Just One Little Problem…

Eyewear note from Todd Krevanchi, who writes: “I guess Wisconsin’s Marcus Landry is trying to bring some of the Hanson Brothers’ old-time hockey spirit to the Big 10 this season”

HMMMM….think he looks more like Raj from “Whats Happening”

See this for an article all about the power of Paul’s favorite color…..
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I can’t believe that they’ve referenced Teletubbies in an article about the Baltimore Ravens.

Faux what now?

Here is the link mentioned above . . . link

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Sorry here’s the link I mentioned (need more coffee)

[quote comment=”40262″]See this for an article all about the power of Paul’s favorite color…..
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I can’t believe that they’ve referenced Teletubbies in an article about the Baltimore Ravens.[/quote]

too early for this, let’s try 1 more time….

yep Paul…OUTRAGED at the American Apparel ad.

[quote comment=”40262″]See this for an article all about the power of Paul’s favorite color…..
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I can’t believe that they’ve referenced Teletubbies in an article about the Baltimore Ravens.[/quote]

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Let’s try it the old way

Did the Montreal Beavers have some psychic powers as there seems to be a resemblance to a certain swoosh in the tail, even though that company had not been invented yet?

The Washington Capitals practice jerseys are not uncommon. The University of Michigan hockey program used to have a similar system of colored practice sweaters. Every few years they hold an equipment sale where they sell off excess equipment, broken sticks, shirts, things like that, and at least once, practice jerseys. I know people who have teal Michigan jerseys with the M on the front and everything. They’re otherwise identical to game jerseys, but just in goofy colors.

[quote comment=”40284″][quote comment=”40261″]As asymmetrical as the spokes are on the Providence Bruins logo, I don’t think it would look better if they were lined up. A “P” isn’t symmetrical like a “B” is. To get the one continuous vertical spoke, you would have either an extra wide gold stripe along the stem of the P, or two parallel lines in the same area, which would either make the logo very busy, or just more odd than it already is.

Aesthetically, it’s as good as it’s going to get, even if the stripes don’t line up.[/quote]

Essentially the same issue with the Hornets logo- a symetrical seam would align closely with the coutour of the shoe and look strange.[/quote]

You *may* have a point about the Providence logo, that would be kind of hard to work with, but I disagree with the comment about the Hornets logo, since you could always widen the stripe on the right side.

In Response to the American Apparel Ad: There are something’s worth sacrificing in life.. Perhaps this is one of them.

Great now I’m going to be noticing problems with team logos after reading the article today. Seriously I watch game now and make mental notes of what should show up on Uni Watch and everytime I do it shows up on here. Its nice to know that I’m not the only one obsessing over these type things. Hi my name is Kevin and I’m a uniform obsessive.

That Montreal Beavers local rules.

Re: Ravens,
Not sure if this has been covered yet, but this is in regards to the color purple and the Baltimore Ravens. I grew up in Maryland and when they went to the Super Bowl a few years ago, the city replaced all of the old street light bulbs in the Inner Harbor and Fells Point and Stadium neighborhoods with purple light bulbs. It was obscene. Luckily, I was in college at the time and didn’t have to experience it first-hand.

[quote comment=”40299″]Re: Ravens,
Not sure if this has been covered yet, but this is in regards to the color purple and the Baltimore Ravens. I grew up in Maryland and when they went to the Super Bowl a few years ago, the city replaced all of the old street light bulbs in the Inner Harbor and Fells Point and Stadium neighborhoods with purple light bulbs. It was obscene. Luckily, I was in college at the time and didn’t have to experience it first-hand.[/quote]

Don’t know if you’re still around, but it starting to happen again.

(I think it’s cool, to bad that city hasn’t had a reason to “go orange” lately).

NOTE TO EVERYONE:

Don’t post links to images on Chris Creamer’s site… they don’t work unless you’re on the site… they’re protected by some goofy script.

Just an FYI. I love his site (even though he’s a bit nutty on the security).

Wow, I’ve been a hockey nut my whole life and never made that observation of the Sharks’ tape though I’ve looked at the logo a thousand times. Incredible.

In regards to the Caps’ multi-colored practice jerseys, that is a common practice. American colleges do it. Major junior teams in Canada do it. Even some high schools do it so long as they have a bit of a budget.

Also, with the vertical striped sock story the other day, I just googled quickly and couldn’t find a photo but the 1994-95 Providence College hockey team wore some of the most unusual things you’ve ever seen, pinstriped hockey uniforms. It was only the white home uniforms but the socks were also pinstriped which was, uh, different. It only lasted one year.

Long-time reader, first time commentator. Slow day at work I guess. Love the site.

Check out the new Manitoba Moose sweaters (NOT jerseys, NEVER jerseys) The were honouring the Canadian National Team. I LOVE THEM. I would hope they wear them again.

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The Chiefs old log reminded me of some wishful thinking right before the KC/Indy game.

[quote comment=”40298″]I’ve noticed a few design flaws in logos recently. link: Notice how much thicker the stroke is around the trees on the left side.
link: It’s a rather miniscule error but check out the shading along the embossed parts of the “S” and the other letters. The top right side of the S is shaded which is not happening on any other letters.
link: No seam going across the middle of the ball to make the 8 panels. It is stuck with a wierd, never existing 6 panel ball.

link: I noticed this one when I was real little visiting the Garden with my dad. Lucky’s left hand (on our right) does not have a stroke line on the wrist leading up to the sleeve. (By the way a bigger Celtics logo mistake was the fact that link one was even made.)

That’s all I’ve got. I’m a big NBA guy, though, so I don’t know as much about MLB, NFL, and especially NHL logos.[/quote]

By the by, I meant to say RIGHT side of the trees for the Timberwolves.

[quote comment=”40299″]Re: Ravens,
Not sure if this has been covered yet, but this is in regards to the color purple and the Baltimore Ravens. I grew up in Maryland and when they went to the Super Bowl a few years ago, the city replaced all of the old street light bulbs in the Inner Harbor and Fells Point and Stadium neighborhoods with purple light bulbs. It was obscene. Luckily, I was in college at the time and didn’t have to experience it first-hand.[/quote]

I love the purple lights! I do not share the hatred of purple with Paul. I will be purple clad on Saturday in the upper deck as I watch the Ravens link!

Did anyone watch the MD vs. Miami game last night? The Canes names on the back of their jerseys were inconsistent. link….don’t know why?

And finally…were there socks in the American Apparel ad? I didn’t notice!

[quote comment=”40315″][quote comment=”40303″]NOTE TO EVERYONE:

Don’t post links to images on Chris Creamer’s site… they don’t work unless you’re on the site… they’re protected by some goofy script.

Just an FYI. I love his site (even though he’s a bit nutty on the security).[/quote]

Actually, just click the “Go” button next to the address bar and you’ll see the picture. But he’s right, it’s probably better to link to the page that the picture is on, rather than the pic itself.[/quote]

Umm… clicking ‘Go’ doesn’t work for me. I have to admit that it is frustrating to be reading everyone’s thoughts on these logos and not being able to see the pics they are talking about.

[quote comment=”40302″]The LA Clippers logo:

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The lines on the basketball seem all goofed up. Especially the middle line. Imagine the words not being there… there would be 2 massive pannels on the right, and a bunch of tiny pannels on the left.[/quote]

I never noticed this problem before. Not only is the middle line kind of “goofed up” as you put it, but there is an extra line coming from the bottom of the ball, stemming from under the space between the second ‘P’ and the ‘E’. The top panels seem to be too small as well. I don’t know how this ever got by me but this may be the worst sports logo I have ever seen, from a detail standpoint. A bigger version, with all the design issues is link.

[quote comment=”40318″][quote comment=”40315″][quote comment=”40303″]NOTE TO EVERYONE:

Don’t post links to images on Chris Creamer’s site… they don’t work unless you’re on the site… they’re protected by some goofy script.

Just an FYI. I love his site (even though he’s a bit nutty on the security).[/quote]

Actually, just click the “Go” button next to the address bar and you’ll see the picture. But he’s right, it’s probably better to link to the page that the picture is on, rather than the pic itself.[/quote]

Umm… clicking ‘Go’ doesn’t work for me. I have to admit that it is frustrating to be reading everyone’s thoughts on these logos and not being able to see the pics they are talking about.[/quote]

Try copy and pasting it in the address bar

The providence logo is an optical illusion.

If you place a straight edge (a piece of paper) across the lines you will see that the lines are aligned.

The Florida Panthers logo has driven me crazy for years for a very minor thing. The panther on the logo has thumbs. Full out prehensile thumbs. It looks ridiculous. I also heard that the reason the cat has five digits per paw was that the cat was originally supposed to be snapping a hockey stick in half, but the NHL nixed this as being too much like the Sharks logo! I can’t confirm that story, but I do know that the Panther logo painted at center ice of their barn is indeed snapping a stick in half, hence the need of thumbs to hold the stick.

Wow. I just went onto the Panthers website to look up the ever changing name of their home arena to edit the above paragraph, and low and behold the panther snapping the stick is featured right across the top. Check it out at:

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wow, too much linkage. not awake yet. whoopsy.

The Moose Team Canada jerseys will not be worn in place of the black alternate jerseys they normally wear. There was some discussion about them keeping the Canadian-influenced jerseys, but they have since been put up for sale on Ebay.

Here are the link.

Here are the link.

They are jerseys, unless you wear polyester sweaters. If they were still made out of wool, they would still be called sweaters. They haven’t been made out of wool for a long time.

However, both are acceptable ways of describing a hockey jersey.

[quote comment=”40328″]The providence logo is an optical illusion.

If you place a straight edge (a piece of paper) across the lines you will see that the lines are aligned.[/quote]

Are you crazy? It isn’t even close.

Found another logo. Look closely at the seams of the baseball in the link. Notice anything strange? Now compare it to the link, what do you think?

[quote comment=”40324″][quote comment=”40318″][quote comment=”40315″][quote comment=”40303″]NOTE TO EVERYONE:

Don’t post links to images on Chris Creamer’s site… they don’t work unless you’re on the site… they’re protected by some goofy script.

Just an FYI. I love his site (even though he’s a bit nutty on the security).[/quote]

Actually, just click the “Go” button next to the address bar and you’ll see the picture. But he’s right, it’s probably better to link to the page that the picture is on, rather than the pic itself.[/quote]

Umm… clicking ‘Go’ doesn’t work for me. I have to admit that it is frustrating to be reading everyone’s thoughts on these logos and not being able to see the pics they are talking about.[/quote]

Try copy and pasting it in the address bar[/quote]

Still doesn’t work.

[quote comment=”40341″]Found another logo. Look closely at the seams of the baseball in the link. Notice anything strange? Now compare it to the link, what do you think?[/quote]
That’s like being able to see the back of the baseball??? weird…

[quote comment=”40341″]Found another logo. Look closely at the seams of the baseball in the link. Notice anything strange? Now compare it to the link, what do you think?[/quote]
Have you never looked at at a baseball. The Twins Logo just uses the baseball image from a different angle.

[quote comment=”40341″]Found another logo. Look closely at the seams of the baseball in the link. Notice anything strange? Now compare it to the link, what do you think?[/quote]

Agreed, looks like there is some extra stitches on the twins logo

[quote comment=”40296″]Here’s what has always bugged me: Hats featuring the Flying WV always center the logo so that the front seam runs though the center of the ‘W’, which may be techically correct, but it just looks off-center to me. I’ve always thought it would *look better* to shift the logo slightly to the left. Any of my fellow WVU friends who I mention this to usually think I’m crazy for even noticing in the first place.[/quote]
As a WVU grad myself, the only thing that bugs me about it is the unusually large number of people that put the WV window stickers on the back of the car and put them backward, so from the outside the V is on the left.

This may be nitpicking, but how do we feel about the link?

Can the handle of the sword be on the front of the name and be peircing the name at the same time?

[quote comment=”40350″]The new Buffalo Sabres logo has that type of flaw that bugs me. The horn on the far side of the head looks like it is link because of the color. If you check the link, they recognized that and made it look different from the face/head.[/quote]
I agree. The horn on the right looks like the Buffaslug has a link-style cowlick.

[quote comment=”40348″][quote comment=”40341″]Found another logo. Look closely at the seams of the baseball in the link. Notice anything strange? Now compare it to the link, what do you think?[/quote]
Have you never looked at at a baseball. The Twins Logo just uses the baseball image from a different angle.[/quote]

Jared it is not using the baseball from a different angle. I understand how a baseball can look very different from different angles. The link looks normal is on a different angle, but the Twins logo is not. It completely changes direction of the stitching in a direction that a baseball does not follow.

This is old news, so it’s probably been discussed here in other conversations, I’m guessing. Close scrutiny of the Kentucky Wildcats’ “screaming cat” logo once found the cat’s tongue to resemble part of the male anatomy. I think the logo’s still in use, but with a tongue that is more difficult to interpret in that way . . .

[quote comment=”40335″]The Moose Team Canada jerseys will not be worn in place of the black alternate jerseys they normally wear. There was some discussion about them keeping the Canadian-influenced jerseys, but they have since been put up for sale on Ebay.

Here are the link.

Here are the link.

They are jerseys, unless you wear polyester sweaters. If they were still made out of wool, they would still be called sweaters. They haven’t been made out of wool for a long time.

However, both are acceptable ways of describing a hockey jersey.[/quote]

Oh man that Moose on the Alternate is mean looking…wish the jersey was green though

Teebz thank you for clarifying that…I’ve gone from calling them jerseys to sweaters and keep switching back and forth not knowing what to call it…if both are acceptable, I can’t be wrong, right?

[quote comment=”40358″]This may be nitpicking, but how do we feel about the link?

Can the handle of the sword be on the front of the name and be peircing the name at the same time?[/quote]

Perhaps the sword is a link or some other curved sword. In this case the error in the logo is that the hilt & hand guard are rotated 90 degrees, not the blade being bent.

(I know this is ridiculous, but that seems to be the theme today)

It seems those colors are pretty standard across the NHL, as far as practice jerseys go. The Bruins auctioned a bunch of practice equipment off a month ago, and the majority of the jerseys were teal and yellow.

[quote comment=”40340″][quote comment=”40320″]This isn’t quite the same thing the Paul describes, but I’ve always thought the Steelers helmet looked odd with the logo on just one side.[/quote]

get ready for steeler fan backlash…[/quote]

No backlash here, honest. :) However, my bestest friend, TD, who got me hooked on this site, showed me this a few weeks ago after we were having a discussion about exactly this.

Hope it helps. :)

[quote comment=”40337″][quote comment=”40331″] I just went onto the Panthers website to look up the ever changing name of their home arena to edit the above paragraph, and low and behold the panther snapping the stick is featured right across the top.
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The stick-snapping Panther is the alternate logo. It appears only on the Panthers’ red alternate jersey.[/quote]

The stick in link has the tape on the blade shown correctly (unlike the Sharks logo), but it seems to me that the red stripes and the tape on the handle of the stick should also wrap around.

[quote comment=”40359″]Not sports related, but I never noticed (until it was pointed out to me) that on the FedEx logo, the ‘E’ and ‘x’ combine to show an arrow. I never look at that logo the same anymore.[/quote]

Ask any kid under the age of 5 (or anyone who can’t read, for that matter) and the only thing they’ll notice in the arrow. Isn’t is crazy how are perception changes. Also, once you do see it, you’ll notice it everytime you see a FedEx logo again. And yes it won awards because apparently the arrow was designed like that on purpose.

This isn’t a problem with the logo but just thought the new link looked a lot like this link and link, which isn’t a bad thing. Is it close?

I am grammatically challenged today. Let’s try that again: Ask any kid under the age of 5 (or anyone who can’t read, for that matter) and the only thing they’ll notice is the arrow. Isn’t is crazy how our perception changes. Also, once you do see it, you’ll notice it everytime you see a FedEx logo again. And yes it won awards because apparently the arrow was designed like that on purpose.

[quote comment=”40346″] If that is the case, here is the question: Do you center it and correct an obvious error, or do you leave it as it was?[/quote]

Honestly, if Paul had not told you about this, would you have noticed? Is it really “an obvious error”? I am a huge Leafs fan, and have probably seen 90% of the games played where they wear the alternates and I have never noticed it.

[quote comment=”40350″]The new Buffalo Sabres logo has that type of flaw that bugs me. The horn on the far side of the head looks like it is link because of the color. If you check the link, they recognized that and made it look different from the face/head.[/quote]

The Buffalo Sabres new logo has a type of flaw that bugs me, my eyes hurt whenever I look at it.

Two other things. You can link some of the NHL practice jerseys. Just only in the team’s primary and secondary colours.

David Beckham link with the Los Angeles Galaxy today. I have never seen that type of font used on the back of a jersey. I believe that is with Real Madrid

[quote comment=”40332″][quote comment=”40310″]Check out the new Manitoba Moose sweaters (NOT jerseys, NEVER jerseys) The were honouring the Canadian National Team. I LOVE THEM. I would hope they wear them again. [/quote]

I’m guessing the left shoulder patch is a charity logo and that these will be raffled off later. For players who wear an link, where does that patch go? Is it just ditched?[/quote]

The patch is removed for the captain and alternate captains. The patch is for the Manitoba Moose Yearling Foundation. Since there are only a maximum of three players not wearing a team-issued patch for a team charity, it’s better than removing the Toyota patch since they paid a premium to be featured on the jersey. You have to keep the corporate world happy, right?

By the way, here are link featured on each Moose jersey. Note the “game worn” patch. All game-worn jerseys in the NHL and AHL feature a patch or marking similar to this one. It’s how to tell an authentic game worn jersey from a store-bought pro jersey. They are usually hidden inside the rear hem.

[quote comment=”40389″][quote comment=”40346″] If that is the case, here is the question: Do you center it and correct an obvious error, or do you leave it as it was?[/quote]

Honestly, if Paul had not told you about this, would you have noticed? Is it really “an obvious error”? I am a huge Leafs fan, and have probably seen 90% of the games played where they wear the alternates and I have never noticed it.

[quote comment=”40350″]The new Buffalo Sabres logo has that type of flaw that bugs me. The horn on the far side of the head looks like it is link because of the color. If you check the link, they recognized that and made it look different from the face/head.[/quote]

The Buffalo Sabres new logo has a type of flaw that bugs me, my eyes hurt whenever I look at it.

Two other things. You can link some of the NHL practice jerseys. Just only in the team’s primary and secondary colours.

David Beckham link with the Los Angeles Galaxy today. I have never seen that type of font used on the back of a jersey. I believe that is with Real Madrid[/quote]

Yup, those are the backs of the Real kits. You can see some of the lettering on link photo from the store.

[quote comment=”40359″]Not sports related, but I never noticed (until it was pointed out to me) that on the FedEx logo, the ‘E’ and ‘x’ combine to show an arrow. I never look at that logo the same anymore.[/quote]

Or how about the FedEx (which originally stood for Federal Express) now has an express service and their trucks say “FedEx Express” which corelates to “Federal Express Express”.

no uni-related but just my $0.02

[quote comment=”40376″]The linklogo is a pet peeve of mine. What is the “B” supposed to be. It’s not a tattoo, because you can’t tattoo feathers. And it’s not superimposed on top of the bird, because it’s tucked under some feathers near the mouth.[/quote]

When the Browns came here David Modell made it clear that he wanted a “B” to be on the teams helmet as a tribute to the city. (A great move considering the baseball team wants nothing to do with the city’s name) The link had this. However when they had to make the change to the bird head he still wanted the “B” there. They had a link in circulation already, but redesigned it to include the “B”.

The tucking of the feathers and such are just design elements used to make it look as if the “B” should be there. I really like it.

Is the different fonts really needed?

I don’t know if it really qualifies as a flaw, but the link has always bothered me.

The link doesn’t have the tape wrap around the stick like the Sharks logo. I guess though it could be the shadow?

[quote comment=”40366″]Ok, I know most of us prefer this Brewers (TM) link to this link, but look at the ball in the glove. Interesting?[/quote]

I have a baseball at my desk. Here are my takes on ball stiching-
Twins: I see where they are coming from, but in order for that stiching pattern to be visible, the baseball would have to have been run over by a truck.
Brewers MB glove:
There is a viewing angle that results in a flat S accross the ball. In real life you would see the edges of other seams around the perimeter of the ball as well, but since the whole logo is intended to be a graphic representation of a a ball in a glove, not actually a ball ina glove, I’m gonna let it slide.

IIRC, the symetrical Toronto Maple Leaf old-style logo was trademarked by Carl Brewer, during his very bitter battle with Leafs management (ie. Harold Ballard) and who also fronted the proceedings to get pension money for the players after the Alan Eagleson scandal.

So the Leafs went to the one that we see on their throwbacks. I believe this was an earlier incarnation, but I’m not entirely sure about this.

I’ve never seen this link. This is another one of the rare non-profile logos. I don’t think they ahve put it on anything? Anyone know if they’ve used it?

[quote comment=”40376″]The linklogo is a pet peeve of mine. What is the “B” supposed to be. It’s not a tattoo, because you can’t tattoo feathers. And it’s not superimposed on top of the bird, because it’s tucked under some feathers near the mouth.

Also, there is no way linkare drawn to scale. Are they???[/quote]

The Ravens main logo has always been a little forced. When Modell moved the team, and let the fans pick the name he made sure that the team would be identified as a Baltimore team. Thus the B on the head of the profile bird, and the MD State Police shield on the field and the uniform. Personally I think the team ought to go with just the B on the Helmet without the Bird logo.

Great – now I will have to look at logos also! With trying to catch all the things that are going to show up on Uniwatch and checking out the Uni’s I am running out of time to watch the game! I agree with dchis on the Twins logo – stitches are definetly going an odd direction. Being a big Twins fan it’s weird I never noticed the stitches before. I’ll have to spend the rest of the day at work checking out logos! I also love the green and black striped socks on the Granny!

So which Flames logo is better, the link versian or the link version?

I don’t care if it’s not uni-related, link is frickin’ huge. What will have the greater impact on American soccer, Pele in new York or Beckham in LA? I have to go with Beckham.

[quote comment=”40412″]Am I the only one who thinks the person who designed the link was a fan of the link album?[/quote]

Denver and the NFL actually seem to have stole the logo from the Baltimore Stallions of the CFL, whick kinda sucks because the CFL wanted to use the name colts.

[quote comment=”40428″][quote comment=”40424″]So which Flames logo is better, the link versian or the link version?[/quote]

Both are still in use today. Calgary, as a way to honour their past, use the Atlanta Flames logo as their alternate captain “A”. You can see it link.[/quote]

That’s awsome. That’s good use of the “A” for the assistant captain.

[quote comment=”40431″]
That’s awsome. That’s good use of the “A” for the assistant captain.[/quote]

Ironically, they don’t use the Calgary “C” for the captain, though. link, who is the captain this year, wears a normal block font “C”. link, who is an alternate, wears the Atlanta “A”.

[quote comment=”40431″][quote comment=”40428″][quote comment=”40424″]So which Flames logo is better, the link versian or the link version?[/quote]

Both are still in use today. Calgary, as a way to honour their past, use the Atlanta Flames logo as their alternate captain “A”. You can see it link.[/quote]

That’s awsome. That’s good use of the “A” for the assistant captain.[/quote]

That would be JAROME Iginla and “A” for the ALTERNATE captiain

[quote comment=”40316″]
I love the purple lights! I do not share the hatred of purple with Paul. I will be purple clad on Saturday in the upper deck as I watch the Ravens link!

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I have to agree.

(I too will part of the purple legion, perch high in my nose-bleed seat in Baltimore on Saturday!)

Re: Jamarcus Russell’s press conference being sponsered by Nike.

Bullshit.

Just because he had a Nike swoosh pin on his suit doesn’t mean the press conference was sponsered by Nike. The plain truth of the matter is that if the press conference was sponsered by anyone or anything it was a joint production of LSU and Verizon.

How do I know this?

Simple: I don’t have some sicko demented obsession or belief that Nike is the source of all things vile and evil in the world and I’m also smart enough to know that the true sponsers of crap like this are the companies/organizations that have their names/logos on the background walls.

This rationalization and quasi-nazification of Nike that is building and building around here is sickening

[quote comment=”40440″][quote comment=”40376″]Also, there is no way linkare drawn to scale. Are they???[/quote]

amazingly enough, i would have to say there is minimal to no exaggeration at best on that photo. do a google image search for sabre tooth tiger and check out some of the skulls that come up… amazing.

if that was the predator, i’d hate to be the prey…[/quote]

On the subject of teeth and logos (I believe Paul has mentioned this before), I’ve always been annoyed at these link on the Lousiville Cardinal logo, since birds technically don’t have teeth at all.

QUESTION: We all know how ridiculously anal the NFL is about player numbers by position. well, is it possible to “stick it to the man” by assigning players who play a certain position at a different one. ex: reggie bush listed as the backup kicker so he could wear number 5 or even the starter, who cares as long as he is a kicker doesnt necessarily mean he cant rush for x amount of plays or catch y amount of balls right? or wrong?

[quote comment=”40407″]I don’t know if it really qualifies as a flaw, but the link has always bothered me.[/quote]

I noticed that too. I have ( /wearing) a navy blue Bears cap with a thick orange wishbone-C and a navy blue & white Bears logo with the white lines in it (it’s from 1997). The horizontal edge of the lower end of the C tends to line up horizontally with the pinched peak on the left side end of the logo.

[quote comment=”40446″]QUESTION: We all know how ridiculously anal the NFL is about player numbers by position. well, is it possible to “stick it to the man” by assigning players who play a certain position at a different one. ex: reggie bush listed as the backup kicker so he could wear number 5 or even the starter, who cares as long as he is a kicker doesnt necessarily mean he cant rush for x amount of plays or catch y amount of balls right? or wrong?[/quote]

Depends on the contract, I think. There was a Doug Flutie interview somewhere a while back where he wanted the Bills to list him as a running back so he could wear 21, but his contract specifically said “QUARTERBACK”, so they couldn’t.

IIRC.

As mentioned above, the Flaming C had been used for the Captain in 95-96, for that little pisspot Theo Fleury. It was also at that time they started using the Atlanta A for Alternate Captains. I think they shelved it for awhile after that season until a couple of years ago.

One thing I also remember about that, I was working at Jersey City in Edmonton. Our crester was the Flames crester in Calgary. There was a bit of a stink created because some Flames jerseys that were crested in Edmonton with a Flaming C for Fleury’s jerseys. The crester was upset because apparently, the Flames were the only team that could do that since it was their intellectual property.

The crester was adamant about that they were the only party legally able to do that, since they were the only party authorized by the team to use their marks for cresting. I don’t know how it is now, but it wouldn’t surprise me if the template for the Atlanta A is not in the Flames cresting kits outside of Calgary

As much as I love my Aggies, their logo has bugged me for sometime.
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If you were drawing a bevel T wouldn’t the down stroke of the left side of the stem match the right downstroke? It’s missing a white trapezoid.
Luckily the football helmets, and other logos do not use a beveled T.

[quote comment=”40454″]This one has always bothered me…look at the Brooklyn Cyclones cap logo. you have a white ‘B’ outlined in blue, interlocking with a red ‘c’ also outlined in blue. There are 3 overlaps: the 2 bumps (is there a technical name?) on the right side of the ‘B’, and the middle line in the ‘B’. On the upper bump, the red ‘c’ and blue outline overlap the white ‘B’ and its blue outline. Bottom bump, you have the same thing, only with the ‘B’ doing the overlap. But in that middle line, the ‘B’ overlaps the ‘c’, but the blue outline does not. Id this two different letters and their respective outlines overlapping, or one interlocked logo that is outline in blue? The world may never know…

(I don’t know how to put links in here, but you can see the logo here: link)[/quote]

so it should look like this…
link

[quote comment=”40459″][quote comment=”40458″]As much as I love my Aggies, their logo has bugged me for sometime.
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If you were drawing a bevel T wouldn’t the down stroke of the left side of the stem match the right downstroke? It’s missing a white trapezoid.
Luckily the football helmets, and other logos do not use a beveled T.[/quote]

No not necessarily. It all depends on where the light source is coming from, that’s what affects the bevel coloring. It’s more of a shadow thing and that’s why it is on the right side.[/quote]

Good point, but if we want to talk light source and highlights and shadows I think it’s right to mention that the serif on the bottom of the T (along the baseline) is missing the white “highlight” that should run across the top from the stem to the edge of the serif. The top of the ‘T’ has the highlight going across the top, why shouldn’t the serif?

[quote comment=”40463″][quote comment=”40442″]Re: Jamarcus Russell’s press conference being sponsered by Nike.

Bullshit.[/quote]

I meant “sponsored” in the metaphorical sense. I don’t mean Nike literally underwrote/bankrolled the event; I mean Russell had a swoosh pin on his lapel for no good reason. Pointing this out is not “nazification” — it’s identifying corporate branding bullshit as corporate branding bullshit. And just so we’re clear, I’d have the same reaction if it was a Reebok pin, an Adidas pin, etc.

Or maybe there IS a good reason for him to have been wearing the pin, which you could explain to us?[/quote]

You know, if I were announcing that I was going to the NFL and I were going to wear a shoe brand lapel pin for the occasion, I’d probably go with my new uni-masters: reebok.

Here’s a totally random question: What is the origin of the word “jersey” as a description for what you wear at an athletic event? I know there are several places in the world called “Jersey” (NJ, Jersey City, Jersey, UK). Does one of those locales have something to do with the name?

Whoops…I meant 70-99.

[quote comment=”40388″]This was driving me crazy, so I link to see what was really going on.

I drew one that shows exact symmetry and clean 45 degree cross’ of the spokes. Come to find that there are many flaws in the original. See the comparison….The “P” has been budged to the right some and the spokes are not centered or symmetrical![/quote]

I guess I wasn’t as clear as I thought when I mentioned the parallel lines. I meant the extra space would create parallel lines betwen the stem of the P and the lower part of the vertical spoke. But you perfectly illustrated my point. If it’s symmetrical, it doesn’t look as good.

The slight tweaks make it look better, and I don’t think the inconsistencies it makes it look unfinished or lazy (because things don’t line up).

[quote comment=”40455″]As mentioned above, the Flaming C had been used for the Captain in 95-96, for that little pisspot Theo Fleury. It was also at that time they started using the Atlanta A for Alternate Captains. I think they shelved it for awhile after that season until a couple of years ago.

One thing I also remember about that, I was working at Jersey City in Edmonton. Our crester was the Flames crester in Calgary. There was a bit of a stink created because some Flames jerseys that were crested in Edmonton with a Flaming C for Fleury’s jerseys. The crester was upset because apparently, the Flames were the only team that could do that since it was their intellectual property.

The crester was adamant about that they were the only party legally able to do that, since they were the only party authorized by the team to use their marks for cresting. I don’t know how it is now, but it wouldn’t surprise me if the template for the Atlanta A is not in the Flames cresting kits outside of Calgary[/quote]

Maybe I’m just an idiot, but what do you mean by crester and cresting?

[quote comment=”40476″]
Speaking of the Preds, does Terry Crisp have the most comically over-the-top Canadian accent of all time? Do you sound like that, Teebz?[/quote]

Um… I don’t think I do. There are different accents across the country, and I wasn’t worn in raised in Parry Sound, Ontario. I’m more of a midwesterner, so that could do with the different accent. :o)

[quote comment=”40479″][quote comment=”40476″]
Speaking of the Preds, does Terry Crisp have the most comically over-the-top Canadian accent of all time? Do you sound like that, Teebz?[/quote]

Um… I don’t think I do. There are different accents across the country, and I wasn’t worn in raised in Parry Sound, Ontario. I’m more of a midwesterner, so that could do with the different accent. :o)[/quote]

born*… someone pull me away from here.

Not uni related, but I know there are many METS fans here who could shed some light on this quote:

“As far as just looking at Paul Lo Duca across the field, I’m not really into how he acts behind the plate,”

What does Lo Duca do that is so reprehensible?

At the time when the Milwaukee “Ball-in-glove” logo came out, the Brewers were sponsored by Pepsi. A student from either UW-Eau Claire or UW-Lacrosse designed the logo for a contest, and only won like $200 for it. But anyways, it has always been said the Brewers organization deliberatly made the ball look like the pepsi logo for some free advertising. As a side note…the Brewers TV broadcasts are still sponsored by Pepsi…it’s the cola.

Pepsi logo creep

For comparison

[quote comment=”40376″]Also, there is no way linkare drawn to scale. Are they???[/quote]
link – this ia a cast taken from an authentic sabre-tooth tiger skull.

[quote comment=”40497″][quote comment=”40487″][quote comment=”40485″]
What does Lo Duca do that is so reprehensible?[/quote]

Well, he is a bit of a hothead. Wouldn’t surprise me if the umps dislike him for this, which might mean his pitchers don’t get a lot of borderline calls.[/quote]

Makes sense, thanks.[/quote]

Actually, the Canadian Press took it a bit further.

“Thomson’s dislike of the Mets could also stem from his seasons with the Braves and their rivalry with New York. He was loyal to his club and appreciated what manager Bobby Cox did for him last Sept. 27, letting him pitch in a game against the Mets so Thomson could showcase himself.” – Canadian Press

Since only the Mets and Jays offered a 40-man spot for Thomson while a number of teams, including the Braves, offered minor-league contracts, I can see Thomson making taking a shot at his former division rivals.

While I don’t think Do Luca is the reason for Thomson not signing with the Mets, Paul’s reason would hold true as well. His signing with the Jays could stem from his dislike of Do Luca when Thomson was with the Braves. They may have crossed paths there one too mnay times.

[quote comment=”40489″][quote comment=”40479″]Um… I don’t think I do. There are different accents across the country, and I wasn’t born and raised in Parry Sound, Ontario. I’m more of a midwesterner, so that could do with the different accent. :o)[/quote]

Well, Bobby Orr doesn’t sound like Crispy, does he?

(I’m not trying to goof on Canadians — I even know Robert Gordon Orr’s home town! Actually, Crispy is awesome. He does a great job on the Preds’ telecasts.)
[/quote]

Orr doesn’t, and good on you, Philly Bill. I’m quite sure I don’t sound like Crisp. I was just commenting on how different parts of Canada have different accents, which may account for his “sound”. :o)

[quote comment=”40494″][quote comment=”40463″][quote comment=”40442″]Re: Jamarcus Russell’s press conference being sponsered by Nike.

Bullshit.[/quote]

I meant “sponsored” in the metaphorical sense. I don’t mean Nike literally underwrote/bankrolled the event; I mean Russell had a swoosh pin on his lapel for no good reason. Pointing this out is not “nazification” — it’s identifying corporate branding bullshit as corporate branding bullshit. And just so we’re clear, I’d have the same reaction if it was a Reebok pin, an Adidas pin, etc.

Or maybe there IS a good reason for him to have been wearing the pin, which you could explain to us?[/quote]

How the hell do you know that Russell to quote you, “had a swoosh pin on his lapel for no good reason??”

Were you at the press conference? If you were and were so outraged by the swoosh, then why didn’t you ask him why he was wearing the sign of the One True Satan on his jacket lapel? As for a good reason why he had the lapel pin, well DUH, LSU is a Nike school.[/quote]
Seriously….chill out man. From your reactions, you’d think that Paul said something really bad about a relative.

As for the justification that “LSU is a Nike School,” tell me why linkisn’t wearing one?? And link.

I’m an LSU alum and currently live in Baton Rouge. I think that the reasoning is one of two things:
[1] “All the cool kids are doing it!” What I mean by that is that Nike is the “IN” thing in sports. People LOVE to wear that swoosh. Just like people HAVE to have the latest designer cloths or newest technology gadgets.

[2] He’s looking to get an endorsement deal with Nike (or maybe already has something lined up). And you can’t blame him to try to milk as much out of the opportunity as he can.

Personally, Swoosh-clad or Swoosh-less, I wish him nothing but the best of luck and hope he becomes one the NFL’s top quarterbacks one day.

I know this isn’t sports logo related, but there is a glaring design flaw in the poster for the greatest movie of the year. The way the snakes are wrapped around the plane only one has a tail. I personally think its the snake on the left, but it’s open to interpretation.

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[quote comment=”40517″]I know this isn’t sports logo related, but there is a glaring design flaw in the poster for the greatest movie of the year. The way the snakes are wrapped around the plane only one has a tail. I personally think its the snake on the left, but it’s open to interpretation.

link

Out of respect to all who read and post to this site, please don’t ever reference Snakes on A Plane again.

[quote comment=”40303″]NOTE TO EVERYONE:

Don’t post links to images on Chris Creamer’s site… they don’t work unless you’re on the site… they’re protected by some goofy script.

Just an FYI. I love his site (even though he’s a bit nutty on the security).[/quote]

Just reload and it works..

And God I love American Apparel..

[quote comment=”40524″][quote comment=”40303″]NOTE TO EVERYONE:

Don’t post links to images on Chris Creamer’s site… they don’t work unless you’re on the site… they’re protected by some goofy script.

Just an FYI. I love his site (even though he’s a bit nutty on the security).[/quote]

Just reload and it works..

And God I love American Apparel..[/quote]
Not necessarily. It all depends on what browser you’re using. Also, you have to remember that a large group of us access this site from work as a way to help us get through the day. Therefore, we’re stuck using whatever browser our employer uses. I mean it’s not that hard to just copy and past the link from Chris Creamer as opposed to posting the link to the pic.

[quote comment=”40523″][quote comment=”40518″]I stumbled upon this page while looking for a clarification on the NBA rules. I saw three interesting links. The first is the NBA Dress Code link which has a photo gallery of NBA players with analysis by a GQ editor. It is funny that some of his suggestion on what players should wear off the Court do not always apply to the uniforms they wear on the Court.

Further, the picture of Stern holding the new ball at a window overlooking a plaza clearly in Europe, maybe Italy or Spain, in a purple tie must make Paul cringe. I wonder why Stern had the new ball with him for photo ops on his vacation.

Finally, the bulls logo on the banner behind Wallace appears to be an attempt to make a bull’s body out of Six NBA Championship trophies with the Bull head pasted on the front. It is really quite ugly. Is this something they use often? I have never seen it before. Any one have information?

NBA Link[/quote]

You are streeeeeeeeeeetching for that Bulls thing with the 6 trophies making up a bull’s body. I just think it’s a way for them to show off that they have 6 championships. Good thing the Celtics never did this or they wouldn’t be able to fit the image anywhere.

I don’t understand how you can say that the scene outside Stern’s window is “clearly” somewhere in Europe. The NBA doesn’t have any offices in Europe, first of all. Second, that could be any major city in the US, including New York City where the NBA headquarters happens to be. A lot of old European and Ancient Roman architecture became popular in the US in the early 1900s, which would explain the buildings out the window.

Last, I think we all know that Paul isn’t fond of the color purple. But am I the only one that finds it quite annoying every time someone points out that something somebody wore was purple, or posts a link to something purple and makes a bad joke about how Paul must hate it?[/quote]

Pat, the NBA does have a presence in Europe, Asia, and South America as can be surmised from this: link

I won’t go so far as to say that they ‘have offices’ there, but it’s not exactly outlandish that David Stern would be pictured there, particularly when you consider all of the preseason games that took place in France and Spain in October. link

Stern, at the time, was trying to push the merits of the new ball. So given that several preseason games took place in Europe in the preseason, and Commissioner Stern was trying to sell the new ball, it’s not exactly out of the question that he would be in Europe at the time.

And while I’ve never been to New York, I will say that picture does look like it was taken in an Italian city (not many U.S. cities have public plazas with loads of statuary as that picture does). And that conclusion is partially supported by the fact that NBA execs were in Europe during the preseason as can be seen here: link

I realize that this is largely circumstantial evidence, but it’s just something to think about.

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A lot has changed since the last time the U.S. Men’s National Team took the field, most notably at the top of the program where Bob Bradley takes over as head coach. Additionally, there are a slew of new faces throughout the player pool, and Bradley and his staff have their work cut out to find the right combination of players for a busy year ahead. Following their upcoming friendlies vs. Denmark (Jan. 20) and Mexico (Feb. 7), the U.S. will look to defend their CONCACAF Gold Cup title this summer. Just a few days later, it’s off to CONMEBOL’s signature event, the Copa America. So while there’s tremendous excitement about the coming weeks and months, Bradley and his staff are taking it one day at a time. To give fans an inside look as this process unfolds, ussoccer.com presents this exclusive Training Camp Blog from Carson, Calif., as the 2010 World Cup cycle officially gets underway.

Wednesday, Jan. 10 @ 12:21 p.m. – Anatomy of the training session:

1. Warm up and dynamic stretching (10 minutes)
2. Rotation of 5v5 plus one keep away in a 40×30 grid for five minutes, with the third group doing short running exercises (15 minutes total)
3. Group splits in half; each using half-field. Group 1 goes 2v1 to big goal with keepers. Group 2 plays 7v3 to big goal, with offense working on combining through the middle of the field as well as crossing, and defenders working on staying connected. Groups switch after 12 minutes (24 minutes total)
4. 10v10 to big goals, each goal sitting on the six-yard line and using full width. (20 minutes)
5. Two groups starting at either endline. Running from endline to opposite 18 and back. After five repetitions, a four-minute jog maintaining elevated heart rate. One minute rest, then second cycle (10 minutes)
6. Cool down and stretching (6 minutes)

Whew. You think you got what it takes?

Wednesday, Jan. 10 @ 9: 33 a.m. PT
Impromptu interview #2 – Danny Califf, on the ride to training

ussoccer.com: What was the transition like going to a club in such a faraway land?

Danny: The club has been outstanding, and the players have been very cool and welcoming. They go out of their way to include me in things they’re doing off the field, like dinners, movies, and stuff like that.
Whenever I’m around they switch from Danish to English so I don’t feel out of place. The club takes care of so many little things, like helping you through the work permit process, finding a place to live …
whatever you need, they look after it for you.

us: Tell us one cool thing about the town of Aalborg.

DC: It’s a university town, so every weekend the main strip in town is really buzzing. There’s a street called Jom Fro Ane Gading where all the bars and clubs are located, and it’s got a great vibe.

us: and the Danish food you like the most?

DC: I’m not big on Danish food per se, but I love what they do with burgers. They serve them on a bun open-faced and eat them with a knife and fork. Toppings include beets, pickled cabbage and some type of brown sauce. Fantastic.

us: Being a SoCal guy your whole life and moving to a rather different environment – on so many levels -, what have you found surprising about living in Denmark?

DC: There’s a tremendous amount of trust and respect amongst the people. You always feel really safe, and you don’t have to worry if you don’t lock your garage door or leave a bike outside. Here’s a great example: families like to stroll around with their kids in these big ‘buggies’. Most of the restaurants are really small, and there’s really no where to put them. So people will leave their kids outside with a baby monitor in the buggy, and go in and enjoy their meal. It wouldn’t even cross their mind that someone would cause a problem with their children, because it doesn’t happen. Living in that kind of environment of trust and security is very refreshing.

us: What’s your favorite Danish word to say?

DC: “Tak.” It means ‘thank you’. Really easy to say, and very versatile.

Tuesday, Jan. 9 @ 9:58 p.m. PT
Wandering down the players’ hallway and heard some acoustic music coming from a room. Popped in to find Pablo Mastroeni practicing ‘Warning Signs’ by Cold Play. It’s amazing to hear how far he’s come with his guitar playing since he composed the ‘tribute’ to Landon Donovan that appeared on ESPN just before the 2002 World Cup (anyone remember the bobblehead?). Pablo’s got a ton of great tunes in the repertoire, and his partner Chris Albright is still belting out the vocals, so stay tuned for another concert from Carson…

Tuesday, Jan. 9 @ 6:46 p.m. PT
See if you can picture this one. At the dinner table tonight, Eddie Johnson sits down holding a plate with a pile of tuna fish topped with mayo, mustard and thousand island dressing. Eddie and a couple of the guys swear by it. Feel free to e-mail us and let us know how it tastes if you decide to ‘train like the pros do’…

Tuesday, Jan. 9 @ 5:10 p.m. PT
The afternoon session served as both recovery and strength training. Assistant coach Peter Nowak set up 14 different stations that covered abdominal training, agility, upper body strength and leg exercises. Players worked in pairs and performed at each station in 30 second intervals, going through two rotations. Combined with warm up and cool down runs, it was just over an hour before the players drove off into the California sunset and back to the hotel for more well-earned rest.

Tuesday, Jan. 9 @ 1 p.m. PT
ESPN set up shop in the hotel this morning to shoot a series of interviews to be used throughout the first two games. In addition to their usual requests for Landon Donovan, Pablo Mastroeni and Jimmy Conrad, a few of the rookies got their first taste of being in the ESPN spotlight: Jonathan Bornstein, Michael Parkhurst and Kenny Cooper all showed a lot of poise when the red light went on…

Tuesday, Jan. 9 @ 11:28 a.m. PT
Chivas USA striker Ante Razov strolled out to watch the end of training and say hello to his former boss and teammates. Ante was as stylin’ as ever, and said he is looking forward to getting back to business.

Tuesday, Jan. 9 @ 9:51 a.m. PT
As the second phase of training camp begins, the players are strapped with heart monitors for the first time. They’ll be wearing the devices for the duration of the morning session, and the information is being transmitted and monitored in real time. Picture a guy carrying a laptop with a hood around the field with a serious look on his face. Sadly for those who like to keep score, no fitness competitions so far. But the soccer sharpness is steadily returning. This was probably the toughest session of the camp so far…

Monday, Jan. 8 @ 10:41 p.m. PT
Some fun and not so useful stats from camp so far:

7 – cases of gatorade energy shakes consumed
10 – cases of water consumed
12 – cases of gatorade consumed
12 – hours of training in four days
19 – hours of video shot between training, meetings and coaching education lectures
256 – nike swooshes on the field at any one time adorning clothing, balls and equipment
390 – pounds of laundry washed in four days
684 – number of photos taken by ussoccer.com photographers at training

Here’s a totally random question: What is the origin of the word “jersey” as a description for what you wear at an athletic event? I know there are several places in the world called “Jersey” (NJ, Jersey City, Jersey, UK). Does one of those locales have something to do with the name?[/quote]

According to my exhaustive research, Jerseys are called jerseys because “they were first made from jersey cloth, machine woven fabrics of wool, etc., manfactured on the Island of Jersey” (QPB encyclopedia of word and phrase origins) Kinda like Paisley started in paisley, or Harris Tweed started on Harris Island.

The link There are some offerings on the aforementioned site that offr w the place was named Jersey, but the QPB encyclopedia of word and phrase origins offers that Jersey is a corruption of the word Caesarea, or Caesar, as we’d say it, in reference to Roman occupation way back when. The “ey” suffix means “island”, so this would translate to “The Caesar’s Island”

Well, that’s one theory at least.

[quote comment=”40539″][quote comment=”40494″]As for a good reason why he had the lapel pin, well DUH, LSU is a Nike school.[/quote]

Ah, yes. That’s why it makes perfect sense for someone to wear a Nike lapel pin on his fancy suit as he’s announcing that he’s leaving the school. Of course.

I think we’re gonna have to agree to disagree on this one.[/quote]

Has anyone thought that Russell may have signed with Nike as his first act in turning pro? If he did, I bet he obliged a request to wear the pin from a Nike flack. Not trying to add fuel to the fire, but just throwing that out there.

Two points about link, from the announcement of Walter Smith as Rangers boss:

1) By the time the press conference for TV was put together, Walter Smith was wearining the same tie, as were all the Rangers executives.

2) The ties are red, Yellow and Black. Those are link colors! Partick are another Glasgow based team, BTW.

Can you imagine the Giants hosting a press conference where all club officials wore green and white ties? Odd.

[quote comment=”40551″][quote comment=”40410″]i just realized that no only do the socks in MLS have the three Adidas stripes on the top, but they also have the link on them. And yes, Clint was wearing yellow cleats in the photo.[/quote]

But why is he wearing Nike if everything else is Adidas?[/quote]

Personal sponsorship vs. club sponsorship.

[quote comment=”40553″]Ok. I had to look at the other MN logos since the Twins and Timberwolves’ logos were both brought up. link logo’s horns are incorrect. Rather, the back horn is incorrect. With the way the head is, the back horn should not be showing. Also, the braid is incorrect as the hunks of hair should cross every other. There are two hanks from one side at the top, and the bottom of the braid looks as if one hank of hair is just wrapped all the way around the end.

link logo, besides being a mess in general, has two small design flaws. The mouth is lined up incorrectly and the first tree on the left is missing its top.

I like the Timberwolves shadow on their trees, but the Twins’ ball is going to bug me from now on.

This makes me wonder, however, if there are more logos that are slightly (or not so slightly) askew than there are ones that are pretty damn near perfect.[/quote]

Minna,

I didn’t ruin your day with the Twins logo did I? I do think it is odd though that such a good logo as what the Twins have would have that major of a problem with it.

[quote comment=”40546″][quote comment=”40539″][quote comment=”40494″]As for a good reason why he had the lapel pin, well DUH, LSU is a Nike school.[/quote]

Ah, yes. That’s why it makes perfect sense for someone to wear a Nike lapel pin on his fancy suit as he’s announcing that he’s leaving the school. Of course.

I think we’re gonna have to agree to disagree on this one.[/quote]

Has anyone thought that Russell may have signed with Nike as his first act in turning pro? If he did, I bet he obliged a request to wear the pin from a Nike flack. Not trying to add fuel to the fire, but just throwing that out there.[/quote]
In a word, “yes.” Check out my comment earlier…#184.

[quote comment=”40512″]I’m an LSU alum and currently live in Baton Rouge. I think that the reasoning is one of two things:
[1] “All the cool kids are doing it!” What I mean by that is that Nike is the “IN” thing in sports. People LOVE to wear that swoosh. Just like people HAVE to have the latest designer cloths or newest technology gadgets.

[2] He’s looking to get an endorsement deal with Nike (or maybe already has something lined up). And you can’t blame him to try to milk as much out of the opportunity as he can.[/quote]

agreed, on point 1. however, players may also have been issued these pins to wear with their suits or on their blazers for game day.

agreed, on point 2. i thought i read that he hasnt signed with an agent yet, so shopping for endorsements without the proper representation is kind of sketchy.

[quote comment=”40518″]I stumbled upon this page while looking for a clarification on the NBA rules. I saw three interesting links. The first is the NBA Dress Code link which has a photo gallery of NBA players with analysis by a GQ editor. It is funny that some of his suggestion on what players should wear off the Court do not always apply to the uniforms they wear on the Court.
link
[/quote]

wow, today i am wearing virtually the identical tie that kobe bryant has on in this feature.

and isnt the arrangement of larry obrien trophys simply a pyramid?

[quote comment=”40524″]

And God I love American Apparel..[/quote]

is it just me or does she look a bit, how do you say, used?

gimme less of the beat chick in stirrups, and say more of these 2 softball animals,in them…
the finch:
link

link

the cat:
link

link

link

link

link

[quote comment=”40553″]link logo, besides being a mess in general, has two small design flaws. The mouth is lined up incorrectly and the first tree on the left is missing its top.[/quote]
OK, maybe I’m missing something…how is it lined up incorrectly? Just curious. Personally, I don’t see what you mean by that.

Secondly, I think that the intention of the logo is for the trees to be in some kind of perspective. I don’t that the tree farthest to the left is missing it’s top per se, but I think it was an attempt to give the illusion of distance from the viewer.

Again, this is just my opinoin. I think what makes an analysis of a logo like this so difficult is the interpretations that the viewer has to make. Personally, I think it’s a GREAT logo (I know I probably should have warned you before saying that Minna).

Oh and Paul, FYI…I think this has to be one of the BEST subjects you’re featured on here since I found this wonderful site; I’m much more interested in team logos than uniforms (which still go hand-in-hand much of the time). And kudos to everyone else for such meaningful discussion…it’s making my day FLY by.

I recommend to anyone reading this to watch the movie Idocracy. It’s not a great movie, but it represents what life WILL be like 500 years from now if we continue to let corporations plaster their image every where you look.

[quote comment=”40569″][quote comment=”40553″]link logo, besides being a mess in general, has two small design flaws. The mouth is lined up incorrectly and the first tree on the left is missing its top.[/quote]
OK, maybe I’m missing something…how is it lined up incorrectly? Just curious. Personally, I don’t see what you mean by that.

Secondly, I think that the intention of the logo is for the trees to be in some kind of perspective. I don’t that the tree farthest to the left is missing it’s top per se, but I think it was an attempt to give the illusion of distance from the viewer.

Again, this is just my opinoin. I think what makes an analysis of a logo like this so difficult is the interpretations that the viewer has to make. Personally, I think it’s a GREAT logo (I know I probably should have warned you before saying that Minna).

Oh and Paul, FYI…I think this has to be one of the BEST subjects you’re featured on here since I found this wonderful site; I’m much more interested in team logos than uniforms (which still go hand-in-hand much of the time). And kudos to everyone else for such meaningful discussion…it’s making my day FLY by.[/quote]

Yes this has been a great day for this site. The topic was incredible and combined with the JaMarcus Russell incident it’s been the most posts since link which had 313 posts and number 218 (which is the last post on my browser for today) occured at 4:34 p.m. so we are ahead of the curve of the most posts in a day.

Also, Kerry, I don’t agree with you thought the Wild (TM) logo is a good logo. I think it is to busy but that is my personal opinion. It honestly isn’t the worst logo around. ALso, I think the mouth is missaligned because the wolf/dog/wildcat/panther/whateverthingy??? has an underbite which I quite honestly haven’t seen on to many animals in the big wild cat area of animals. But, yes the trees are trying to give a feel of different distances and there I believe you are correct.

I live in Chicago and I’ve seen that a time or two…however, to say it makes up the body of the Bull is a long shot…look at their website it’s on the bottom

Without the Bull logo in front it makes more sense. The banner photo does make it confusing, especially since the red and black ribbons on the bottom of the trophy makes it look like they were tying in the logo face with the trophies. Plus the ball on top looks like onions.

[quote comment=”40573″]Also, not really uni-related…but I still think it relative enough to post….

In Washington, D.C., U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein will be introducing legislation later this month that would require the 49ers to get permission from San Francisco to retain their name if they moved to Santa Clara.

If the Niners were to relocate, and Senator Feinstein’s bill passed, the cost of the move could be the team’s name and logo. In a speech before the Senate Judiciary Committee on November 14, Senator Feinstein said, “The 49er is the tradition of the city. San Francisco is the city of the Gold Rush. … You can’t move to Santa Clara and call yourself a 49er–you’re not. And you certainly can’t call yourself the San Francisco 49ers–you’re not.”

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I hope it passes! I’ve always thought that the city should keep the name, logo and records. How many yards has Johnny U passed for in the city of Indianapolis? Yep.. 0. However, he is the city’s leading passer according to their media guide?

No Lakes in LA, can a Cardinal survive in Arizona, and the Jazz in Utah?? They don’t even allow music!

[quote comment=”40582″]In link to the Montreal Beavers logo, you can see what appears to be a swoosh in his tail.

Precognitive Logo Creep!![/quote]

Someone’s reading too much Philip K Dick.

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[quote comment=”40590″][quote comment=”40587″]well, pettitte had a jersey and hat on at his yankee intro, however there hasnt been a shot of the back to see what number he has…[/quote]

The Yankees non-tendered Aaron Guiel, so I’m betting he’s wearing #46 . . .[/quote]

if you go to the mlb site, you can watch the conference and at the 3:40 mark, they give him the jersey and you can see the number.

[quote comment=”40579″]Yes this has been a great day for this site. The topic was incredible and combined with the JaMarcus Russell incident it’s been the most posts since link which had 313 posts and number 218 (which is the last post on my browser for today) occured at 4:34 p.m. so we are ahead of the curve of the most posts in a day.

Also, Kerry, I don’t agree with you thought the Wild (TM) logo is a good logo. I think it is to busy but that is my personal opinion. It honestly isn’t the worst logo around. ALso, I think the mouth is missaligned because the wolf/dog/wildcat/panther/whateverthingy??? has an underbite which I quite honestly haven’t seen on to many animals in the big wild cat area of animals. But, yes the trees are trying to give a feel of different distances and there I believe you are correct.[/quote]
That’s cool, we don’t all have to all agree on which logos and unis we like…boy would the world (and this board) be a boring place if that were indeed the case!

As for the mouth…I see what you and Minna mean, but in this case, I can live with the “inaccuracies” of the logo for the sake of better aesthetics (I know you both think there is NOTHING aesthetically pleasing about the logo).

Since there is all of this talk about flaws in team logos…how about the link of the Arena Football League using the link in their logo since rejoining the league as an expansion team in 2005. It’s nice to see the slight tweak made to their link. Just for clarification, the ball was correct on the old logo too; the league didn’t change to ball until AFTER the original Nashville Kats franchise folded.

[quote comment=”40600″]Don’t know if it’s been mentioned already or not, but it looks like the Seattle Mariners will be wearing this 30th Anniversary jersey patch this season:
link[/quote]

I was BORN the same year as the Mariners?

*gulp*

The Detroit Tigers logo seems flawed in that the tiger would have to be really thin in the midsection to fit between the bars on the Old English D. link.

But why is he wearing Nike if everything else is Adidas?

That question reminds me of a thing that was pretty big in Germany after the World Cup. After 50 years of the national players being forced to wear Adidas when playing for Germany, the players finally threatened to walk out if they weren’t aloud a free choice of shoes and got their way. So after 50 years German national soccer players are finally free to wear the shoes they want when playing for their country.

[quote comment=”40606″]But why is he wearing Nike if everything else is Adidas?

That question reminds me of a thing that was pretty big in Germany after the World Cup. After 50 years of the national players being forced to wear Adidas when playing for Germany, the players finally threatened to walk out if they weren’t aloud a free choice of shoes and got their way. So after 50 years German national soccer players are finally free to wear the shoes they want when playing for their country.[/quote]

“Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty, I’m Free at last”

Nice coverage by the PTI guys on Jamarcus Russel’s pin-gate.

[quote comment=”40366″]Ok, I know most of us prefer this Brewers (TM) link to this link, but look at the ball in the glove. Interesting?[/quote]

I’m not sure if it was mentioned, but the glove logo is flawed in that it only has four fingers – out of necessity of course to create the “m”.

Also the angle of the ball, where the seams form an “S”, was used before by the link.

“Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty, I’m Free at last”

Timely considering Monday. Although I don’t think you can compare shoes to civil rights, but thats alright. Did MLK ever play sports? That would be a nice article.

So I decided to get the all-red Cincinnati hat. My brother got the red Nationals hat and a Dodgers hat.

[quote comment=”40614″][quote comment=”40603″][quote comment=”40523″]Last, I think we all know that Paul isn’t fond of the color purple. But am I the only one that finds it quite annoying every time someone points out that something somebody wore was purple, or posts a link to something purple and makes a bad joke about how Paul must hate it?[/quote]

Your point is well taken, and, I’m sure, is representative of many who read this. But when Nike’s logo is referred to as a “swooshtika,” and the company themselves is referred to as the “One True Satan” (you only need to scroll up to read that), to me that constitutes not just hatred, but disproportionately extreme hatred.

No, you’re not the only one. To me, that’s #2 behind the constant “hey, it’s Phil Knight” or “Beaverton checks in” comments that are fired at any of us who — gasp! — don’t hate Nike.[/quote]

I’m not sure how many people here actually ‘hate’ Nike. Nike makes great (if somewhat overpriced) shoes and apparel. I especially like what they did with the U.S. Soccer Team’s World Cup uniforms this past year; classically influenced and clean, simple, even elegant design: link

I think the majority of people here cite Nike for gratuitously plastering their logo on anything that moves. Reebok does the same thing. And you could argue that Adidas does this by putting their ‘three stripe’ design on everything, but I actually like that Adidas does that. Does that mean I’m talking out of both sides out of my mouth? Maybe. I am, in the end, just another fickle consumer.

But I think one of the broader themes of this blog is misinterpreted. The majority of people here don’t hate Nike, Reebok, Adidas, Puma, UnderArmor, or any other manufacturer, rather they loathe some of their branding practices.

Anyway, that’s my two cents. If a majority of people here actually do hate Nike, etc. feel free to say I’m wrong.[/quote]

Maybe I’ll poke around the ol’ web tonight and see what I can find out about the Dr. King’s athletic background

I’ll check it too. I imagine he did at some point but theres probably sketchy visuals

[quote comment=”40614″]

But I think one of the broader themes of this blog is misinterpreted. The majority of people here don’t hate Nike, Reebok, Adidas, Puma, UnderArmor, or any other manufacturer, rather they loathe some of their branding practices.

Anyway, that’s my two cents. If a majority of people here actually do hate Nike, etc. feel free to say I’m wrong.[/quote]
What bothers me about ANY brand is that regardless of quality, value, or price, people automatically gravitate toward the thought that these brands are the best. While they may be good, the only thing we can be sure of is that they have huge marketing campaigns. People do not even think before they buy these brands anymore. Is there any inherent difference between Reebok or Nike or Adidas? Don’t some NCAA football teams just put their new suppliers logos over the old ones? They are basically interchangeable when it boils down to product. We pay the ridiculous amounts of money they charge because we are buying into a lifestyle. The cost or producing the good is miniscule compared to how much people pay.

That is just my two cents and my attempt to verbalize my opinion of brands. I apologize if it is inappropriate.

[quote comment=”40624″]What bothers me about ANY brand is that regardless of quality, value, or price, people automatically gravitate toward the thought that these brands are the best. While they may be good, the only thing we can be sure of is that they have huge marketing campaigns. [/quote]

Maybe it’s the trademark lawyer in me coming out, but isn’t that the point? We do see a brand and think of a quality in the goods. The swoosh, to us, means a certain quality of goods. And adidas is the first name in soccer equipment, no?

We do associate quality to brands. If their products were junk, would they be able to launch marketing campaigns?

(I mean, it doesn’t excuse JaMarcus Russell for the press conference pin – but that’s the point – to be loyal to a brand – though not in the extreme.)

[quote comment=”40626″][quote comment=”40624″]What bothers me about ANY brand is that regardless of quality, value, or price, people automatically gravitate toward the thought that these brands are the best. While they may be good, the only thing we can be sure of is that they have huge marketing campaigns. [/quote]

Maybe it’s the trademark lawyer in me coming out, but isn’t that the point? We do see a brand and think of a quality in the goods. The swoosh, to us, means a certain quality of goods. And adidas is the first name in soccer equipment, no?

We do associate quality to brands. If their products were junk, would they be able to launch marketing campaigns?

(I mean, it doesn’t excuse JaMarcus Russell for the press conference pin – but that’s the point – to be loyal to a brand – though not in the extreme.)[/quote]

Yeah, that’s what I am saying, Anthony. The brands are taking away people’s ability to decide for themselves what is best. Sure, it is great for these multinationals, but it makes us slaves to the brand. I’m not trying to come off like a liberal nut job, but I think people have a right to decide for themselves what is best for them in the absence of brainwashing and propaganda.

[quote comment=”40395″][quote comment=”40389″][quote comment=”40346″] If that is the case, here is the question: Do you center it and correct an obvious error, or do you leave it as it was?[/quote]

Honestly, if Paul had not told you about this, would you have noticed? Is it really “an obvious error”? I am a huge Leafs fan, and have probably seen 90% of the games played where they wear the alternates and I have never noticed it.

[quote comment=”40350″]The new Buffalo Sabres logo has that type of flaw that bugs me. The horn on the far side of the head looks like it is link because of the color. If you check the link, they recognized that and made it look different from the face/head.[/quote]

The Buffalo Sabres new logo has a type of flaw that bugs me, my eyes hurt whenever I look at it.

Two other things. You can link some of the NHL practice jerseys. Just only in the team’s primary and secondary colours.

David Beckham link with the Los Angeles Galaxy today. I have never seen that type of font used on the back of a jersey. I believe that is with Real Madrid[/quote]

Yup, those are the backs of the Real kits. You can see some of the lettering on link photo from the store.[/quote]

That font is Peignot. I use it all the time.

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I won’t go so far as to say that they ‘have offices’ there, but it’s not exactly outlandish that David Stern would be pictured there, particularly when you consider all of the preseason games that took place in France and Spain in October. link

Stern, at the time, was trying to push the merits of the new ball. So given that several preseason games took place in Europe in the preseason, and Commissioner Stern was trying to sell the new ball, it’s not exactly out of the question that he would be in Europe at the time.

And while I’ve never been to New York, I will say that picture does look like it was taken in an Italian city (not many U.S. cities have public plazas with loads of statuary as that picture does). And that conclusion is partially supported by the fact that NBA execs were in Europe during the preseason as can be seen here: link

I realize that this is largely circumstantial evidence, but it’s just something to think about.[/quote]

Point taken, just arguing the validity of “clearly” being used. I’ve been to NY before and don’t remember seeing this exact plaza but I have been to places like it outside of Manhattan. I’m not saying it’s definitley NY but I’m not saying it’s definitley Europe. But like I said, the architecture does definitley have early Europena influences, and I completely forgot about the NBA Europe thing this preseason (which had some great uniforms by the way, the sixers and spurs being the best of the 4[?] teams that went over. I can only remember the Sixers, Spurs, Suns and Clippers).[/quote]

stern is posing with the new ball in a window that overlooks the link in rome. definitely. he’s in a city government building.

[quote comment=”40631″][quote comment=”40626″][quote comment=”40624″]What bothers me about ANY brand is that regardless of quality, value, or price, people automatically gravitate toward the thought that these brands are the best. While they may be good, the only thing we can be sure of is that they have huge marketing campaigns. [/quote]

That’s teh whole point of branding. It popped up a bit after the industrial revolution because companies made products that were otherwise indistinguishable. TV vs. TV, car vs. car, toaster vs toaster. Not really much of a diffrence.[/quote]

Look at the link and you’ll see that, for the average consumer, most of them represent a product that is essentially no different than what their competetors make. in a tight market like that, you have to find a way to be more cool – “conceptual value added” – than your competetors.

[quote comment=”40612″]Wilbon and Kornheiser just talked about the Russell lapel pin on PTI When asked, Russell basically said, he’s courting them by promoting the swoosh before signing anything.

Outch. How pathetic is that; whoring yourself out to a multinational? Why not get on your back and open your legs, for crying out loud?[/quote]
Did you call it “Whoring yourself out” when you sent out a resume? Or were you just letting the potential employer know you were interested in working for them.
I’m no fan of Nike, but Russell is just trying to get a job for the company of his choice.

[quote comment=”40648″][quote comment=”40612″]Wilbon and Kornheiser just talked about the Russell lapel pin on PTI When asked, Russell basically said, he’s courting them by promoting the swoosh before signing anything.

Outch. How pathetic is that; whoring yourself out to a multinational? Why not get on your back and open your legs, for crying out loud?[/quote]
Did you call it “Whoring yourself out” when you sent out a resume? Or were you just letting the potential employer know you were interested in working for them.
I’m no fan of Nike, but Russell is just trying to get a job for the company of his choice.[/quote]
When I applied for my job at NASA, I did not wear a spacesuit to my interview. Pretty sure it would not have helped.
Do you think Nike cares if he is wearing a pin? No, they care if he will sell their products. He’ll sell products by being a successful NFL player.

[quote comment=”40552″][quote comment=”40546″]Has anyone thought that Russell may have signed with Nike as his first act in turning pro?[/quote]

So what? Then let him just wear a “Property of Nike” T-shirt to the press conference, instead of a nice suit, if that’s what it boils down to.

My objection to this is that Nike — and, yes, other companies — basically see any surface of anything as a place to advertise. That is offensive and, I’d argue, civically and culturally unhealthy.[/quote]
I agree that nike, in particular, offends good form by slapping a logo on anything that holds still long enough.
But in this case Paul, Russell wore the logo of HIS choice, not Nike’s. So in this case I think nike is innocent of being a “logo creep”.

[quote comment=”40395″][quote comment=”40389″][quote comment=”40346″] If that is the case, here is the question: Do you center it and correct an obvious error, or do you leave it as it was?[/quote]

Honestly, if Paul had not told you about this, would you have noticed? Is it really “an obvious error”? I am a huge Leafs fan, and have probably seen 90% of the games played where they wear the alternates and I have never noticed it.

[quote comment=”40350″]The new Buffalo Sabres logo has that type of flaw that bugs me. The horn on the far side of the head looks like it is link because of the color. If you check the link, they recognized that and made it look different from the face/head.[/quote]

The Buffalo Sabres new logo has a type of flaw that bugs me, my eyes hurt whenever I look at it.

Two other things. You can link some of the NHL practice jerseys. Just only in the team’s primary and secondary colours.

David Beckham link with the Los Angeles Galaxy today. I have never seen that type of font used on the back of a jersey. I believe that is with Real Madrid[/quote]

Yup, those are the backs of the Real kits. You can see some of the lettering on link photo from the store.[/quote]
No, no, no!
Those are last year’s Real Kits. Unlike the English Premiership where the same numbers are used every year (they’re actually changing next year, as the Premiership doesn’t have rights to those letters past this year), Spanish teams tend to change lettering with each year…

link Yes, that’s link (not link). There’s also a link, a defender for Wigan Athletic.

Here a few:

Thrashers have the same stick tape issue.

Islanders have the “I” bleed into island background and the name is assymetric.

Flames’ “C” has a different inner curve for the lower and upper parts.

Lighting: What’s up with 2 fonts? Plus the “T” in lightning doesn’t have the black border of the other letters.

Capitals: only 3 claws on the eagle.

why pay for the cow when the milk is free?

in other words, if jamarcus russell wants to wear the nike swoosh for kicks, why would nike bother to pay him for endoresments?

Did you call it “Whoring yourself out” when you sent out a resume?

No, my resumes went out in response to the fact that employers sought employees. And I never sent a resume to an employer on that employer’s letterhead, nor did I go to an interview wearing that employer’s lapel pin.

And what about Adidas or Reebok? Would you go to an interview with that employer’s competition on your lapel? He’s just thrown away his leverage.

[quote comment=”40653]I don’t count this logo as a flaw, more of artistic license. Kind of like the Simpsons characters having four fingers. The artist was trying to make a ‘M’ look like a glove, allow him some room. Some of the other logos presented above, like Twins baseball, reflect a lazy/ sloppy artist who did not look at a real baseball.[/quote]

Duly noted. Artistic license flawed rendering.

On the Islanders logo, I don’t mind so much that the “I” bleeds as much as the assymetry of the name since there is room for a little shifting. Maybe just having the tip of the I bleed into the island would look weird. Still, the whole logo is a bit too busy for me. They could have at least moved the “Islanders” down a little bit in order to match the width of the blue between the name and the orange border with the width of the rest of the logo. See the difference between in the space between the “NY” and the island itself with the orange border compared to the team name.

Boy, its tough to talk about logos without visual aids.

Can we consider this flawed? link.

[quote comment=”40607″][quote comment=”40602″][quote comment=”40600″]Don’t know if it’s been mentioned already or not, but it looks like the Seattle Mariners will be wearing this 30th Anniversary jersey patch this season:
link[/quote]

I was BORN the same year as the Mariners?

*gulp*[/quote]

And the Toronto Blue Jays . . .sorry, the Toronto Jays (since they’ve distanced themselves from the color blue)[/quote]

The Jays wore a 30th patch last season, which was their 30th in the AL. The Jays’ logo says link, while the Mariners’ says link.

Well, I thought it would happen… and it did. The Milwaukee Brewers announced today that they will be celebrating their World Series loss with commemorative patches during their now “Retro Friday” home games. As you remember last year the Crew wore the old school uniforms every sunday, but now they are honoring a member of the 1982 AL Cahmpionship team with a bobblehead on friday home games. Along with that, they will be wearing a patch on their right shoulder.

I have never heard of a team celebrating a World Series loss before. But then again… when you have only made one World Series in your teams history (minus the Milwaukee Braves), I guess it should be commended.

At least the unis still look awesome.

25th anniversary of the 1982 AL Champs

Yeah, thats the logo, thanks BCrisp.

I noticed a few other things.

Minnesota Twins: There is no drop shadow between the “i” and the “n’, but there is one between the “n” and the “s”.

Astros: probably stylistic, but why use the cursive “r” and not the cursive “s”? The Padres, Dodgers, and Cardinals don’t have this problem. Or you could have gone with a non cursive “r”. Now, it sort of looks like the Astnos.

Braves: probably another stylistic choice, but I haven’t seen a cursive “e” written like that.

Brewers: cursive script, but no connector between the “w” and the “e”, not to mention the different “s”. Are there a bunch of different cursive conventions? I’d be glad if someone had more info on this.

And, some cool things:

Mets and Rangers have baseballs in their logos whose stitching is detailed so that you can see it offset according to perspective. Very cool.

Also, I love how the “s” in the Mets’ logo ends with that little offset inside the loop.

Toronto Raptors: although I don’t think its entirely anatomically correct, the weird little extra claw coming out of the ankle of the left shoe.

Meh, links didn’t post, so here they are:

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BTW, funny pic with Roenick:

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Since this link was brought up in Brian H’s post, does anyone know why Martin Brodeur’s mask always had a horned/tailed “J” on the crown and not the typical “NJ” Devils logo?

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Minnesota Twins: There is no drop shadow between the “i” and the “n’, but there is one between the “n” and the “s”.
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James, I see a drop shadow between every link. Is this the logo you were looking at?

[quote comment=”40696″]Just because some pathetic flasher opens his raincoat, that doesn’t mean you have to look — just keep walking.

I guess this is a New York thing…?[/quote]

What if it’s a really good flasher?

I mean there is a little bar between the n and the s and not between the i and n.

Damn, got beaten to the Islanders’ discrepancy in their logo. Looking at link though, you would think that the wording could be shifting so that it all fits on the blue background. But at the same time, there may be the possibility that the “I” and “S” could bleed into the Island backdrop.

Somewhat relating to the earlier discussion on the wave design within the current Padres’ logo, I always felt that the logo for link (which, ironically was played in San Diego) was pretty much a rip-off of the Islanders’ alternate link logo in the mid-late ’90s. Thoughts?

I missed this…..

Notice that there are leaves in the visor to go with the words in the 93/94 logo, then a bare visor and leaves around the head in the current version. The alternate is covered in leaves. Are we to believe that the sens are a peaceful people? Look at their blueline…

[quote comment=”40704″]I mean there is a little bar between the n and the s and not between the i and n.[/quote]

James, great. Another thing to bug me about the Twins’ logo! Nice eye, by the way.

[quote comment=”40708″]Found some random hockey things…

– Someone mentioned the link on the Ottawa Senators logo (11 bottom, 10 top). Well, in link they had “Ottawa Senators” in that spot. Not sure when they changed. The current link logo has yet another number of leaves, 10 bottom and 5 top.

– Is the link lower hand in front of the stick?

– Here’s one of the Columbus Blue Jackets link. It has continuous tape on the blade. Here’s the link logo. Does this count as improperly taped?

– The little leaf between link is blatantly off, because ASG logos really aren’t that important.

– Is the link even holding the stick with his lower hand?[/quote]

Here goes…

I didn’t even notice the switch between the Sens’ wreaths and word mark. Nice catch.

The Penguin looks as if he is about to pass or shoot backhanded.

The Columbus logos are too abstract and cartoonish to properly detail stick taping.

As for the AHL logo guy, he looks left-handed.

Speaking of the AHL, I do miss link.

The Big Ten logo like the FedEx logo has a hidden logo within the larger logo…”Despite the conference’s name, since Penn State joined in 1990, there have been 11 schools in the Big Ten, as signified by the hidden “11” in the Big Ten Conference logo”…link

300+ posts…What’s the record?

[quote comment=”40725″]300+ posts…What’s the record?[/quote]

According to an earlier post, it was 313 so it would be 314+ now.

[quote comment=”40423″][quote comment=”40414″]Or how about the FedEx (which originally stood for Federal Express) now has an express service and their trucks say “FedEx Express” which corelates to “Federal Express Express”.

Weird. Well I’m off to use my PIN number at the ATM machine and get a sandwich WITH au jus.[/quote]

Just another example of RAS Syndrome (Redundant Acronym Syndrome…)[/quote]

I know about autological words, but this is the first autological phrase I have ever seen. Well done!

Ok, I know most of us prefer this Brewers â„¢ logo to this one, but look at the ball in the glove. Interesting?

I’m not sure if it was mentioned, but the glove logo is flawed in that it only has four fingers – out of necessity of course to create the “m”.

the 3 fingers on top make an M, and the thumb and the body of the glove make a B, i never noticed this before but i imagine it was designed to say MB

[quote comment=”40721″]The Big Ten logo like the FedEx logo has a hidden logo within the larger logo…”Despite the conference’s name, since Penn State joined in 1990, there have been 11 schools in the Big Ten, as signified by the hidden “11” in the Big Ten Conference logo”…link

Beats, I just looked this up. That is so obvious once you know it—but it’s not something I ever noticed before. Of course, it will be all I can see from now on. Hm. Maybe there is such a thing as too much knowledge.

The AFL All-Star game picture is DEFINITELY from the game played in January 1963. The exact same photo was used on the cover of the program for the following year’s game.

[quote comment=”40434″][quote comment=”40431″]
That’s awsome. That’s good use of the “A” for the assistant captain.[/quote]

Ironically, they don’t use the Calgary “C” for the captain, though. link, who is the captain this year, wears a normal block font “C”. link, who is an alternate, wears the Atlanta “A”.[/quote]

Theoren used to wear a link back int he flames’ race car days. Also link.

But not link. I guess the flames wised up to the ridiculous repetition.

[quote comment=”40742″]this might have already been posted, im not reading all of the posts before me, but the new England home soccer kiet leaked.

link

Interesting uniform number choice! Unless they’re touting link as the team’s premier player, someone at Umbro thought link was still on the squad.

I’ve got two logos that bug me….

The Angels “winged A” which was used during the Disney days, always looked like there was male anatomy attached to it.

The other was the old Pacers logo with the hand tipping a ball in the “P”. The ball looks like a tennis ball. Size, shape, even color.

Since none of the Creamer links are working, I’ll save myself the trouble.

As I read this I am wearing my link so instinctivly I look at the logo on the side. The link only has six panels. Alternate view link

I suspect that no one is looking here anymore, but I am right now watching the Ravens/Colts game on CBS. The centerline of the Ravens shield on the field is not in the middle of the 50-yard line — the centerline actually matches up with the left side of the 50-yard line.