Uni Watch Book Club: The Football Book

I wonder how many different uniforms the D-Backs wore in the ’01 World Series. That one went 7 games, so they probably had to repeat.

Death Hawks! They have to pick that name. I love the way a 10 year olds mind works.

Re: The ref wearing the “11” memorial patch
Isn’t that just his number?

That Charlotte Checkers annv. logo reminds me of this…link

The Grand Rapids Griffins did a game the other night for raising money for breast cancer awareness…they originally wanted to get pink ice but it fell through but they did get pink laces and tape

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In the WWII era poster gallery, the upper left poster shows Steelers-Eagles vs. Green Bay Packers. I’m assuming the Packers played both of those teams that day. Was this common back then or would this have been a double header to make up a postponed game?

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Steagles!

Naming butterflies? This gave me an idea. Pharmaceutical companies should sell naming rights to their new medications. A new ED solution? Lets pay a million to call it UP!

[quote comment=”163099″][quote comment=”163096″]In the link, the upper left poster shows Steelers-Eagles vs. Green Bay Packers. I’m assuming the Packers played both of those teams that day. Was this common back then or would this have been a double header to make up a postponed game?[/quote]

Doubleheaders were not uncommon in those days — the book spends a few pages discussing this.[/quote]

Sounds like the Steagles…

In reference to the armband…

Unless I am missing something the armbands that both players are wearing are bands that were popular in the 80s. They feature a triangle patch with an NFL helmet on it. Not a great pic, but Elway has one on link

[quote comment=”163109″]In reference to the armband…

Unless I am missing something the armbands that both players are wearing are bands that were popular in the 80s. They feature a triangle patch with an NFL helmet on it. Not a great pic, but Elway has one on link[/quote]

The Ref is wearing the armband.

Not only is Rentzel wearing a lame facemask, it’s on a blue helmet. Is that helmet the same color as the pants the Cowboys still wear with white jerseys? How long did they wear blue helmets, and when did they switch to silver?

link is an Eastern Conference overview, the author also gives his take on each team’s new uni.

Uniform Improvement or Fashion Disaster? Does it matter? The Sabres sold a gazillion jerseys last season with a logo that looked like a demonically possessed cashew nut.

That part made me laugh.

The number on the referee just looks like his own number, not a memorial band.

Currently, I see a lot of Pop Warner and other youth football teams huddle the same way as the Chiefs in that picture…the QB looks at the 10 other players lined up in front of him. Makes it very easy to count to make sure there are 11 players.

[quote comment=”163104″]Not sure how I missed this, since I was watching the Giants/Dolphins game, but Brandon Jacobs’s jersey patch apparently fell off at some point in the second half

I was watching the game too and wondered if maybe he changed jerseys at halftime. It just seemed like his jersey was awfully white for having played a half of football in the rain and mud.[/quote]

I’m pretty sure he changed his jersey at halftime. I remember in the first half thinking his jersey was nasty and wondering if he would change at halftime. There was no part of the jersey that was white. All shades of brown and gray.

The Columbus Cottonmouths went with pink jersey’s for opening weekend as seen link. Also no pics yet but they are going back to the Snake numbers but the next home game isn’t for another two weeks.

[quote comment=”163106″]RE: The Chiefs huddle. We huddled like that in high school. The linemen lined up in the front just as they would on the line of scrimmage. The backs and receivers would line up behind them according to their initial position before the snap. This would help the quarterback quickly check the personnel with the play called.[/quote]

We did the same. It is easier for the QB to make sure there is eleven on the field

The Chiefs huddle is called a “choir huddle”. It is used by many, many college, high school and younger teams. I’ve never really noticed that the pros didn’t use it much. It’s valuable in making sure you have everyone you need in the huddle.

In my junior high coaching days we called it a ‘shoe store’ huddle because we wanted everyone in a very straight line (shoes side-by-side like a shoe store). Otherwise, with JH’ers, you could easily head to the line missing a TE, guard and running back!

According to Wikipedia, link wore number 11 as a QB and NFL Official.

Comparing the picture on Wiki from his college days to this one I think that is him in the photo.

[quote comment=”163107″][quote comment=”163099″][quote comment=”163096″]In the link, the upper left poster shows Steelers-Eagles vs. Green Bay Packers. I’m assuming the Packers played both of those teams that day. Was this common back then or would this have been a double header to make up a postponed game?[/quote]

Doubleheaders were not uncommon in those days — the book spends a few pages discussing this.[/quote]

Sounds like the Steagles…[/quote]

If you have any questions about the “Steagles,” link might help.

“Battered helmet” pic:
Two questions:

(1) How the heck did the Chief’s player get his humungous melon into that tiny helmet?
(2) How did he take it off?

Just looking at that gave me a headache.

I think there were different uniform combinations for every game of the 1979 WS with the Pirates and Orioles. I’m not positive but through the 7 games no combination was repeated.

The photos from that book make me miss the NFL of old (ie., pre-mass marketing, overdone designs, computerization, field turf).

The Padres wore four different uniform combinations as they were swept in four straight by the Yankees in the 1998 World Series. Game 1-gray jersey/gray pants. Game 2-blue jersey/gray pants. Game 3-blue jersey/white pants. Game 4-while jersey/white pants.

Cast your vote by sending an e-mail to unipoll at earthlink dot net (not the usual Uni Watch address) and I’ll take the readership’s wishes under advisement.
Wouldn’t it be easier to include a poll function on the blog. You could have different polls everyday.
Most posts are about a wierd or historical uniform. You could put the Uni Watch test of “Is it good or is it stupid?” up to the masses.
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[quote comment=”163149″]”Battered helmet” pic:
Two questions:

(1) How the heck did the Chief’s player get his humungous melon into that tiny helmet?
(2) How did he take it off?

Just looking at that gave me a headache.[/quote]

HEED. PAPER. NOW.

[quote comment=”163148″]Watched the Sharks-Stars game last night on VS. When they unveiled the Stars new unis earlier this year, I thought they second only to Vancouver for ugliness and stupidity.

I must admit, I did not appreciate how ugly those uniforms were until I actually saw them on TV.

Whoever designed (and approved) those green puke sweaters should be sentenced to wearing an Orange Bengals jersey (or worse yet, the Orange Dolphins jersey) for the rest of their lives with a hug Nike Swoosh tatooed to their forehead.

Morons[/quote]

I hated the Dallas jerseys too when they came out, but they are growing on me. Even though I still think having ‘DALLAS’ on you HOME jersey is stupid. I think people IN Dallas WATCHING the Dallas Stars know where they are. Well, look at that, I’m back to hating the jerseys again……..

[quote comment=”163093″]That Charlotte Checkers annv. logo reminds me of this…link[/quote]
The Checkers logo is a precursor to our new logo which will be unveiled the second week of January. The 15th Anniversary logo will “morph” into the new one, so to speak. I posted this like 2 months ago.

[quote comment=”163171″][quote comment=”163158″]The Utah Grizzlies all pink night was actually their second game, not the home opener.[/quote]

At the risk of being Politically Incorrect, I think the ‘pink’ thing (obviously a good cause) has reached overkill mode. It’s like a good commercial (I know, that’s generally an oxymoron) that is played too much. After a while it becomes annoying.[/quote]
I don’t think it will be conceived as politically incorrect, I think it will be called “heartless.” But I couldn’t agree with you more.

[quote comment=”163112″]I didn’t realize they had so many combos:

ON THE DUCK WALK … The Ducks have worn a different uniform combination in every game this season. Oregon’s kit collection features jerseys and pants in black, green, white and yellow, and helmets in green, white and yellow. Every component has been worn at least once in 2007 with the exception of the yellow helmet.

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Yellow helmet, white jersey, green pants! Come on Oregon, you can do it!

Not so crazy about the lucite facemask “look”, but I love the old Rams’ helmets. The varying length of the horns and not so quite roundness of their shape gives away the fact these helmets were hand painted.

Ahhh…the charm of the old days of the NFL…

Better view of Charles Woodson’s sock shananigans. He’s got black shoes (the Pakcers wear white), tape spats, biker shorts, and what looks to me like 3 different white sock/legwarmers.
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Lance Rentzel. A guy arrested for indecent exposure in Uni Watch. Ironic.

a couple more animal names to bid on:
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[quote comment=”163195″]Re: The Browns and the team-colored goalpost in 1964. One thing that struck me in that crowd shot is: no team gear. A comparable shot today would show most of the fans wearing team jerseys, jackets, hats, or at least brown and orange clothing. That happened to be the first game I can recall watching. I was 9 years old, and I immediately took a magic marker to a white t-shirt and drew an “86” on the front and back (for Gary Collins, the Brown in the photo, who caught 3 TD passes that day). That was what passed for “team gear” for fans back then!

On the Chiefs’ open huddle. I think George Plimpton has a photo of the Lions huddling that way in “Paper Lion,” and mentioning the disconcertion of seeing the feet pointed at him when he looked down.[/quote]

Good point about the team gear.

When I was younger, for me, a Giants sweatshirt and the little gumball machine helmet passed as “team gear”. I’m sure in 1974 there were team jerseys and hats available somewhere, but I was damned if I knew where it was.

And my parents were damned if they were gonna spend money on it!

[quote comment=”163203″][quote comment=”163168″][quote comment=”163106″]RE: The Chiefs huddle. We huddled like that in high school. The linemen lined up in the front just as they would on the line of scrimmage. The backs and receivers would line up behind them according to their initial position before the snap. This would help the quarterback quickly check the personnel with the play called.[/quote]

We did the same thing in HS. The QB would call the play once and the Center and Split End would break out of the huddle. The center would go over the ball and the split end would line up in his spot and let the linesman know if he was lining up on the line of scrimmage or off and ask to make sure he was far enough back or not too far forward. Then the QB would repeat the play and the rest of the team would break the huddle.[/quote]

Joining the chorus here; when I was a QB in HS, we did it this way as well.[/quote]

Same here. Also, it’s easier to run up to the line, get set, and run a play to catch the defense off-guard if everyone’s already facing the line of scrimmage in a setup like that.

[quote comment=”163089″]I believe the Astros wore a different jersey in each of the 4 games of the ’05 World Series. I think they wore the regular home whites and road grays each for one game. Then I also think they wore the red “Houston” jersey once on the road, and the red “Astros” jersey once at home.[/quote]

This is incorrect. The Astros wore pinstripes with black hats for both home World Series games. This was because they were midweek night games. The Astros did wear the red “Astros” jersey at home in the NLDS and NLCS in ’04 and ’05 because games in each series fell on a Sunday. And they wore the solid whites for the Saturday home games in the NLDS and NLCS both years, following their regular-season pattern for uniforms at home.

Also, I’ll try to look today to see about the Saints huddle formation. I have Six Days to Sunday on the ’76 Saints on DVD at home.

The Mets in the 2000 World Series also wore 4 different uniforms.

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Now had the Mets wore their link, like they did in years past, chances are they would have worn all five of their jerseys, and they might have at least not have had the Yankees clinch on their home ground (which hadn’t happened before).

How many different uniforms did the Pirates wear in the 1979 Series? They sure had a lot of options.

What’s the story on Tom Dempsey’s special kicking shoe aside from it being a record-setting 63-yard field goal in 1970. Did he have half a foot? Please excuse my ignorance.

Dempsey was born with a clubbed foot (I think that is the proper medical term). He also had one hand that was deformed. Again, I don’t know the proper medical term.

More RBK problems:

[quote comment=”163218″]How many different uniforms did the Pirates wear in the 1979 Series? They sure had a lot of options.[/quote]

I don’t know how accurate Wikipedia is, but here is what they listed on their 1979 World Series article.

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The Pirates wore four different uniform combinations during the series:
gold cap, black jersey and gold pants for Games 1 & 5

black cap, gold jersey and black pants for Games 2, 6 & 7

black cap and solid white pinstriped uniform for Game 3

black cap and solid gold uniform for Game 4.

In both high school and college [UW-Stevens Point] we huddled up in the same manner as Dawson’s KC Chiefs. In fact, thats the only way I’ve ever huddled up in 13+ years of organized football experience. It could be because you are already in order, thus can make it to the line in a quicker, more orderly fashion.

[quote comment=”163222″]Anyone know what shoes Clyde Drexler is wearing in the socks picture?

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They look cheaply modeled after the Jordan III’s.[/quote]

They’re link. (They predate link by a few years.) Not sure what model — I thought at first they were 820s, but they’re not. Actually, the Avia link was a good shoe for ballin’. They came up with the “Cantilever” sole technology that And1 would use many years later as “Harmonix.”

[quote comment=”163232″][quote comment=”163222″]Anyone know what shoes Clyde Drexler is wearing in the socks picture?

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They look cheaply modeled after the Jordan III’s.[/quote]

They’re link. (They predate link by a few years.) Not sure what model — I thought at first they were 820s, but they’re not. Actually, the Avia link was a good shoe for ballin’. They came up with the “Cantilever” sole technology that And1 would use many years later as “Harmonix.”[/quote]

Er, maybe those Avias don’t predate Jordan IIIs, since another guy in the photo I linked is *wearing* Jordan IIIs. I thought the Avia 830 predated Jordan IIIs, at least. Maybe Glide’s wearing a later Avia model.

[quote comment=”163237″][quote comment=”163232″][quote comment=”163222″]Anyone know what shoes Clyde Drexler is wearing in the socks picture?

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They look cheaply modeled after the Jordan III’s.[/quote]

They’re link. (They predate link by a few years.) Not sure what model — I thought at first they were 820s, but they’re not. Actually, the Avia link was a good shoe for ballin’. They came up with the “Cantilever” sole technology that And1 would use many years later as “Harmonix.”[/quote]

Er, maybe those Avias don’t predate Jordan IIIs, since another guy in the photo I linked is *wearing* Jordan IIIs. I thought the Avia 830 predated Jordan IIIs, at least. Maybe Glide’s wearing a later Avia model.[/quote]

i thought it was a model of the 825’s…
that was the one thing about avia’s and new balance.
it was always difficutl to remember model names because they were always numbers…

[quote comment=”163238″]Looking at those Pirates unis of the late ’70s led me to realize that link has failed to recognize the ketchup red uni of ’07. Perhaps, Dressed to the Nines is doing a public service.[/quote]
At the change of the template in Nines (somewhere in the mid 90’s), only the official home and away uniforms are shown. So you also miss out on the Mets’ alternate blackness, the Astros’ de facto red road tops, and the Padres’ “Sunday homes, plus away unless clashing” navy jerseys. Sadly, you also miss out on the AWESOME Milwaukee Brewers retro outfit.

[quote comment=”163230″]In both high school and college [UW-Stevens Point] we huddled up in the same manner as Dawson’s KC Chiefs. In fact, thats the only way I’ve ever huddled up in 13+ years of organized football experience. It could be because you are already in order, thus can make it to the line in a quicker, more orderly fashion.[/quote]
Go Pointers!

[quote comment=”163119″]link is an Eastern Conference overview, the author also gives his take on each team’s new uni.

Uniform Improvement or Fashion Disaster? Does it matter? The Sabres sold a gazillion jerseys last season with a logo that looked like a demonically possessed cashew nut.

That part made me laugh.[/quote]
Greg Wyshynski is a horses ass. I’ll bet he’s never been to Jersey yet he’s trying to be funny with his quip on the new arena.

[quote comment=”163237″][quote comment=”163232″][quote comment=”163222″]Anyone know what shoes Clyde Drexler is wearing in the socks picture?

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They look cheaply modeled after the Jordan III’s.[/quote]

They’re link. (They predate link by a few years.) Not sure what model — I thought at first they were 820s, but they’re not. Actually, the Avia link was a good shoe for ballin’. They came up with the “Cantilever” sole technology that And1 would use many years later as “Harmonix.”[/quote]

Er, maybe those Avias don’t predate Jordan IIIs, since another guy in the photo I linked is *wearing* Jordan IIIs. I thought the Avia 830 predated Jordan IIIs, at least. Maybe Glide’s wearing a later Avia model.[/quote]

Wow, Avia. I remember that brand. I think Scottie Pippen even wore some back in the day. A lot of shoes back then… Pony, Pro-Wings, Roo’s, Jordache…

[quote comment=”163106″]RE: The Chiefs huddle. We huddled like that in high school. The linemen lined up in the front just as they would on the line of scrimmage. The backs and receivers would line up behind them according to their initial position before the snap. This would help the quarterback quickly check the personnel with the play called.[/quote]

Reading this (and the related comments) made me think of the late-70s Landry-led Dallas Cowboys, and how the lineman got to the line of scrimmage, bent at the waist, then in unison stood up and then went down into the three-point stance.

God, I hated those Cowboys.

…And link to give you an idea of the differences between Dempsey’s 2 feet.

[quote comment=”163252″][quote comment=”163237″][quote comment=”163232″][quote comment=”163222″]Anyone know what shoes Clyde Drexler is wearing in the socks picture?

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They look cheaply modeled after the Jordan III’s.[/quote]

They’re link. (They predate link by a few years.) Not sure what model — I thought at first they were 820s, but they’re not. Actually, the Avia link was a good shoe for ballin’. They came up with the “Cantilever” sole technology that And1 would use many years later as “Harmonix.”[/quote]

Er, maybe those Avias don’t predate Jordan IIIs, since another guy in the photo I linked is *wearing* Jordan IIIs. I thought the Avia 830 predated Jordan IIIs, at least. Maybe Glide’s wearing a later Avia model.[/quote]

Wow, Avia. I remember that brand. I think Scottie Pippen even wore some back in the day. A lot of shoes back then… Pony, Pro-Wings, Roo’s, Jordache…[/quote]

My high school basketball team wore Avia’s for my Senior year, bought them as a team (not unusual now, but pretty unusual in 1987). They were actually pretty comfotable shoes, a bit lacking in cushioning, but pretty good overall. Most of us wore the original Jordan’s one year, just can’t remember if it was 85-86, or 86-87.

In reference to the Colorado little league problem, in Massachusetts no one wants to play for the Yankees, so the Class A affiliate of the Red Sox, the Lowell Spinners have found a link

[quote comment=”163225″][quote comment=”163218″]How many different uniforms did the Pirates wear in the 1979 Series? They sure had a lot of options.[/quote]

I don’t know how accurate Wikipedia is, but here is what they listed on their 1979 World Series article.

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The Pirates wore four different uniform combinations during the series:
gold cap, black jersey and gold pants for Games 1 & 5

black cap, gold jersey and black pants for Games 2, 6 & 7

black cap and solid white pinstriped uniform for Game 3

black cap and solid gold uniform for Game 4.[/quote]

I have the 1979 World Series highlight tape at home and I can double-check that when I get home but that sounds right.

It’s sad, but a few years ago, I would have been able to tell you that like the back of my hand. Does anyone remember “2-Minute Drill”, ESPN’s game show predecesor to “Stump the Schwab”? Well, I tried out for this back in ’01. Contestants picked a topic so that if they ended up the finalist, they were asked a really tough question about their topic.

I watched that tape once a day for like a month and a half before I went to NYC to try out… then completely bombed on the written test so I never even got to the point where you tried out on a test set.

[quote comment=”163264″]Is anyone else highly disturbed by this line of MLB Hats called MLB Twisted?

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It just seems so so wrong.[/quote]
Get your official gang wear today at lids.com!

[quote comment=”163265″]In reference to the Colorado little league problem, in Massachusetts no one wants to play for the Yankees, so the Class A affiliate of the Red Sox, the Lowell Spinners have found a link[/quote]
That is hilarious! Favorite line: “Red Sox fans understand how devastating it can be for any child to be on a Yankees youth baseball team in New England”

That got me thinking, how many of you played in a youth league that used MLB team names like that? I’d never even heard of that until I got older. All our team names were sponsors. I played for the “Local 4950” (Steel Workers Union)

[quote comment=”163276″][quote comment=”163265″]In reference to the Colorado little league problem, in Massachusetts no one wants to play for the Yankees, so the Class A affiliate of the Red Sox, the Lowell Spinners have found a link[/quote]
That is hilarious! Favorite line: “Red Sox fans understand how devastating it can be for any child to be on a Yankees youth baseball team in New England”

That got me thinking, how many of you played in a youth league that used MLB team names like that? I’d never even heard of that until I got older. All our team names were sponsors. I played for the “Local 4950” (Steel Workers Union)[/quote]

At least when I was a kid, the youth leagues in Lafayette, IN did not use MLB team names, instead opting for local businesses. I remember playing for the likes of Arby’s, Camera Craftsmen, Deluxe Homes and Arni’s as a child!

Not really that uni-related, but who cares…..

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I played for “It’ll Do Tavern” and a couple real estate agents.

nice column today. very comprehensive.

[quote comment=”163283″][quote comment=”163264″]Is anyone else highly disturbed by this line of MLB Hats called MLB Twisted?

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It just seems so so wrong.[/quote]
link to any KC fan.[/quote]

if there were any

[quote comment=”163105″]Naming butterflies? This gave me an idea. Pharmaceutical companies should sell naming rights to their new medications. A new ED solution? Lets pay a million to call it UP![/quote]
Would never work. The FDA and DDMAC have very strict guidelines on trade names for new drugs. A company has to do pretty extensive research to make sure the name of their drug won’t imply any claims or promises in any way.

[quote comment=”163248″]I’m not 100% sure that those RSA rugby jerseys are actually new. I was in Ireland during the summer, and the teams release about 3 different versions of the jersey.

1. Version is made of a canvas material, and has a sponsor on it (sponsors aren’t worn on jerseys during world cup games). This jersey also has a button up collar while the other two don’t. I think the point of this strip is to be utilized during personal games of rugby.

link It has no button up collar, and where the players’ jerseys have a raised rubber area for increased grip, these strips have a screen-print area.

link It is form fitting and made of yet another material and has raised rubber areas to increase grip. This strip is without a sponsor.[/quote]

The South Africa jerseys are brand new. They were unveiled over the weekend in conjunction with a new sponsorship link. The agreement goes for six years.

And, no offense, you’re description is a tad off. In short, any canvas one is probably a “traditional” replica jersey that has the features of a traditional jersey, with a collar and buttons (and often long sleeves). The first jersey you link to is a replica, akin to buying a replica NFL jersey that doesn’t have the elastic on the ends of the sleeves and isn’t form fitting.

BTW, you’d be hard pressed to see any teams, USA high school included, that have playing jerseys that aren’t form-fitting. Most manufacturers are turning towards tight-fitting, under-armour type jerseys because they last longer and dry faster (crucial when teams play multiple games in one day).

The second jersey you reference is merely the non-RWC strip. In non-RWC competition, you better believe that many teams (including England, Ireland, Scotland, etc.) sport a sponsor on their chest (or stomach). South Africa’s jerseys prior to RWC looked like link.

[quote comment=”163286″][quote comment=”163283″][quote comment=”163264″]Is anyone else highly disturbed by this line of MLB Hats called MLB Twisted?

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It just seems so so wrong.[/quote]
link to any KC fan.[/quote]

if there were any[/quote]
Disregarding the shot at my Royals, its not just offensive to Royals fans. The A’s used to be the Kansas City A’s. Then they left KC for Oakland(home of the damn Raiders)…KC hates Oakland more than New York hates Boston.

[quote comment=”163282″]I played for “It’ll Do Tavern” and a couple real estate agents.[/quote]

My first team was the “Reds” but it was a red jersey with the “Cary, N.C. Rotary Club” logo on it. All the teams had the same logo but different colors, based on the corresponding MLB team. Then later I played for a sponsored team – Grocery Boy Jr. It wasn’t until I moved to Texas that I was on the Twins, wearing the adjustable “M” cap and cheap jersey knockoff.

[quote comment=”163276″][quote comment=”163265″]In reference to the Colorado little league problem, in Massachusetts no one wants to play for the Yankees, so the Class A affiliate of the Red Sox, the Lowell Spinners have found a link[/quote]
That is hilarious! Favorite line: “Red Sox fans understand how devastating it can be for any child to be on a Yankees youth baseball team in New England”

That got me thinking, how many of you played in a youth league that used MLB team names like that? I’d never even heard of that until I got older. All our team names were sponsors. I played for the “Local 4950” (Steel Workers Union)[/quote]

I played for a local Coldwell Banker Real Estate office. The uni’s were a blue t-shirt with a Coldwell Banker “For Sale” sign screen printed on. The salesman was our coach, and it had his name on the sign too. Never thought of it as logo creep back then. Sorry no pics.

[quote comment=”163237″][quote comment=”163232″][quote comment=”163222″][/quote][/quote]

Er, maybe those Avias don’t predate Jordan IIIs, since another guy in the photo I linked is *wearing* Jordan IIIs. I thought the Avia 830 predated Jordan IIIs, at least. Maybe Glide’s wearing a later Avia model.[/quote]

Another Guy?… Another Guy?
You mean Michael Jordan?

Thanks to Jeff Barak for that useful link.

And in case anyone is curious, every number has been worn by someone at some point, but link link link have been worn by only one player.

[quote comment=”163291″][quote comment=”163283″][quote comment=”163264″]Is anyone else highly disturbed by this line of MLB Hats called MLB Twisted?

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It just seems so so wrong.[/quote]
link to any KC fan.[/quote]
Whats with putting every team in Oakland A’s colors?[/quote]

Because green and yellow are a sweet combo. I’m in the minority here but just look at how great the Ducks uniforms are.

[quote comment=”163298″][quote comment=”163276″][quote comment=”163265″]In reference to the Colorado little league problem, in Massachusetts no one wants to play for the Yankees, so the Class A affiliate of the Red Sox, the Lowell Spinners have found a link[/quote]
That is hilarious! Favorite line: “Red Sox fans understand how devastating it can be for any child to be on a Yankees youth baseball team in New England”

That got me thinking, how many of you played in a youth league that used MLB team names like that? I’d never even heard of that until I got older. All our team names were sponsors. I played for the “Local 4950” (Steel Workers Union)[/quote]

My little league team had MLB teams for the league. I remember being on the cubs, angels, white sox, and reds. The most popular teams were the Tigers (because it was the home team) and the Diamondbacks (because they were a newer team and everyone wanted to wear teal jerseys)[/quote]

In my experience, it differed from league to league. Most leagues had a sponsor but there was a league in my hometown that was completely run by a church and they had the teams take on MLB names. I think the combination sponsor/team name thing has caught on recently in my area where the jersey will have some sort of business but the team’s hat will be an MLB cap.

Never affected me though, from ages 6-14 my sponsor was either a bar or barbershop… and quite honestly, take away the beer and that’s pretty much the same thing, a men’s social club!!!

I did have one experience that kind of irked me, I played for a team with the sponsor of Alberter motors, a local car dealership. Our manager was a Braves fan so our hats were 59/50 Braves caps. Being a Pirate fan and this being shortly after the Sid Bream slide into home, well, it was like rubbing salt in the wound!

[quote comment=”163282″]I played for “It’ll Do Tavern” and a couple real estate agents.[/quote]

Our “jerseys” (actually t-shirts) had the YMCA logo on the front for every team, and the individual team sponsor’s name on the back. One year I played for Fairfield National Bank (black shirts and caps), another for Exchange Club (green). The whole league wore the same gray flannel pants and the same black stirrup socks with white stripes.

Good ESPN article, Paul. I’ve always liked Toronto’s jerseys–the St. Patty’s day one look great.

When I was younger I played for the Miramar (FL) Hurricanes and then the Pembroke Lakes Dodgers. We had sponsors, but they were only on the backs of the uniforms. I’m in an adult league now and we use MLB teams, but not necessarily the logos. We’re the Brewers.

in reference to the espn column today, i’ve noticed that a lot of the jersey spelling mistakes are hard for me to notice right away. i read somewhere that studies have shown that as long as all the letters that are supposed to be in a word are there, people will often be able to read the word as it is supposed to be written as long as the first and last letters are correct. this could be a reason that a lot of the errors go unnoticed until after they are immortalized on the field of play.

[quote comment=”163281″]pony tried to piggy back off of the success of the aj1 by producing their “city wings” line.
made popular then by orlando woolridge when he was in chicago, and link.[/quote]

Pony’s still around, mostly in the “retro/casual” market — however, they have link for the first time in ages. (That’s Knicks rookie Wilson Chandler, in case you’re one of the 99.5% of sports fans who has no idea who he is.)

I’m wearing some link link today, as a matter of fact. They’re getting really hard to find. I bought two pairs — “one to stock, one to rock.”

Oh, Lord! Andray Blatche is actually rockin’ the link in a preseason game!

(It’s a one-off mashup of the Jordan III, IV, and V — never, EVER thought I’d see it in an NBA game.)

[quote comment=”163329″][quote comment=”163309″][quote comment=”163291″][quote comment=”163283″][quote comment=”163264″]Is anyone else highly disturbed by this line of MLB Hats called MLB Twisted?

link

It just seems so so wrong.[/quote]
link to any KC fan.[/quote]
Whats with putting every team in Oakland A’s colors?[/quote]

Because green and yellow are a sweet combo. I’m in the minority here but just look at how great the Ducks uniforms are.[/quote]
They are a good combo…but

link= BAD
link= GOOD!!![/quote]
I like the ducks unis. The tread pattern is stupid, but outside of that I really like them. I wish they would wear the yellow pants and yellow top combo more.

My local little league actually had 4 different levels of teams for the different age groups and talent levels (as most probably do) A,AA,AAA and MLB and would actually use the team names and logos of the respective teams…I played on the Clearwater and Reading Phillies and then Scranton (AAA) and finally “made” the Phillies my last 2 years in the league…it was kinda cool actually

Re: Socks

Didnt read thru comments sorry if mentioned but alot of EPL teams have embroidered Club intitals

Includes

link

link (Look closely and you can see MUFC)

I bet the snaps on the pants were there to hold the thigh pads in place, but that guy is wearing his pants inside out…

[quote comment=”163358″][quote comment=”163353″]With Joe Torre gone from the Yankees (best Yankee manager of my time) and reports of him going to the Dodgers (awesome!), this could mark the first time that we’ll see the TORRE name on a jersey in twelve years. All power to ya Joe.[/quote]

Wouldn’t it have been on the back of the Yankees road uni’s? Anyway here is a shot of him during the All Star game in link.[/quote]
No the Yankees are nameless on both home|away jerseys. Was that all star game in Seattle?

[quote comment=”163359″][quote comment=”163358″][quote comment=”163353″]With Joe Torre gone from the Yankees (best Yankee manager of my time) and reports of him going to the Dodgers (awesome!), this could mark the first time that we’ll see the TORRE name on a jersey in twelve years. All power to ya Joe.[/quote]

Wouldn’t it have been on the back of the Yankees road uni’s? Anyway here is a shot of him during the All Star game in link.[/quote]
No the Yankees are nameless on both home|away jerseys. Was that all star game in Seattle?[/quote]

No it was at Miller Park. You aer right about home and away being nameless.

Is anyone else highly disturbed by this line of MLB Hats called MLB Twisted?

link

It just seems so so wrong.
———

But how come the D-backs got off so light, while my beloved Tigers had their colors dragged through the mud.

Although the idea of a Dodgers fan buying a hat in Giant colors does make me laugh.

[quote comment=”163363″][quote comment=”163359″][quote comment=”163358″][quote comment=”163353″]With Joe Torre gone from the Yankees (best Yankee manager of my time) and reports of him going to the Dodgers (awesome!), this could mark the first time that we’ll see the TORRE name on a jersey in twelve years. All power to ya Joe.[/quote]

Wouldn’t it have been on the back of the Yankees road uni’s? Anyway here is a shot of him during the All Star game in link.[/quote]
No the Yankees are nameless on both home|away jerseys. Was that all star game in Seattle?[/quote]

No it was at Miller Park. You aer right about home and away being nameless.[/quote]
TORRE on a Dodger jersey would look good, next up would be a Pirates jersey. If I could photoshop, I would fix up a Pirates jersey with TORRE # 6 on the back..hint hint..nudge ;-)

Not uni, but logo related. Cool before and after logo site with commentary on each redesign. Few sports logos in there.
link

[quote comment=”163368″]Look at the logo creep on the left, versus the non logo creep on the right:

link

Eddie Robinson and Doug Williams are pictured[/quote]

Gotta love Eddie’s Charlie Brown tie!

[quote comment=”163329″][quote comment=”163309″][quote comment=”163291″][quote comment=”163283″][quote comment=”163264″]Is anyone else highly disturbed by this line of MLB Hats called MLB Twisted?

link

It just seems so so wrong.[/quote]
link to any KC fan.[/quote]
Whats with putting every team in Oakland A’s colors?[/quote]

Because green and yellow are a sweet combo. I’m in the minority here but just look at how great the Ducks uniforms are.[/quote]
They are a good combo…but

link= BAD
link= GOOD!!![/quote]

This is link!!

This is link!

A companion to SI’s football book is a similar book called the Baseball Book. It is also a coffee table book with a lot of great photography. In that book, there is a photograph of Hank Aaron from the 1950s where he appears to be wearing uniform number 52 or 57. Do you know anything about that? I had never heard of Aaron wearing a different number.

The 2009 Women’s Final Four link has been released.

You Tube is great, I was looking for Gordie Howe footage and found this clip from a WHA game. Him and his son both have FNOB.

link

Hi there, I’m new to Uni Watch, so I’m sure this has been answered before, but why does the NFL have the rule about socks meeting the pants? Is there someplace where I could read the NFL dress code policy to see their other rules and regulations? Just interested, and I now want to say that I’m now addicted to this site!

-Lauren

[quote comment=”163420″]Hi there, I’m new to Uni Watch, so I’m sure this has been answered before, but why does the NFL have the rule about socks meeting the pants? Is there someplace where I could read the NFL dress code policy to see their other rules and regulations? Just interested, and I now want to say that I’m now addicted to this site!

-Lauren[/quote]
Not only do they have to meet, but below the knee :-)
Welcome to the family.
The NFL is extremely image-conscious, due to its great American tradition and the revenue it earns, so they have many uniform rules to maintain a standardized, professional look of a football player. (Among many other things, they also control tape color, shoe color, and on-field logos and brands.)

[quote comment=”163433″][quote comment=”163369″][quote comment=”163363″][quote comment=”163359″][quote comment=”163358″][quote comment=”163353″]With Joe Torre gone from the Yankees (best Yankee manager of my time) and reports of him going to the Dodgers (awesome!), this could mark the first time that we’ll see the TORRE name on a jersey in twelve years. All power to ya Joe.[/quote]

Wouldn’t it have been on the back of the Yankees road uni’s? Anyway here is a shot of him during the All Star game in link.[/quote]
No the Yankees are nameless on both home|away jerseys. Was that all star game in Seattle?[/quote]

No it was at Miller Park. You aer right about home and away being nameless.[/quote]
TORRE on a Dodger jersey would look good, next up would be a Pirates jersey. If I could photoshop, I would fix up a Pirates jersey with TORRE # 6 on the back..hint hint..nudge ;-)[/quote]

Cardinal fans wonder what all the Torre fuss is about.[/quote]

AMEN!!!!!

[quote comment=”163435″][quote comment=”163433″][quote comment=”163369″][quote comment=”163363″][quote comment=”163359″][quote comment=”163358″][quote comment=”163353″]With Joe Torre gone from the Yankees (best Yankee manager of my time) and reports of him going to the Dodgers (awesome!), this could mark the first time that we’ll see the TORRE name on a jersey in twelve years. All power to ya Joe.[/quote]

Wouldn’t it have been on the back of the Yankees road uni’s? Anyway here is a shot of him during the All Star game in link.[/quote]
No the Yankees are nameless on both home|away jerseys. Was that all star game in Seattle?[/quote]

No it was at Miller Park. You aer right about home and away being nameless.[/quote]
TORRE on a Dodger jersey would look good, next up would be a Pirates jersey. If I could photoshop, I would fix up a Pirates jersey with TORRE # 6 on the back..hint hint..nudge ;-)[/quote]

Cardinal fans wonder what all the Torre fuss is about.[/quote]

AMEN!!!!![/quote]

Mets fans and Braves fans (in fact anyone but a Yankees fan) wonder what all the fuss is about.

[quote comment=”163435″][quote comment=”163433″][quote comment=”163369″][quote comment=”163363″][quote comment=”163359″][quote comment=”163358″][quote comment=”163353″]With Joe Torre gone from the Yankees (best Yankee manager of my time) and reports of him going to the Dodgers (awesome!), this could mark the first time that we’ll see the TORRE name on a jersey in twelve years. All power to ya Joe.[/quote]

Wouldn’t it have been on the back of the Yankees road uni’s? Anyway here is a shot of him during the All Star game in link.[/quote]
No the Yankees are nameless on both home|away jerseys. Was that all star game in Seattle?[/quote]

No it was at Miller Park. You aer right about home and away being nameless.[/quote]
TORRE on a Dodger jersey would look good, next up would be a Pirates jersey. If I could photoshop, I would fix up a Pirates jersey with TORRE # 6 on the back..hint hint..nudge ;-)[/quote]

Cardinal fans wonder what all the Torre fuss is about.[/quote]

AMEN!!!!![/quote]

This just in, Red Sox win the series. Don’t bother trying to find it on ESPN.

[quote comment=”163258″]The linkI’m posting on Tom Dempsey, I promise. It shows his foot and hand on the record-setting kick against the Detroit Lions[/quote]
Dig those pre-black Lions unis.

Brandon Jacobs patch fell off his jersey in the second half because it was never put on. Jacobs changed his jersey at the half as did much of the players in that game.

I have read this blog for a great while and that was actually my first response. So, I’m glad I could help.

[quote comment=”163278″][quote comment=”163276″][quote comment=”163265″]In reference to the Colorado little league problem, in Massachusetts no one wants to play for the Yankees, so the Class A affiliate of the Red Sox, the Lowell Spinners have found a link[/quote]
That is hilarious! Favorite line: “Red Sox fans understand how devastating it can be for any child to be on a Yankees youth baseball team in New England”

That got me thinking, how many of you played in a youth league that used MLB team names like that? I’d never even heard of that until I got older. All our team names were sponsors. I played for the “Local 4950” (Steel Workers Union)[/quote]

At least when I was a kid, the youth leagues in Lafayette, IN did not use MLB team names, instead opting for local businesses. I remember playing for the likes of Arby’s, Camera Craftsmen, Deluxe Homes and Arni’s as a child![/quote]

My little league used MLB names, but rarely did they make sense. I remember one year having Green shirts that looked like the A’s 70s green jerseys, and had Blue Jays written across the front. Our coach sent them back and asked for ones that made more sense. We got the mirror image in yellow with a green scripted Tigers.

[quote comment=”163377″]Not uni, but logo related. Cool before and after logo site with commentary on each redesign. Few sports logos in there.
link[/quote]

Now THAT’S a helpful site. Very cool to see the old and new side-by-side so one can absorb the “feel” of one logo and the supposed improvements in the new.

I’m still confused as to why it is such a big deal that LT isn’t wearing an American flag decal on his helmet.

[quote comment=”163449″][quote comment=”163443″][quote comment=”163435″][quote comment=”163433″][quote comment=”163369″][quote comment=”163363″][quote comment=”163359″][quote comment=”163358″][quote comment=”163353″]With Joe Torre gone from the Yankees (best Yankee manager of my time) and reports of him going to the Dodgers (awesome!), this could mark the first time that we’ll see the TORRE name on a jersey in twelve years. All power to ya Joe.[/quote]

Wouldn’t it have been on the back of the Yankees road uni’s? Anyway here is a shot of him during the All Star game in link.[/quote]
No the Yankees are nameless on both home|away jerseys. Was that all star game in Seattle?[/quote]

No it was at Miller Park. You aer right about home and away being nameless.[/quote]
TORRE on a Dodger jersey would look good, next up would be a Pirates jersey. If I could photoshop, I would fix up a Pirates jersey with TORRE # 6 on the back..hint hint..nudge ;-)[/quote]

Cardinal fans wonder what all the Torre fuss is about.[/quote]

AMEN!!!!![/quote]

didnt torre take 6 by default because 9 was retired in new york? he is a career 9 guy and would anticipate he would continue to wear that.[/quote]

While I believe it is true that he wore 9 with the Cardinals, as both a player and manager, IIRC he wore 15 when he played for the Braves, which was most of his career. So not really a “career 9 guy.” Somebody will correct me if I’m wrong about that.[/quote]
You are link sir. Just scroll to the bottom of the page for the number history.

An aside: Has anyone else ever played for three different teams and later on managed each one, like Torre has?

[quote comment=”163130″]I think the Utah Grizzlies took the pink thing link for their home opener.[/quote]
I was at this game. The ice looked awesome when the Zamboni finished. Plus the won in a shootout.

[quote comment=”163493″][quote comment=”163377″]Not uni, but logo related. Cool before and after logo site with commentary on each redesign. Few sports logos in there.
link[/quote]

Now THAT’S a helpful site. Very cool to see the old and new side-by-side so one can absorb the “feel” of one logo and the supposed improvements in the new.[/quote]

Thanks for the link. Great site.

If this has been posted already, forgive me:

link

it might already have been mentioned, i tried screening the comments, but i might’ve missed it. regarding the officials in the photo concerning differing stripe patterns, i notice that they both are wearing white hats. if i’m not mistaken, isn’t t usually only the referee that wears the white hat and the remaining officials wear black ones? or was this instituted after the picture was taken?

any word on the subject would be great

A-Rod would look the best in a Giants uniform. any takers?

[quote comment=”163558″]A-Rod would look the best in a Giants uniform. any takers?[/quote]
That’s just what they need. 2 guys (the other being Zito) sucking up about 45-50 million a year, not to mention that they just got rid of an overpaid prima-donna in Bonds. No, what the Giants need is to bring up some young guys and maybe sign a few middle of the pay-scale free agents. Now if they could get Torii Hunter…

whomever a rod does sign with better reserve this uni #:

24+1

[quote comment=”163572″]whomever a rod does sign with better reserve this uni #:

24+1[/quote]

does that mean the rest of the Yankees should have been wearing something like “we’d be golfing right now if not for A-Rod” in the playoffs? I don’t know how to state that numerically, though, since the Yankees don’t have words on jerseys …

[quote comment=”163570″][quote comment=”163567″][quote comment=”163558″]A-Rod would look the best in a Giants uniform. any takers?[/quote]
That’s just what they need. 2 guys (the other being Zito) sucking up about 45-50 million a year, not to mention that they just got rid of an overpaid prima-donna in Bonds. No, what the Giants need is to bring up some young guys and maybe sign a few middle of the pay-scale free agents. Now if they could get Torii Hunter…[/quote]
..middle of the pay-scale free agents? What do you think they have now? besides 25.[/quote]
I’m talking about free agents that aren’t members of the AARP.

The official being honored is #11 Vince Jacob who passed away in October 1982. Pictured in that photo is Dale Halmer wearing the memorial patch.

The #11 armband worn by the official in the Chargers-Dolphins game was in honor of John McDonough, an original AFL referee who worked Super Bowl IV and also the Dolphins-Chiefs Christmas Day playoff which is still the longest game in NFL history.

[quote comment=”163593″][quote comment=”163572″]whomever a rod does sign with better reserve this uni #:

24+1[/quote]

does that mean the rest of the Yankees should have been wearing something like “we’d be golfing right now if not for A-Rod” in the playoffs? I don’t know how to state that numerically, though, since the Yankees don’t have words on jerseys …[/quote]

“yankees” (home) and “new york” (away) aren’t words? OH…wait…you meant nameplates

i never stated nor implied a-god wasn’t a great playa…3 MVP’s in 5 years (most likely) proves he’s good…

perhaps i should have said his new number should be:

“0” (as in # of rings he has) or
“$” (not really a number of course)

/difference between me-rod and jordan or gretzky was that those two could pull the entire team on their shoulders and actually WIN in the second season
//sorry for the rant

[quote comment=”163118″]Paul,
Rentzel’s facemask was made by Marietta a company based in Texas, it is also the helmet company that became MaxPro in the early 70’s. Sayers mask was made by Wilson who were based in Chicago and made most of the helmets for the Bears. Supposedly Halas had business affiliations with Wilson.[/quote]

Hals apparently alsio had an interest in a sporting goods company in Chicago at that time. I have three jerseys from the now-defunct College Allstar Game that ended in 1975.

The College Allstar jerseys from the 1940’s through 1960’s have a Halas Sporting Goods store tag sewn next to the King O’Shea or Wilson manufacturers tags.

That was common for some suppliers up through the late 1970’s – depending on the suppliers for certain teams.

The Rockies playoff run was the most incredible in Sept.-Oct. baseball history until the Red Sox cut the hot streak like a buzz saw. Such luck has to involve uni superstition, and this one did.

For 2007 the Rockies had 5 regular jerseys, more than any other MLB club. Includes a white jersey and white vest (home only), black vest and purple jersey (home or road) and grey jersey (road only). They always wore white pants and all black cap at home, and grey pants with black cap with purple bill on the road.

All season the Rockies would generally wear the same jersey the next day if they won and change jerseys the next game if they lost. Exception if they were in white and went on the road the next day for example. When they won 10 in a row on the 21 of 22 streak, they started in white vests, switched to grey on the road. The one loss of 22 was in white vests, so they wore black vests the next day. This was suddenly the “lucky jersey” they wore for the last two regular season games, the one game playoff with San Diego, the three game Phillies NLDS sweep and game one of the NLCS. Arizona tried to psych the Rockies by wearing their blacks for game two. Apparently by rule, the road team must wear a different color, so the Rockies wore grey that game. This didn’t stop the streak, then the Rocks went right back to black vests at home for games 3 and 4.

Entering the World Series, they clearly believed the black vest was the hot jersey. Obviously game 1 cooled off the Rox despite the black. They switched to grey jerseys the next night. In game three it was back to black (another blowout) and finally back to white for game 4. No World Series luck in any of those.

Interestingly, the Rockies two wins in Fenway in June ’07 were performed in purple jerseys (I know Paul Lucas blood will boil if he reads this). The purple was mothballed well before the hot streak, but due to the earlier season Boston luck I thought they might have tried the purple again in the World Series. I mean, why not? They didn’t beat Boston in any color except purple this year!

It should be known that the man wearing thng the suit jacket from south africa is actually ripping off the hives on their new album. they go around in the suits all year on tour and put on quite a show. not promoting the band, just giving credit where its due. They always have a uniform, so maybe they could get written on here too?