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“Check out the shin of the Jints player in the lower-right illo – looks like he has a pad under his sock.”

Artie Donovan has said that players used to tape phone books or magazines to their shins for protection. That would be a great pic.

The ugliest hockey jersey ever is also known as the burger king alternate.

Chad 85 probably has a jammed finger, athletic trainers (which I am) call this tape job “buddy taping.” We tape the injured finger to the unaffected next digit to give it support. A common thing in football.

Remember the barber pole design that the Blackhawks wore in the Winter Classic? Here’s the original. But I think I like this design even better.

Unless your links are inverted, the one you like better is the basic design used in the Winter Classic. It also was used before the one you style as “the original” (The black, red, and beige was used from 1935-1937; the first red, white, and black barberpole design was used in the 1937-38 season)

And Chad Johnson (I refuse to call him the spanish translation of eight five) more than likely has a sprained of broken finger. I’ve done that tape job over my soccer goalkeeper gloves when my fingers were broken on a regular basis.

That may well be the worst hockey jersey ever. I never thought anything could top the sweaters worn by the Vancouver Canucks in the early 1980’s.

Best of luck to Jim regarding his job search.

congrats to jerry dior…a gentleman and a scholar (paul arranged for mr. dior to be at the sheep station gathering back in january)…well deserved (and about time)!

and good luck to “jim” too…sure he’ll land on his feet (fingers and toes crossed)

I’m just gonna say this.

DAMMIT PHIL!

I was at Home Depot last night and all I could think was Fern Green.
Didn’t help when the wife said she wanted to paint the bedroom and light green so it will be calming…

(and just to head it off, I know blue is calming but we will already have the den and probably the nursery in blue)

I’m not convinced that the Kings’ BK alternate is worse than, say, link. Heck, they should’ve gone all the way with it and have Wild Wing actually wearing the Wild Wing jersey – they could’ve had infinite recursion, but they wimped out.

[quote comment=”348227″]Those Blackhawk jerseys are stunning. Interesting to see how far off the mark they were in this link That logo patch is not even close.[/quote]
They did that deliberately. They used the 1930s sweater design with the 1940s crest. The Bruins appear to be taking a similar approach for their Winter Classic jerseys.

[quote comment=”348237″]That college all star uniform is sweet.

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Is anyone wearing pants stripes like that nowadays? That’s a look that needs to resurface somewhere.

Also, I like how Halas stuck with the same number font for those jerseys that the link.

Corey Zoldan reports that the following note appeared in the U. of Maryland school paper: “The [baseball] team will be ditching its red and yellow jerseys in favor of pinstripes, because [coach] Bakich wants to be able to sell future recruits on the opportunity to ‘play in the Terrapin pinstripes.’”

Pinstripes aren’t anything new at MD…that’s what they wore when I went there

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[quote comment=”348236″][quote comment=”348227″]Those Blackhawk jerseys are stunning. Interesting to see how far off the mark they were in this link That logo patch is not even close.[/quote]
They did that deliberately. They used the 1930s sweater design with the 1940s crest. The Bruins appear to be taking a similar approach for their Winter Classic jerseys.[/quote]

Ah, I see. Thanks for the follow up.

[quote comment=”348238″][quote comment=”348237″]That college all star uniform is sweet.

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Is anyone wearing pants stripes like that nowadays? That’s a look that needs to resurface somewhere.

Also, I like how Halas stuck with the same number font for those jerseys that the link.[/quote]

I’m sure if Marquette still had a football team they would try to sport those stripes but I don’t know of any football team that do the horizontal pant stripes only basketball teams.

DenverGregg, Would you or any other Buffalo fan know if the colors are correct in this football figure? I saved as many pictures as I could of this guys figures before he quit selling them.

He has this guy as 1941 Colorado. I was thinking of trying to colorize the Byron Whizzer White Colorado picture I posted in #19

Here is the figure. Is it accurate?

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[quote comment=”348231″]Love all the quote-marked nicknames in this poster

This brought to mind my first baseball glove, “autographed” by Roberto, “Bob”, Clemente. Even at that age I found this weird, because I never heard him referred to as Bob. Is this just an attempt to gringo-ize him or did he really go by that name? I know some of you burghers out there can educate me on this.
BTW, I believe the glove was manufactured by Franklin and was purchased circa 1960. Think it might have had a “deep-well” pocket, “ed-u-cated” heel or “advanced” web. Now if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go bounce a ball off the wall and practice on my grounders.[/quote]
Not to be picky, but after all, that’s what we do here . . .the “Deep Well” pocket and “ed-U-cated heel” are trademarks of the Rawlings company (which I supposed could’ve been part of Franklin for a time)

Never seen anything like this Ottawa Senators jacket or this Blackhawks jacket.

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Interesting – that’s the wrong flag beside the US Flag. I don’t believe Canada ever used that flag.

There were a variety of flags used between 1867 and 1965 that looked similar but all of them had a coat of arms on the field of the flag.

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That looks like a British red ensign to me.

[quote comment=”348242″][quote comment=”348236″][quote comment=”348227″]Those Blackhawk jerseys are stunning. Interesting to see how far off the mark they were in this link That logo patch is not even close.[/quote]
They did that deliberately. They used the 1930s sweater design with the 1940s crest. The Bruins appear to be taking a similar approach for their Winter Classic jerseys.[/quote]

Ah, I see. Thanks for the follow up.[/quote]
Of course, that being said, they took some liberties with the design when compared to the link

[quote comment=”348244″][quote comment=”348238″][quote comment=”348237″]That college all star uniform is sweet.

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Is anyone wearing pants stripes like that nowadays? That’s a look that needs to resurface somewhere.

Also, I like how Halas stuck with the same number font for those jerseys that the link.[/quote]

I’m sure if Marquette still had a football team they would try to sport those stripes but I don’t know of any football team that do the horizontal pant stripes only basketball teams.[/quote]
Same for DePaul. If they still had a football program, they could practically use that exact uniform. Maybe not the stars on the shoulder, though.

[quote]I’d wear that uni.[/quote]

is there any uni you wouldn’t wear?

[quote comment=”348256″][quote]I’d wear that uni.[/quote]

is there any uni you wouldn’t wear?[/quote]
For our sakes, I hope link are on that list.

[quote comment=”348226″]And Chad Johnson (I refuse to call him the spanish translation of eight five) more than likely has a sprained of broken finger. I’ve done that tape job over my soccer goalkeeper gloves when my fingers were broken on a regular basis.[/quote]

Attention No Mas: another potential customer for an “I’m Calling Him Chad Johnson” t-shirt…

[quote comment=”348259″]”@MatthewHass008 link – NFL practice jersey about to look like Nascar? Bing is one of our new sponsors. #bing #nfl #microsoft For the record— big fan of Bing.com …. And I like Nascar—- and Ricky Bobby.”[/quote]

I really really really really really really really hope this trend stays practice only. I do not want to see ads on the uniforms in NFL games. Ever.

deadspin has an entry about the green Nationals hat as well…

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[quote comment=”348266″][quote comment=”348260″][quote comment=”348226″]And Chad Johnson (I refuse to call him the spanish translation of eight five) more than likely has a sprained of broken finger. I’ve done that tape job over my soccer goalkeeper gloves when my fingers were broken on a regular basis.[/quote]

Attention No Mas: another potential customer for an “I’m Calling Him Chad Johnson” t-shirt…[/quote]

Whatever you think of the guy, Ochocinco is his legal name. I don’t have a problem with that, no matter how silly it sounds.

Forty-five years ago, lots of people were saying, “Ali? Forget that, I’m still calling him Clay.” Seems pretty stupid now, right? I’m not trying to equate these two athletes in any way except for the fact that we all get to control certain things in this life, and how we wish to call ourselves — and, hence, be called by others — is one of them.[/quote]

Not much mention of Lew Alcindor these days, either.
Or Bobby Moore.
(just to add to your point)

—Ricko

[quote]Forty-five years ago, lots of people were saying, “Ali? Forget that, I’m still calling him Clay.”[/quote]

i wonder if chad johnson has ever heard of ernie terrel

[quote comment=”348260″][quote comment=”348226″]And Chad Johnson (I refuse to call him the spanish translation of eight five) more than likely has a sprained of broken finger. I’ve done that tape job over my soccer goalkeeper gloves when my fingers were broken on a regular basis.[/quote]

Attention No Mas: another potential customer for an “I’m Calling Him Chad Johnson” t-shirt…[/quote]

I have no problem with calling Chad Ochocinco as opposed to Johnson. You see, in my opinion it’s on the same level as when Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammed Ali, however, in a more secular fashion. Why, what’s the derivation of Clay and Johnson to an African American…hmmmmm? Shed that crap and invent yourself a new surname. Yes, it’s sort of the marketing of Chad Ochocinco, but so what. If the Bengals felt it was a distraction, they should have got rid of him when he wanted to leave.

[quote comment=”348246″]DenverGregg, Would you or any other Buffalo fan know if the colors are correct in this football figure? I saved as many pictures as I could of this guys figures before he quit selling them.

He has this guy as 1941 Colorado. I was thinking of trying to colorize the Byron Whizzer White Colorado picture I posted in #19

Here is the figure. Is it accurate?

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Sorry to say I don’t know. That’s a little before my time.

Dislocated finger for Chad

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[quote comment=”348270″][quote]Forty-five years ago, lots of people were saying, “Ali? Forget that, I’m still calling him Clay.”[/quote]

i wonder if chad johnson has ever heard of ernie terrel[/quote]

Hey, we live in a Free World (b.)!

[quote comment=”348255″][quote comment=”348233″]According to the Eagles website, Jeff Garcia will wear #9.

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#5 will available for him next season if he wants.[/quote]

Ouch. That’s cold Haha

Didn’t see this mentioned here, but tonight at 8pm Showtime is showing a documentary on the AFL called Full Color Football. Oddly, the promo ad shows a picture of the early 1980s Miami Dolphins.

[quote comment=”348271″][quote comment=”348269″][quote comment=”348265″][quote comment=”348258″][quote comment=”348256″][quote]I’d wear that uni.[/quote]

is there any uni you wouldn’t wear?[/quote]
For our sakes, I hope link are on that list.[/quote]

I don’t know, that referee uni looks okay…[/quote]
I believe the reverse angle on that uni looks link (somewhat NSFW).[/quote]

I believe that’s what Tom Arnold wore during his days as a door-to-door Chippendale Dancer in southern Iowa.

—Ricko[/quote]

Naw, that there’s Troy Aikman.

[quote comment=”348278″][quote comment=”348270″][quote]Forty-five years ago, lots of people were saying, “Ali? Forget that, I’m still calling him Clay.”[/quote]

i wonder if chad johnson has ever heard of ernie terrel[/quote]

Hey, we live in a Free World (b.)![/quote]

I used to have me a World B. Free poster. He helped save the Cleveland Cavaliers after Ted Stepien almost ran them into the ground.

There was a case where a friend gave him the nickname “World,” and it stuck so much that he eventually changed it to his real name. I’d bet some family or friends still called him Lloyd, though.

I wouldn’t have requested a “I’m Calling Him…” shirt back then, because No Mas wasn’t making them at the time. I only brought it up with Chad Ochocinco since it’s timely. No harm intended.

[quote comment=”348233″]According to the Eagles website, Jeff Garcia will wear #9.

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Garcia link… who does he think he is, link?

And as far as ugly hockey sweaters go; which is worse, link or link?

Garcia started his career with #5, went to #7 during his first tour of duty with the Eagles, and kept #7 with Tampa Bay… who does he think he is, Sonny Jurgensen?

BLASPHEMER!!

Actually, the Temple Owls have a similar striping pattern on their football pants. It’s a look they brought back from the 1970s.

Here’s another similar usage:

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[quote comment=”348266″][quote comment=”348260″][quote comment=”348226″]And Chad Johnson (I refuse to call him the spanish translation of eight five) more than likely has a sprained of broken finger. I’ve done that tape job over my soccer goalkeeper gloves when my fingers were broken on a regular basis.[/quote]

Attention No Mas: another potential customer for an “I’m Calling Him Chad Johnson” t-shirt…[/quote]

Whatever you think of the guy, Ochocinco is his legal name. I don’t have a problem with that, no matter how silly it sounds.

Forty-five years ago, lots of people were saying, “Ali? Forget that, I’m still calling him Clay.” Seems pretty stupid now, right? I’m not trying to equate these two athletes in any way except for the fact that we all get to control certain things in this life, and how we wish to call ourselves — and, hence, be called by others — is one of them.[/quote]

“A man has the right to change his name to vatever he vants to change it to. And if a man vants to be called Muhammad Ali, godammit this is a free country, you should respect his vishes, and call the man Muhammad Ali!”

“His mamma call him Clay, I’monna call him Clay. “

[quote comment=”348297″][quote comment=”348289″]Love all the quote-marked nicknames in this poster.

Must have been a quote mark quota: James Barton “Mickey” Vernon vs. Mickey (er, um)”Mickey” Mantle.[/quote]

I just noticed that too. Also odd when you remember that Mickey was not Mantle’s nickname. It was his given name (he was named after his dad’s favorite ballplayer, “Mickey” Cochrane)[/quote]

That was my point. Obviously not well-made.

Just a reminder, link The History of the American Football League, airs tonight on Showtime. First time I heard of it was from Curtis, over at Helmet Hut, so they had a hand in this, what looks to be a wonderful 5 week series on the AFL.

[quote comment=”348296″][quote comment=”348279″][quote comment=”348266″][quote comment=”348260″][quote comment=”348226″]And Chad Johnson (I refuse to call him the spanish translation of eight five) more than likely has a sprained of broken finger. I’ve done that tape job over my soccer goalkeeper gloves when my fingers were broken on a regular basis.[/quote]

Attention No Mas: another potential customer for an “I’m Calling Him Chad Johnson” t-shirt…[/quote]

Whatever you think of the guy, Ochocinco is his legal name. I don’t have a problem with that, no matter how silly it sounds.

Forty-five years ago, lots of people were saying, “Ali? Forget that, I’m still calling him Clay.” Seems pretty stupid now, right? I’m not trying to equate these two athletes in any way except for the fact that we all get to control certain things in this life, and how we wish to call ourselves — and, hence, be called by others — is one of them.[/quote]

I don’t have a problem with Chad or his name either – he’s kinda harmless, compared to some other diva receivers. But, Citi Field is New Shea’s legal name as well.[/quote]

Poor analogy. The term “Citi Field” isn’t a name — it’s a business arrangement between two mega-corporations and an affront to the notion that a ballpark is a public space with shared civic value. Resisting the use of that term, as I will continue to do, isn’t just being cranky — it’s a political statement based on specific principles. (You may not agree with those principles, but that’s a different issue.)

I’ll say it again: Choosing how we call ourselves is one of the few very personal things we get to control in this life. Honoring that choice, even if it seems like a silly choice, seems like simple courtesy to me.[/quote]

As I said later in my post, and in another post after that, I respect his choice of name, I was just having some fun with it. I wasn’t trying to turn this into the argument of the day.

[quote comment=”348296″][quote comment=”348279″][quote comment=”348266″][quote comment=”348260″][quote comment=”348226″]And Chad Johnson (I refuse to call him the spanish translation of eight five) more than likely has a sprained of broken finger. I’ve done that tape job over my soccer goalkeeper gloves when my fingers were broken on a regular basis.[/quote]

Attention No Mas: another potential customer for an “I’m Calling Him Chad Johnson” t-shirt…[/quote]

Whatever you think of the guy, Ochocinco is his legal name. I don’t have a problem with that, no matter how silly it sounds.

Forty-five years ago, lots of people were saying, “Ali? Forget that, I’m still calling him Clay.” Seems pretty stupid now, right? I’m not trying to equate these two athletes in any way except for the fact that we all get to control certain things in this life, and how we wish to call ourselves — and, hence, be called by others — is one of them.[/quote]

I don’t have a problem with Chad or his name either – he’s kinda harmless, compared to some other diva receivers. But, Citi Field is New Shea’s legal name as well.[/quote]

Poor analogy. The term “Citi Field” isn’t a name — it’s a business arrangement between two mega-corporations and an affront to the notion that a ballpark is a public space with shared civic value. Resisting the use of that term, as I will continue to do, isn’t just being cranky — it’s a political statement based on specific principles. (You may not agree with those principles, but that’s a different issue.)

I’ll say it again: Choosing how we call ourselves is one of the few very personal things we get to control in this life. Honoring that choice, even if it seems like a silly choice, seems like simple courtesy to me.[/quote]

It could be worse, Chad Johnson could have changed his name to Dirk Diggler.

[quote comment=”348307″][quote comment=”348305″][quote comment=”348300″]Just a reminder, link The History of the American Football League, airs tonight on Showtime. First time I heard of it was from Curtis, over at Helmet Hut, so they had a hand in this, what looks to be a wonderful 5 week series on the AFL.[/quote]

ah mannnnn….

don’t suppose my cable company is offering a free preview of showtime anytime soon…[/quote]

I’m sure it will be available in a box set next summer. ;o)[/quote]
As Giancarlo pointed out, very strange choice for the link… neither AFL (pic is from early 1980s) nor full-color.

[quote comment=”348309″][quote comment=”348307″][quote comment=”348305″][quote comment=”348300″]Just a reminder, link The History of the American Football League, airs tonight on Showtime. First time I heard of it was from Curtis, over at Helmet Hut, so they had a hand in this, what looks to be a wonderful 5 week series on the AFL.[/quote]

ah mannnnn….

don’t suppose my cable company is offering a free preview of showtime anytime soon…[/quote]

I’m sure it will be available in a box set next summer. ;o)[/quote]
As Giancarlo pointed out, very strange choice for the link… neither AFL (pic is from early 1980s) nor full-color.[/quote]

I thought the very same thing, odd?

Yes, [quote comment=”348311″][quote comment=”348309″][quote comment=”348307″][quote comment=”348305″][quote comment=”348300″]Just a reminder, link The History of the American Football League, airs tonight on Showtime. First time I heard of it was from Curtis, over at Helmet Hut, so they had a hand in this, what looks to be a wonderful 5 week series on the AFL.[/quote]

ah mannnnn….

don’t suppose my cable company is offering a free preview of showtime anytime soon…[/quote]

I’m sure it will be available in a box set next summer. ;o)[/quote]
As Giancarlo pointed out, very strange choice for the link… neither AFL (pic is from early 1980s) nor full-color.[/quote]

I thought the very same thing, odd?[/quote]

Yes, linkdid point this out. Missed that, my bad.

[quote comment=”348310″][quote comment=”348305″][quote comment=”348300″]Just a reminder, link The History of the American Football League, airs tonight on Showtime. First time I heard of it was from Curtis, over at Helmet Hut, so they had a hand in this, what looks to be a wonderful 5 week series on the AFL.[/quote]

ah mannnnn….

don’t suppose my cable company is offering a free preview of showtime anytime soon…[/quote]

I’m sure that if it is even a BIT good, there will be a TORRENT of support for it, and it may be available sooner.[/quote]

nice ;)

and just in case anyone didn’t get it

[quote comment=”348303″][quote comment=”348299″]I tend to think the NFL was wrong in not letting Ochocinco change his jersey last year.[/quote]

Yeah, but these sorts of things lead to bad trends. I like Chad Ochocinco, I think he’s a fun guy.

But if you let one dude change his name on his jersey (and I, too, would have no problem with this one guy doing it)… 20, 30, 40 players are going to do it, getting progressively lamer each time.[/quote]

Would that really be a bad thing? What’s wrong with letting players do that? Assuming a player has been in the league for a few seasons and has earned a nickname, why not let them put it on their jersey? I think the real problem is that there’s no good nicknames anymore. Everyone is just initials… T.O., L.T. etc.. or lameness like Ocho Cinco.

I love the idea of SNAKE, DR DEATH or PRIMETIME on the back of a jersey.

[quote comment=”348312″]

What sort of evil shenanigans are you implying, Hott Rodd?

-Greenie[/quote]

me, imply evil shenanigans? i’m sure I have no idea what you mean. SO a few people may know where to HUNT down videos. I , however, do not.

[quote comment=”348306″][quote comment=”348303″][quote comment=”348299″]I tend to think the NFL was wrong in not letting Ochocinco change his jersey last year.[/quote]

Yeah, but these sorts of things lead to bad trends. I like Chad Ochocinco, I think he’s a fun guy.

But if you let one dude change his name on his jersey (and I, too, would have no problem with this one guy doing it)… 20, 30, 40 players are going to do it, getting progressively lamer each time.[/quote]

I seriously doubt 20, 30 (or any) players will go to the lengths of legally changing their name, as Chad did.[/quote]

I’m pretty sure he’s saying if the league would’ve let him change it on his jersey before it was legally changed you would’ve had others following suit, nothing to do with other people legally changing their names.

Suppose a player were to get married midway through the season and hyphenate his name

You mean, such as “pussy-whip”?

[quote comment=”348322″][quote comment=”348306″][quote comment=”348303″][quote comment=”348299″]I tend to think the NFL was wrong in not letting Ochocinco change his jersey last year.[/quote]

Yeah, but these sorts of things lead to bad trends. I like Chad Ochocinco, I think he’s a fun guy.

But if you let one dude change his name on his jersey (and I, too, would have no problem with this one guy doing it)… 20, 30, 40 players are going to do it, getting progressively lamer each time.[/quote]

I seriously doubt 20, 30 (or any) players will go to the lengths of legally changing their name, as Chad did.[/quote]

Suppose a player were to get married midway through the season and hyphenate his name or change it for religious reasons or as Maurice Jones-Drew did, change it to honor his grandfather.

I doubt the comissioner would force them to wear their old name until the next season. Godell was letting his dislike of Ochocinco and his love of RBK money make the desicion.[/quote]

I’m sure glad that the NFL blocked the trade of Richard Seymour. Wouldn’t want Reebok stuck with a bunch of jerseys no one wants. And they avoided the appearance of a double standard.

Check it out, JoeS

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[quote comment=”348326″][quote]And speaking of World Series programs, here’s a doozy.[/quote]
On that 1933 WS program above ( link ) can someone tell me why it says Giants vs SENATORS on the first image, but then the other image says Washington NATIONALS vs NY Giants? I don\’t know the history of the team, so have they always gone by two names? Even the wikipedia page (grain of salt, gulp) says Senators, but then says \”The Giants easily defeated the Nats…\” ( link )[/quote]

From sportsecyclopedia.com:

Nickname:
After the 1899 season, the Washington Senators of the National League folded in the 12-8 contraction, when the American League began play in 1901 Washington, not wanting to confuse fans with the previous franchise, began calling themselves the Nationals in 1905. However, the fans never took to the name and called them the Senators. In 1912, when Griffith was named manager, newspaper writers referred to them as the ‘Grifs’. In the early 1950s the team changed logos to one incorporating ‘NATIONALS’ within it, after the fans continued to reject the name they were officially renamed Senators in 1956.

[quote comment=”348325″][quote comment=”348322″][quote comment=”348306″][quote comment=”348303″][quote comment=”348299″]I tend to think the NFL was wrong in not letting Ochocinco change his jersey last year.[/quote]

Yeah, but these sorts of things lead to bad trends. I like Chad Ochocinco, I think he’s a fun guy.

But if you let one dude change his name on his jersey (and I, too, would have no problem with this one guy doing it)… 20, 30, 40 players are going to do it, getting progressively lamer each time.[/quote]

I seriously doubt 20, 30 (or any) players will go to the lengths of legally changing their name, as Chad did.[/quote]

Suppose a player were to get married midway through the season and hyphenate his name or change it for religious reasons or as Maurice Jones-Drew did, change it to honor his grandfather.

I doubt the comissioner would force them to wear their old name until the next season. Godell was letting his dislike of Ochocinco and his love of RBK money make the desicion.[/quote]

I’m sure glad that the NFL blocked the trade of Richard Seymour. Wouldn’t want Reebok stuck with a bunch of jerseys no one wants. And they avoided the appearance of a double standard.[/quote]

Hey, what about all those Jets fans who spent a ton of money for those Favre jerseys last year? I realize it’s a different situation, but it’s a risk one takes with veteran players. Obviously the jersey business back in the day was minimal, but it would have been interesting to see if anyone has a Rams #12 Joe Namath or a Seahawks #34 Franco Harris jersey. At least #19 Joe Montana, provided some highlights for the Chiefs.

The Colorado throwbacks don’t look very ‘throwback-ish’ (maybe it’s the swoosh). Just an uglier version of the direction they’ve been headed. Used to be one of my favorite CFB uniforms.

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And as far as ugly hockey sweaters go; which is worse, link or link?[/quote]

The only true answer is YES. Although I think the Blues sweater causes the eyes to bleed less due to the illusion of motion with the inclined striping. Rumor has is that the Vancouver jerseys saved money for the team by collecting all the fans tears upon viewing those and freezing them for the playing surface.

So after we won our Softball championship last night, I asked if anyone wanted to do the Prince Fielder celebration, but no one was interested. Odd.

Hey Frosty, check out p.262 of the auction catalogue.

[quote comment=”348331″][quote comment=”348325″][quote comment=”348322″][quote comment=”348306″][quote comment=”348303″][quote comment=”348299″]I tend to think the NFL was wrong in not letting Ochocinco change his jersey last year.[/quote]

Yeah, but these sorts of things lead to bad trends. I like Chad Ochocinco, I think he’s a fun guy.

But if you let one dude change his name on his jersey (and I, too, would have no problem with this one guy doing it)… 20, 30, 40 players are going to do it, getting progressively lamer each time.[/quote]

I seriously doubt 20, 30 (or any) players will go to the lengths of legally changing their name, as Chad did.[/quote]

Suppose a player were to get married midway through the season and hyphenate his name or change it for religious reasons or as Maurice Jones-Drew did, change it to honor his grandfather.

I doubt the comissioner would force them to wear their old name until the next season. Godell was letting his dislike of Ochocinco and his love of RBK money make the desicion.[/quote]

I’m sure glad that the NFL blocked the trade of Richard Seymour. Wouldn’t want Reebok stuck with a bunch of jerseys no one wants. And they avoided the appearance of a double standard.[/quote]

Hey, what about all those Jets fans who spent a ton of money for those Favre jerseys last year? I realize it’s a different situation, but it’s a risk one takes with veteran players. Obviously the jersey business back in the day was minimal, but it would have been interesting to see if anyone has a Rams #12 Joe Namath or a Seahawks #34 Franco Harris jersey. At least #19 Joe Montana, provided some highlights for the Chiefs.[/quote]

Getting a jersey personalized, those are the chances you take. You might get something that looks awesome for fifteen years or you might get something that lands you on Straight Cash Homey the first time you wear it.

But going back a few years, it seemed like every sports shop had a heat press or would do up the jerseys as they were ordered. There wasn’t a sports shop in every mall with pre-embroidered jerseys, so the issue of having a backlog of jerseys wasn’t an issue.

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Speaking of celebrations, Mr. Ochocinco is planning a Lambeau Leap if he scores Sunday.[/quote]

I know Ochocinco’s act is tired, but now he’s reduced to stealing from others?

[quote comment=”348334″][quote comment=”348331″][quote comment=”348325″][quote comment=”348322″][quote comment=”348306″][quote comment=”348303″][quote comment=”348299″]I tend to think the NFL was wrong in not letting Ochocinco change his jersey last year.[/quote]

Yeah, but these sorts of things lead to bad trends. I like Chad Ochocinco, I think he’s a fun guy.

But if you let one dude change his name on his jersey (and I, too, would have no problem with this one guy doing it)… 20, 30, 40 players are going to do it, getting progressively lamer each time.[/quote]

I seriously doubt 20, 30 (or any) players will go to the lengths of legally changing their name, as Chad did.[/quote]

Suppose a player were to get married midway through the season and hyphenate his name or change it for religious reasons or as Maurice Jones-Drew did, change it to honor his grandfather.

I doubt the comissioner would force them to wear their old name until the next season. Godell was letting his dislike of Ochocinco and his love of RBK money make the desicion.[/quote]

I’m sure glad that the NFL blocked the trade of Richard Seymour. Wouldn’t want Reebok stuck with a bunch of jerseys no one wants. And they avoided the appearance of a double standard.[/quote]

Hey, what about all those Jets fans who spent a ton of money for those Favre jerseys last year? I realize it’s a different situation, but it’s a risk one takes with veteran players. Obviously the jersey business back in the day was minimal, but it would have been interesting to see if anyone has a Rams #12 Joe Namath or a Seahawks #34 Franco Harris jersey. At least #19 Joe Montana, provided some highlights for the Chiefs.[/quote]

Franco, you will always be a Seahawk to me. (looking up at the sky with a tear in my eye)[/quote]

Probably good. Cuz I don’t imagine Franco is “always a Seahawk” to very many, most notably not Franco hisself.

—Ricko

[quote comment=”348344″][quote]Speaking of celebrations, Mr. Ochocinco is planning a Lambeau Leap if he scores Sunday[/quote]

lets hope the packers can render that moot[/quote]

The Packers won’t need to do anything. I’m sure the Bengals offense will prevent Ocho Cinco from scoring a touchdown.

[quote comment=”348296″][quote comment=”348279″][quote comment=”348266″][quote comment=”348260″][quote comment=”348226″]And Chad Johnson (I refuse to call him the spanish translation of eight five) more than likely has a sprained of broken finger. I’ve done that tape job over my soccer goalkeeper gloves when my fingers were broken on a regular basis.[/quote]

Attention No Mas: another potential customer for an “I’m Calling Him Chad Johnson” t-shirt…[/quote]

Whatever you think of the guy, Ochocinco is his legal name. I don’t have a problem with that, no matter how silly it sounds.

Forty-five years ago, lots of people were saying, “Ali? Forget that, I’m still calling him Clay.” Seems pretty stupid now, right? I’m not trying to equate these two athletes in any way except for the fact that we all get to control certain things in this life, and how we wish to call ourselves — and, hence, be called by others — is one of them.[/quote]

I don’t have a problem with Chad or his name either – he’s kinda harmless, compared to some other diva receivers. But, Citi Field is New Shea’s legal name as well.[/quote]

Poor analogy. The term “Citi Field” isn’t a name — it’s a business arrangement between two mega-corporations and an affront to the notion that a ballpark is a public space with shared civic value. Resisting the use of that term, as I will continue to do, isn’t just being cranky — it’s a political statement based on specific principles. (You may not agree with those principles, but that’s a different issue.)

I’ll say it again: Choosing how we call ourselves is one of the few very personal things we get to control in this life. Honoring that choice, even if it seems like a silly choice, seems like simple courtesy to me.[/quote]

Agree completely.

Going back a few years, the Blue Jays had Manny Lee on their roster and he asked to be called by his full first name, Manuel and I remember the radio announcer (Tom Cheek, RIP) talking about it on a broadcast and saying basically the same thing, that it is nothing more than common courtesy to use the name that a person chooses to be called by.

Same thing a few years later when Angel Martinez asked to be called Sandy Hernandez (his middle rather than his first name).

The principle doesn’t change just because your name is embroidered on collectible sportswear.

[quote comment=”348350″]They seem to pick some odd moments to do that, too. After the Bears gain 6 yards on first down? Uh, OK.[/quote]
I’m referring to the GO, PACK, GO thing, not the viking horn.

To answer the question on Robin Roberts’ “1876” uniform, the National League celebrated its’ centennial that year, and for the Phillies, their annual Old-Timers’ Game became a celebrity game with the rules based off those that were in 1876. Not only did former baseball players play, but former football and basketball players, a couple of the Flyers and media personalities played in the game complete with old-fashioned “bottle bats” and the late Thatcher Longstreth (who was a “Philadelphia Lawyer” on Saturday Night Dead) umpired the game.

[quote comment=”348352″][quote comment=”348345″][quote comment=”348334″][quote comment=”348331″][quote comment=”348325″][quote comment=”348322″][quote comment=”348306″][quote comment=”348303″][quote comment=”348299″]I tend to think the NFL was wrong in not letting Ochocinco change his jersey last year.[/quote]

Yeah, but these sorts of things lead to bad trends. I like Chad Ochocinco, I think he’s a fun guy.

But if you let one dude change his name on his jersey (and I, too, would have no problem with this one guy doing it)… 20, 30, 40 players are going to do it, getting progressively lamer each time.[/quote]

I seriously doubt 20, 30 (or any) players will go to the lengths of legally changing their name, as Chad did.[/quote]

Suppose a player were to get married midway through the season and hyphenate his name or change it for religious reasons or as Maurice Jones-Drew did, change it to honor his grandfather.

I doubt the comissioner would force them to wear their old name until the next season. Godell was letting his dislike of Ochocinco and his love of RBK money make the desicion.[/quote]

I’m sure glad that the NFL blocked the trade of Richard Seymour. Wouldn’t want Reebok stuck with a bunch of jerseys no one wants. And they avoided the appearance of a double standard.[/quote]

Hey, what about all those Jets fans who spent a ton of money for those Favre jerseys last year? I realize it’s a different situation, but it’s a risk one takes with veteran players. Obviously the jersey business back in the day was minimal, but it would have been interesting to see if anyone has a Rams #12 Joe Namath or a Seahawks #34 Franco Harris jersey. At least #19 Joe Montana, provided some highlights for the Chiefs.[/quote]

Franco, you will always be a Seahawk to me. (looking up at the sky with a tear in my eye)[/quote]

Probably good. Cuz I don’t imagine Franco is “always a Seahawk” to very many, most notably not Franco hisself.

—Ricko[/quote]

That’s right, I think that guy who replied is a Browns fan. Speaking of great players in unlikely jerseys, how about John Unitas wearing Lance Alworth’s #19 for the 1973 San Diego Chargers? I recall Unitas telling a story about getting ready for practice one day, and a bunch of Chargers were just sitting around smoking grass.[/quote]

Direct from the Dog Pound….heh heh….Seriously though, I heard Franco won’t sign any Seahawks gear. lol

Franco’s one of my favorite vintage NFL players, absolutely love link

[quote comment=”348349″][quote comment=”348296″][quote comment=”348279″][quote comment=”348266″][quote comment=”348260″][quote comment=”348226″]And Chad Johnson (I refuse to call him the spanish translation of eight five) more than likely has a sprained of broken finger. I’ve done that tape job over my soccer goalkeeper gloves when my fingers were broken on a regular basis.[/quote]

Attention No Mas: another potential customer for an “I’m Calling Him Chad Johnson” t-shirt…[/quote]

Whatever you think of the guy, Ochocinco is his legal name. I don’t have a problem with that, no matter how silly it sounds.

Forty-five years ago, lots of people were saying, “Ali? Forget that, I’m still calling him Clay.” Seems pretty stupid now, right? I’m not trying to equate these two athletes in any way except for the fact that we all get to control certain things in this life, and how we wish to call ourselves — and, hence, be called by others — is one of them.[/quote]

I don’t have a problem with Chad or his name either – he’s kinda harmless, compared to some other diva receivers. But, Citi Field is New Shea’s legal name as well.[/quote]

Poor analogy. The term “Citi Field” isn’t a name — it’s a business arrangement between two mega-corporations and an affront to the notion that a ballpark is a public space with shared civic value. Resisting the use of that term, as I will continue to do, isn’t just being cranky — it’s a political statement based on specific principles. (You may not agree with those principles, but that’s a different issue.)

I’ll say it again: Choosing how we call ourselves is one of the few very personal things we get to control in this life. Honoring that choice, even if it seems like a silly choice, seems like simple courtesy to me.[/quote]

Agree completely.

Going back a few years, the Blue Jays had Manny Lee on their roster and he asked to be called by his full first name, Manuel and I remember the radio announcer (Tom Cheek, RIP) talking about it on a broadcast and saying basically the same thing, that it is nothing more than common courtesy to use the name that a person chooses to be called by.

Same thing a few years later when Angel Martinez asked to be called Sandy Hernandez (his middle rather than his first name).

The principle doesn’t change just because your name is embroidered on collectible sportswear.[/quote]

Last year, White Sox infielder Alexi Ramerez asked to have his name pronounced (what I assume was correctly in his native tounge) as “ah-lezz-ee”. The anouncers, and no one else, respected this though.

[quote comment=”348356″]Anyone have any ideas for trim colors for my den?[/quote]

Whatever color JTH decided on for his bathroom.

[quote comment=”348360″][quote comment=”348356″]Anyone have any ideas for trim colors for my den?[/quote]

you know damn well ;)[/quote]

I am 99% sure I’m gonna wind up with that damn color in my bedroom now..

[quote comment=\”348356\”]Anyone have any ideas for trim colors for my den?[/quote]
I see the conversation today is turning into the meeting on the mound scene from “Bull Durham”

“Okay, well, uh… candlesticks always make a nice gift, and uh, maybe you could find out where she’s registered and maybe a place-setting or maybe a silverware pattern. Okay, let’s get two! Go get ’em.”

[quote comment=”348363″][quote comment=\”348356\”]Anyone have any ideas for trim colors for my den?[/quote]
I see the conversation today is turning into the meeting on the mound scene from “Bull Durham”

“Okay, well, uh… candlesticks always make a nice gift, and uh, maybe you could find out where she’s registered and maybe a place-setting or maybe a silverware pattern. Okay, let’s get two! Go get ’em.”[/quote]

Eh i was just trying to lighten the mood..

[quote comment=”348365″][quote comment=”348363″][quote comment=\”348356\”]Anyone have any ideas for trim colors for my den?[/quote]
I see the conversation today is turning into the meeting on the mound scene from “Bull Durham”

“Okay, well, uh… candlesticks always make a nice gift, and uh, maybe you could find out where she’s registered and maybe a place-setting or maybe a silverware pattern. Okay, let’s get two! Go get ’em.”[/quote]

Eh i was just trying to lighten the mood..[/quote]

I didn’t say I didn’t appreciate the effort.
: – )

[quote comment=”348357″]
Last year, White Sox infielder Alexi Ramerez asked to have his name pronounced (what I assume was correctly in his native tounge) as “ah-lezz-ee”. The anouncers, and no one else, respected this though.[/quote]

I can’t wait until Dayan Viciedo gets to the big club. I think Ed Farmer will retire. :-)

Very very loosely uni-related:
link
Eddie Izzard’s standup attire is not what you’d expect, but he’s hilarious, and he’s doing a good thing running marathons for charity. There’s a link in this article to his “Death Star Canteen” routine, which is just plain funny. Even though it’s done with Lego animation, it’s not for the kiddies.

[quote comment=”348370″]Wow. . . a “South Pacific” reference.[/quote]
I’m chanelling Marv Alberts today.

[quote comment=”348371″]Very very loosely uni-related:
link
Eddie Izzard’s standup attire is not what you’d expect, but he’s hilarious, and he’s doing a good thing running marathons for charity. There’s a link in this article to his “Death Star Canteen” routine, which is just plain funny. Even though it’s done with Lego animation, it’s not for the kiddies.[/quote]

JimV, do you have a flag?

[quote comment=”348376″][quote comment=”348375″][quote comment=”348371″]Very very loosely uni-related:
link
Eddie Izzard’s standup attire is not what you’d expect, but he’s hilarious, and he’s doing a good thing running marathons for charity. There’s a link in this article to his “Death Star Canteen” routine, which is just plain funny. Even though it’s done with Lego animation, it’s not for the kiddies.[/quote]

JimV, do you have a flag?[/quote]

Yes, but my flag holder’s currently broken…but I’m guessing you mean something else?[/quote]

‘Twas an Eddie Izzard reference.. No flag, no country.

[quote comment=”348377″][quote comment=”348376″][quote comment=”348375″][quote comment=”348371″]Very very loosely uni-related:
link
Eddie Izzard’s standup attire is not what you’d expect, but he’s hilarious, and he’s doing a good thing running marathons for charity. There’s a link in this article to his “Death Star Canteen” routine, which is just plain funny. Even though it’s done with Lego animation, it’s not for the kiddies.[/quote]

JimV, do you have a flag?[/quote]

Yes, but my flag holder’s currently broken…but I’m guessing you mean something else?[/quote]

‘Twas an Eddie Izzard reference.. No flag, no country.[/quote]

Oh, that’s right! link Another good one.

The “Cake or Death” sketch is great. link

This one’s even kid friendly: link

[quote comment=”348378″]The great Bob Prince called Clemente Bobby often. He also used Roberto and the great one, but I remember he used Bobby alot.[/quote]
Public television had a (great) documentary on Clemente this spring: I think some of the early newspaper stories in Pittsburgh refered to him as “Bob” or something like that, rather than Roberto.

[quote comment=”348380″][quote comment=”348372″][quote comment=”348343″]I know Ochocinco’s act is tired, but now he’s reduced to stealing from others?[/quote]
Well, maybe he’ll propose to one of the Packer’s college-age cheerleaders.[/quote]

Well, maybe my alma-mater, St. Norbert College, will be cheering that day. That would make headlines around campus for sure.
(In case people don’t know, St. Norbert College and UW-Green Bay alternate every other week for cheer duties at Lambeau)[/quote]
It was UWGB this past Sunday, so I guess it will be Norbert’s this weekend.

[quote comment=”348259″]”@MatthewHass008 link – NFL practice jersey about to look like Nascar? Bing is one of our new sponsors. #bing #nfl #microsoft For the record— big fan of Bing.com …. And I like Nascar—- and Ricky Bobby.”[/quote]

link

It appears as if the seahawks are the latest team to don a sponsor on their practice jerseys
link

[quote comment=”348380″]In case people don’t know, St. Norbert College and UW-Green Bay alternate every other week for cheer duties at Lambeau[/quote]
BTW JohnnyO, do the Packers still have the “Green” and “Gold” ticket packages for the former County Stadium ticket holders?

Strikes me as a tough year for the former Milwaukee group if they were shut out of both the Bears game and the season opener in one fell swoop last week.

[quote comment=”348388″][quote comment=”348385″][quote comment=”348259″]”@MatthewHass008 link – NFL practice jersey about to look like Nascar? Bing is one of our new sponsors. #bing #nfl #microsoft For the record— big fan of Bing.com …. And I like Nascar—- and Ricky Bobby.”[/quote]

link[/quote]

All I wanted was a green jersey, but instead all I got was a crummy bing patch. ;o([/quote]
What color are the wordmarks on those jerseys? That one looks purple.

Just letting anyone in the San Jose area know…. the San Jose Giants (single A) are giving away two free playoff tix to everyone who comes with this page: link

I love looking at those auctions. You can spend a lot of time looking and admiring.

I do not have Showtime now. I wish I still did. I am wondering how much different film they will use. I have done screen grabs from the old AFL teams. Those were done from NFL films work. SO I am wondering if they are only going to use what I have already seen from NFL films. I can not imagine they have other film. Unless it is like the When it was a game series and people filmed color footage.

Very curious.

[quote comment=”348390″][quote comment=”348386″]Yes it is. They stay in VMC dorm, and Ahman Green stayed in my pad one summer I found out. They bring in their own big screen TV’s, and A/C.[/quote]
The Bears also have a summer camp at school with a relgious basis: must be wierd for students to see the big screens, etc. come in and go out.[/quote]
Religous? Yes. Amish? No.

I know alumni of both schools and as far as I know, they were all familiar with modern technology before they enrolled.

[quote comment=”348392″][quote comment=”348388″][quote comment=”348385″][quote comment=”348259″]”@MatthewHass008 link – NFL practice jersey about to look like Nascar? Bing is one of our new sponsors. #bing #nfl #microsoft For the record— big fan of Bing.com …. And I like Nascar—- and Ricky Bobby.”[/quote]

link[/quote]

All I wanted was a green jersey, but instead all I got was a crummy bing patch. ;o([/quote]

Hey Mike, any truth to the rumor that link company is in talks to get a patch on the right shoulder?[/quote]

I actually heard it was more of a Seahawks, Paul Allen inspired, post game celebratory victory cheer; “Drill Baby Drill!!!”

[quote comment=”348390″][quote comment=”348386″]Yes it is. They stay in VMC dorm, and Ahman Green stayed in my pad one summer I found out. They bring in their own big screen TV’s, and A/C.[/quote]
The Bears also have a summer camp at school with a relgious basis: must be wierd for students to see the big screens, etc. come in and go out.[/quote]

Very weird. Considering I stayed around the Green Bay area during the summer and would see Ahman Green’s “Batmobile” (jazzed up Ford Mustang made to look like the Cape Crusader’s ride). There is kind of a quick turnaround as well. Maybe like two weeks. They do a bang up job cleaning, but in all fairness the players basically just sleep in there. Most of their time is spent at the Hutson Center, or at Lambeau.

[quote comment=”348396″][quote comment=”348389″][quote comment=”348380″]In case people don’t know, St. Norbert College and UW-Green Bay alternate every other week for cheer duties at Lambeau[/quote]
BTW JohnnyO, do the Packers still have the “Green” and “Gold” ticket packages for the former County Stadium ticket holders?

Strikes me as a tough year for the former Milwaukee group if they were shut out of both the Bears game and the season opener in one fell swoop last week.[/quote]

They sure do have the Gold Package. In fact, the game this week is one of those. (My friend’s parents got the gold package season tickets after 30+ years. They had the option to take the gold package, or keep waiting for the full season tickets. They did not hesitate, and took these. They are 56 years old)

Anyways, the Gold Pkg. got the 1st pre-season game this year (Browns), the Bengals this week, and then the Cowboys on the 15th of November. It is rare to see the gold pkg. not get a divisional rival. 2003 gold pkg. was Detroit and Philly, 2006 was Saints and Pats, 2007 was Chargers and Vikings, and 2008 was Cowboys and Bears. Those were the only magnetic schedules still left on the fridge, so sorry for the absence of ’04 and ’05.[/quote]

I wonder how many UWers know the Packers used to split their home schedule 50/50 between Green Bay and Milwaukee County Stadium? That policy, and the Packers being publicly owned, are a huge part of why “Green Bay” managed to stay in the NFL and why, in truth, they are Wisconsin team…even if the folks in Green Bay don’t like to hear that. And I’m NOT dissing them, I LOVE that Green Bay is still in the league. It’s one of the great things in sport. It’s like if the Fort Wayne Pistons (one of the GREAT sports names, btw) were still in the NBA. Just saying a market that small couldn’t have sustained an NFL team without a larger market like Milwaukee being part of its fan (and ticket) base all these years.

And don’t start arguing. You know it’s true. Would have been like trying to keep an NFL franchise in Bismarck. And again, I LOVE that they’ve been able to stay in Green Bay. It’s like history right there in front of us every time we hear the name.

—Ricko

[quote comment=”348402″][quote comment=”348397″]
Religous? Yes. Amish? No.

I know alumni of both schools and as far as I know, they were all familiar with modern technology before they enrolled.[/quote]
Well, even if they’re familar with them I’m not sure the students in Bourbonais actually have the big screens in their dorm room when the school is in session.

And they’re a total no-alcohol campus down there in Bourbonais. So I’m giving them a grade of “religous plus”.

I know people who have graduated from Norbert’s as well as several other religious-based schools around the midwest. FWLIW, their memories of campus life include a lot of stories of “underprivliged” kids who got in without a lot of money: quite frankly I don’t remember nearly as many from my public school.[/quote]
Maybe you didn’t know them personally, but they were definitely there. Hell, I can think of at least three kids that lived on my floor during my freshman year who would fit that description.

[quote comment=”348403″][quote comment=”348396″][quote comment=”348389″][quote comment=”348380″]I wonder how many UWers know the Packers used to split their home schedule 50/50 between Green Bay and Milwaukee County Stadium? That policy, and the Packers being publicly owned, are a huge part of why “Green Bay” managed to stay in the NFL and why, in truth, they are Wisconsin team…even if the folks in Green Bay don’t like to hear that. And I’m NOT dissing them, I LOVE that Green Bay is still in the league. It’s one of the great things in sport. It’s like if the Fort Wayne Pistons (one of the GREAT sports names, btw) were still in the NBA. Just saying a market that small couldn’t have sustained an NFL team without a larger market like Milwaukee being part of its fan (and ticket) base all these years.

And don’t start arguing. You know it’s true. Would have been like trying to keep an NFL franchise in Bismarck. And again, I LOVE that they’ve been able to stay in Green Bay. It’s like history right there in front of us every time we hear the name.

—Ricko[/quote]

No arguments from me. The Packers are my 2nd favorite team. I like all the little things that set them apart from the rest of the league. Wish they were the norm instead of the exception.

re:art project of the revolution
so i am working on this piece, and i want to involve the readership of UW. but thing is, i don’t want to divulge the details. suffice it to say this, i will be working on this until next july 4th, and it is quite involved. from time to time i am going to post this request, maybe once a month, but if something strikes you, send it to me anytime at link (let’s not muddy up the boards). this might blow up my interwebs, but fuck it. what do i need from you? song titles. what kind of song titles? up to you. any kind of music? yes. is there a theme? no. why should i do this? then don’t. but i do need an a and b side for the artist. for instance, i might say the flying burrito brothers the streets of baltimore & drug store truck driving man, or daniel johnston speeding motorcycle & devil town, whatever. i don’t want 35 suggestions from one person, just one, two if you must, if over time i have a few suggestions from you, that’s fine. okay? okay. let’s see what’chu got.

[quote comment=”348408″][quote comment=”348405″]Maybe you didn’t know them personally, but they were definitely there. [/quote]Not saying they weren’t: IMHO, given the relative sizes they were more generously represented at the private, religious-based schools.

I’m out on this one JTH. Still tired from last night. Not going thru that again.[/quote]
Dude, I’m not trying to start shit with you. Trust me, that’s the last thing I want. I just replied smartassedly to one of your comments. You’re the one who tried to prove a point by replying with an essay.

And really, how many kids, at any school, have big screen TVs in their dorm rooms?

rpm –

I’m proabably being overanalytical (it’s what I do), but do you want real A&B sides or can we get really odd, like say Buzzcocks doing (a) Boredom and (b) You Light Up My Life?

[quote comment=”348414″]your favorite league logo?

link

[quote comment=”348414″]your favorite league logo?

link
b

Conspicuously absent: MLS and WNBA

added bonus…you get to kick dirt on me and call me a f*cknut when i call your dumb ass out.

[quote comment=”348413″]rpm –

I’m proabably being overanalytical (it’s what I do), but do you want real A&B sides or can we get really odd, like say Buzzcocks doing (a) Boredom and (b) You Light Up My Life?[/quote]

they can be actual yes, that would be swell. or they can just be 2 songs by the same artist.

[quote comment=”348393″]Just letting anyone in the San Jose area know…. the San Jose Giants (single A) are giving away two free playoff tix to everyone who comes with this page: link

too bad my hometown bakersfield blaze will be eliminating the giants tonight. by the way, are the current washington nationals still called “senators” by the locals? just wondering.

no takers on 16″ softball, eh. that’s alright, worth a shot. fyi, the 8 o’clock winner pretty much seals first place in this 21+ week season, and gets a grand, which should be my 9 pound hammer for the night. should be a hell of a game too if you are in the neighborhood of uic. i decided to go cardinal stirrups for the event.

[quote comment=”348420″][quote comment=”348418″][quote comment=”348416″]alright clowns, disregard the song titles, but i do need a 16 inch player for a 7 oclock game at the nicest field in chicago. anyone?[/quote]

Hey, I sent a couple.[/quote]
i have gotten zero[/quote]

Sent them through link here. Maybe doesn’t work.
Sent them just now through direct email, too.

—Ricko

[quote comment=”348424″]How about we take up a collection and get a uniwatch ad on a practice jersey. Maybe RPM’s softball practice jersey.[/quote]

Damn straight. Bet we could cobble together at least eight bucks.

The Nationals are most often refered to as the Nats in the local area. Wish they had been become the Senators again.

[quote comment=”348430″][quote comment=”348428″]
Franco’s Italian Army sat about 10 rows back of my family’s seats at Three Rivers. Left quite an impression on a 12 year old kid. Never new what a bota was called till years later, but the Army went through more than a few during the course of a game. ;)[/quote]
A bota: there’s another relic of a bygone era among football attendees. :-)[/quote]

As are barnoculars. They were awesome until the security guards started looking out for them!

[quote] i do need a 16 inch player for a 7 oclock game at the nicest field in chicago[/quote]

that’s a rather personal question, innit?

Man, I had no idea what 16″ softball was, I looked it up though and it sounds fun. If I lived in Chicago RPM I would be there, for real, alas stuck in L.A. Anyway I just sent you some music titles.

Moving on…

I like the way Colorado made a throwback jersey using modern the modern cut of jersey. Shows that random trim, lines, and piping is not necessary.

[quote comment=”348435″]Man, I had no idea what 16″ softball was, I looked it up though and it sounds fun. [/quote]
Virtually nobody outside of Chicago and environs has heard of it. :-( Very sad.

JMHO, but it can be more social than 12-inch. There’s certainly a number of cutthroat leagues in both varieties; but I think this one goes co-ed that much more easily than the 12-inch variety.

And there’s definitely a long history of factory or company sponsored teams: probably more than a few colorful uni’s out there from the 40’s/50’s/60’s era.

[quote comment=”348409″]re:art project of the revolution
so i am working on this piece, and i want to involve the readership of UW. but thing is, i don’t want to divulge the details. suffice it to say this, i will be working on this until next july 4th, and it is quite involved. from time to time i am going to post this request, maybe once a month, but if something strikes you, send it to me anytime at link(let’s not muddy up the boards). this might blow up my interwebs, but fuck it. what do i need from you? song titles. what kind of song titles? up to you. any kind of music? yes. is there a theme? no. why should i do this? then don’t. but i do need an a and b side for the artist. for instance, i might say the flying burrito brothers the streets of baltimore & drug store truck driving man, or daniel johnston speeding motorcycle & devil town, whatever. i don’t want 35 suggestions from one person, just one, two if you must, if over time i have a few suggestions from you, that’s fine. okay? okay. let’s see what’chu got.[/quote]

Mousing over the link shows that the first word after the email address is tied into the link and will likely result in bounced emails for anyone attempting to send something using the link versus typing in the address directly.

[quote comment=”348440″][quote comment=”348439″][quote comment=”348409″]re:art project of the revolution
so i am working on this piece, and i want to involve the readership of UW. but thing is, i don’t want to divulge the details. suffice it to say this, i will be working on this until next july 4th, and it is quite involved. from time to time i am going to post this request, maybe once a month, but if something strikes you, send it to me anytime at link(let’s not muddy up the boards). this might blow up my interwebs, but fuck it. what do i need from you? song titles. what kind of song titles? up to you. any kind of music? yes. is there a theme? no. why should i do this? then don’t. but i do need an a and b side for the artist. for instance, i might say the flying burrito brothers the streets of baltimore & drug store truck driving man, or daniel johnston speeding motorcycle & devil town, whatever. i don’t want 35 suggestions from one person, just one, two if you must, if over time i have a few suggestions from you, that’s fine. okay? okay. let’s see what’chu got.[/quote]

Mousing over the link shows that the first word after the email address is tied into the link and will likely result in bounced emails for anyone attempting to send something using the link versus typing in the address directly.[/quote]

great catch TP…i fixed mr. marshall’s ORIGINAL post so now it should work

ifn yer too lazy to scroll up there: link [robertmarshallart (at) gmail (dot) com][/quote]

is the linkie (robertmarshallart) different than the original email address link (rpmarshallart) on purpose? Just making sure everything’s correct… Thanks, Phil. You always do outstanding work.

[quote comment=”348443″][quote]is the linkie (robertmarshallart) different than the original email address link (rpmarshallart) on purpose? Just making sure everything’s correct… Thanks, Phil. You always do outstanding work.[/quote]

um…no…

im an idiot…it should be rpmarshallart (at) gmail (dot) com (but the link in my post — now fixed — and his original post should be correct

if anyone is uncertain, just create a new email and type the addy out, but his original post is now fixed (as is my previous opst)

thanks for catching that one too, TP

i owe ya a cold one[/quote]

Shall we shoot for a 6 pack?

If you mouse over your original linkie in #224, which I think you attempted to correct, it now goes to: http:// www. uniwatch.com / rpmarshall gmail address…which all now goes to an invalid page on the uniwatch web site rather than being a mailto link.

:-) Seriously, thanks for all you do for the site and for being Paul’s right hand man on here. I smile as I think about how much I struggle with HTML and the tags, etc…and am only laughing at the absurdity of how this has turned into a bad day at the office for you on this one little item. But we love you to death and thank you, again, for all your efforts.

[quote comment=”348419″][quote comment=”348413″]rpm –

I’m proabably being overanalytical (it’s what I do), but do you want real A&B sides or can we get really odd, like say Buzzcocks doing (a) Boredom and (b) You Light Up My Life?[/quote]

they can be actual yes, that would be swell. or they can just be 2 songs by the same artist.[/quote]
OK, if it is an actual single, does it have to be the same band or can it be a split?

For example Arcade Fire’s link 7″ with Calexico covering “Ocean of Noise” on the B-Side.

I don’t even know why I’m asking this considering that you probably won’t even read it until 1 in the morning.

Oh, and if I had seen your post about needing an extra player earlier in the day, I’d have gotten my glove all shined up real nice for it and helped you out. *wink*

Kind of surprised the Cubs are wearing the royal blue jersey’s for the second straight night. Zambrano was the starter last night, so that makes sense, but tonight it was Rich Haren and they’re sporting the royal blues again.

[quote comment=”348456″][quote comment=”348455″]Kind of surprised the Cubs are wearing the royal blue jersey’s for the second straight night. Zambrano was the starter last night, so that makes sense, but tonight it was Rich Haren and they’re sporting the royal blues again.[/quote]
Harden likes to wear the alt for home night games.[/quote]

Would he be able to pitch if the Cubs didn’t have an alt?

Just, y’know, wondering. ;)

—Ricko

[quote comment=”348458″][quote comment=”348277″][quote comment=”348274″][quote comment=”348246″]DenverGregg, Would you or any other Buffalo fan know if the colors are correct in this football figure? I saved as many pictures as I could of this guys figures before he quit selling them.

He has this guy as 1941 Colorado. I was thinking of trying to colorize the Byron Whizzer White Colorado picture I posted in #19

Here is the figure. Is it accurate?

link
Sorry to say I don’t know. That’s a little before my time.[/quote]

I spent a lot of years trying to determine uni colors from only b&w sources. And, yes, metallic gold almost always photographs darker than silver. That said, that Whizzer White photo is a certified bitch…because not only are we trying to determine what’s silver or gold, we also have deal with satin and matte finish fabrics, which can lead us WAY off in wrong directions.

Odds are, it’s pretty basic. But the “hodgepodge” possibilities are numerous, with some of them quite ghastly. LOL

—Ricko[/quote]

Bottom Line : The Mustard Gold was darker, and the “Silver” on the Uni was likely more of a darker, duller Gray. As to the helmet, I have no clue.

I had a Colorado Buff Jersey and Pants combo purchased on EBAY for $200.00 7-8 years ago, from the Whizzer White era, that was worn either just before or just after the uni featured here. I verified the style as I saw a Whizzer White pictured in that same uni playing for the Buffs in other photos.

The jersey had no “Friction Strips”, but was a Mustard Gold jersey (similar Gold to this 2009 Throwback, but a lot darker in color, but not quite a true Old Gold), with smallish Black felt numerals (#12) with no trim, with a Battleship Gray stripe running down the side of each long sleeve, from the collar to the end of the sleeve. The jersey was a very strong, wool material similar to a thick modern Rugby jersey material, with the Gray stripe a looser knitted wool. It had a Colorado Sporting goods store tag, and I forget if it had a manufacterer tag.

The pants were a Dark Khaki/Gold, a bit darker than the jersey, made in a very strong, very thin gaberdine canvas, with full dark brown leather pads covering both knees, and with the same wool knit Battleship Gray stripes (from the jersey) running down the back of each leg. The pants had a national company manufactering tag, if you told me I would remember – the manufacterer that had sort of a circular logo with info printed in the circle.

Unfortunately, Hurricane Katrina did to it what 70 years of hoarding and trading of hands and wear could not do, and I was never able to recover it from the wreckage of my house, as it was in a Chest of Drawers buried under mounds of furniture after standing in the Katrina funk water for two-plus weeks. I couldn’t get to it.

I will say this, the knit wool material of that jersey, even after 70 years, was strong enough to tie to a trailer and tow with. It was dense and strong unlike even the better rugby material sold today.[/quote]

Nick, Glad I checked this at this time.I remember you told me you had that jersey.

Thanks for the post.

[quote comment=”348453″][quote comment=”348419″][quote comment=”348413″]rpm –

I’m proabably being overanalytical (it’s what I do), but do you want real A&B sides or can we get really odd, like say Buzzcocks doing (a) Boredom and (b) You Light Up My Life?[/quote]

they can be actual yes, that would be swell. or they can just be 2 songs by the same artist.[/quote]
OK, if it is an actual single, does it have to be the same band or can it be a split?

For example Arcade Fire’s link 7″ with Calexico covering “Ocean of Noise” on the B-Side.

I don’t even know why I’m asking this considering that you probably won’t even read it until 1 in the morning.

Oh, and if I had seen your post about needing an extra player earlier in the day, I’d have gotten my glove all shined up real nice for it and helped you out. *wink*[/quote]

i am the only one up since i have 5 hours of stats from the softball league to work on, but…
same artist only.

there ain’t no gloves in 16″, can’t even use a batting glove in the field. the league i ump on tuesdays and wednesdays are as hardcore as they get. as a native batimoron, at first i thought 16″ was kind of stupid, but the more i see it, it is as hardcore as it gets.

Here are some photos of training camp where the NFL logo is very visible on the Hawks’ jerseys:

(note: never tried this before, sorry if it gets ugly)

link

link

Franco, you will always be a Seahawk to me. (looking up at the sky with a tear in my eye)

Does that make you a bandwagon Franco fan? ;)

[quote comment=”348457″][quote comment=”348456″][quote comment=”348455″]Kind of surprised the Cubs are wearing the royal blue jersey’s for the second straight night. Zambrano was the starter last night, so that makes sense, but tonight it was Rich Haren and they’re sporting the royal blues again.[/quote]
Harden likes to wear the alt for home night games.[/quote]

Would he be able to pitch if the Cubs didn’t have an alt?

Just, y’know, wondering. ;)

—Ricko[/quote]
Who says he can pitch with it?