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By Vince Grzegorek

There’s a lot of down time in baseball, whether you’re in the dugout or the bullpen, and ballplayers inevitably find ways to amuse themselves. While this often involves practical jokes among players, there are other times when the hijinks are done to amuse fans as well as teammates.

That’s why I wasn’t surprised when Jeremy Brahm sent me this pic of Hichori Morimoto’s Muitai from the first Japanese All-Star game (here’s another view). What struck me was that the day before, while I was at the Western Reserve Historical Society, Scott Longert had told me a story of former Indian Ron Pruitt wearing a conehead for the National Anthem during a game in the ’80s. If there was a conehead in Cleveland two decades ago, and one far away in Japan today, might there be more to be found?

Of course there were. In fact, the famous 1970s Saturday Night Live skit has provided the impetus for many a ballplayer (and fan) to don the conical headgear. Here’s a partial rundown:

  • The most obvious example, of course, are the fans of David Cone who show up to the ballpark with coneheads.
  • Former Mariners reliever Bill Caudill used to wear a conehead while sitting in the bullpen during games.
  • Former Astros relievers Larry Anderson, Dave Smith, and Charlie Kerfeld (scroll down to “Coneheads”) used to all wear coneheads during games in the 80s while sitting in the bullpen.
  • Players and fans of the St. Paul Saints once donned coneheads on Conehead Night (middle of article) inspired by team co-owner Bill Murray (near end of article).

Here’s to hoping that “Mango” doesn’t take off in the same way.

Uni Watch News Ticker: After Jonathan Smith was waived by the Patriots, we finally have the answer to the question, “What number will Randy Moss wear this season?” #81 (thanks to Jeff Israel, who can wear whatever number he wants)… Starting this season, the men’s football and basketball teams of Kansas will have uniforms that have the same official font as the university (Trajan). Other uniforms will be replaced with the correct font as they wear out (a very normal font thanks to Scott Johhnson)… Scott also noted that South Dakota State University will have new Nike football uniforms starting this year… A couple of people mentioned that Temple will have new football uniforms as well this season (check out the photo gallery for the totally bitchin’ helmets)… Joe Bonneau passed on this gallery from The Smoking Gun featuring mugshots of people wearing jerseys and other sports paraphernalia… Reprinted from yesterday’s comments section, “The 10 Most Expensive Sports Collectibles” list on Forbes has some cool uniform and equipment related items… I was at the Fausto vs. Beckett, Indians vs. Red Sox game and was glad to see that Fausto continues to leave the stickers on the underbrim of his hat. … Breaking News!: Despite being listed as merely “Questionable” for today’s blog, Paul Lukas is sufficiently recovered from his vacation to check in with a brief report (see below). Try to act like you remember who he is.

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Home Sweet Uni Watch: Thanks, Vince. I’m back, kids, so straighten up and stop shooting spitballs behind the substitute teacher’s back. It was good to get away but it’s even better to be back on terra Brooklyna, so please join me in thanking Vince for minding the store in my absence. Thanks also to Joe Hilseberg, Mark Mihalik, and Eriq Jaffe, whose excellent pinch-hit contributions helped keep things interesting while I was on the road, and to all the great people I met earlier this week in Toronto (full report to follow next week). Bonus thanks to Uni Watch mascots Tucker and Caitlin for the warm welcome upon my return.

Although I stayed true to my goal of not checking out the site even once while I was away, Uni Watch was nonetheless close to my heart for most of the past week. While rummaging through a thrift store in the rural Midwest last Saturday, for example, I came across this poster, featuring a ton of uni-related items, which of course I felt obligated to document. Check it out: There’s an early full-face helmet; an early uniform; Tom Dempsey’s shoe; anniversary patches for the Seahawks, Steelers, Broncos, Lions, AFL and NFL; the Broncos’ vertically striped stirrups; and Bob Griese’s eyeglasses. There was also this Seahawks poster, featuring a good shot of the Native American imagery that the team’s identity is based on.

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Scott and I kept processing membership orders while I was away, incidentally. If you haven’t checked out the membership design gallery lately, take a look — there’s some interesting stuff in there, including our first three unnumbered designs (representing the 1928 Detroit Tigers, Augusta National caddies, and Minnesota Twins bat boys). Remember, if you sign up by next Tuesday, you’ll have a “Charter Member” seal added to your card when you renew next year, whoop-whoop.

The most interesting uni-related communiqué I received during my getaway came from an ESPN reader named Joshua Lanning, who pointed me toward this photo and wondered if Denny Mac was wearing a plastic trash bag for an undershirt or what. McLain was frequently photographed doing the windbreaker-as-undershirt thing, but that doesn’t appear to be what he was wearing in that cover shot. Reminds me of that NFL lineman who tried to lose weight during training camp by putting on a rubber suit and then driving around with his car’s heat on full blast — and then passing out. Can’t recall who this was, unfortunately. Little help..?

Getting back to McLain: He was (and apparently still is) a first-class scumbag, but no amount of Mob connections, bad checks, pension-fund raids, or jail time can change the fact that the dude totally knew how to wear stirrups (further evidence here, here, here, here, and here). He was also, of course, a musical genius. Perhaps a pardon is in order?

 
  
 
Comments (123)

    Jackrabbits: skip the blue pants, stick with the yellow. Seriously.

    What’s to like about the new Temple helmets? The pant striping is cool, but the helmets are pretty boring.

    Wanted to point out that not a single “uni mug shot” featured Raiders gear. Two Denver Donkeys jerseys and a whole lot of NBA thug jerseys. So much for the Raider stereotype?

    The Coneheads was a 1970’s SNL skit, not 1980’s. By 1980, the original cast had left, and we were stuck with Joe Piscopo

    [quote comment=”124928″]Wanted to point out that not a single “uni mug shot” featured Raiders gear. Two Denver Donkeys jerseys and a whole lot of NBA thug jerseys. So much for the Raider stereotype?[/quote]

    everyone’s too embarrassed to be seen in a raiders jersey these days

    Also, not a single mug shot of a baseball fan.

    Gee, I wonder why the NBA and NFL might think that they have an image problem?

    So, with thanks to whoever provided the custom stirrups website, I went and ‘shopped some images as a base idea. I’ve checked the rules, and I think stirrups are legal for fencing. Hopefully I can fund these.

    Let me know what you think, Uni Watch.

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    whats our updated occupation list? i’d love to look for them, but way too busy today. welcome back paul

    [quote comment=”124935″]whats our updated occupation list? i’d love to look for them, but way too busy today. welcome back paul[/quote]

    If we could get a list of the occupations with the persons screen name, that would be awesome. Good luck to anyone who tackles that.

    National Sales Rep for an online marketing firm.

    Question: How come when others email a tip for the ticker they get credit, but when I email a tip (i.e. Temple getting new uniforms) I get lumped in with “a couple of people”. Oh well, so much for my Uniwatch Membership having any pull at all.

    [quote comment=”124943″]As the memebership cards get weirder and weirder, I think next year I’m gonna get Jonathan E’s link from the film Rollerball.[/quote]

    …or the famouslinkworn by big wave surfer Greg Noll

    If people want a UniWatch rolodex, I’m trying to look buisy here at work the next few days. I wouldn’t be against you e-mailing me you info and I can put it into an Excel sheet and later send it to Paul and maybe he’d be kind enough to post it as a link.

    I would say give me three pieces of information;
    Name
    Screen name
    E-mail

    If this sounds like something people would like, send me an e-mail at link. Please put in the subject UNI WATCH.

    Since not every person has time today, I’d say I’ll collect information till Wed. of next week then get the list to Paul no later than Friday.

    Is this something we could do Paul? If we can’t have it as a link here, I’ll still compile the list, then send it back to everyone who responds.

    [quote comment=”124943″]As the memebership cards get weirder and weirder, I think next year I’m gonna get Jonathan E’s link from the film Rollerball.[/quote]
    Good one.

    I’m suprised nobody has gone with the linkyet.

    I used to be a Saint Paul Saints season ticket holder. Moved over to the Wild. I have been to a Saints game at which Bill Murray first coached first base and then coached third base. My seat was along the third base side and we had a great view of his wacky antics.

    [quote comment=”124949″][quote comment=”124943″]As the memebership cards get weirder and weirder, I think next year I’m gonna get Jonathan E’s link from the film Rollerball.[/quote]
    Good one.

    I’m suprised nobody has gone with the linkyet.[/quote]

    Actually, I did. the Natural is my favorite movie. However I went with the UniWatch colors (not the biggest fan of the blur and orange combo) and i decided to put the Hobbs name on it as well because I like how the vertically arched lettering looks.
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    [quote comment=”124924″]What’s to like about the new Temple helmets? The pant striping is cool, but the helmets are pretty boring.[/quote]

    I liked the T helmet logo better..
    Occupation today = web site surfer (waiting for the weekend)

    Since we can now get caddie membership cards, can we get one like Steve Williams’ (Tiger’s caddie), where I get to rip off the outer shell and display my Valvoline sponsorship on the 18th green? Once he takes off the caddie vest h is no longer a caddy and therefore his helping Tiger, even if only handing him a putter ot=r tending a flag, should mean that Tiger must forfeit every tournament that Steve did this. Like Steve getting 10% of Tiger’s purses isn’t enough money

    [quote comment=”124928″]Wanted to point out that not a single “uni mug shot” featured Raiders gear. Two Denver Donkeys jerseys and a whole lot of NBA thug jerseys. So much for the Raider stereotype?[/quote]
    A few other possibilities (with varying levels of seriousness):
    – as a commenter noted the other day, the football jersey wearers could have all been taken in a Denver area jurisdiction given the identical background for those shots;
    – those wearing Raider jerseys weren’t taken alive;
    – those wearing Raider jerseys had the Medusa effect on the camera;
    – those wearing Raider jerseys skipped the mug shot process entirely; or
    – those wearing Raider jerseys were bailed out by Al Davis before a mug shot was taken.

    Wasn’t the Mariners’ reliever Bill Caudill? I think I got him in every package of baseball cards from the mid-1970s.

    [quote comment=”124957″][quote comment=”124924″]What’s to like about the new Temple helmets? The pant striping is cool, but the helmets are pretty boring.[/quote]

    I liked the T helmet logo better..
    Occupation today = web site surfer (waiting for the weekend)[/quote]

    I like the T logo too, but the retro look to those uniforms is really sweet. I think they’re great. A throwback to the Joe Kleko era, Temple’s golden age, such as it was.

    The colors and font on those Argos jerseys look great, but what’s with all the little logo patches? They’re shoving the number down on to the guys’ stomachs and it looks really off-balance. Particularly #87 — if his torso were a few inches shorter, the number would tucked into his pants. Ditch those logo patches and you’ve got a great jersey.

    [quote comment=”124946″]Is this something we could do Paul?[/quote]

    I don’t know how to upload a spreadsheet, but maybe you could teach me once the file is ready. IN theory, sounds fine.

    [quote comment=”124944″]Question: How come when others email a tip for the ticker they get credit, but when I email a tip (i.e. Temple getting new uniforms) I get lumped in with “a couple of people”. Oh well, so much for my Uniwatch Membership having any pull at all.[/quote]
    i posted the link in the comments first yesterday. if your only in this to get your name posted on it you need help

    [quote comment=”124965″]The colors and font on those Argos jerseys look great, but what’s with all the little logo patches? They’re shoving the number down on to the guys’ stomachs and it looks really off-balance. Particularly #87 — if his torso were a few inches shorter, the number would tucked into his pants. Ditch those logo patches and you’ve got a great jersey.[/quote]

    It’s the CFL man, they need those patches to get any sponsorship money they can, its either have patches on your jerseys or try ridiculous publicity stunts like link

    [quote comment=”124967″][quote comment=”124946″]Is this something we could do Paul?[/quote]

    I don’t know how to upload a spreadsheet, but maybe you could teach me once the file is ready. IN theory, sounds fine.[/quote]
    Great I’ll get it started. That also means anybody who wants to be on the list must send me their information.

    A step in the wrong direction for Temple. I saw their previous uniforms in person last year (@ Minnesota), and they were the best college uniforms I have seen in some time.

    [quote comment=”124969″][quote comment=”124944″]Question: How come when others email a tip for the ticker they get credit, but when I email a tip (i.e. Temple getting new uniforms) I get lumped in with “a couple of people”. Oh well, so much for my Uniwatch Membership having any pull at all.[/quote]
    i posted the link in the comments first yesterday. if your only in this to get your name posted on it you need help[/quote]

    oh please give me a break, since when cant a guy blow off some steam. It is after all a board to leave comments.

    Not uni-related, but funny and timely:

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    By the way, a friend saw the Simpsons movie at last night’s midnight show, and said “BEST MOVIE EVER!”

    Great point posed by two people already, please add your geographic location as well when sending me info for the rolodex. Thanks

    [quote comment=”124973″][quote comment=”124969″][quote comment=”124944″]Question: How come when others email a tip for the ticker they get credit, but when I email a tip (i.e. Temple getting new uniforms) I get lumped in with “a couple of people”. Oh well, so much for my Uniwatch Membership having any pull at all.[/quote]
    i posted the link in the comments first yesterday. if your only in this to get your name posted on it you need help[/quote]

    oh please give me a break, since when cant a guy blow off some steam. It is after all a board to leave comments.[/quote]
    i’m just saying dont complain because you didnt get recognized because there was more than one person that found the same thing. as long as we see the ugly/abnormal/interesting things its all good

    [quote comment=”124924″]Jackrabbits: skip the blue pants, stick with the yellow. Seriously.

    What’s to like about the new Temple helmets? The pant striping is cool, but the helmets are pretty boring.[/quote]

    Elegent simplicity.

    It’s good to see that the linkkeep in theme with the helmets.

    [quote comment=”124944″]Question: How come when others email a tip for the ticker they get credit, but when I email a tip (i.e. Temple getting new uniforms) I get lumped in with “a couple of people”. Oh well, so much for my Uniwatch Membership having any pull at all.[/quote]

    Once more than one person sends a tip, I (and Paul does too) generally just say “a couple of people”. In fact, after I wrote the ticker last night, 7 more people emailed about the Temple uni’s.

    Sorry.

    Not sure if this has been mentioned yet this week, but a few days ago, an American Legion team had to forfeit a game because they silk-screened a patch on their jerseys instead of sewing it on!

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    [quote comment=”124973″][quote comment=”124969″][quote comment=”124944″]Question: How come when others email a tip for the ticker they get credit, but when I email a tip (i.e. Temple getting new uniforms) I get lumped in with “a couple of people”. Oh well, so much for my Uniwatch Membership having any pull at all.[/quote]
    i posted the link in the comments first yesterday. if your only in this to get your name posted on it you need help[/quote]

    oh please give me a break, since when cant a guy blow off some steam. It is after all a board to leave comments.[/quote]

    Easy there everybody.

    RE: The Simpsons Movie.

    Saw it yesterday afternoon and was very pleased. I’d give it a 7.5/10. Don’t want to give any jokes away but the movie starts of really strong, tails off a bit in the middle and picks up again.

    For a show that hasnt been consistently funny in many years I was really impressed with what they did.

    Wanted to point out that not a single “uni mug shot” featured Raiders gear. Two Denver Donkeys jerseys and a whole lot of NBA thug jerseys. So much for the Raider stereotype?

    A few other possibilities (with varying levels of seriousness):
    – as a commenter noted the other day, the football jersey wearers could have all been taken in a Denver area jurisdiction given the identical background for those shots;
    – those wearing Raider jerseys weren’t taken alive;
    – those wearing Raider jerseys had the Medusa effect on the camera;
    – those wearing Raider jerseys skipped the mug shot process entirely; or
    – those wearing Raider jerseys were bailed out by Al Davis before a mug shot was taken.

    Nice work, DenverGregg. Many of those possibilities could be very correct. Just remember not to wear your Donkeys jersey at the Oakland Coliseum.

    Cheers!

    Marketing Coordinator for environmental consulting firm

    [quote comment=”124980″][quote comment=”124924″]Jackrabbits: skip the blue pants, stick with the yellow. Seriously.

    What’s to like about the new Temple helmets? The pant striping is cool, but the helmets are pretty boring.[/quote]

    Elegent simplicity.

    It’s good to see that the linkkeep in theme with the helmets.[/quote]

    At the risk of repeating myself, I’ll explain my Joe Klecko comment. In the 1970’s Temple went 60-30-2, not a bad record by any stretch of the imagination. In 1977 they went 10-2, and won their only bowl. During the decade they lost to Penn State twice by only one point, and only by 3 in 78 when PSU had an undefeated regular season and played for the National Title.

    These new uniforms are very similar to what they wore during that era. It is there way of saying there was a time when Temple football was not a total joke, and that time can come again. That is the reason for the modifications, they have some history, and they are trying to channel it.

    Welcome back Paul!
    In other news, Kei Igawa pitched for the yankees last night WITHOUT his sunglasses!!! Unfortunately, the result was still the same: lousy.

    [quote comment=”124983″]Not sure if this has been mentioned yet this week, but a few days ago, an American Legion team had to forfeit a game because they silk-screened a patch on their jerseys instead of sewing it on!

    link

    A Uni-Error?

    [quote comment=”124932″]Also, not a single mug shot of a baseball fan.

    Gee, I wonder why the NBA and NFL might think that they have an image problem?[/quote]
    It is interesting.

    [quote comment=”124945″][quote comment=”124943″]As the memebership cards get weirder and weirder, I think next year I’m gonna get Jonathan E’s link from the film Rollerball.[/quote]

    …or the famouslinkworn by big wave surfer Greg Noll[/quote]

    How about link from the BMX movie RAD!

    Mmmm Lori Laughlin…. :)

    Love, love, love the Augusta caddie membership card! Missed out on the occupation threads… but if anyone is a trash collector, yellow is the suit color in case anyone wanted that as your membership card.

    [quote comment=”125002″]link[/quote]
    I had a Bengals helmet hat the first year with the stripes (1981 I think.) UGLY and FOAMY!

    Re Temple football pants

    Addidas pants without a triple stripe down the leg? That is downright ground-breaking! Although, a little too reminiscent of Hawaii’s unis.

    [quote comment=”125003″][quote comment=”124932″]Also, not a single mug shot of a baseball fan.

    Gee, I wonder why the NBA and NFL might think that they have an image problem?[/quote]
    It is interesting.[/quote]

    think about it, how often, other than this board to people go out and buy a baseball jersey over a football or basketball… MLB sells a lot of hats, and a lot of that can be contributed to the thug image. does that mean the MLB has an image problem?

    [quote comment=”125021″]Here are the links to the errored BP jersey that I mentioned yesterday…

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    That’s pretty funny, but now that you have the pics of it I would send it back and get the correct one. Let us know how that turns out.

    some pretty good John Elway jersey tattoos here:
    PS, the website itself is not work safe at all, these pictures are more than OK to look at though
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    [quote comment=”125027″]some pretty good John Elway jersey tattoos here:
    PS, the website itself is not work safe at all, these pictures are more than OK to look at though
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    link[/quote]

    Pics probably of linkleg.

    [quote comment=”125002″]link[/quote]

    I remember way back in the the they had a half Bears, half Patriots one of those for the Super Bowl……

    [quote comment=”125021″]Here are the links to the errored BP jersey that I mentioned yesterday…

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    Hey… thanks for posting Brian! Cool and quirky.

    raiders jerseys? i was surprised there were no bengals players in the gallery o’mugs.

    [quote comment=”125036″]raiders jerseys? i was surprised there were no bengals players in the gallery o’mugs.[/quote]

    Its because even the criminals have too much self respect to be caught in Raiders jerseys these days

    [quote comment=”124946″]If people want a UniWatch rolodex, I’m trying to look buisy here at work the next few days. I wouldn’t be against you e-mailing me you info and I can put it into an Excel sheet and later send it to Paul and maybe he’d be kind enough to post it as a link.

    I would say give me three pieces of information;
    Name
    Screen name
    E-mail

    If this sounds like something people would like, send me an e-mail at link. Please put in the subject UNI WATCH.

    Since not every person has time today, I’d say I’ll collect information till Wed. of next week then get the list to Paul no later than Friday.

    Is this something we could do Paul? If we can’t have it as a link here, I’ll still compile the list, then send it back to everyone who responds.[/quote]

    Joe Drennan – thanks again for doing this! One more category idea: favorite team perhaps? And no one should put “I have 3 favorite teams”. If you can’t decide, use this litmus test: which team winning their respective championship would bring you the most happiness? With that, I have to say the Dodgers win out over the TCU Horned Frogs.

    I’m going to simply stick to contact information. I think with the Membership Cards we can find the favorite team info that way, or use the contact list to ask somebody their favorite team.

    So the categories I have on the list are;
    Name on Uni Watch
    Real Name
    Occupation
    E-mail
    Location
    personal website/blog

    Thanks to the 21 people who’ve already gotten me their info.

    [quote comment=”125017″]Re Temple football pants

    Addidas pants without a triple stripe down the leg? That is downright ground-breaking! Although, a little too reminiscent of Hawaii’s unis.[/quote]

    I hope you are being sarcastic.

    [quote comment=”125045″]I’m going to simply stick to contact information. I think with the Membership Cards we can find the favorite team info that way, or use the contact list to ask somebody their favorite team.

    So the categories I have on the list are;
    Name on Uni Watch
    Real Name
    Occupation
    E-mail
    Location
    personal website/blog

    Thanks to the 21 people who’ve already gotten me their info.[/quote]

    Just my 2 cents…I think real name should be optional. That being said, feel free to add mine (I already sent you an email).

    [quote comment=”125047″][quote comment=”125045″]I’m going to simply stick to contact information. I think with the Membership Cards we can find the favorite team info that way, or use the contact list to ask somebody their favorite team.

    So the categories I have on the list are;
    Name on Uni Watch
    Real Name
    Occupation
    E-mail
    Location
    personal website/blog

    Thanks to the 21 people who’ve already gotten me their info.[/quote]

    Just my 2 cents…I think real name should be optional. That being said, feel free to add mine (I already sent you an email).[/quote]

    I agree… or, you could use the “Minna H.”-style-name, as did I.

    i also fail to see what is so “bitching” about the temple helmet…it is very plain and boring…is there even any tradition behind it? because if not than it is even plain-er and more boring…

    ha well now that i read through the blog my question is answered…tho i still don’t like the helmets…

    [quote comment=”125050″]i also fail to see what is so “bitching” about the temple helmet…it is very plain and boring…is there even any tradition behind it? because if not than it is even plain-er and more boring…[/quote]
    i agree… i think the sticker should at least have individual letters instead of one bulky sticker.

    Here’s a Pic of linkwearing 81.

    You can also sorta make out the 91 Helmet decal that the Pats were wearing in honor of Marquise Hill who died in an off season JetSki accident. (Better Views link, link and link) (as mentioned in item 2 of linkblog entry)

    [quote comment=”125063″]What do you think, shit or a steal?

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    *thumbs-down*

    $20 for shipping? And why is it so cheap? And why am I confused over the size label? (And why can’t the seller spell “label” correctly?)

    I don’t know if delayed up here in Alaska but if anyone is watching “Rome Is Burning” Craig Biggio is on there with his infamous hat pin.

    [quote comment=”125057″]Here’s a Pic of linkwearing 81.quote]

    Better yet…what is Moss saying to that homeless man in the background? :-)

    [quote comment=”125064″][quote comment=”125063″]What do you think, shit or a steal?

    link

    *thumbs-down*

    $20 for shipping? And why is it so cheap? And why am I confused over the size label? (And why can’t the seller spell “label” correctly?)[/quote]

    Agreed, just looking at that and seeing the difference in sheen between the shoulder area and the rest…it just seems fishy to me. Any jersey purporting to be ‘genuine’ that is so cheap should be looked at suspiciously.

    [quote comment=”125064″][quote comment=”125063″]What do you think, shit or a steal?

    link

    *thumbs-down*

    $20 for shipping? And why is it so cheap? And why am I confused over the size label? (And why can’t the seller spell “label” correctly?)[/quote]

    Maybe its so cheap because its ebay, and they want people to bid on it.

    and for $20 shipping…check where its at. The jersey is coming from the UK

    [quote comment=”125068″][quote comment=”125064″][quote comment=”125063″]What do you think, shit or a steal?

    link

    *thumbs-down*

    $20 for shipping? And why is it so cheap? And why am I confused over the size label? (And why can’t the seller spell “label” correctly?)[/quote]

    Agreed, just looking at that and seeing the difference in sheen between the shoulder area and the rest…it just seems fishy to me. Any jersey purporting to be ‘genuine’ that is so cheap should be looked at suspiciously.[/quote]

    Also, look at the feedback. Not a lot of negative but the last one was about the jersey being a fake.

    San Diego are honoring Tony Gwynn with a giant jersey hanging from a public building, ala the Cavs during this years playoff run. You can see a rendering link. Haven’t been able to find an actual pic yet.

    [quote comment=”125071″]San Diego are honoring Tony Gwynn with a giant jersey hanging from a public building, ala the Cavs during this years playoff run. You can see a rendering link. Haven’t been able to find an actual pic yet.[/quote]

    Is that one of Gywnn’s current sized jerseys?

    You can see the new South Africa Springboks Jersey for the World Cup link. It seems to follow the same pattern as Scotland, Ireland and Australia all who are provided by Canterbury of New Zealand. Definitely not my favorite, but much better than the Nike crap that England and France will be wearing. I guess the All-Blacks are now the best dressed team in International Rugby.

    [quote comment=”125063″]What do you think, shit or a steal?

    link

    This is almost definitely a fake. I bought a jersey of eBay last year that was a fake. However, I knew it was most likely a fake. At a glance it is very difficult to tell the difference but the details just aren’t as good as the real thing. That being said it is a very good looking jersey for a cheap price, just not authentic. A sure fire way to know is where it’s made. If it’s made in China it is fake. Authentics are made somewhere else, but I can never remember where.

    [quote comment=”125069″][quote comment=”125064″][quote comment=”125063″]What do you think, shit or a steal?

    link

    *thumbs-down*

    $20 for shipping? And why is it so cheap? And why am I confused over the size label? (And why can’t the seller spell “label” correctly?)[/quote]

    Maybe its so cheap because its ebay, and they want people to bid on it.

    and for $20 shipping…check where its at. The jersey is coming from the UK[/quote]

    One of the foundational rules of economics though is that a person or vendor or business will always sell something for the highest price that they can get (which is part of the beauty of ebay to sellers). And since this is purported to be an actual jersey, I don’t see what the rush to get rid of it would be unless it has some voodoo curse on it or something.

    [quote comment=”125075″][quote comment=”125069″][quote comment=”125064″][quote comment=”125063″]What do you think, shit or a steal?

    link

    *thumbs-down*

    $20 for shipping? And why is it so cheap? And why am I confused over the size label? (And why can’t the seller spell “label” correctly?)[/quote]

    Maybe its so cheap because its ebay, and they want people to bid on it.

    and for $20 shipping…check where its at. The jersey is coming from the UK[/quote]

    One of the foundational rules of economics though is that a person or vendor or business will always sell something for the highest price that they can get (which is part of the beauty of ebay to sellers). And since this is purported to be an actual jersey, I don’t see what the rush to get rid of it would be unless it has some voodoo curse on it or something.[/quote]

    …with the exception that they might be working with the intent to maximize profits in a short period of time. Depending on their supply, they might want to move more jerseys at a lower price in order to capture said max. profit.

    [quote comment=”125076″][quote comment=”125075″][quote comment=”125069″][quote comment=”125064″][quote comment=”125063″]What do you think, shit or a steal?

    link

    *thumbs-down*

    $20 for shipping? And why is it so cheap? And why am I confused over the size label? (And why can’t the seller spell “label” correctly?)[/quote]

    Maybe its so cheap because its ebay, and they want people to bid on it.

    and for $20 shipping…check where its at. The jersey is coming from the UK[/quote]

    One of the foundational rules of economics though is that a person or vendor or business will always sell something for the highest price that they can get (which is part of the beauty of ebay to sellers). And since this is purported to be an actual jersey, I don’t see what the rush to get rid of it would be unless it has some voodoo curse on it or something.[/quote]

    …with the exception that they might be working with the intent to maximize profits in a short period of time. Depending on their supply, they might want to move more jerseys at a lower price in order to capture said max. profit.[/quote]

    Touché.

    [quote comment=”125074″][quote comment=”125063″]What do you think, shit or a steal?

    link

    This is almost definitely a fake. I bought a jersey of eBay last year that was a fake. However, I knew it was most likely a fake. At a glance it is very difficult to tell the difference but the details just aren’t as good as the real thing. That being said it is a very good looking jersey for a cheap price, just not authentic. A sure fire way to know is where it’s made. If it’s made in China it is fake. Authentics are made somewhere else, but I can never remember where.[/quote]
    New Jersey, of course.

    now that paul is back, i figure i might as well ask. i haven’t gotten my card yet, and i just wondered if it was sent out and it hasn’t arrived, or if you guys haven’t sent it yet. thanks guys!

    also, i have a bunch of photos from the Hockey Hall of Fame that i just took, with a focus on the sweaters, if you’d like them, i’m slowly-but-surely uploading them to photobucket

    [quote comment=”125067″][quote comment=”125057″]Here’s a Pic of linkwearing 81.quote]

    Better yet…what is Moss saying to that homeless man in the background? :-)[/quote]

    That’s not a homeless man. That’s Bill Belichick! He has won three Super Bowls. Probably has a nice home.

    I was shopping at the Target the other night and noticed the new UpperDeck baseball cards on the shelf. I used to collect hard core, now I just pick up a pack or two to see what the designs look like and hope for a Cub or two.

    Designs for UD Series 2? Nothing great…but the photos caught my eye. Series 2 sets usually have shots from spring training that the Series 1 sets (which come out before or near opening day) don’t have. Needless to say the number of shots with the ear tabbed New Era batting practice hats were numerous. Bleh. BP jerseys were pretty common too. Oh well. The Joe Mauer card was nice. He’s sporting his old school Twins batting helmet. There’s a gallery of all the cards on UD’s website.

    Attempting…link…now.
    link

    [quote comment=”125074″][quote comment=”125063″]What do you think, shit or a steal?

    link

    This is almost definitely a fake. I bought a jersey of eBay last year that was a fake. However, I knew it was most likely a fake. At a glance it is very difficult to tell the difference but the details just aren’t as good as the real thing. That being said it is a very good looking jersey for a cheap price, just not authentic. A sure fire way to know is where it’s made. If it’s made in China it is fake. Authentics are made somewhere else, but I can never remember where.[/quote]

    The tag says Made In Korea.

    [quote comment=”125063″]What do you think, shit or a steal?

    link

    All of that crap is shit. Unless of course they’re tailored to fit.

    They’re made for big dudes who wear shoulder pads. When worn on regular guys, they just make us look shiny and fat. Remember that dudes. When chicks see us in pro-style jerseys, they think we look shiny and fat.

    Shiny and fat.

    [quote comment=”125102″][quote comment=”125063″]What do you think, shit or a steal?

    link

    All of that crap is shit. Unless of course they’re tailored to fit.

    They’re made for big dudes who wear shoulder pads. When worn on regular guys, they just make us look shiny and fat. Remember that dudes. When chicks see us in pro-style jerseys, they think we look shiny and fat.

    Shiny and fat.[/quote]

    If you must wear a jersey (and your not playing,) I suggest wearing a youth L or XL. Or get the damn thing tailored.

    Also, jerseys in frames look friggin stupid.

    Tonight on the evening news out of the Twin Cities, I saw Vikings training camp footage showing the Vikes wearing grey facemasks on their helmets. For what it’s worth, the horn logo looked like the old one (pre-2006), without the shadowing they now have. Are these training camp helmets? Some sort of throwback thing they have planned? did they just go retro with the helmet this year and didn’t really go public with it?

    link

    link

    not the greatest article in the world but interesting enough on mlb.com there is a artilce about players remembering their first glove

    link

    [quote comment=”125103″][quote comment=”125102″][quote comment=”125063″]What do you think, shit or a steal?

    link

    All of that crap is shit. Unless of course they’re tailored to fit.

    They’re made for big dudes who wear shoulder pads. When worn on regular guys, they just make us look shiny and fat. Remember that dudes. When chicks see us in pro-style jerseys, they think we look shiny and fat.

    Shiny and fat.[/quote]

    If you must wear a jersey (and your not playing,) I suggest wearing a youth L or XL. Or get the damn thing tailored.

    Also, jerseys in frames look friggin stupid.[/quote]

    Okay. Jerseys in frames are okay under 2 rules.
    1. It’s not an XXXL, with a skinny autograph on the number and a cheesy card in the frame.

    2. It has a great story behind it. Like, “I gave Mean Joe Greene a Coke and he drank it and then he threw me that jersey, hanging right there.”

    “I bought that bad boy at a sports collectables store. It’s totally authenticated. Idn’t it badass?” is not a good story. Your better off cracking that frame open, going to the tailor, get it fitted and going to the game with it.

    [quote comment=”125107″][quote comment=”125103″][quote comment=”125102″][quote comment=”125063″]What do you think, shit or a steal?

    link

    All of that crap is shit. Unless of course they’re tailored to fit.

    They’re made for big dudes who wear shoulder pads. When worn on regular guys, they just make us look shiny and fat. Remember that dudes. When chicks see us in pro-style jerseys, they think we look shiny and fat.

    Shiny and fat.[/quote]

    If you must wear a jersey (and your not playing,) I suggest wearing a youth L or XL. Or get the damn thing tailored.

    Also, jerseys in frames look friggin stupid.[/quote]

    Okay. Jerseys in frames are okay under 2 rules.
    1. It’s not an XXXL, with a skinny autograph on the number and a cheesy card in the frame.

    2. It has a great story behind it. Like, “I gave Mean Joe Greene a Coke and he drank it and then he threw me that jersey, hanging right there.”

    “I bought that bad boy at a sports collectables store. It’s totally authenticated. Idn’t it badass?” is not a good story. Your better off cracking that frame open, going to the tailor, get it fitted and going to the game with it.[/quote]

    BTW. Welcome back Paul Lukas.

    [quote comment=”125057″]Here’s a Pic of linkwearing 81.

    You can also sorta make out the 91 Helmet decal that the Pats were wearing in honor of Marquise Hill who died in an off season JetSki accident. (Better Views link, link and link) (as mentioned in item 2 of linkblog entry)[/quote]

    I’ve been busy all day. I saw photos of the Pats camp and signed on to post photos of the 91 decal – hours too late in the UniWatch world.

    “Hey. I’m Shiny.”

    “No. Wait a minute. You’re Shiny.”

    “We can’t all be Shiny.”

    Well then, you must be link.”

    Jamey Wright of the Rangers has the letters ‘MC’ written in white on the lower left front of his cap tonight. I might have seen something written on the right side too, but I can’t tell because the Rangers FSN broadcast won’t show him from another angle.

    [quote comment=”125113″]Jamey Wright of the Rangers has the letters ‘MC’ written in white on the lower left front of his cap tonight. I might have seen something written on the right side too, but I can’t tell because the Rangers FSN broadcast won’t show him from another angle.[/quote]

    Upon closer review, there doesn’t appear to be anything on the right side. I’ve only watched part of the game, but so far I haven’t heard the Rangers broacast guys mention it.

    Another Rangers observation, Adam Melhuse appears to be another catcher who wears his batting helmet brim forward under his mask.

    Melhuse: link

    Couldn’t find a picture of him doing it with the Rangers, but he is in the game right now against the Royals.

    Nike has suspended its endorsement contract with noted dog fancier and sometime QB Michael Vick. Not to be outdone, Reebok has halted sales of Vick’s Falcons number 7 jersey. Guess that means the price of Vick stuff goes up on eBay.

    link

    [quote comment=”125104″]Tonight on the evening news out of the Twin Cities, I saw Vikings training camp footage showing the Vikes wearing grey facemasks on their helmets. For what it’s worth, the horn logo looked like the old one (pre-2006), without the shadowing they now have. Are these training camp helmets? Some sort of throwback thing they have planned? did they just go retro with the helmet this year and didn’t really go public with it?

    link

    link

    pants are the old ones too.

    Does anybody know why the Marlins and Giants are wearing (what appears to be) red ribbons on their jerseys?

    I didn’t hear the whole thing, but they mentioned it was for “until they find a cure”. My guess is that it’s something to do with AIDS awareness.

    Yeah, I went and checked on wikipedia and that’s what it was. Here’s some pictures:

    I want to dually apologize for all of the posts but I did it in fear of the spam blocker because we haven’t gotten along in the past. I also want to mention for the fact that I used Barry Bonds in two photos although I could’ve used more. You probably know link.

    [quote comment=”125103″][quote comment=”125102″][quote comment=”125063″]What do you think, shit or a steal?

    link

    All of that crap is shit. Unless of course they’re tailored to fit.

    They’re made for big dudes who wear shoulder pads. When worn on regular guys, they just make us look shiny and fat. Remember that dudes. When chicks see us in pro-style jerseys, they think we look shiny and fat.

    Shiny and fat.[/quote]

    If you must wear a jersey (and your not playing,) I suggest wearing a youth L or XL. Or get the damn thing tailored.

    Also, jerseys in frames look friggin stupid.[/quote]

    In my basement bar I have jerseys framed that I played in. I have done this from high school, all-star, college, and minor league teams. Everyone that has ever seen the display loves it. I don’t think it is stupid either. I am now a teaher and coach and the players get a lot of drive from seeing the jerseys that their coach use to wear.

    [quote comment=”125151″][quote comment=”125103″][quote comment=”125102″][quote comment=”125063″]What do you think, shit or a steal?

    link

    All of that crap is shit. Unless of course they’re tailored to fit.

    They’re made for big dudes who wear shoulder pads. When worn on regular guys, they just make us look shiny and fat. Remember that dudes. When chicks see us in pro-style jerseys, they think we look shiny and fat.

    Shiny and fat.[/quote]

    If you must wear a jersey (and your not playing,) I suggest wearing a youth L or XL. Or get the damn thing tailored.

    Also, jerseys in frames look friggin stupid.[/quote]

    In my basement bar I have jerseys framed that I played in. I have done this from high school, all-star, college, and minor league teams. Everyone that has ever seen the display loves it. I don’t think it is stupid either. I am now a teaher and coach and the players get a lot of drive from seeing the jerseys that their coach use to wear.[/quote]

    Good thing I am a teacher so I can go back and correct my spelling. teaher = teacher

    [quote comment=”125152″][quote comment=”125151″][quote comment=”125103″][quote comment=”125102″][quote comment=”125063″]What do you think, shit or a steal?

    link

    All of that crap is shit. Unless of course they’re tailored to fit.

    They’re made for big dudes who wear shoulder pads. When worn on regular guys, they just make us look shiny and fat. Remember that dudes. When chicks see us in pro-style jerseys, they think we look shiny and fat.

    Shiny and fat.[/quote]

    If you must wear a jersey (and your not playing,) I suggest wearing a youth L or XL. Or get the damn thing tailored.

    Also, jerseys in frames look friggin stupid.[/quote]

    In my basement bar I have jerseys framed that I played in. I have done this from high school, all-star, college, and minor league teams. Everyone that has ever seen the display loves it. I don’t think it is stupid either. I am now a teaher and coach and the players get a lot of drive from seeing the jerseys that their coach use to wear.[/quote]

    Good thing I am a teacher so I can go back and correct my spelling. teaher = teacher[/quote]

    See post #101.

    You take your players into your basement bar?!

    Best coach ever.

    The lineman who wore the fat suit to lose weight (well, the one you mentioned) was, I believe, “Big Daddy” Lipscomb of the Baltimore Colts, back in the 1950s or 1960s.

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