guy putting a tattoo there, and I don’t see it as being sexy on a guy.
[/quote]

You assume correctly, I am a guy. A guy who is “bringing sexy back”â„¢ with Uni Watchâ„¢ Tramp Stamp Tattoosâ„¢!

(Sorry, no more â„¢’s from me after today, I promise)

[quote comment=”25547″]Todd, at least tell me you know what I mean when I say a girl is a “pitching wedge”…[/quote]

Banker Bill! I looked it up, and that is harsh. Man, guys (in general) have some pretty nasty ways of defining women.

link

Double sigh.

Let’s support Paul. Buy some tattoos.

link

Everybody likes stripes.

We can still have a west side story series… for ugliest player ever.

link or link

[quote comment=”25550″]
I was looking for a pic of Bob Plager hipchecking the ever-loving-snot out of someone in said classic jersey when I came across this link. I can’t understand why this has become labeled as “The Dive” because… [/quote]

It was entitled “The Dive” because Bobby Orr dives into the corner head-first after scoring.

[quote comment=”25559″]minna, actually im in eastern pa, catasauqua actually which is in the lehigh valley-allentown-bethlehem area

nope, didnt know pitching wedge,
we would say
good from far
but
far from good

any of you hear of “1776”?
a FUPA?

we also once talked about what we would say, “she is a cleveland brown”
to mean, nice uni, bad helmet[/quote]

Ah. I think I knew that, but I was mislead by your love for the Cardinals. How close are you to Pittsburgh?

That FUPA is just nasty. I couldn’t find 1776, but you guys are depressing me. As if I weren’t depressed enough by the loss of the Lakers and the North Stars.

It worked below, (TM)

Teebz, watch the stick of #4-Blues on #4-Bruins onlink

[quote comment=”25546″]I think I am in the lonely club of one on this site for the Troy P. Appreciation (Obsession) Club. Sigh.[/quote]

well, i think im the only member of the “bird watchers society”. sue that is…

1776 as used in a sentence

“man, from behind, that girl looked like she was 17, but from the front she looks like shes 76!”

[quote comment=”25568″]whatever..[/quote]

Broker 75, as Burill pointed out, you need a space between the word and the (TM), whereas it will do it just find on its own.

Don’t worry—Paul will have a tutorial tomorrow.

[quote comment=”25353″]A little while back there was much to be made of college teams entering “Nike World” with their new uni designs. Duke was on that list. However, last night, during the (insert sponsor here) ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Duke was wearing their classic unis for days gone by. Does anyone have any screen caps? They were nice to see, and I hope they stay.

FWIW, I love the site, and a few family member will be recieving Uniwatch tshirts and coffee mugs this holiday season…even if they have no idea what it’s all about. Keep up the great work![/quote]

Those are by no means classic. Quite different from the 80s and 90s home unis.

link

[quote comment=”25471″][quote comment=”25462″]

I can’t really explain the appeal of the Wings logo for me, Minna; I just like the look of the whole Wings uni. I think having seen it for so long, and knowing that it has a long history, it’s just comfortable for me. If a team introduced it as a brand new logo, I’m not sure if it would really be a success. (I don’t think I could predict how I would feel about it.)

Actually, I’m going to a Wings game this Saturday.

And yes, having lived in Michigan my whole life, I do tend to be a local guy, so it’s Detroit teams for me. But my favorite sport is football, and I prefer the college level in that sport, and … well, you know where I stand there, I think. Otherwise, I enjoy hockey, and I have some fun with basketball and baseball because I love sports.

And let me just state the obvious: the Pistons’ teal jerseys were a huge mistake. They had a great thing going, and then they embarked on that horror show. Fortunately, they came to their senses and returned to their color scheme.[/quote]

Burrill, I hear you. As a lifelong MN native (I was named after the state), I rooted for the home teams even when I lived in the Bay Area (TM). I like the Twins’ unis, and I like the black Wolves’ unis. I liked the old Vikings’ uni, and I even like the Wild!’s Christmas unis. The U of M’s maroon and gold? Eh, it’s ok, but I didn’t go there so I don’t have any real ties.

p.s. There is no room for teal in sports.[/quote]

Are you nuts? Sure there is.

The Sharks will always be teal.
The Hornets will always be teal
The Jaguars will always be teal.
The Marlins will always be teal.

The Pistons should not go back to teal since it’s not an original color.

That’s one team per sport that can easily be identified with the color. Note that all teams entered their respective leagues after 1987. I think all those teams are respectable franchises and should not change color schemes just to be trendy.

Who gets paid in the NBA to come up with these continually lame season themes/slogans.

link

Rockets. LIVE IT.

LIVE what?

Overprized tickets?

An 82-game regular season sleepwalk?

Overpaid overpampered athletes who can’t hit a 12- ft. jumper?

Crappy unis like the Rockets barber shop poles silhouette and R icon…yech? And you thought the Rockets previous identity was bad…

How friggin stupid does this make the NBA look?

LIVE IT? LOSE IT.

I think the slogan for every NBA team should be “Wake me up when the regular season is OVER.”

[quote comment=”25587″]Who gets paid in the NBA to come up with these continually lame season themes/slogans.

link

Rockets. LIVE IT.

LIVE what?

Overprized tickets?

An 82-game regular season sleepwalk?

Overpaid overpampered athletes who can’t hit a 12- ft. jumper?

Crappy unis like the Rockets barber shop poles silhouette and R icon…yech? And you thought the Rockets previous identity was bad…

How friggin stupid does this make the NBA look?

LIVE IT? LOSE IT.

I think the slogan for every NBA team should be “Wake me up when the regular season is OVER.”[/quote]

Rockets unis are fine, sir. The logo is a bit dorky but I have no problem with the uniform.

With all due respect I don’t think Yao Ming is sleepwalking. The guy is having the year of his life. Most fans would switch places with you in a second.

As for slogans – yeah find me one that doesn’t suck a little. They’re the exception not rule

Ok, the first link didn’t work, but I think everyone knows I was referring to these purplish-bluish abominations: link

[quote comment=”25585″]

Are you nuts? Sure there is.

The Sharks will always be teal.
The Hornets will always be teal
The Jaguars will always be teal.
The Marlins will always be teal.

The Pistons should not go back to teal since it’s not an original color.

That’s one team per sport that can easily be identified with the color. Note that all teams entered their respective leagues after 1987. I think all those teams are respectable franchises and should not change color schemes just to be trendy.[/quote]

ACC, um, I thought we established that I’m nuts fairly early in the game. That said, I stand by my statement. The fact that all these teams are fairly new lend credence to the reasoning that teal is a trendy color. I don’t like pastels, therefore, I don’t think there should be teal in sports.

p.s. Just because you disagree with someone, that does not make the other person nuts, crazy or anything other than differing in opinion.

#65 by Riff on 11.29.06 12:07 pm

I think this should be addressed before something like the headband fiasco. At least Wallace’s accessories match his uni, Woodson is wearing blacked out shoes (the Packers wear white) and no white on the socks. That is what is defined as alterting the uniform. He should be fined. Heavily

If I’m not mistaken Woodson’s (partially) white spikes are spatted with black tape. Those leg warmer things look bush league. Why would a guy wanna do that anyway in permafrost…better if he wore a pair of tights under his pants, then put on the “undersocks” or whatever those things are called and then a pair of sanitary socks for more warmth.

People are getting tooooo bent out of shape over Big Ben’s headband, i.e. Bulls fans who side with Skiles, it’s just a piece of material. Maybe Skiles doesn’t like them because he would look like a dork with one on, LOL?!

#76 by Minna H on 11.29.06 12:53 pm

Joe, that is just sick and wrong. They could have at least used orange fabric so it wouldn’t look like she was wearing a pad on the wrong side of her pants.

That doesn’t bother me as much as the “Russian Cowboy with disco era bell bottom fashion design that my alma mater has decided to use to cover up coed legs on a clearly nice day. = ) YIKES!

[quote comment=”25598″]Anyone know what the record for most posts for one day is… are we going to break 250?[/quote]

Kyle O., 250 is the record. The way I’m posting, we’ll break 300.

IS it just me or can the T pass for a J with a smaller hook.

I’m waiting for Nike to buy up advertising space here.

Dallas Mavericks: Catch It, Spread It

Is that a slogan for the bird flu pandemic?

N-No
B-Breakthrough
A-Advertising

Also in SI was a giant picture of DeAngelo Williams in the front of their fantasy football section. In the link you can clearly see the Memphis M and tiger on his pacifier-style mouthpiece. Here’s a link that worked better online.

Just to put all the TM and whatnot to rest, the message board is set up so that HTML can be used in the text box, for anyone that still cares the HTML codes for copyright and trademark is:

&traDe = &trade — (lowercase d though), and
&coPy = &copy — (lowercase p though).

Now maybe we can stop with all this.

[quote comment=”25614″]well maybe not then, but those are still the codes for anyone that wants to do it right[/quote]
your codes are correct, they just need a semicolon after them (html standard).

We have not talked about this subject in a while, but at some point championship team uniforms were discussed. Someone made the example of 1920’s or 30’s Ottawa Senators uniform that had a globe and world champions printed on it.
My reason for discussion, checkout the Hershey Bears uniforms for their ring ceremony:
link

It is classic. I cannot remember any other team altering their uniform because of a championship.

Hey Paul, with all these posts in the comments section, maybe you should start a forum on the site with different categories to make it easier for people who like to read the comments

As for the Jays’ new cap – I really don’t get the criticism of the scripted T based on the fact that the T on the cap doesn’t match the jersey.

I mean, come on Paul! Is this not the same blog that celebrated for nearly a full week the distinctions between the Tigers’ jersey D and cap D, not to mention the half dozen variations on the Yankees logo?

Taking a quick look, I notice that the link, link, and I’m sure there are others…

I’m a Jays fan, and I steadfastly refuse to ever buy a black Jays cap…but slap that T on a blue cap, or a special Canada Day red or St. Patty’s green, and I’m there.

Picture of Pavelski’s upside-downness:

Look at the linkof this guy Igawa that the Yankees won the bidding on. We talked a few weeks ago when the D-Backs jerseys came out about teams trying to keep both sides of the front of a button down jersey even so it doesn’t look off center. It looks like its just “Ti” and then “gers” on the other side. Any one seen a more frontal view of this uniform?

(TM) Text
(TM)Text

The TM inside () can’t be touching anything.

But I have a mac, so I can just option-2 it…

Here is the link, sorry, had http:// in twice.

Is there going to be a time deadline for the test? Being in high school, its tough to read the blog until…nowish. (BTW, am i the youngest one here?)

It looks like possibly red stars on the back of OSU’s jerseys.

[quote comment=”25553″]My mistake, that was Noel Picard, not Plager. link[/quote]
Thanks for finding that clip… gotta love early 70’s sports films, did you catch that porno-esque theme music? Classic stuff.

I’ll see your Noel Picard with another lovely mid-70’s St. Louis Blues goon: Phil Roberto

[quote comment=”25635″]Is there going to be a time deadline for the test? Being in high school, its tough to read the blog until…nowish. (BTW, am i the youngest one here?)[/quote]
Since you have time issues, you’re probably a junior. I’m a HS senior, and I think I’ve heard of some younger.

[quote comment=”25642″][quote comment=”25635″]Is there going to be a time deadline for the test? Being in high school, its tough to read the blog until…nowish. (BTW, am i the youngest one here?)[/quote]
Since you have time issues, you’re probably a junior. I’m a HS senior, and I think I’ve heard of some younger.[/quote]
Freshman, haha
Believe me or not, but my school has 4600 people. Its sooo packed with work its not even funny.

[quote comment=”25629″]Sweet Jesus what’s up with the UNC cheerleaders’ outfits? They’re predominantly black! Black sleeves, shoulders, and bottoms. Even the NC logo is done in black. Not a stitch of white to be found. This is wrong wrong wrong.[/quote]I missed the game, but are you sure you weren’t looking at the dance team?

I missed the game, but I’d be surprised if the cheerleaders (who usually dress like link) were wearing a predominantly black uniform, but the dance team usually wears link.

“The world of sports has not been the most welcome place for the gay fitness community, but the Denver Nuggets tried to break the ice. With a red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple stripe across the midsection, the Nuggets jersey bore a striking resemblance to the rainbow flag over a 20-year period. Although their look has since evolved, throwback Nuggets jerseys can still frequently be seen at gay and lesbian pride events”

Yeah, thats professional….
Thanks for doing things right, Paul.

This is the inspiration for the Dodgers road jersey.

link

Never mind it works. Sorry.
As a die-hard Dodger fan, I think making the outline of the LA on the white jersey same as the front Dodgers script is an improvement.

I also agree with removing the white outline underneath Los Angeles on the gray jersey, but as I said earlier I do not agree with a Los Angeles Jersey with a LA patch.

The Giants have a Giants jersey with a Giants patch and a San Francisco jersey with a SF patch. This also bothers me, even though I hate the Giants. I don’t like the repetition.

I would rather have the arm blank than with an LA. However, Frank McCourt has been branding the LA logo around Dodger Stadium, placing it on the field behind homeplate and on the gaps of the outfield wall and I presume that played into his decision.

However, I’m still holding out for a blue jersey even though I know, I’ll never get it. I figure a team nicknamed the Blue Crew and whose slogan is Think Blue needs a blue jersey. They wore them once during Think Blue Week, I think it was 6 years ago, and never wore them again.

Well, I’m sure I’ve had my two cents and then some on the Dodgers Jersey. At least they didn’t add black, lol.

I missed the game, but are you sure you weren’t looking at the dance team?

Six of one, half dozen of the other. But yes, it probably was the dance team.

[quote comment=”25585″]The Sharks will always be teal.
The Hornets will always be teal
The Jaguars will always be teal.
The Marlins will always be teal.

The Pistons should not go back to teal since it’s not an original color.

That’s one team per sport that can easily be identified with the color. Note that all teams entered their respective leagues after 1987. I think all those teams are respectable franchises and should not change color schemes just to be trendy.[/quote]
Personally, I think the Hornets need to ditch the teal for GREEN since they’ve added the YELLOW to the color scheme in an obvious attempt to relate closer to the old link logo and New Orleans’s link heritage.

[quote comment=”25678″]That SI.com list of the best uni is ridiculous. They have the KS Chief? But they dont have the St. Louis Cards or the New York Rangers. What gives?[/quote]

I think the list is fairly lame.

It’s almost all unis that haven’t changed in decades. Most of them are nice but the list should be renamed to suggest longevity or stability.