By Vince Grzegorek
As a fan, you might wear a ballcap when you go out to watch your favorite team. But for reasons of logic and convenience, you only bring one hat to the game — right?
Well, there is one man who fails to see that logic, and who appears to be undaunted by inconvenience. As pointed out in the comments section a couple of days ago, it looks like there’s a guy who sits in the first row at Jacobs Field and seems to change his hat during every inning of every Indians game. That would be Tom O’Toole, a 40-year season ticket holder who sits in perfect view of the camera every time there’s a close-up shot of a left-handed batter.
O’Toole began his headgear ritual in 1994, when the Indians moved from old Municipal Stadium to the new ballpark. He figured that he was on camera so much that he might as well have fun with it, neon-style. So he came up with the routine of changing his cap after each inning, meaning that he wears nine different lids during every game. Same rotation of colors, same innings, every single time. They even have a sticker on the underbrim denoting their designated times.
There’s a fantastic article on O’Toole and his bizarre and endearing hat routine in here, including the following highlights: He goes back to the first inning hat if the game goes extra innings; he only wears hats at the game, never anywhere else; he only makes it to about 20 games a year; and his wife has to wear the designated hat if he leaves his seat for any reason. The last one has led some random strangers around town to off-handedly mention, “Tom went to the bathroom in the sixth inning because Joanne was wearing the hat.”
For all the great info in that article, one important thing is left out — or, to be specific, nine things. They don’t go through the montage of hats, which is sad, because it is quite the colorful explosion of color that can only be truly appreciated all together in one place. Here’s the sequence:
- 1st inning hat: dull yellow.
- 2nd inning hat: hot pink.
- 3rd inning hat: neon yellow.
- 4th inning hat: neon green.
- 5th inning hat: neon orange, with wife, Joanne wearing it (is your girlfriend/wife cool enough to do this?).
- 6th inning hat: bright orange-ish red.
- 7th inning hat: yellow hat, red brim.
- 8th inning hat: red.
- 9th inning hat: blue.
Now that is fan dedication, in one of its strangest and most Uni Watch-ish forms. Although we might quibble with some of his color choices, Tom O’Toole’s obsessive dedication to uni-related ritual makes it clear that he definitely Gets Itâ„¢. And if you’re ever watching an Indians game and you’re not sure what inning it is, refer to our handy guide and check for the man with the neon hat in the first row.
And now over to Paul with the rest of today’s news and info.
Research Project: I’m trying to piece together a timeline of bullpen cars and carts. When did they first appear? When and why did they fall out of favor? Which teams had particularly interesting or innovative vehicles or gimmicks? Which pitchers refused to use them? (Mike Marshall comes to mind.) Any other good stories?
If you’ve got any info on this front, please send it here.
ALL MEMBERS, PLEASE READ: I’m making good progress on restoring the missing names from the membership roster, but we’re not there yet. In case you’ve missed my pleas the past two days: A softwear glitch wiped about 90 names off the roster listing, and I need your help to get things back to normal. All members who haven’t already done so should please check the roster listing. If you don’t see your name there, please e-mail me your name, membership uni number, membership level, and why you chose your number. If your name linked to a photo, please re-send it. And if you’d like to help speed up the process a bit more, pick out your card from the design gallery and send me its URL. Big thanks for everyone’s help.
And if you’re wondering about the design of today’s showcase card, it’s based on the back of the Ohio State marching band uniform.
Uni Watch News Ticker: Good breakdown here of Arizona high school football helmets. ”¦ This isn’t me, I swear (good find by Todd Davis). ”¦ Speaking of the Rockies, good article here about their W-L record in all their various uni combinations. ”¦ Latest Euro-styled NBA teams: the Grizzlies and Raptors, who both played games in Madrid yesterday and wore the colors of the Spanish national flag. ”¦ Iowa has a new basketball coach who wants to add player names to the backs of the jerseys, but a new name-free uni set was ordered before he was hired and the numbers are positioned too high to allow for names. Details here (with thanks to Cork Gaines). ”¦ Is Colorado wearing reflective-outlined numbers or what? ”¦ Wake Forest wore a “Skip” patch last night, in memory of former hoops coach Skip Prosser. ”¦ Speaking of Wake, most of the team’s players go bare-legged. But as Zach Smith notes, several players appeared to be wearing striped leggings (additional shots here and here), similar to what Kobe Bryant was wearing a while back. ”¦ Latest college basketball team to go with the System of Dreck: UNC (with thanks to Jordan Woodson). ”¦ Carey Price’s white mask has now been painted (with thanks to Casey Barcomb and Dave Frolick). ”¦ “I was at the Pitt/Navy game the other night at Heinz Field here in Pittsburgh,” writes Doug Keklak. “They have a Steelers Hall of Fame exhibit on loan from Canton — I think it’s something they put together for the team’s 75th anniversary. I snapped some quick photos and put them into this album.” ”¦ You knew Chad Johnson was Ocho Cinco. But did you know Jonathan Papelbon had christened himself Cinco Ocho earlier this year? He’s even got it on his glove (as forwarded by Phil Johnson). ”¦ Jon Eisen just sent me a link to an archive that will take lots of time to explore. For now, though, here’s the cutest uni-related photo ever. ”¦ Yesterday I ran some old Detroit sports photos. As Doug Mooney points out, there’s plenty more where that came from. ”¦ Another small change for the Wizards: Player names, which had been white, are now bronze (good spot by Colin Wilcox). … Reprinted from yesterday’s comments: Good video here featuring the Sharks’ equipment manager showing the art of skate-sharpening.
That Nike logo really takes away from the memorial patch.
interesting mention of tom o’toole. my friend and i (who are both yankee fans) noticed that during game 2 of the alds and thought he was involved in a conspiracy (i guess drinking at the time also contributed to this theory) about releasing the gnats on joba.
I like the effort on Mr. O’Toole’s part, however I would at least try to make sure there was a team logo on all my hats. Just my opinion.
AND THAT LITTLE SAN DIEGO LEFTY GREW UP, AND UP AND UP TO BE DAVID WELLS….
From yesterday’s ESPN column: I can’t understand for the life of me why David McClure would be accustomed to having his name spelled “McLcure.” Sure, I could see “McLure,” but take a second look at link.
What happens when the game goes to extra innings!!??!?? Haha.
Why doesn’t that Cleveland knucklehead wear a few different Indians hats instead of all those butt ugly ones?? For God’s sake, the only Tribe hat that he wears is yellow!
OK, a couple things I see here that I just can’t get behind. First, the Wiz need either bigger letters, or to go back to the white lettering. The small bronze just doesn’t work well, at least not on the local TV broadcasts. Also, Carey Price’s mask would have been good had I not seen the white mask. The plain white was a fantastic throwback, and looked brilliant with the Habs’ white jerseys. Just a case where doing more resulted in less. I do like the Grizz unis with the Spanish flag colors, though. It’s odd, since I normally don’t like that color combination that much (the Florida Panthers, for example, I can’t stand watching) but for some reason, it just works there. I also like the reflective numbers. That’s got some nice pop to it.
link. I wonder who else.
If I may suggest….I know I’d personally like to know what the featured membership cards represent each day. Like yesterday’s Welsh #2 for instance.
Interesting picture of the Celtics playing Toronto in Rome. Apparently the Celtics wore jerseys with lettering based on the Italian flag.
[quote comment=”155677″]If I may suggest….I know I’d personally like to know what the featured membership cards represent each day. Like yesterday’s Welsh #2 for instance.[/quote]
Yesterday’s featured card was based on the link.
Does it bother anyone else that Wake Forest’s link on their helmet doesn’t have the white outline like the WF logo of their jersey? Just a pet peeve of mind. If you’re going to have the same logo on the helmet and the jersey, they should match if possible.
[quote comment=”155671″]What happens when the game goes to extra innings!!??!??
Haha.[/quote]
As PL said, “There’s a fantastic article on O’Toole and his bizarre and endearing hat routine in here, including the following highlights: He goes back to the first inning hat if the game goes extra innings…“
I can’t remember if we knew this, but link (article mentions pictures, but doesn’t have any)
Heh, the “pants.”
Thank you for this! I noticed this during last week’s games and pointed it out to my roommate (who hadn’t), and we’ve been trying to figure out what the heck that guy was doing to no avail.
Go Tribe.
Lickliter is the BASKETBALL coach, not baseball.
[quote comment=”155666″]I like the effort on Mr. O’Toole’s part, however I would at least try to make sure there was a team logo on all my hats. Just my opinion.[/quote]
agreed. if i was a local hat supplier (or even new era, twins enterprises, etc.), id offer mr. otoole a “set” of hats, all corresponding to his current colors, each with the indians logo affixed to it.
nice pub for him and the company…
i am really jumping on board this “alter the nba uniform with a stylization incorporating the host country’s flag colors”. even if/when the colors dont go at all with the uniform, its a great gesture, and intersting to see.
this trend reminds me of that period of time in spurs history when they had the paint splash of link, and on their warm ups.
it had nothing to do with the team colors, but it looked ok.
Wake Forest safety Chip Vaughn apparently managed to get his hands on an old Florida State “unconquered” undershirt which he wore last night against FSU. After the game he took of his jersey/shoulder pads to reveal that he had blacked out the “un” leaving just “conquered” Pretty awesome
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Wow, I like those Grizz/Raptors uniforms way better than their own.
Ah, link to my question:
I’m just sayin’… a 40 year season ticket holder and he can’t get that wife of his to sew on some damn Indians logos?
Now that they are in the playoffs, I bet nobody wants him to change them. Although that could mean LeBron wearing a Yankees cap is lucky for the Tribe too.
Oh my God… Bullpen Cars… One of my all-time favorite baseball subjects that I wish I knew more about…
What I do know…
– The Red Sox old bullpen car is in one of the memorabilia shops across the street from Fenway
– I remember the Yankees using a pinstriped corolla when everyone else was using a standard baseball shaped golf cart.
Would love to know why they died out and when… probably was Terry Forster’s fault… the only way people could tell the “fat tub of goo” was an athlete was if he ran from the ‘pen without being winded.
[quote comment=”155695″]Wake Forest safety Chip Vaughn apparently managed to get his hands on an old Florida State “unconquered” undershirt which he wore last night against FSU. After the game he took of his jersey/shoulder pads to reveal that he had blacked out the “un” leaving just “conquered” Pretty awesome
link[/quote]
now THAT is both clever and awesome.
[quote comment=”155698″]Ah, link to my question:
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so is that how we celebrate birthdays now? by breaking rules of the workplace and paying thousands of dollars in fines for it?
hey al, charles…
if its no big deal for you guys to unload an anticipated 15 large each, i could use it. it would be a great help. my birthday is next month too guys…
[quote comment=”155700″]I’m just sayin’… a 40 year season ticket holder and he can’t get that wife of his to sew on some damn Indians logos?[/quote]
He probably used up all of his “good husband” points just to get her to wear the hats.
I’m just more surprised that he goes with a set order rather switching hats as luck dictates.
Someone actually went to the Pitt/Navy game on Wednesday night?
Remember a year ago when we talked about logo disparities? Such as how the Old English D the Tigers use is different on the uni and the cap (the Yankees have this issue as well). I found a photo of Rudy Giuliani wearing a personalized Yankee jacket and link looks different than anything I’ve seen before. Or maybe it just looks odd because it’s white, not navy.
Vince, when you base your post on an article you should probably actually read it.
“Quite a lot of color, but not for every game. The O’Tooles make it to 20 or so each season.”, so he’s not there of every inning of every game.
Also, “His 10th-inning hat, an orange one, came out of the bag on Sept. 5.”, which would imply he is prepared for 10 innings before he repeats.
FANTASTIC OSU Marching Band membership card! I am a former member, and I really impressed (and upset at myself for not thinking of that). I am impressed with the detail, including the fact that the uniforms are actually dark navy blue, and not black. Thumbs up.
[quote comment=”155704″]Oh my God… Bullpen Cars… One of my all-time favorite baseball subjects that I wish I knew more about…
What I do know…
– The Red Sox old bullpen car is in one of the memorabilia shops across the street from Fenway
– I remember the Yankees using a pinstriped corolla when everyone else was using a standard baseball shaped golf cart.
Would love to know why they died out and when… probably was Terry Forster’s fault… the only way people could tell the “fat tub of goo” was an athlete was if he ran from the ‘pen without being winded.[/quote]
Alyssa Milano was on a tour of Dodger Stadium a few weeks ago and they showed the old Dodgers bullpen car that was restored and on display at their stadium.
[quote comment=”155709″]Vince, when you base your post on an article you should probably actually read it.
“Quite a lot of color, but not for every game. The O’Tooles make it to 20 or so each season.”, so he’s not there of every inning of every game.
Also, “His 10th-inning hat, an orange one, came out of the bag on Sept. 5.”, which would imply he is prepared for 10 innings before he repeats.[/quote]
And like old-fashioned scoreboards that were prepared for maybe 11-inning games and revert back to inning one, if necessary, he starts his hat rotation over if the game goes a few more than the expected nine.
His 10th-inning hat, an orange one, came out of the bag on Sept. 5, and just before the Indians mobbed Ryan Garko after his game-winning RBI, Tom returned to his seat, and Joanne returned his hat.
You’re right about the 10th inning hat, I misunderstood.
As for the “he doesn’t go to every game”. I just assumed everyone understood that no one goes to all the games. I didn’t mean to imply he’s there every day.
[quote comment=”155708″]Remember a year ago when we talked about logo disparities? Such as how the Old English D the Tigers use is different on the uni and the cap (the Yankees have this issue as well). I found a photo of Rudy Giuliani wearing a personalized Yankee jacket and link looks different than anything I’ve seen before. Or maybe it just looks odd because it’s white, not navy.[/quote]
No the Yankees seem to have 4 different NYs. Their Cap, Helmet, Home Jersey and dugout Jacket ALL have a different NY.
They all look like they were drawn by a drunken basset hound. No one ever wants to acknowledge this because God forbid somebody say something other than “classic” “unchanged” about the “great” Yankees uniform.
carey price wore the white mask to honor patrick roy…becuse when price made his debut on wed it was exactly 22 yrs ago that roy made his debut against the pens…sorry no pics
With the hat Rudy G is wearing, i always wondered why they did it that way. on his head it is [PD “NY” FD ], but if it is the FDNY and NYPD, why wouldn;t they have made the hat: [FD “NY” PD ]? Typo?
[quote comment=”155695″]Wake Forest safety Chip Vaughn apparently managed to get his hands on an old Florida State “unconquered” undershirt which he wore last night against FSU. After the game he took of his jersey/shoulder pads to reveal that he had blacked out the “un” leaving just “conquered” Pretty awesome
link [/quote]
Good in theory, but he didn’t do a very good job of blacking out the “Un”. Regardless, it was clever. Perhaps not great sportsmanship, but clever nonetheless.
The worst thing about alternate uniforms in baseball is how they play into the superstitions of ballplayers. So now we’re subjected to the butt-ugly Rockies black vests all because they’ve won a few games in them. It makes you wonder how teams without alternate jerseys can ever change their luck or keep their luck going…
I still wish MLB would establish some uniform guidelines with respect to the alternates so that the home and road team both can’t wear dark colored shirts. Course, if that were to happen, then Arizona might try to wear their red or black tops to end the Rockies’ luck.
[quote comment=”155718″][quote comment=”155708″]Remember a year ago when we talked about logo disparities? Such as how the Old English D the Tigers use is different on the uni and the cap (the Yankees have this issue as well). I found a photo of Rudy Giuliani wearing a personalized Yankee jacket and link looks different than anything I’ve seen before. Or maybe it just looks odd because it’s white, not navy.[/quote]
No the Yankees seem to have 4 different NYs. Their Cap, Helmet, Home Jersey and dugout Jacket ALL have a different NY.
They all look like they were drawn by a drunken basset hound. No one ever wants to acknowledge this because God forbid somebody say something other than “classic” “unchanged” about the “great” Yankees uniform.[/quote]
I read in teh book Crazy ’08, great book that I seem to referece often here, that the NY logo came from an old NYPD medal that was given out. I don’t have the book here to give the exact passage, but I vividly remember the high level specifics as the original owner was a former police commissioner.
I think LSU has switched to the system of dress unis as well, still looking for a better picture
link
link
Washington Wizards blue and white unis might just be the most underrated uniforms in sports. Very sharp.
Nice color scheme, cool “Friz Quadrata” wordmark and the neat “dc” secondary ligature on the pants.
Okay, so the alternate jersey is a disaster.
[quote comment=”155718″][quote comment=”155708″]Remember a year ago when we talked about logo disparities? Such as how the Old English D the Tigers use is different on the uni and the cap (the Yankees have this issue as well). I found a photo of Rudy Giuliani wearing a personalized Yankee jacket and link looks different than anything I’ve seen before. Or maybe it just looks odd because it’s white, not navy.[/quote]
No the Yankees seem to have 4 different NYs. Their Cap, Helmet, Home Jersey and dugout Jacket ALL have a different NY.
They all look like they were drawn by a drunken basset hound. No one ever wants to acknowledge this because God forbid somebody say something other than “classic” “unchanged” about the “great” Yankees uniform.[/quote]
Hey I keep complaining about their “classic” road unis, which have been around since the 1970s. An update has long been due.
Whomever’s card that is; when were you in TBDBITL? What row were you in?
I’m a fourth year in KL Row, and when I saw that card in the membership gallery yesterday I thought “that sure looks like a band uniform” and then it was. My only complaint is that the adjusters should be at the same height, surely I’d fail a uniform inspection for such inattention to detail.
Last night, Knicks vs Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi was wearing their silly version of their jersey where Elite (the chocolate manufacturer who is their chief sponsor) was in English and not in Hebrew.
Also, there was a rotating ad which said “Sponsor” supports ISREAL, spelled wrong. Anyone have a screenshot?
Check out the new blog, named after David Carr. haha
link
[quote comment=”155707″]Someone actually went to the Pitt/Navy game on Wednesday night?[/quote]
I though that was an intrasquad game….
Not to make it Pick on Vince Day, but it’s “Jacobs Field”, no apostrophe :-)
[quote comment=”155722″]The worst thing about alternate uniforms in baseball is how they play into the superstitions of ballplayers. So now we’re subjected to the butt-ugly Rockies black vests all because they’ve won a few games in them. It makes you wonder how teams without alternate jerseys can ever change their luck or keep their luck going…
I still wish MLB would establish some uniform guidelines with respect to the alternates so that the home and road team both can’t wear dark colored shirts. Course, if that were to happen, then Arizona might try to wear their red or black tops to end the Rockies’ luck.[/quote]
I think it was mentioned on the broadcast last night if that Arizona had declared to wear their black jerseys, then the Rockies would have to wear something other than the black vests.
The HOF exhibit photos confirms your suspicion that the Bobby Layne photo from yesterday’s installment was from his Steelers days. The last photo in the album is of his #22 helmet.
Found link item on ebay.
[quote comment=”155739″]Found link item on ebay.[/quote]
Does anyone have any info on the Oakland Giants and what their unis looked like?
Thanks.
[quote comment=”155728″]Whomever’s card that is; when were you in TBDBITL? What row were you in?
I’m a fourth year in KL Row, and when I saw that card in the membership gallery yesterday I thought “that sure looks like a band uniform” and then it was. My only complaint is that the adjusters should be at the same height, surely I’d fail a uniform inspection for such inattention to detail.[/quote]
You might fail a spelling\grammar test as well
We know why Throwbacks happen.
To celebrate history.. I mean, link.(Fifth item in the link, the commas in the story URL seem to screw it up on here).
Not that this is specificall uni-related, but the fact that it comes from Bill Nye the Science Guy, and he talks about branding the bat, and what wearing gloves has done to the strength of bats, it’s a good fine… Not that it was all that hard.. main page of MSN.com
Sorry, link didn’t come through:
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Not quite uni-related, but interesting nonetheless… The St. Louis Blues have added a yet-unnamed link, a la former Expo/current Canadien icon link
That Blue bear looks like the result of John Belushi forcing Walt Disney into a Vulcan mind-meld at gunpoint… and how many teams have a mascot who’s better-dressed than the link
Hey folks – trying to send out my football pool with some football-related tidbits and I’m mentioning the NFL Uniform violations & fines, etc. I really want to attach a pic of the one (of many?) Lions players that wear the bike shorts instead of pants. I searched the archives, but I think I’ll have better luck (quicker?) if I just ask the good folks here to send me a link, etc. Thanks…………
[quote comment=”155704″]Oh my God… Bullpen Cars… One of my all-time favorite baseball subjects that I wish I knew more about…
What I do know…
– The Red Sox old bullpen car is in one of the memorabilia shops across the street from Fenway
[/quote]
I could’ve sworn it wasn’t there last time I was at the shop (mid-August). I’m headed to Boston early next week for a concert, I’ll check on it.
[quote comment=”155729″]Last night, Knicks vs Maccabi Tel Aviv, Maccabi was wearing their silly version of their jersey where Elite (the chocolate manufacturer who is their chief sponsor) was in English and not in Hebrew.
Also, there was a rotating ad which said “Sponsor” supports ISREAL, spelled wrong. Anyone have a screenshot?[/quote]
knicks appear to be wearing black shoes at home this (pre) season as well…
black shoes… SOOOOO early to mid 90’s…
[quote comment=”155726″]Washington Wizards blue and white unis might just be the most underrated uniforms in sports. Very sharp.
Nice color scheme, cool “Friz Quadrata” wordmark and the neat “dc” secondary ligature on the pants.
Okay, so the alternate jersey is a disaster.[/quote]
you are absolutely right on tom’o.
the color palate really works well together and the new bronze makes it even better.
i’ll appeal to the readership again…
does anyone know where i can download the font the current phillies use
link
and what they used previously
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I was at the Pens/Habs game that night and I also kind of liked the blank white mask Price wore. I just remembered thinking “hmm, that’s odd…but cool”.
In case anyone was wondering, Price was the second star that night (and roundly booed, of course).
[quote comment=”155718″][quote comment=”155708″]Remember a year ago when we talked about logo disparities? Such as how the Old English D the Tigers use is different on the uni and the cap (the Yankees have this issue as well). I found a photo of Rudy Giuliani wearing a personalized Yankee jacket and link looks different than anything I’ve seen before. Or maybe it just looks odd because it’s white, not navy.[/quote]
No the Yankees seem to have 4 different NYs. Their Cap, Helmet, Home Jersey and dugout Jacket ALL have a different NY.
They all look like they were drawn by a drunken basset hound. No one ever wants to acknowledge this because God forbid somebody say something other than “classic” “unchanged” about the “great” Yankees uniform.[/quote]
What a shock, A MUTT Fan has something to say about the Yankees Unis…No they may not be as ‘classic’ as they seem, but unlike the NY MESS, they didnt use a previous team’s logo on there hat, and the home Whites havent changed since 1936 and the Roads since 1972…that is why they are classic…
And as memory serves, this forum has discussed several times the differences in the NY and the Old English D from Detroit
Check out these uniforms from the Brampton Battalions of the OHL. Very Cool! Click on one of link to see pictures.
[quote comment=”155734″]Not to make it Pick on Vince Day, but it’s “Jacobs Field”, no apostrophe :-)[/quote]
Fixed. Thanks.
The St. Louis Blues have added a yet-unnamed link…
Looks like a frost-bitten link.
[quote comment=”155771″]Check out these uniforms from the Brampton Battalions of the OHL. Very Cool! Click on one of link to see pictures.[/quote]
Should be a viewing warning on this one…ugliest damn uniforms I’ve ever seen. I know they’re using the army metaphor, but someone should tell them the army doesn’t use puke green as a colour.
[quote comment=”155777″]The St. Louis Blues have added a yet-unnamed link…
Looks like a frost-bitten link.[/quote]
Or “fozzie”… just nitpicking…
Check link.
Or link.
[quote comment=”155735″][quote comment=”155722″]The worst thing about alternate uniforms in baseball is how they play into the superstitions of ballplayers. So now we’re subjected to the butt-ugly Rockies black vests all because they’ve won a few games in them. It makes you wonder how teams without alternate jerseys can ever change their luck or keep their luck going…
I still wish MLB would establish some uniform guidelines with respect to the alternates so that the home and road team both can’t wear dark colored shirts. Course, if that were to happen, then Arizona might try to wear their red or black tops to end the Rockies’ luck.[/quote]
I think it was mentioned on the broadcast last night if that Arizona had declared to wear their black jerseys, then the Rockies would have to wear something other than the black vests.[/quote]
Yup, Arizona coulda worn black and made the Rockies switch, but chose not too. I wonder if they will tonight…
Thanks for the hat info .I was watching the game and thought I was losing my mind.
The “reflector” look on the CU Buffs is a result of the return of silver to “the glory of the silver and the gold”. I watched a chunk of the ASU game and the silver was noticeable, but not that pronounced.
With all the fuss about the RBK Edge System uniforms, felt link was appropriate to post..and a bit funny.
Tom O’Toole >>> turd.
That was my reaction after reading that. Just… the lack of logos, the colors… I hope when I’m at that age I’m not all senile.
[quote comment=”155791″]Tom O’Toole >>> turd.
That was my reaction after reading that. Just… the lack of logos, the colors… I hope when I’m at that age I’m not all senile.[/quote]
I could buy all 9 of those hats for probably a dime each!
You think changing a hat every inning is good. I was at a game a few years back and I noticed there is a woman who has every Phillies uniform for the active players. She wears the one of the current batter and she wears it backward so you can see the name. Never noticed what she wears when they are in the field (this was before Uniwatch enlighten me) but I would guess the pitcher. Now at over $100 a pop that is a dedicated uniwearer.
Not quite uni-related, but interesting nonetheless… The St. Louis Blues have added a yet-unnamed mascot, a la former Expo/current Canadien icon Youppi!
That Blue bear looks like the result of John Belushi forcing Walt Disney into a Vulcan mind-meld at gunpoint… and how many teams have a mascot who’s better-dressed than the team?
On the website you can vote for a name. Unfotunately M.Bearassment isnt a choice.
The Blues uni was one of the best in the league the last few years, now thanks to reebok were back in the middle of the pack.
The Blues should name the bear “Nick Notey” per The Morning After on ESPN 1380.
How can the fine folks at collegejerseys.com claim to have “game worn” Notre Dame jerseys in gold?
And would anyone spend $700.00+ on them?
(or any jersey for that matter?)
I’m going to the Univ. of Kentucky’s “Big Blue Madness” event tonight, and something tells me they will have the System of Dress unis this season. I haven’t seen any official word about it, but considering they jumped on the stupid Nike shoulder stripes last year, I have little hope. Anybody know anything I don’t?
[quote comment=”155727″][quote comment=”155718″][quote comment=”155708″]Remember a year ago when we talked about logo disparities? Such as how the Old English D the Tigers use is different on the uni and the cap (the Yankees have this issue as well). I found a photo of Rudy Giuliani wearing a personalized Yankee jacket and link looks different than anything I’ve seen before. Or maybe it just looks odd because it’s white, not navy.[/quote]
No the Yankees seem to have 4 different NYs. Their Cap, Helmet, Home Jersey and dugout Jacket ALL have a different NY.
They all look like they were drawn by a drunken basset hound. No one ever wants to acknowledge this because God forbid somebody say something other than “classic” “unchanged” about the “great” Yankees uniform.[/quote]
Hey I keep complaining about their “classic” road unis, which have been around since the 1970s. An update has long been due.[/quote]
Why? They look FANTASTIC. The only thing I might change is to remove the white borders from the letters. Otherwise, both their home and road unis are so great it almost makes me root for them, until I remind myself that I despise them.
[quote comment=”155791″]Tom O’Toole >>> turd.
That was my reaction after reading that. Just… the lack of logos, the colors… I hope when I’m at that age I’m not all senile.[/quote]
I think the hats and the colors are GREAT. First of all, how many different colors do Indians hats come in? Numerous times I’ve heard complaints about hats that link. Now we are complaining that this old man, who is having a little fun while at the baseball game, doesn’t have an Indians logo on his hat? Get a sense of humor. This is great. Why not fuck with everyone a little bit while you are sitting in high profile seats?
hey, at least O’Toole doesn’t whip out a purple hat. haha
not to nit pick, but that is a roundup of SOUTHERN Arizona high school helmets..
After looking at the photo page for The Detroit News, I’m a little disappointed in them.
There’s no bowling photo section, which seems kinda odd, as Detroit is the largest local bowling association in the world.
C’mon, there HAS to be some fantastic photos from the glory days (40s-60s) of team bowling!
[quote comment=”155778″][quote comment=”155771″]Check out these uniforms from the Brampton Battalions of the OHL. Very Cool! Click on one of link to see pictures.[/quote]
Should be a viewing warning on this one…ugliest damn uniforms I’ve ever seen. I know they’re using the army metaphor, but someone should tell them the army doesn’t use puke green as a colour.[/quote]
I’m wearing a shirt that same color today. It’s wildly ugly. That’s why I’m wearing it. It looks like peas.
[quote comment=”155781″]
Check link.
Or link.[/quote]
Do an image search for Dre Bly. He always wore the “bike shorts” with Detroit.
Oh, and Mr. O’Toole may Get It a little bit, but he has no clue how to wear a ball cap!
I had heard (who knows if it’s true) that the main reason bullpen cars were phased out were due to insurance costs and liability.
I had never heard of a player getting injured by the car or exiting the car so I don’t know how high the insurance cost would be.
[quote comment=”155808″][quote comment=”155791″]Tom O’Toole >>> turd.
That was my reaction after reading that. Just… the lack of logos, the colors… I hope when I’m at that age I’m not all senile.[/quote]
I think the hats and the colors are GREAT. First of all, how many different colors do Indians hats come in? Numerous times I’ve heard complaints about hats that link. Now we are complaining that this old man, who is having a little fun while at the baseball game, doesn’t have an Indians logo on his hat? Get a sense of humor. This is great. Why not fuck with everyone a little bit while you are sitting in high profile seats?[/quote]
Fashion hats are pure garbage, and like the mention of the female Phillies fan who wears every current Phillies jersey at every at-bat, it teeters more of ridiculous / stupidity than anything. I don’t go to a game to make a spectacle of myself. I’d sure love to know what kind of jobs these crazy people have in which they have so much disposable income!
Credit card company ripping off Uni Watch?
Everyone’s seen link before, but this morning on my way in to work, I saw an ad on the side of a bus for credit cards designed like the local teams’ uniforms!
The card on the far right of the ad looked exactly like link — my Uni Watch membership card! Last year’s uniform and everything.
Will keep my eyes peeled and try to find out what bank is distributing these. (Uni Watch Bank of Delaware, LLC?) Will also try to get a photo.
Ian K, Matthew S, Robert — any of you guys seen this ad around here?
[quote comment=”155770″][quote comment=”155718″][quote comment=”155708″]Remember a year ago when we talked about logo disparities? Such as how the Old English D the Tigers use is different on the uni and the cap (the Yankees have this issue as well). I found a photo of Rudy Giuliani wearing a personalized Yankee jacket and link looks different than anything I’ve seen before. Or maybe it just looks odd because it’s white, not navy.[/quote]
No the Yankees seem to have 4 different NYs. Their Cap, Helmet, Home Jersey and dugout Jacket ALL have a different NY.
They all look like they were drawn by a drunken basset hound. No one ever wants to acknowledge this because God forbid somebody say something other than “classic” “unchanged” about the “great” Yankees uniform.[/quote]
What a shock, A MUTT Fan has something to say about the Yankees Unis…No they may not be as ‘classic’ as they seem, but unlike the NY MESS, they didnt use a previous team’s logo on there hat, and the home Whites havent changed since 1936 and the Roads since 1972…that is why they are classic…
And as memory serves, this forum has discussed several times the differences in the NY and the Old English D from Detroit[/quote]
so what that they haven’t changed.
[quote comment=”155816″][quote comment=”155808″][quote comment=”155791″]Tom O’Toole >>> turd.
That was my reaction after reading that. Just… the lack of logos, the colors… I hope when I’m at that age I’m not all senile.[/quote]
I think the hats and the colors are GREAT. First of all, how many different colors do Indians hats come in? Numerous times I’ve heard complaints about hats that link. Now we are complaining that this old man, who is having a little fun while at the baseball game, doesn’t have an Indians logo on his hat? Get a sense of humor. This is great. Why not fuck with everyone a little bit while you are sitting in high profile seats?[/quote]
Fashion hats are pure garbage, and like the mention of the female Phillies fan who wears every current Phillies jersey at every at-bat, it teeters more of ridiculous / stupidity than anything. I don’t go to a game to make a spectacle of myself. I’d sure love to know what kind of jobs these crazy people have in which they have so much disposable income![/quote]
Like someone said earlier, they could probably get one of these hats the dollar store.
Why do we have to take ourselves so seriously? Why can’t we let this guy have his fun instead of criticizing him for it? I can only hope that when I am his age I have a sense of humor like that. The jersey thing is kind of stupid, with the lady in Philly, though. This is such a simple, unrelated not to the rest of the game. And it’s pretty funny to see an old guy wearing hats in those colors.
Let an old man have his fun. I think it’s great.
[quote comment=”155801″]How can the fine folks at collegejerseys.com claim to have “game worn” Notre Dame jerseys in gold?
And would anyone spend $700.00+ on them?
(or any jersey for that matter?)[/quote]
Their game worn inventory has always been overpriced and of questionable provenance IMO.
And now for something completely different . . . .
I am normally opposed to non-hockey sports teams, bands or other organizations putting their logos onto hockey jerseys, because it just looks goofy. I today stumbled across an exception. This Slayer shirt looks pretty cool.
link
[quote comment=”155825″]And now for something completely different . . . .
I am normally opposed to non-hockey sports teams, bands or other organizations putting their logos onto hockey jerseys, because it just looks goofy. I today stumbled across an exception. This Slayer shirt looks pretty cool.
link
Hard to view that and not be reminded of link.
[quote comment=”155819″]Credit card company ripping off Uni Watch?
Everyone’s seen link before, but this morning on my way in to work, I saw an ad on the side of a bus for credit cards designed like the local teams’ uniforms!
The card on the far right of the ad looked exactly like link — my Uni Watch membership card! Last year’s uniform and everything.
Will keep my eyes peeled and try to find out what bank is distributing these. (Uni Watch Bank of Delaware, LLC?) Will also try to get a photo.
Ian K, Matthew S, Robert — any of you guys seen this ad around here?[/quote]
I have not yet seen such an ad, but now I will definitely be studying closely every bus that I see.
Best Bullpen car cameo in a movie:
Jake Taylor taking the bullpen car to Rene Russo’s apartment after a game… and hitting a ‘homerun’.
Jake Taylor is the man.
The uniforms on the Grizz look great. I wish I could say the same for the Wiz.
Iowa has a new basketball coach who wants to add player names to the backs of the jerseys, but a new name-free uni set was ordered before he was hired and the numbers are positioned too high to allow for names.
He needs to look into some link action, like the WV Mountaineers once did.
I don’t think the Tigers ever had one. At Tiger stadium the relievers would warm up in foul territory on the baselines.
[quote comment=”155830″][quote comment=”155819″]Credit card company ripping off Uni Watch?
Everyone’s seen link before, but this morning on my way in to work, I saw an ad on the side of a bus for credit cards designed like the local teams’ uniforms!
The card on the far right of the ad looked exactly like link — my Uni Watch membership card! Last year’s uniform and everything.
Will keep my eyes peeled and try to find out what bank is distributing these. (Uni Watch Bank of Delaware, LLC?) Will also try to get a photo.
Ian K, Matthew S, Robert — any of you guys seen this ad around here?[/quote]
I have not yet seen such an ad, but now I will definitely be studying closely every bus that I see.[/quote]
I work a block from a bus transfer station downtown. You better believe I’ll be examining every damn yellow DART bus I see. Does the card have “Modano”/9 in the background or just the Star outline?
[quote comment=”155725″]I think LSU has switched to the system of dress unis as well, still looking for a better picture
link
link
Certainly different that last year’s jerseys.
the bullpen carts stopped being used because the pitchers would cramp up on the mound
Anybody know where i can get a lacrosse visor/eyeshield? Or if football ones will fit
Not exactly the same as a bullpen cart, but former Yankee Juan Rivera was injured by a golf cart during BP.
link
(last one)
There’s a blog dedicated to bringing back the bullpen car!
link
[quote comment=”155676″]link. I wonder who else.
[/quote]
Why can’t we just go back to a time when uniform shoes were actually uniform, stripes were plenty, and football players actually had sleeves… like back in link
[quote comment=”155753″][quote comment=”155704″]Oh my God… Bullpen Cars… One of my all-time favorite baseball subjects that I wish I knew more about…
What I do know…
– The Red Sox old bullpen car is in one of the memorabilia shops across the street from Fenway
[/quote]
I could’ve sworn it wasn’t there last time I was at the shop (mid-August). I’m headed to Boston early next week for a concert, I’ll check on it.[/quote]
It’s been awhile since I was there, and I’m not even sure which shop at this point… could be gone, but I loved seeing it there… I think it was in original condition – unrestored.
[quote comment=”155849″]Not exactly the same as a bullpen cart, but former Yankee Juan Rivera was injured by a golf cart during BP.
link
(last one)[/quote]
And again, not the smae thing, but don’t forget Coco Crisp’s link!
[quote comment=”155865″][quote comment=”155753″][quote comment=”155704″]Oh my God… Bullpen Cars… One of my all-time favorite baseball subjects that I wish I knew more about…
What I do know…
– The Red Sox old bullpen car is in one of the memorabilia shops across the street from Fenway
[/quote]
I could’ve sworn it wasn’t there last time I was at the shop (mid-August). I’m headed to Boston early next week for a concert, I’ll check on it.[/quote]
It’s been awhile since I was there, and I’m not even sure which shop at this point… could be gone, but I loved seeing it there… I think it was in original condition – unrestored.[/quote]
It was there when I was there in July, at one of the stores across Yawkey Way. I can’t remember which one either, but I am pretty sure it was not the big one.
[quote comment=”155841″][quote comment=”155830″][quote comment=”155819″]Credit card company ripping off Uni Watch?
Everyone’s seen link before, but this morning on my way in to work, I saw an ad on the side of a bus for credit cards designed like the local teams’ uniforms!
The card on the far right of the ad looked exactly like link — my Uni Watch membership card! Last year’s uniform and everything.
Will keep my eyes peeled and try to find out what bank is distributing these. (Uni Watch Bank of Delaware, LLC?) Will also try to get a photo.
Ian K, Matthew S, Robert — any of you guys seen this ad around here?[/quote]
I have not yet seen such an ad, but now I will definitely be studying closely every bus that I see.[/quote]
I work a block from a bus transfer station downtown. You better believe I’ll be examining every damn yellow DART bus I see. Does the card have “Modano”/9 in the background or just the Star outline?[/quote]
I had to use the DART train the other day to go downtown, and also I’m at Mockingbird Station where lots of DART buses are, but I haven’t noticed that particular ad. I’ll keep my eyes out though.
I’ll keep my eyes open, not out. Jesus it’s been a long week…..
[quote comment=”155807″][quote comment=”155727″][quote comment=”155718″][quote comment=”155708″]Remember a year ago when we talked about logo disparities? Such as how the Old English D the Tigers use is different on the uni and the cap (the Yankees have this issue as well). I found a photo of Rudy Giuliani wearing a personalized Yankee jacket and link looks different than anything I’ve seen before. Or maybe it just looks odd because it’s white, not navy.[/quote]
No the Yankees seem to have 4 different NYs. Their Cap, Helmet, Home Jersey and dugout Jacket ALL have a different NY.
They all look like they were drawn by a drunken basset hound. No one ever wants to acknowledge this because God forbid somebody say something other than “classic” “unchanged” about the “great” Yankees uniform.[/quote]
Hey I keep complaining about their “classic” road unis, which have been around since the 1970s. An update has long been due.[/quote]
Why? They look FANTASTIC. The only thing I might change is to remove the white borders from the letters. Otherwise, both their home and road unis are so great it almost makes me root for them, until I remind myself that I despise them.[/quote]
link. link.
As a life long Buckeye I love the reference to TBDBITL…. Go Bucks!
As far as my personal opinion Yankees and Red Sox uniforms are boring and outdated. I’ve seen softball jerseys that look better.
Lack of change does not equal classic.
[quote comment=”155718″][quote comment=”155708″]Remember a year ago when we talked about logo disparities? Such as how the Old English D the Tigers use is different on the uni and the cap (the Yankees have this issue as well). I found a photo of Rudy Giuliani wearing a personalized Yankee jacket and link looks different than anything I’ve seen before. Or maybe it just looks odd because it’s white, not navy.[/quote]
No the Yankees seem to have 4 different NYs. Their Cap, Helmet, Home Jersey and dugout Jacket ALL have a different NY.
[/quote]
Close, but not correct. Three different logos – jersey, cap and print.
Rudy is wearing a link, hence the variation.
THANK YOU.
As I White Sox fan, I see O’Toole many times every season and it always drives me nuts not knowing who he is or what his deal is.
Philly Bill, link
There was a confluence of buses as I walked out of my building and got a picture of what I think you saw this morning. Pardon the quality, it’s my cell phone camera. I guess it resembles your Uni Watch membership card, but personally I think the FC Dallas card (with the longhorn) looks the best.
[quote comment=”155833″]Best Bullpen car cameo in a movie:
Jake Taylor taking the bullpen car to Rene Russo’s apartment after a game… and hitting a ‘homerun’.
Jake Taylor is the man.[/quote]
I couldn’t agree more with you…
link
Don’t know if this has been discussed on the board before, but…
I’m at MSG right now, and I noticed that all the Rangers retired-number banners (Giacomin 1, Gilbert 7, Messier 11 and Richter 35) have radially-arched lettering.
Now, the Rangers have worn vertically-arched lettering for a very long time, and throughout the latter two players’ tenure, and if I recall, when Gilbert and Giacomin were here the lettering was straight, not arched. I’m sure they just wanted some uniformity with the banners, but have the Rangers ever had radially-arched lettering? Anyone know why the banners don’t conform to the jerseys?
I’m suddenly reminded of a pre-season game at MSG around 1996 or so against Pittsburgh, in which Bruce Driver of the Rangers wore a #19 jersey with the name “KAPINSKY” on the back during the first and third periods. J.J. Daigneault of the Penguins wore #57 “KAPINSKY” in the second period.
What they told us was that they were filming a Bruce Willis movie called “Broadway Bruiser,” or something like that, but that was the last I ever heard of it and the movie was obviously never released. There’s no mention of it on IMDb.
Does anyone else…
…remember this?
…have pictures?
…know what happened to the movie?
Does anyone know why the Red Wings are wearing white at home tonight against the Blackhawks?
[quote comment=”155686″]I can’t remember if we knew this, but link (article mentions pictures, but doesn’t have any)
Heh, the “pants.”[/quote]
link
WTF is with the road uniform? The one-shoulder stripe? The fucking awful texture in the purple? Save that shit for the bozos from Eugene.
[quote comment=”155824″][quote comment=”155801″]How can the fine folks at collegejerseys.com claim to have “game worn” Notre Dame jerseys in gold?
And would anyone spend $700.00+ on them?
(or any jersey for that matter?)[/quote]
Their game worn inventory has always been overpriced and of questionable provenance IMO.[/quote]
I agree, and the last time I did business with them it left a bad taste in my mouth. Bought a jersey billed as authentic, which obviously was not. They took it back, but promised to allow me to pick an item free of cost and promised to pay for the shipping costs of the non-authentic item back to their warehouse, neither of which they followed through with.
I’m done doing business with them.
[quote comment=”155933″]Does anyone know why the Red Wings are wearing white at home tonight against the Blackhawks?[/quote]
Some teams will wear the other set of jerseys in order to allow the fans to see the road jerseys once in awhile at home – I know usually Edmonton does this with Vancouver and Calgary for one home and home set once a year.
I think Paul missed the inside track on the biggest Uni unveiling of the Season. The Dillon Panthers. Uniless (meant to type unless right there and it came out Uniless, what can I say, I’ve got Uni on my mind) I’m wrong, they are sporting new Jerseys this season. New Under Armor Jerseys. Almost look purple. Looking forward to your review, Paul. If you want a screen grab, have Bill Simmons send it to you. I know he has this TiVo’d.
wow, I’m suprised no one has complaints about the UNC SoD jerseys. I, being a life-long Tarheel fan, have no problem with the change. Plus they got rid of the stupid shoulder stripes. Yay for that. GO TAR HEELS!!!
Does the MLB policy on wearing alternates only apply if both teams have the exact same color? In 2003 the Marlins and Cubs played at least one of their NLCS games in which the Marlins wore black and the Cubs blue. Does this MLB policy apply during the regular season, too? I’m glad to see that both teams aren’t wearing black tonight. And the Rockies actually look good in the gray pinstripes.
The Douche-backs have uni-jacked the Rockies by choosing to wear THEIR black alts at home tonight.
One of the TBS guys mentioned something about that possibility last night, and someone must have tipped them off. Home team has the first call on uni choice.
The Uni Karma gods will not appreciate this.
Granted, the streak started in sleeved white pinstripes against Florida, then the white vests for four, then gray pinstripes on the road for six, then back to the white vests before Brandon Webb beat them at Coors. All-Blacks since then.
So they waxed the Dodgers in the vests, the Padres and Dodgers in gray roadies, then the loss to Zona in the vests again before going all-black for seven straight.
(notice not a hint of the Grimace Purples in there.. saints be praised..)
The UNC uniforms look OK to me.
[quote comment=”155823″][quote comment=”155816″][quote comment=”155808″][quote comment=”155791″]Tom O’Toole >>> turd.
That was my reaction after reading that. Just… the lack of logos, the colors… I hope when I’m at that age I’m not all senile.[/quote]
I think the hats and the colors are GREAT. First of all, how many different colors do Indians hats come in? Numerous times I’ve heard complaints about hats that link. Now we are complaining that this old man, who is having a little fun while at the baseball game, doesn’t have an Indians logo on his hat? Get a sense of humor. This is great. Why not fuck with everyone a little bit while you are sitting in high profile seats?[/quote]
Fashion hats are pure garbage, and like the mention of the female Phillies fan who wears every current Phillies jersey at every at-bat, it teeters more of ridiculous / stupidity than anything. I don’t go to a game to make a spectacle of myself. I’d sure love to know what kind of jobs these crazy people have in which they have so much disposable income![/quote]
Like someone said earlier, they could probably get one of these hats the dollar store.
Why do we have to take ourselves so seriously? Why can’t we let this guy have his fun instead of criticizing him for it? I can only hope that when I am his age I have a sense of humor like that. The jersey thing is kind of stupid, with the lady in Philly, though. This is such a simple, unrelated not to the rest of the game. And it’s pretty funny to see an old guy wearing hats in those colors.
Let an old man have his fun. I think it’s great.[/quote]
I completely agree. He’s having fun @ a baseball game. I know that’s why I go.
[quote comment=”155837″]The uniforms on the Grizz look great. I wish I could say the same for the Wiz.[/quote]
I agree. I’ve been a fan of the Grizzlies’ unis since they changed to those. Typically the Wiz’s unis don’t bother me but I really do not like the bronze name lettering. They should have stuck with the white.
Maybe it is just some artifacts from re-sizing a larger picture, but it looks like a stone-washed denim pattern. I doubt that is really it, but it would really be a new chapter in terrible basketball unis.
Pistons have that 50th anniversary logo at center court.
[quote comment=”155908″]Philly Bill, link
There was a confluence of buses as I walked out of my building and got a picture of what I think you saw this morning. Pardon the quality, it’s my cell phone camera. I guess it resembles your Uni Watch membership card, but personally I think the FC Dallas card (with the longhorn) looks the best.[/quote]
That looks like a high quality photo for a cell phone camera. Nice work. So when are they going to offer cards for the (remaining) teams in the Texas Collegiate League (the summer wood bat baseball league for college kids)?
I think we might have someone who “Gets it” on the Husky Basketball team.
In case people didnt read the article
A quote from the wise Adrian Oliver
““Personally, I like the old ones,” Oliver said. “I like the tradition. These are fine. Uniforms are uniforms, but I like the old ones.””
the sixers have new uniforms, i dont have any pics though
[quote comment=”155680″]Does it bother anyone else that Wake Forest’s link on their helmet doesn’t have the white outline like the WF logo of their jersey? Just a pet peeve of mind. If you’re going to have the same logo on the helmet and the jersey, they should match if possible.[/quote]
Why do these teams have the same logo 17 times on their unis anyway. It’s not like they have to wash them with other people’s clothes and are afraid they’ll be mixed up. I’m sick and tired of Logo-Redundancy at every level of sport.
Rockies 3, D-bags 2 F/ 11
Uni shenanigans fail. FAIL I tell you.
[quote comment=”155708″]Remember a year ago when we talked about logo disparities? Such as how the Old English D the Tigers use is different on the uni and the cap (the Yankees have this issue as well). I found a photo of Rudy Giuliani wearing a personalized Yankee jacket and link looks different than anything I’ve seen before. Or maybe it just looks odd because it’s white, not navy.[/quote]
NOT EVERYTHING IN LIFE NEEDS TO MATCH