There’s No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 12

Uni-centric High School baseball article in yeterday’s local paper that caught my eye – so I thought I’d share:

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HOLY #$%&*!! See that sign on the wall in the background of that hockey pic?
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That’s the St. Louis Eagles logo!
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The team lasted one season in the NHL in 1934-35! No idea what jersey the player in the pic is wearing though. Looks like a blue Rangers sweater although that’s not the logo they had that year. Looked at the hockey database, thought it might be the NY Americans because of the stars, but it’s not them either. Any clue as to the player or team??

-Jet

These type of hockey helmets weren’t THAT unusual,
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although the Minnesota Gophers player looks like his is two-colored, which is unusual.

What’s way more interesting to me about this picture is the light-colored pants! The Gophers are maroon and gold but the jersey is obviously white because of the gold stripe on the waist – think the pants are gold??

-Jet

-Jet

I’m pretty sure Ditka’s patch was for Mike Singletary, when he was retiring. That’s why there is a #50 on it, and you can see the sword going through the number for “Samurai Mike”. I believe they wore this patch at the end of the 1992 season.

[quote comment=”389815″]The Phillies playing a “road” game at home gives them the opportunity to give their fans possibly the most-desired throwback jersey game among Phillies unis: the 1970s/early-1980s-style road blues! They’re already planning to wear them for a throwback game in Milwaukee. I’ve been jealous that Brewers fans will see them in person.[/quote]

Unless the Jays wear their “home alt” jerseys:

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The Jays’ series with Philly is Fri-Sat-Sun, and they start a series in Cleveland on Monday that is part of a 7 game roadie that finishes in New York. They won’t be returning to Toronto for a week, so they’ll probably just pack the road unis and black alt, rather than take both their home and road unis. I think it would be neat to see the Jays wear white and the Phils wear gray at Citizen’s Bank, but it probably won’t happen.

D’oh, no red, white and blue Wizards logo in those prototypes.

They won’t be going back to Bullets.

The Detroit Lions player in the 1955 photo is Joe Schmidt.

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The Cincinnati Red switched for a while to the Redlegs, and then switched back to the Reds. The Phillies I thought were the Robins or the Blue Jays for a year or two before switching back to the Phillies.

Frank

Wow, you city people sure do the stoop/yard/garage sale thing different than we do out here in land locked country. When we have a carport sale, we put an ad in the local paper and people show up before the sun. Doesn’t matter if you put 7 am or Noon in the ad. Really doesn’t matter the date either, they come two days early. Great way to clean out every spring though. We made 1,200 about a month ago. Would have been more if I hadn’t been there to rescue the stirrups my wife had “mistakenly” put out there.

[quote comment=”389835″]The Cincinnati Red switched for a while to the Redlegs, and then switched back to the Reds. The Phillies I thought were the Robins or the Blue Jays for a year or two before switching back to the Phillies.

Frank[/quote]
Not quite true – the Phillies adopted “Blue Jays” as a kind of secondary nickname, even adding a link but never dropped “Phillies” – it always remained the link.

[quote comment=”389841″]When I ran high school track, I saw the flimsy jewelry DQ several times. A forgotten rubber band on the wrist of our star sprinter cost us a meet once.

Never understood the rule, don’t get it, will never get it. The justification we were always told was that it could “distract” your opponents during a block start.[/quote]

Yeah… seems like a really stupid rule to me. I could see some legitimate safety concerns over anything loose and dangling maybe, but beyond that… yeah, stupid.

I am pretty sure that the Ditka patch is from 1992 when Mike Singletary had retired

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[quote comment=”389845″]
Got a pic of the actual cap? That might help a bit.
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Anyone got a clue as to what the mystery patch is that Da Coach is wearing in that photo?[/quote]

Yeah, we need to see the hat logo to design around it.

And I think the 50 patch is actually for Mike Ditka’s 50th birthday.

/ducks

And about those Wizards/Bullets questions above. Ted Leonsis just took over, but I would be shocked if he’s not working on a complete redesign of the team’s identity and branding. I think they’ll stay ‘Wizards’ but eliminate the awful 90s colors and any Merlin-esque imagery. Red/White/Blue might be too obvious, but changes should be coming.

[quote comment=”389847″]Re: Orioles BP jerseys – they used to have very nice orange alt jerseys

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They should just switch back to them if they want to go orange.[/quote]

No kidding. How short-sighted is using BP jerseys? Especially the horribly designed BP jerseys. The Giants brought back their orange jerseys this year; why not the Orioles? They already have black jerseys. Just make an orange version.

Love the trim on the new Jazz jerseys. That’s the trim they used to have. New Orleans had that trim two years ago. Mardi Grass colors. Swap the purple with navy blue and you have what Notre Dame had when they went to the Final Four (they even had matching wristbands and Adidas sneakers).

[quote comment=”389851″]Regarding the potential new NBA logos…

I am guessing the Suns and Bobcats are just changing an alternate logo to become their primary. But I don’t understand why the Clippers and Kings are on that list. Am I missing what’s different about them?[/quote]

The Clippers logo is finally fixed so the basketball lines actually match a real basketball. The Kings look like it’s just a different shade of silver.

[quote comment=”389832″]One of the most interesting things about that Bill Shea anti-dome article is how he talks about Boston getting a retractable dome stadium, which would have, I assume, replaced Fenway. Funny that Fenway is still there, but Shea, dome or no dome, is no longer.
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I’ve seen articles about that planned multipurpose stadium in Boston. IIRC, it would have featured a similar design to Olympic Stadium in Montreal and would have been home to both the Red Sox and Patriots.

[quote comment=”389852″]Love the trim on the new Jazz jerseys. That’s the trim they used to have. New Orleans had that trim two years ago. Mardi Grass colors. Swap the purple with navy blue and you have what Notre Dame had when they went to the Final Four (they even had matching wristbands and Adidas sneakers).[/quote]

It is actually navy blue trim on the new Jazz uniforms (and throughout their new identity). No purple to be found.

[quote comment=”389843″]So here’s the deal . . . I am coaching my son’s Little League team this summer. It is basically a continuation of his Spring travel team – the Militia. The organization that owns the Militia name is going to allow us to wear the same navy hats this summer, but we need to come up with a new name and new uniform tops. I’d like to solicit uniwatch devotees to:

1. Come up with a new team name (something patriotic to go with the logo on the hats we will continue to wear).

2. Come up with a wordmark/logo to go on the front of our uniforms. The uniforms will be red vests with navy undershirts. We wear white pants with red belts and socks. Color scheme should be consistent with our current Red/Navy/White.

Not opposed to some small compensation for quality designs. Get crackin![/quote]

New team name suggestions:

Patriots
Sentinals
Minutemen
Continentals
Revolution
Independents
Nationals
Americans
Generals
Statesmen
Riflemen/Rifles

(I’m partial to Continentals myself…)

[quote comment=”389858″][quote comment=”389852″]Love the trim on the new Jazz jerseys. That’s the trim they used to have. New Orleans had that trim two years ago. Mardi Grass colors. Swap the purple with navy blue and you have what Notre Dame had when they went to the Final Four (they even had matching wristbands and Adidas sneakers).[/quote]

It is actually navy blue trim on the new Jazz uniforms (and throughout their new identity). No purple to be found.[/quote]

I like that even more, even if it’s swiped from Notre Dame circa 1977.

[quote comment=”389862″]It is actually navy blue trim on the new Jazz uniforms (and throughout their new identity). No purple to be found.[/quote]

That’s what I never understood about the new Jazz look. Their primary logo still had purple on it, but there is not a stitch of purple on any of their jerseys.[/quote]

True, but just to clarify, in that photo of Greg Miller holding the new jersey, the trim is actually dark blue (not purple), green and yellow gold. Likewise with the new (old) logo. It’s dark blue instead of purple (the same color the Cowboys use, as a matter of fact). The new identity is completely devoid of purple, just to bust that rumor/misconception from the start.

It’s Jim Piersall. Two ls.

[quote comment=”389827″][quote comment=”389815″]The Phillies playing a “road” game at home gives them the opportunity to give their fans possibly the most-desired throwback jersey game among Phillies unis: the 1970s/early-1980s-style road blues! They’re already planning to wear them for a throwback game in Milwaukee. I’ve been jealous that Brewers fans will see them in person.[/quote]

how (un)cool would it be to see the jays in their “home” powders against the phils in their throwback powders?

could be the best (worst) game ever![/quote]

Eh shit. Let me do that again:

Ugh, I still can’t warm up to powder blue roads. I will never understand their appeal, even on a nostalgic level. So looks like a janitor-look.

Kev29

On the DC sports blogs I read, there is a overwhelming desire to see a return to Bullets and red, white and blue uniforms. Given how the Capitals returns to RWB was embraced by fans, I would be shocked if Leonsis did anything other than RWB.

The funny thing of it all is the lack of brand identity the Bullets had in the mid-90s. Nobody was buying Bullets merchandise back then when they were RWB.

I expect a new look that pays homage to the Bullets uniforms of the 1970s. The question is when — he won’t close the deal on the team until the end of the month and that doesn’t leave enough time to get new uniforms, right? He may wait until the team is on the doorstep of respectability like he did with the Caps too.

[quote comment=”389869″]Ugh, I still can’t warm up to powder blue roads. I will never understand their appeal, even on a nostalgic level. So looks like a janitor-look.[/quote]
How is powder blue more of a janitor look than link?

And anyway, why is that necessarily a bad thing?

[quote comment=”389871″]Kev29

On the DC sports blogs I read, there is a overwhelming desire to see a return to Bullets and red, white and blue uniforms. Given how the Capitals returns to RWB was embraced by fans, I would be shocked if Leonsis did anything other than RWB.

The funny thing of it all is the lack of brand identity the Bullets had in the mid-90s. Nobody was buying Bullets merchandise back then when they were RWB.

I expect a new look that pays homage to the Bullets uniforms of the 1970s. The question is when — he won’t close the deal on the team until the end of the month and that doesn’t leave enough time to get new uniforms, right? He may wait until the team is on the doorstep of respectability like he did with the Caps too.[/quote]

Bullets was a better nickname, for sure, but even better when it was the Baltimore Bullets. I understand why he got rid of it. Maybe bring back the colors but leave the nickname?

[quote comment=”389845″][quote comment=”389843″]So here’s the deal . . . I am coaching my son’s Little League team this summer. It is basically a continuation of his Spring travel team – the Militia. The organization that owns the Militia name is going to allow us to wear the same navy hats this summer, but we need to come up with a new name and new uniform tops. I’d like to solicit uniwatch devotees to:

1. Come up with a new team name (something patriotic to go with the logo on the hats we will continue to wear).

2. Come up with a wordmark/logo to go on the front of our uniforms. The uniforms will be red vests with navy undershirts. We wear white pants with red belts and socks. Color scheme should be consistent with our current Red/Navy/White.

Not opposed to some small compensation for quality designs. Get crackin![/quote]
Got a pic of the actual cap? That might help a bit.
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Here is a link to the logo that is on our cap – minus the word Militia. Hat is navy with white eyelets.

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What about the Braves? They were the Boston Braves from 1912-35, then changed the name to the Boston Bees from 1936-40. They went back to the Braves in 1941, and remain the Braves to this day.

[quote comment=”389879″]What about the Braves? They were the Boston Braves from 1912-35, then changed the name to the Boston Bees from 1936-40. They went back to the Braves in 1941, and remain the Braves to this day.[/quote]

Here’s a pic of an homage to the Bees on the Turner Field outfield wall:

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And here’s a uni chart showing the Bees era:

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[quote comment=”389866″][quote comment=”389818″]HOLY #$%&*!! See that sign on the wall in the background of that hockey pic?
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That’s the St. Louis Eagles logo!
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The team lasted one season in the NHL in 1934-35! No idea what jersey the player in the pic is wearing though. Looks like a blue Rangers sweater although that’s not the logo they had that year. Looked at the hockey database, thought it might be the NY Americans because of the stars, but it’s not them either. Any clue as to the player or team??

-Jet[/quote]

I’m thinking that shot is from the Olympia in Detroit. I recall seeing 1930’s team pics of the Red Wings and in the background were banners of logos of other NHL teams pinned against the big wall behind the one goal.

Who the player is and what team’s jersey that is, however, I have no idea.[/quote]
could if be that US/canada flag patch? maybe some kind of all star/benefit exhibition?

I agree that the old St. Louis team logo behind that hockey player holding up the puck is cool. I’m also struck by how the player’s glove seems to have an open palm on purpose. Many players’ palms will wear out, but the opening seems stylized and the edges look like they might be sewn.

[quote comment=”389885″]I agree that the old St. Louis team logo behind that hockey player holding up the puck is cool. I’m also struck by how the player’s glove seems to have an open palm on purpose. Many players’ palms will wear out, but the opening seems stylized and the edges look like they might be sewn.[/quote]

I don’t know why players did this, but its now specifically banned – NHL Rule 12.2

12.2 Gloves – A glove from which all or part of the palm has been removed or cut to permit the use of the bare hand shall be considered illegal
equipment and if any player wears such a glove in play, a minor penalty shall be imposed on him.

New Warrior logo is a huge upgrade. The bridge itself is a little bit of a mystery. If that’s supposed to be the Golden Gate, must be from an angle I’ve never seen. If it’s supposed to be the new (unfinished) Bay Bridge Eastern Span, I didn’t think that was supposed to have two towers. Still, will be nice to see the return of older-school blue and gold.

I find it amusing that the only negative voices on the Tor/Phi series are coming from the Mets:

“I think it’s ridiculous,” said Mets right fielder Jeff Francoeur. “It’s not fair. If we got to go to Toronto next year, we’re not going to go.”

“I definitely don’t think it’s fair, regardless of if they’re hitting first or hitting second,” said Mets catcher Rod Barajas. “They still have their whole crowd there.”

Oh, boo-frickin’-hoo!
Go Fightin’s!!!

[quote comment=”389892″][quote comment=”389889″]New Warrior logo is a huge upgrade. The bridge itself is a little bit of a mystery. If that’s supposed to be the Golden Gate, must be from an angle I’ve never seen. If it’s supposed to be the new (unfinished) Bay Bridge Eastern Span, I didn’t think that was supposed to have two towers. Still, will be nice to see the return of older-school blue and gold.[/quote]

The new Easter Span does have two towers. Or rather, the single tower is split into to columns…

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Make that the EasterN Span, because this is not a religous bridge.

[quote comment=”389889″]New Warrior logo is a huge upgrade. The bridge itself is a little bit of a mystery. If that’s supposed to be the Golden Gate, must be from an angle I’ve never seen. If it’s supposed to be the new (unfinished) Bay Bridge Eastern Span, I didn’t think that was supposed to have two towers. Still, will be nice to see the return of older-school blue and gold.[/quote]

Are their colors now navy, gold, and red? Or is it orange? For a while they were one of only two teams in the NBA that didn’t wear white at home; both wore gold.

[quote comment=”389895″][quote comment=”389889″]New Warrior logo is a huge upgrade. The bridge itself is a little bit of a mystery. If that’s supposed to be the Golden Gate, must be from an angle I’ve never seen. If it’s supposed to be the new (unfinished) Bay Bridge Eastern Span, I didn’t think that was supposed to have two towers. Still, will be nice to see the return of older-school blue and gold.[/quote]

Are their colors now navy, gold, and red? Or is it orange? For a while they were one of only two teams in the NBA that didn’t wear white at home; both wore gold.[/quote]

By both, I meant the Lakers and Warriros. Sorry for the omission.

[quote comment=”389887″][quote comment=”389885″]
I don’t know why players did this, but its now specifically banned – NHL Rule 12.2

12.2 Gloves – A glove from which all or part of the palm has been removed or cut to permit the use of the bare hand shall be considered illegal
equipment and if any player wears such a glove in play, a minor penalty shall be imposed on him.[/quote]

Glen Sather was well known for doing this when he was with the Rangers, helped him to clutch and grab opponents’ sweaters…

-Jet

[quote comment=”389900″][quote comment=”389894″]Islanders relocating…to Flushing?
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Makes perfect sense – Citi Field is just about ten miles west of the Nassau Coliseum, and it’s still on the Island.[/quote]
So would they have to expand the logo to include the entire island? Or just Queens?

[quote comment=”389901″][quote comment=”389900″][quote comment=”389894″]Islanders relocating…to Flushing?
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Makes perfect sense – Citi Field is just about ten miles west of the Nassau Coliseum, and it’s still on the Island.[/quote]
So would they have to expand the logo to include the entire island? Or just Queens?[/quote]
I’m guessing they’d likely add both Kings and Queens Counties.

[quote comment=”389900″][quote comment=”389894″]Islanders relocating…to Flushing?
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Makes perfect sense – Citi Field is just about ten miles west of the Nassau Coliseum, and it’s still on the Island.[/quote]

even as the crow flies, it’s about 15 miles, and while that may not sound like a lot, that’s not a 15 minute drive (for those who would drive)…more like 45 min to an hour, if done during rush hour

now, that may be closer to those who live west of the coliseum (i.e. western nassau or queens), but im not sure that’s the demographic of islander fans

i grew up 5 minutes away from the coliseum and even now am only about 10, but shea is still a good 45 min to an hour, depending on traffic

back to the ‘makes perfect sense’ argument — it definitely makes MORE sense than what they’ve got now, and with the county & town and wang & rechler all fighting and not likely to get a new building soon, the isles may as well explore their options…kansas city is about as far away as willets point for a lot of former fans

the mausoleum is a dump, no doubt…but until they put a decent team in there it really won’t matter

[quote comment=”389896″]I’d hazard a guess that this photo ( link )is actually a shot of the penalty box in Montreal.[/quote]

No, can’t be, I see at least 5 sticks of the Montreal players!

-Jet

[quote comment=”389904″][quote comment=”389902″]link.[/quote]
Ha – I’d rather see link.[/quote]
I do like that logo — even with the teal and gray in it.

It is actually navy blue trim on the new Jazz uniforms (and throughout their new identity). No purple to be found.

I like that even more, even if it’s swiped from Notre Dame circa 1977.

In that 1977 season (the year ND went to the Final Four in St. Louis), they wore royal blue, not navy. It’s easier to see if you look at a (rare) photo of that year’s away uniform.

[quote comment=”389912″]Noticed the O’s wore their 2009 BP jersey’s, not their 2010’s. The 2010 jersey’s have a white stripe all the way down the side, while the 2009’s have a black stripe with a small patch of white under the arm. Also the scrip “Orioles” was outlined in white, unlike the new ones.

2009- link

2010- link

Both pale in comparison to the previous versions.

[quote comment=”389911″]It is actually navy blue trim on the new Jazz uniforms (and throughout their new identity). No purple to be found.

I like that even more, even if it’s swiped from Notre Dame circa 1977.

In that 1977 season (the year ND went to the Final Four in St. Louis), they wore royal blue, not navy. It’s easier to see if you look at a (rare) photo of that year’s away uniform.[/quote]

You sure about that? Any pics?

I know that the year the Danny Ainge beat them, they had navy blue jerseys with navy/gold/royal trim. I’ve still got one of those three-color sweatbands. Never got the blue/gold/green one, though (but if the Jazz come out with one that would be great).

[quote comment=”389915″][quote comment=”389911″]It is actually navy blue trim on the new Jazz uniforms (and throughout their new identity). No purple to be found.

I like that even more, even if it’s swiped from Notre Dame circa 1977.

In that 1977 season (the year ND went to the Final Four in St. Louis), they wore royal blue, not navy. It’s easier to see if you look at a (rare) photo of that year’s away uniform.[/quote]

You sure about that? Any pics?

I know that the year the Danny Ainge beat them, they had navy blue jerseys with navy/gold/royal trim. I’ve still got one of those three-color sweatbands. Never got the blue/gold/green one, though (but if the Jazz come out with one that would be great).[/quote]

Should have said they had navy blue uniforms, not just jerseys, on the road.

[quote comment=”389918″][quote comment=”389916″][quote comment=”389817″]The Hawaii Islanders patch appears to be the same as on this EFF jersey:

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And that patch appears to be a glyph of King Kamehameha I.[/quote]

Close.
It’s his headgear…
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btw, Mark your calendars. June 11 is King Kamehameha Day in Hawaii. Wear a Hawaiian shirt to work. Everyone in Hawaii does…even if it isn’t Friday (I still say that’s where Casual Friday started; in Hawaii with the floral shirts on Friday thing. Were doing it in the ’70s. We Mainlanders brought the idea back with us).

—Ricko[/quote]

No, wait. I think it IS him.
When you blow it up can see the head and face.

My bad.

—Ricko[/quote]

Love this jacket

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Interesting:

‘Termite Palace’
SAY “Termite Palace” and people of a certain age here will recall fond memories of a night out at the ol’ ballgame.
Honolulu Stadium stood in Moiliili for 50 years, cornered by South King and Isenberg streets; today, the site is a state recreational area with colorful playground equipment dotting its manicured greens.

Opened Nov. 11, 1926, the wooden-benched stadium on April 20, 1961, hosted the first game of the new home-team Hawaii Islanders, a minor-league pro baseball franchise of the Pacific Coast League. The Islanders beat the Vancouver Mounties 4-3.

Termite-infested, Honolulu Stadium was demolished in 1976 after the Aloha Stadium at Halawa was built in 1975.

[quote comment=”389920″][quote comment=”389910″]RE: ” SCANDALOUS PORNO ANIMATION OF ‘BENCHIES’ ”

This is an unfounded rumor. No such animation exists.

That is because drawing Benchies and dealing with porn simply are not concurrent. This is because I have determined—despite years of trying—that I have no ability whatsoever to perform the essential activity in either left handed.

—Ricko[/quote]

Try breaking your right hand. You will learn to do most essential activities with your left; it can be quite handy. (Pun not intended).

Try wiping with your left, if you’ve never done it before. Talk about awkward.[/quote]

You’re talking about cleaning up the brushes after working in ink, right?

[quote comment=”389909″][quote comment=”389904″][quote comment=”389902″]
Ha – I’d rather see link.[/quote]
I do like that logo — even with the teal and gray in it.[/quote]I do too. Those colors don’t bother me, in fact I wouldn’t have minded the change back in 95-96 if the front of the jerseys had this logo instead of “fish sticks”, and if the jersey was simply rendered in traditional striping instead of that silly wave effect on the waist and shoulders.

-Jet

[quote comment=”389878″]Not sure how many of you caught 30 for 30 last night on the LA Raiders and Gangsta Rap, but there was a short segment on the LA Kings adopting the Raiders’ uni colors, a move Al Davis did not approve of, though he admitted at the end of the piece that, “They did have beautiful uniforms, I will say that for them.” Then Kings owner Bruce McNall is included, explaining how he changed his team’s colors in the late ’80s to silver and black when Wayne Gretzky arrived, specifically to cash in – despite the objections of Davis.[/quote]

Yes, I did catch that part last night. Al Davis also mentioned how a couple of baseball teams used the Raider colors too and then pics of the White Sox and Rockies were shown. It does seem like the whole BFBS trend may have started with the late 80’s/early 90’s popularity of Raiders gear. I remember when Straight Outta Compton dropped when I was in high school. Everybody was getting the Raiders and Kings hats and Starter satin jackets and parkas. Seems like a lot of teams had the same idea as McNall, change to or add black as a primary color and sell a bunch of merchandise.

watching the tigers/yanks game, coupla things: 1. cervelli has the old mlb logo on his catching helmet (sorry, no grab)
2. detroit should drop the NOB, and, imho, make players with tattoos cover their ink with sleeves…

Dear Mssrs. Connelly, Keklak, and Ullman:
||: Olé, olé olé olé…Olé, olé! :||
Best wishes from Montreal,
MIKE

[quote comment=”389929″]Dear Mssrs. Connelly, Keklak, and Ullman:
||: Olé, olé olé olé…Olé, olé! :||
Best wishes from Montreal,
MIKE[/quote]
i logged in here to specifically see if anyone was blasting their favorite yinzers….thanks for not letting me down!

It’s been a great run, but all good things have to halt at sometime (not I didn’t say “come to an end”, you don’t think the pens won’t be back next year now do ya?!)

Farewell to the Civic/Mellon Arena, I’ll miss you, I have many great memories of hockey, basketball and concerts in that venue. But, alas, you became a dump over the years and I’m looking forward to seeing the Pens play in their new digs next season (but I’ll see Rush and the Time Machine Tour there first…..today’s tom sawyer, mean, mean….)

Phil, perhaps I’ll pen an ode to the venue for you for a weekend piece at some point in time, but not now, too soon. Too much pain!

ANYONE FAMILIAR OR HAS USED THIS SITE BEFORE? link JUST CHECKING IF THESE ARE REAL OR FAKES. THANKS! sorry for the caps lock, my keyboard is strange tonight…

[quote comment=”389931″]
Phil, perhaps I’ll pen an ode to the venue for you for a weekend piece at some point in time, but not now, too soon. Too much pain![/quote]

too soon?

actually, that’d be great douggie…you know where to reach me…let’s talk

[quote comment=”389931″][quote comment=”389929″]Dear Mssrs. Connelly, Keklak, and Ullman:
||: Olé, olé olé olé…Olé, olé! :||
Best wishes from Montreal,
MIKE[/quote]
i logged in here to specifically see if anyone was blasting their favorite yinzers….thanks for not letting me down!

It’s been a great run, but all good things have to halt at sometime (not I didn’t say “come to an end”, you don’t think the pens won’t be back next year now do ya?!)

Farewell to the Civic/Mellon Arena, I’ll miss you, I have many great memories of hockey, basketball and concerts in that venue. But, alas, you became a dump over the years and I’m looking forward to seeing the Pens play in their new digs next season (but I’ll see Rush and the Time Machine Tour there first…..today’s tom sawyer, mean, mean….)

Phil, perhaps I’ll pen an ode to the venue for you for a weekend piece at some point in time, but not now, too soon. Too much pain![/quote]

Don’t forget the Spirit link and the Gladiators! link

[quote comment=”389939″]I see you didn’t forget them, Doug…

/reminds self to F5 before posting[/quote]
sir, i helped you hold up that spirit jersey proudly in cleveland, i could never forget them!!

ahh, the MISL

hey, FYI, although the chiefs have left Johnstown, the War Memorial is getting a new indoor football team in the UIFL. They’re having a “name the team” contest and I’m pulling out my trusty “Johnstown Flood” for the ballot box

[quote comment=”389940″][quote comment=”389939″]I see you didn’t forget them, Doug…

/reminds self to F5 before posting[/quote]
sir, i helped you hold up that spirit jersey proudly in cleveland, i could never forget them!!

ahh, the MISL

hey, FYI, although the chiefs have left Johnstown, the War Memorial is getting a new indoor football team in the UIFL. They’re having a “name the team” contest and I’m pulling out my trusty “Johnstown Flood” for the ballot box[/quote]

It sounds better than most indoor football names.

Never saw this soccer team, but the Civic also hosted the Stingers:
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er….try that again…

Let us not forget the Rens of the short-lived American Basketball League (1962-63), where Connie Hawkins played…

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…that’s Mellon Arena in the logo, right?

Hawkins (league MVP) later came back to lead the Pipers to the first ABA championship. I don’t know if they played in Mellon Arena.

[quote comment=”389944″]er….try that again…

Let us not forget the Rens of the short-lived American Basketball League (1962-63), where Connie Hawkins played…

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…that’s Mellon Arena in the logo, right?

Hawkins (league MVP) later came back to lead the Pipers to the first ABA championship. I don’t know if they played in Mellon Arena.[/quote]

That is the arena, and yes, the Pipers called it home.

[quote comment=”389896″]I’d hazard a guess that this photo ( link )is actually a shot of the penalty box in Montreal.[/quote]

If the game was in Detroit, it’s certainly the penalty box. One of the quirks of Olympia Stadium was players’ benches that were as far from each other as possible. Ninety percent of each bench was between the blue line and goal line.