We All Know Ichiro Would’ve Won

Can anybody help me find a specific photo? I am looking for the original photograph that the box cover/cartridge label of Tecmo Super Bowl III was based on. It shows QB Todd Marinovich of the LA Raiders getting creamed by a bunch of Buffalo Bills. His head is turned at an awkward angle as if his facemask is being pulled, but the hand near it is not touching the facemask.

I remember back in the 90’s when this game came out, I saw the original photograph that this cover/label was based off of, and in that photo a hand was indeed pulling the facemask. I always assumed they modified it so Tecmo wouldn’t get sued when a youth player pulled an opponent’s facemask in a game because he saw it on Tecmo, and then broke the opponent’s neck.

Anyway, I am looking for this original photo. I’ve scoured the internet, using all sorts of different search terms in Google image search, but no luck. If my memory, albeit vague, serves me correctly, I believe I saw the original photo in a 1992 edition of Sports Illustrated. I’m pretty sure the date of the game when the photo was taken was October 11, 1992. If any of you guys could help me find it, I’d really, really appreciate it!

Here’s what the box cover/cartridge label of Tecmo Super Bowl III looks like:

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I’d like to ask…

What is everyone’s opinion on nameplates? From a purely aesthetic perspective; are you for them or against them?

Isn’t that Pena’s BP Pitcher next to him in that first photo?

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What is everyone’s opinion on nameplates? From a purely aesthetic perspective; are you for them or against them?

Against. For any NOB, either do it right (no namplates) or don’t do it.

[quote comment=”339647″]What is everyone’s opinion on nameplates? From a purely aesthetic perspective; are you for them or against them?

Against. For any NOB, either do it right (no namplates) or don’t do it.[/quote]
They are useless at any distance in person, and when on television, they are unnecessary because they tell you who it is.

Love the All-Star Game sideshow. Even though those uniforms are double knits, they still look great. Almost classic.

I noticed that the A’s continued their tradition of players wearing different color jerseys for the All-Star Game.

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[quote comment=”339650″]Check out this beautiful Red Sox through the years gallery from Sports Illustrated.

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good stuff

here’s my favorite shot

[quote comment=”339654″]although someone should be fired for flopping Carl Hubbel’s photo).

Maybe it’s just me (probably) but I don’t get it.. All I get is a picture of Dale Murphy.[/quote]

Yeah, me too…WTF is wrong with it?

Should we really be surprised the Rays’s jersey was messed up?

It is amazing for what passed baseball uniforms in 1984

I like how Lou Whitaker’s NOB is so big that it actually link.

Those all star pics are great …. what are those colored socks under their pants:)

For the young folk, this is from the time when you knew the team in the blink of an eye, unlike today.

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[quote comment=”339660″][quote comment=”339654″]although someone should be fired for flopping Carl Hubbel’s photo).

Maybe it’s just me (probably) but I don’t get it.. All I get is a picture of Dale Murphy.[/quote]

Ha! Someone at SI must have read today’s Ticker!! They removed the Hubbell photo. Maybe they’ll re-insert it after fixing it…[/quote]

Oh ok. I’m not great with baseball pics, history etc., but I was pretty sure I wasn’t an idiot.
(insert witty comeback here)

The US Military All-stars “names” were all pretty self-explanatory, save one. What does “McGinnis” and “26” have to do with American military history?

A quick wikipedia search turned up a recent Medal of Honor winner, link , who threw himself on a grenade in Adhamiyah, Iraq in 2006 to save his fellow soldiers. The number 26 is his unit, the 26th Infantry Regiment of the 1st Battalion of the 1st Inf. Division.

As our Paul has said, this is uniform innovation at its best, educating us in some small way.

c’mon now….after a game, ok, whatever…but after the HR Derby? link

if nothing else, it’s consistent….

[quote comment=”339662″][quote comment=”339653″][quote comment=”339650″]Check out this beautiful Red Sox through the years gallery from Sports Illustrated.

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good stuff
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Bizarrely inaccurate caption to this photo, though:
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Looks like it is supposed to say Cy Young..

No mention of the awesome program from last night’s Wilco show? Seems like the kind of thing you’d love. Even had a “Song Scorecard”, a big chart with all of their songs and stops on this tour for people to check off.

[quote comment=”339658″][quote comment=”339657″]I like how Lou Whitaker’s NOB is so big that it actually link.[/quote]

One can only imagine what his jersey would look like if his last name was Saltalamacchia.[/quote]

And can you imagine if link and the link had a nameplate too? Now that would look completely ridiculous.

Question for Teebz and other Hockey Lounge members…

Did the Toronto Maple Leafs ever wear navy and white, or has it always been royal and white? (I mean the NHL team; I know the Maple Leafs of baseball’s International league wore royal)

–Ricko

[quote comment=”339652″]Re: Upside down Rays.

Looks like they just took the standard left sleeve ray and put it on the right sleeve, but flipped it so it was going forward. May have looked better right-side up and going backward.[/quote]

I agree. Suspect it was intentional. The ray looks better with his tail towards the back. Much like the US flag patch being “backwards” on the right arm. Though I would think it would be easy to make a flipped patch so it looks correct vertically but still “swimming” forward.

[quote comment=”339673″]Question for Teebz and other Hockey Lounge members…

Did the Toronto Maple Leafs ever wear navy and white, or has it always been royal and white? (I mean the NHL team; I know the Maple Leafs of baseball’s International league wore royal)

–Ricko[/quote]
If I’m not mistaken, its tended to lean more towards royal, but over the years there have been jerseys here or there that crept towards navy. Granted, they’ve never been like Yankees or RedSox blue, but they haven’t always been Dodgers or Mets blue, either.

[quote comment=”339650″]Check out this beautiful Red Sox through the years gallery from Sports Illustrated.

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I don’t know what it is about those old BoSox road uniforms, but I just love the uniform Dwight Evans is wearing. It looks professional without looking generic.

That entire gallery is sweet.

One more sighting from this weekend’s rugby action.

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“One of these kids is doing his own thing. One item in that uni doesn’t belong…”

[quote comment=”339657″]I like how Lou Whitaker’s NOB is so big that it actually link.[/quote]

Don’t know if Sparky Anderson had anything to do with those huge NOBs, but the Reds and Tigers both had them during his managing tenure. (Though I seem to remember a SI photo of his Reds predecessor, Dave Bristol, with his huge name on his back misspelled.

For the Reds and Tigers, the big names worked. Everybody else, not so much.

[quote comment=”339686″]RE: the inverted ray sleeve patch

Why did the Rays players have the secondary logo on their sleeves anyway? It looked like most of the players had their respective team’s primary logo as the sleeve patch.

Other teams’ representatives I noticed with secondary logos: Rangers, Brewers.[/quote]

The Rays only use the Devil Ray as a sleve patch. There is no sunburst patch or the Rays in the diamond patch.

[quote comment=”339665″]c’mon now….after a game, ok, whatever…but after the HR Derby? link

if nothing else, it’s consistent….[/quote]

I don’t have a problem with the concept of the Brewers untucking their jerseys after a win given the story behind it, and in a way it was cool that Fielder continued that tradition at the Derby, but he just looked ridiculous with that extremely oversized jersey. It looked like an old fashioned night gown. Not good.

[quote comment=”339673″]Question for Teebz and other Hockey Lounge members…

Did the Toronto Maple Leafs ever wear navy and white, or has it always been royal and white? (I mean the NHL team; I know the Maple Leafs of baseball’s International league wore royal)

–Ricko[/quote]

From what I know, the blue has been consistent throughout the ages. There have been slight variations on the colour as they transition from material to material in jerseys/sweaters, but the Leafs have always maintained that they had the same shade of blue for the most part.

Of course, photographs don’t help. Compare link to link to link to link. While they’re all close, none of them are the same.

PS Maybe Atlee Hammaker should have tried using the other arm in that game!!![/quote]

Good thing I was one of the few to see the picture of Hubbell before they took it down so that no one noticed I had the wrong year for Hammaker. His blow-up years was ’83, not ’84

[quote comment=”339691″][quote comment=”339665″]c’mon now….after a game, ok, whatever…but after the HR Derby? link

if nothing else, it’s consistent….[/quote]

I don’t have a problem with the concept of the Brewers untucking their jerseys after a win given the story behind it, and in a way it was cool that Fielder continued that tradition at the Derby, but he just looked ridiculous with that extremely oversized jersey. It looked like an old fashioned night gown. Not good.[/quote]

Bob DePuy also commented on it in the post-derby trophy presentation. He said something like “and you’re untucked like you Brewers do”…I hope it gets under his skin like it does mine.

[quote comment=”339690″] I’d be willing to be that Fielder requested a horrifically large BP jersey [/quote]
He just borrowed one out of Dad’s collection.

[quote comment=”339698″]I’ll wait until they fix it and then reverse it again and post it to flickr. :^P[/quote]
No, leave that one the way it should be: but reverse every other picture from their slideshow.

:-)

I assume the teams with the secondary logo last night also wear the same secondary logo patch on their jerseys during the regular season. The teams with the primary logo patches last night don’t normally wear a sleeve patch.

[quote comment=”339703″]I assume the teams with the secondary logo last night also wear the same secondary logo patch on their jerseys during the regular season. The teams with the primary logo patches last night don’t normally wear a sleeve patch.[/quote]
Nope. Both Chicago teams wear secondary logo sleeve patches but they had primary logos last night.

I love the city flag jerseys, though as someone commented on a previous day’s post, IIRC, they look more like soccer jerseys than football jerseys (which is fine with me, since I’m one of those weird soccer fans). Keep it up, HHH! And if you’re looking for further requests, my home town San Francisco’s flag ( link ) doesn’t do much for me, but I think the California state flag ( link ) would make an awesome jersey.

A number of European soccer clubs incorporate elements from their city flags in their uniforms. Three that come to mind immediately are my beloved AFC Ajax, which has used the three Xs from the Amsterdam flag ( link ) as a design element; ACF Fiorentina, which uses the red giglio (fleur-de-lys) from the Florence city flag ( link ); and Barcelona, which uses the vertical red and yellow stripes from the Barcelona flag ( link ) on the back collar. I’m sure there are plenty more.

[quote comment=”339708″]Wow… sorry about the messed-up links; I’m even less technologically competent than I thought.[/quote]

fixed em…just don’t use the parentheses or if you do, put spaces before and after ;)

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A number of European soccer clubs incorporate elements from their city flags in their uniforms. Three that come to mind immediately are my beloved AFC Ajax, which has used the three Xs from the Amsterdam flag ( link ) as a design element[/quote]
There’s something about the XXX on the Amsterdam flag that just seems link.

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There’s something about the XXX on the Amsterdam flag that just seems link.[/quote]
Is that a picture of what they call the Amstel Light District?

[quote comment=”339710″][quote comment=”339675″][quote comment=”339652″]Re: Upside down Rays.

Looks like they just took the standard left sleeve ray and put it on the right sleeve, but flipped it so it was going forward. May have looked better right-side up and going backward.[/quote]

I agree. Suspect it was intentional. The ray looks better with his tail towards the back. Much like the US flag patch being “backwards” on the right arm. Though I would think it would be easy to make a flipped patch so it looks correct vertically but still “swimming” forward.[/quote]

It most definitely does not look better. It is a FISH should never be displayed UPSIDE DOWN for obvious reasons.[/quote]
Meh. It’s one of those things where it can be interpreted either way. (Like the MLB logo — is the batter a righty or a lefty?) With the link, it doesn’t necessarily look like the manta is swimming upside-down.

[quote comment=”339706″]A casual fan, watching last night, might have been quite impressed with Nelson Cruz but had no instant visual cue to tell what team he played for. Had to listen or read the on-screen graphics. Might have cost the Rangers, and MLB, a fan with renewed interest.[/quote]

wait, what?

[quote comment=”339717″][quote comment=”339706″]A casual fan, watching last night, might have been quite impressed with Nelson Cruz but had no instant visual cue to tell what team he played for. Had to listen or read the on-screen graphics. Might have cost the Rangers, and MLB, a fan with renewed interest.[/quote]

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Just saying it’s good to keep your stars, and the teams they play for, readily identifiable. Saying you’d think they’d want to avoid, “That’s guy’s pretty good, wonder who he plays for.”

NATIONAL and AMERICAN aren’t anything anyone generally roots for (not even tonight, not really). Better to let the viewer look up at the TV and instantly be able to see there’s a young guy playing for Texas who’s pretty damn good. Don’t make the fan have to figure it out.

I’m asking…aren’t the TEAMS working marketing anymore? Or does MLB believe we are so far down the free agent road that individual teams are incidental in an MLB-event context?

—Ricko

Re: Michigan Hockey Jersey
Along the wall at Yost Ice Arena, there’s photos of all the great U-M hockey players dating back somethings like 80 years. Let me tell you, there are some real beauties. Next season i’ll take pictures and post them online.

Also the sweater from the picture, there’s was an older season ticket holder that wore a remade version of that exact sweater, I always meant to ask him about it, but I never ran into him.

[quote comment=”339718″][quote comment=”339706″][quote comment=”339692″]I’m still trying to figure out what I think about having special “AL” and “NL” caps for the home run derby. On one hand, they avoid horrible link. Plus this year’s hats were a vast improvement over last year’s (even if the AL cap looks just like an Angels cap, as pointed out in the ticker). However, part of me just can’t get beyond the fact that it’s the MLB looking for yet ANOTHER piece of uninspired merchandise to sell.[/quote]

The mismatched combos are certainly no worse than the NFL Pro Bowl with player wearing their own helmets, so I see no problem.

My problem with adding N and A hats to the Home Run Derby is that, while it may be sound merchandising that adds another sellable product to the All-Star line, it’s a lousy marketing move.

A casual fan, watching last night, might have been quite impressed with Nelson Cruz but had no instant visual cue to tell what team he played for. Had to listen or read the on-screen graphics. Might have cost the Rangers, and MLB, a fan with renewed interest.

To me, anyway, one of the appealing elements of the All-Star Game was seeing all the different unis on the field at the same time. Last night’s Home Run Derby seemed, I dunno, “homogenized”. Visually it lacked the color and variety that we’ll see in the game tonight.

—Ricko[/quote]

Have the players wear their uniforms, only with batting practice jerseys, for the HR Derby. That would bring back some of the colorful flair from the 1970s and 1980s games (e.g., the A’s and Indians wearing different color jerseys), while still allowing teams to wear only white or grey in the actual game.

By the way, what’s the speed on those HR Derby balls? Don’t those guys need to wear helmets?[/quote]
The speed on the balls is very low, and nobody’s going to try and pitch high and inside. Helmets are not needed by any strech of the imagination IMO.

I would however, wear a cap. Just looks right.

I have not seen it mentioned, but i liked the blue used on the National Leagues jersey … harpens back to the blue used on the Cards road unis back in the 80’s.

Really cool article in the Times today about Tiger’s and other golfer’s “uni’s”

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Was also at Keyspan Park last night. Both Wilco and Yo La Tengo were sublime. But it must be pointed out that Ira Kaplan throws like a girl.

[quote comment=”339674″]That Stampeders hat is a work of art.

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Very nice. Reminds me of the old logos for the Colts and Cowboys. I like the new horsey, but I like the football and the font in the old logo.

[quote]Just saying it’s good to keep your stars, and the teams they play for, readily identifiable. Saying you’d think they’d want to avoid, “That’s guy’s pretty good, wonder who he plays for.”[/quote]

that’s up to the teams to do though, no? shouldn’t they be pumping the shit out of their own all stars? the guy is a ranger, and while joe schmoe may not know it, it really didn’t take that much effort to realize who he was or who he played for…but i do get your point — if the dude were wearing a rangers cap (red or blue?), he’d be more easily identifiable from a distance

reminds me of alex rios a few years back…i was like “who”? but i know who he is now, and i knew it after that derby win…and really, you mention the “casual observer” (or fan)…do they REALLY pay that much attention to the snoozefest the HRD has become???

[quote]NATIONAL and AMERICAN aren’t anything anyone generally roots for (not even tonight, not really). Better to let the viewer look up at the TV and instantly be able to see there’s a young guy playing for Texas who’s pretty damn good. Don’t make the fan have to figure it out.[/quote]

i root for the nationals…always have, always will…even before bud’s blunder necessitating the “this one counts” bullshit…

maybe i have no dog in the HRD fight, but i have one in the actual game, where they wear actual team unis…i got no problem at all with them wearing the stupid BP jerseys for the HRD…since, it is, essentially, glorified BP…i’d rather they not have BP jerseys at all, but since MLB (and the teams, thru merch sales agreements) make some bucks off of them, they’re going to be a permanent part of the problem

[quote]I’m asking…aren’t the TEAMS working marketing anymore? Or does MLB believe we are so far down the free agent road that individual teams are incidental in an MLB-event context?[/quote]

see above…the teams are making money of the sales of the ASG BP jerseys and caps…if you already own a texas rangers BP jersey, you’re more apt to plunk down another 75 bucks (do they make them in authentics? then probably 175) for a jersey with your ASG rep’s patch and NOB as well…and if you just want a generic BP jersey or t-shirt, well, they’ll gladly sell you one

[quote comment=”339722″]It’s a bunch of All-Stars, for pete’s sake, from teams all over MLB…and, visually, the whole thing ends up looking like the Twins and Angels taking batting practice, the kind of thing a fan sees every day? [/quote]
Ricko, for a peek at how bad it could have been, there’s a picture of McGuire and Sosa in the Chicago papers today: IIRC it was from 1991; what a disaster those uniforms were.

[quote comment=”339733″][quote]Just saying it’s good to keep your stars, and the teams they play for, readily identifiable. Saying you’d think they’d want to avoid, “That’s guy’s pretty good, wonder who he plays for.”[/quote]

that’s up to the teams to do though, no? shouldn’t they be pumping the shit out of their own all stars? the guy is a ranger, and while joe schmoe may not know it, it really didn’t take that much effort to realize who he was or who he played for…but i do get your point — if the dude were wearing a rangers cap (red or blue?), he’d be more easily identifiable from a distance

reminds me of alex rios a few years back…i was like “who”? but i know who he is now, and i knew it after that derby win…and really, you mention the “casual observer” (or fan)…do they REALLY pay that much attention to the snoozefest the HRD has become???

[quote]NATIONAL and AMERICAN aren’t anything anyone generally roots for (not even tonight, not really). Better to let the viewer look up at the TV and instantly be able to see there’s a young guy playing for Texas who’s pretty damn good. Don’t make the fan have to figure it out.[/quote]

i root for the nationals…always have, always will…even before bud’s blunder necessitating the “this one counts” bullshit…

maybe i have no dog in the HRD fight, but i have one in the actual game, where they wear actual team unis…i got no problem at all with them wearing the stupid BP jerseys for the HRD…since, it is, essentially, glorified BP…i’d rather they not have BP jerseys at all, but since MLB (and the teams, thru merch sales agreements) make some bucks off of them, they’re going to be a permanent part of the problem

[quote]I’m asking…aren’t the TEAMS working marketing anymore? Or does MLB believe we are so far down the free agent road that individual teams are incidental in an MLB-event context?[/quote]

see above…the teams are making money of the sales of the ASG BP jerseys and caps…if you already own a texas rangers BP jersey, you’re more apt to plunk down another 75 bucks (do they make them in authentics? then probably 175) for a jersey with your ASG rep’s patch and NOB as well…and if you just want a generic BP jersey or t-shirt, well, they’ll gladly sell you one[/quote]

Key point, I guess, it that for someone like me, who doesn’t follow baseball as closely as I once did, the team hats at HR Derby helped. I don’t mind the National and American jerseys so much; they are sort of part of the fun (designed in the colors of the host team and all)…but so was the odd mix you’d get with the team caps. And, as I said, made it easier for me to be reminded, “Oh, yeah, that’s that young outfielder from…wherever. I gotta start paying attention to him” (hence, the kind of “renewed interest” I mentioned).

—Ricko

[quote comment=”339738″][quote comment=”339735″] for a peek at how bad it could have been, there’s a picture of McGuire and Sosa in the Chicago papers today[/quote]

ah yes…the year MLB decreed the HRD would link

glad they stopped that experiment[/quote]

Watching a new shipment fly in, are they?

[quote comment=”339706″]NATIONAL and AMERICAN aren’t anything anyone generally roots for (not even tonight, not really). Better to let the viewer look up at the TV and instantly be able to see there’s a young guy playing for Texas who’s pretty damn good. Don’t make the fan have to figure it out.

—Ricko[/quote]

I always root for the National League. I think, not only should this game decide home-field advantage, it should decide whether or not they have the DH for the whole Series.

[quote comment=”339740″][quote comment=”339728″][quote comment=”339715″]it doesn’t necessarily look like the manta is swimming upside-down.[/quote]

Given that a ray’s eyes are on top of its head, and the eyes are part of the logo, yes, it’s pretty solidly swimming upside down.[/quote]
Yeah, but that’s the thing. With the link, I still think it looks like the eyes could be on the top. To me, the normal orientation just shows a side view of a ray swimming with its right wing higher than its left. Flipped, it’s swimming with its left wing raised higher than the right.

If you absolutely WANT to see the manta as upside-down, then that’s what you’re going to see.[/quote]

If you don’t know what the thing is, you’re probably gonna sew the patch on tail back. Just would make sense.

MLB quality control. Gotta love it. Gives us plenty to talk about here.

Seriously? Replica PRACTICE jerseys?

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And a Buckeye fan here who says that Michigan hockey jersey is pretty cool. Any idea of what year it is?

The kind of stuff I notice now that drives me crazy..

What’s wrong with this picture?

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[quote comment=”339751″]The kind of stuff I notice now that drives me crazy..

What’s wrong with this picture?

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Other than everything? I give up. What?

Once upon a time didn’t the Wake Forest football helmet sport some Klingon-looking letters when they just reversed the funky “WF” from the other side? Furthermore, would the Steelers logo read “sreleetS” if it were applied to both sides of their helmets, using the mirror image rule? And don’t rays appear bottom side up when they’re making their speed turns or checking out the bottom of the ocean?

[quote comment=”339688″]The NBA logo concepts are interesting. I always thought the NBA logo was a little dull – doesn’t really capture the athleticism of the game. NBA_Logo_3 captures the athleticism better but is maybe too guard/wing-specific. I think I like the one in the lower left of NBA_Logo_4 best. Could be a guard/wing going in for a layup, but it could also almost be a big man corraling a rebound. Either way, it’s much more dynamic than the current logo.[/quote]

I like the one of the guy soaring for a dunk, but it’s not representative of every player. If they were to use one of these great logos it should be the jump shooter.

[quote comment=”339756″][quote comment=”339751″]The kind of stuff I notice now that drives me crazy..

What’s wrong with this picture?

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The blues don’t match and the jerseys didn’t have the NFL shield on the front when Roger played.[/quote]

Ding Ding Ding.

Also it’s being sold as an authentic Staubach, with truncated sleeve stripes and a huge reebok logo.

Didn’t imagine it after all

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[quote comment=”339646″]Hey guys, HHH here…

I’m almost done with making city flag jerseys for every NFL team. Due to the positive response from UniWatch readers, the fact Paul likes them, and the fact that I’m addicted to making them, I came up with an idea:

By request, I will design custom flag/crest/shield jerseys for your high school, college, frat, town, city, family crest, and/or last name heraldry/coat of arms. It doesn’t have to be a football jersey; it can be a jersey for any sport.

I am still working out the details of this idea. So before I spend more time trying to figure everything out, I just wanted to get an idea of whether there was any interest. So, anybody interested?[/quote]

I am interested. I’d like to see what you could come up with.

If you dislike the Yankees and you think pin collectors are dorks, do not click on this link …

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OK, I’m not saying it ISN’T upside-down. Clearly it is. What I’m saying is that it isn’t obvious that it’s upside-down.[/quote]

It is to me. It’s painfully obvious. :o)

And the Tallon firing is due to his immense stupidity. He signs Hossa for a ridiculous length of time at an idiotic amount when he could have had Martin Havlat back at a much lower price. Then he effs up the RFA offers by MAILING them out when the CBA explicitly states that they are to be couriered or faxed ONLY. In doing so, he is forced to sign both Barker and Versteeg at market value when they could have been kept with low price tags for this coming season. Next season, the ‘Hawks are in deep, deep doo-doo in terms of the salary cap.

Stupidity + ineptitude = unemployment. It was that simple.

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1) Prince Fielder is approaching (or passed) scary-big status. The man needs to pass on the after-game buffet once in awhile.
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And he’s a vegetarian. Must be vegetable tempura.

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Well, I paid 12.99 or 14.99 or whatever just for the Game Day Audio at MLB.com so getting a membership card, merch discount and a sticker too would have been pretty boss.

Hey everyone… I was thinking of something that I think would be a unique feature to Uni Watch… “Uni Watch By the Numbers”. It would be a section of Uni Watch records such as, “Most posts in one day”, “Most posts by an individual poster”, “Total number of unique posters”, “Number of major changes to the site”, etc. etc.

What do you all think?

And yes, Ricko, I too would like to see the original HR Derby done today. I have one of Killebrew vs. Colavito on tape and it’s entertaining. The “This Week In Baseball” People could be the ones in charge of doing the new version. They seem to be able to keep a show fresh without making it goofy.

[quote comment=”339769″]”2) How about resurrecting the old Home Run Derby at the end of each season? Like the classic show from the ealry 60s…”

Was late ’50s (Harmon Killebrew and Jim Lemon were in Senators unis, Bob Cerv in KC A’s)…and I loved it. Talk about something I wish had been filmed in color! Many of us likely have never seen some of those uniforms in motion and in color (A’s and Senators, to be sure).

Probably couldn’t do the show these days. Back then, the prize money, though small, was enough to make it worthwhile for the players.

Anyone else remember when winners’ and losers’ share in things like WS or Super Bowl were a big deal? Now they get mentioned maybe once and are, by comparison to today’s salaries, chump change.

So, in 2009 the payoff for a HR Derby like that would have to be enormous for any players to even consider it, I imagine.

—Ricko[/quote]
The only way I can see it being viable is if it was done as a “futures” competition with top prospects participating. It would give the fans an opportunity to catch a glimpse of tomorrow’s stars.

Of course, it wouldn’t hold anywhere near the cachet of Ernie Banks vs. Mickey Mantle or link so nobody would bother watching it anyway.

[quote comment=”339774″]Hey everyone… I was thinking of something that I think would be a unique feature to Uni Watch… “Uni Watch By the Numbers”. It would be a section of Uni Watch records such as, “Most posts in one day”, “Most posts by an individual poster”, “Total number of unique posters”, “Number of major changes to the site”, etc. etc.

What do you all think?[/quote]

As long as coffee’s not considered a post-enhancing substance I’m all for it! Wonder what the stats for a posting triple crown would be.

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As long as coffee’s not considered a post-enhancing substance I’m all for it! Wonder what the stats for a posting triple crown would be.[/quote]

It would definitely have to include most replies to a single poster.

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Just HOW MUCH did they have to pay for that advertising last night???

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[quote comment=”339772″][quote comment=”339760″]link[/quote]

Well, I paid 12.99 or 14.99 or whatever just for the Game Day Audio at MLB.com so getting a membership card, merch discount and a sticker too would have been pretty boss.[/quote]

do you have your UW membership card ;)

[quote comment=”339780″][quote comment=”339774″]Hey everyone… I was thinking of something that I think would be a unique feature to Uni Watch… “Uni Watch By the Numbers”. It would be a section of Uni Watch records such as, “Most posts in one day”, “Most posts by an individual poster”, “Total number of unique posters”, “Number of major changes to the site”, etc. etc.

What do you all think?[/quote]

As long as coffee’s not considered a post-enhancing substance I’m all for it! Wonder what the stats for a posting triple crown would be.[/quote]

a daily “triple crown” has nothing to do with numbers, or maybe this is posting for the cycle…
1) answering a difficult research question
2) posting a uni design of your doing.
3) making someone’s head essssplode.
…that is a pretty good day.

[quote comment=”339775″][quote comment=\”339747\”]Seriously? Replica PRACTICE jerseys?

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only if the team had red in its usual color scheme would i consider buying this. or if they played a valentine’s day game :)[/quote]
Except it isn’t. The retail version is nothing more than a standard replica jersey that is predominantly red instead of “midnight green.” link. Notice how it is a simple, one-layer white number. The red fashion jersey (I’m not calling a QB practice jersey, because I’ve shown that it isn’t) has a border and dropshadow on the number, while the real practice jersey does not.
And that, my friends, is today’s merchandise EPIC FAIL on Uni Watch, courtesy of Reebok and the NFL. (Hey Teebz, care to whip out the Bush-43 stamp?)

[quote comment=”339759″][quote comment=”339756″][quote comment=”339751″]The kind of stuff I notice now that drives me crazy..

What’s wrong with this picture?

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The blues don’t match and the jerseys didn’t have the NFL shield on the front when Roger played.[/quote]

Ding Ding Ding.

Also it’s being sold as an authentic Staubach, with truncated sleeve stripes and a huge reebok logo.[/quote]

I want one of those like right now.

[quote comment=”339794″][quote comment=”339759″][quote comment=”339756″][quote comment=”339751″]The kind of stuff I notice now that drives me crazy..

What’s wrong with this picture?

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The blues don’t match and the jerseys didn’t have the NFL shield on the front when Roger played.[/quote]

Ding Ding Ding.

Also it’s being sold as an authentic Staubach, with truncated sleeve stripes and a huge reebok logo.[/quote]

I want one of those like right now.[/quote]

i don’t see the problem if they are selling it as an nfl authentic with dodgers name and numeral. the problem, or uni gaffs, only exist if they are selling it as an authentic throwbauch, because it is a right proper nfl authentic up to current cowgirl standards. do i like it? no. but i don’t have a problem with it either, it is accurately marketed to sell to people with assclowners disease.

i was just listening to former sportscenter host chris myers and steve hartman on am570 in los angeles when a caller asked if there was a rule regarding how baseball players where their hats. the guy had a problem with the crooked hats and flat bills. this lead to a discussion of the long pants and neither host had any idea about the fact that players are supposed to show at least some sock. they digressed into complaining about younger guys wearing flat bills and it was a sad, sad conversation.
on a related note, i was at the angels-yankees game in anaheim on sunday where i noticed that cc sabbathia’s uniform looks even more like giant pajamas from the fourth row than they ever did on tv.

i stupid…
link is the only nfl jersey worth owning.

[quote comment=”339691″][quote comment=”339665″]c’mon now….after a game, ok, whatever…but after the HR Derby? link

if nothing else, it’s consistent….[/quote]

I don’t have a problem with the concept of the Brewers untucking their jerseys after a win given the story behind it, and in a way it was cool that Fielder continued that tradition at the Derby, but he just looked ridiculous with that extremely over sized jersey. It looked like an old fashioned night gown. Not good.[/quote]

I recall the 1996 Celebrity Softball game prior the All-Star game.

Kent Tekulve was pitching to Jerry Stackhouse (NBA player) and Teke would not throw him a pitch until Stack put his hat on the proper way. He had been wearing it backwards. Jerry begrudgingly turned his hat.

[quote comment=”339721″]Re: Michigan Hockey Jersey
Along the wall at Yost Ice Arena, there’s photos of all the great U-M hockey players dating back somethings like 80 years. Let me tell you, there are some real beauties. Next season i’ll take pictures and post them online.

Also the sweater from the picture, there’s was an older season ticket holder that wore a remade version of that exact sweater, I always meant to ask him about it, but I never ran into him.[/quote]

check this out: link

[quote comment=”339764″][quote comment=”339760″]link[/quote]

“Yankees Universe,” huh? Nothing like blowing past Red Sox Nation – didn’t settle for Planet Yankee, Yankees Galaxy, etc.

Well, for those of us who grew up reading DC Comics, we know the Yankees didn’t go as far as they could have. Therefore I think I’ll start a Pirates Multiverse fan club. Take that, team that lost the 1960 World Series![/quote]

Can’t wait for the blast from Vince McMahon since he has been using WWE Universe for some time now.

[quote comment=”339768″][quote comment=”339762″]
OK, I’m not saying it ISN’T upside-down. Clearly it is. What I’m saying is that it isn’t obvious that it’s upside-down.[/quote]

It is to me. It’s painfully obvious. :o)

And the Tallon firing is due to his immense stupidity. He signs Hossa for a ridiculous length of time at an idiotic amount when he could have had Martin Havlat back at a much lower price. Then he effs up the RFA offers by MAILING them out when the CBA explicitly states that they are to be couriered or faxed ONLY. In doing so, he is forced to sign both Barker and Versteeg at market value when they could have been kept with low price tags for this coming season. Next season, the ‘Hawks are in deep, deep doo-doo in terms of the salary cap.

Stupidity + ineptitude = unemployment. It was that simple.[/quote]
As a Hawks fan, Hossa is a better deal then Havlat, better player and more durable. The length of the contract is fine its helping to get around salary cap rules. He’s under 35 so when he does not finish out the contract the Hawks are off the hook for most of the money.

[quote comment=”339809″][quote comment=”339807″][quote comment=”339805″][quote comment=”339800″]i stupid…
link is the only nfl jersey worth owning.[/quote]

My gf wore a vintage Swann to the last Pittsburgh UW party:
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Wow, If you don’t email that to Rob Ullman I will! Very nice jersey…[/quote]

I meant that for your benefit, of course, Bernard. That would be a great pinup for you.[/quote]

Haha, yeah, I get it Jim! ;) I’ve actually spoken to Rob about it, albeit with a James Harrison throwback instead of the 88. Probably a Christmas present to myself.

Back to indoor soccer form a couple days ago did anyone see the goal on Sports Center last night? Good stuff.

[quote comment=”339763″][quote comment=”339646″]Hey guys, HHH here…

I’m almost done with making city flag jerseys for every NFL team. Due to the positive response from UniWatch readers, the fact Paul likes them, and the fact that I’m addicted to making them, I came up with an idea:

By request, I will design custom flag/crest/shield jerseys for your high school, college, frat, town, city, family crest, and/or last name heraldry/coat of arms. It doesn’t have to be a football jersey; it can be a jersey for any sport.

I am still working out the details of this idea. So before I spend more time trying to figure everything out, I just wanted to get an idea of whether there was any interest. So, anybody interested?[/quote]

I am interested. I’d like to see what you could come up with.[/quote]

Hello, Dave Mac! Good to hear you’re interested. For what sport would you want the jersey to be? Do you want it designed after the flag/shield/crest of a high school, college, or something else? Post what you’d want in the comments, and please be specific so I can get a good idea of what you’re looking for. (BTW: Are we allowed to post contact information in the comments? Somehow we’ll have to figure out a way to get in touch with each other…) -HHH

[quote comment=”339774″]… “Uni Watch By the Numbers”. It would be a section of Uni Watch records such as, “Most posts in one day”, “Most posts by an individual poster”, “Total number of unique posters”, “Number of major changes to the site”, etc. etc.[/quote]
Pie chart?

;-)))

[quote comment=”339682″]I’m thoroughly enjoying HHH’s city flag jersey project. However, as a Wisconsin boy, it’s fair to say the Packers are more a statewide phenomenon than Green Bay phenomenon. Unfortunately, the Wisconsin state flag is less…um, let’s say…interesting than the Green Bay city flag:
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I actually have a similar project involving state flags in works… -HHH

[quote comment=”339685″][quote comment=”339676″]Do Yankees yearbooks from the 1970s have photos of all personnel working for the team? Seems like the mystery man from the ’77 ASG could be identified in that way.[/quote]

Excellent idea. Will investigate![/quote]

Any chance it’s the team photographer, Michael Grossbardt? You would expect him to be amongst the players lining up the photo, and absent from the official pic.

[quote comment=”339808″]
As a Hawks fan, Hossa is a better deal then Havlat, better player and more durable. The length of the contract is fine its helping to get around salary cap rules. He’s under 35 so when he does not finish out the contract the Hawks are off the hook for most of the money.[/quote]

I disagree whole-heartedly.

Hossa may be more durable, but there’s no guarantee on injuries. Havlat’s past may have had something to do with it, but Havlat outscored Hossa last season in both the regular season and playoffs despite playing in less games. Havlat’s two years younger, and comes in at $200,000 less per year. In fact, I would guess that Havlat would have given Chicago a discount due to his love of playing there last season had they simply called him. But they didn’t.

The CBA states that any player under 35 at the time of signing the contract will not have the salary count against the cap if they choose to retire. The problem for the Hawks isn’t retirement. It’s next season and the season after.

Toews, Kane, Seabrook, Keith… you have a lot of young stars to sign, and these players will get huge money on the open market. Unless Hossa retires at age 30 (which is insane after signing for 12 years), Tallon will have caused the Hawks lose some big names. He already signed Barker and Versteeg to major increases after his gaffe with the RFA mishap, so you’re eating up major cap space with his errors.

After all, you have no goaltender this season besides Huet. Why? Because they couldn’t afford to sign Khabibulin. Good luck with the Flying Frenchman guarding the twine.

[quote comment=”339822″]I disagree whole-heartedly.

Toews, Kane, Seabrook, Keith… you have a lot of young stars to sign, and these players will get huge money on the open market. Unless Hossa retires at age 30 (which is insane after signing for 12 years), Tallon will have caused the Hawks lose some big names. He already signed Barker and Versteeg to major increases after his gaffe with the RFA mishap, so you’re eating up major cap space with his errors.[/quote]
Teebz, one thing being talked about today is that CBA/qualifying offer mess is merely the final straw for Tallon. But specifically in regard to the Hossa 12 year thing, people are saying that not just Tallon but the Bowmans had a voice in that offer.

JMHO, but SOMETHING happened, be it the offers or something like that. Nobody in hockey gets canned (or more accurately, kicked upstairs) on July 15th.

I’m sure the press will have more tomorrow. Just caught a very short interview with one of the beat writers at lunch.

[quote comment=”339824″][quote comment=”339822″]I disagree whole-heartedly.

Toews, Kane, Seabrook, Keith… you have a lot of young stars to sign, and these players will get huge money on the open market. Unless Hossa retires at age 30 (which is insane after signing for 12 years), Tallon will have caused the Hawks lose some big names. He already signed Barker and Versteeg to major increases after his gaffe with the RFA mishap, so you’re eating up major cap space with his errors.[/quote]
Teebz, one thing being talked about today is that CBA/qualifying offer mess is merely the final straw for Tallon. But specifically in regard to the Hossa 12 year thing, people are saying that not just Tallon but the Bowmans had a voice in that offer.

JMHO, but SOMETHING happened, be it the offers or something like that. Nobody in hockey gets canned (or more accurately, kicked upstairs) on July 15th.

I’m sure the press will have more tomorrow. Just caught a very short interview with one of the beat writers at lunch.[/quote]

The Hossa deal, while good, could have been Havlat for less. I’ll agree that the Bowmans probably had a hand in the signing, especially considering how good of a scout Scotty is, but the RFA problem handcuffs the Hawks.

In fact, there was no reason to sign Hossa or Havlat at all in my view. He’s not the game-breaker that everyone thinks he is. Personally, the Hawks should have continued down the path of developing from within that got them to where they were last season. Especially when the biggest reason they got to where they were signed in the off-season with Edmonton because Tallon blew his wad on Hossa instead of goaltending.

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The Hossa deal, while good, could have been Havlat for less. I’ll agree that the Bowmans probably had a hand in the signing, especially considering how good of a scout Scotty is, but the RFA problem handcuffs the Hawks.

In fact, there was no reason to sign Hossa or Havlat at all in my view. He’s not the game-breaker that everyone thinks he is. Personally, the Hawks should have continued down the path of developing from within that got them to where they were last season. Especially when the biggest reason they got to where they were signed in the off-season with Edmonton because Tallon blew his wad on Hossa instead of goaltending.[/quote]
Apparently one thing that’s out there right now is that Havlat is all but saying “told ya so”.

Goaltending, from this fan’s perspective: I never thought they’d go all year (2008-09) with that much money tied up in goaltenders. I thought we’d trade one before Thanksgiving for sure; just to get something out of it because everyone knew Habbuhlin (sp) was gone at the end of the season. And with that said, with Huet signed for big money there’s no way we’re spending anything on a goalie right now. IMHO we may wait until training camps start before making a move there.

[quote comment=”339762″]Dale Tallon: did the Bowmans (Bowmen?) orchestrate the whole late filing thing so they had an excuse to fire him?[/quote]
The Bowmi had no reason to orchestrate things IMHO. I think before next year Tallon would have “accepted a promotion within the Wirtz Ore Gahn Eye Zay Shun”, a la Pully.

[quote comment=”339828″][quote comment=”339826″]
The Hossa deal, while good, could have been Havlat for less. I’ll agree that the Bowmans probably had a hand in the signing, especially considering how good of a scout Scotty is, but the RFA problem handcuffs the Hawks.

In fact, there was no reason to sign Hossa or Havlat at all in my view. He’s not the game-breaker that everyone thinks he is. Personally, the Hawks should have continued down the path of developing from within that got them to where they were last season. Especially when the biggest reason they got to where they were signed in the off-season with Edmonton because Tallon blew his wad on Hossa instead of goaltending.[/quote]
Apparently one thing that’s out there right now is that Havlat is all but saying “told ya so”.

Goaltending, from this fan’s perspective: I never thought they’d go all year (2008-09) with that much money tied up in goaltenders. I thought we’d trade one before Thanksgiving for sure; just to get something out of it because everyone knew Habbuhlin (sp) was gone at the end of the season. And with that said, with Huet signed for big money there’s no way we’re spending anything on a goalie right now. IMHO we may wait until training camps start before making a move there.[/quote]

Totally agree, but Tallon needed Huet last season. The guy is an impulse spender, it seems. And that’s the last thing your GM should be.

The ESPN Page 2 column noted link of the 1977 Yankees. Anyone know why Catfish Hunter is the only one in the photo wearing a glove?

Paul,

Please post the scan of the Wilco program. I am needing a Wilco fix. “The Album” hasn’t left my cd player in weeks, and still no word when they will be back on the west coast (of America… I may have to book a flight to Oslo or Helsinki.

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[quote comment=”339832″]Totally agree, but Tallon needed Huet last season. The guy is an impulse spender, it seems. And that’s the last thing your GM should be.[/quote]Well, now he’s the last thing our GM is. :-)

A lot of people here have talked about Kane, et al. IMHO we need someone to take the bull by the horns in the next few days (if they haven’t already) and call these guys and tell them that they’re in the plans.

[quote comment=”339840″]Phil and Paul, this may interest you, but for the hockey and baseball people, it may be quite interesting as well.

There was/is an on-going discussion about teams that put “World Champs” on their jerseys in baseball. I now have found that this existed in hockey long before it seems to have existed in baseball.

While looking for photos for my current article, I discovered link of the Toronto St. Pats that has to be from the 1933-34 season. Why? Because the patch on his chest says “World Champions 1932-33”.[/quote]

Make that the 1923-24 season. After blowing it up, it’s “World Champions 1922-23”. :o)

[quote comment=”339842″]no alternate jerseys in ASG, dig it..[/quote]
Yes there are…Santana and K-Rod wearing black/blue caps with snow whites. Damn Mets.

Let’s see, Ichiro wearing silver Asics. Couple gys wearing white cleats, too. Forget who.

That was actually Barack’s own jacket. I’ve seen it in photos of him in the Chicago Tribune. Way to go Barack!

hey paul

still got that over/under?

and what are we at now?

Halladay has a generic helmet

“May be Evan Longoria’s”

Looks like they could chroma key a Jays logo on Halladay’s helmet

Paul must be so excited about Halladay’s helmet!

so they commented on halladay wearing longoria’s helmet… man i hate black toronto. seriously. make it blue. like ROYAL blue. Sure, do the powder thing, but ROYAL as primary. Yeah, got ticked when i saw Wright in the black hat with the white uni. PINSTRIPES AND ALL BLUE HAT! You sir, and the other Mets in the wrong uni, you are the jinx that will make the NL lose yet again. Not skill, stupid choices.

[quote comment=”339857″]Halladay has a generic helmet

“May be Evan Longoria’s”[/quote]

Definitely Longoria’s. Had the number 3 on the back.

[quote comment=”339862″][quote comment=”339858″]Halladay is wearing Longaria’s helmet without the TB logo.[/quote]

maybe he just got traded? ;)[/quote]

HA!

Apparently McCarver raided Craig Sager’s closet.

I would like to see that scorebook in front of Joe. It looks like a very nice one.

[quote comment=”339874″][quote comment=”339873″]Just barely squeezed into the frame after Wright’s single was Joe Torre coaching first base with a Cardinals helmet on.[/quote]

Screen shot please![/quote]

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[quote comment=”339876″][quote comment=”339874″][quote comment=”339873″]Just barely squeezed into the frame after Wright’s single was Joe Torre coaching first base with a Cardinals helmet on.[/quote]

Screen shot please![/quote]

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Old Skool. I guess he didn’t want to borrow O-Dawg’s double flap

[quote comment=”339877″][quote comment=”339864″]Those Ichiro Asics are amazing! Does he wear them often?[/quote]

Not with the M’s![/quote]

I think there was a Uni Watch column about white/alternate shoes being worn at the ASG in years past.

[quote comment=”339871″]I would like to see that scorebook in front of Joe. It looks like a very nice one.[/quote]
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bcscorebook.com

[quote comment=”339882″][quote comment=”339871″]I would like to see that scorebook in front of Joe. It looks like a very nice one.[/quote]
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bcscorebook.com[/quote]

Thanks,

I do lots of baseball and softball. I am always looking for a better score book. I usually do it on the computer but some places that is not possible.

Apparently the Phillies don’t have the stones to have their gold trim on their jerseys.

Sorry, no shot but Roy Halladay in his first plate appearnce was wearing Evan Longoria’s helmet w/o the Rays logo. Interesting.

[quote comment=”339888″]Sorry, no shot but Roy Halladay in his first plate appearnce was wearing Evan Longoria’s helmet w/o the Rays logo. Interesting.[/quote]

Dude you’re about an hour late on that. There’s pics already.

[quote comment=”339766″]Random Ramblings on the topics:

1) Prince Fielder is approaching (or passed) scary-big status. The man needs to pass on the after-game buffet once in awhile.

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Actually, Prince lost about 30 lbs during the offseason. I think he just keeps wearing bigger jerseys however…

Unfortunately I didn’t think about the consequences when I just shattered my television after that Taco Bell commercial. Now I won’t be able to watch the rest of the game.

(that ‘apostrophe catastrophe’ was done on purpose, btw)

[quote comment=”339894″]Unfortunately I didn’t think about the consequences when I just shattered my television after that Taco Bell commercial. Now I won’t be able to watch the rest of the game.[/quote]

If “Uni Watch by the numbers” has an award for funny post of the day, you’re in the running…

[quote comment=”339899″]Come to think of it, Halladay probably worked a quicker second inning than that commercial.[/quote]

My kidney transplant surgery was shorter than Tac Bell spot.

[quote comment=”339901″][quote comment=”339815″][quote comment=”339803″][quote comment=”339800″]
link is the only nfl jersey worth owning.[/quote]

Ah, those were the days, Robert!

Still waiting for your email about the curling brooms, btw.[/quote]

i promise i will get to it as soon as i am done with this batch of bobbles, and my midweek umpire/stats nightmare.[/quote]

Did the Falcons ever have silver numbers?[/quote]

I seem to recall they did in the 70’s but don’t quote me on it.

[quote comment=”339891″][quote comment=”339850″]So they showed Obama but they didn’t show the pitch.[/quote]
Sure they did — twice. They showed it live and then they replayed it while he was in the booth with Buck & McCarver.

Or are you referring to the terrible camera angle they went with?[/quote]

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Don’t know if it was mentioned, but I am pretty sure Prince Fielder used one of Ryan Braun’s new line of bats in last nights Home Run Derby. I don’t know if he has been using them in the regular season however.

Here is the story on Braun’s new line of maple bats:
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And here is an image from the Home Run Derby. You can clearly see the number 8 on the bottom of the bat:
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I am pretty sure this is a different bat that he used in warm-ups:
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P.S. I like the fact Fielder wore matching batting gloves for the derby.

Dumb comment of the night: “Kevin Youkilis cannot play two positions at the same time”

[quote comment=”339908″]Dumb comment of the night: “Kevin Youkilis cannot play two positions at the same time”[/quote]

mccarver’s grasp of the obvious cannot be underestimated

This is the sound of me rushing to download the Gatorade ringtone……..

Really? do we really have to see Willie Mays wearing one of those awful BP caps with the ear trim? ACK!!!

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enter sandman

oops: “I’ve” and not Ichiro.

Dag

[quote comment=”339913″][quote comment=”339910″][quote comment=”339908″]Dumb comment of the night: “Kevin Youkilis cannot play two positions at the same time”[/quote]

mccarver’s grasp of the obvious cannot be underestimated[/quote]

10 too many foul balls to the facemask?[/quote]
This reminds of a Sox-Yankees game when Tim started talking about Rear Window starring Raymond Burr, Audrey Hepburn, and James Stewart. After they came back from commercial break he corrected himself acknowledging that it Grace Kelly and not Audrey Hepburn.

[quote comment=”339901″][quote comment=”339815″][quote comment=”339803″][quote comment=”339800″]
link is the only nfl jersey worth owning.[/quote]

Ah, those were the days, Robert!

Still waiting for your email about the curling brooms, btw.[/quote]

i promise i will get to it as soon as i am done with this batch of bobbles, and my midweek umpire/stats nightmare.[/quote]

Did the Falcons ever have silver numbers?[/quote]
silver outlined in black in the mike andrews steve bartkowski era. that was a random question for that quote, but i like.

[quote comment=”339923″]jth~
all grey…
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white jersey, but great pixture…
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So I guess it was a really light silver/gray, unlike the Raiders? Like I said, I couldn’t really tell from those pix. They looked white to me.

I’ll take your word for it.

Back to the Maple Leafs: I always thought they wore Varsity Blue, the darker (but not navy blue) shade worn by the University of Toronto. It’s certainly darker than the blue of the Rangers and Canadiens.

re: Joe Torre in a Cards helmet..maybe he was honoring his time as a memeber of the Cards (Playing: 69-74 Manager: 90-95)

re: NHL teams wearing championships I know the 75 or 76 Flyers wore a cup patch during the Pre-season..not sure if they kept it on duing the season.

Keyshawn Johnson is on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon wearing a green cap that says “State.” Assuming it’s not a fashion cap in the same vain as Bluto’s “COLLEGE” shirt from Animal House, would this be Michigan state? And if so, why is he wearing it when he went to USC?