Double Your Confusion

I know I’m not a basketball fan, whatsoever, but shouldn’t the guy in white be gaurding the guy, oh I don’t know, WITH THE BALL!

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Just asking… (retreats to hockey wing)

Visanthe Shiancoe of the Vikings had a (non)uniform crisis on TV yesterday:

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Hard to tell what the TV station was thinking. It is the locker room, after all…

The Pioneer Press reports that there are screengrabs of the, uh, incident on link. Obviously NSFW.

I don’t have a screengrab or anything, but the Ravens’ RB’s helmet decal snapped in the cold temps in real time on SNF. It was clearly seen in real time and sure enough, the next shot of his helmet showed a large part of the Raven helmet decal missing.

I happened to catch a little of the Oregon-Kansas St basketball game yesterday (Oregon’s white out unis = terrible… even in HD you can’t read any of the ‘ghost writing’) and Kansas St had some sort of coat of armor patch on their jerseys. Anyone have any idea what thats about?

Saw this and immediately thought of uniwatch.

Cowboys helmet golf cart at Texas Stadium: $12,500

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[quote comment=”304099″]I don’t have a screengrab or anything, but the Ravens’ RB’s helmet decal snapped in the cold temps in real time on SNF. It was clearly seen in real time and sure enough, the next shot of his helmet showed a large part of the Raven helmet decal missing.[/quote]

From the ticker…

Decal problems yesterday for Antonio Pierce and Le’Ron McClain, on both sides of his helmet (screen grabs courtesy of Rob Perkey and John Okray, respectively).

Thanks for posting that link about the A’s and why they have a white elephant as their mascot. I’m a little embarrassed to admit that I never knew that.

Uni Watch = educational

Great shot of the Jay’s sign…love the reflection in the right corner.

Most appealing: “PACKAGE GOODS”…

Was in Build-A-Bear Workshop this weekend shopping for my nieces, and noticed this:

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It’s a shame a stuffed animal can look better than the real players.

~E~

[quote comment=”304114″]Was in Build-A-Bear Workshop this weekend shopping for my nieces, and noticed this:

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It’s a shame a stuffed animal can look better than the real players.

~E~[/quote]

I like that they call that an Authentic uniform.

[quote comment=”304110″]Hey Tom Farley – amazing Packers photos. Simply stunning.

Stop by my blog when you have a sec, maybe drop me a line? I’d love to take a look at what else you have for my research, if that’s okay with you….[/quote]

Ditto from this end, Tom. Was VERY interested to see the Colts in the night game NOT wearing sleeve stripes. I do understand that the Colts actually wore RED jerseys for a couple of night affairs in this era against the Lions. It’s possible that the Colts are sporting red jerseys here as well.

As for that wide view of the Packers-Cardinals game, I am guessing 1939 or 1940. Couldn’t be any later as the refs were wearing striped shirts starting in 1941.

Like chance I am doing deep research on the 1930-1958 era of uniforms and if you could please give me a holler Tom, I would really appreciate it.

Thanks for sharing and you are getting quite popular in these parts!!

Packers ‘Green Team’ unis are bad, but not as bad as this mess: link

[quote comment=”304115″]Uni-related contest for the NHL’s Winter Classic.

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Yeah I just saw that. Someone from this site should certainly win.

[quote comment=”304119″]Better look at that “Colts/Packers shot from 1955 or ’55” again. That’s Pittsburgh not Greenbay. I reference the Northwestern stripe as an indicator.[/quote]

The Packers wore Northwestern stripes in the 1950s.

[quote comment=”304124″][quote comment=”304119″]Better look at that “Colts/Packers shot from 1955 or ’55” again. That’s Pittsburgh not Greenbay. I reference the Northwestern stripe as an indicator.[/quote]

The Packers wore Northwestern stripes in the 1950s.[/quote]

Forgot to include the link.

[quote comment=”304126″][quote comment=”304124″][quote comment=”304119″]Better look at that “Colts/Packers shot from 1955 or ’55” again. That’s Pittsburgh not Greenbay. I reference the Northwestern stripe as an indicator.[/quote]

The Packers wore Northwestern stripes in the 1950s.[/quote]

Forgot to include the link.[/quote]

Did they have a NW stripe on the socks too?

$10 says the player without the logo is mysteriously scratched from the game before it starts…

Thing is, they don’t specify which logo is missing. It could be the rear logo, it could be either cuff logo, it could be the logo on a goalie’s hockey stick, it could be the logo on the goalie’s pads… who knows…

Watch it be a missing cuff logo and the player only gets in the game for a 20 second shift in the 3rd period…

[quote comment=”304131″]I love how they say it’s for both the fans watching at home on the tube AND for the fans in the stands!!..Oh SURE…going to be easy to spot that baby from the Bleachers in Wrigley! LOL
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Well… I mean, they DO say they are handing out binocs for the fans at the stadium… lol, as if the NHL, a league starving for money, is going to be giving out binocs that are halfway decent enough for fans to see any kind of detail on jerseys from a few hundred feet away…

Oh, and for the viewers at home, yeah, it’ll be on NBC HD, but lets hope thats a really good signal, otherwise, good luck seeing any kind of detail. And for those watching from a non-HD set, hahahahahaha.

Rick Barry claimed that his father played semi=pro ball in a league against the Phillips team. According to Barry, the Phillips team always scored exactly 66 and would stop scoring.

His father intentionally scored a basket in the wrong net to give them 68 points.

[quote comment=”304129″][quote comment=”304115″]Uni-related contest for the NHL’s Winter Classic.

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im sorry but that’s fucking disgusting

look for the uniform with the missing reebok logo? how about make all of them that way? and they’re offering a prize to the one who spots it?

/rant off[/quote]

Um, no, Phil… you wanna know what’s disgusting?

“To enter, fans must be legal U.S. residents, 18 years or older.”

WTF? Yeah, a hockey-mad country of 30 million people don’t want to participate. Hey, Reebok… some of us bought tickets too, eff-wads!

I’m absolutely disgusted and insulted by that.

NFL Logo Minutiae…

Anyone else notice the “Dial-A-Down” logo has been covered up while on NFL sidelines this year?

How they used to look…
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How they look now…
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hard to see…but there’s a clear absence of a logo.

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If I zoom in pretty far (thanks to my boss for the great screen), the number on the guy in the rear appears to be not a double number (for sure), and probably ’90’.

[quote comment=”304133″]” … a late-’50s Colts/Niners shot (Kezar again) …”

Did the Niners wear gold in the ’50s? I thought they changed over in the mid-60s (’64?). The ’61 shot still shows them in silver (and that dude wearning #73 looks like his mom sewed the ‘7’ on …) and I doubt they changed back …

Great shots, still. Very nostalgic to see Kezar — but it was a *nasty* pit. Candlestick (a ridiculous, rusty hulk built on bay landfill by sleazy SF politicians — but I repeat myself) was actually a big upgrade.[/quote]
After looking at the picture of Kezar,it’s only amazing that it took another 30 years to collapse. It may be the picture, but the pressbox looks bowed.

Did the Niners wear gold in the ’50s? I thought they changed over in the mid-60s (’64?). The ‘61 shot still shows them in silver (and that dude wearning #73 looks like his mom sewed the ‘7′ on …) and I doubt they changed back …
They did, Valjean. They seem to vacillate between silver and gold for a period there from about ’57 to ’64. I’ve seen color footage from the ’57 Western Conference playoff at Kezar with the Niners in gold helmets and pants.

Even after they added the SF helmet logo in ’62, it appears (in photos I’ve seen) as though they’re still silver, and not gold until ’64. Paging Ricko …

As for that wide view of the Packers-Cardinals game, I am guessing 1939 or 1940. Couldn’t be any later as the refs were wearing striped shirts starting in 1941.
Thanks, timmy b. I just knew, when I sent the photos to Paul, that somebody here would pick out a detail to better establish the year. (I thought I wrote it down when I acquired the photo.)

And thanks for the kind words, everybody. A guy goes through life thinking he’s the only one into this stuff … :)

[quote comment=”304143″][quote comment=”304139″]
I guess that balances out all the CBC/HNIC contests I can never enter.[/quote]

Yeah, that balances it out. Excuse me while I laugh that one off.

The fact that the CBC will be the only carrier of the game in Canada should be reason enough for the NHL to tell Reebok that this contest should be open to both sides of the border. It is a contest run by Reebok, not by the CBC.

If it were a CBC contest, you’d have every right to complain, but this is a major corporate sponsor of the NHL telling Canadians that we’re not important enough as customers.

And that’s a total kick in the nuts by Reebok.[/quote]
Yeah, God forbid a US company wanting to keep their prize in the US to avoid the enormous taxation they would incur by awarding it to a Canadian resident, especially in this booming economy we have right now.

Sorry, I have no sympathy. For everything that Canadians do to try to separate themselves from the US at every turn, they sure seem to want that handout from south of the border whenever they can…

Oops, one more thing: timmy b, I’m not sure how to reach you. If Paul’s willing, maybe he could pass your e-mail address to me.

[quote comment=”304146″][/quote]
Yeah, God forbid a US company wanting to keep their prize in the US to avoid the enormous taxation they would incur by awarding it to a Canadian resident, especially in this booming economy we have right now.

Sorry, I have no sympathy. For everything that Canadians do to try to separate themselves from the US at every turn, they sure seem to want that handout from south of the border whenever they can…[/quote]

Hey, Beardface, you should check your information before you start spewing crap from your talk-hole.

90% of the NHL uniforms are made in Quebec. Over half the Rbk NHL merchandise is made in Quebec.

Your economy is your problem. Reebok bought a Canadian-based company and is using them to churn out NHL merchandise. I believe we should be able to take part in a contest they run when we make the stuff you’re buying.

Thanks for the fabulous breakdown on the subject you know nothing about, though. That’s helpful.

and Canadians never ask for handouts…they are the best neighbors in the world….so…before you keep on saying negative things about Canada…realize that most hockey players are canadians…and that the anger you have for Canada, is truly unfounded…what has Canada ever done to you? forget to give you a looney instead of a twoonie?

Canada, won’t you be my neighbor?

“90% of the NHL uniforms are made in Quebec. Over half the Rbk NHL merchandise is made in Quebec”.

…wouldn’t be easier just to blame the French?

I know that’s one thing Americans and Canadians can agree on….

back to UNI talk, eh!

[quote comment=”304149″]Um, beardface…do your research before making coments like that please…

Reebok is British and now owned by a german company…

Reebok International Limited is a producer of athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories and is currently a subsidiary of Adidas. The name comes from the Afrikaans spelling of rhebok, a type of African antelope or gazelle. The company, founded in Bolton, United Kingdom, in 1895, was originally called J.W. FOSTER & SONS but was renamed Reebok in 1958. The company’s founders, Joe and Jeff Foster, found the name in a dictionary won in a race by Joe Foster as a boy; the dictionary was a South African edition, hence the spelling.[/quote]
And the unit that is offering the contest is based in the US, and thus they are obiding US taxation regulation.

I know Reebok is a UK company, hard to miss with their old logo, but that doesn’t change what I said.

[quote comment=”304141″]Did they have a NW stripe on the socks too?
They did, Craig. In the deep background, you can see the Longines clock atop the Milwaukee County Stadium scoreboard. The Packers and Colts played Saturday-night games there in ’54 and ’55, the only two years the Colts had blue helmets.

There was a period there where the Steelers and Packers looked nearly identical, especially in black and white. But that’s the Packers, without question.[/quote]

He’s right, but just to confirm here’s a pic of the link.

[quote comment=”304098″]The article on the Army Navy uniforms, I read yesterday in the sunday edition, at least a couple of times a year, Powers Manufacturing has a sale of clothes that are either defective or old (style). They used to make the uniforms for Michigan before they were cursed with Adidas.[/quote]

Michigan is link to US soldiers and veterans.

[quote comment=”304117″]Hey, this is Pattie and I was your waitress/owner at Jays Elbow Room. Enjoy the coasters![/quote]

Way to go, Pattie! Those coasters are world-class. How much did Paul and his pals spend on the fortifying beverages?

Tiny tiny political comment: Our dear USA is SO lucky in its neighbors. Yeah, Canada; Viva Mexico. Are you kidding? — They are the best next-door nations possible. Imagine if it were Germany and Afghanistan…

“The Packers did occasionally wear pants with single navy stripes from 1954 through 1958, though not with any regularity. The solid pants were much more common.”

Glad you said that, cuz even as I was typing had this nagging feeling about striped Packer pants in that era…but more in the years just before Lombardi, I thought. Y’know, that Hornung had maybe always played in striped pants for Green Bay. That’s a question based on imprecise memory, btw, not a statement of fact.

and yes you can call me an ignorant american because I only like american sports..imagine that

In 1957 and 1958, Hornung would have played in Lisle Blackbourn’s navy and gold, sometimes with pants stripes and sometimes without.

I wish I could get a better handle on those days – the years in between Lambeau and Lombardi were characterized by wild uniform swings, including the monochrome seen above.

[quote comment=”304169″]This Saturday, ESPN will air a re-broadcast of the 1958 NY Giants vs Balt Colts game. Whats uni-watch appropriate about this is that ESPN has colorized the footage so you get to see it like it truly was.[/quote]

Wellll… mostly. Colorization isn’t exactly true to life. Still, it’ll be great to watch. Love to see more of these.

[quote comment=”304162″][quote comment=”304159″][quote comment=”304141″]Did they have a NW stripe on the socks too?
They did, Craig. In the deep background, you can see the Longines clock atop the Milwaukee County Stadium scoreboard. The Packers and Colts played Saturday-night games there in ’54 and ’55, the only two years the Colts had blue helmets.

There was a period there where the Steelers and Packers looked nearly identical, especially in black and white. But that’s the Packers, without question.[/quote]

He’s right, but just to confirm here’s a pic of the link.[/quote]

Steelers had a single black stripe on pants, Packers had no patns stripe. And I’m guessing the black jerseys would have tracked a bit darker, too.

I think the ballcarrier (#37) is Howie Ferguson and the QB in bkgd (#18) is Tobin Rote. So, because Packers wore Navy blue back then, it might be likely those Colt jerseys are indeed their red alternates (if that’s already been determined, I apologize; haven’t read all posts, been a busy day).

—Ricko[/quote]

Ricko, you beat me to the punch on the stripe on the Steelers pants and no stripe on the Packers pants from 1954-1958. That is the discernable difference. Of course, the Pack DID have a stripe on their away white pants in 1957 and 1958.

The Niners switched between gold, silver, white and red helmets in the 1950’s.

Red: 1953-1955
White: 1956
Gold: 1957-1959 (I think)
Silver: 1960-1961
Silver (with SF logo): 1962-1963
Gold (with SF logo): since 1964

Tom: email is link

Team Canada Prototype 3rd Jersey….(no sir…I don’t like it)

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chance et al,

I think this is how it went down for the Pack in 1957 and 1958.

With the NFL establishing an away white and a dark home jersey effective 1957, the Packers decided to go all white for away. Helmet, jersey, pants and socks. Helmet and pants had a navy stripe. jerseys and socks had the navy nw stripes.

Homes remained as was in 1954-1956 (with tv #s added in 1956): Yellow helmet and pants, with a navy stripe on the helmet only. Jersey and pants were navy with yellow nw stripes.

I’m pretty certain on this. Might there have been a mix and match on pants and helmet in ’57 & ’58??

[quote comment=”304178″]And in more upbeat hockey news (unless you happen to be a Coyotes fan): the Blackhawks link last night.[/quote]
Same thing happened to the Hurricanes last year about midway through the season. There were about 3 or 4 games where the horn sounded blown out.

Come on guys, you should know better than to fight with Canada! They do wonderful things for our economy, like provide us with Sidney Crosby and marijuana… you know, the essentials…

likely those Colt jerseys are indeed their red alternates
Leave it to Ricko. :) Red Colts alternates! I had no idea!

Might there have been a mix and match on pants and helmet in ‘57 & ‘58??
Seems entirely possible, Timmy B. I know in the City Stadium II (aka Lambeau) inaugural, the Packers went gold helmets, navy jerseys, gold pants. Likewise against the Giants later that season. Later in ’57, they appear to be white-white-white on the road.

I’m 99 percent certain that, in the ’58 home opener against the Bears, they went white-navy-white, but the jersey had white numerals instead of gold. (The photographic evidence I’ve found is iffy.) I think it’s possible they went entirely without gold in ’58, meaning white-white-white away.

The Packers updated their written uniform chronology over the summer. They claim that green was still in the mix in ’58, but I’ve not seen color-photo proof.

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Finally, link for one of the two teams that has actually worn them in a real game will be for sale

It’s funny we are talking about confusing Pittsburgh with Green Bay unis today because I have always thought, (in recent years) that some of the cold weather and sideline gear that the Pack and Steelers have look alike.

Steelers winter cap:
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This has been going on for a few years with sideline caps and such. Does anyone know of a site that has official pantone colors for teams? Do the Pack and Steelers have the same yellow? And I have always thought that the Jets and Pack have the same green as well.

[quote comment=”304190″]Only if you admit its spelled neighbour.[/quote]

not to be off topic, but what is with the u? im not really seeing how it is needed. but i will say this much for canada, at least you guys get national health care.[/quote]

It’s the British spelling. We’re still a Commonwealth country. You guys did away with the extra “U” sometime around 1776. ;o)

[quote comment=”304179″]chance et al,

I think this is how it went down for the Pack in 1957 and 1958.

With the NFL establishing an away white and a dark home jersey effective 1957, the Packers decided to go all white for away. Helmet, jersey, pants and socks. Helmet and pants had a navy stripe. jerseys and socks had the navy nw stripes.

Homes remained as was in 1954-1956 (with tv #s added in 1956): Yellow helmet and pants, with a navy stripe on the helmet only. Jersey and pants were navy with yellow nw stripes.

I’m pretty certain on this. Might there have been a mix and match on pants and helmet in ’57 & ’58??[/quote]

Re: Packers all-white Roads. I’d buy that. I will tell you that as a kid watching those games (Twin Cities got ALL Packers games on tube back then) I kept looking at those road unis and thinking, “Are those ALL white? Sure look they are.” But, in the eyes of a kid it didn’t make sense that a team would have a full set of different road unis…even though at the time, or shortly before, the Chicago Cardinals wore white helmets at home and red on the road.

At the same time, though, I don’t ever remember thinking the helmets and/or pants looked white at home. Not saying wasn’t so, just don’t remember thinking they looked abnormally light….the way they did on the road. I mean, I like to think I’d have noticed they were the some shade as the visitors’ jerseys. (keep in mind, we’re talking 1950’s black and white TV here, lol)

When I’ve looked through my files in the years since, they sure do look all white. What makes it tough is the virtual absence of color photography and slipshod approach to football cards back then. Every Packer card I’ve ever seen is a dark jersey and gold pants. Or, if you go far enough back, the monochrome all-gold of the early 50s. In other words, to my knowledge there are no Packer cards of that era showing white jerseys.

Yeah, there’s one of Tom Bettis (’54 or ’55) but its a publicity photo from his days at Purdue.

Now, as to Navy or Forest Green, man, that’s really tough. Look a at the two cards posted here today (Starr and Ringo). Are those jerseys Forest or Navy? Honestly, I stare at them and stare at them (and I have both those actual cards, I think)…and I can’t tell. Look forest, but still….

—Ricko

[quote comment=”304189″]It’s funny we are talking about confusing Pittsburgh with Green Bay unis today because I have always thought, (in recent years) that some of the cold weather and sideline gear that the Pack and Steelers have look alike.

Steelers winter cap:
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Pack:
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This has been going on for a few years with sideline caps and such. Does anyone know of a site that has official pantone colors for teams? Do the Pack and Steelers have the same yellow? And I have always thought that the Jets and Pack have the same green as well.[/quote]
The Jets and Packers do have the same green.

There’s an amazing resource chronicling professional sports teams colors – link.

[quote comment=”304196″]Jets are Hunter Green
Packers are Dark Green[/quote]
The descriptions are not the determining factor – the teams use the same Pantone values.

[quote comment=”304194″][quote comment=”304190″]Only if you admit its spelled neighbour.[/quote]

not to be off topic, but what is with the u? im not really seeing how it is needed. but i will say this much for canada, at least you guys get national health care.[/quote]
Nationalized Health Care…

Good in concept. Fails miserably in execution.[/quote]
Since we’re already off-topic…

Given the extremely high infant mortality rate in the US, not to mention the number of uninsured, we’re hardly in a position to cast stones at another nation’s health care system.

Rumors out of Blacksburg regarding VT’s football uniforms.

Apparently, the feedback over the white throwbacks have been so positive that Beamer and VT’s AD have contacted Nike requesting them to develop a maroon version. This was already confirmed by Beamer himself on his weekly call-in show earlier in the season.

The big news is that VT is likely going to scrap the ‘designer’ uniforms effective immediately. Since VT is the ‘home’ team for the Orange Bowl, there is a very good chance you’ll see them in a maroon version of the throwbacks for the OB, and going forward, that will be Virginia Tech’s permanent look on the gridiron.

This has actually been confirmed from someone close to the AD who has been leaking the weekly uniform choice of the team over this past season.

[quote comment=”304197″][quote comment=”304196″]Jets are Hunter Green
Packers are Dark Green[/quote]
The descriptions are not the determining factor – the teams use the same Pantone values.[/quote]

so what is the “offical” Pantone then…because even side by side…the Pack look a shad e or two lighter..

[quote comment=”304187″]Finally, link for one of the two teams that has actually worn them in a real game will be for sale[/quote]

Only available in one store and not available for everyone else til April? That’s crap. MLB.com had them up for a day, and I ordered one for my dad for xmas. I got an email first saying it was backordered due to “unexpected demand”, then saying the manufacturer “recently” informed them that shipping the item would delayed, and if it wasn’t shipped in a month, the order would be cancelled.

Seriously, they didn’t see the demand for hats that no had seen before and that were featured in the World Series coming?

[quote comment=”304205″][quote comment=”304187″]Finally, link for one of the two teams that has actually worn them in a real game will be for sale[/quote]

Only available in one store and not available for everyone else til April? That’s crap. MLB.com had them up for a day, and I ordered one for my dad for xmas. I got an email first saying it was backordered due to “unexpected demand”, then saying the manufacturer “recently” informed them that shipping the item would delayed, and if it wasn’t shipped in a month, the order would be cancelled.

Seriously, they didn’t see the demand for hats that no had seen before and that were featured in the World Series coming?[/quote]

Phanta Claus? Really?… Sometimes I really really hate the marketing that comes with Christmas.

[quote comment=”304203″][quote comment=”304197″][quote comment=”304196″]Jets are Hunter Green
Packers are Dark Green[/quote]
The descriptions are not the determining factor – the teams use the same Pantone values.[/quote]

so what is the “offical” Pantone then…because even side by side…the Pack look a shad e or two lighter..[/quote]

PMS 5535-C.

I don’t believe that the Jets have publicly revealed their pantone (the Packers have), but the guy who runs link, and who has access to team guidelines, confirmed that they are the same color.

This was when Brett Favre was traded and all the news reports were saying things like “a different shade of green”. He pointed out with some joy that they were actually the same shade of green.

Paul, you might consider him for one of your spotlight interviews – his research is staggering, and there’s something quirky and cool about his focus on team colors.

I know this was talked about awile ago, but since I came across it on Life I thought it should be posted again (although I this is a new photo)

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Can’t wait for the Greatest Game Ever Played. I wish ESPN Classic would have programming like this. I’d love to see classic games from the 60s and 70s in their entirety. I know that many older games were lost when tapes were destroyed or recorded over, but there must be enough content to show some on a regular basis.

Way too much “classic” bowling or “classic” billiards on ESPN Classic right now.

[quote comment=”304214″]*I respectfully withdraw my submission…I failed to see that…

But I know that they are different….didn’t paul once do something on this very topic once before 9Pantone colors of the Mets and other teams…[/quote]
Maybe they were different before Pantone colors. But now, I’ll take the word of the SSUR.

Unless somebody leaks, or the Jets release the information, that’s the best we’ll be able to get.

Want access to a team’s pantone specs. Call the closest franchise in the league, ask for someone in the PR or marketing department because you have a “quick question.”

As soon as they come on the line, sound a little busy and ask, “Hi. I’ve got a printing job here and the customer wants it ‘Packer green’. Can you check the Packer Pantone specs for me real quick?”

(Just fill in the team you need)

I’ve never yet been turned down.

—Ricko

[quote comment=”304215″][quote comment=”304214″]*I respectfully withdraw my submission…I failed to see that…

But I know that they are different….didn’t paul once do something on this very topic once before 9Pantone colors of the Mets and other teams…[/quote]
Maybe they were different before Pantone colors. But now, I’ll take the word of the SSUR.

SSUR = USSR…..anyways…

If this was a legal case….since we can’t “officialy confirm” the Jets Pantone color is the same…I say hung jury…I truly believe as close as the Jets and Packers are in the Green…they are different shades….

Unless somebody leaks, or the Jets release the information, that’s the best we’ll be able to get.[/quote]

[quote comment=”304219″]SSUR = USSR…..anyways…
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Any reason for that?

Powers Manufacturing actually created maroon VT throwbacks for the Hokies to wear in the 2001 or 2002 season. Interesting thing to note about it… They have a Powers tag on the inside of the jersey, but the Nike maker’s mark on the chest (VT’s a Nike school). Its still unclear when these jerseys were actually worn. Many think it was in 2001 against UVa, but I swear I remember being at the VT-WVU game my freshman year in 2002 and they wore them then. Anyway, here’s a link to eBay with a picture, and you’ll see what I mean about the mismatching makers marks.

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By the way, these never went on sale in Blacksburg, so with that in mind, unless things have changed, you’re not going to find the Navy or Army anywhere because they won’t be made.

Can Marquette buy a “r” in today’s post? I know that they’re not the tallest team in college basketball, but I’m pretty sure that they’re not a scale model of a team.
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Funny stuff. Thought the Wisconsin red and Marquette gold looked slightly McDonald-esque at times. The baby-blues may have been a more pleasing appearance.
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This was when Brett Favre was traded and all the news reports were saying things like “a different shade of green”. He pointed out with some joy that they were actually the same shade of green.[/quote]
I got a good laugh out of two morning news anchors who were talking about the trade and it went a little like this:
Female Anchor: “Wow, it’ll be so weird to see him in a different uniform.”
Male Anchor “Yes. It’s kinda hard to even imagine.”
FA: “He’s trading in Packers’ green for Jets’… uh, blue?”
MA: “………Time to check in with Tracy in the Weather Center.”

Its bad enough that our government tells us what we can put in out bodies. Its worse that the government created and perpetuates a black market for drugs. Its terrible that the government can seize your property for owning drugs. Its unconscionable for a cop to stick an under armor logo on their seized car.

Fuck the pigs and logo creep.

Anyone here have $500 million lying around? You might be able to grab the Chicago Cubs if you do.

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[quote comment=”304232″][quote comment=”304231″]Anyone here have $500 million lying around? You might be able to grab the Chicago Cubs if you do.

Tribune Co. files for bankruptcy protection.[/quote]

Ahhh shit, left it in my other pants… :)[/quote]

Don’t you hate that, Jim? You think you have everything in the morning, leave the house, and then realize you can’t buy a baseball franchise.

Sonuvabeech. LOL

[quote comment=”304230″][quote comment=”304195″][quote comment=”304189″]It’s funny we are talking about confusing Pittsburgh with Green Bay unis today because I have always thought, (in recent years) that some of the cold weather and sideline gear that the Pack and Steelers have look alike.

Steelers winter cap:
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Pack:
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This has been going on for a few years with sideline caps and such. Does anyone know of a site that has official pantone colors for teams? Do the Pack and Steelers have the same yellow? And I have always thought that the Jets and Pack have the same green as well.[/quote]
The Jets and Packers do have the same green.

There’s an amazing resource chronicling professional sports teams colors – link.[/quote]

I am a golf pro in Southern/Central Wisconsin, so no, I’m not too busy at work today =)

And thanks to all who have submitted sites to official team colors. I just can’t believe their isn’t a site that has all of these official colors and that they are correct. Doesn’t Home Depot have paint that matches team colors? Wouldn’t they have to have official pan tone colors for every team?[/quote]

Teams are (understandably) concerned about pirating. Some teams decide to play their cards close to their chests, and only release that information to licensees (such as the paint company which manufactures the paint and sets the blend ratio, not Home Depot itself).

Other teams, such as the Packers, have no such qualms and list the Pantones on their website.

The colors are available in the official team style guides, but those are held close for the same reason. Donovan, the guy behind the SSUR, has access to those and uses them for his database. But he’ll never reveal the actual values, for fear of losing that access.

[quote comment=”304234″][quote comment=”304231″]Anyone here have $500 million lying around? You might be able to grab the Chicago Cubs if you do.

link.[/quote]
Not you, Mark Cuban. You’re money is no good in those parts.

Plus, what makes you think they will allow anyone to buy the company when you KNOW they’re next in line to whine about a bailout[/quote]

Just like those Canadians you were talking about before, eh? Always asking for a handout…

SO, you wouldn’t want an American business man to purchase the Cubs….ok then, Don Trump has a few bucks lying around…

[quote comment=”304210″][quote comment=”304204″]proof the Jets and Packers ARE DIFFERENT GREENS!!!

Jets: 5566A
Pack: 5535C

link

You are using two differnet scales there. The one you list for the Pack is the one both teams have listed under the Pantone. The one you have listed for the Jets is the one listed as the closest Isafil color, in wich the Pack doen’t have one listed.[/quote]
I am very confused about what constitutes an official team color. One would assume the color of the team’s jersey would be the same as the team’s color. Or could it be the team’s primary logo that determines the official color. For example, under this site the color of the Giants is listed as light navy (which to me is an oxymoron). If I were judging by the home jersey, however, I would classify the color as more like a royal blue.

i have an NFL uniform standards guide at home from…oh, hell I don’t remember what year exactly. Pats still in red Grogans with shoulder loops, I know. Gorgeous piece. Has perforated tearoff PMS color chips for color matching an’ everything. Really cool.

Just for the hell of it tonight I’ll compare the specs on the blues of the Giants, Patriots, Bills and others. Likewise the reds of Chiefs Patriots, Falcons, et al. I know back then they were pretty standardized. Not like today.

If anyone would be interested, that is.

—Ricko

Pages are quite large. Is bound together with those brass tack dealies that spread out like butterfly bolt, the ones we used for reports in grade school. I’ll scan a few interesting pages. Some of unis still quite the same. Some of unis long gone.

I think these official guides have been mentioned here before. NFL is, as someone mentioned, quite close to the vest with them.

[quote comment=”304200″]Interesting University of Oklahoma basketball notes:

The sooners introduced new uniforms at the begining of the year. The home whites said “Oklahoma” on the front on top of the number. The away crimsons were just the same with “Oklahoma” on top of the number. Both can be seen here…

link

link

But recently when the sooners played against USC they wore the home whites with “Oklahoma” on top of the numbers and “Sooners” below the number on the front.

link

I thought perhaps they would add the sooners to the away crimsons too, but last night against tulsa they did not have the “sooners”

link

Sorry if the links dont work this is my first time posting.[/quote]

Look closer at the “whites” they wore against USC.

link

The one thing I took away from that picture of the Packers in all green was that normal humans used to play that game, not gigantic “super hero” looking ultra althletes.

Just normal, though tough, people.

I mean, some of those guys look like they should be blocking for Reno Hightower at Taft High.

link

[quote comment=”304228″][quote comment=”304216″]New uniforms for the AAA Columbus Clippers:

link

Wow, how completely underwhelming.

Took a great looking cap, link , and killed it. link

It’s an Awful, awful design, especially when compared to their previous navy unis (2006 and prior). It’s even bad when compared with the treatment the Nats gave them.

Here the local write up on them: link

The “C” is supposed to represent an anchor, but I think it looks suspiciously like an inverted Corpus Christi Hook: link

[quote comment=”304249″][quote comment=”304228″][quote comment=”304216″]New uniforms for the AAA Columbus Clippers:

link

Wow, how completely underwhelming.

Took a great looking cap, link , and killed it. link

It’s an Awful, awful design, especially when compared to their previous navy unis (2006 and prior). It’s even bad when compared with the treatment the Nats gave them.

Here the local write up on them: link

The “C” is supposed to represent an anchor, but I think it looks suspiciously like an inverted Corpus Christi Hook: link

You’re right. It’s a major downgrade.

Notice the pants striping? Was that way during Lombardi’s early years. Very much like the Giants, from where he’d come, of course.

link

ravens went black jersey white pants for the first time in recent years last night

i thought they looked great they minimalized the amount of purple just numbers and pant stripes i liked it a lot. i was in the stands, couldn’t even see the purple on the pants and it looked even better.

thoughts?

[quote comment=”304252″][quote comment=”304248″][quote comment=”304246″]
I don’t think it is an intentional jab at Canadians on Reebok’s part.[/quote]

I don’t think it is either… except that Reebok is an international company selling merchandise made in Canada worldwide.

I can understand the promotion being geared towards Americans to get them interested in the game, but the American dollar is what the world standard is judged against when it comes to converting monies.

By offering it to Canadians, they would actually save money if the Stanley Cup game was in Canada due to the weaker Canadian dollar. However, if two American teams end up in the Finals, it would still be the same price to send a Canadian fan to an American city as it would be to send an American fan.

Unless they couldn’t convince the NHL to apply for some sort of contest allowance in Canada, I fail to see why they would limit it to US residents. Especially if someone from Hawaii or Alaska wins.[/quote]

I really wasn’t talking about the differences between the American and Canadian dollar. In order to run these promotions, you have to file a ton of paperwork with local, state, and federal governments. it actually costs a pretty decent amount to run a promotion at a national level. Add on the insurance that has to taken out (Yeah…insurance…I was surprised too)and you have a pretty hefty bill. Now in order to run the promotion in two countries Reebok would have to do all of this twice and adapt the contest to different laws. It is really a pain in the ass to do. I don’t miss the work.[/quote]
That, and if you’re basing the competition in the US, which they are, (i.e. they issued the competition in the US) then if you award a Canadian the prize, the US government is going to severely tax you on it. It is different than allowing a resident of Alaska or Hawaii to win, because that is still US money and does not have to pass through international barriers to reach the recipient. You’re only going to be getting charged a promotional tax on that amount.

Its why you rarely, if ever, see these types of promotions and competitions cross between Canada and the US. Its too expensive to pass the money across the border.

[quote comment=”304256″][quote comment=”304252″]
I really wasn’t talking about the differences between the American and Canadian dollar. In order to run these promotions, you have to file a ton of paperwork with local, state, and federal governments. it actually costs a pretty decent amount to run a promotion at a national level. Add on the insurance that has to taken out (Yeah…insurance…I was surprised too)and you have a pretty hefty bill. Now in order to run the promotion in two countries Reebok would have to do all of this twice and adapt the contest to different laws. It is really a pain in the ass to do. I don’t miss the work.[/quote]

As much as it is a pain in the ass, you’re telling 30 million people (not to mention those Canadians making the trek to Chicago to watch the game who will receive binoculars and be told to watch for the missing logo) that Reebok doesn’t need us as customer? I’m not too sure about the support Canada gives hockey… anyone?

Wow. That’s one helluva company not to need an entire populace of fans to support them. Would you file that under ignorance or arrogance?[/quote]
Sorry, this is just sour grapes.

If the competition was run in Montreal or Toronto, for financial reasons, it would only be open to Canadian residents. Stop complaining and try to understand the financial ramifications of sending prize money across the border. Its simply too expensive.

And another thing…

Teebz, your anger is misplaced. You shouldn’t be crying about the fact that the contest is only for US residents, it should be that the Canadian branch of Reebok is not offering the same contest to Canadian residents.

But that might stem from the fact they think they’re popular enough in the hockey realm of Canada that they don’t think they need to pander to that crowd. Judging from your overreaction to this, that would be a correct assumption.

NEWSFLASH: According to NESN, on Thursday, Dec. 11 the Red Sox will unveil some new logos and “select uniforms” ; is it just me or is this new frightening?

[quote comment=”304262″]
Like, for example, I bet you’re going to see some sort of promotion done by Reebok, the NFL, or someone else for the Bills game in Toronto for Canadian residents this weekend. It would be directed at getting their name out there associated with football. Lets say Reebok does it. I bet there aren’t many football fans in Canada who associate NFL jerseys with Reebok. They might know of the jersey but I doubt many would know its made by Reebok. In the US, its a given. You wouldn’t need to brand Reebok with the NFL because its already there in the US. In Canada, who knows, probably not, so they will push that to make the connection.

Just like the hockey jerseys and Reebok. In Canada, EVERYONE knows Reebok makes the current jerseys. They don’t need to brand themselves because its common knowledge. No need to dump money in an area where you don’t really gain any meaningful exposure. In the US? Different story. There is a need to brand themselves in the US, hence contests like this.[/quote]

That game already happened. Miami defeated Buffalo 16-3. “As part of its deal, Reebok will produce an exclusive line of NFL-licensed gear – featuring the Bills Toronto Series logo – that will be sold in various Sport Chek locations across the GTA.” Only in Toronto, nowhere else. If you had no interest in the NFL, would you buy the Bills Toronto Series merchandise? Probably not.

If they are worried about marketing, then perhaps they should market themselves accordingly… like giving away their branded merchandise via this contest instead of a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals.

If you don’t watch hockey, you won’t be at the game nor watch it on TV. So all they are doing is marketing the game to fans that already like hockey and watch hockey. Granted, all viewers won’t participate in the contest either, so all they are doing is “pandering” to a small percentage of hockey fans who may not be die-hard fans.

They are marketing themselves to a market share they already own plus a small percentage of newer fans. By giving away a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals, they are doing a swell job of marketing the NHL, but not their products. There isn’t even any fine print stating that you have to use the $1000 shopping spree on NHL.com for Rbk products!

What’s with the black heart patch on Eric Zeier’s jersey?

I was a UGA student during Zeier’s career (1990-93). IIRC, then-coach Ray Goff had them put on the jerseys to remind the team to play with their hearts on their sleeves (leave it all on the field). Given that we were 4-7 in 1990, they probably needed the hint.

[quote comment=”304264″][quote comment=”304263″]NEWSFLASH: According to NESN, on Thursday, Dec. 11 the Red Sox will unveil some new logos and “select uniforms” ; is it just me or is this new frightening?[/quote]
A second source: link
If I had to guess, its not going to be anything completely re-designed, but will be a shift from a red alternate jersey to a green alternate jersey with *possibly* green being used on the on-field cap and an alternate logo that somehow incorporates the color green into what they have.

They’re not going to overhaul, but with the amount of green they have in Fenway and the whole national movement toward ‘going green’, its the logical step, IMHO.

[quote comment=”304267″]What’s with the black heart patch on Eric Zeier’s jersey?

I was a UGA student during Zeier’s career (1990-93). IIRC, then-coach Ray Goff had them put on the jerseys to remind the team to play with their hearts on their sleeves (leave it all on the field). Given that we were 4-7 in 1990, they probably needed the hint.[/quote]

Thank you from a senior student to an alumni!
I’ve been wondering about that since I saw that picture. I’ve been reading this site since the blackout game against auburn, and i knew i could find an answer here. I figured they would be some sort of memorial patch tho, but i think i like it better that its a motivational tool.
Speaking of the blackout game, anyone think they’ll be back on the field again?

[quote comment=”304255″]ravens went black jersey white pants for the first time in recent years last night

i thought they looked great they minimalized the amount of purple just numbers and pant stripes i liked it a lot. i was in the stands, couldn’t even see the purple on the pants and it looked even better.

thoughts?[/quote]
We had a limited discussion about this yesterday. From what I recall, the consensus was that it was a definite upgrade. I also agree with the poster who suggested that black be the primary color for the ravens. The purple is fine as an accent color.

Quick thoughts:

The clippers alternate logo looks like the Cleveland Cavs.

Joe, the Navy has various commands, ships, squadrons, etc. They send them into the team for the game.

[quote comment=”304276″]While technically The UW-Marquette game was color vs color, The Golden Eagles wear their gold uniforms for major home games.

Look at it this way, every home game for Minnesota is color vs color.[/quote]
With the LA Lakers, color vs color at the Staples Center is much more commonplace than white vs color at the Staples center. But we all knew that…

From Yesterday’s comments:

[quote comment=”303995″][quote comment=”303937″][quote comment=”303936″][quote comment=”303920″][quote comment=”303916″]Sorry that this isn’t so much uni related but I hate it when people feel like they have to rip on Ohio State by putting things the “TOSU” to represent them. Get over the fact that they likely have a better program than the one year cheer for.[/quote]
That need to “rip on Ohio State” couldn’t possibly stem from the fact that NFL players feel the need to shout “THE!… Ohio State University” during TV introductions, could it?[/quote]

…ditto that. I don’t understand it, nor do I (or anyone from area outside 4-letter states with 3 vowels) think that it’s clever. It’s not as if there’s much confusion as to which state university in Ohio they’re referring to. It’s the galdarn flagship campus. We’re not dumb. We know this. Get down from your horse tOSU fans and please quit making the BigTen look bad by getting blown out in more national games.

Kudos, however, to tOSU for the sparkly helmets and Buckeyes (awesome), beautiful football unis and an amazing stadium.[/quote]

The College of New Jersey is like that, too. They even make the acronym “TCNJ” (selectively adding the “The” article but leaving out the “of”). Whenever my friends talk about going there I always say “How are things at THE CNJ?” to mock its emphasis.[/quote]

If your truly wish to twit your friends about their institution, try calling it by its original name, Trenton State College. The latter is world’s away from The College of New Jersey. :)[/quote]

You could concievably call it the original name from 1855, New Jersey State Normal School…

[quote comment=”304273″][quote comment=”304255″]ravens went black jersey white pants for the first time in recent years last night

i thought they looked great they minimalized the amount of purple just numbers and pant stripes i liked it a lot. i was in the stands, couldn’t even see the purple on the pants and it looked even better.

thoughts?[/quote]
We had a limited discussion about this yesterday. From what I recall, the consensus was that it was a definite upgrade. I also agree with the poster who suggested that black be the primary color for the ravens. The purple is fine as an accent color.[/quote]

i concur – but i have a feeling that if this is a precursor to uniform changes for next year that we may end up with an arizona cardinals/atlanta falcons/buffalo bills concoction of a uniform

Getting to Uniwatch a bit late today, but what a treat! I’m a Phillips baby, born in Bartlesville, and grew up hearing about the 66ers, Kurland in particular. My dad has some bizarre, non-uni-related numerological goings-on with the company. He grew up in link–not an independent municipality, but land actually owned by the company (hence the link)–and graduated from Phillips High School in link. Naturally, his first and only job out of grad school a few years later was with Phillips 66. I remember him playing basketball in an intra-company league back in the early ’80s. With the exponential increase in pro sports salaries, the notion of playing for a company team with the promise of future employment was outdated, but basketball seemed to have remained the company’s sport of choice.

I actually had the THE Ohio State University thing explained to me once. Apparently the University of Ohio and Ohio State actually went to court over their names in the past. Apparently Ohio was getting annoyed at Ohio State calling them Ohio State University, and the courts agreed that it was borderlined too close, so their decision was to add ‘The’ to the name and become ‘The Ohio State University’, officially. Since then, as a job to Ohio U, they emphasize the ‘THE’ at the beginning of their name to practically make a point.

I’m sure I got some of those details wrong, but thats the general gyst of it. Hope it helps

[quote comment=”304280″]Beardface, I think Russell owns the CFL contract… I think.[/quote]

one more thing meat…don’t think

…it can only hurt the team

[quote comment=”304038″]welcome to the american dream…a billionaire using public funds to construct a private playground for the rich and powerful

CMB[/quote]
Hey, I just watched this, so now I know what this non-sequitur from last night was all about.
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Enough of this vulgarity! Back to your brothel, harlots!

People, as much as I love politics, this ain’t the place. This site is about sports uniforms, not the crazy rules of a crazy contest. Not about health care, or who’s an awesome neighbor. Not about insulting people. I come on this site to read about sports uniforms, not about your personal beliefs. BACK TO THE UNIS PLEASE.

[quote comment=”304291″]People, as much as I love politics, this ain’t the place. This site is about sports uniforms, not the crazy rules of a crazy contest. Not about health care, or who’s an awesome neighbor. Not about insulting people. I come on this site to read about sports uniforms, not about your personal beliefs. BACK TO THE UNIS PLEASE.[/quote]
Dude, the last Canada/USA post was more than 3 1/2 hours ago. It was done for the day…let’s not revive it!

[quote comment=”304276″]While technically The UW-Marquette game was color vs color, The Golden Eagles wear their gold uniforms for major home games.

Look at it this way, every home game for Minnesota is color vs color.[/quote]

…some major games. I’m not sure how the decision goes, or if there’s a rule. Rumor was that traitor Coach Crean didn’t like the gold jerseys. I think that they’ve worn white, gold and/or the light blue ones at home for both major and non-major games. Good point about the Gophers home golds. I can’t recall the last white home jersey at The Barn.

Actually same for Michigan too – Does Michigan even wear white anymore?

[quote comment=”304274″]So Steve Smith is wearing a black t-shirt in warmups that has ‘Its nothing personal, just business’ on the front… with a fucking REEBOK wordmark beneath the collar.

How the fuck did Reebok trademark a line from The Godfather?!?![/quote]
Don’t think they trademarked it, only borrowed it for their t-shirt.

[quote comment=”304295″][quote comment=”304276″]While technically The UW-Marquette game was color vs color, The Golden Eagles wear their gold uniforms for major home games.

Look at it this way, every home game for Minnesota is color vs color.[/quote]

…some major games. I’m not sure how the decision goes, or if there’s a rule. Rumor was that traitor Coach Crean didn’t like the gold jerseys. I think that they’ve worn white, gold and/or the light blue ones at home for both major and non-major games. Good point about the Gophers home golds. I can’t recall the last white home jersey at The Barn.

Actually same for Michigan too – Does Michigan even wear white anymore?[/quote]

they do…

link

[quote comment=”304296″][quote comment=”304281″][quote comment=”304273″][quote comment=”304255″]ravens went black jersey white pants for the first time in recent years last night

i thought they looked great they minimalized the amount of purple just numbers and pant stripes i liked it a lot. i was in the stands, couldn’t even see the purple on the pants and it looked even better.

thoughts?[/quote]
We had a limited discussion about this yesterday. From what I recall, the consensus was that it was a definite upgrade. I also agree with the poster who suggested that black be the primary color for the ravens. The purple is fine as an accent color.[/quote]

i concur – but i have a feeling that if this is a precursor to uniform changes for next year that we may end up with an arizona cardinals/atlanta falcons/buffalo bills concoction of a uniform[/quote]

What makes you say that, as opposed to all the other alternate jerseys which have been unveiled in the absence of a total overhaul?[/quote]

when’s the last time we had a major uni change???

[quote]when’s the last time we had a major uni change??? [/quote]

other than the ray lewis BFBS (or the helmet logo lawsuit thingy)?

[quote comment=”304251″][quote comment=”304249″][quote comment=”304228″][quote comment=”304216″]New uniforms for the AAA Columbus Clippers:

link

Wow, how completely underwhelming.

Took a great looking cap, link , and killed it. link

It’s an Awful, awful design, especially when compared to their previous navy unis (2006 and prior). It’s even bad when compared with the treatment the Nats gave them.

Here the local write up on them: link

The “C” is supposed to represent an anchor, but I think it looks suspiciously like an inverted Corpus Christi Hook: link

You’re right. It’s a major downgrade.[/quote]

Why is it a downgrade, exactly? To me, the Clippers’ new caps and uniforms look pretty classy.

[quote comment=”304300″][quote comment=”304298″]I’m hearing this might be the hat:

link

That is definitely the cap.

It was on New Era’s site for a while, then pulled. Just like the new Orioles caps were before their unveiling.[/quote]

I guess they won’t be bringing back the white and red caps they sported several seasons ago?

[quote comment=”304308″][quote comment=”304306″][quote comment=”304301″]when’s the last time we had a major uni change???[/quote]
Atlanta before the 2004 season[/quote]

Didn’t Arizona revamp their uniforms after Atlanta?[/quote]
Might have been the same season

I know Atlanta because I went to VT and the Vick unis being sold in Blacksburg changed while I was there

not that this should come as a surprise…

link

[quote comment=”304312″]how can you ruin something this boring?

link

might as well just be a t-shirt. no kind of graphics, period. i could never watch the cardinals when they wore those. too dull.[/quote]

by doing this

[quote comment=”304307″][quote comment=”304300″][quote comment=”304298″]I’m hearing this might be the hat:

link

That is definitely the cap.

It was on New Era’s site for a while, then pulled. Just like the new Orioles caps were before their unveiling.[/quote]

I guess they won’t be bringing back the white and red caps they sported several seasons ago?[/quote]

Hmm. That could work, depending on what the rest of the uniform changes look like.
Speaking of uniforms for next baseball season (which can’t come fast enough), does anyone know if the Yankees will be sporting some version of this patch on their jersey next year?
link

[quote comment=”304316″][quote comment=”304308″][quote comment=”304306″][quote comment=”304301″]when’s the last time we had a major uni change???[/quote]
Atlanta before the 2004 season[/quote]

Didn’t Arizona revamp their uniforms after Atlanta?[/quote]

How about San Diego two or three seasons ago? Not major, but some little tweaks.[/quote]

Ah, yes, I’d forgotten about San Diego. For awhile wasn’t there a team every year who would change their uniforms? I remember being excited to get the new NFL catalog to see which team it would be that year. Those were my pre-Uni Watch days. So if one team had to change unis for next year, who should be the team?

[quote comment=”304315″][quote comment=”304307″][quote comment=”304300″][quote comment=”304298″]I’m hearing this might be the hat:

link

That is definitely the cap.

It was on New Era’s site for a while, then pulled. Just like the new Orioles caps were before their unveiling.[/quote]

I guess they won’t be bringing back the white and red caps they sported several seasons ago?[/quote]

Hmm. That could work, depending on what the rest of the uniform changes look like.
Speaking of uniforms for next baseball season (which can’t come fast enough), does anyone know if the Yankees will be sporting some version of this patch on their jersey next year?
link

Count on it.

[quote comment=”304313″][quote comment=”304312″]how can you ruin something this boring?

link

might as well just be a t-shirt. no kind of graphics, period. i could never watch the cardinals when they wore those. too dull.[/quote]

link[/quote]

The Cards look a whole lot better in that full red than the Texans did in theirs. But I always thought that helmet would improve with a red stripe down the middle. Too much white space now.

Considering the offensive team supplies the balls in play, I thought it was interesting that the Army QB in the photo you linked was using a Navy ball.