Imagine That: A Blue Jay Wearing Blue

Paul –
It was great to see all the National League players in their home “Whites” and the American League players in their “Grays”. Is there a rule for ALL-Star games for which color jerseys players can wear? Who decides?

KFC does grilled chicken now.

Any comments about Obama’s attire at the game?

I didn’t like it, but that’s my taste.

Another eBay find…

This guy has some great pennants up for sale with 3 days to go.
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Anne Occi sounds like a real twit. Scary that there are people like that involved in sports.

What exactly is the difference between a sticker and a decal?

Being the devil’s advocate here: It’s not out of the realm of the possible tha Willie Mays selected to wear and prefers the BP hat to the 5950.

Tom Foley’s name was also misspelled in the AL coaches list. FOLLEY

Occi said the Rays merchandise should be a big seller nationally because of the color schemes. “It’s going to be awesome,” she said.

Amazingly, she still has a job: link

I agree with Paul’s observation about everyone becoming a Uni Watcher…I only watched 10 minutes of the game, but it included a discussion of pajama pants vs. high cuffs between Buck & McCarver. Carl Crawford was on base and, of course, fixing to steal, and McCarver says “he’s the fastest guy from first to second that I’ve seen since Lou Brock…imagine how much faster he’d be if his pant cuffs weren’t dragging on the ground. Brock always wore his really high up.”

The religion is getting around!

[quote comment=”339935″]Any comments about Obama’s attire at the game?

I didn’t like it, but that’s my taste.[/quote]

I’ll do a 180 to that (and this as a Tigers fan). It makes me real happy to have a President that can still be human. Obama is a person too. He shouldn’t live in a shirt and tie. So what if he cheers for a horrible team. I still say good for him.

[quote comment=”339952″]no worse than this team

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actually…it’s this one

[quote comment=”339934″]Anyone notice how Stan the Man’s driver was totally giving the Prez the stink eye?

Finally a gathering in Cleveland and I’m supposed to be out of town! Making some calls…[/quote]

OK so I didn’t imagine that. Yeah. I liked how Obama handled it. Made sure to shake the guy’s hand.

[quote comment=”339953″][quote comment=”339952″]no worse than this team

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actually…it’s link[/quote]

Either one really. I just figured a Nats jacket would prove my point well.

The Lakewood BlueClaws are dusting off their BruceClaws promotion.

Nothing for Santa?

[quote comment=”339957″][quote comment=”339953″][quote comment=”339952″]no worse than this team

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actually…it’s link[/quote]

Either one really. I just figured a Nats jacket would prove my point well.[/quote]

The Nats decline can be traced directly to that unfortunate incident.

[quote comment=”339955″][quote comment=”339934″]Anyone notice how Stan the Man’s driver was totally giving the Prez the stink eye?

Finally a gathering in Cleveland and I’m supposed to be out of town! Making some calls…[/quote]

OK so I didn’t imagine that. Yeah. I liked how Obama handled it. Made sure to shake the guy’s hand.[/quote]

Maybe he wears it cuz its “Giants” without being either New York or San Francisco? He is probably the one player whose career was Hall of Fame level both before and after the move west. Most of the other Giants and Dodgers who came west left their best years behind. The younger guys (like Koufax) came into their own after the move.

Just a thought.

—Ricko

oops. quoted wrote comment. MIne was in reference to Mays’ hat.

But, yeah, the Prez did gently pole axe the Natinals.
The ’62 Mets live again!
In Washington.

And we amend the old saying.
“Washington. First in war, first in peace and last in the NATIONAL League.”

—Ricko

In that 1990 World Series ad, is that a cardboard cut out of George Brett? I could be wrong, but who knows?

[quote comment=”339951″][quote comment=”339935″]Any comments about Obama’s attire at the game?

I didn’t like it, but that’s my taste.[/quote]

I’ll do a 180 to that (and this as a Tigers fan). It makes me real happy to have a President that can still be human. Obama is a person too. He shouldn’t live in a shirt and tie. So what if he cheers for a horrible team. I still say good for him.[/quote]

I liked it. He looked very comfortable. Very humanizing, calculated that way, no doubt, because everything is. I also thought he was very comfortable and knowledgeable in the booth with Joe and Tim. I’d take the POTUS over Joe Morgan on Sunday nights!

Besides, throwing a ball in a shirt and tie is difficult at best, throwing one in a shirt and tie, with a Kevlar vest underneath would be damn near impossible!

[quote comment=”339963″][quote comment=”339955″][quote comment=”339934″]Anyone notice how Stan the Man’s driver was totally giving the Prez the stink eye?

Finally a gathering in Cleveland and I’m supposed to be out of town! Making some calls…[/quote]

OK so I didn’t imagine that. Yeah. I liked how Obama handled it. Made sure to shake the guy’s hand.[/quote]

Maybe he wears it cuz its “Giants” without being either New York or San Francisco? He is probably the one player whose career was Hall of Fame level both before and after the move west. Most of the other Giants and Dodgers who came west left their best years behind. The younger guys (like Koufax) came into their own after the move.

Just a thought.

—Ricko[/quote]
That was always my understanding. He always wears the “G” cap in the 1950s retro script, which could apply equally to the New York or San Francisco Giants.

Hardball 5. Wow. I played the crap out of that.

Very badly of course, I was 7 or 8 at the time and I couldn’t figure out how to time batting. Or why it was so hard to win games with my beloved Phillies.

Between that and NHL 95 my sports video game fixation would be firmly cemented.

So I remember watching Dan Haren on the mound last night and thinking “Man, that jersey looks like it is too tight on him.”

As it turns out, I guess I’m just too used to seeing jerseys like Prince Fielder’s to remember how professionals are supposed to wear a jersey!

[quote comment=”339969″]FYI – the International feed shows the first pitch all the way into Albert’s glove. I refused to watch the Fox feed – I can handle Buck, but McCarver to me is like fingernails on a chalkboard.[/quote]

I refuse to listen to Joe Buck. Period. He ranks right up there on my list of worst announcers.

[quote comment=”339977″][quote comment=”339969″]FYI – the International feed shows the first pitch all the way into Albert’s glove. I refused to watch the Fox feed – I can handle Buck, but McCarver to me is like fingernails on a chalkboard.[/quote]

I refuse to listen to Joe Buck. Period. He ranks right up there on my list of worst announcers.[/quote]

heh…the ultimate nails on a chalkboard moment was during the HRD, when joe buck joined berman, morgan & phillips in the booth

One thing fairly evident last night.
Given a choice, a lot of MLBers would prefer white or mostly white cleats at home and gray or mostly gray cleats on the road.

This, of course, is a look that only works with pajama pants.
With short pants, no. Unless you want to look like a geek or a nun teaching gym (see Ichiro for reference). Stooooopid looking.

—Ricko

The Ichiro Look…
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[quote comment=”339982″]With all the photoshopping lately. It would interesting to see the Nationals in the old Expos pinwheel cap.[/quote]

quick & dirty

Lou Brock looks younger than Ozzie.

[quote comment=”339939″]Anne Occi sounds like a real twit. Scary that there are people like that involved in sports.[/quote]

Liked her using the word “agressive” for such wimpy uniforms. MLB must have really put the screws to the owner to get him to change his tune.

From the, link, what’s up with link? Looks like chaulk?

Sorry let me try it again. How about putting the Natinals logo on the pinwheel cap. Thanks for the effort Phil.

[quote comment=”339962″]I’ll do a 180 to that (and this as a Tigers fan). It makes me real happy to have a President that can still be human. Obama is a person too. He shouldn’t live in a shirt and tie. So what if he cheers for a horrible team. I still say good for him.[/quote]I didn’t even think about the idea that he didn’t wear the wingtips and tie under the Sox jacket (frankly, I was shocked he didn’t wear a Cardinal jacket). But my first thought was that when you see a politician doing this, usually you can tell he’s wearing the Kevlar: last night BO didn’t look very “bulky” IMHO.

[quote comment=”339941″]What exactly is the difference between a sticker and a decal?[/quote]

A sticker is the green dot on the back of a quarterback’s helmet.

A decal goes on the side (unless you’re in Cleveland).

[quote comment=”339991″]From the, link, what’s up with link? Looks like chaulk?[/quote]
Are we talking about the stripe looking seams that go from say, his collar under his ears down to his TV numbers?

IMHO, they’re not stripes but rather some sort of seams in a stretch material. O-lineman looooove to get those jerseys as tight as possible.

I see this has been asked by someone already, but it didn’t get a reply and I was wondering the same thing: what is technically the difference between a sticker and a decal?

Ricko:

Did you notice that last night as the starters were introduced, the TV graphics included a “deck of cards” looking item on the left side of the screen with their team logo?

I can’t claim to have seen them all, but of the ones I did see most of them had the logo that’s on their most familiar hats. The one exception I noticed was that the Twins either used their TC initials or their TC graphic.

[quote comment=\”339978\”][quote comment=\”339972\”][quote comment=\”339951\”][quote comment=\”339935\”]Any comments about Obama\’s attire at the game?

I didn\’t like it, but that\’s my taste.[/quote]

I\’ll do a 180 to that (and this as a Tigers fan). It makes me real happy to have a President that can still be human. Obama is a person too. He shouldn\’t live in a shirt and tie. So what if he cheers for a horrible team. I still say good for him.[/quote]

I\’m not saying the guy has to wear Brooks Brothers on the mound but I would expect a little more than jeans and sneakers from POTUS. I also noticed more than a few boos as he walked out to the mound. The conspiracy nut in me says that by wearing the jacket, any boos he heard could be blamed on the jacket and not job approval.[/quote]

jacket, fine…jeans and sneakers….I would rather have seen him in something else…but that\’s just me[/quote]

Would you rather he wore a flight suit and had a big “mission accomplished” banner behind him. Or better yet cowboy boots and a belt buckle the size of a hub cap with a Brooks Brothers suit?

For what it’s worth, the broadcast that we saw on Sportsnet in Canada (from MLB International, I think? I didn’t see much of the game to remember) had the center field cam angle for Obama’s pitch.

[quote comment=”339997″][quote comment=”339941″]What exactly is the difference between a sticker and a decal?[/quote]

A sticker is the green dot on the back of a quarterback’s helmet.

A decal goes on the side (unless you’re in Cleveland).[/quote]

Geeze alert:
From my AMC model car days of my youth, I recall a decal as being an entity that was first soaked in water to loosen it from its paper backing and then placed on the appropriate area of the plastic miniature. “Moon Equipped” was one of my personal favorites. I now return you to this century.

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Although Obama’s pitch did make it “on the fly”… notice that Pujols is sitting ON home plate, and has to take a step forward and reahc to gather the ball… Say what you want about Bush, the guy never messed up and opening pitch.

[quote comment=”340010″]I though Ichiro looked pretty fresh to me. Sure ill take crap for it but whatever haha.[/quote]
Not from me, I thought those Asics were nice. The different spikes is one of my favorite things about the ASG.

[quote comment=”340012″]Love your Saints unis, HHH!

Too bad the best player in baseball doesn’t dress like one…lose the pajama pants, Pujols! (I mean change into real baseball pants – wasn’t asking him to pose for a pinup)

I like seeing pitchers bat, even in the ASG. Actually got a free ticket to the ’81 game in Cleveland. I was excited when Toronto’s Dave Steib had to bat at the end.

Speaking of Cleveland, glad to hear you’re coming, Paul! Barring the unforseen I will be there.

I kinda like Joe Buck. Who would y’all rather have if you don’t like him?

Only one thing is as bad as starting the ASG so late that my son didn’t get to see the end – not putting Tim Wakefield in the game. I’m not a Sox fan, but I’m a huge knuckleball fan.[/quote]
Jim, I agree about Wakefield not getting into the game, especially after he had to wait all these years to get in the ASG.

My brother and I were joking that he was teaching Mariano Rivera the knuckler in the bullpen. That way, when Mariano’s days as a closer are numbered and the cutter isn’t cutting anymore, he could re-invent himself as a knuckleball throwing starter and pitch into his 50s.

Totally unrealted to the All-Star discussion – that’s my wife (in the Skins throwback) featured in Rob’s book!!!!!! I’m way more excited about that than I probably should be.

Rob is awesome to work with – it’s a great gift for anyone with a lady who’s a sports fan.

[quote comment=”339984″][quote comment=”339976″]I mentioned this last night, but it was late…

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 did find out the answer a little later. From Brewers.com:
“Fielder’s contribution proved to be the highlight for the Brewers’ three representatives in Tuesday’s All-Star Game at Busch Stadium.

Fielder owes some credit to teammate Rickie Weeks, whose bat the first baseman used both in Monday’s Derby, which he won, and again in Tuesday’s game. Fielder has hit with Weeks’ bat for much of the season.

“I don’t have a specific bat,” Fielder said. “Whatever feels comfortable at the time, I’ll use. I switch every now and then. I just like to see something else, I guess. I just won’t use the pitcher’s bat. I won’t go there.”

In Fielder’s previous All-Star appearance, he used the bat of then-teammate Joe Dillon and went 0-for-1.”

Full article here:
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Still weird he had #8 on the bat, when Week’s number is 23. Strange.[/quote]

From an AP story on the HR Derby:

With three outs remaining in the final round, Fielder smacked a drive onto the grassy hill in center field to clinch the crown. He posed for a moment with his bat held high, then embraced Brewers teammate Ryan Braun near home plate.

Fielder started out using a bat that belonged to injured Milwaukee teammate Rickie Weeks, then switched to Braun’s stick.

“It was a little longer,” Fielder said. “Once I grabbed his bat, it felt pretty good.”[/quote]

Thanks Mike. I knew the Uni Watch community would get to the bottom of this. On a side note… I kind of like Ryan Braun’s logo for his line of bats. Good use of “R. B.” and “8”.

[quote comment=”340011″]Although Obama’s pitch did make it “on the fly”… notice that Pujols is sitting ON home plate, and has to take a step forward and reahc to gather the ball… Say what you want about Bush, the guy never messed up an opening pitch.[/quote]

True. That pitch in the ’01 Series was impressive and even a little inspiring. But, as long as Obama’s policies are right down the middle, I don’t care where his pitch ends up. It was indeed a chickenpoo move obscuring the first pitch on TV. So what if he bounces one? That would be more humanizing than the blue jeans (which are fine with me – it’s a ballgame and this isn’t the ’50s). He sounded okay in the booth – poor Nats, though…

[quote comment=”340013″][quote comment=”340010″]I though Ichiro looked pretty fresh to me. Sure ill take crap for it but whatever haha.[/quote]
Not from me, I thought those Asics were nice. The different spikes is one of my favorite things about the ASG.[/quote]

Wasn’t complaining about the shoes. I iike the shoes. It’s pairing them with high black socks that is, or should be, totally geeky to anyone with any fashion sense at all.

Okay, I admit, the big-white-feet-look works for Bugs Bunny.

—Ricko

[quote comment=”340021″][quote comment=”340008″]No Brooks brothers suit, but something other than jeans and sneakers.[/quote]
link is the way the President of the United States of America should be dressed at all times.[/quote]

Perfect

[quote comment=”340023″][quote comment=”339981″]One thing fairly evident last night.
Given a choice, a lot of MLBers would prefer white or mostly white cleats at home and gray or mostly gray cleats on the road.

This, of course, is a look that only works with pajama pants.
With short pants, no. Unless you want to look like a geek or a nun teaching gym (see Ichiro for reference). Stooooopid looking.

—Ricko[/quote]
Or, it’s the manufacturers’ one time to make a non-standard color shoe, because all shoe color rules are relaxed for the All-Star Game.
To refute the “white shoes at home, gray shoes away” “preference,” consider that if Alex Rodriguez were in the game last night, he probably would have worn white shoes (despite his wearing gray as a part of the visiting AL team) as a recurring tribute to his childhood favorite New York Mets.[/quote]

I know the rules are relaxed for the ASG. That goes to my point. Given their choice, apparently a lot of MLBers would opt for white (or gray, depending). Nobody MADE so many of them wear white/gray last night.

—Ricko

[quote comment=”340013″][quote comment=”340010″]I though Ichiro looked pretty fresh to me. Sure ill take crap for it but whatever haha.[/quote]
Not from me, I thought those Asics were nice. The different spikes is one of my favorite things about the ASG.[/quote]

At first I thought they looked fresh because Ichiro was wearing them, but when I saw the picture of just the shoes they still looked nice.

[quote comment=”340004″][quote comment=”339995″][quote comment=”339962″]I’ll do a 180 to that (and this as a Tigers fan). It makes me real happy to have a President that can still be human. Obama is a person too. He shouldn’t live in a shirt and tie. So what if he cheers for a horrible team. I still say good for him.[/quote]I didn’t even think about the idea that he didn’t wear the wingtips and tie under the Sox jacket (frankly, I was shocked he didn’t wear a Cardinal jacket). But my first thought was that when you see a politician doing this, usually you can tell he’s wearing the Kevlar: last night BO didn’t look very “bulky” IMHO.[/quote]

As Bill Simmons tweeted last night, “Please don’t blame the Prez for throwing a lousy first pitch. He was wearing a bulletproof vest the size of Dustin Pedroia.” I saw the tweet first, then the pitch on highlights, so I expected worse, honestly.

And I echo the comments regarding his wardrobe choice.[/quote]

Yeah but as we all learned from the Staubach episode of King of the Hill, if you know you’re wearing it then practice with it on.

[quote comment=”340027″][quote comment=”340022″][quote comment=”340011″]And honestly, I don’t mind Joe Buck at all. I think he calls a better-than-average game. I’d just like to see him paired with a competent color man.

And what did the Prez say about the Natinals? I totally missed that part.[/quote]

Agreed on Joe!

Mr. O was talking about the amount of parity in baseball this year, but then singled out the Nats and tried to do some damage control after that.

Did anyone catch what McCarver was saying about Ichiro meeting the Prez? Paul noticed something on the back of Ichiro’s helmet – I thought maybe he got it autographed when they met.

[quote comment=”340032″][quote comment=”340004″][quote comment=”339995″][quote comment=”339962″]I’ll do a 180 to that (and this as a Tigers fan). It makes me real happy to have a President that can still be human. Obama is a person too. He shouldn’t live in a shirt and tie. So what if he cheers for a horrible team. I still say good for him.[/quote]I didn’t even think about the idea that he didn’t wear the wingtips and tie under the Sox jacket (frankly, I was shocked he didn’t wear a Cardinal jacket). But my first thought was that when you see a politician doing this, usually you can tell he’s wearing the Kevlar: last night BO didn’t look very “bulky” IMHO.[/quote]

As Bill Simmons tweeted last night, “Please don’t blame the Prez for throwing a lousy first pitch. He was wearing a bulletproof vest the size of Dustin Pedroia.” I saw the tweet first, then the pitch on highlights, so I expected worse, honestly.

And I echo the comments regarding his wardrobe choice.[/quote]

Yeah but as we all learned from the Staubach episode of King of the Hill, if you know you’re wearing it then practice with it on.[/quote]

I have a question regarding Obama wearing the vest on the field.

How prevalent is it for you to be sitting beside someone with a gun at a baseball game in the USA? I get that there are whack-jobs out there who would try to capitalize on this stage, but seriously… who brings a piece to a baseball game?!?

[quote comment=”340010″]I though Ichiro looked pretty fresh to me. Sure ill take crap for it but whatever haha.[/quote]

I dig the look.

go figure that there’s finally a uniwatch party in cleveland right after i graduate. hopefully i’ll still be able to make it

[quote comment=”340039″][quote comment=”340032″][quote comment=”340004″][quote comment=”339995″][quote comment=”339962″]I’ll do a 180 to that (and this as a Tigers fan). It makes me real happy to have a President that can still be human. Obama is a person too. He shouldn’t live in a shirt and tie. So what if he cheers for a horrible team. I still say good for him.[/quote]I didn’t even think about the idea that he didn’t wear the wingtips and tie under the Sox jacket (frankly, I was shocked he didn’t wear a Cardinal jacket). But my first thought was that when you see a politician doing this, usually you can tell he’s wearing the Kevlar: last night BO didn’t look very “bulky” IMHO.[/quote]

As Bill Simmons tweeted last night, “Please don’t blame the Prez for throwing a lousy first pitch. He was wearing a bulletproof vest the size of Dustin Pedroia.” I saw the tweet first, then the pitch on highlights, so I expected worse, honestly.

And I echo the comments regarding his wardrobe choice.[/quote]

Yeah but as we all learned from the Staubach episode of King of the Hill, if you know you’re wearing it then practice with it on.[/quote]
Actually, it was Don Meredith

Hank: Mr. Meredith, I have admired you from your playing days to Monday Night Football to your iced tea commercials.
Dandy Don: Well, my mom always calls me Don or Donny.
Hank: That’s a great story, Mr. Meredith[/quote]

This what happens when I rely on my memory. Thanks JTH.

While I’m here, Ha! “Mom jeans!”

the cardinals blazers were a bad mix of colors too. the first thing i noticed when they walked out was that the reds weren’t the same.

the batting stance guy is great. thanks to the magic of facebook i just found out that he’s a friend of a friend and that he’s been doing his thing for years. my favorite video is the one of him doing tim salmon’s stance for tim salmon. the crouch is hilarious.

[quote comment=”340014″]not putting Tim Wakefield in the game.

Nobody had the stones to catch him.[/quote]

Two ways to virtually guarantee your son will play in the majors for 20 years:

1) Teach him how to throw a knuckleball.

2) Teach him how to catch a knuckleball.

Am I missing something? I don’t know about live or not, but FOX did show the prez’s first pitch in its entirety, I saw a replay of it. It barely made it to Pujols who reached forward to catch it right before it hot the ground.

???

And someone above mentioned they were shocked that Obama didn’t wear a Cardinals jacket. I would have been shocked if he HAD, not to mention a little disappointed. For once a politician takes a stand on what team he really supports. Refreshing.

Honestly, is it that hard to spell R-I-P-K-E-N?

Scroll down to This Day in Sports History:

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Why does it matter what POTUS wears to the ASG. A suit might have been traditional, but we all know he is a CHISOX fan, so I appreciated the fact that he didn’t sell out and wear a jacket or jersey from the Cards. You gotta support your team. BTW most people wear shorts and a tshirt to the game so he was probably more dressed up then most in the stands. Let it go.

[quote comment=”340044″]the cardinals blazers were a bad mix of colors too. the first thing i noticed when they walked out was that the reds weren’t the same.

the batting stance guy is great. thanks to the magic of facebook i just found out that he’s a friend of a friend and that he’s been doing his thing for years. my favorite video is the one of him doing tim salmon’s stance for tim salmon. the crouch is hilarious.[/quote]
The negative comments that guy gets on his site blow my mind. I have no idea how much prep work (if any) he puts in before each video he does, but the dude runs through a dozen or so stances for all his videos. Obviously, they’re not all going to be perfect but these douchebags write comments like “U fucking suck. Teh only one you kinda got right was *insert player’s name*. All teh rest wer way off. Ur a looser. Dont u have NEthing better too do? Get a job.”

[quote comment=”339973″]Hardball 5. Wow. I played the crap out of that.

Very badly of course, I was 7 or 8 at the time and I couldn’t figure out how to time batting. Or why it was so hard to win games with my beloved Phillies.

Between that and NHL 95 my sports video game fixation would be firmly cemented.[/quote]

This isn’t uni related but it’s something that has bothered me for 15 or so years.
Did anyone else play Hardball 3 and find it impossible to win at home? For some reason my players would run at 1/4 speed during home games and normal speed on the road.
Was I alone in this?

link and those badass striped sleeves of his, now promoting the link

[quote comment=”340055″][quote comment=”340045″][quote comment=”340043″]but seriously… who brings a piece to a baseball game?!?

The police[/quote]

If the police are shooting at Obama, your country has serious problems.[/quote]

Didn’t you see “The Naked Gun”? Must be prepared for everything (was Reggie Jackson there last night?).[/quote]
That was the Queen, not the President. Completely understandable with the history we have toward that position…

;-)

One of the theories of Mays’ hat is that the “G” pays respect to his history to both the New York Giants and San Francisco Giants. Makes sense to me. And yeah, he almost always wears the BP hat.

[quote comment=”340058″]link and those badass striped sleeves of his, now promoting the link[/quote]

Definitely not an Eagles fan, but I am a fan of those unis!

I was at the Blueclaws game last night to check out Tampa prospect Matt Moore, saw a flyer for Bruceclaws with a jersey similar to last years lettering and guitar logo but the sleeves are blue this year.

I do like that the S.A.L. seems to have a rule in place that everyone have high cuffs, no long pants anywhere to be seen. A couple of shots are on Flickr. link

[quote comment=”340038″][quote comment=”340010″]I though Ichiro looked pretty fresh to me. Sure ill take crap for it but whatever haha.[/quote]

I dig the look.[/quote]
Reminded me of the TATC Mariners/Royals game (before the Century 21 tie-in). I read that Ken Griffey Jr had a can of metallic silver spray paint and was painting accessories, including shoes and gloves.

[quote comment=”340037″]I was also disappointed that Wake didn’t get in. I love knucklers and submariners. I miss Tom Candiotti.[/quote]

And Kent Tekulve.

Wonder if you can throw a submarining knuckler…

[quote comment=”340071″][quote comment=”340061″][quote comment=”340053″][quote comment=”340052″]Why does it matter what POTUS wears to the ASG. A suit might have been traditional, but we all know he is a CHISOX fan, so I appreciated the fact that he didn’t sell out and wear a jacket or jersey from the Cards. You gotta support your team. BTW most people wear shorts and a tshirt to the game so he was probably more dressed up then most in the stands. Let it go.[/quote]
But thats the thing, he’s not one of the people in the stands, he’s the Leader of the Free World and needs to act like it. Jeans and a MLB jacket? Come on. Suit and tie should be worn at all times. Look professional.

Heck, if he wanted to put on the Sox jacket overtop of the suit, so be it. At least then he’d have an excuse for not making it to the plate.[/quote]

You’re insane. Suit and tie? That’s fine if he’s out jogging or painting a shed or something. At a minimum, he should have been wearing a tuxedo, but anything short of link for the President is an epic fail.[/quote]
Oh please… everyone knows thats what the white man wears when he’s out to dinner. Obama should only dress in the link suitable for a person such as himself.[/quote]

Ugh. Can we stop now?

Thanks
Lee

[quote comment=”340053″][quote comment=”340052″]Why does it matter what POTUS wears to the ASG. A suit might have been traditional, but we all know he is a CHISOX fan, so I appreciated the fact that he didn’t sell out and wear a jacket or jersey from the Cards. You gotta support your team. BTW most people wear shorts and a tshirt to the game so he was probably more dressed up then most in the stands. Let it go.[/quote]
But thats the thing, he’s not one of the people in the stands, he’s the Leader of the Free World and needs to act like it. Jeans and a MLB jacket? Come on. Suit and tie should be worn at all times. Look professional.

Heck, if he wanted to put on the Sox jacket overtop of the suit, so be it. At least then he’d have an excuse for not making it to the plate.[/quote]

George Bush wore cowboy boots and a GIANT belt buckle with a suit. Come on now, you can’t get any sillier than that.

[quote comment=”340074″][quote comment=”340053″][quote comment=”340052″]Why does it matter what POTUS wears to the ASG. A suit might have been traditional, but we all know he is a CHISOX fan, so I appreciated the fact that he didn’t sell out and wear a jacket or jersey from the Cards. You gotta support your team. BTW most people wear shorts and a tshirt to the game so he was probably more dressed up then most in the stands. Let it go.[/quote]
But thats the thing, he’s not one of the people in the stands, he’s the Leader of the Free World and needs to act like it. Jeans and a MLB jacket? Come on. Suit and tie should be worn at all times. Look professional.

Heck, if he wanted to put on the Sox jacket overtop of the suit, so be it. At least then he’d have an excuse for not making it to the plate.[/quote]

George Bush wore cowboy boots and a GIANT belt buckle with a suit. Come on now, you can’t get any sillier than that.[/quote]

Picture please

[quote comment=”340071″][quote comment=”340061″][quote comment=”340053″][quote comment=”340052″]Why does it matter what POTUS wears to the ASG. A suit might have been traditional, but we all know he is a CHISOX fan, so I appreciated the fact that he didn’t sell out and wear a jacket or jersey from the Cards. You gotta support your team. BTW most people wear shorts and a tshirt to the game so he was probably more dressed up then most in the stands. Let it go.[/quote]
But thats the thing, he’s not one of the people in the stands, he’s the Leader of the Free World and needs to act like it. Jeans and a MLB jacket? Come on. Suit and tie should be worn at all times. Look professional.

Heck, if he wanted to put on the Sox jacket overtop of the suit, so be it. At least then he’d have an excuse for not making it to the plate.[/quote]

You’re insane. Suit and tie? That’s fine if he’s out jogging or painting a shed or something. At a minimum, he should have been wearing a tuxedo, but anything short of link for the President is an epic fail.[/quote]
Oh please… everyone knows thats what the white man wears when he’s out to dinner. Obama should only dress in the link suitable for a person such as himself.[/quote]

That comeback was far from funny. I’m not quite sure it was even appropriate.

The five Cardinal greats in the red jackets had really cool StL logo ties. Would I love to get an Orioles tie like that! Any help?

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mwah, mwah, mwah..

today’s comments went downhill quickly.

the POTUS and ASG. Even though he is the presdient he is still a person. And like most people he dressed for a baseball game. I mean when was the last time you went to a game in a suit? I would have liked to see him more in a MLB jacket then a team jacket but that is just my 2 cents.

[quote comment=”340079″]I did mind Buck and McCarver. I only have to listen them for one game. My problem it seem like there was a sponser plug after every other pitch.[/quote]

The sponsor plugs are something that Buck himself can do little about. Squeezing every possible dime out of every possible situation is something dictated by the networks.

My beef with Buck is that even when he isn’t plugging something, the man simply will not ever just shut up once in awhile. He simply will not tolerate a moment of dead air without having to pave it over with the sound of his voice if no one else will.
In general, that’s what I hate the most about American sportscasters, that they rarely will just let the game play itself out without their yammering over the top of it.
I am not calling for announcer-less telecasts, but cutting down the chatter by like 25% wouldn’t hurt, in my opinion.

Lee

[quote comment=”340085″][quote comment=”340084″]today’s comments went downhill quickly.[/quote]

I agree. The racial stuff crosses the line.[/quote]

Yeah. Poor taste.

[quote comment=”340000″][quote comment=”339986″]
Interesting that while these are mockups, two of them have been in use — (kinda sorta). The blue Chicago jersey is currently in use by Chicago Red Stars of WPS and has been a Chicago Fire third jersey in the past.[/quote]

HHH here. If you compare my blue Bears Chicago city flag jersey with the Red Stars jersey, you will notice differences:

1) For some odd reason the stars on the Red Stars jersey look like Stars of David. That is not how they appear on the official city flag of Chicago. I based the stars on my jersey after how they look on the flag.

2) The 1st and 4th stars on my jersey are “cut off” by the edges of the jersey. All 4 stars appear complete on the Red Stars jersey.

Go here to see my blue Chicago Bears city flag jersey:
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And go here to see the Red Stars jersey:
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[quote comment=”340087″][quote comment=”339986″]Ummm…

HHH has an error on his city flag unis. He’s not using the link flag on his design, he’s using a flag that just contains one of the many logos for Charlotte. If I’m not mistaken, its the logo for the old Charlotte Coliseum, but it could just also be an old logo for the city itself.[/quote]

Hi, HHH here. Charlotte actually has 2 official flags: a green one they keep in a meeting room at city hall, and a blue one they fly outside (the one you linked). For fun, I made jerseys based on both these flags, and both styles are included in the Flicker set.

Go here to see the blue outside flag jersey:
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Go here to see the green meeting room flag jersey:
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Here is where I learned about the two Charlotte official city flags:
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Have you ever seen the Green Bay city flag? Looks pretty awesome to me. Glad they incorporated “Title Town” and the Packers logo in there:
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The “G” looks funny on the flag, but they probably can’t use the official logo because of licensing or whatever.

[quote comment=”340088″][quote comment=”340079″]I did mind Buck and McCarver. I only have to listen them for one game. My problem it seem like there was a sponser plug after every other pitch.[/quote]

The sponsor plugs are something that Buck himself can do little about. Squeezing every possible dime out of every possible situation is something dictated by the networks.

My beef with Buck is that even when he isn’t plugging something, the man simply will not ever just shut up once in awhile. He simply will not tolerate a moment of dead air without having to pave it over with the sound of his voice if no one else will.
In general, that’s what I hate the most about American sportscasters, that they rarely will just let the game play itself out without their yammering over the top of it.
I am not calling for announcer-less telecasts, but cutting down the chatter by like 25% wouldn’t hurt, in my opinion.

Lee[/quote]

Ah, you’re making me pine for the days of Pat Summerall and Keith Jackson! Keith used to do some baseball, you know.

[quote comment=”340093″][quote comment=”340089″][quote comment=”340088″][quote comment=”340079″]I did mind Buck and McCarver. I only have to listen them for one game. My problem it seem like there was a sponser plug after every other pitch.[/quote]

The sponsor plugs are something that Buck himself can do little about. Squeezing every possible dime out of every possible situation is something dictated by the networks.

My beef with Buck is that even when he isn’t plugging something, the man simply will not ever just shut up once in awhile. He simply will not tolerate a moment of dead air without having to pave it over with the sound of his voice if no one else will.
In general, that’s what I hate the most about American sportscasters, that they rarely will just let the game play itself out without their yammering over the top of it.
I am not calling for announcer-less telecasts, but cutting down the chatter by like 25% wouldn’t hurt, in my opinion.

Lee[/quote]

I was not blaming Buck for the plugs, I work in athletics and I know he has to do it. My problem is it seemed like every stinking pitch of the game had a sponsor. As for Buck, after listening to Ernie Harwell and George Kell growing up, today’s announcers will never be near as good so I just tolerate them.[/quote]

From what I read/hear it seems we have a hard time accepting any national broadcaster. It seems people almost always prefer their local guy.

I think it’s a travesty that Bill King isn’t in the Hall of Fame but he’s my guy so I’m biased. I also think John Miller does a good job on ESPN but he’s also a bay area guy right now.

So who is good on a national level? I like Miller. How about Costas? Al Michaels? Anyone?[/quote]

Matt Vasgersian is awesome. He announced games for the Brewers, the Padres, and now he is with the MLB Network. I love his voice and his energy. Matt also does NFL games for FOX, and if I am not mistaken he announced for the XFL back in the day…. Santa Maria!

Listen to the end of the clip:
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[quote comment=”340096″][quote comment=”340088″][quote comment=”340079″]I did mind Buck and McCarver. I only have to listen them for one game. My problem it seem like there was a sponser plug after every other pitch.[/quote]

The sponsor plugs are something that Buck himself can do little about. Squeezing every possible dime out of every possible situation is something dictated by the networks.

My beef with Buck is that even when he isn’t plugging something, the man simply will not ever just shut up once in awhile. He simply will not tolerate a moment of dead air without having to pave it over with the sound of his voice if no one else will.
In general, that’s what I hate the most about American sportscasters, that they rarely will just let the game play itself out without their yammering over the top of it.
I am not calling for announcer-less telecasts, but cutting down the chatter by like 25% wouldn’t hurt, in my opinion.

Lee[/quote]

Ah, you’re making me pine for the days of Pat Summerall and Keith Jackson! Keith used to do some baseball, you know.[/quote]

I like Jackson. He’s a classic. I’d love to hear him do baseball. I think his style would play well.

The only guy that springs to mind that I really don’t like is Joe Morgan. I think he’s kind of a know-it-all and no matter what game he’s doing (say Padres-Brewers or Marlins-Nats) he’ll find a way to bash Oakland at some point during the broadcast.

[quote comment=”340094″][quote comment=”340087″][quote comment=”339986″]

Have you ever seen the Green Bay city flag? Looks pretty awesome to me. Glad they incorporated “Title Town” and the Packers logo in there:
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The “G” looks funny on the flag, but they probably can’t use the official logo because of licensing or whatever.[/quote]

If you like the Green Bay city flag, I’m sure you’ll love these Packers jersey design concepts I made based on the flag:

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-HHH

[quote comment=”340101″][quote comment=”340012″]
2) Jags city flag jersey:
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What would Ricko say?

[quote comment=”340105″]What if Obama wore stirrups and high socks?[/quote]

All would be forgiven.

[quote comment=”340045″]If the police are shooting at Obama, your country has serious problems.[/quote]
It’s just The Edge that we have to worry about. Sting hasn’t shot at anyone in years.

BTW, don’t take the fact that the cops aren’t shooting at Obama as evidence that the country has NO problems either.

[quote comment=”340026″]link is the way the President of the United States of America should be dressed at all times.[/quote]Turn the figure on the left around and you’d have what most of POTUS act like.

[quote comment=”340097″]Maybe I missed it but I have yet to see anyone really explain the difference between a decal and a sticker.[/quote]

I’ve been told that stickers are just a subset of decals.

Stickers are peel from the backing and stick onto the surface.

What most of us consider decals require heat or water to remove them from their backing.

“Brian Harkness is a national semifinalist in KFC’s charity T-shirt design contest. Please vote for his entry (No. 6, “Stand with the Colonel”) so he can get a lifetime supply of really bad fried chicken.”

I think it’s really awesome that you’re a national semifinalist in this contest Brian, but I had to vote for Entry 2, “A Little Colonel In Us All,” which is tuxedo-t-shirt-style, showing a red KFC apron and Colonel Sanders’ famous tie. That design is both really clever and really hilarious at the same time; I love it! Go here to see it:

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[quote comment=”340083″]This 84 ASG gallery is awesome. link

A’s players wearing different jerseys.[/quote]

They always did that in the 1970s too. Look at the old pics and you’ll see three different colored jerseys (white, gold, green). They usually had six or seven players on a team too. Even the Indians mixed and matched in 1977 (check out Paul’s ESPN column from the other day). It’s one of the things I loved about the All-Star Game as a kid.

[quote comment=”340002″]So, the seams(stretch material) are on the jersey, or, under the jersey?[/quote]

I think those seams are on the jersey. Surprised nobody else here has chimed in so far.

Just from the idea that those guys want as little as possible for someone to grab; I think they want to wear the minimum amount over their pads

[quote comment=”340105″]What if Obama wore stirrups and high socks?[/quote]

I’m Calling it Presidential.

[quote comment=”340100″][quote comment=”340096″][quote comment=”340088″][quote comment=”340079″]
Ah, you’re making me pine for the days of Pat Summerall and Keith Jackson! Keith used to do some baseball, you know.[/quote]

I like Jackson. He’s a classic. I’d love to hear him do baseball. I think his style would play well.[/quote]

Jackson did game 7 of the ’79 World Series. Nothing like hearing one of my favorite announcers calling my favorite ballplayer’s home run (Stargell). Did Monday Night Baseball with Cosell and Michaels and Drysdale.

My respect for Matt Vasgersian is growing, but I’d give the nod to Jon Miller right now. Unless someone can teach England’s Ian Darke the game of baseball…

[quote comment=”340119″][quote comment=”340107″][quote comment=”340103″]Maybe I missed it but I have yet to see anyone really explain the difference between a decal and a sticker.

ok i’ll give it another try: a decal requires the presence of a liquid (presumably water) to activate its adhesive. a sticker has no such requirement, being ready to stick, usually after the removal of some sort of film or paper backing.

decal=water
sticker=no water[/quote]

Thanks, I had actually put decals on something when I was younger but still was unsure how people are so certain what is a sticker versus what is a decal.

I guess my real question is, when you look at something, without actually witnessing it being put on, is there really any way to know?[/quote]

Upon further review:
I have oversimplified what constitutes a decal. They, in fact, do not always require the presence of water, but can be the simple transfer of an image from “specially prepared paper” to a surface. Mea culpa. And I don’t suppose there really is any way to know. I’d think a sticker is easier to remove intact than a decal would be, but this too is subject to debate. Oh, for some metaphysical certainty![/quote]

Thanks for the help.

[quote comment=”340114″]”but I had to vote for Entry 2, “A Little Colonel In Us All,” which is tuxedo-t-shirt-style, showing a red KFC apron and Colonel Sanders’ famous tie. That design is both really clever and really hilarious at the same time; I love it![/quote]

Anyone else put off by the name? Makes it sound as if the Colonel gets around.

[quote comment=”340101″][quote comment=”340012″]Love your Saints unis, HHH![/quote]

Thanx! The following two Saints flag jerseys I’m pretty pround of. (Not to toot my own horn, but I think they look really cool):

1) I like how the white numbers blend into the white part of the jersey. (I don’t think I’ve ever seen that on any sports jersey I’ve ever seen in my life…):
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2) This one just looks plain bad-ass!!!:
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I’m also a sucker for the ridiculous, and you can’t get much more ridiculous than these three:

1) Bucs city flag jersey:
link

2) Jags city flag jersey:
link

3) Lions city flag jersey:
link

-HHH[/quote]

problem is that the Lions going 0-16 is the least of the problems in Detroit, so that jersey would fit in the the cluster(bleep) that Detroit has become.

I am surprised that the shoe giants, Nike, Mizuno, adidas, etc, stand for the players to wear their pants pajama style and cover up the logos on the shoes.

If I was a CEO, I would say no pants touching the shoes or no shoe contract.

Thant might stop this pajama foolishness.

Beardface being Beardface.

You’d think it was the coolest if the POTUS dropped the puck in that crap Hurricanes’ third jersey!

(Phil, get to work on that photoshop!)

[quote comment=”340071″][quote comment=”340061″][quote comment=”340053″][quote comment=”340052″]Why does it matter what POTUS wears to the ASG. A suit might have been traditional, but we all know he is a CHISOX fan, so I appreciated the fact that he didn’t sell out and wear a jacket or jersey from the Cards. You gotta support your team. BTW most people wear shorts and a tshirt to the game so he was probably more dressed up then most in the stands. Let it go.[/quote]
But thats the thing, he’s not one of the people in the stands, he’s the Leader of the Free World and needs to act like it. Jeans and a MLB jacket? Come on. Suit and tie should be worn at all times. Look professional.

Heck, if he wanted to put on the Sox jacket overtop of the suit, so be it. At least then he’d have an excuse for not making it to the plate.[/quote]

You’re insane. Suit and tie? That’s fine if he’s out jogging or painting a shed or something. At a minimum, he should have been wearing a tuxedo, but anything short of link for the President is an epic fail.[/quote]
Oh please… everyone knows thats what the white man wears when he’s out to dinner. Obama should only dress in the link suitable for a person such as himself.[/quote]

Comments like these cause me to tune out this otherwise fine blog. Someone who consistently makes these kinds of racial comments needs help, or maybe some time in boot camp with Lou Gossett Jr. as his drill instructor. He’d make you shave and you couldn’t hide like a little girl behind a computer in your mom’s bedroom.

[quote comment=”340071″][quote comment=”340061″][quote comment=”340053″][quote comment=”340052″]Why does it matter what POTUS wears to the ASG. A suit might have been traditional, but we all know he is a CHISOX fan, so I appreciated the fact that he didn’t sell out and wear a jacket or jersey from the Cards. You gotta support your team. BTW most people wear shorts and a tshirt to the game so he was probably more dressed up then most in the stands. Let it go.[/quote]
But thats the thing, he’s not one of the people in the stands, he’s the Leader of the Free World and needs to act like it. Jeans and a MLB jacket? Come on. Suit and tie should be worn at all times. Look professional.

Heck, if he wanted to put on the Sox jacket overtop of the suit, so be it. At least then he’d have an excuse for not making it to the plate.[/quote]

You’re insane. Suit and tie? That’s fine if he’s out jogging or painting a shed or something. At a minimum, he should have been wearing a tuxedo, but anything short of link for the President is an epic fail.[/quote]
Oh please… everyone knows thats what the white man wears when he’s out to dinner. Obama should only dress in the link suitable for a person such as himself.[/quote]

Maybe the most embarrassing post I have ever read. And you, sir, are the author. Congrats to you. I hope your family is proud of you.

[quote comment=”340135″]link[/quote]

A lot of circles on that bad boy that they could have made look like tires. Praise for restraint or an opportunity lost?

[quote comment=”340136″][quote comment=”340071″][quote comment=”340061″][quote comment=”340053″][quote comment=”340052″]Why does it matter what POTUS wears to the ASG. A suit might have been traditional, but we all know he is a CHISOX fan, so I appreciated the fact that he didn’t sell out and wear a jacket or jersey from the Cards. You gotta support your team. BTW most people wear shorts and a tshirt to the game so he was probably more dressed up then most in the stands. Let it go.[/quote]
But thats the thing, he’s not one of the people in the stands, he’s the Leader of the Free World and needs to act like it. Jeans and a MLB jacket? Come on. Suit and tie should be worn at all times. Look professional.

Heck, if he wanted to put on the Sox jacket overtop of the suit, so be it. At least then he’d have an excuse for not making it to the plate.[/quote]

You’re insane. Suit and tie? That’s fine if he’s out jogging or painting a shed or something. At a minimum, he should have been wearing a tuxedo, but anything short of link for the President is an epic fail.[/quote]
Oh please… everyone knows thats what the white man wears when he’s out to dinner. Obama should only dress in the link suitable for a person such as himself.[/quote]

Maybe the most embarrassing post I have ever read. And you, sir, are the author. Congrats to you. I hope your family is proud of you.[/quote]
The reaction to my post shows the hypocricy on this board is ripe today.

if the joke was about Bush and had some redneck hick on there, people would think it to be hilarious. But God forbid you make fun of the current President. Do that and you’re an instant racist.

Interesting indeed, seeing as how him being black and being President has been the talk of the country since November.

But hey, continue to joke about rednecks, gays, Michael Jackson, etc. Don’t let that get in the way of your being on that high horse.

[quote comment=”340140″][quote comment=”340136″][quote comment=”340071″][quote comment=”340061″][quote comment=”340053″][quote comment=”340052″]Why does it matter what POTUS wears to the ASG. A suit might have been traditional, but we all know he is a CHISOX fan, so I appreciated the fact that he didn’t sell out and wear a jacket or jersey from the Cards. You gotta support your team. BTW most people wear shorts and a tshirt to the game so he was probably more dressed up then most in the stands. Let it go.[/quote]
But thats the thing, he’s not one of the people in the stands, he’s the Leader of the Free World and needs to act like it. Jeans and a MLB jacket? Come on. Suit and tie should be worn at all times. Look professional.

Heck, if he wanted to put on the Sox jacket overtop of the suit, so be it. At least then he’d have an excuse for not making it to the plate.[/quote]

You’re insane. Suit and tie? That’s fine if he’s out jogging or painting a shed or something. At a minimum, he should have been wearing a tuxedo, but anything short of link for the President is an epic fail.[/quote]
Oh please… everyone knows thats what the white man wears when he’s out to dinner. Obama should only dress in the link suitable for a person such as himself.[/quote]

Maybe the most embarrassing post I have ever read. And you, sir, are the author. Congrats to you. I hope your family is proud of you.[/quote]
The reaction to my post shows the hypocricy on this board is ripe today.

if the joke was about Bush and had some redneck hick on there, people would think it to be hilarious. But God forbid you make fun of the current President. Do that and you’re an instant racist.

Interesting indeed, seeing as how him being black and being President has been the talk of the country since November.

But hey, continue to joke about rednecks, gays, Michael Jackson, etc. Don’t let that get in the way of your being on that high horse.[/quote]

Wear it.

[quote comment=”340140″][quote comment=”340136″][quote comment=”340071″][quote comment=”340061″][quote comment=”340053″][quote comment=”340052″]Why does it matter what POTUS wears to the ASG. A suit might have been traditional, but we all know he is a CHISOX fan, so I appreciated the fact that he didn’t sell out and wear a jacket or jersey from the Cards. You gotta support your team. BTW most people wear shorts and a tshirt to the game so he was probably more dressed up then most in the stands. Let it go.[/quote]
But thats the thing, he’s not one of the people in the stands, he’s the Leader of the Free World and needs to act like it. Jeans and a MLB jacket? Come on. Suit and tie should be worn at all times. Look professional.

Heck, if he wanted to put on the Sox jacket overtop of the suit, so be it. At least then he’d have an excuse for not making it to the plate.[/quote]

You’re insane. Suit and tie? That’s fine if he’s out jogging or painting a shed or something. At a minimum, he should have been wearing a tuxedo, but anything short of link for the President is an epic fail.[/quote]
Oh please… everyone knows thats what the white man wears when he’s out to dinner. Obama should only dress in the link suitable for a person such as himself.[/quote]

Maybe the most embarrassing post I have ever read. And you, sir, are the author. Congrats to you. I hope your family is proud of you.[/quote]
The reaction to my post shows the hypocricy on this board is ripe today.

if the joke was about Bush and had some redneck hick on there, people would think it to be hilarious. But God forbid you make fun of the current President. Do that and you’re an instant racist.

Interesting indeed, seeing as how him being black and being President has been the talk of the country since November.

But hey, continue to joke about rednecks, gays, Michael Jackson, etc. Don’t let that get in the way of your being on that high horse.[/quote]
Examples please, you’re not going to paint with the broad brush.

IIRC people got all mad at Paul when he’s gotten political, so I guess it goes both ways.

socks and shoes same color, that is.

Remember Marty Hick? Remember his b-ball designs on Page 2? D.C. and Chicago were based on city flags.
If only he still had all of the bob sleds (based on almost every national flag in the encyclopedia) he drew in 1980.
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Getting back on track, regarding white shoes and the ASG, the styles have evolved from simple white cleats to more of a white cleat with team colors. For instance, one of the Phillies had white cleats with strong red accents.

If you pick up a Eastbay, you’ll see nike and UA both have a large line of white cleats. Are amateur teams really wearing a lot of white cleats because it seems silly that companies are marketing white shoes for the A’s and a few players once a year in the ASG.

We take potshots at a lot of people here, but they’re based on their behavior or on decisions they have made. Race doesn’t fall into that category. If someone zinged Michael Jackson, for example, because it sometimes looked like his face was melting or for his other transgressions, that’s really not wrong. Those are results of how he lived his life, how it played out, and are fair game. He was an incredibly talented, incredibly flawed human being. That’s entirely true, and has absolutely nothing to do with his race.

Now, as to the President, how do we know he WASN’T wearing stirrups….hmmmm?

—Ricko

Ricko —

I saw clips of Reggie hitting in the homer in the ’71 All-Star Game and he was wearing a gold helmet with green visor. Isn’t that the hat we were discussing the other day?

[quote comment=”340150″]Getting back on track, regarding white shoes and the ASG, the styles have evolved from simple white cleats to more of a white cleat with team colors. For instance, one of the Phillies had white cleats with strong red accents.

If you pick up a Eastbay, you’ll see nike and UA both have a large line of white cleats. Are amateur teams really wearing a lot of white cleats because it seems silly that companies are marketing white shoes for the A’s and a few players once a year in the ASG.[/quote]

I have noticed guys wearing White cleats more and more but not entire teams. I personally love white cleats, it cracks me up when I hear people’s excuses on why they dislike white cleats….”They’ll get too dirty!”. They’re EFFING BASEBALL CLEATS!!! Even black cleats get very noticibly dirty.

Did anyone notice that president Obama is wearing Asics running shoes out to the mound? I would think if anyone wore American products, wouldn’t it be him?

[quote comment=”340158″]Did anyone notice that president Obama is wearing Asics running shoes out to the mound? I would think if anyone wore American products, wouldn’t it be him?[/quote]
Does anyone even make shoes in the USA anyomore? (That’s an honest question, not sarcasm.)

how to get beardface to like obama?

expanded thoughts on Obama’s All-Star outfit and its relation to Seinfeld here:

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[/quote] HHH has created still more city flag jerseys.[/quote]
Those are really brilliant. (Too bad the goalies would still have to buy off the rack kits!)

[quote comment=”340159″]Speaking if Ichiro, he went to George Sisler grave over the all-star break. That is a class act.

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It’s pretty hard not to like Ichiro, regardless of his poor fashion choice. If he retired after this year, I think he’s in the HOF.

[quote comment=”340169″]Short of the complete uni overhaul they really need, does anyone think the Jays should bring back the graphite home caps?

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I do

[quote comment=”340170″][quote comment=”340169″]Short of the complete uni overhaul they really need, does anyone think the Jays should bring back the graphite home caps?

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I do[/quote]

I do…as an alternate. After all, today’s headline says it all: “Imagine That: A Blue Jay Wearing Blue.”

Brian Harkness’ KFC design is ok, but I actually liked #2 more.

[quote comment=”339971″][quote comment=”339963″][quote comment=”339955″][quote comment=”339934″]Anyone notice how Stan the Man’s driver was totally giving the Prez the stink eye?

Finally a gathering in Cleveland and I’m supposed to be out of town! Making some calls…[/quote]

OK so I didn’t imagine that. Yeah. I liked how Obama handled it. Made sure to shake the guy’s hand.[/quote]

Maybe he wears it cuz its “Giants” without being either New York or San Francisco? He is probably the one player whose career was Hall of Fame level both before and after the move west. Most of the other Giants and Dodgers who came west left their best years behind. The younger guys (like Koufax) came into their own after the move.

Just a thought.

—Ricko[/quote]
That was always my understanding. He always wears the “G” cap in the 1950s retro script, which could apply equally to the New York or San Francisco Giants.[/quote]

or Willie thinks that the 3930 bp hat is super comfortable, which I would have to agree with!

Thanks for the link to the Diamond Collection ad, for some reason I’ve always liked that one. I wanted to see it recently, but couldn’t get to my early 90’s programs.

[quote comment=”340172″][quote comment=”340170″][quote comment=”340169″]Short of the complete uni overhaul they really need, does anyone think the Jays should bring back the graphite home caps?

link

I do[/quote]

I do…as an alternate. After all, today’s headline says it all: “Imagine That: A Blue Jay Wearing Blue.”[/quote]

They were unique, and weren’t a total cop-out to black for black’s sake. And they make so much more sense when you see how much graphite is in the home jersey lettering.

link

link

Why Paul was at the NHL store today? I wonder if it had something to do with the Winter Classic logos and uniforms?

[quote comment=”340011″]Although Obama’s pitch did make it “on the fly”… notice that Pujols is sitting ON home plate, and has to take a step forward and reahc to gather the ball… Say what you want about Bush, the guy never messed up and opening pitch.[/quote]

I can’t agree more. The 2001 World Series pitch at Yankee Stadium was as perfect as can be, both the strike down the middle and the symbolism of the moment. I’d be curious if he’d make a decent MLB commissioner. He totally knows his baseball, which besides the impressions I loved to make of him, was my favorite thing about the man.

[quote comment=”340181″][quote comment=”340165″][quote comment=”340162″]link?[/quote]
Wonder if this counts as BFBS?[/quote]

What does this count as?

link
Stupid

[quote comment=”340185″]problem is that the Lions going 0-16 is the least of the problems in Detroit, so that jersey would fit in the the cluster(bleep) that Detroit has become.[/quote]

as a lifelong detroit native, lets keep your out of town, out of touch comments to yourself.[/quote]

Uhm, I am from Detroit.

[quote comment=”340186″][quote comment=”340185″]problem is that the Lions going 0-16 is the least of the problems in Detroit, so that jersey would fit in the the cluster(bleep) that Detroit has become.[/quote]

as a lifelong detroit native, lets keep your out of town, out of touch comments to yourself.[/quote]

Uhm, I am from Detroit.[/quote]

Well if that’s your opinion on Detroit then your not a true Detroiter. We are blue collar people who work for what we have. We follow blue collar teams, who will fight until the very end. Yes the Lions stunk last year, but they are my team and always will be. Basically what I am trying to say is, you don’t kick a man when they are down (or a city for that matter).

[quote comment=”340160″][quote comment=”340158″]Did anyone notice that president Obama is wearing Asics running shoes out to the mound? I would think if anyone wore American products, wouldn’t it be him?[/quote]
Does anyone even make shoes in the USA anymore? (That’s an honest question, not sarcasm.)[/quote]
New Balance! Readily available in wide widths for those of us with big feet.

[quote comment=”340190″][quote comment=”340188″][quote comment=”340186″][quote comment=”340185″]problem is that the Lions going 0-16 is the least of the problems in Detroit, so that jersey would fit in the the cluster(bleep) that Detroit has become.[/quote]

as a lifelong detroit native, lets keep your out of town, out of touch comments to yourself.[/quote]

Uhm, I am from Detroit.[/quote]

Well if that’s your opinion on Detroit then your not a true Detroiter. We are blue collar people who work for what we have. We follow blue collar teams, who will fight until the very end. Yes the Lions stunk last year, but they are my team and always will be. Basically what I am trying to say is, you don’t kick a man when they are down (or a city for that matter).[/quote]

If you criticize _____ then you hate _____. You are not a real _____ and Al Quaeda wins.[/quote]

To quote the late great George Carlin. “They say never kick a man when he is down, but really it is the best time. I mean they are right there at foot level.”

[quote comment=”340191″]
New Balance! Readily available in wide widths for those of us with big feet.[/quote]
“Readily” might not be the best word, but OTOH they’re the originals as far as availability in widths.

Signed,

Another member of the Fred Flintstone Lookalike Club

[quote comment=”340183″][quote comment=”340182″][quote comment=”340011″]Although Obama’s pitch did make it “on the fly”… notice that Pujols is sitting ON home plate, and has to take a step forward and reahc to gather the ball… Say what you want about Bush, the guy never messed up and opening pitch.[/quote]

I can’t agree more. The 2001 World Series pitch at Yankee Stadium was as perfect as can be, both the strike down the middle and the symbolism of the moment. I’d be curious if he’d make a decent MLB commissioner. He totally knows his baseball, which besides the impressions I loved to make of him, was my favorite thing about the man.[/quote]

I didn’t like him as president but commish might suit him. I remember that idea being floated a couple years ago.[/quote]

Can’t be worse than Selig…

[quote comment=”340187″]Full moon tonight? Lots of crankiness out there today.[/quote]

More like it’s that time of the month. Or is this what happens when there’s no baseball? People do studies about how domestic abuse goes up during the Super Bowl – someone should do a study (with pie chart) to see if crankiness goes up the day after the All Star Game.

As if the Uni Watch party on the 30th wasn’t momentous enough: link
Got a better idea, Brett: stay retired and come to the party!

[quote comment=”339991″]From the, link, what’s up with link? Looks like chaulk?[/quote]

Saw the gallery — how could SI forget link

[quote comment=”340198″][quote comment=”340191″][quote comment=”340160″][quote comment=”340158″]Did anyone notice that president Obama is wearing Asics running shoes out to the mound? I would think if anyone wore American products, wouldn’t it be him?[/quote]
Does anyone even make shoes in the USA anymore? (That’s an honest question, not sarcasm.)[/quote]
New Balance! Readily available in wide widths for those of us with big feet.[/quote]

Thanks for the tip. I’ve been putting off buying new shoes, but when I do I’ll slip my wide feet into a pair and give them a try.[/quote]
Well, we’ve got three pairs of NBs in my house. I just checked all of them and they’re marked “Made in China.”

[quote comment=”340200″][quote comment=”340199″]More like it’s that time of the month. [/quote]I’m Calling it PMS?[/quote]

I’m calling it PMSCS… Post Mid-Summer Classic Syndrome.

[quote comment=”340204″]We used a sweat sock on the doorknob.[/quote]Which occasionally would get removed from said doorknob…

[quote comment=”340166″][/quote] HHH has created still more city flag jerseys.[/quote]
Those are really brilliant. (Too bad the goalies would still have to buy off the rack kits!)[/quote]

The city flag jerseys were inspired by a Pittsburgh Steelers 1994 throwback jersey, with a distinctive 1920’s/1930’s style stripe pattern on the front. They are American Football jerseys, not soccer jerseys. However, several people have said they look more like soccer jerseys, so I’m not surprised about your goalie comment, lol! Thank you for the “brilliant” compliment, I appreciate it! :)

-HHH

[quote comment=”340206″][quote comment=”340205″][quote comment=”340198″][quote comment=”340191″][quote comment=”340160″][quote comment=”340158″]Did anyone notice that president Obama is wearing Asics running shoes out to the mound? I would think if anyone wore American products, wouldn’t it be him?[/quote]
Does anyone even make shoes in the USA anymore? (That’s an honest question, not sarcasm.)[/quote]
New Balance! Readily available in wide widths for those of us with big feet.[/quote]

Thanks for the tip. I’ve been putting off buying new shoes, but when I do I’ll slip my wide feet into a pair and give them a try.[/quote]
Well, we’ve got three pairs of NBs in my house. I just checked all of them and they’re marked “Made in China.”[/quote]
IIRC, the 991’s had a big old “USA” mark on the heel for “Made in the USA.”[/quote]

The high end models are made in the U.S. Lower end are made in China.

Uni Watchers,

Who has the the NCAA 10 already?

It’s a uni dream. Way more than the typical NCAA game. Every Oregon helmet jersey and pants except the lights out version, the special Army and Navy ones, and the Team Builder option to create your own

[quote comment=”340213″][quote comment=”340206″][quote comment=”340205″][quote comment=”340198″][quote comment=”340191″][quote comment=”340160″][quote comment=”340158″]Did anyone notice that president Obama is wearing Asics running shoes out to the mound? I would think if anyone wore American products, wouldn’t it be him?[/quote]
Does anyone even make shoes in the USA anymore? (That’s an honest question, not sarcasm.)[/quote]
New Balance! Readily available in wide widths for those of us with big feet.[/quote]

Thanks for the tip. I’ve been putting off buying new shoes, but when I do I’ll slip my wide feet into a pair and give them a try.[/quote]
Well, we’ve got three pairs of NBs in my house. I just checked all of them and they’re marked “Made in China.”[/quote]
IIRC, the 991’s had a big old “USA” mark on the heel for “Made in the USA.”[/quote]

The high end models are made in the U.S. Lower end are made in China.[/quote]
Apparently that “lower end” encompasses link.

And Phil, only 1 pair is mine.

[quote comment=”340218″][quote comment=”340214″][quote comment=”340202″][quote comment=”340133″]The Edge is from U2…and this conversation is making me think of Billy Crystal’s old routine when he said, “My daughter said something that freaked me out – she said, ‘Dad, is it true that Paul McCartney was in another group before Wings?’ Then you feel old…liver spots bursting on your skin (pow!) and you say, ‘Dahling, sit down and I’ll tell you about that old time group, The G*% D^&# Beatles!'[/quote]
I know a couple of girls who were teenagers when Santana brought out “Smooth”: they saw the video and were wondering why he didn’t have any other records, he was sooo old….

Regarding the Police on 78’s: Fond memories of vinyl; one of their albums was a record that two college roommates both owned. The rule was that if you heard the Police playing when you got to the door, that meant you should find another place to sleep that night. :-)

Oh, those days are long gone.[/quote]

It was a 33 1/3 album. 78s were the ones they made back in the wind-up phonograph days. I said 78s to make me sound older and no one busted me on it…[/quote]
I got the joke. I’m sure a great number of folks did as well.

I’m sure it went over some people’s heads, too.

The rest probably didn’t give a shit.[/quote]

I still have 33 1/3, 45 and evern some 78’s from my grandparents

Those Sports Specialties and Diamond Collection ads remind me of getting my first fitted New Era hat. When I was in junior high, 1988-89, one of the kids in my school got a fitted Mets hat. Most of the guys thought was so cool cause at the time all that could be found in my area was the hats with the adjustable strap. I talked my dad into taking me to the baseball card shop that sold the fitted hats. I remember that they had less than 10 different teams and maybe 3-5 sizes of each team they carried. Being from Michigan, I wanted a Tigers hat, but the only hat they had in my size was the Brewers. It was the blue hat with the ball in glove logo. I didn’t care though. I loved having an “authentic” cap and wore that thing everywhere. Even though I had out grown that hat by the time I was in high school, I wish I would have kept it.

[quote comment=”340212″]As a Mets fan, I appreciate President Obama wearing his White Sox jacket. Clearly, he appreciates his team, rather than going trendy.

By the way, doesn’t Bob Gibson look like he can still get a few guys out?[/quote]

Gibson looks like he could get some of today’s hitters out by just STARING (glaring?) at the inside half, much less pitching there.

—Ricko

Although I did see the all-gold helmet elsewhere on the web link
Hadn’t seen that before today.

Not really uni related

Who was the last president to throw out a first pitch from the stands instead of the field?

[quote comment=”340223″][quote comment=”340212″]As a Mets fan, I appreciate President Obama wearing his White Sox jacket. Clearly, he appreciates his team, rather than going trendy.

By the way, doesn’t Bob Gibson look like he can still get a few guys out?[/quote]

Gibson looks like he could get some of today’s hitters out by just STARING (glaring?) at the inside half, much less pitching there.

—Ricko[/quote]

Very true. The fear factor alone would be worth two strikes.