Okay, That’s a Wrap

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I’m suprised at the things that qualify as news soemtimes.

I always thought the wraparound looked different on some players than others. Little Eddie LeBaron looked like he had a robe on. I there’s a pic in Peter Golenbock’s Dallas Cowboy history.

Senators Uniforms

Pros
+ New logo
+ Throwback shoulder patch
+ No vertical piping

Cons
– SOCK TEMPLATES? Lame.
– Cartoonish numbers.

Paul, how long before you get to be a guest judge on Iron Chef-America?

Hey Paul,

My source didn’t come through last night or this morning with those pics from the Wisconsin football game where they wore those different uni’s for one game (my guess is he will send them tomorrow) But I hope that my one pic I posted on the message board along with a few others I saw from other posters made it to your article today on ESPN.

[quote comment=”135737″]Hey Paul,

My source didn’t come through last night or this morning with those pics from the Wisconsin football game where they wore those different uni’s for one game (my guess is he will send them tomorrow) But I hope that my one pic I posted on the message board along with a few others I saw from other posters made it to your article today on ESPN.[/quote]

We’ll see – hope the ones I sent him were helpful (mentioned twice in the column today – I’m onna roll!).

But please don’t forget about us when your source does come through – I’d love to see them.

I thought that the LiveStrong style bracelet was going to be a WristStrong bracelet.

I love link

And speaking of bracelets, only link will do.

The Senator’s jerseys don’t really do anything for me. Not terrible, but not good either. The new logo is a huge improvement. They are in desperate need of some horizontal stripes. I can tell already I’m going to miss horizontal stripes with the new template.

By the way:

Paul,
Is there any way we could get a hold of one of those carnivore bracelets?

just had to use THAT picture as an example of the two stripe sleeve…

oh I was sure it wasn’t…

thanks for rubbing it in

No picture available… but at one point during the Rangers 30-3 massacre of the O’s, UniWatch favorite Jarrod Saltalamacchia, a switch hitter, was batting right handed with his left handed helmet on (ear flap on wrong side). First base coach Gary Pettis informed him of his mistake after one pitch and a quite embarrassed Salty retrieved the correct helmet from the dugout.

[quote comment=”135732″]Senators Uniforms

Pros
+ New logo
+ Throwback shoulder patch
+ No vertical piping

Cons
– SOCK TEMPLATES? Lame.
– Cartoonish numbers.[/quote]
Agreed. Also, has Rbk given an ekplanation for the stupid rounded hemline?

[quote comment=”135764″][quote comment=”135749″]Is there any way we could get a hold of one of those carnivore bracelets?[/quote]

They were promo items from link. Let me check with their publicist to see if they have more of them, or if they’re selling them, or what.[/quote]

Thanks a lot.

Oh, and I should say that confirms the Rockies wore the black jerseys twice. They might have worn them one more time, but I seem to remember that starting in June they stopped wearing them altogether. By July I picked up mine off the clearance rack at Mile High for $50.

[quote comment=”135729″]I always thought the wraparound looked different on some players than others. Little Eddie LeBaron looked like he had a robe on. I there’s a pic in Peter Golenbock’s Dallas Cowboy history.[/quote]

EARLY 1960’s DALLAS COWBOYS JERSEYS

The cross-over collars are really weird. Have not seen them on ANYTHING else anywhere. I have one of these jerseys – Blue #76, and they were made by Southland Athletic wear which is still around today.

The cross-over of the collar material is huge, perhaps 4-5 inches. It creates a double material triangle about four 4-5 inches wide and 2-3 inches high. The jerseys are real, shiny, old fashioned durene – the good stuff. The collar goes so low in front due to the cross-over that the top of the front numbers are about 5-6 inches lower that the top of the back numbers. The back numbers ride pretty high anyway given the era is pre-NOB for the NFL.

My #76 jersey is pretty washed out and was used for years by the Cowboys as a practice jersey. In fact, in the NFL Network’s series on Super Bowl teams the clearly show the 70-80% of the Cowboys using these jerseys – last worn for games in 1963 – being used as practice jerseys in training camp for the 1971 season.

Long sleeve durene jerseys in early August at a pro training camp. Just so you could re-use gamers that you haven’t worn for ten years.
Go figure – they only won the Super Bowl that year.

[quote comment=”135768″][quote comment=”135757″]PL, how could you go to an event like that and not wear your link!!![/quote]

The sad truth: ALthough I was super-excited to get that shirt for Xmas, it’s waaaaay too big for me. I’m gonna scan the logo and use Zazzle to turn it into a more appropriately sized tee.

But the shirt I was wearing, although it’s hard to see in the photo, was even more appropriate — it had link, which was taken from some butcher paper from a Parisian butcher shop![/quote]

who is the manufacturer of that shirt? is it from the sneaker store daves quality meat in nyc?

a friend of mine in grad school had one of the funniest bumper stickers on his car…

“if meat is murder, then i’ll take my murder with a little ketchup.”

Paul Lukas of the Sun??? Do you write for the Sun? What days does your column run?

Since we are on the subject of Dallas Cowboy jeserys I thought I would ask for some input on the subject. A ‘high end’ throwback company is finally going to make Roger Staubach and Tony Dorsett throwback jerseys but I think they have the wrong fabric and number application for the jerseys. For the Staubach 1975 jersey they are using a white polyester jersey with stitched on numbers. To my knowledge the Cowboys white jerseys were mesh with screened on numbers from about 1973/74 thru the late seventies. For the Dorsett 1977 jersey they are using a blue polyester jersey with stitched on numbers. Again, by this time I think the blue jerseys were also made of mesh although they did have stitched on numbers so this one seems to be ‘half’ correct. When I contacted the company in regards to the inaccuracies they seemed to brush my comments aside and just produce the incorrect jerseys anyways. Anybody have any knowledge on what type of jerseys and number applications the Cowboys were wearing in the mid to late seventies ?

[quote comment=”135762″]I kinda like the new Sens sweater. It could use some better striping, but they left it pretty simple and I’m OK with that. The modified logo rocks and the shoulder patch may be one of the best in theleague now.

The socks are terrible. Hockey socks should only be horizontal stripes, no verticle or curves. The problem with the sock pattern is the players won’t pay attention while putting them on, causing for some off set patterns as seen in the player to the far right in the first picture.
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I agree that those stripes are just awful, a terrible template where no template should exist. However, there’s no way these guys will be that haphazard putting the socks on. Hockey players are ridiculous creatures of habit. Everything I’ve ever observed of them suggests they know exactly how the equipment looks when it’s on, to an obsessive point (guys taping the shins the same way, the stick tape…dressing superstitions as far as what goes on at what point.)

So while it’ll look stupid, I’m sure it’ll look as stupid as it was intended to.

[quote comment=”135743″][quote comment=”135737″]Hey Paul,

My source didn’t come through last night or this morning with those pics from the Wisconsin football game where they wore those different uni’s for one game (my guess is he will send them tomorrow) But I hope that my one pic I posted on the message board along with a few others I saw from other posters made it to your article today on ESPN.[/quote]

We’ll see – hope the ones I sent him were helpful (mentioned twice in the column today – I’m onna roll!).

But please don’t forget about us when your source does come through – I’d love to see them.[/quote]
That is a big 10-4, Chance. My fellow Uni Watchers will be the first time see them as soon as I get them.

I think that combo of all the Canucks logos was BRILLIANT…that should be there new logo…i think teams need to incorporate more fans in to the decision of a new look…not as outlandish as the white sox nonsense of the early 80s…(look it is a team which calls itself the WHITE SOX and wears RED Uniforms…typical idiocy) but something like this canuck thing, BRILLIANT!

St. Paul Saints were playing a game last night and I noticed that the visiting team was wearing single ear flapped helmets. I didn’t realize indy teams wear those helmets versus what other minor league teams wear.

[quote comment=”135782″][quote comment=”135775″]Paul Lukas of the Sun??? Do you write for the Sun? What days does your column run?[/quote]

I’ve been writing about food for the NY Sun (and, less frequently, for the NY Times) for over five years now. My work used to appear just about every Wednesday, but now I’ve cut it back to every other Wednesday.[/quote]

Maybe you could combine your passions and do a column about the uniforms worn by concessions vendors at sporting events.

OK. I tried the new Reebok hockey uniform “system” last night. A rep was showing it off with loaners (don’t ask) and test samples (you don’t want to know).

First, the best part of the uniform is definitely the socks. They are comfortably tight and eliminate a lot of the need for taping over the shin guard. I generally tape my socks in above my knees to hold them up but they attach to some kind of built-in garter in the pant shells. I don’t like that. I’d much rather have them anchored to my legs so they move with me. The other problem is that now they have panels and seams. This will take some getting used to. In most rec leagues, guys with mismatches socks are the norm, rather than the rule.

I’m not too keen on the pants. I wear Tacklas usually, which are generously sized and allow you a lot of room to move around. Plus I use suspenders; the pair I had did not have the connectors for them. The Edge pants are designed to ride high with a lot more padding around the hips than I’m used to. For bigger guys like me padding on the hips isn’t the problem, it’s lower spinal protection. I don’t go in the corners very much; I play in front of the net. I have more problems with being pushed and checked in the lower back than I do ramming into boards from the sides.

I do wear a 6K helmet. I don’t like the little tightener wheel on the back of the 8K. Plus I wear glasses when I play; the 6K allows them to sit correctly on my ears where others (such as the Mission helmets) don’t. I could do without the reflectorized inner shell and cutout outer shell but the lightness of the helmet and extra ventilation is welcome. The most important protection is the back of the head — first thing that hits the ground when you wipe out — and the 6K is very good at that.

The jerseys SUCK. I hate them. Too tight. I like the baggier look. I’m 6’5″ and weigh 270. The jerseys are made for Mike Modano-size guys, not widebodies like me. I look about five times fatter than I actually am when wearing that jersey, and the high pants just accentuate the problem. The rounded tail in the back is a stupid and useless detail. They are just too tight and there isn’t enough give in the stretch panels.

I didn’t get to try some of the bells and whistles like the undershirts with the slash guards built in, since the rep didn’t have anything my size.

It’s like anything else, it’ll take some time getting used to. I think, though, that Reebok’s designers spent more time talking to long-mulleted pretty boys than guys who actually do the work. Reebok let Nike do all the innovating in football uniforms, and Nike actually “gets” football. I don’t think Reebok has the same understanding for hockey. Nike’s hockey arm, Bauer, made some pretty nice stuff although their last Nike/Bauer like was pretty horrid, especially the gloves.

Just my two cents. Someone ought to make this a regular feature on Uni Watch — every time someone trots out a new design, someone puts it on and runs a 40 or plays a game of Horse or goes to stick time or something, and reports back.

As a goalie I’d love to try out the new RBK stuff. I’ve talked to a lot of goalies who now wear their equipment and absolutly love it. Some of their graphics are a bit annoyuing though. As a Uni Watch reader, this is minorly important to me when picking out equipment. (I’m a strictly Vaughn equipment guy though as I’ve had very good service from them)

I’m curious how restricting the jerseys are going to be for goalies. I’m a tall slender gauy. ^’ – 155 lbs. Despite that I always had one of the biggest jerseys on the team because I liked the freedom to move (and the extra fabric to catch pucks). I did get a tight jersey one year in college and I had troubles moving my arms. I wonder if this will be true with the edge jerseys.

As a goalie, one pet-peve I always had was when I was in my crouch, the back of my breezers would stick out, causing the jersey to look tucked in as it would simply fall into the breezer. When in college I fixed this problem by using the fight strap. I wonder how annoying this is going to be with the tighter fit. Sure the fight strap will help, but if the jersey is tight to the body it might look odd.

I suspect it’ll be a long time till I get to try the stuff out, but if I do, I’ll let you all know how I like it.

[quote comment=”135805″]Ok, this goes way back to uniform cameos, but I found out Robert Lang played 3 games in 97-98 for the Boston Bruins. I cannot find a picture of him in a Bruins Jersey for the life of me. Or find PROOF of what number we wore. I thought this would be the best forem to go to for help. I know its off subject, but help me out, its killing me.

No picture but the Bruins media guide says 45.[/quote]
Thanks for the number R.J, takes a little of the stress off. Could really use a picture though.

Paul, any chance you have a pic of Robert Lang in a Bruins uni in your vast collection of pictures?

[quote comment=”135795″] I’m 6’5″ and weigh 270.[/quote]

Not many body-types like yours in the NHL… 6’5″ yes, 270, no… maybe Georges Laraque, maybe. But I think he runs closer to 240… in any event, I’m sure the NHL will be creating custom sizes for players like Chara, Malik, etc.

ESPN article… Looks like theres a common theme in many of those one and done unis. It looks like many attempts to reach that futuristic metallic unitard shown in the movies. We got the Shiny Mavs, the Shiny Dodgers, Cardnals, and Braves, NC State unitards, more shiny silver Dodgers, and Cameroon soccer in unitards. I guess we’re not at the future yet.

[quote comment=”135816″][quote comment=”135814″][quote comment=”135734″]Paul, how long before you get to be a guest judge on Iron Chef-America?[/quote]

I hate that guy to the right in link…always talks with his mouth full…link[/quote]
Why does the guy on the left in this picture look so familiar????[/quote]
Nevermind . . .I’m an idiot. I didn’t read the “ticker” section all the way through today.

Oops. Left off the other link to the Sens’ new shoulder logo.

[quote comment=”135812″]Juventus revealed their 07-08 kit today
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Pretty homely if you ask me[/quote]
what is with the red accent on thier traditional black striped jersey…I guess NIKE wanted the swoosh to stand out. The away kit isn’t bad, although it is hard to tell with those pictures.

[quote comment=”135814″][quote comment=”135734″]Paul, how long before you get to be a guest judge on Iron Chef-America?[/quote]

I hate that guy to the right in link…always talks with his mouth full…link[/quote]
hey Paul, you got good taste in hat selection.

Here is a little bit more informantion of the 1996 Kentucky basketball uniforms. It started out as a cross promotion with Arkansas and Converse for the Feb. 11 1996 game and they were worn the rest of the season which totaled 16 games. The white uniforms had the faded denim on them as the secondary color.

a. from yesterday…
tom’o! possible rebranding in dallas!
say it aint so…
or at least say its only for a retro game or something!
(although i wouldnt mind a retro rebrand with 1 color pant and consistency with the helmet color. and lets go back to those heavily serifed numbers too!gimme a slightly modern this a direct opposite in blue)
im guessing this rebranding will go hand in hand with the stadium opening.

Possible Todd possible…i mean a star is a star is a star…and if you have any ideas I’d gladly submit and I’d take the credit…LOL- Tom

Is it just me, or does the new senator logo on the new jerseys seem ENORMOUS!?!?!

paul’s shirt reminds me of this website:

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disclaimer: i don’t intend any judgment for or against meat eating.

[quote comment=”135778″]Looks like Papelbon has something written, or crossed out on his always grey underbrim:
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I thought I had seen him in the bullpen before with a new hat, but hadn’t seen him wear it in the game, but it appears as shown in the video in this link that he wears this years game caps as his BP hat/bullpen hat.
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I know i touched on this late yesterday, but the shoulder patches remind of the link, which i assume are based on the senators of old..

I am a Padre fan, and hence a Portland Beaver fan as they are our triple A affiliate, and I really like the Wet Sox name. I think it’s the perfect minor league team name. The whole ‘sox’ thing is part of baseball history, and the wet part is a perfect quirky, but local touch that I think really works. Plus I really like the logo and color scheme they have for the Wet Sox up there. I voted Wet Sox all the way, and seriously, it would be the best name in all of Minor League Baseball if it happened.

[quote comment=”135827″]Here is a little bit more informantion of the 1996 Kentucky basketball uniforms. It started out as a cross promotion with Arkansas and Converse for the Feb. 11 1996 game and they were worn the rest of the season which totaled 16 games. The white uniforms had the faded denim on them as the secondary color.[/quote]
A friend of mine had those shoes- they actually had blue denim as part of the shoes. Brutal.

Not that I’m opposed to a picture of Sharapova, but “media=P.R.” these days. I’m not surprised this qualifies as “news”.

OK, i found the Twins link. Not quite what I was expecting.

The shoulder patch of the Senators harkens back to the striped jerseys of the 1930s Senators, not a flag. Here’s link.

No worries.

[quote comment=”135853″]The shoulder patch of the Senators harkens back to the striped jerseys of the 1930s Senators, not a flag. Here’s link.[/quote]
While that was their intent, the dimensions on the patch make it look flaggy. It would have been a more effective echo of the old uni had they striped the sleeves and, ideally, the abdomen.

[quote comment=”135844″]I am a Padre fan, and hence a Portland Beaver fan as they are our triple A affiliate, and I really like the Wet Sox name. I think it’s the perfect minor league team name. The whole ‘sox’ thing is part of baseball history, and the wet part is a perfect quirky, but local touch that I think really works. Plus I really like the logo and color scheme they have for the Wet Sox up there. I voted Wet Sox all the way, and seriously, it would be the best name in all of Minor League Baseball if it happened.[/quote]

No, absolutely not. I live in, and was born in, Portland and take immense pride in the Beaver name. The name has been around since the early 20th century, minus some years. KEEP IT! It would be like the Orioles changing their name to the Lobbyists or something. Gimmicky and tacky. Anti-Uniwatch.

WHile watching the highlights of the Rangers’ 30-running the Orioles, Sportscenter made sure to mention that Jarrod Saltalamacchia came up to bat wearing a batting helmet with the flap on the wrong side…he switched it and drove in a few more runs.

P.S.- How can I get one of those carnivore wristbands?

[quote comment=”135861″]Anyone notice that the Padres have now worn the matching road top and bottoms for two nights running now? No blue alternate! Did they read the comments from the other day or something?[/quote]

Well, since the Mets wore black, I”m guessing the Padres were kind of forced into going with their sand colored tops.

[quote comment=”135836″]In yesterday’s A’s/Blue Jays game, Esteban Loaiza was making his first start of the season, and wearing high socks. But his socks had A’s logos on the bottom, which I’d never heard of before. The A’s radio crew were talking about them in the bottom of the first, and they’d never seen them before, either, even though a few A’s players wear high socks. Unfortunately, yesterday’s game wasn’t televized, and the MLB.TV Jaysvision feed isn’t very good, but you can make out a bit of a blur on Loaiza’s socks. Hopefully he wears them again for his next start.[/quote]

Those were not socks! Those were stirrups!!! With A’s logos!!!

You can barely make out the logos link.

He’s also wearing 25. I haven’t seen that number on an A since ’97. I guess the un-official retirement of that number is over.

[quote comment=”135875″]My posts have been aren’t making it.

Tech problem?[/quote]

errr. My post aren’t making it. Accept for these last two.

[quote comment=”135748″][quote comment=”135732″]Senators Uniforms

Cons
– SOCK TEMPLATES? Lame.
– Cartoonish numbers.[/quote]

The numbers remind me of Team Canada’s numbers.[/quote]

Yeah, absolutely – and the USA wore them in linktoo. On their Nike uniforms. The Canadians wore link unis, which, of course, were owned by Nike. Why would RBK go with a font that immediately brings a competitor’s work to mind?

SB

Quasi-uni-related piece of news link – no pics yet…let’s hope there are no swwoshes anywhere….Phil Knight wasn’t in the Navy, was he?

[quote comment=”135880″]Quasi-uni-related piece of news link – no pics yet…let’s hope there are no swwoshes anywhere….Phil Knight wasn’t in the Navy, was he?[/quote]

make that “swooshes”
and NOT lunch drunk ;-)

I am asking anyone, and everyone, to vote on the Portland Beavers name change. The Beavers have been around since 1905, and is one of the oldest team names in all of sports. Why they’re even thinking of changing it is beyond me. But, anyway, please take 10 seconds and let them know your link. Thanks.

[quote comment=”135864″][quote comment=”135860″][quote comment=”135853″]The shoulder patch of the Senators harkens back to the striped jerseys of the 1930s Senators, not a flag. Here’s link.[/quote]
While that was their intent, the dimensions on the patch make it look flaggy. It would have been a more effective echo of the old uni had they striped the sleeves and, ideally, the abdomen.[/quote]

The stripes would have looked horrible. Not to mention how it wouldn’t fit the Reebok template.

link is distinctively Ottawa in terms of hockey. The Ottawa 67s have worn link for a long time.

Of course, it will look like a flag as a patch since the stripes have been cut off, but the harkening back to their original Senators days is a classy move by the organization to remember a past Senators organization.[/quote]

I agree that it would look horrible in stripes, theres no reason it would not work with the template. They could sew together the colors each area (adding to the number of seams). Or they could simply change the color of the thread used to weave the material as its being made, making the stripes integrated into the panels. Just like old striped tube socks.

[quote comment=”135868″][quote comment=”135861″]Anyone notice that the Padres have now worn the matching road top and bottoms for two nights running now? No blue alternate! Did they read the comments from the other day or something?[/quote]

Well, since the Mets wore black, I”m guessing the Padres were kind of forced into going with their sand colored tops.[/quote]
We’ve seen dark alt against dark alt in baseball before. I don’t think there’s any rule mandating contrasting jerseys in baseball.

[quote comment=”135863″]No, absolutely not. I live in, and was born in, Portland and take immense pride in the Beaver name. The name has been around since the early 20th century, minus some years. KEEP IT! It would be like the Orioles changing their name to the Lobbyists or something. Gimmicky and tacky. Anti-Uniwatch.[/quote]

I too live in Portland. I have no idea why they’re even thinking of changing the name. They’re using the excuse that the name gets confused with the Oregon State Beavers. But that’s BS. A name change would be a way to draw attention to the team, marketing, etc. Fans in Portland do not need gimmicks. If the name were to change, I have no doubt that the fans would regret it a few years down the road. All of that being said, it’s nice to now have a owner who ‘cares’, but still.

Along the same lines of today’s ESPN article…the Washington State Cougars football team trotted out some one time jerseys for their home game last year vs. SC. They were crimson with a grey/white yoke. They were pretty lame as I recall. Way busier then the regular jerseys. Plus the Cougs lost the game. No idea if they plan to make a return appearence this year.

Pictures anyone?

[quote comment=”135893″][quote comment=”135747″]I love link

And speaking of bracelets, only link will do.[/quote]

While you’re at it, go for a link for your ride[/quote]

Or, link

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Re: Today’s ESPN article: The NHL banned the Flyers/Whalers black sweat pants look because they hid the puck not because they were ugly.

[quote comment=”135900″]Re: Today’s ESPN article: The NHL banned the Flyers/Whalers black sweat pants look because they hid the puck not because they were ugly.[/quote]

actually according to nhluniforms.com, players would slide way too fast when they fell, and hitting the boards at those speeds were dangerous, so they banned them

makes me wonder about these super fast water resistant rbk edge jerseys…

I can’t seem to find photographic evidence anywhere but I know that the Kansas basketball team under Larry Brown wore yellow or gold uniforms one time against Western Carolina. According to the KU archives, the Jayhawks played at W. Carolina on 12/3/87. Apparently the unis turned out so ugly that Brown put them in a trunk and threw away the key. Anyone corraborate?

[quote comment=”135864″][quote comment=”135860″][quote comment=”135853″]The shoulder patch of the Senators harkens back to the striped jerseys of the 1930s Senators, not a flag. Here’s link.[/quote]
While that was their intent, the dimensions on the patch make it look flaggy. It would have been a more effective echo of the old uni had they striped the sleeves and, ideally, the abdomen.[/quote]

The stripes would have looked horrible. Not to mention how it wouldn’t fit the Reebok template.

link is distinctively Ottawa in terms of hockey. The Ottawa 67s have worn link for a long time.

Of course, it will look like a flag as a patch since the stripes have been cut off, but the harkening back to their original Senators days is a classy move by the organization to remember a past Senators organization.[/quote]
Not trying to be difficult, but I don’t understand why you think stripes on the Sens’ new sleeves would look horrible.

[quote comment=”135910″]Not trying to be difficult, but I don’t understand why you think stripes on the Sens’ new sleeves would look horrible.[/quote]

Unless you’re striping the entire jersey, stripes down the sleeves would look dumb. If you’re going with one set of stripes, that might work, but have the sleeves striped and the jersey unstriped would make the players look like clowns.

[quote comment=”135913″][quote comment=”135912″][quote comment=”135910″]Not trying to be difficult, but I don’t understand why you think stripes on the Sens’ new sleeves would look horrible.[/quote]

Unless you’re striping the entire jersey, stripes down the sleeves would look dumb. If you’re going with one set of stripes, that might work, but have the sleeves striped and the jersey unstriped would make the players look like clowns.[/quote]
No, I meant one set around, probably at or just below the elbow – with or without same stripe across the belly.[/quote]

That’s alright then. I thought you meant striping the sleeve from shoulder to wrist.

My bad, Gregg. I wouldn’t mind a stripe like that as long as it isn’t a half-stripe like the Panthers have.

Not UNI related but I am going to shoot my TV if the lady in the stands at the LLWS does not stop screaming after every pitch. My guess is that its some fat lady with a visor on and funnel-cake all over her face. If anyone else is watching this right now (TX vs. OR) let me know if you are hearing it too. I am going crazy!

[quote comment=”135914″][quote comment=”135913″][quote comment=”135912″][quote comment=”135910″]Not trying to be difficult, but I don’t understand why you think stripes on the Sens’ new sleeves would look horrible.[/quote]

Unless you’re striping the entire jersey, stripes down the sleeves would look dumb. If you’re going with one set of stripes, that might work, but have the sleeves striped and the jersey unstriped would make the players look like clowns.[/quote]
No, I meant one set around, probably at or just below the elbow – with or without same stripe across the belly.[/quote]

That’s alright then. I thought you meant striping the sleeve from shoulder to wrist.

My bad, Gregg. I wouldn’t mind a stripe like that as long as it isn’t a half-stripe like the Panthers have.[/quote]
My bad for not explaining better. Pretty much had in mind the left side of link from John B in comment #146, rather than his other prototypes.

Always find your column to be a good read but in your latest a reader mentions that Kentucky wore an almost stone washed blue uniforms once and never wore them again.

Actually, they kept those uniforms for the rest of the season, went 30-1, and won the national title. Also, the picture you have a link is to from, the final four, which obviously would have been long after the point they stopped wearing them according to the reader.

Thanks

( i didnt have time to go through all the comments today, stupid first day of school so this may have been posted)

my thoughts on the new sens jerseys:

THIS IS SPARRRRRRTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAOTAAAAAWWWWAAAA!

So I was at the Nitty Gritty in Madison the other day, which is a fantastic bar for birthday celebrations (they give you free beer) but also a treasure trove of Badger uni’s a pictures. I came across this Ron Dane jersey from the 2000 Rose Bowl, and noticed it wasn’t a patch like they currently wear. It just has the logo, and rose sewn into the jersey. Nowadays they have a patch… so does anyone know when the patch trend started and “sewn into jersey” method was abolished? Or is it all based on what each team does?

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[quote comment=”135926″]So I was at the Nitty Gritty in Madison the other day, which is a fantastic bar for birthday celebrations (they give you free beer) but also a treasure trove of Badger uni’s a pictures. I came across this Ron Dane jersey from the 2000 Rose Bowl, and noticed it wasn’t a patch like they currently wear. It just has the logo, and rose sewn into the jersey. Nowadays they have a patch… so does anyone know when the patch trend started and “sewn into jersey” method was abolished? Or is it all based on what each team does?

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To clarify a little bit… I understand the rose is indeed a patch. My questions comes from looking at the words “rose bowl” and year “2000”. They are not with the rose patch, but sewn separately.

[quote comment=”135929″][quote comment=”135916″]Not UNI related but I am going to shoot my TV if the lady in the stands at the LLWS does not stop screaming after every pitch. My guess is that its some fat lady with a visor on and funnel-cake all over her face. If anyone else is watching this right now (TX vs. OR) let me know if you are hearing it too. I am going crazy![/quote]

dont forget team pins all over her shirt, jacket, vest or visor…[/quote]

…or fanny pack.

[quote comment=”135924″]( i didnt have time to go through all the comments today, stupid first day of school so this may have been posted)

my thoughts on the new sens jerseys:

THIS IS SPARRRRRRTTTTTAAAAAAAAAAAOTAAAAAWWWWAAAA![/quote]

While Leonidas wore a helmet similar to that which is depicted in the Sens’ logo, the Ottawa Senators are clearly based on Roman history, not Greek history.

[quote comment=”135900″]Re: Today’s ESPN article: The NHL banned the Flyers/Whalers black sweat pants look because they hid the puck not because they were ugly.[/quote]

But today’s goalies can wear link and navy coloured pads and pants. Teams can wear black socks and pants. That reason seems inconsistent.

[quote comment=”135942″][quote comment=”135900″]Re: Today’s ESPN article: The NHL banned the Flyers/Whalers black sweat pants look because they hid the puck not because they were ugly.[/quote]

But today’s goalies can wear link and navy coloured pads and pants. Teams can wear black socks and pants. That reason seems inconsistent.[/quote]

Continue reading further than that reason, young Jedi. ;o)

great ESPN article today! back in the 80’s the Cleveland Browns tried to switch to orange numbers. I believe it lasted one exhibition game, as the numbers turned out to be a nightmare for tv viewing. Anyone have any pics of these jerseys?

[quote comment=”135913″][quote comment=”135912″][quote comment=”135910″]Not trying to be difficult, but I don’t understand why you think stripes on the Sens’ new sleeves would look horrible.[/quote]

Unless you’re striping the entire jersey, stripes down the sleeves would look dumb. If you’re going with one set of stripes, that might work, but have the sleeves striped and the jersey unstriped would make the players look like clowns.[/quote]
No, I meant one set around, probably at or just below the elbow – with or without same stripe across the belly.[/quote]

That sounds a lot like copying the habs. Can’t do that. You simply can’t.

[quote comment=”135906″]I can’t seem to find photographic evidence anywhere but I know that the Kansas basketball team under Larry Brown wore yellow or gold uniforms one time against Western Carolina. According to the KU archives, the Jayhawks played at W. Carolina on 12/3/87. Apparently the unis turned out so ugly that Brown put them in a trunk and threw away the key. Anyone corraborate?[/quote]

Didn’t the Jayhawks also wear red once during the NCAA tourney (Larry Brown era)? I guess that might go under the post-season special jerseys category, but I think they would have used them again had they not lost to Duke in them.

Also, Nike made black alts for the Maryland hoops team a few years ago which I never saw on the court. My proof: I have pair of authentic black Maryland Terps b-ball shorts–heavy weight, Nike swoosh, the whole deal. Anybody else hear of this one?

Paul, you are very, very hip! Dig the hat and the long sleeve shirt combo!

Paul:
The Rockies’ wardrobe for their inaugural season includes a black jersey with purple lettering, slated to be worn on Sundays.

Actually, it was for Sunday HOME games, not just any home games, like the hideous red Braves jerseys.

Yesterday i walked by the Seahawks teamstore and and saw some jerseys that looked alot like their away jersey here link

but instead of the blue sleeves they were the neon color that the Seahawks use. i couldn’t get a picture and can’t find it on the web but if somebody could get a picture of it that would be awesome

[quote comment=”135961″]Yesterday i walked by the Seahawks teamstore and and saw some jerseys that looked alot like their away jersey here link

but instead of the blue sleeves they were the neon color that the Seahawks use. i couldn’t get a picture and can’t find it on the web but if somebody could get a picture of it that would be awesome[/quote]
Hey Garfield… does this help? These were the uni’s Seattle wore on the road at Green Bay this year.

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Another Uni Membership oddity… kind of… Eleven people have the #11 for their membership cards.

Lookie what I found…

Apparently my link got eaten. I’ll try a Plan B shortly.

Again the Mariners are wearing their batting practice jerseys in Arlington. No names on the backs, lame side piping, two-button front… in the words of Rangers TV analyst Tom Grieve, “There’s just nothin’ big-league about those uniforms.”

So heres something i hadnt noticed yet….mesh sleeves on the White Sox Leisure Unis

The entire jersey was mesh (it wasn’t originally). You can’t tell from the picture because Ken Kravec is wearing a white undershirt with navy blue sleeves.

[quote comment=”135915″]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v700/Nick7711/jersey0823tsr.jpg MINNESOTA WILD TEASER PIC

hope they did a good job with this one, i’ve always loved the wild for their history consciousness

as for the ottawa stripage, i heard from a sens fan once “if it doesn’t have the barber pole [design], it sucks”, so here’s some concepts i’ve thrown together, it isn’t that bad imo
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more here
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The wild already failed you can see the apron strings in teh teaser pic, they will suck jsut for this reason.

[quote comment=”135945″]Serious logo-creep in a link? What is the world coming to! Look at 9 down and 70 across.[/quote]
[quote comment=”135945″]Serious logo-creep in a link? What is the world coming to! Look at 9 down and 70 across.[/quote]
Logo creep!? Yeah, what is the world coming to when people on this blog complain about stuff like that? I mean not to be rude, but is saying “Nike” like a curse word now? Jesus, they’re one of the most recognizable companies in the world, of course your gonna see their name around. This also brings up another peeve of mine, when people complain about “Logo Creep” on just a plain Nike shirt…I understand the argument of not wanting brand logos on uniforms, but when we complain of the swoosh on a NIKE MADE work out shirt…its ridiculous. well there’s my rant for the day

[quote comment=”135997″]major uni peeve of mine is when the home and away uni’s are not exact opposites of one another colorwise which is why i might welcome a rebrand for the cowpokes…

JJ and JJ Jr. are huge fans of the double star from the 1995 season…that is a big clue as to their “possible” preference on the Cowpoke unis…it’s getting the silver blue metallic pants and the helmets to synchronize…that will be the trick.[/quote]

I can almost guarantee that if the Cowboys make any major changes to their jerseys, particularly the white ones, they’ll have a major fan revolt on their hands. It could become one of those “one and done” unis.
However, I wouldn’t mind if they synchronize the colors better. Personally I wish they would get rid of the royal blue and stick with just the navy/silver/white color scheme and make the pants one color for both jerseys.

[quote comment=”136001″]Question to the UniWatch Nation?

-Are MLB Cool Base jerseys offered in road uniforms?

I’ve been searching high and low for a Cubs road Cool Base jersey and they apparently don’t make them which begs the question?

WHY?

Seems like a team can play a road game in hot weather doesn’t it? Maybe trainers don’t want to travel with the extra luggage?

MAKES THE PERFORMANCE STORY RATHER IMPOTENT?[/quote]

I think teams were allowed to have one jersey made of the cool base material. Therefore they won’t have both an away and a home jersey made of the material. Someone else correct me if I’m wrong.

[quote comment=”135777″]Since we are on the subject of Dallas Cowboy jeserys I thought I would ask for some input on the subject. A ‘high end’ throwback company is finally going to make Roger Staubach and Tony Dorsett throwback jerseys but I think they have the wrong fabric and number application for the jerseys. For the Staubach 1975 jersey they are using a white polyester jersey with stitched on numbers. To my knowledge the Cowboys white jerseys were mesh with screened on numbers from about 1973/74 thru the late seventies. For the Dorsett 1977 jersey they are using a blue polyester jersey with stitched on numbers. Again, by this time I think the blue jerseys were also made of mesh although they did have stitched on numbers so this one seems to be ‘half’ correct. When I contacted the company in regards to the inaccuracies they seemed to brush my comments aside and just produce the incorrect jerseys anyways. Anybody have any knowledge on what type of jerseys and number applications the Cowboys were wearing in the mid to late seventies ?[/quote]
OK, I checked my Dallas Cowboys authorized pictorial history, and it looks like Staubach’s 1975 jersey was polyester, and it definitely had screened numbers. Dorsett’s 1977 jersey looks like it was mesh with screened numbers.

Here’s an OHL example of numbers on the front of the jersey: link
Its the Saskatoon Blades btw.

[quote comment=”136010″]Here’s an OHL example of numbers on the front of the jersey: link
Its the Saskatoon Blades btw.[/quote]

Saskatoon is WHL, not OHL.

[quote comment=”136008″]does anyone know the stories on these nhl jerseys

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im more interested in the iginla jersey because its the horsehead on the 1980s jersey design.[/quote]

both fake, or at best “fashion” jerseys. basically, if you can’t find it on link it isn’t an nhl-correct jersey. and if you take a look, it’s actually not even the 80s design. the flames jersey is ok looking, but they never wore it on the ice.

[quote comment=”135846″][quote comment=”135827″]Here is a little bit more informantion of the 1996 Kentucky basketball uniforms. It started out as a cross promotion with Arkansas and Converse for the Feb. 11 1996 game and they were worn the rest of the season which totaled 16 games. The white uniforms had the faded denim on them as the secondary color.[/quote]
A friend of mine had those shoes- they actually had blue denim as part of the shoes. Brutal.[/quote]

I remember those- the big Converse star was denim. Eeek.

UCLA basketball team wore black uniforms when they still had Reebok as their supplier. They wore them for one or two road games. Steve Lavin thought the black jersey’s would attract more recruits duirng the alternate jersey introduction faze at programs like Duke. They were dropped because John Wooden hated them.

Also, when adidas took over UCLA’s uniform contract they made dark blue UCLA jersey’s that I think were worn during the Jimmy V Classic in New York. I don’t know if they wore them again that season. The year after that UCLA had dark blue jersey’s in the adidas template of the time. I know they wore them once on the road against Arizona State, but I don’t know how many more times they wore them that season, if at all. Obviously, this again was under Steve Lavin.

I actually use to own this replica jersey, but do not have any pictures of it. I threw it away when I got accepted to USC.

ah ha! so I did the research. Check out this bit from golfdigest.com.

Belts For a Cure

You might notice while watching The Barclays today (3-6 p.m. EDT on the Golf Channel) that at least 40 players are wearing belts with the initials IFF on the buckle. The initials stand for Ian’s Friends Foundation, and players are wearing the belts to raise awareness and support for 3-year-old Ian Yagoda and pediatric brain tumor research.

Ian was diagnosed with a brain tumor about a year ago, and according to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, every nine days a child in the U.S. is diagnosed with a brain tumor. Brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer death from childhood cancer.

Phil and Cheryl Yagoda, Ian’s parents, have teamed up with custom belt manufacturer House of Fleming to raise money and awareness for this deadly childhood disease. To order, call House of Fleming at: (888) 233-5657 House of Fleming makes belts for many of the PGA Tour’s top players, and this week players such as Jim Furyk, Adam Scott, Sergio Garcia, Padraig Harrington, Darren Clarke, Angel Cabrera, Zach Johnson, Rory Sabbatini and many more will wear the Alligator belt with IFF buckle (made by Bettinardi Golf).

In addition, Swiss watch company Audemars Piguet, has announced that for players who wear the belts for four days at The Barclays, the low and high 72-hole score will receive an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak watch in steel.

–Marty Hackel

(Photo: Kerry Brady)

The goalie(pretty sure he was playing for the USA) in the U-17 USA vs Tunisia game yesterday had pretty much all of his lettering falling off of his jersey. It was pretty ridiculous.

Paul, I would have posted this on your ESPN One and Done column but I didn’t feel like registering there. A reader suggested that Michigan State wore light silver jerseys once against Duke but that is incorrect. They wore them multiple times and there are at least a few images out there that back this up:

Games against Oakland Univ. and Purdue in early 2005:

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(sorry for not linking this, didn’t seem to want to work)

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Game against Stanford in December 2004:
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The Packers “pumpkin” photo was taken during the game–look at how dirty the players are. It’s likely late in the second half, when most of the fans had long ago sought shelter and given up on watching the Pack blowout the Bears. He probably put on a spare helmet as a goof.

That was a miserable a day as I ever spent at Soldier Field–sub 40 degrees, 35 MPH winds, fierce rain blowing sideways.

re: One-and done
Prior to the 2004 Cameroon unitard, Puma and Cameroon also had sleeveless jersey designed for the 2002 World Cup (link and link).

After they wore the sleeveless kits in that year’s African Nation’s Cup, FIFA put a kibosh on it and Puma ended up adding link to the tanktops in the World Cup.