Switching to a Completely Predictable Color Scheme Is the New Black

Those Portland State uniforms need some color badly. I don’t understand why you would completely eliminate the green. I like the helmet but the rest of it is way too drab.

The white square on the collar of the white Portland State jersey looks like a link.

Wasn’t the late Mr. Crawford also the father of disgraced NBA referee Joey Crawford?

I must admit that I do like those Portland State helmets, unique design with that spear thingee.

[quote comment=”129898″]…anybody else catch on to the karma surrounding 756? Pitcher who served up: Mike Bascik Jr.
Pitcher who pitched to Hank Aaron after he hit 755: Mike Bascik Sr.[/quote]

Who cares? Dick Drago served up 755 to Aaron. Bascik Sr. was just one of many to pitch to him afterwards. Baseball and baseball fans have a tendency to stretch their imaginations a little much with respect to records.

[quote comment=”129903″]Paul, those are Nike gloves he’s wearing. Nike is allowed to make gloves worn by NFL players, it’s just the shield on the gloves and no swoosh.

I believe those are an older version of the Nike Speedtack.

Ironically, the guy in the middle wearing gray gloves may be wearing another company. Those don’t look like any of the newer model of Nike gloves I’ve seen so far. They look more like Adidas or Under Armour, but I’m not 100% on that one.[/quote]

I thought thet the guy in the middle was wearing a different brand of gloves as well. However, there is a swoosh on each glove. It’s light gray and it’s on the white part of the glove. That being said there seems to be something weird going on with those gloves. The swoosh could just be for looks and the glove could actually be a different brand.

[quote comment=”129900″][quote comment=”129899″]Wasn’t the late Mr. Crawford also the father of disgraced NBA referee Joey Crawford?[/quote]

He was, but why is Joey Crawford “disgraced” (unless you’re categorizing all NBA officials as “disgraced” because of the actions of Tim Doneghy)?[/quote]

He is disgraced because of the Tim Duncan situation he was the ringleader of.

He is on suspension until further notice. He may never referee again, which would be too soon if you ask me.

[quote comment=”129900″][quote comment=”129899″]Wasn’t the late Mr. Crawford also the father of disgraced NBA referee Joey Crawford?[/quote]

He was, but why is Joey Crawford “disgraced” (unless you’re categorizing all NBA officials as “disgraced” because of the actions of Tim Doneghy)?[/quote]
Don’t laugh. He might give you a double technical.

[quote comment=”129909″][quote comment=”129900″][quote comment=”129899″]Wasn’t the late Mr. Crawford also the father of disgraced NBA referee Joey Crawford?[/quote]

He was, but why is Joey Crawford “disgraced” (unless you’re categorizing all NBA officials as “disgraced” because of the actions of Tim Doneghy)?[/quote]

He is disgraced because of the Tim Duncan situation he was the ringleader of.

He is on suspension until further notice. He may never referee again, which would be too soon if you ask me.[/quote]

Oh, that’s right . . . .I can’t get my NBA referee scandals straight . . .

The Portland State uniforms are the latest in the long line of incidents where I keep waiting for a team to do what the 49ers did in the early ’90s (1990 or 91, I can’t remember which) where they announced they were link then the next day essentially said, “eh, just kidding.”

Actually, I’m pretty sure that Crawford asked for reinstatement for the opening of next season and received it.

[quote comment=”129904″][quote comment=”129898″]…anybody else catch on to the karma surrounding 756? Pitcher who served up: Mike Bascik Jr.
Pitcher who pitched to Hank Aaron after he hit 755: Mike Bascik Sr.[/quote]

Who cares? Dick Drago served up 755 to Aaron. Bascik Sr. was just one of many to pitch to him afterwards. Baseball and baseball fans have a tendency to stretch their imaginations a little much with respect to records.[/quote]

Lighten up – just trying to inject a smidgen of humor into the proceedings. And I couldn’t care less about BB and the so-called record, jsut seemed a little bit more than a little coincidental that a father and son were linked together as the wrong ends of these events.

John in Athens – I stand somewhat corrected on the “karma” vs “coincidence” point.

[quote comment=”129913″][quote comment=”129909″][quote comment=”129900″][quote comment=”129899″]Wasn’t the late Mr. Crawford also the father of disgraced NBA referee Joey Crawford?[/quote]

He was, but why is Joey Crawford “disgraced” (unless you’re categorizing all NBA officials as “disgraced” because of the actions of Tim Doneghy)?[/quote]

He is disgraced because of the Tim Duncan situation he was the ringleader of.

He is on suspension until further notice. He may never referee again, which would be too soon if you ask me.[/quote]

Oh, that’s right . . . .I can’t get my NBA referee scandals straight . . .[/quote]

Don’t forget Joey Crawford also pleaded guilty to tax fraud and resigned in 1998 as a result of the airline ticket scandal. David Stern re-instated him after the lockout.

I saw some hilites the other day of the Yankees-Blue Jays, they showed David Beckham at the game and he had a Blue Jays jersey on. The jersey is ugly first of all and it didn’t help that David wore his un-buttoned and untucked. He looked like a pure redneck. I think Beckham was in Toronto to play soccer, with the L.A.Galaxy.

[quote comment=”129925″][quote comment=”129913″][quote comment=”129909″][quote comment=”129900″][quote comment=”129899″]Wasn’t the late Mr. Crawford also the father of disgraced NBA referee Joey Crawford?[/quote]

He was, but why is Joey Crawford “disgraced” (unless you’re categorizing all NBA officials as “disgraced” because of the actions of Tim Doneghy)?[/quote]

He is disgraced because of the Tim Duncan situation he was the ringleader of.

He is on suspension until further notice. He may never referee again, which would be too soon if you ask me.[/quote]

Oh, that’s right . . . .I can’t get my NBA referee scandals straight . . .[/quote]

Actually, he already applied to be reinstated and stern had said he saw “no reason not to accept” the application. It was in an ESPN Doneghy article a couple of weeks ago.[/quote]

[quote comment=”129918″][quote comment=”129896″]
On the Mets fan who cought 756, reports were coming out of San Fran that he had a blood on his face as the cops were removing him from the game. Looks like the friendly folks of SanFran weren’t too happy that a mook from New York got the ball…[/quote]

I was watching the highlights this morning before I left for work, and it struck me that link may “Get It”. He wore the a gray Reyes jersey with the blue Mets T-shirt underneath.

It looked pretty good.[/quote]
[quote comment=”129925″][quote comment=”129913″][quote comment=”129909″][quote comment=”129900″][quote comment=”129899″]Wasn’t the late Mr. Crawford also the father of disgraced NBA referee Joey Crawford?[/quote]

He was, but why is Joey Crawford “disgraced” (unless you’re categorizing all NBA officials as “disgraced” because of the actions of Tim Doneghy)?[/quote]

He is disgraced because of the Tim Duncan situation he was the ringleader of.

He is on suspension until further notice. He may never referee again, which would be too soon if you ask me.[/quote]

Oh, that’s right . . . .I can’t get my NBA referee scandals straight . . .[/quote]

Actually, he already applied to be reinstated and stern had said he saw “no reason not to accept” the application. It was in an ESPN Doneghy article a couple of weeks ago.[/quote]

From
link ESPN article I quote “Don’t shed tears for Crawford. He’s asked to return to his job next season, and Stern has indicated that he’ll let him.”

[quote comment=”129927″][quote comment=”129926″]I saw some hilites the other day of the Yankees-Blue Jays, they showed David Beckham at the game and he had a Blue Jays jersey on. The jersey is ugly first of all and it didn’t help that David wore his un-buttoned and untucked. He looked like a pure redneck. I think Beckham was in Toronto to play soccer, with the L.A.Galaxy.[/quote]
Actually, I’m not to sure if the Los Angeles team is called the Galaxy..[/quote]

They are, he was and he didn’t play (apparently a “friendly” against Chelsea is more important than a league game)

You can see what Kansas’s new football jerseys will look like link, and you can see what the helmet looks like at the Helmet Project(unable to link; Google it).

Don’t know if this has been covered, but the NFL has come up with a rule requiring that all sideline photographers must wear vests with the logos of certain NFL sponsors. link has come out against the new rule.

[quote comment=”129923″]What would Glanville do if he got hired somewhere that doesn’t have black in the color scheme? Oh wait, it seems like any team can add black to there pallet without it being an official color. The pros don’t seem to do this much but in college you see it all the time especially in basketball which it has now spread to baseball. If it’s an official color then fine use it if not don’t. Using silver for football pants even though it’s not a school color is a tradition for many colleges, those institutions need to add that to there official pallet, prime example my school UGA.

Glanville influenced the Falcons to go with black helmet but Blank needs to do a total redesign for next year to signal a new era, if nothing else go with red helmets. I think adding a little silver (or gray what little they have now on the logo look gray to me) back in would be a good idea too. Has it been 5 years yet with new design for this to even be a possibility?

One clarification don’t let that paragraph fool you I’m not a Falcons fan rather a long time die hard Cowboys fan. Whom I’d love to see go with a standard pallet of sliver-green metallic & royal blue maybe keep the navy but get one silver & stick with it.[/quote]

I would think that if the Falcons went with more red they would just be following the recent trend of going with more red ala D’Baacks, Capitals, etc.

If they want to signify a new era – go with the blue, red, white like the Hawks

[quote comment=”129933″]i want some more leaked hockey jerseys[/quote]
link and link you go. These are not real, just fan-art.

[quote comment=”129939″][quote comment=”129923″]quote]
I would think that if the Falcons went with more red they would just be following the recent trend of going with more red ala D’Baacks, Capitals, etc.

If they want to signify a new era – go with the blue, red, white like the Hawks[/quote]

How could I forget about that! Yes! When the Hawks redesign came out I was disappointed that they didn’t keep the yellow as an accent then there colors would have been in line with the Braves & Thrashers. So yes I agree the Falcons going with a deep red & a darker blue would be a perfect way to signal a new era.

[quote comment=”129939″]
I would think that if the Falcons went with more red they would just be following the recent trend of going with more red ala D’Baacks, Capitals, etc.

If they want to signify a new era – go with the blue, red, white like the Hawks[/quote]

1) The Falcons’ colors are RED and black. Going with “more red” would not be trendy because they’re already red. How much more red could it be? None more red.

2) Those new Hawks unis are, how to say this… fugly. Anyone choosing to be “like the Hawks” would be choosing to be exceptionally unfashionable.

From ESPN’s NBA rumor pages comes news that Kenyon Martin has switched numbers for the Denver Nuggets:

“Back to wearing his old No. 4 from his college days, Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin said Tuesday he expects to be healthy and playing again opening night.”

[quote comment=”129944″]What looked REALLY hip was the can of chew clearly visible in Bonds back pocket. “Daddy, what’s that round thing in Bonds’ pocket?” Glad he wasn’t planning on sliding.[/quote]

“Bonds” and “slide” go together as well as oil and water. He doesn’t even slide at waterparks or playgrounds with his kids.

[quote comment=”129941″][quote comment=”129933″]i want some more leaked hockey jerseys[/quote]
link and link you go. These are not real, just fan-art.[/quote]

Second one isn’t bad. Whoever made the first one should be shot.

[quote comment=”129902″]I must admit that I do like those Portland State helmets, unique design with that spear thingee.[/quote]

I don’t just like it… it’s one of the best helmet designs I’ve ever seen. Very modern, but much more sedate than someone would expect. Simple concept, but dressed up in a tattoo-esque kind of artwork in a simple two-tone color scheme. The helmet stripe has been a helmet staple for a long time, and for no other reason than aesthetics. Well, this is a new, modern aesthetic. I’d like the spear to be about 10-15% smaller, but it’s still stylish and rather sedate compared to even the Redskins design that Paul cites. I hate the uniforms themselves, and though I don’t share the disdain for black and white colors, the helmet design would still be just as cool in any color scheme.

[quote comment=”129923″]What would Glanville do if he got hired somewhere that doesn’t have black in the color scheme? Oh wait, it seems like any team can add black to there pallet without it being an official color. The pros don’t seem to do this much but in college you see it all the time especially in basketball which it has now spread to baseball. If it’s an official color then fine use it if not don’t. Using silver for football pants even though it’s not a school color is a tradition for many colleges, those institutions need to add that to there official pallet, prime example my school UGA.

Glanville influenced the Falcons to go with black helmet but Blank needs to do a total redesign for next year to signal a new era, if nothing else go with red helmets. I think adding a little silver (or gray what little they have now on the logo look gray to me) back in would be a good idea too. Has it been 5 years yet with new design for this to even be a possibility?

One clarification don’t let that paragraph fool you I’m not a Falcons fan rather a long time die hard Cowboys fan. Whom I’d love to see go with a standard pallet of sliver-green metallic & royal blue maybe keep the navy but get one silver & stick with it.[/quote]

He did coach a team w/ no black in the uniform…the Houston Oilers. He wore black all the time (and the rediculous black duster…wonder what Reebok would say about that these days) on the sideline…but didn’t add black to the team.

[quote comment=”129923″]What would Glanville do if he got hired somewhere that doesn’t have black in the color scheme? Oh wait, it seems like any team can add black to there pallet without it being an official color. The pros don’t seem to do this much but in college you see it all the time especially in basketball which it has now spread to baseball. If it’s an official color then fine use it if not don’t. Using silver for football pants even though it’s not a school color is a tradition for many colleges, those institutions need to add that to there official pallet, prime example my school UGA.

Glanville influenced the Falcons to go with black helmet but Blank needs to do a total redesign for next year to signal a new era, if nothing else go with red helmets. I think adding a little silver (or gray what little they have now on the logo look gray to me) back in would be a good idea too. Has it been 5 years yet with new design for this to even be a possibility?

[/quote]

Why does Arthur Blank need to signal a new era? Aside from the Deion “2 Legit” era…I don’t know that the Falcons qualify for an “era.” You don’t have to change your whole uniform (for the third time in 5 years…they went from the old falcon logo/jersey/helmet, to the new, with the new uniforms & logo. Black was the primary dark jersey for that first year…then they made the red the primary the next year…and now you’re suggesting a third change) just because a player did (or didn’t do) something lousy.

If that were the case, the Titans should be looking for a re-design too…and h#ll…the Bengals should be looking at a total overhaul (actually…they probably should, but not because of their legal issues, mainly just because their uniforms are crap.)

[quote comment=”129948″]From ESPN’s NBA rumor pages comes news that Kenyon Martin has switched numbers for the Denver Nuggets:

“Back to wearing his old No. 4 from his college days, Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin said Tuesday he expects to be healthy and playing again opening night.”[/quote]

Don’t players have to notify the league a year before-hand or something? I guess this has been in the works since then? I don’t remember seeing anything about it. (I remember the whole Kobe thing being a story for a while previous to his actual switch.)

I think it’s cool that the homerun record was broken. At least we can say it was done in our era. We all know who Hank Aaron is, but I have never seen him play. Bonds is a 40-40 man. I watched his post game last night, he was not cocky, he said the homerun hitter should never have the record breaking baseball.-> unirelated, it’s pretty dumb that they are gonna have like fifty or so jerseys and equipment put aside. At least when Ruth, DiMaggio, Aaron etc. did their thing back in the day they had like two or so jerseys to display, just seems more historical.

Somebody mentioned yesterday that they wanted to see pictures of Lakeland’s sand road unis. The Tri-City Valley Cats also wear them. I got a JPG from a flash mashup on milb.com last night but am unable to load it because of my employer’s proxy settings. I’ll post it tonight if I get a chance.

[quote comment=”129957″][quote comment=”129954″][quote comment=”129902″]I must admit that I do like those Portland State helmets, unique design with that spear thingee.[/quote]

I don’t just like it… it’s one of the best helmet designs I’ve ever seen. Very modern, but much more sedate than someone would expect. Simple concept, but dressed up in a tattoo-esque kind of artwork in a simple two-tone color scheme. The helmet stripe has been a helmet staple for a long time, and for no other reason than aesthetics. Well, this is a new, modern aesthetic. I’d like the spear to be about 10-15% smaller, but it’s still stylish and rather sedate compared to even the Redskins design that Paul cites. I hate the uniforms themselves, and though I don’t share the disdain for black and white colors, the helmet design would still be just as cool in any color scheme.[/quote]

Yea I though of that, that’s why I mentioned usually professional teams don’t just add a color that unless a new uni &/or logo comes with it. If he would have been with them during the move to Nashville he would have had black put in the new color scheme for sure.[/quote]

Since notorious cheapskate Bud Adams owned (and still owns) the team, can’t really see him approving any wholesale uniform change – hell, he waited 2 years to change from the Tennessee Oilers to the Tennessee Titans! :-)

Long Live Hank! With Soriano hurt the Cubbies and their most excellent unis will be out of the race soon so bring on the N.O. Saints!

Not uniform related…but still athletic aesthetics:

The Terps will FINALLY be getting rid of the Carolina Blue roofs on Byrd Stadium. Terps fans have long hated the light blue roofs on the buildings along the concourse of the stadium…what with the whole loathing everything to do with Carolina.

They’ll be painted a sandstone color to go with the brickwork around the stadium.

The blue on Tyser Tower won’t be messed with, because that whole thing is coming down as part of the stadium expansion. So why bother paint it, they feel. (How about jsut to be consistant?)

Here’s the blog from the Baltimore Sun:
link

And here’s a pic of Byrd Stadium, so that those of you who care can see what we’re talking about:
link

[quote comment=”129958″]
Why does Arthur Blank need to signal a new era? Aside from the Deion “2 Legit” era…I don’t know that the Falcons qualify for an “era.” You don’t have to change your whole uniform (for the third time in 5 years…they went from the old falcon logo/jersey/helmet, to the new, with the new uniforms & logo. Black was the primary dark jersey for that first year…then they made the red the primary the next year…and now you’re suggesting a third change) just because a player did (or didn’t do) something lousy.

If that were the case, the Titans should be looking for a re-design too…and h#ll…the Bengals should be looking at a total overhaul (actually…they probably should, but not because of their legal issues, mainly just because their uniforms are crap.)[/quote]

The reason the Falcons would be wise to change the whole redesign seemed to be done with Michael Vick in mind. Ever notice how the look complimented him but the bigger guys look funny in the same uni. The whole organization was geared around him, after the hiring of Petrino was the first time they maid it plain that the team no longer revolved around Vick. So to signal a new era with the new coach why not makes a change? If they get the chance to draft a QB (Brhom for example) then you’ve got trifecta, new coach, new look, new focal point. However it probably wouldn’t be wise to tie a whole football team’s identity to one player again.

I initially thought the dude in the middle had adidas gloves on, but yeah, there is a Swoosh on the hand; weird, ’cause I swear there are three stripes on the velcro strap!

Breaking the “same day posting” rule, but I’m taking a minute to refer back to link – does anybody else remember the link?
I can remember creating many uniform variants by tracing the un-colored pictures and creating my own designs. Anybody? Or am I the only old fart who remembers this stuff? ;-)

[quote comment=”129976″]Does it bother anybody else when some douche wears a baseball jersey of a team who is not even playing to a game?[/quote]
Yes it bothers me too, what really bothers me here in Pittsburgh is if you go to a Pirates game you will see a ridiculous amount of Steelers jerseys and other Steelers gear. You see it too at Penguins game but not as much.

And for the record I’m not advocating a redesign for the Falcons, just playing along with the post

[quote comment=”129982″]By the way, TO’s shirt is the Jordan Tight Long-Sleeve top, shown here:

link
Yikes that shirt is even more disturbing when you see the whole thing…

[quote comment=”129988″][quote comment=”129976″]Does it bother anybody else when some douche wears a baseball jersey of a team who is not even playing to a game?[/quote]

What are your thoughts on wearing a cap from a team that isn’t playing? I always wear my Dodger hat to Rangers games, since I live in Dallas now and not L.A. Uniform may be a bit much, but I think just a cap is more understated.[/quote]

I’ve done it. Friends and I went to a Yankees game in our Phillies gear. No shame of it at all. We’re not Yankees fans. We weren’t there to see the visiting team play (A’s). We were there for the pilgrimmage.

Not uniform related at all, but still a great link:link

[quote comment=”129989″][quote comment=”129988″][quote comment=”129976″]Does it bother anybody else when some douche wears a baseball jersey of a team who is not even playing to a game?[/quote]

What are your thoughts on wearing a cap from a team that isn’t playing? I always wear my Dodger hat to Rangers games, since I live in Dallas now and not L.A. Uniform may be a bit much, but I think just a cap is more understated.[/quote]

I’ve done it. Friends and I went to a Yankees game in our Phillies gear. No shame of it at all. We’re not Yankees fans. We weren’t there to see the visiting team play (A’s). We were there for the pilgrimmage.[/quote]

It doesn’t bother me at all. Some people wear jerseys because they like the design or that’s their favorite team… even if that team isn’t playing. And in the spirit of uniwatch, it’s always fun to see different uniforms.

[quote comment=”129964″]Somebody mentioned yesterday that they wanted to see pictures of Lakeland’s sand road unis. The Tri-City Valley Cats also wear them. I got a JPG from a flash mashup on milb.com last night but am unable to load it because of my employer’s proxy settings. I’ll post it tonight if I get a chance.[/quote]
I just switched from webshots to Flickr. Here are the link.

Bonds and slide do go together… he still steals a few bases a year and will even slide for a ball in the outfield from time to time.

About the new Portland State unis… is it just me or is the botton part of the home jersey just a really, really dark and faded green. That’s what it looks like to me. Also, when I was in highschool one of the schools we played were the Highlands scots and they had the same helmet design, but they had a sword instead of a spear.

Nevermind, now it works fine.

[quote comment=”129962″]I think it’s cool that the homerun record was broken. At least we can say it was done in our era. We all know who Hank Aaron is, but I have never seen him play. [/quote]

Geez Broker…way to make a guy feel old, speaking as one who saw Aaron hit 715 on TV.

[quote comment=”130010″][quote comment=”129962″]I think it’s cool that the homerun record was broken. At least we can say it was done in our era. We all know who Hank Aaron is, but I have never seen him play. [/quote]

Geez Broker…way to make a guy feel old, speaking as one who saw Aaron hit 715 on TV.[/quote]

Sorry to elaborate Dave, but Hank Aaron played his last game in 76. I’m 22 and that record was set 9 years before I was born. So it’s nice being able to witness these records, and I look forward to A-Rod beating Bonds in a few years.

[quote comment=”129981″][quote comment=”129976″]Does it bother anybody else when some douche wears a baseball jersey of a team who is not even playing to a game?[/quote]
Yes it bothers me too, what really bothers me here in Pittsburgh is if you go to a Pirates game you will see a ridiculous amount of Steelers jerseys and other Steelers gear. You see it too at Penguins game but not as much.[/quote]

At least with Pittsburgh the colour schemes for all the teams are pretty similar. So I guess they think they are still supporting the team by wearing their colours. But still, at least try to wear something for either of the teams involved in the game.

[quote comment=”130019″][quote comment=”129992″]Not uniform related at all, but still a great link:link[/quote]

That is appalling there are so many… hmmmm, don’t see Biggio anywhere on that list![/quote]
Biggio’s entrance is anything by U2.

[quote comment=”129976″]Does it bother anybody else when some douche wears a baseball jersey of a team who is not even playing to a game?[/quote]

Doesn’t bother me a bit. If I went to a game in which I had no rooting interest and if I wore jerseys, I would wear a Twins/Timberwolves/Vikings jersey. Well, ok, not the last–but that’s because it’s butt-ugly.

I’m still loving the PSU unis, including helmets.

Actually that is the Speedtack IV.

Here are the ones he is wearing the Speedtack III.

Forgot the link.

[quote comment=”129979″]Breaking the “same day posting” rule, but I’m taking a minute to refer back to link – does anybody else remember the link?
I can remember creating many uniform variants by tracing the un-colored pictures and creating my own designs. Anybody? Or am I the only old fart who remembers this stuff? ;-)[/quote]
You’re not the only one. Sadly my experiments on those didn’t turn out too well. Anybody else do custom unis on their link?

[quote comment=”129929″][quote comment=”129926″]wear your team’s jersey untucked.[/quote]

Why is that?

Those Portland helmet spear/stripe/thingys look like a bad mistake made at Lolapalooza ’92 in the tattoo tent.

“When Nike presented their new look, I realized I may be in the wrong business designing uniforms,” said Glanville. Yeah, because you probably wouldn’t have come up with quotes like this one, from Nike creative director Todd Van Horne: “We (at Nike) huddled together and said ‘there’s energy here.’ We needed to bring that energy very visually to the field.” Don’t you love it when marketers talk like that?

Wait a minute… after seeing the continual brutal design work from Nike, Reebok and assorted sports branding firms…Sabres, Capitals, Ducks, Pedators, Oregon, Atl Hawks, Reds, Pirates alts, etc… I think Glanville is within his rights to take stab at designing uniforms…I mean he couldn’t do any worse…

[quote comment=”129969″]Not a fan of the spear on the top of the helmet at all. Shouldn’t the logo on the helmet be in a place that is clearly visible to fans in the stands and those watching on TV?

Furthermore, I would argue that a large part of putting the logo on the helmet would be to demarcate players from one team from their opponents. Imagine if both teams put the design on the center, rather than the sides, and a player just quickly glanced at another player during a play. Confusion would almost certainly follow.[/quote]

1. The fans in the seats and one television will be able to see the logo quite clearly during play, as players heads are not glued parallel to the sidelines or cameras.

2. Similar looking helmets weren’t a huge problem during link, and I don’t think they would be a problem today. The jerseys, not to mention a player’s positioning on the field, are more than enough to tell team from team. Is it easier to see when the helmets contrast? Sure. But how about link? link, link. Two helmets, both silver, both with a dark stripe and dark logo. At a “quick glance,” that’s pretty similar. And, that action picture was from a playoff game—if it was really an issue, I’m going to say neither team would want that confusion. Just a thought.

[quote comment=”130030″]..they had television back then?? haha, just kidding. I know we are not supposed to talk about all this, but at least noone is spazzing out about the subject so far.., but how was it back then?, I mean like the media, the reception, the fans, players etc..didn’t two fans run on the field and trot the bases with Hank? that’s crazy. Where’s the ball that Aaron hit?[/quote]
Yes, two college kids did run onto the field to congratulate Hank. Both were arrested, I think. One of the Braves’ relief pitchers caught 715 (it landed in the Braves bullpen). They all ran to greet Hank, and the pitcher handed Hank the ball. Don’t know if he still has it…

[quote comment=”130034″][quote comment=”129944″]What looked REALLY hip was the can of chew clearly visible in Bonds back pocket. “Daddy, what’s that round thing in Bonds’ pocket?” Glad he wasn’t planning on sliding.[/quote]

Not to get all technical but chew doesn’t come in a can. Chewing tobacco comes in a link. Dip, as it’s commonly called, comes in a link.

Chew is whole tobacco leaves and slightly less delicious than dip.[/quote]

As a former Skoal man, the common name for the slang “dip” is snuff. If you ran out, you asked a buddy for a “dip” or “rub” of snuff. :0)

The popular chewing tobacco brands in the US are very coarsely shredded, also referred to as “loose leaf”, but they aren’t whole leaves.

And yes, after 6 six years of not having any, Skoal was delicious!!

[quote comment=”129906″][quote comment=”129903″]Paul, those are Nike gloves he’s wearing. Nike is allowed to make gloves worn by NFL players, it’s just the shield on the gloves and no swoosh.

I believe those are an older version of the Nike Speedtack.

Ironically, the guy in the middle wearing gray gloves may be wearing another company. Those don’t look like any of the newer model of Nike gloves I’ve seen so far. They look more like Adidas or Under Armour, but I’m not 100% on that one.[/quote]

I thought thet the guy in the middle was wearing a different brand of gloves as well. However, there is a swoosh on each glove. It’s light gray and it’s on the white part of the glove. That being said there seems to be something weird going on with those gloves. The swoosh could just be for looks and the glove could actually be a different brand.[/quote]

I you look closely at the white gloves #10 is wearing you can also see Nike’s link on the wristband. That logo is used for Nike’s link.

So the gloves are definitely Nike. The question is which ones? Are they a future model? I know that because of Portland State’s proximity to Nike (Portland, OR to Beaverton, OR; about 8 mi.), they get a lot of cool, exclusive stuff to try or use, so that might be it. Or similar to elite college and pro players getting next year’s model during the bowl season/playoffs, just a little early.

[quote comment=”130049″][quote comment=”130030″]..they had television back then?? haha, just kidding. I know we are not supposed to talk about all this, but at least noone is spazzing out about the subject so far.., but how was it back then?, I mean like the media, the reception, the fans, players etc..didn’t two fans run on the field and trot the bases with Hank? that’s crazy. Where’s the ball that Aaron hit?[/quote]
Yes, two college kids did run onto the field to congratulate Hank. Both were arrested, I think. One of the Braves’ relief pitchers caught 715 (it landed in the Braves bullpen). They all ran to greet Hank, and the pitcher handed Hank the ball. Don’t know if he still has it…[/quote]
Pitcher=Tom House.

I think Bacsik’s stirrups should go to the hall of fame with all of Barry’s stuff. Not only were they involved in a record-breaking moment, but they’re one of about 5 pairs of stirrups in all of baseball.

[quote comment=”129976″]Does it bother anybody else when some douche wears a baseball jersey of a team who is not even playing to a game?[/quote]

I am one of those, er, individuals, and I really don’t care. I need somewhere to wear all of my jerseys, so I’m gonna wear ’em. If I’m wearing my Coyotes sweater to a Devils-Lightning game, so be it.

[quote comment=”130067″]It always bothers me when I see someone at a sporting event (other than an all-star type game) and they’re wearing a jersey for a team not involved or from a completely different sport.

I watch the ALF New Orleans Voodoo games and constantly see people there with Saints jerseys on….get a Voodoo shirt or something![/quote]
Counterpoint: today, it may be fashionable to wear Steelers stuff to Pirates games and Ravens gear to Camden Yards because it is a way to love the city, but hate the respective owners of the baseball teams. (Oh, what the hell, throw Chiefs paraphernalia at Kaufmann Stadium into the mix too. The Royals stink something awful.)

[quote comment=”130054″][quote comment=”130046″]I was surprised by the number of Pettite and Clemens jerseys I saw. This doesn’t bother me either but I would not wear either of these jerseys in Houston. Well I would wear the jersey but definitely take the name off, or at least take a magic marker and cross out the name.[/quote]

I’m not sure I follow you on this one. If I have a Tom Seaver jersey, should I cross it out because he didn’t stay with the Mets for his whole career? Or, a more recent example, should all Texeira (Teixeira?) fans in Texas take him off their jerseys? Or, you as a Cubs fan, what about a Mark Grace jersey? Or a Greg Maddux jersey? Should no one wear a Cubs Maddux jersey in Chicago just because he’s on the Padres?

I love this banter about jersey etiquette, and I think there should be clear-cut rules. Kind of like the whole “never wear the shirt of the band you’re going to see” rule (which is reversed in sports). But, I move to strike this suggestion of “not wearing jerseys of players no longer with the team” from consideration.[/quote]

Point being… they swooped in, we fell in love with them, and then they RIPPED our hearts out!

[quote comment=”129976″]Does it bother anybody else when some douche wears a baseball jersey of a team who is not even playing to a game?[/quote]

If you watch the video on espn.com (can’t link to it, its on the front page under “see it”) there is a guy in crowd wearing a backwards Yankees cap and an A-rod road jersey. You can see him as the ball goes into the crowd he is tring to climb up the seats to get the ball. If he shows up again in 5-6 years he’ll be dressed perfectly to see the record broken.

[quote comment=”130000″]Bonds and slide do go together… he still steals a few bases a year and will even slide for a ball in the outfield from time to time.

About the new Portland State unis… is it just me or is the botton part of the home jersey just a really, really dark and faded green. That’s what it looks like to me. Also, when I was in highschool one of the schools we played were the Highlands scots and they had the same helmet design, but they had a sword instead of a spear.[/quote]

B*nds never slides, he occasionally falls over due to his massive head putting his center of gravity too high.

Why is the catcher in link wearing a football helmet?

[quote comment=”130053″][quote comment=”130034″][quote comment=”129944″]What looked REALLY hip was the can of chew clearly visible in Bonds back pocket. “Daddy, what’s that round thing in Bonds’ pocket?” Glad he wasn’t planning on sliding.[/quote]

Not to get all technical but chew doesn’t come in a can. Chewing tobacco comes in a link. Dip, as it’s commonly called, comes in a link.

Chew is whole tobacco leaves and slightly less delicious than dip.[/quote]

As a former Skoal man, the common name for the slang “dip” is snuff. If you ran out, you asked a buddy for a “dip” or “rub” of snuff. :0)

The popular chewing tobacco brands in the US are very coarsely shredded, also referred to as “loose leaf”, but they aren’t whole leaves.

And yes, after 6 six years of not having any, Skoal was delicious!![/quote]

See, now I always thought snuff was the very fine cut tobacco. I’ve seen older ball coaches and even some kids around my age (25) sniff the fine cut Copenhagen (which is wierdly disgusting to me). I figured that’s why it was called snuff.

I know they aren’t really “whole” leaves in the Red Man pouches, but they are much bigger and actually have stems and whatever those wierd vein things that goes through leaves are called.

I’ve noticed that after the uproar against tobacco products 5 or 6 years ago there are a lot more people with lips in these days. At least that’s what I’ve noticed from night after night of watching Josh Beckett, Brendan Donnelly, Mike Timlin, David Ortiz, Manny Ramirez and, until this year, Terry Francona as well as casual viewing of other teams.

I’ve also noticed that there are a lot of them that keep the tin in their back pocket which I can tell you from personal experience does not feel great when sliding. You have a nice bump on your butt and are out a good amount of dip in that situation.

I know they’ve pulled #7 Falcons jerseys out of circulation, but what have you guys seen on the street and at the ballparks? Are people still wearing those jerseys? And do you think people will still be wearing them to Falcons games? I think so, especially among fans in the black community. I think the number of #7 supporters is much larger than people realize, even if they aren’t saying much.

[quote comment=”130095″]link a cool looking link[/quote]

yea, too bad its not legit

[quote comment=”130095″]link a cool looking link[/quote]

That’s an albino buffalo. Check the red eyes.

Wasn’t there a movie about an albino buffalo?

[quote comment=”130092″]I watched the 2nd rate TBS broadcast of the Braves game on Sunday. While talking about Bobby Cox, the cameras got a great shot of Cox loading his mouth full of dip. A little more blatant than just a cylindrical can in one’s pocket.[/quote]

That’s gold. =P

My favorite is in one year of our yearbooks, the assistant football coach has a HUGE lip in. It’s hilarious that they put that in. (Especially considering a priest runs yearbook. . .)

[quote comment=”130098″][quote comment=”130093″]I know they’ve pulled #7 Falcons jerseys out of circulation, but what have you guys seen on the street and at the ballparks? Are people still wearing those jerseys? And do you think people will still be wearing them to Falcons games? I think so, especially among fans in the black community. I think the number of #7 supporters is much larger than people realize, even if they aren’t saying much.[/quote]

Scoop Jackson wrote a lame ass column about wearing a bonds jersey just to spite people essentially, and he mentioned he ran into a guy wearing a vick jersey who said “i think hes guilty as hell, but hes gettin a raw deal”… I think you’ll see them at Falcons games, just not many other places[/quote]

I read that article too. (Complete waste of 10 mins.) The quote was actually, “I think he’s guilty as hell, but I still got his back.”. Which makes the guy an even bigger idiot than how you had him quoted. Just goes to show no matter how ludicrous someone’s behavior is, there will always be people around that will support that person.

I have to say, I’m really digging the PSU Vikings new hip modern look. Especially the helmet, real unique. I don’t have a problem if a lesser school goes out on a limb with something different…its their way to get a little attention I guess.

I mean, something like this happens to Michigan when they switch to adidas? Not cool…but Portland St? Got no problem with that

[quote comment=”130077″][quote comment=”130026″][quote comment=”129976″]Does it bother anybody else when some douche wears a baseball jersey of a team who is not even playing to a game?[/quote]

Not at all. I’m from Oakland, live in Atlanta and I’ll be damned if I wear any colors other than my home colors. I think it’s cool if I see someone representing their home allegiance.

It bothers me to see someone harrassed for wearing a “foreign” jersey. Especially when they are with their kids. I witnessed this many times at Raider games. Shame on those assholes that do that.

What bothers me the most is if I see some douche wearing an XXL jersey, regardless of the team.

Find a friggin tailor or by a child’s XL. You look like a friggin dork in a mumu.[/quote]

If someone’s tiny, they shouldn’t wear a big jersey. There are those of us that need XXL or even bigger.[/quote]

My buddies and I have an unwritten rule (arrived upon after several drinks at Dave & Buster’s one night)…it’s a football jersey rule. If you are pushing 300…you should not be wearing the number of the QB or the WR. You should be going with the D-End/O-line/LB jersey. If you weigh 150 soaking wet, you have no business in a Ray Lewis or Brian Urlacher jersey. (Skinny guys get the QB/WR jerseys). Not really serious about enforcement…except amongst our crew.

In case you missed it, check out the uniforms for the Jets flag girls. That’s uniform related, right?

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[quote comment=”130118″][quote comment=”130100″][quote comment=”130054″][quote comment=”130046″]I was surprised by the number of Pettite and Clemens jerseys I saw. This doesn’t bother me either but I would not wear either of these jerseys in Houston. Well I would wear the jersey but definitely take the name off, or at least take a magic marker and cross out the name.[/quote]

I wouldn’t wear the jersey of player that had left to go to a hated rival, but I don’t see any issue with wearing the jersey of a player that is retired and/or played for other franchises.[/quote]

Yeah, i still occasionally wear my old Jaromir Jagr sweater in support of the Capitals. The only thing i really have against it is that it’s an old design now.

[quote comment=”130117″][quote comment=”130077″][quote comment=”130026″][quote comment=”129976″]Does it bother anybody else when some douche wears a baseball jersey of a team who is not even playing to a game?[/quote]

Not at all. I’m from Oakland, live in Atlanta and I’ll be damned if I wear any colors other than my home colors. I think it’s cool if I see someone representing their home allegiance.

It bothers me to see someone harrassed for wearing a “foreign” jersey. Especially when they are with their kids. I witnessed this many times at Raider games. Shame on those assholes that do that.

What bothers me the most is if I see some douche wearing an XXL jersey, regardless of the team.

Find a friggin tailor or by a child’s XL. You look like a friggin dork in a mumu.[/quote]

If someone’s tiny, they shouldn’t wear a big jersey. There are those of us that need XXL or even bigger.[/quote]

My buddies and I have an unwritten rule (arrived upon after several drinks at Dave & Buster’s one night)…it’s a football jersey rule. If you are pushing 300…you should not be wearing the number of the QB or the WR. You should be going with the D-End/O-line/LB jersey. If you weigh 150 soaking wet, you have no business in a Ray Lewis or Brian Urlacher jersey. (Skinny guys get the QB/WR jerseys). Not really serious about enforcement…except amongst our crew.[/quote]
Works for me. But really skinny guys should get kicker or punter jerseys.

[quote comment=”130121″][quote comment=”130118″][quote comment=”130100″][quote comment=”130054″][quote comment=”130046″]I was surprised by the number of Pettite and Clemens jerseys I saw. This doesn’t bother me either but I would not wear either of these jerseys in Houston. Well I would wear the jersey but definitely take the name off, or at least take a magic marker and cross out the name.[/quote]

I wouldn’t wear the jersey of player that had left to go to a hated rival, but I don’t see any issue with wearing the jersey of a player that is retired and/or played for other franchises.[/quote]

Yeah, i still occasionally wear my old Jaromir Jagr sweater in support of the Capitals. The only thing i really have against it is that it’s an old design now.[/quote]

That seems wrong, since he’s on another team in the Caps division now.

[quote comment=”129988″][quote comment=”129976″]Does it bother anybody else when some douche wears a baseball jersey of a team who is not even playing to a game?[/quote]

What are your thoughts on wearing a cap from a team that isn’t playing? I always wear my Dodger hat to Rangers games, since I live in Dallas now and not L.A. Uniform may be a bit much, but I think just a cap is more understated.[/quote]

I don’t have a problem with someone wearing either a hat or jersey of a team that isn’t playing. Plenty of folks are not fans of the team in the city in which they are living, but they want to fly their teams’ colors and show support of baseball in general. There’s nothing wrong with that.

[quote comment=”130122″][quote comment=”130110″][quote comment=”130108″][quote comment=”130098″][quote comment=”130093″]

On a more uni-centric note. Anyone else entering that Chaminade University logo contest that was linked to the other day? If so, anybody come up with any ideas of how you can work a mascot out of the silversword plant?[/quote]

I’ve been thinking about entering, just haven’t designed anything yet. That’s the challenging part is how to make a mascot out a plant that wouldn’t look ridiculous like Stanford[/quote]

It’ll be pretty tough to design a logo based on a plant that looks like link, especially for any of the women’s teams (smirk, snort) :-)

[quote comment=”130130″]Does it bother anybody else when some douche wears a baseball jersey of a team who is not even playing to a game?

Does it bother anyone when some guy decides to appoint himself the etiquette king and uses a vulgarity to tar an entire group of people about whom he knows nothing?[/quote]

Yeah, but you come to expect that when it comes to opinions. Opinions are like a rear end orifice: everyone has one.

[quote comment=”130125″][quote comment=”130117″][quote comment=”130077″][quote comment=”130026″][quote comment=”129976″]Does it bother anybody else when some douche wears a baseball jersey of a team who is not even playing to a game?[/quote]

Not at all. I’m from Oakland, live in Atlanta and I’ll be damned if I wear any colors other than my home colors. I think it’s cool if I see someone representing their home allegiance.

It bothers me to see someone harrassed for wearing a “foreign” jersey. Especially when they are with their kids. I witnessed this many times at Raider games. Shame on those assholes that do that.

What bothers me the most is if I see some douche wearing an XXL jersey, regardless of the team.

Find a friggin tailor or by a child’s XL. You look like a friggin dork in a mumu.[/quote]

If someone’s tiny, they shouldn’t wear a big jersey. There are those of us that need XXL or even bigger.[/quote]

My buddies and I have an unwritten rule (arrived upon after several drinks at Dave & Buster’s one night)…it’s a football jersey rule. If you are pushing 300…you should not be wearing the number of the QB or the WR. You should be going with the D-End/O-line/LB jersey. If you weigh 150 soaking wet, you have no business in a Ray Lewis or Brian Urlacher jersey. (Skinny guys get the QB/WR jerseys). Not really serious about enforcement…except amongst our crew.[/quote]
Works for me. But really skinny guys should get kicker or punter jerseys.[/quote]

That arguement DID come up! However, I mentioned that unless you’re in Baltimore (where the kicker has accounted for 95% of all points scored since 1995…a fact that’s completely made up, but seems about right) or Denver, you’re probably not getting an off the shelf kicker jersey. We restricted the jersey corrollary rules to the non-custom jerseys, since most of us weren’t shelling out the $199 for the “any player we want” option.

[quote comment=”130127″][quote comment=”130121″][quote comment=”130118″][quote comment=”130100″][quote comment=”130054″][quote comment=”130046″]I was surprised by the number of Pettite and Clemens jerseys I saw. This doesn’t bother me either but I would not wear either of these jerseys in Houston. Well I would wear the jersey but definitely take the name off, or at least take a magic marker and cross out the name.[/quote]

I wouldn’t wear the jersey of player that had left to go to a hated rival, but I don’t see any issue with wearing the jersey of a player that is retired and/or played for other franchises.[/quote]

Yeah, i still occasionally wear my old Jaromir Jagr sweater in support of the Capitals. The only thing i really have against it is that it’s an old design now.[/quote]

That seems wrong, since he’s on another team in the Caps division now.[/quote]

Nope. Caps are in the crapp-a$$ Southeast division. They SHOULD be in the Atlantic, with Jagr’s Rangers and all their old Patrick Division pals, but that’s not the way Bettman rolled the dice. (Don’t get me started!)

[quote comment=”130139″][quote comment=”130135″]
That arguement DID come up! However, I mentioned that unless you’re in Baltimore (where the kicker has accounted for 95% of all points scored since 1995…a fact that’s completely made up, but seems about right) or Denver, you’re probably not getting an off the shelf kicker jersey. We restricted the jersey corrollary rules to the non-custom jerseys, since most of us weren’t shelling out the $199 for the “any player we want” option.[/quote]

Or that Vinatieri guy. I heard he was a decent kicker. ;o)[/quote]

Are the Colts putting his jersey out in mass prod? I know the Pats did…but I wasn’t sure about Indy.

[quote comment=”130143″][quote comment=”130139″][quote comment=”130135″]
That arguement DID come up! However, I mentioned that unless you’re in Baltimore (where the kicker has accounted for 95% of all points scored since 1995…a fact that’s completely made up, but seems about right) or Denver, you’re probably not getting an off the shelf kicker jersey. We restricted the jersey corrollary rules to the non-custom jerseys, since most of us weren’t shelling out the $199 for the “any player we want” option.[/quote]

Or that Vinatieri guy. I heard he was a decent kicker. ;o)[/quote]

Are the Colts putting his jersey out in mass prod? I know the Pats did…but I wasn’t sure about Indy.[/quote]

I have a friend who has one. I haven’t seen that mass production of them yet, but he bought a plain Colts jersey on Ebay and had it customized.

I can cehck with the guy I got my Eli Manning jersey from. He’d know as his college roommate now works for Reebok in South Korea.

My 10-year-old wanted to burn his two Vick jerseys. He decided to keep them, but he won’t wear them.

I HAD to wear my Braves jersey to a recent Devil Rays game because I spilled something on my shirt on the way to the game and the jersey was the only top I had in the car. I felt out of place … but I do anyway, what with being a National League girl in an American League town (Rays and strong very strong Yankees and Red Sox contingents …. pass me a beer).

I heard that link is looking into and attempting to play it’s 2009 season opener against link in friggin’ China. I’m not a conspiracy theorist or anything, but I have a feeling link has their voice in someone’s ear over this. Hint: It’s not Tiger.

Careful out there in Brooklyn Paul…

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Yipes…

[quote comment=”129955″][quote comment=”129947″]In actuality, the interesting thing is that the spear really doesn’t have a lot to do with Vikings.[/quote]

Not true. Scroll down to the “Viking Weaponry” section on link, for example.[/quote]

While that’s generally true, what the person was trying to say is that a spear is not generally associated with Vikings. That’s usually associated with Native Americans, so there might be confusion. They should have gone with a sword, a horn, or something else more closely associated with the Vikings than a spear.

I think that vikings and spears go together because this image (the best I could come up with) link. Maybe Glanville likes opera?

[quote comment=”130169″][quote comment=”130156″]As far as putting a weight limit on jersey positions you can wear, it doesn’t really work when you have guys like Jared Lorenzen in the league. He weighs in at 285 lbs.(pushing 300) and is a QB. Maybe that should be the cut off. Take the heaviest guy at a certain position and that is the weight limit for that position’s jerseys. By the way, I am in no way degrading Lorenzen. I love the “Pillsbury Throw Boy”. I think he’d be better than “Not Peyton” if given the chance.[/quote]

Yeah…Lorenzen was the rallying point for the bigger guys who wanted to wear a QB jersey…but none of them wanted to wear HIS jersey…so they caved.[/quote]

So what is the weight limit then? Jamarcus Russell and Daunte Culpepper are 260 and 265 respectively. Not lightweights by any means.

Going off of yesterdays comments about the University of Wisconsin going red-on-red for home games this year according to NCC ’08 the video game, I e-mailed the equipment managers at UW and here is what he said…

“To my knowledge we have never worn red on red. At this point we have no plans to wear red on red.”

Mark Peeler E.M.,C.
Football Equipment Manager
University of Wisconsin

So evidently the game is scored up. But I mean that is a pretty significant screw up. Usually they are dead on with uni’s. Anyone else know of any other screw ups in the game???

[quote comment=”130075″]I see the original poster’s point of view. Pettitte and Clemens willingly left the Astros in free agency (Clemens with much less grace, may I add). Therefore, they probably are not very popular in Houston anymore.
[/quote]
I don’t see why they should be unpopular in Houston.

If they were homegrown players who left to chase dollars, then I could understand it. But they came via free agency, they left via free agency. Where’s the beef?

[quote comment=”130136″]That helmet spear logo looks like it was taken right from The Frat Boy’s Book of Tattoo Art. No me gusto.[/quote]
Now that’s funny!

[quote comment=”130175″]Going off of yesterdays comments about the University of Wisconsin going red-on-red for home games this year according to NCC ’08 the video game, I e-mailed the equipment managers at UW and here is what he said…

“To my knowledge we have never worn red on red. At this point we have no plans to wear red on red.”

Mark Peeler E.M.,C.
Football Equipment Manager
University of Wisconsin

So evidently the game is scored up. But I mean that is a pretty significant screw up. Usually they are dead on with uni’s. Anyone else know of any other screw ups in the game???[/quote]

NCAA likes to defaul the Terps to Red on Red (not sure if they did that this year.) Terps generally only do that on Homecoming (thank god! Loathe it!)

They also used to have Herbstreet intro the home Terps games as being in Baltimore, when College Park is actually inside the DC Beltway. 30 miles from Crabtown.

[quote comment=”130065″][quote comment=”130049″][quote comment=”130030″]..they had television back then?? haha, just kidding. I know we are not supposed to talk about all this, but at least noone is spazzing out about the subject so far.., but how was it back then?, I mean like the media, the reception, the fans, players etc..didn’t two fans run on the field and trot the bases with Hank? that’s crazy. Where’s the ball that Aaron hit?[/quote]
Yes, two college kids did run onto the field to congratulate Hank. Both were arrested, I think. One of the Braves’ relief pitchers caught 715 (it landed in the Braves bullpen). They all ran to greet Hank, and the pitcher handed Hank the ball. Don’t know if he still has it…[/quote]
Pitcher=Tom House.[/quote]

Are you talking about the pitcher who caught it in the bullpen? Because the Dodgers pitcher who threw the pitch was Al Downing.

I remember reading that Hank was at first startled to see people running up to him while he was rounding the bases. He had been getting death threats during his chase of Ruth and he had no idea if the two guys were coming up to congratulate him or to attack him.

[quote comment=”130184″][quote comment=”130065″][quote comment=”130049″][quote comment=”130030″]..they had television back then?? haha, just kidding. I know we are not supposed to talk about all this, but at least noone is spazzing out about the subject so far.., but how was it back then?, I mean like the media, the reception, the fans, players etc..didn’t two fans run on the field and trot the bases with Hank? that’s crazy. Where’s the ball that Aaron hit?[/quote]
Yes, two college kids did run onto the field to congratulate Hank. Both were arrested, I think. One of the Braves’ relief pitchers caught 715 (it landed in the Braves bullpen). They all ran to greet Hank, and the pitcher handed Hank the ball. Don’t know if he still has it…[/quote]
Pitcher=Tom House.[/quote]

Are you talking about the pitcher who caught it in the bullpen? Because the Dodgers pitcher who threw the pitch was Al Downing.

I remember reading that Hank was at first startled to see people running up to him while he was rounding the bases. He had been getting death threats during his chase of Ruth and he had no idea if the two guys were coming up to congratulate him or to attack him.[/quote]
Yes. “One of the Braves’ relief pitchers caught 715″=Tom House.

[quote comment=”130153″]I heard that link is looking into and attempting to play it’s 2009 season opener against link in friggin’ China. I’m not a conspiracy theorist or anything, but I have a feeling link has their voice in someone’s ear over this. Hint: It’s not Tiger.[/quote]

I don’t think its been said where in China it might be played in, but it might have something to do with Oregon’s Warsaw Sports Marketing Center having a strong relationship with china’s Fudan University. They don’t just exchange students but faculty as well. But of course…with Nike’s ties to Oregon and their strong prescence in China that has to have something to do with it. Boise St. though??? Maybe its just the way the schedule goes

[quote comment=”129976″]Does it bother anybody else when some douche wears a baseball jersey of a team who is not even playing to a game?[/quote]
Only “douches” who complain about it bother me!

quote comment=”130093″]I know they’ve pulled #7 Falcons jerseys out of circulation, but what have you guys seen on the street and at the ballparks? Are people still wearing those jerseys? And do you think people will still be wearing them to Falcons games? I think so, especially among fans in the black community. I think the number of #7 supporters is much larger than people realize, even if they aren’t saying much.[/quote]

There are still plenty of red and black number 7 jerseys to be seen in Georgia, the only difference is this QB can actually throw.
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I think that vikings and spears go together because this image (the best I could come up with) comes to mind. Maybe Glanville likes opera?

Vikings? Spears?

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Imagine the logo possibilities! Glanville obviously doesn’t like opera enough — or have (hip) kids!

[quote comment=”129905″][quote comment=”129898″]…anybody else catch on to the karma surrounding 756? Pitcher who served up: Mike Bascik Jr.
Pitcher who pitched to Hank Aaron after he hit 755: Mike Bascik Sr.[/quote]

There is a difference between coincidence and karma.[/quote]

More coincidence than karma, the right fielder for the Halos when Hank hit 755 was Bobby Bonds (even though it was hit to left).

Playing left for the Dodgers when Aaron hit 715 was Billy Buckner.

Balls hit in Billy’s direction that elude him tend to make history…

[quote comment=”130182″][quote comment=”129987″][quote comment=”129982″]By the way, TO’s shirt is the Jordan Tight Long-Sleeve top, shown here:

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Yikes that shirt is even more disturbing when you see the whole thing…[/quote]
Is that pattern on the shirt Nike shoes? It looks like some sort of outline of shoes. I looked at it closely and made me kinda woozy :)[/quote]

It most definitely is. A rough estimate (from someone who sells Jordan stuff), 90% of Jordan tops have shoes on them somewhere.

Yes, two college kids did run onto the field to congratulate Hank. Both were arrested, I think. One of the Braves’ relief pitchers caught 715 (it landed in the Braves bullpen). They all ran to greet Hank, and the pitcher handed Hank the ball. Don’t know if he still has it…
Apparently, Bill Buckner was trying to climb the fence to get to the ball, but House beat him to it.

Hey Paul,

Was that first paragraph about Elvis Tickets and James Dean’s car an obscure reference to a late 80’s Sports Illustrated tape “Greatest Sports Follies”? If so, AWESOME!!! When I was a kid, I watched that tape over and over again. Any sports fan/80’s buff would get a huge kick out of seeing it. Buy it off of ebay and you will thank yourself.

[quote comment=”130219″]In another one of SI.com’s Photo Galleries, they posted link in all his stripe-drunk glory.

I love this guy.[/quote]
Look closely and you’ll notice he’s also wearing soccer shoes (some form of the Nike Total90). So, for him, the wearing of the soccer shoes (I think he’s vowed to wear the Ronaldinhos this season) is not really new.

[quote comment=”130235″]Not sure if anyone has commented on this yet, but SI has posted a gallery of (U. of) link. I’m kinda bummed that none of link made it.[/quote]

These ladies are not lining up for the 100 meters. Otherwise, their beehives would break the tape by a full step over the competition by lunging at the last stride.

Don’t know if you ever seen this website before but it measures how many people visit a sit. heres the listing for link

[quote comment=”130254″]Don’t know if you ever seen this website before but it measures how many people visit a sit. heres the listing for link[/quote]

It has uniwatch as the 250,679th most popular website in the world

Bonds does have a pretty coool logo of his own;
link

If you go to sfgiants.com, the page initially loads with some new “756” graphic. Predictably, tho, the site offers nothing in the way of desktop wallpaper with this logo- they didn’t even bother with the way cool AGS logo. too bad.

[quote comment=”130260″]PS, and he is smiling in that photo. Don’t see that often.[/quote]

He’s selling something. Of course he’s smiling. He sees dollar signs and hypodermic needles.

I noticed during the Mets broadcast today that a Mets batboy/ballboy was wearing stirrups. I’ve never seen this before and am wondering if this is something that all Mets bat/ballboys do.
I would provide a screengrab but I don’t use any of that fancy Tivo/DVR witchcraft.

In the event that no one thought to go to the Red Wings website…there’s a pdf order form for their new jerseys…….

link

[quote comment=”130271″]In the event that no one thought to go to the Red Wings website…there’s a pdf order form for their new jerseys…….

link[/quote]

On behalf of Hockeytown, let me be the first to say PHEW!

[quote comment=”130213″][quote comment=”129905″][quote comment=”129898″]…anybody else catch on to the karma surrounding 756? Pitcher who served up: Mike Bascik Jr.
Pitcher who pitched to Hank Aaron after he hit 755: Mike Bascik Sr.[/quote]

There is a difference between coincidence and karma.[/quote]

More coincidence than karma, the right fielder for the Halos when Hank hit 755 was Bobby Bonds (even though it was hit to left).

Playing left for the Dodgers when Aaron hit 715 was Billy Buckner.

Balls hit in Billy’s direction that elude him tend to make history…[/quote]

Anyone find it ironic that Bonds hit 756 with a mermorial patch for Rod Beck, who just so happened to have an addiction to cocaine upon his death. Just find that odd. Don’t you?

Anyone find it ironic that Bonds hit 756 with a mermorial patch for Rod Beck, who just so happened to have an addiction to cocaine upon his death. Just find that odd. Don’t you?

Not really… I wasn’t aware that Bonds was addicted to cocaine.

[quote comment=”130274″][quote comment=”130271″]In the event that no one thought to go to the Red Wings website…there’s a pdf order form for their new jerseys…….

link[/quote]
This is encouraging, but given that the Rangers’ word mark had to be adjusted for the template, doesn’t that wheel-wing look a bit too large for the jersey?
Note that if this is an indication of what is to come, the Red Wings will still be the only Original 6 team without a lace-up collar.[/quote]

The hawks dont lace up. Also those arent real jerseys, the rbk logo isnt on the sleeves of the real ones. Those are at best the replicas in the picture. Who knows what will actually be in store for the real ones.

[quote comment=”130288″][quote comment=”130274″][quote comment=”130271″]In the event that no one thought to go to the Red Wings website…there’s a pdf order form for their new jerseys…….

link[/quote]
This is encouraging, but given that the Rangers’ word mark had to be adjusted for the template, doesn’t that wheel-wing look a bit too large for the jersey?
Note that if this is an indication of what is to come, the Red Wings will still be the only Original 6 team without a lace-up collar.[/quote]

The hawks dont lace up. Also those arent real jerseys, the rbk logo isnt on the sleeves of the real ones. Those are at best the replicas in the picture. Who knows what will actually be in store for the real ones.[/quote]
I meant EVER in their history. The Blackhawks had a lace-up collar when Bill Mosienko set the record for the fastest hat trick at 21 seconds (1952).

[quote comment=”129941″][quote comment=”129933″]i want some more leaked hockey jerseys[/quote]
link and link you go. These are not real, just fan-art.[/quote]

The first jersey is actually pretty good if you ask me. But then again, anything looks good compared to my hometown Atl. Thrashers unis!

[quote comment=”129956″][quote comment=”129923″]What would Glanville do if he got hired somewhere that doesn’t have black in the color scheme? Oh wait, it seems like any team can add black to there pallet without it being an official color. The pros don’t seem to do this much but in college you see it all the time especially in basketball which it has now spread to baseball. If it’s an official color then fine use it if not don’t. Using silver for football pants even though it’s not a school color is a tradition for many colleges, those institutions need to add that to there official pallet, prime example my school UGA.

Glanville influenced the Falcons to go with black helmet but Blank needs to do a total redesign for next year to signal a new era, if nothing else go with red helmets. I think adding a little silver (or gray what little they have now on the logo look gray to me) back in would be a good idea too. Has it been 5 years yet with new design for this to even be a possibility?

One clarification don’t let that paragraph fool you I’m not a Falcons fan rather a long time die hard Cowboys fan. Whom I’d love to see go with a standard pallet of sliver-green metallic & royal blue maybe keep the navy but get one silver & stick with it.[/quote]

He did coach a team w/ no black in the uniform…the Houston Oilers. He wore black all the time (and the rediculous black duster…wonder what Reebok would say about that these days) on the sideline…but didn’t add black to the team.[/quote]

I think the reason he didn’t add black to the Oilers uniforms was because Bud Adams, the owner, was is as much a Columbia Blue fanatic as Glanville is a black fanatic. Owner trumps coach especially since he wasn’t a proven commodity at that time. Hey, come to think of it he’s still not a proven commodity. Unless you’d say he proven to be a mediocre head coach.