Sweden on the Delaware

I’m trying so hard to see the good in those…and it’s just not working out.

oh, and i know this has been said before, but i read about Petr Cech’s headgear yesterday, and saw link

Nothing about the Georgia Tech white batting helmets?

I don’t know if PL knows and and alluded to it in the title, or if he was just riffing on the color scheme, but Sweden really did settle the area in the 1600s. It’s discussed in link, and also link

A little known side-note lost in the Mayflower->Founding Fathers mythology.

I see the photos of the Eagles Throwback in their Team Store and they look pretty good. Then, I see them at the unveiling and I can’t get past that shiny material. Why do they use that material on uniforms? It just makes them look a bit too much like women’s lingerie to me. I guess they would make a nice teddy.

[quote comment=”76391″][quote comment=”76388″]Nothing about the Georgia Tech white batting helmets?[/quote]

I was planning to make it today’s lead item, but (a) then the Eagles story hit, and (b) I’m waiting to get some more info from Ga.Tech’s sports info director. Tomorrow, for sure![/quote]

Ah, the foreplay. You are quite the teaser, Paul.

I can’t wait to see these uniforms on the field. Maybe I’ll be lucky and get tickets to the game that day. (Either from my dad or trying to buy a ticket before they sell out in 3 minutes like usual)

I wouldn’t mind if they wore these uniforms at least once a year. Give us a break from their current jerseys. Or at the least, go back to kelly green.

[quote comment=”76396″]I’d not mind if the Eagles reverted permanently to those throwback uniforms. They look light years better than the current atrocities.[/quote]

I agree. When they switched to that new tealish green: link …and incorporated black jerseys….ugh: link
I liked this better: link or this link

For reals, the Eagles throw(up)backs look like leftovers from the wardrobe department of Any Given Sunday.

link

link

[quote comment=”76383″]wow i am up so early
stupid finals…
anyway, while not studying i noticed last night during the Toronto FC-Kansas City game that link
I’m pretty sure it was Andrew Boyens, not positive tho

sry about the crummy screen capture thats the best pic i could grab[/quote]

Also, did you happen to notice that the new Argentine midfielder for the Wizards, Carlos Marinelli was either wearing his shorts backwards, or his number 10 was printed on the rear of the shorts by mistake. I couldn’t get a screen grab, but if you look at the replay of Jimmy Conrad’s corner header in this video, you can see what I am talking about.

link

The link to the video I mentioned is in post #20

Yeah, the Eagles definitely also need to “Ditch The Black”! I’m also a die hard Louisville basketball fan and it feels like every big game they lose they’re wearing the black unis.

[quote comment=”76382″]I’m trying so hard to see the good in those…and it’s just not working out.[/quote]

I hear that…they just don’t push my buttons…I actually think they’re pretty hideous and I do believe it is the shiny yoke & prolly the helmets…I do enjoy the socks tho

Anybody else, and they are applauded for playing injured. But Curt Schilling is such a scumbag, that you can’t help but question everything he does. This is a man who never met a controversy he didn’t think he had to chime in on.

in the pics with all the Eagles jerseys, the one with # 12 is my favorite. link
I especially like the number font.
Their current ones are too much of a marketing ploy.

[quote comment=”76420″]Hold on a second! Those Redskins jerseys were throwbacks? I always though that they were used as a way for Steve Spurrier to honor his Florida State heritage…. sans the victories.[/quote]

Florida State? Ouch. Don’t let a Gators fan hear you say that……

[quote comment=”76386″]if the bloody sock was just paint it will ruin everything I’ve ever believed in.[/quote]

… and it will reinforce everything that I have believed in. I have never believed it was blood. It stayed the same color, and the spot never grew. It also did not bleed onto the stirrup. Blood turns brown-ish – it does not stay that shade of red. I wonder if this will show up on Schilling’s blog.

In the interest of full disclosure, I am a Yankees fan.

The Eagles throwback brings up a question: How many other teams have entirely ditched a colour-scheme to go in a new direction?

As far as teams ditching a color scheme, Green Bay used to be navy and gold instead of green and gold. I can’t remember who made the decision but his excuse was that the Green Bay packers ought to have green in their uniforms. They actually switched to green, then back to blue and then back to green for good.

1) They should’ve just called the team the D’baacks. That is so awesome!

2) What was the deal in that Carlos Guillen article about Curtis Granderson’s pants being cut off at the knee? What was that all about?

Being a Giants fan I normally never have anything good to say about the Eagles. But those throwback unis are sweet! The stuff on their website is awesome too. I wish the Giants would have done stuff like this during their 80th anniversary season. That’s my knock on the Giants. They are such a damn conservative organization they can be downright boring. Too bad the Eagles aren’t using their throwbacks when the play the Giants. The Giants first game was against the Frankford Yellow Jackets. Would have been kind of cool.

Oooooo, sweet. I like the Eagles throwbacks. The helmet, the colors, the numbers- its all good. Yeah, its a little shiny, but other than that it looks good! I mean, they have striped socks! I think its a good way to honor their past. And the patch is really cool- simple, to the point, nothing crazy.

Yeah, I would have liked to see some kelly green 1990’s throwbacks, but I like the current uni’s for the most part. The logo is good. The black uni does need to go though, and so does the non symmetrical strips down the pants. But really, other than that, I like them. Don’t forgot how bad it could be (Vikings anybody?)

[quote comment=”76424″]Anybody else, and they are applauded for playing injured. But Curt Schilling is such a scumbag, that you can’t help but question everything he does. This is a man who never met a controversy he didn’t think he had to chime in on.[/quote]
I really have to agree. Although I am a Yankees fan, I gave Schilling props at the time because I thought it was one of the most heroic postseason performance I had ever seen in any sport. But he is such an a-hole and a completley unlikable person that he brings it on himself. I remember reading an interview with him where he basically said that the fans who come to games and boo the players have no right to do so because they don’t have the skills to ever play the game themselves. Hey jerk wad, we’re paying your salary and can boo you anytime we want. I hope the blood thing does turn out to be fake.

Greatest picture. Ever.

link

[quote comment=”76451″]Geez, people will believe anything they hear on TV these days. As someone who’s had stitches pull open (only about 8, and they more like ripped open rather than pulled open, but it leaves a wonderful scar), I can tell you emphatically that they don’t usually leave “puddles” of blood when that happens. Wounds are stitched on multiple levels, starting with the deepest part of the incision first. Only if that part of the wound pulls the stitches will you bleed puddles. If, as is likely the case with Schilling, you pull the epidermal stitches only, you’ll bleed a bit. In fact, you’ll bleed just about enough to make a large spot on a sock. Those of you doubting his injury or the bloody sock are real are of course welcome to test your theory by slicing into your own tendons, suturing your wound, then throwing a few innings while wearing sanitaries and stirrups. Let us know the results, k?[/quote]

I had to get stitches in the back of my heel, Back in 1998. I had a concert to go to that night. Well the ER doctor gave me Seven surface stitches when according to my reg doctor a couple of day later said I should of had at least one internal and nine to ten surface. That night at the concert my sock was soaked in blood. I was running or pitching, i mostly sat in my nose bleed section seat to whole time.

At first I thought the blue numbers on the yellow background were hard to read, but those Eagles throwbacks are growing on me now.

The only change I would make would be to put the player’s name in yellow on the blue shoulder section, like the link do with their white. The way it is now, the name and number are pushed down and it looks really off-balance.

Seriously, why don’t they just go down to Cooperstown and check? That’s where the sock is. Won’t be hard to find out.

[quote comment=”76451″]Geez, people will believe anything they hear on TV these days. As someone who’s had stitches pull open (only about 8, and they more like ripped open rather than pulled open, but it leaves a wonderful scar), I can tell you emphatically that they don’t usually leave “puddles” of blood when that happens. Wounds are stitched on multiple levels, starting with the deepest part of the incision first. Only if that part of the wound pulls the stitches will you bleed puddles. If, as is likely the case with Schilling, you pull the epidermal stitches only, you’ll bleed a bit. In fact, you’ll bleed just about enough to make a large spot on a sock. Those of you doubting his injury or the bloody sock are real are of course welcome to test your theory by slicing into your own tendons, suturing your wound, then throwing a few innings while wearing sanitaries and stirrups. Let us know the results, k?[/quote]

Joke, if it wasn’t reported in by a member of the media, no one would question it. I have received numerous stitch jobs from my hockey-playing days, and I can certainly tell you that a gaping wound on a joint bleeds for a while when it is being used. Why? The blood doesn’t scab. You keep breaking the scab, it keeps bleeding.

If there is cloth against a bleeding wound, the scab forms with the cloth stuck to it. If that happens, anytime the cloth pulls the scab off (like when a player moves), the wound would start bleeding again until it scabs over again. I’ve had to pull shinpads off my leg, and literally peel a scab off a cotton cushion in behind my shinpad because the sweat soften the scab to the point where it stuck to the cotton.

Again, what Schilling did is amazing. If he hyperbolized it, that kind of diminishes the heroicism.

Hold on a second! Those Redskins jerseys were throwbacks? I always though that they were used as a way for Steve Spurrier to honor his Florida State heritage…. sans the victories.

Florida State? Ouch. Don’t let a Gators fan hear you say that……

That’s what made those Redskins uniforms so amazing. link were such an obvious slap in the face to all the link.

It could have been link though.

[quote comment=”76459″]Seriously, why don’t they just go down to Cooperstown and check? That’s where the sock is. Won’t be hard to find out.[/quote]

Except that it’s Curt’s sock, on loan to Cooperstown, so he’d probably have to give them permission to test it.

[quote comment=”76446″][quote comment=”76424″]Anybody else, and they are applauded for playing injured. But Curt Schilling is such a scumbag, that you can’t help but question everything he does. This is a man who never met a controversy he didn’t think he had to chime in on.[/quote]
I really have to agree. Although I am a Yankees fan, I gave Schilling props at the time because I thought it was one of the most heroic postseason performance I had ever seen in any sport. But he is such an a-hole and a completley unlikable person that he brings it on himself. I remember reading an interview with him where he basically said that the fans who come to games and boo the players have no right to do so because they don’t have the skills to ever play the game themselves. Hey jerk wad, we’re paying your salary and can boo you anytime we want. I hope the blood thing does turn out to be fake.[/quote]

I think regardless of the blood being fake or not the performance was still heroic in a sports context (true heroism being rarely seen on the sports field). He had his tendon stitched together, risking greater injury, just so he could pitch.
For context: I personally hate the sawx and yanks equally (I think they are two sides to the same gluttonous coin)

[quote comment=”76434″]The Eagles throwback brings up a question: How many other teams have entirely ditched a colour-scheme to go in a new direction?[/quote]
This has happened a lot lately for a reason put best in the movie “Slap Shot”, when the driver takes a sledgehammer to the side of the team bus – “Making it look mean!!”
I should have mentioned it in the prevoius post, but the Pens are IMO the lynchpin to a study link. The Pens switched uni colors in January and their penalty minutes jumped dramatically.

Alright, I am a Red Sox fan, and can admit Schill can be an asshole, so I can see where people would question it. But as far how much blood coming in to question, and saying there should have been a lot more is inaccurate because he didn’t have a cut, or a gash or any kind of typical wound that would require stitches. The blood came from Dr. Bill Morgan stiching his skin down to whatever he did so the tendon wouldn’t move, so the blood came from the actual stitchs, so there wouldn’t have been a lot. As far as it turning brown, it does, but when it dries. I’m sure he was sweating a bit and that kept the sock wet, as well as the blood. Whether it’s fake or not, I don’t know, and don’t care. Schill can be an ass, but that was a gutsy performance real blood or not, and if it was fake, and it got into everyone’s head, good job on his part by using the injury to his advantage in the playoffs.

[quote comment=”76463″][quote comment=”76434″]The Eagles throwback brings up a question: How many other teams have entirely ditched a colour-scheme to go in a new direction?[/quote]

This opens up a fun topic. The A’s are probably the most famous (dumping Black/Red for Green/Gold). If you go through the Dressed to the Nines website, there’s a lot of examples early in the century until teams got their iconography set.
Hockey has three grreat examples of the top of my head:
-The Toronto St. Patricks dumping Green/White and their name for Blue/White and becoming trhe Maple Leafs
-Vancouver dumping Blue/Green for Black/Yellow/Red and the link.
-Pittsburgh trying to join the championship parade in Pittsburgh in 1980 by switching fron Light Blue to Black/Gold (too bad it took 11 years to work).[/quote]

The Washington Capitals ditched their red/white/blue for black/bronze/blue. On June 22, though, they are unveiling their NEW uniforms, which will again be red/white/blue.

[quote comment=”76465″]I didn’t get a chance to comment on the new BP-NL All Star jerseys. But they look good. I like the way they added the bridge, and the color sheme fits perfect. I just wish they would wear them during the game and not just for BP. Does anybody know why MLB is the only league who doesn’t do this? The NHL, NBA and NFL do.[/quote]

I think that players wearing their own jerseys are one of the few things about the All-Star game that MLB does right. The other is requiring one selection from each team. The whole “this time it counts” aspect is a complete joke. All because a bunch of idiots got upset that, God forbid, an exhibition game ended in a tie. Rather than focusing on the fact that the fans got to see 12 innings of great baseball played by the best in the league, including one of the most amazing catches in baseball history, everyone whined it ended in a tie. And now an exhibition game determines home field advantage in the World Series? Outrageous! (And I know this is the 5th year of the home field advantage thing, but I’ll compalin about it until they change it. My friends and family are thrilled!)

While I absolutely love the Eagles throwbacks to ’33, I’m going to have a hard time with the link on the helmets and jerseys. Nice try…

PS — I’m back from a week’s vacation in Mexico, and boy did I miss some great installments of UniWatch! Loved the cup of coffee post. It was great seeing some of those oddities like Reggie with the O’s,

[quote comment=”76476″][quote comment=”76465″]I didn’t get a chance to comment on the new BP-NL All Star jerseys. But they look good. I like the way they added the bridge, and the color sheme fits perfect. I just wish they would wear them during the game and not just for BP. Does anybody know why MLB is the only league who doesn’t do this? The NHL, NBA and NFL do.[/quote]

I think that players wearing their own jerseys are one of the few things about the All-Star game that MLB does right. The other is requiring one selection from each team. The whole “this time it counts” aspect is a complete joke. All because a bunch of idiots got upset that, God forbid, an exhibition game ended in a tie. Rather than focusing on the fact that the fans got to see 12 innings of great baseball played by the best in the league, including one of the most amazing catches in baseball history, everyone whined it ended in a tie. And now an exhibition game determines home field advantage in the World Series? Outrageous! (And I know this is the 5th year of the home field advantage thing, but I’ll compalin about it until they change it. My friends and family are thrilled!)[/quote]
Just to chime in that I hate the homefield advantage thing too. I heard an interesting idea on Dan Patrick? Let the fans vote for the finishers of the game instead of the starters. That way we get to see Santana pitch to Pujols when the game is on the line instead of the Royals lone representative pitch to the one guy from the Pirates.

[quote comment=”76478″][quote comment=”76460″]I actually think that patch looks kinda big and obnoxious. The design is good but I really hope they scale it down a bit for the season. If it remains that big, they will look like an arena team.

The helmet and socks definitely rule though…just wish they would get rid of the names on the backs and lose the shiny stuff.[/quote]

I was about to post the same things comments. Retro = No Names
Love the hat Paul used for the post, plus notice that the Kearse and Akers hats are the same style with opposite primary/accent colors.[/quote]

I’m a devoted number-only advocate, but in football the names don’t really look that bad because the way the jerseys are constructed, there’s a few inches of blank space above the seam separating the shoulder portion from the body, and without a nameplate, that would have to be blank since the number can’t cross over that seam. The problem with the Eagles is that they put both the name and the number below it, making it look a little goofy.

[quote comment=”76442″][quote comment=”76434″]The Eagles throwback brings up a question: How many other teams have entirely ditched a colour-scheme to go in a new direction?[/quote]

The 49ers ditched the Gray for the Gold.

The Buc’s have a new scheme. Pewter and Red vs. Orange creamcicle and White[/quote]

Seattle Mariners (not total since there’s the royal blue-navy blue connection, but it’s still very different)
San Diego Padres
Sacramento Kings
Los Angeles Lakers
Memphis Grizzlies
Houston Astros (maybe not total, but pretty close)
Denver Broncos (their first year, they were brown and yellow)
Los Angeles Kings
Oakland Athletics
Pittsburgh Pirates (red/blue before the 40s or 50s)
Philadelphia Phillies (at least, I think the maroon and the red are sufficiently different)
Oakland Raiders (weren’t they black and yellow originally?)
Detroit Pistons (as much as you tried to forget the 90s)
Houston Rockets (ditto)
Cleveland Cavaliers (ditto, also the cool look in the 80s)
Milwaukee Bucks (ditto; ok, what was it with the NBA and the 90s?)
Atlanta Hawks (who remembers the electric green?)
Utah Jazz (not so jazzy anymore)
Arizona D’baacks

… all just off the top of my head.

[quote comment=”76473″]Seeing the new hats in the Eagles pictures sent me looking for this season’s sideline hats. Sadly, I found link.

Although the linkaren’t as bad.[/quote]

Holy crap! How do these things get worse every year? I wouldn’t want to wear either one of these things. Who are the marketing geniuses that approve such designs?!?!? What’s wrong with a simple team logo on a solid colored cap?

[quote comment=”76488″]What’s wrong with a simple team logo on a solid colored cap?[/quote]

The sheep won’t feel the need to buy a new one every year if it looks the same.

DUH

[quote comment=”76490″]
Although it would look too crazy for them to do that in the Pro Bowl,[/quote]

like the Pro Bowl doesn’t look link sometimes.

I bet the Pro Bowl would look sweet if the players wore their team’s jerseys, but at the same time, they kind of have a cool thing going with the team helmets. As long as they keep the jerseys relatively simple I think it’s fine.

[quote comment=”76440″]Being a Giants fan I normally never have anything good to say about the Eagles. But those throwback unis are sweet! The stuff on their website is awesome too. I wish the Giants would have done stuff like this during their 80th anniversary season. That’s my knock on the Giants. They are such a damn conservative organization they can be downright boring. Too bad the Eagles aren’t using their throwbacks when the play the Giants. The Giants first game was against the Frankford Yellow Jackets. Would have been kind of cool.[/quote]

Same here. My first thought looking at them was that look is pretty cool, albeit too shiny, and if I could find that blue cap that’s at the top of the article here, I’d seriously think about buying it, but then the thought is: but it’s the EAGLES, gah!

[quote comment=”76497″][quote comment=”76440″]Being a Giants fan I normally never have anything good to say about the Eagles. But those throwback unis are sweet! The stuff on their website is awesome too. I wish the Giants would have done stuff like this during their 80th anniversary season. That’s my knock on the Giants. They are such a damn conservative organization they can be downright boring. Too bad the Eagles aren’t using their throwbacks when the play the Giants. The Giants first game was against the Frankford Yellow Jackets. Would have been kind of cool.[/quote]

Same here. My first thought looking at them was that look is pretty cool, albeit too shiny, and if I could find that blue cap that’s at the top of the article here, I’d seriously think about buying it, but then the thought is: but it’s the EAGLES, gah![/quote]

Love the hat too. And don’t worry — wearing the cap won’t be anywhere near as painful as actually being a fan. Not something I would recommend, developing an emotional attachment to any Philly sports team.

BTW, unless you are a Cowboys fan, I would in fact recommend you link to hear one of the greatest radio calls in sports history: “They give it Smith and THEY STOP HIM AGAAAAIINN!”

[quote comment=”76492″]Nice job on the list, Tape.

[quote comment=”76473″]Seeing the new hats in the Eagles pictures sent me looking for this season’s sideline hats. Sadly, I found link.

Although the linkaren’t as bad.[/quote]

Holy Christ on a Cracker, link link link link.[/quote]

I’m failing to see the problem.

[quote comment=”76503″][quote comment=”76492″]Nice job on the list, Tape.

[quote comment=”76473″]Seeing the new hats in the Eagles pictures sent me looking for this season’s sideline hats. Sadly, I found link.

Although the linkaren’t as bad.[/quote]

Holy Christ on a Cracker, link link link link.[/quote]

I’m failing to see the problem.[/quote]

I think the second half hats are almost worse! What’s the deal with the white stipe? It doesn’t even strecth the entire length of the hat.

[quote comment=”76474″][quote comment=”76463″][quote comment=”76434″]The Eagles throwback brings up a question: How many other teams have entirely ditched a colour-scheme to go in a new direction?[/quote]

This opens up a fun topic. The A’s are probably the most famous (dumping Black/Red for Green/Gold). If you go through the Dressed to the Nines website, there’s a lot of examples early in the century until teams got their iconography set.
Hockey has three grreat examples of the top of my head:
-The Toronto St. Patricks dumping Green/White and their name for Blue/White and becoming trhe Maple Leafs
-Vancouver dumping Blue/Green for Black/Yellow/Red and the link.
-Pittsburgh trying to join the championship parade in Pittsburgh in 1980 by switching fron Light Blue to Black/Gold (too bad it took 11 years to work).[/quote]

The Washington Capitals ditched their red/white/blue for black/bronze/blue. On June 22, though, they are unveiling their NEW uniforms, which will again be red/white/blue.[/quote]

The British ditched red for olive drab.

Why just this morning I ditched black for plaid.

Anyone know what the draft day hats will look like?

I’m just gonna throw this out here, but my dream World Series would be Yankees-Giants, these teams have my favorite looking uni’s in MLB to me, maybe because I follow them closely, but they share the same concept when it comes to uniforms, both home jerseys have no names on them, they each only have two [home/road] uni’s, basic colors, and original black colors..these teams just look proper in black. They haven’t switched every 3 years like some teams to keep up with gangsta-playa stuff. Also, after what Bonds said about A-Rod, my guess would be the whole baseball world would love to watch, and make for some sweet uni-watching.
Yes I’m biased, cause I love these teams..

[quote comment=”76514″][quote comment=”76511″]Anyone know what the draft day hats will look like?[/quote]

link = fugly[/quote]

I don’t know, as Draft Day hats go, they could’ve been a whole lot worse.

#80 by WVU Tom on 04.26.07 12:36 pm | Quote

Plus, gang-bangers need new lids every couple years – 5000! ;-)

[quote comment=”76513″]I’m just gonna throw this out here, but my dream World Series would be Yankees-Giants, these teams have my favorite looking uni’s in MLB to me, maybe because I follow them closely, but they share the same concept when it comes to uniforms, both home jerseys have no names on them, they each only have two [home/road] uni’s, basic colors, and original black colors..these teams just look proper in black. They haven’t switched every 3 years like some teams to keep up with gangsta-playa stuff. Also, after what Bonds said about A-Rod, my guess would be the whole baseball world would love to watch, and make for some sweet uni-watching.
Yes I’m biased, cause I love these teams..[/quote]

The Yankees actually wear navy blue, not black.

Does the NFL draft really need to be celebrated with a special cap that the players only wear on that day? It seems a bit silly to me. Of course, they have to have an “original” (i.e. tacky) design every year, just like with the sideline caps.

I am on the side of the minority that does not like the Iggles’ throwback. Too shiny and too powdery blue.

I am for the Iggles’ black unis as I love black and would like to see all teams with a black alternate (except for the Mets, of course).

The bouncers at the club I went to Tuesday night were wearing scrawl caps. They were lucky the hats had 612 on them (Mpls area code) and not a team logo, or I would have had to do something about it.

Mark in Shiga, thanks for clearing up the Chimay price confusion. Yes, that is a bit pricey.

Check out the sock:
link

[quote comment=”76522″][quote comment=”76513″]I’m just gonna throw this out here, but my dream World Series would be Yankees-Giants, these teams have my favorite looking uni’s in MLB to me, maybe because I follow them closely, but they share the same concept when it comes to uniforms, both home jerseys have no names on them, they each only have two [home/road] uni’s, basic colors, and original black colors..these teams just look proper in black. They haven’t switched every 3 years like some teams to keep up with gangsta-playa stuff. Also, after what Bonds said about A-Rod, my guess would be the whole baseball world would love to watch, and make for some sweet uni-watching.
Yes I’m biased, cause I love these teams..[/quote]

The Yankees actually wear navy blue, not black.[/quote]
thanks for the kick in the nuts, but it still would make for an interesting World Series.

Ya, I think that the Texas Rangers need to “ditch the blue,” like the Mets need to “ditch the black,” and make link their primary color again. The Rangers made the playoffs in 1999 with link, then introduced a blue alternate jersey in 2000, and haven’t been back to the playoffs.

[quote comment=”76540″]Ya, I think that the Texas Rangers need to “ditch the blue,” like the Mets need to “ditch the black,” and make link their primary color again. The Rangers made the playoffs in 1999 with link, then introduced a blue alternate jersey in 2000, and haven’t been back to the playoffs.[/quote]
I still have my red cap with “T” from when they were red, it’s one of my favorites. I don’t mind blue, maybe if they cut down the percentage of use would help.

[quote comment=”76535″][quote comment=”76522″][quote comment=”76513″]I’m just gonna throw this out here, but my dream World Series would be Yankees-Giants, these teams have my favorite looking uni’s in MLB to me, maybe because I follow them closely, but they share the same concept when it comes to uniforms, both home jerseys have no names on them, they each only have two [home/road] uni’s, basic colors, and original black colors..these teams just look proper in black. They haven’t switched every 3 years like some teams to keep up with gangsta-playa stuff. Also, after what Bonds said about A-Rod, my guess would be the whole baseball world would love to watch, and make for some sweet uni-watching.
Yes I’m biased, cause I love these teams..[/quote]

The Yankees actually wear navy blue, not black.[/quote]
thanks for the kick in the nuts, but it still would make for an interesting World Series.[/quote]

Nothing personal…it does often look like black on TV.
So what would be the worst WS (uni-wise)? I would vote for an unlikely Rockies-Blue/Black Jays matchup.

anyone else find it funny that all the NFL teams that have orange as a color are in alphabetical order? chicago, cincy, cleveland, and denver

[quote comment=”76543″][quote comment=”76504″][quote comment=”76503″][quote comment=”76492″]Nice job on the list, Tape.

[quote comment=”76473″]Seeing the new hats in the Eagles pictures sent me looking for this season’s sideline hats. Sadly, I found link.

Although the linkaren’t as bad.[/quote]

Holy Christ on a Cracker, link link link link.[/quote]

I’m failing to see the problem.[/quote]

They’re fugly, that’s the problem.[/quote]

Speaking of hats, does anyone here remember the NFL hats from the 80’s that looked like helmets? I’m not talking foam with facemasks. I’m talking about the baseball hats that looked like the helmets … stripe down the middle, logos on the sides.

I’m looking for a Raider one.[/quote]

They kinda looked like this …

link

[quote comment=”76557″][quote comment=”76553″]anyone else find it funny that all the NFL teams that have orange as a color are in alphabetical order? chicago, cincy, cleveland, and denver[/quote]

OR Bears Bengels Broncos Browns[/quote]

What about the Dolphins

[quote comment=”76555″][quote comment=”76548″][quote comment=”76535″][quote comment=”76522″][quote comment=”76513″]I’m just gonna throw this out here, but my dream World Series would be Yankees-Giants, these teams have my favorite looking uni’s in MLB to me, maybe because I follow them closely, but they share the same concept when it comes to uniforms, both home jerseys have no names on them, they each only have two [home/road] uni’s, basic colors, and original black colors..these teams just look proper in black. They haven’t switched every 3 years like some teams to keep up with gangsta-playa stuff. Also, after what Bonds said about A-Rod, my guess would be the whole baseball world would love to watch, and make for some sweet uni-watching.
Yes I’m biased, cause I love these teams..[/quote]

The Yankees actually wear navy blue, not black.[/quote]
thanks for the kick in the nuts, but it still would make for an interesting World Series.[/quote]

Nothing personal…it does often look like black on TV.
So what would be the worst WS (uni-wise)? I would vote for an unlikely Rockies-Blue/Black Jays matchup.[/quote]
I say Mariners/Blue-Black Jays, the Blue-Black Jays would kick there butts, but the Mariners would have a slight edge on better looking uni’s.[/quote]

That would be an interesting World Series matchup. Not sure the NL Champ would like it though!

The Eagles throwback brings up a question: How many other teams have entirely ditched a colour-scheme to go in a new direction?

The “official” colors of the University of Colorado are silver and gold. Most of the time, they use black as the accent color, but for a good part of the 80s they used sky blue.

It looked fine on their teams, but not so much on the marching band. 200+ kids in sky-blue western-style jackets with yellow fringe….it was like a bizarre Porter Wagoner cult.

[quote comment=”76564″]The Eagles throwback brings up a question: How many other teams have entirely ditched a colour-scheme to go in a new direction?

The “official” colors of the University of Colorado are silver and gold. Most of the time, they use black as the accent color, but for a good part of the 80s they used sky blue.

It looked fine on their teams, but not so much on the marching band. 200+ kids in sky-blue western-style jackets with yellow fringe….it was like a bizarre Porter Wagoner cult.[/quote]
I think I saw a game where the band hadn’t gotten their black and gold stuff but the f’ball team had. A “someone didn’t get the memo” moment.

It doesn’t take a Medical student to tell you (but I will anyway), that blood often dries into a brown color caused by breakdown of the hemoglobin into bilirubin. If you’ve seen pictures of the sock since the game, it is clearly a brown stain.

This whole thing is so stupid.

But there is one good thing about the controversy,…. endless shots of Schilling’s STIRRUPS. Yay!

[quote comment=”76570″]ok, so the All Star jerseys are just for BP and not for the game, it would be cool if they designed all star ball caps, base the colors of the home team holding the all star game, and the visiting league could have the previous World Series winners colors.
Like this year, make the NL ball cap Giants colors, a simple NL backed up by a star, and the AL would have Cardinal colors, a simple AL backed up by a star. Then the all star game would actually have a little more meaning. The winner of the World Series would get recognition even at the all star game.[/quote]

If I were a fan of an AL team, I wouldn’t want my guys wearing a hat based on an NL team.

[quote comment=”76570″]ok, so the All Star jerseys are just for BP and not for the game, it would be cool if they designed all star ball caps, base the colors of the home team holding the all star game, and the visiting league could have the previous World Series winners colors.
Like this year, make the NL ball cap Giants colors, a simple NL backed up by a star, and the AL would have Cardinal colors, a simple AL backed up by a star. Then the all star game would actually have a little more meaning. The winner of the World Series would get recognition even at the all star game.[/quote]
I think you’re still droggy.

[quote comment=”76572″][quote comment=”76570″]ok, so the All Star jerseys are just for BP and not for the game, it would be cool if they designed all star ball caps, base the colors of the home team holding the all star game, and the visiting league could have the previous World Series winners colors.
Like this year, make the NL ball cap Giants colors, a simple NL backed up by a star, and the AL would have Cardinal colors, a simple AL backed up by a star. Then the all star game would actually have a little more meaning. The winner of the World Series would get recognition even at the all star game.[/quote]

If I were a fan of an AL team, I wouldn’t want my guys wearing a hat based on an NL team.[/quote]
I understand that, but it would be a shot in the face to the losing league, imagine a teams feeling seeing the opposition wearing your colors cause your team took the championship.

The Eagles patch isn’t that bad. Remember, the No Fun League offices have to approve EVERY SINGLE THING the team does on the jerseys, including the patch and throwbacks.

Noticed something last night when the Black Jays game got rained out I was able watch the Red Sox and Orioles play. I noticed Paul Bako was wearing an older style chest protector, Rawlings model if my memory serves. It was just nice to see a catcher sporting something other than a flashy, bulkier, and probably less protective chest protector. Anyone got a pic, I couldn’t find one.

Paul, great column as always, but where is Koji Okumura, number 151!? ^_^;

The comment about Mario Lemieux wearing #66 in honour of Gretzky’s #99 is wrong.

Lemieux has never publicly stated it, and he hated the comparisons to Gretzky.

“Lemieux began wearing No. 66 during his early junior days. Whether he flipped Gretzky’s number on its head as an homage or in defiance is unclear. But it would set in motion a career’s worth of comparisons that Lemieux would spend much of his time discouraging.”

That portion of the article found link is about 3/4 of the way down.

Some association football related colour scheme shifts:

Northern Ireland went from Blue and White to Green and White at some stage before World War II, primarily to avoid a clash of colours with Scotland in the Home Nations Championship. In the late 90s they adopted a Green and Navy quartered home strip (with White and Red away version,) and they currently have Green and White home colours, with a Blue, White and Black away.

Austria started out with Germanic White shirts and Black shorts, with a Red and White flag-inspired away; they reversed this only in this century, iirc.

Juventus famously went from Pink and Black to the familiar Notts County stripes in 1903, occasionally using pink as an away colour.

Leeds United originally wore yellow and blue (town colours)… manager Don Revie changed them to all white in the early sixties to emulate Real Madrid. European Trophies won by Real Madrid: 12, European Trophies won by Leeds: 2

Dundee United originally played in White and Black, until they ditched the White(!) for Tangerine in the late sixties.

Aberdeen were formed in 1903 wearing the black and gold (but not being anywhere near Pittsburgh) before taking up an all red effort in 1939, crucially before Liverpool had a similar idea.

Yeah, that’s all I can remember off the top of my head for now…

I completely forgot about Paul’s number article, and did not send in two numbers that are worn as tribute: Lance Berkman wears #17 and is a switch hitter because his dad’s favorite player was Mickey Mantle. Unfortunatly, #7 was already taken by another Hall of Famer, Craig Biggio.
The other number is #12 which holds special meaning for Texas A&M. link
A little late I guess.

[quote comment=”76593″][quote comment=”76591″][quote comment=”76432″][quote comment=”76386″]if the bloody sock was just paint it will ruin everything I’ve ever believed in.[/quote]

… and it will reinforce everything that I have believed in. I have never believed it was blood. It stayed the same color, and the spot never grew.[/quote]
The spot never grew, eh? Compare link to link to link.[/quote]
Sorry for the doube post, but I realized that the inscription on the side of the cleat isn’t in the second and third pictures. Why is that?
Also, what does the inscription mean?[/quote]
Stands for Strike-out or ‘K’ ALS (Lou Gherig’s Disease)

I liked those throwbacks…despite the Seminole-esque helmet. Some teams…the old-school throwback looks better (Giants, Jets, Skins, Bears, Packers) than a new, modern/sleek redesign.

Classic “Chicken or the Egg” question. ‘Skins wore the spear from link and the ‘Noles started wearing ’em in link. I’ll try to find a quote where Bobby Bowden says he dug the ‘Skins helmets and wanted something like them at FSU.

As for uniform color changes, we all remember the White Sox ditching navy blue in 71 for red.

Rookie of the Year is on (1993) and everyone is wearing impeccable stirrups…even though its a story about the Cubs (Go Sox) I like the window into the recent past and see that it has not been that long since they actually wore stirrups. Plus Janitor from Scrubs plays first base for the Cubs.

[quote comment=”76506″][quote comment=”76396″]I’d not mind if the Eagles reverted permanently to those throwback uniforms. They look light years better than the current atrocities.[/quote]

atrocities? Seems a bit harsh.

The current Eagles uniforms are fine as is. No need to change them for the time being. The ones they had in late 80s, early 90s weren’t bad but also weren’t that memorable.[/quote]

Not to worry. One person’s “atrocity” can easily be another’s “thing of beauty.”

De gustibus non disputandum est. :)

Anyone know what the draft day hats will look like?

Draft day hats = fugly

I don’t know, as Draft Day hats go, they could’ve been a whole lot worse.

The bleeding (hahaha) of the cap color onto the contrasting-colored brim wildly flunks the “Is It Good Or Is It Stupid” test.

If they would have kept the bill one color…it would look fine!

My biggest problem with these hats (which is saying something because I can’t stand the colors, the names and that stupid little spill that goes onto the brim) is that the Draft Day hats are mostly mesh. They come off to me as some nasty 1980’s fishing hats, not as something that should be used in the NFL in 2007.

[quote comment=”76624″]new Uni Watch link on Page 2?[/quote]

Read yesterday’s comments – #36. I like the new logo, but the gray border could be omitted. That’s more a web design tweak than a graphic design tweak.

[quote comment=”76606″][quote comment=”76593″][quote comment=”76591″][quote comment=”76432″][quote comment=”76386″]if the bloody sock was just paint it will ruin everything I’ve ever believed in.[/quote]

… and it will reinforce everything that I have believed in. I have never believed it was blood. It stayed the same color, and the spot never grew.[/quote]
The spot never grew, eh? Compare link to link to link.[/quote]
Sorry for the doube post, but I realized that the inscription on the side of the cleat isn’t in the second and third pictures. Why is that?
Also, what does the inscription mean?[/quote]
Stands for Strike-out or ‘K’ ALS (Lou Gherig’s Disease)[/quote]

Schilling did not have the “KALS” in the ALCS, the first pic is from the WS vs. STL.

First, I thoroughly enjoyed the ESPN column. Big ups, Paul!

[quote comment=”76627″][quote comment=”76606″][quote comment=”76593″][quote comment=”76591″][quote comment=”76432″][quote comment=”76386″]if the bloody sock was just paint it will ruin everything I’ve ever believed in.[/quote]

… and it will reinforce everything that I have believed in. I have never believed it was blood. It stayed the same color, and the spot never grew.[/quote]
The spot never grew, eh? Compare link to link to link.[/quote]
Sorry for the doube post, but I realized that the inscription on the side of the cleat isn’t in the second and third pictures. Why is that?
Also, what does the inscription mean?[/quote]
Stands for Strike-out or ‘K’ ALS (Lou Gherig’s Disease)[/quote]

Schilling did not have the “KALS” in the ALCS, the first pic is from the WS vs. STL.[/quote]

I’m really shocked that, 167 posts into this mess, no one has mentioned the preposterous amount of advertising Reebok has received from this three-year imbroglio. Is there a baseball fan in America who doesn’t know offhand what kind of spikes Schill wears?

[quote comment=”76543″]
Speaking of hats, does anyone here remember the NFL hats from the 80’s that looked like helmets? I’m not talking foam with facemasks. I’m talking about the baseball hats that looked like the helmets … stripe down the middle, logos on the sides.

I’m looking for a Raider one.[/quote]

I remember having a Baltimore Colts one. I know it had to be early 80s because a) I tossed every bit of Colts gear the day the Mayflower van pulled out and 2) I got married in ’83 and there is no way my wife would have let me keep anything like that. ;-)

[quote comment=”76555″][quote comment=”76548″][quote comment=”76535″][quote comment=”76522″][quote comment=”76513″]I’m just gonna throw this out here, but my dream World Series would be Yankees-Giants, these teams have my favorite looking uni’s in MLB to me, maybe because I follow them closely, but they share the same concept when it comes to uniforms, both home jerseys have no names on them, they each only have two [home/road] uni’s, basic colors, and original black colors..these teams just look proper in black. They haven’t switched every 3 years like some teams to keep up with gangsta-playa stuff. Also, after what Bonds said about A-Rod, my guess would be the whole baseball world would love to watch, and make for some sweet uni-watching.
Yes I’m biased, cause I love these teams..[/quote]

The Yankees actually wear navy blue, not black.[/quote]
thanks for the kick in the nuts, but it still would make for an interesting World Series.[/quote]

Nothing personal…it does often look like black on TV.
So what would be the worst WS (uni-wise)? I would vote for an unlikely Rockies-Blue/Black Jays matchup.[/quote]
I say Mariners/Blue-Black Jays, the Blue-Black Jays would kick there butts, but the Mariners would have a slight edge on better looking uni’s.[/quote]

If you’re waiting for that WS matchup, it’s going to be a long wait, considering they’re in the same league! :-)

[quote comment=”76639″]First off, I’ve always been a fan of the reason people wore their numbers, mainly because I always tried to wear 4 (I’m the John the fourth) or 00 (Baseball players just don’t wear #00), so it a great article. Nice job of bringing all those great anecdotes to one place.
The Eagles jerseys, in my opinion, need to lose the shininess, otherwise they look sweet. That may be the only Lions game I’ll watch this year.
Lastly, Schilling has no say in what the media says about his sock. The media as we all know will exploit any angle it can to garner interest. It’s not Schill’s fault the media made such a big story out of it. As for Curt’s personality, I think it’s refreshing to see an athlete get involved in something other than self-promotion. The guy is involved with numerous charities, including K ALS, he’s involved politically, and he seems to take the time to research what he gets involved in, unlike most athletes who look at getting involved in something as “good PR.”
Once again, phenomnal article over on ESPN, Paul. Keep up the great work.

Johnny K IV[/quote]
Random thought about numbers: suppose Acie Law IV (the dude from Texas A&M) were to go to an NBA team. #1) do they let his nameplate read LAW IV? If no, #2) how sweet would it be for him to wear #4 as opposed to his college #1 (or any other number)? There hasn’t been such an obvious player/number fit since that May 17 guy.

a pitcher in the local mens baseball league is named (believe it or not) tim buck. his jersey number? you guessed it. 2

Nashville Predator Jordin Tootoo wears 22 for obvious reasons

link

Rumor out of Green Bay is that the Pack have offered to give up their 1st and 4th round picks to Kansas City for Larry Johnson. That would be weird to see LJ in Green and Gold… but really good at the same time for us Packer fans!

While were on the why people wear a certain number, the Yankees broadcast just said that Phillip Hughes is wearing #65 because he wanted a number that ends in 5 and it was the first one available.

That is a nice throwback Eagles hat at the top of the page. Is that a real design or is it just wishful thinking? I am skeptical about it because it is too straight-forward, not fussy enough, and the Reebok vector is monochrome, making for logo camouflage, as opposed to logo creep. (Wow, I really am a pessimist, aren’t I?)

Anyone catch that Troy Glaus was wearing a different Toronto hat then the rest of the team for tonights game?

He’s #21 not 20 Dema Kovalenko.

[quote comment=”76535″][quote comment=”76522″][quote comment=”76513″]I’m just gonna throw this out here, but my dream World Series would be Yankees-Giants, these teams have my favorite looking uni’s in MLB to me, maybe because I follow them closely, but they share the same concept when it comes to uniforms, both home jerseys have no names on them, they each only have two [home/road] uni’s, basic colors, and original black colors..these teams just look proper in black. They haven’t switched every 3 years like some teams to keep up with gangsta-playa stuff. Also, after what Bonds said about A-Rod, my guess would be the whole baseball world would love to watch, and make for some sweet uni-watching.
Yes I’m biased, cause I love these teams..[/quote]

The Yankees actually wear navy blue, not black.[/quote]
thanks for the kick in the nuts, but it still would make for an interesting World Series.[/quote]
[quote comment=”76535″][quote comment=”76522″][quote comment=”76513″]I’m just gonna throw this out here, but my dream World Series would be Yankees-Giants, these teams have my favorite looking uni’s in MLB to me, maybe because I follow them closely, but they share the same concept when it comes to uniforms, both home jerseys have no names on them, they each only have two [home/road] uni’s, basic colors, and original black colors..these teams just look proper in black. They haven’t switched every 3 years like some teams to keep up with gangsta-playa stuff. Also, after what Bonds said about A-Rod, my guess would be the whole baseball world would love to watch, and make for some sweet uni-watching.
Yes I’m biased, cause I love these teams..[/quote]

The Yankees actually wear navy blue, not black.[/quote]
thanks for the kick in the nuts, but it still would make for an interesting World Series.[/quote]

Did you really think that the Yankees wore black? I can’t believe what I’m reading.

I liked the Eagles throwbacks from the 75th Anniversary in 1994. They wore the ’60 championship unis. Nice and Clean:

link

Paul is going to have a field day tomorrow with this Lakers-Suns game.

[quote comment=”76692″]Looks like the Twins bench coach, Steve Liddle, was wearing a cap with another poorly placed link for some reason today. The players had link flags.[/quote]

Natron! Good to see ya. Maybe it’s a left over from…uh…maybe it’s a lead-up to Memorial Day?

Man, that’s sad.

Philly Bill, I had no clue what cleats the Shillster wore until you mentioned it because I have less than one (can’t have less than zero) interest in cleats, and I’m a baseball fan.

Argh, screwed up the link. Copy and paste for the KC Wizards-Toronto FC game photos:

link

[quote comment=”76637″][quote comment=”76555″][quote comment=”76548″][quote comment=”76535″][quote comment=”76522″][quote comment=”76513″]I’m just gonna throw this out here, but my dream World Series would be Yankees-Giants, these teams have my favorite looking uni’s in MLB to me, maybe because I follow them closely, but they share the same concept when it comes to uniforms, both home jerseys have no names on them, they each only have two [home/road] uni’s, basic colors, and original black colors..these teams just look proper in black. They haven’t switched every 3 years like some teams to keep up with gangsta-playa stuff. Also, after what Bonds said about A-Rod, my guess would be the whole baseball world would love to watch, and make for some sweet uni-watching.
Yes I’m biased, cause I love these teams..[/quote]

The Yankees actually wear navy blue, not black.[/quote]
thanks for the kick in the nuts, but it still would make for an interesting World Series.[/quote]

Nothing personal…it does often look like black on TV.
So what would be the worst WS (uni-wise)? I would vote for an unlikely Rockies-Blue/Black Jays matchup.[/quote]
I say Mariners/Blue-Black Jays, the Blue-Black Jays would kick there butts, but the Mariners would have a slight edge on better looking uni’s.[/quote]

If you’re waiting for that WS matchup, it’s going to be a long wait, considering they’re in the same league! :-)[/quote]
check comment # 123-like 5 hours ago.

[quote comment=”76721″][quote comment=”76681″][quote comment=”76610″]We need a GM to assign
0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 44
or
2, 7, 1, 82, 8, 18, 28, 4, 5
or
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23
or
3, 1, 4, 15, 9, 2, 6, 5, 35

no doubt IM teams at universities have done this already…[/quote]

Wait…. What?

And I’ve been gone the past few days, so what are these All-Star BP jerseys?[/quote]

Even though I’m a history teacher, I can figure that the last sequence is pi, the second to last is prime numbers, and the first 2 sequences are for math majors and/or teachers.[/quote]

First sequence is the Fibonacci Sequence where each number is the sum of the previous 2. No clue about the second sequence.

[quote comment=”76695″]Paul is going to have a field day tomorrow with this Lakers-Suns game.[/quote]

My wife says it looks like a Skittles package exploded.

[quote comment=”76674″]Just watching New York Dallas MLS game, and #20 for New York last name does not fit on the back of his jersey, the K (first letter) is on the back of his left sleeve, and the O (last letter) is on the back of his right sleeve.[/quote]
Several NYRB players have very odd configurations on the back of their jerseys, both home and away as I’ve suffered through 2 defeats of my FC Dallas team.

Anyway, too late for the column, but #60 Jeff Parke apparently wears 60 because he was the 60th and final pick in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. I thought that was pretty creative.

And totally not uni-related but I cannot STAND Eric Wynalda. Tommy Smythis excellent but Wynalda will not shut up and let him talk. Just my opinion.

[quote comment=”76736″][quote comment=”76674″]Just watching New York Dallas MLS game, and #20 for New York last name does not fit on the back of his jersey, the K (first letter) is on the back of his left sleeve, and the O (last letter) is on the back of his right sleeve.[/quote]
Several NYRB players have very odd configurations on the back of their jerseys, both home and away as I’ve suffered through 2 defeats of my FC Dallas team.

Anyway, too late for the column, but #60 Jeff Parke apparently wears 60 because he was the 60th and final pick in the 2004 MLS SuperDraft. I thought that was pretty creative.

And totally not uni-related but I cannot STAND Eric Wynalda. Tommy Smythis excellent but Wynalda will not shut up and let him talk. Just my opinion.[/quote]

ah that was a sad day for us hoops fans eh?
dont worry.
we’ve got the revs comin up on sunday we’ll crush them fools
cooper needs to stop being such a fkin wussy and SHOOT

[quote comment=”76464″]Hold on a second! Those Redskins jerseys were throwbacks? I always though that they were used as a way for Steve Spurrier to honor his Florida State heritage…. sans the victories.

Florida State? Ouch. Don’t let a Gators fan hear you say that……

That’s what made those Redskins uniforms so amazing. link were such an obvious slap in the face to all the link.

It could have been link though.[/quote]

Bah! You’re just mad because we got him and you don’t. What college student doesn’t love yelling ‘Go Cocks!’ each weekend?

[quote comment=”76550″]This hat looks like a painter was wearing it and he accidentally had some white paint fall on his head.

Seriously.

It would be a sweet hat without the white!

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That one reminds me of the cat from thePepe Le Pew cartoons.

link

Funny I thought that the title was referring to Sweden’s colors on link. But perhaps you need to be a Blue Hen like me before you start thinking that way.

Someone brought up the Phillies, for having just been baby blue and maroon(I want to see that back, at least the maroon) They were at one point wearing blue, they were also called the blue jays for eventual irony and heartbreak in 1993. The 76s sort of ditched their old style for something I have trouble describing. The Diamondbacks did it really recently if I remember correct. Its just hard to remember because most of the teams involved with color changes aren’t memorable when they do.

The Kansas City midfielder was wearing his shorts backwards.

Also, nowhere in civilization’s history has a group dressed as bad as the first year MLS set of uniforms for all their teams.

Real, real tacky.