D Is for Disorganized

RW McQuarters’ bandaid looks like Dora the Explorer, not Power Puff Girls

Wow, I love the logo on the Spitfires’ red jerseys. The plane swooping out of the sky? Seriously cool.

[quote comment=”208020″][quote comment=”208014″]Every team has six different colours of practice jerseys, not just the capitals.[/quote]

Exactly, it defines the 3 lines, the defensemen and the goalies. The 6th would be people who are not currently on a line[/quote]
the sixth is for injured players

That retro Spitfires jersey looked pretty awesome!

I have a 2-year-old who is currently wearing that EXACT model of Dora the Explorer band aid, not powderpuff girls.

It looks like the catcher is wearing the same helmet in those White Sox pics. Could it be that they were playing the Angels or Indians, and had to borrow batting helmets? Just throwing it out there.

[quote comment=”208033″]It looks like the catcher is wearing the same helmet in those White Sox pics. Could it be that they were playing the Angels or Indians, and had to borrow batting helmets? Just throwing it out there.[/quote]

And, both images are clearly in the same field. I’d say I’m almost positive that they’re the same game.

I want to say that’s Cleveland? Municipal Stadium? That did have red seats I believe.

Therefore, I have to believe your theory.

And, both images are clearly in the same field. I’d say I’m almost positive that they’re the same game.

I’d agree with that. Look at the fans at the corner of the red fence. There’s the same guy in a blue shirt and hat sitting next to a guy with a yellow shirt and white hat.

[quote comment=”208044″]Does the NBA development league still use the old NBA ball that was used for the first half of the ’06-’07 season?

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In this image and the image used for today’s lead item it appears that they are using this old NBA ball, only with blue recessed ridges.[/quote]

They do.

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Considering the number of people in the stands I would guess it is California not Cleveland, Angels won the west that year and Chicago was in the West while Cleveland was in the East barely finishing .500 Municipal stadium looked very empty when 20,000 fit in a stadium that held 80,000

link I knew about Raines from this sight but did not know about the Furcal tribute to Hank Aaron causing a fuss. If Uniwatch was around in 2004 I am sure I would have.

mr. nike posted link last nite…funny, funny shit…might be a lil NSFW, so open with caution

‘eli might be better than peyton’

That doesn’t look like Anaheim Stadium structurally, though.

[quote comment=”208058″]mr. nike posted link last nite…funny, funny shit…might be a lil NSFW, so open with caution

‘eli might be better than peyton'[/quote]

i laughed whole-heartedly… and im a cowboys fan!
“yeah, and kobe’s better than michael.”

Now I don’t play hockey but I’m pretty sure they wear different colours (yes colours – I’m Canadian) in practice to denote line combinations and defense pairings.

So for example if you were my beloved habs the top line might wear bleu, the second line may wear blanc and the third line would wear rouge.

I made up the example but I think you get my point.

But the photos of the ChiSox are in the 1979 AL Red Book, meaning the photos are from 1978, right?

[quote comment=”208070″]Now I don’t play hockey but I’m pretty sure they wear different colours (yes colours – I’m Canadian) in practice to denote line combinations and defense pairings.

So for example if you were my beloved habs the top line might wear bleu, the second line may wear blanc and the third line would wear rouge.

I made up the example but I think you get my point.[/quote]
Whoa, whoa, wait a minute! You’re Canadian and you don’t play hockey!

The Blazer player on the Idaho team during the last Affiliation Night was Taurean Green. Local Portland media outlets reported that he actually did end up wearing Seattle green. The Blazers management threw a small fit after the fact. No pictures were provided.

I, for one, do not see the problem. The players aren’t actually playing for a division rival, and wearing the “wrong” uniform for a game isn’t going to have an effect on any contract, so what’s the big deal?

[quote comment=”208084″]The Blazer player on the Idaho team during the last Affiliation Night was Taurean Green. Local Portland media outlets reported that he actually did end up wearing Seattle green. The Blazers management threw a small fit after the fact. No pictures were provided.

I, for one, do not see the problem. The players aren’t actually playing for a division rival, and wearing the “wrong” uniform for a game isn’t going to have an effect on any contract, so what’s the big deal?[/quote]

Unfortunately it’s business, common sense does not always prevail in our litigious society. No different than link.

The white sox game in question is most likely Sunday May 20, 1979. If the Sox only wore those uni in 79 and 80, it would have been from 1979 as Soderholm was traded from the Sox to the Rangers in June of 1979. That leaves one three-game set at Anaheim May 18-20, 1979. I am assuming the friday and saturday games were at night, which would leave the Sunday afternoon game.

Still one thing doesnt jive. If it was misplaced batting helmets, this was series was the second road series. They played in Oakland before the California series. If the helmets were lost on the way to the Oakland sereis, surely they would have arrived in time for the Angels series. and if they were lost on the way to Anaheim, certainly they would have been there in time for the Saturday and Sunday games. Otherwise, the Sox played the entire series and possibly two entire series with other team’s batting helmets.

[quote comment=”208027″]That retro Spitfires jersey looked pretty awesome![/quote]

Exactly what I was going to say. Love ’em.

[quote comment=”208084″]The Blazer player on the Idaho team during the last Affiliation Night was Taurean Green. Local Portland media outlets reported that he actually did end up wearing Seattle green. The Blazers management threw a small fit after the fact. No pictures were provided.

I, for one, do not see the problem. The players aren’t actually playing for a division rival, and wearing the “wrong” uniform for a game isn’t going to have an effect on any contract, so what’s the big deal?[/quote]

You don’t wear your rival’s gear. Ever.

[quote comment=”208092″][quote comment=”208085″]I am looking into buying a 1992 NHL All Star jersey. I would like to get a name on it, but I need to know who were All Stars in 1992. Anyone know where I can get the rosters for 1992 All stars? My usual websites are not turing up the answers I need.[/quote]

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Yes, I have been here but it does not tell me the roster. I need to know the roster to pick out the name I would get. Any help would be great.

[quote comment=”208102″][quote comment=”208092″][quote comment=”208085″]I am looking into buying a 1992 NHL All Star jersey. I would like to get a name on it, but I need to know who were All Stars in 1992. Anyone know where I can get the rosters for 1992 All stars? My usual websites are not turing up the answers I need.[/quote]

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Yes, I have been here but it does not tell me the roster. I need to know the roster to pick out the name I would get. Any help would be great.[/quote]

1992? top of my head i’d say “anyone from the dream team”…i’ll get it and get back to you

[quote comment=”208032″]Regarding the White Sox batting helmets…

They never did wear a red brimmed hat as part of that uni set. It’s obvious from the pictures that they are playing the Angels, the White Sox batting helmets must have been lost in transit and they ended up borrowing ones from the Angels.[/quote]

do they have green dots on them? if so, what do they mean?

[quote comment=”208104″][quote comment=”208085″]I am looking into buying a 1992 NHL All Star jersey. I would like to get a name on it, but I need to know who were All Stars in 1992. Anyone know where I can get the rosters for 1992 All stars? My usual websites are not turing up the answers I need.[/quote]

Wales or Campbell Conference?

It was in Philly, and Brett Hull of the St. Louis Blues was the MVP for the Campbell Conference in a 10-6 Campbell Conference victory.

Alexander Mogilny of the Buffalo Sabres played for the Wales Conference.

Ed Belfour started in his 1st All-Star game for the Campbell Conference.

However, I haven’t been able to find a roster either. I’ll keep searching.[/quote]

Yeah I can’t find it anywhere. It is the white one, so it would be Wales Conference (now East).

1992 NHL All Star Game Recap from NYT

The National Hockey League All-Star Game is the one hockey game of the year after which the losing players don’t grouse and mutter and answer questions, heads down, with one or two words and cliches. And this afternoon, it didn’t matter that the Campbell Conference had defeated the Wales Conference here at the Spectrum by 10-6: Bryan Trottier was happy to have been a part of it and to have scored a goal.

“I played my first All-Star Game here in Philadelphia,” said Trottier, a former Islander and current Pittsburgh Penguin who played in his first All-Star Game in 1976 and was added to this season’s game under the senior category established last season. “I played my 1,000th game here, too, and the fans gave me a standing ovation. I have a few special memories here.”

The best memories of this All-Star Game, the league’s 43d, will go to Brett Hull of the St. Louis Blues, who scored two goals and assisted on another and won a motor vehicle as the player of the game. He was right wing on a line with Los Angeles center Wayne Gretzky, who had a goal and two assists. The combination of hockey’s best sniper and hockey’s best setup artist was something special to see.

“I had the feeling I was going to get a couple of chances today,” said Hull, the league’s leading goal scorer, who missed last year’s All-Star Game because of a foot injury. “Gretzky is extremely easy to play with.”

Theoren Fleury of Calgary also scored twice for the Campbells, as did Brian Bellows of Minnesota. It was the first All-Star Game ever with no penalties. The Campbells had 42 shots on goal and the Wales had 41. The Campbells led by 2-1 after one period, then took command with six goals in the second off goalie Don Beaupre of the Washington Capitals.

It also was the first game ever to include two players from the former Soviet Union. They were Buffalo’s Aleksandr Mogilny and Detroit’s Sergei Fedorov. Mogilny scored a goal for the Wales and Fedorov had two assists for the Campbells. In the skills competition the night before, Fedorov won the speed-skating event and Mogilny finished second. After the game today, they posed together for pictures on the ice. Wide-Open Game

“I was a little nervous,” Fedorov said. “I am so excited and very happy for me and for my friend, Alex Mogilny. To be an All-Star is a very big surprise for me. I am so happy to play on the same team as Wayne Gretzky.”

Also scoring for the winners were Trevor Linden, Jeremy Roenick, and Gary Roberts. Also scoring for the losers were Kevin Stevens, Scott Stevens, Owen Nolan and Randy Burridge.

As is usually the case with these games, the players joked about the lack of checking and rough play and about the wide-open style that favors goal-scorers.

“Larry Robinson gave me the best advice,” said Mark Tinordi of the Campbells. “He said, ‘When Mario Lemieux comes on the ice, get off.’ ”

Lemieux didn’t have a point today.

[quote comment=”208114″]Okay, I’ve heard of link, and I’ve learned about the link.

But can someone explain what Mad Antz are and what connection they have to Indiana?[/quote]

On the link above the tab for Premium Seating, by any chance was that link?

More on 1992 NHL All-Star

The Rangers take themselves so seriously this season that there was considerable grumbling today when the National Hockey League announced that center Mark Messier, defenseman Brian Leetch and goaltender Mike Richter were among the 15 players added to the Wales Conference team for the National Hockey League All-Star Game in Philadelphia on Jan. 18

Although this marked the first time since 1977 that the Rangers will dress as many as three players for the game, the players wondered aloud after practice why there could not be more. Why not four, or five?

“The selection process is so strange; I’ve given up trying to figure it out,” said Mike Gartner, passed over despite 24 goals. “I’m disappointed, but not that surprised. I think I’m on as good a pace as I ever was.” Complex Calculations

Gartner joined several other players around the league who probably deserved to play in the game but will not participate because of a complicated process that involved fan balloting and demanded at least one player from each team.

Among the 15 players added today to the 6 starters in the Wales Conference were defenseman Scott Stevens (10 goals, 27 assists, 37 points) of the Devils and wing Ray Ferraro (20-19-39) of the Islanders.

Left off were Claude Lemieux (25-12-37) and Peter Stastny (21-23-44) of the Devils; Derek King (24-15-39) of the Islanders; Sergei Nemchinov (20-10-30) of the Rangers and Joe Mullen (26-30-56) of the Penguins.

Even Richter, who gladly accepted his first-ever invitation, had some problems with the process. Three’s a Crowd?

For the first time, a panel of four winning general managers (Mike Keenan of Chicago, Rogatien Vachon of Los Angeles, Harry Sinden of Boston, and Craig Patrick of Pittsburgh) made the selections, instead of the All-Star coaches. Also for the first time, there were three goaltenders selected instead of two.

Richter, with a record of 15-6-1 and a goals-against average of 3.00, had no way of knowing whether he or Don Beaupre of the Washington Capitals (14-7-1, 2.88 goals-against) was the second choice behind Patrick Roy of Montreal, and this troubled him.

“It’s a fantastic honor, but I wish only two goaltenders were going, even if I was the third,” Richter said. “That way, making the team is more of a special thing.”

Richter felt uncomfortable discussing this honor with goaltender John Vanbiesbrouck dressing in the next stall.

“My position is comparable to Beezer’s, and I feel awkward accepting it,” he said. “And what about Gartner and Sergei? Is their value any less for not making it?”

Leetch was named to the team for the third successive season. Ridiculously, Messier was overlooked in the fan balloting, finishing eighth with just 20,539 votes. Ahead of him were such nonsuperstars as John Cullen, Pierre Turgeon and Dale Hawerchuk.

“That’s O.K.,” Messier said, of the puzzling fan vote. “When I was in the Campbell Conference, I never finished higher than sixth, either.” SLAP SHOTS

Instead of conventional practice today, the Rangers broke up into four teams and played a series of hockey and hand-eye coordination games.

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You don’t wear your rival’s gear. Ever.[/quote]

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[quote comment=”208100″]You don’t wear your rival’s gear. Ever.[/quote]

This from the forthcoming book, Everything I Need to Know I Learned from the Bloods and the Crips.

[quote comment=”208120″]Re: RW McQuarters, he discusses his band-aid wearing in a recent Q & A session. The one pictured is, as has been noted, Boots the Monkey’s buddy Dora the Explorer.

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Good catch Ryan…Michael Kaye mentioned the interview on ESPN Radio the other day before the game, but I didn’t get a chance to read it!

They kept harping on the fact that RW’s kids all have the same initials and that he’s still not married to “the mother of his children”, which as a topic of discussion for a football pre-game show seemed to sway a bit too much to the conservative right, at least for me!

Those photos of the White Sox, assuming they were taken in Anaheim, have to be from the last series Chicago played there in 1978, which is when both Claudell Washington and Eric Soderholm were both playing for the White Sox. How could they be from 1979 and also be in the 1979 Red Book?

I was young, and my memory could be failing me, but i thought the Red Book title referred to the year the book covered.

Naming things for when they come out (even if they cover the year before) is an invention of the late 90s and 2000s, so as to sound more “up to date”

[quote comment=”208096″][quote comment=”208027″]That retro Spitfires jersey looked pretty awesome![/quote]

Exactly what I was going to say. Love ’em.[/quote]

Off white is my new favorite hockey sweater color.

[quote comment=”208138″][quote comment=”208117″]On the link above the tab for Premium Seating, by any chance was that link?[/quote]

Nope, more likely his baby brother, Jered, he of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.[/quote]

Thanks, GT

[quote comment=”208097″]And speaking of business and sports colliding. Check out these pics of a pizza delivery truck from a pizzeria around my way. I think the owner is a Browns fan!

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If there’s any problem with the links, just scroll through the album at link!

And just a suggestion, because they have been a source of ill will lately, maybe we should place the “Green Dot” and “UCLA” topics in the FAQ section![/quote]

Im pretty sure you ment to say that he was a steelers fan right? Cuz the steeler logos are everywhere.

Just makin sure!

Jamie

[quote comment=”208146″][quote comment=”208097″]And speaking of business and sports colliding. Check out these pics of a pizza delivery truck from a pizzeria around my way. I think the owner is a Browns fan!

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If there’s any problem with the links, just scroll through the album at link!

And just a suggestion, because they have been a source of ill will lately, maybe we should place the “Green Dot” and “UCLA” topics in the FAQ section![/quote]

Im pretty sure you ment to say that he was a steelers fan right? Cuz the steeler logos are everywhere.

Just makin sure!

Jamie[/quote]

I think that was a joke about being a Browns fan. I find it interesting that 201 is a NJ area code…..

See R.W. McQuarters 3 kid’s names?

Robert William McQuarters III
Rylan Winter McQuarters
Reagan Winston McQuarters

That reminds me of Steroid Man Clemens….

Koby Aaron Clemens
Kory Allen Clemens
Kacy Austin Clemens
Kody Alec Clemens

The opposite of Ewww…Simply stunning Maria sharapova

[quote comment=”208152″]See R.W. McQuarters 3 kid’s names?

Robert William McQuarters III
Rylan Winter McQuarters
Reagan Winston McQuarters

That reminds me of Steroid Man Clemens….

Koby Aaron Clemens
Kory Allen Clemens
Kacy Austin Clemens
Kody Alec Clemens[/quote]

Insert George Foreman comment here.

[quote comment=”208156″][quote comment=”208152″]See R.W. McQuarters 3 kid’s names?

Robert William McQuarters III
Rylan Winter McQuarters
Reagan Winston McQuarters

That reminds me of Steroid Man Clemens….

Koby Aaron Clemens
Kory Allen Clemens
Kacy Austin Clemens
Kody Alec Clemens[/quote]

Insert George Foreman comment here.[/quote]
I knew Roidger did the K thing because K is for strikeout, but I didn’t know about the common middle initial A. What does that mean in Clemensese?

I’m almost certain that the White Sox pics come from the September 30-October 1 1978 end-of-season series in Anaheim. The Sox only played two series there that season, and Claudell Washington did not play in the first series.

I’m leaning towards it being the October 1 game, as the pics indicate a nice size crowd and it was the only game of the series to draw over 16,000 (Nolan Ryan was pitching).

I didn’t realize link played for the White Sox.

you know that some time in the near future some idiot IS going to play that helmet guitar in the super bowl halftime show

Anyone notice the black clips on Bradshaw’s facemask?

I believe they are there to hold a visor in place, but he wasn’t wearing a visor for the game.

Here is a practice shot with one

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My belief is that his visor “fogged up” from his warm breath and face in the cold weather. So it was removed.

I’m fairly certain that the background in the red book shots is Anaheim Stadium circa that era. It has been redone several times in response to an earlier post about it not looking right. The reason for the red brim? Who knows? A great Uniwatch mystery. If only one was turned a bit more to see if it has the old Angels’ A logo with the halo.

EVERY hockey team has six or seven different colored jerseys, many of them in odd colors. That was discussed last week when the Rangers shot was first posted. This shouldn’t be surprising that the Caps would have green or yellow versions. As was posted last week and today, they differentiate line combinations and defensemen from forwards. In high school, we just had one color of practice jersey but our coach still called us the “red line” or the “yellow line” for ID’s sake.

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The official Manchester City supporters club has called for a minutes silence to be changed to a minute of applause over fears that some rival fans may spoil the silence.[/quote]

I’m a loyal Man City supporter. There is an enormous rivalry, a Yankees-Red Sox style rivalry, between these two clubs. There was a time when Man City was the dominant club, but they have struggled for the last 18 or 20 years, while Man U has enjoyed great success. At least once before, Man City officials have disavowed fans who have embraced chants and stadium songs mocking the Munich Disaster. It’s classless stuff, from usually decent fans.

During World War Two, the Germans bombed Old Trafford, home stadium of Man United. In the mid Nineties, one of Man City’s stars was a German, named Uwe Rossler. This prompted a very popular t-shirt slogan: “Uwe’s Grandad Bombed Old Trafford!”

It’s a heated rivalry.

talk about your link link

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/i have NEVER had such a hard time finding what should be such readily available info[/quote]

I don’t think those are the All-Star Game rosters, those are the NHL’s end of year All-Stars.

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/i have NEVER had such a hard time finding what should be such readily available info[/quote]

I don’t think those are the All-Star Game rosters, those are the NHL’s end of year All-Stars.[/quote]

great…well…i tried…anyone else can find the ASG rosters, please, tell me what search parameters you used

In my inbox this morning was a link to purchase a link

Note that the site doesn’t mention that you can’t attach it to anything because of the “collectible back” which I interpret as retail-speak for “impenetrable substance.”

But it will look great in your scrapbook!

When I saw the White Sox pics, I immediately recognized the catcher’s uniform as the California Angels. I had one of the scratchy, polyester Angels replicas in the late 70’s.

link in the White Sox picture

Angels link from that era

Paul- i would recommend that you put why nhl and college teams wear different colored practice jerseys in the faq section

The D-League apparently always wears NBA jerseys of their affiliate. I remember seeing my hometown Dakota Wizards in the paper and at first I assumed they accidently used a Grizzles Vs Heat picture but upon further investigation they used the NBA jerseys. Also they use the balls that the NBA discarded because they want the up and coming players to be used to it for a switch in the future when most NBA players will have come up through the D-League and will not complain about the crappy ball.

Looking at the Idaho Stampede Pictures, #42 Mouhamed Sene even wears a Sonics patch on his normal jersey where everyone else on the team does not.

[quote comment=”208160″][quote comment=”208156″][quote comment=”208152″]See R.W. McQuarters 3 kid’s names?

Robert William McQuarters III
Rylan Winter McQuarters
Reagan Winston McQuarters

That reminds me of Steroid Man Clemens….

Koby Aaron Clemens
Kory Allen Clemens
Kacy Austin Clemens
Kody Alec Clemens[/quote]

Insert George Foreman comment here.[/quote]
I knew Roidger did the K thing because K is for strikeout, but I didn’t know about the common middle initial A. What does that mean in Clemensese?[/quote]

Androstenedione

[quote comment=”208196″][quote comment=”208177″]talk about your link link

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lol at oscar gamble’s hat…it looks as if it has no bill. that’s nice work by the baseball card painter guy.[/quote]

I think we all have to look at these in context of the time they were created. When these cards came out, did you know they were airbrushed/retouched/pre-Photoshopped? Did you care?

Sure it’s funny in retrospect, just like linkmovies or link. But considering where link, it’s pretty OK.

[quote comment=”208202″][quote comment=”208160″][quote comment=”208156″][quote comment=”208152″]See R.W. McQuarters 3 kid’s names?

Robert William McQuarters III
Rylan Winter McQuarters
Reagan Winston McQuarters

That reminds me of Steroid Man Clemens….

Koby Aaron Clemens
Kory Allen Clemens
Kacy Austin Clemens
Kody Alec Clemens[/quote]

Insert George Foreman comment here.[/quote]
I knew Roidger did the K thing because K is for strikeout, but I didn’t know about the common middle initial A. What does that mean in Clemensese?[/quote]

Androstenedione[/quote]

LOL

[quote comment=”208149″]I find it interesting that 201 is a NJ area code…..[/quote]
Little Area Code history…Area codes were assigned based on the length of time a rotary dial phone took to dial the area code. Densely populated areas like New York City, Philadelphia and Los Angeles had huge call volume and were assigned numbers (212, 215, 213) that could be quickly dialed from a rotary dial phone. On a rotary dial phone low digits (1, 2, 3, 4) could dial quickly as the time the rotary dial took to return to the home position was minimal. High digit numbers (7, 8, 9, 0) on rotary dial phones took much longer to return to the home position and were usually used in less densely populated areas like Texas (915), Tennessee (901), San Bernardino (909). This system became unnecessary when touch-tone phones arrived, as the tone allowed instant entry of digits.

I know it’s probably old, but link is a great uni modification.

[quote comment=”208207″][quote comment=”208202″]Androstenedione[/quote]

nice one marty…i was gonna say something that begins with A and ends in HOLE but yours is even better[/quote]

A bit premature, but my nominee for post of the day

Double posting…Joe and I are both guilty…Sorry

I was at that Stampede game with the mismatched jerseys. I have been unable to find any photos but there is newscast video of the game available here: link

speaking of trading cards and unis…here’s a lil trivia (now, im doing this from memory, so i might be off but i don’t think so)…

name the MLB all star who played an entire year for a team without having that team represented in a baseball card (hint: 1976)

[quote comment=”208222″]speaking of trading cards and unis…here’s a lil trivia (now, im doing this from memory, so i might be off but i don’t think so)…

name the MLB all star who played an entire year for a team without having that team represented in a baseball card (hint: 1976)[/quote]
Reggie?

[quote comment=”208219″][quote comment=”208202″][quote comment=”208160″][quote comment=”208156″][quote comment=”208152″]See R.W. McQuarters 3 kid’s names?

Robert William McQuarters III
Rylan Winter McQuarters
Reagan Winston McQuarters

That reminds me of Steroid Man Clemens….

Koby Aaron Clemens
Kory Allen Clemens
Kacy Austin Clemens
Kody Alec Clemens[/quote]

Insert George Foreman comment here.[/quote]
I knew Roidger did the K thing because K is for strikeout, but I didn’t know about the common middle initial A. What does that mean in Clemensese?[/quote]

Androstenedione[/quote]

Comment of the day!!![/quote]

Comment of the da…oh wait … I second… third .fou..

Oh Hell. What’s that Green Dot again?

[quote comment=”208224″][quote comment=”208222″]speaking of trading cards and unis…here’s a lil trivia (now, im doing this from memory, so i might be off but i don’t think so)…

name the MLB all star who played an entire year for a team without having that team represented in a baseball card (hint: 1976)[/quote]
Reggie?[/quote]

we have a winner

no baseball card of him on the O’s

[quote comment=”208228″][quote comment=”208224″][quote comment=”208222″]speaking of trading cards and unis…here’s a lil trivia (now, im doing this from memory, so i might be off but i don’t think so)…

name the MLB all star who played an entire year for a team without having that team represented in a baseball card (hint: 1976)[/quote]
Reggie?[/quote]

we have a winner

no baseball card of him on the O’s[/quote]
But we do have link.

[quote comment=”208203″]Link for message #115[quote comment=”208200″]Looking at the Idaho Stampede Pictures, #42 Mouhamed Sene even wears a Sonics patch on his normal jersey where everyone else on the team does not. [/quote]

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In the background, do we have sightings of both link and link?

Best All-Star jersey ever, BTW. Used to own a pro Campbell Gretzky.

From my handy 1992/93 NHL Guide and REcord book (LOL):

Wales Conference – Roy, Beaupre, Richter, Leetch, Scott Stevens, Kevin Hatcher, Coffey, Muller, Messier, Nolan, Sakic, Brind’Amour, Burridge, Trottier, Cullen, Ferraro, Kevin Stevens, Desjardins, Lemieux, Jagr, Bourque.

CLASSY jersey BTW. I’d go with Sakic probably but it is hard to go wrong…
If you need a #, I’ll happy consult my hockey cards

[quote comment=”208118″][quote comment=”208114″]Okay, I’ve heard of link, and I’ve learned about the link.

But can someone explain what Mad Antz are and what connection they have to Indiana?[/quote]

The city of Fort Wayne was founded by General Anthony Wayne, known colloquially as “Mad Anthony Wayne.”

“Mad Ants” honors “Mad Anthony.”[/quote]

Thanx! I really enjoy local flavor being used for a minor league team.

One more post:

Looking at the rosters, I always loved it when players had to go with a new number for special events like an All-Star game or an Olympics or Worlds. Always cool to see what they’ll choose. an old number, reversed normal number, etc.

I found link while searching for a picture of the 1992 NHL All Star jersey. Anyone know the background behind it? The only info I got was from a caption saying that it was from a benefit game in 1934.

[quote comment=”208244″]Beat me to it Neil, did you get those from a website? Apparently, such resources are hard to find[/quote]

Pencil, paper, and an NHL Network rebroadcast. I had looked for those for a while, as well.

One thing to note for customizing on those: the game-worn jerseys had 10″ numbers on the back, as opposed to the typical 12″ stock. You can see the short numbers on the Messier here:

link

[quote comment=”208252″][quote comment=”208097″]And speaking of business and sports colliding. Check out these pics of a pizza delivery truck from a pizzeria around my way. I think the owner is a Browns fan!

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If there’s any problem with the links, just scroll through the album at link!

And just a suggestion, because they have been a source of ill will lately, maybe we should place the “Green Dot” and “UCLA” topics in the FAQ section![/quote]

I just checked the website for the pizzeria, and they have a direct link to the Steelers home page.

You can take us out of the ‘burgh, but you can’t take the ‘burgh out of us! Don’t yinz guyz know dat?!?[/quote]

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I retract my earlier comment that it’s not Anaheim Stadium. It sure looks like it is from all the evidence people have presented. Plus it appears the home team is in the 3B dugout, which is where the Angels and Dodgers have both been situated in their home parks.

[quote comment=”208257″]It’s from the Dachau all star game[/quote]

All home games for that team, huh?

/too soon, too soon

[quote comment=”208258″]

link[/quote]

If Pizza Factory has Iron City on tap, then I’ll really be impressed!

[quote comment=”208258″][quote comment=”208252″][quote comment=”208097″]And speaking of business and sports colliding. Check out these pics of a pizza delivery truck from a pizzeria around my way. I think the owner is a Browns fan!

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If there’s any problem with the links, just scroll through the album at link!

And just a suggestion, because they have been a source of ill will lately, maybe we should place the “Green Dot” and “UCLA” topics in the FAQ section![/quote]

I just checked the website for the pizzeria, and they have a direct link to the Steelers home page.

You can take us out of the ‘burgh, but you can’t take the ‘burgh out of us! Don’t yinz guyz know dat?!?[/quote]

link[/quote]

You should offer some Primanti Bros.-type sandwiches.

Well done link.

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[quote comment=”208270″][quote comment=”208254″]I found link while searching for a picture of the 1992 NHL All Star jersey. Anyone know the background behind it? The only info I got was from a caption saying that it was from a benefit game in 1934.[/quote]

A player for the Maple Leafs, Ace Bailey, had his career (and nearly his life) ended by a check from Eddie Shore. For his benefit, the NHL held their first all-star game, between the Leafs and the best players from the other 8 teams. Shore and Bailey publicly reconciled before the game. Bailey, oddly enough, lived for another 59 years.[/quote]

Ace Bailey died on September 11th, he was on one of the planes flying from Boston that hit the twin towers.

[quote comment=”208277″]what about the UCLA body painters getting into the link[/quote]
Yeah, but they bottled it by wearing tops. There’s a pic out there in cyberspace somewhere of a Norwegian girl doing no such thing *scurries off to track it down*

[quote comment=”208276″]Well done link.

link[/quote]

I link not, I have never seen a worse jersey than that!

[quote comment=”208277″]what about the UCLA body painters getting into the link[/quote]

why is the c yellow?

Speaking of the 1992 NHL All Star Game..

if anyone has the NHL Network.. it is on from 3-5 on the East coast…. check it out… great uni moments… especially the stripes from the neck to the wrists…

Yzerman wore # 18 in this game… has he ever worn another number beside 19 in a game?

and if there is any reason to watch… it has to be for the, at least, 3 or 4 awesome 1990’s mullets

[quote comment=”208286″]link. Wonder why they are all wearing football pants? Never seen that version of “NY” logo either.

Sure glad coaches today don’t pose for shots like this… think Andy Reid…ugh[/quote]
Great picture. That would be Tom Landry (upper left) and Vince Lombardi (lower left). The guy on the lower right has a number on his sleeve for some reason.

there is a great picture of bradshaw’s helmet in an si.com article.

helmet

Giants getting a little ahead of themselves…

As a Giants fan link terrifies me

[quote comment=”208020″][quote comment=”208014″]Every team has six different colours of practice jerseys, not just the capitals.[/quote]

Exactly, it defines the 3 lines, the defensemen and the goalies. The 6th would be people who are not currently on a line[/quote]

Actually, the number can even hit seven if you have a player wearing a yellow “no contact” jersey.

[quote comment=”208298″][quote comment=”208287″][quote comment=”208277″]what about the UCLA body painters getting into the link[/quote]

why is the c yellow?[/quote]

Because it is UCLA’s 100th anniversary so that is their subtle way of celebrating it. C of course is the roman numeral for 100. Their school name became their own anniversary patch. Very clever.[/quote]

Actually, it is because they’ve won 100 championships across all sports.

[quote comment=”208279″][quote comment=”208275″][quote comment=”208271″][quote comment=”208258″]

link[/quote]

If Pizza Factory has Iron City on tap, then I’ll really be impressed![/quote]

IC Light is the best!

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And who doesn’t love Club Exotica?[/quote]

Is Iron City Beer found only in Pittsburgh or is it distributed more widely ‘cuz I’ve never seen it before

[quote comment=”208302″][quote comment=”208279″][quote comment=”208275″][quote comment=”208271″][quote comment=”208258″]

link[/quote]

If Pizza Factory has Iron City on tap, then I’ll really be impressed![/quote]

IC Light is the best!

link

And who doesn’t love Club Exotica?[/quote]

Is Iron City Beer found only in Pittsburgh or is it distributed more widely ‘cuz I’ve never seen it before[/quote]

Outside of Western PA, it is pretty hard to find, though I have found it as far East as Carlisle. Don’t forget those classic’s, IC Dry and IC Ice. Back in the day this was the main beer at Three Rivers…PNC Park came to their senses and have it as one of many other choices.

[quote comment=”208304″][quote comment=”208302″][quote comment=”208279″][quote comment=”208275″][quote comment=”208271″][quote comment=”208258″]

link[/quote]

If Pizza Factory has Iron City on tap, then I’ll really be impressed![/quote]

IC Light is the best!

link

And who doesn’t love Club Exotica?[/quote]

Is Iron City Beer found only in Pittsburgh or is it distributed more widely ‘cuz I’ve never seen it before[/quote]

Outside of Western PA, it is pretty hard to find, though I have found it as far East as Carlisle. Don’t forget those classic’s, IC Dry and IC Ice. Back in the day this was the main beer at Three Rivers…PNC Park came to their senses and have it as one of many other choices.[/quote]

Hopefully, they will have it at Union Hall tonight for Adult Education!

[quote comment=”208278″][quote comment=”208270″][quote comment=”208254″]I found link while searching for a picture of the 1992 NHL All Star jersey. Anyone know the background behind it? The only info I got was from a caption saying that it was from a benefit game in 1934.[/quote]

A player for the Maple Leafs, Ace Bailey, had his career (and nearly his life) ended by a check from Eddie Shore. For his benefit, the NHL held their first all-star game, between the Leafs and the best players from the other 8 teams. Shore and Bailey publicly reconciled before the game. Bailey, oddly enough, lived for another 59 years.[/quote]

Ace Bailey died on September 11th, he was on one of the planes flying from Boston that hit the twin towers.[/quote]

Same name, two different guys.

now we know why link got the yips

[quote comment=”208311″]Pyatt is wearing a “cage” while his stitches and nose are healing. It is just a standard Bauer model cage used in all levels of minor hockey. Every manufacturer has its own style. They are required equipment up to the Midget level (15-17) in Canada and up to NCAA in the States.

I do not believe that any NHL’ers wear a cage on a regular basis. Only while recovering from injury.

Some prefer the Itech “bubble” which is half visor with plastic bars and chin at the bottom. You might sometimes even see players that cut the visor section out of the Itech “bubble” to just protect their jaw when they suffered an injury to their lower face.

I remember when some players (70’s early 80’s) would adapts football kicker’s or QB’s single and double bars masks. to do the same thing. I even remember one player that took a football mask and cut it in half to just protect the injured side of his face. (IIRC, he played for the Canadiens) That was probably to save a little weight since those old football mask were probably felt fairly heavy when mounted on those old/ill-fitting hockey lids.[/quote]

As I’ve said, I’m only a casual hockey watcher but one player has stood out in my mind for a dubious reason: link Did he always play without a helmet and was he the last NHL player to do so?

[quote comment=”208313″]These DSRL unis are sweet, were can I get one?

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Apparently at the website, how stupid of me.

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[quote comment=”208315″][quote comment=”208059″][quote comment=”208056″][quote comment=”208048″]link[/quote]

I’m not a soccer fan so I’m going to ask “Why?”.[/quote]

sorry…i should have included the photo cap:

Workmen erect a giant mural depicting the 1958 Manchester United team on the East Stand at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, north-west England, 22 January 2008. The photograph is seen behind a statue of the then team manager Sir Matt Busby. 06 February marks the 50th anniversary of the airplane crash in Munich which killed seven players as they returned from a European Cup game against Red Star Belgrade. A memorial service will take place on the anniversary and the following Saturday the Manchester derby against Manchester City will see the teams wear 1950’s style kit bearing no sponsorship or players names. The official Manchester City supporters club has called for a minutes silence to be changed to a minute of applause over fears that some rival fans may spoil the silence.[/quote]

Classy move by the City fans.[/quote]

By the way, I’m a loyal Man City fan as well

[quote comment=”208304″][quote comment=”208302″][quote comment=”208279″][quote comment=”208275″][quote comment=”208271″][quote comment=”208258″]

link[/quote]

If Pizza Factory has Iron City on tap, then I’ll really be impressed![/quote]

IC Light is the best!

link

And who doesn’t love Club Exotica?[/quote]

Is Iron City Beer found only in Pittsburgh or is it distributed more widely ‘cuz I’ve never seen it before[/quote]

Outside of Western PA, it is pretty hard to find, though I have found it as far East as Carlisle. Don’t forget those classic’s, IC Dry and IC Ice. Back in the day this was the main beer at Three Rivers…PNC Park came to their senses and have it as one of many other choices.[/quote]

I buy mine in Williamsport, PA.

More uni-watching to be had at CAN 2008 where the colors red, yellow, and green never seem to go out of style. Cameroon link against defending champions Egypt which is unfortunate given the club’s link link. Zambia goes all link up in this mug while link doesn’t make much of their first appearance in the tournament in forever.

[quote comment=”208325″][quote comment=”208304″][quote comment=”208302″][quote comment=”208279″][quote comment=”208275″][quote comment=”208271″][quote comment=”208258″]

link[/quote]

If Pizza Factory has Iron City on tap, then I’ll really be impressed![/quote]

IC Light is the best!

link

And who doesn’t love Club Exotica?[/quote]

Is Iron City Beer found only in Pittsburgh or is it distributed more widely ‘cuz I’ve never seen it before[/quote]

Outside of Western PA, it is pretty hard to find, though I have found it as far East as Carlisle. Don’t forget those classic’s, IC Dry and IC Ice. Back in the day this was the main beer at Three Rivers…PNC Park came to their senses and have it as one of many other choices.[/quote]

I buy mine in Williamsport, PA.[/quote]

I got some once in Chicago.

Puma’s unleashed some weird link for CAN 2008. This is the best picture I could find, but around their numbers there appear to be a bunch of bubbles kind of like those t-shirts that are written in a style that is supposed to remind one of being drunk.

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I got some once in Chicago.[/quote]

Only once??? Time to buy more beer then!

Dead: One stereotype that Uniwatch folks never get any.

[quote comment=”208299″][quote comment=”208298″][quote comment=”208287″][quote comment=”208277″]what about the UCLA body painters getting into the link[/quote]

why is the c yellow?[/quote]

Because it is UCLA’s 100th anniversary so that is their subtle way of celebrating it. C of course is the roman numeral for 100. Their school name became their own anniversary patch. Very clever.[/quote]

Actually, it is because they’ve won 100 championships across all sports.[/quote]

Thanks for the correction. I knew the 100 half was right. I just had the wrong reason. And, what a very impressive reason it is!

[quote comment=”208338″][quote comment=”208337″][quote comment=”208332″]
I got some once in Chicago.[/quote]

Only once??? Time to buy more beer then![/quote]

I got some once in Chicago, too.

Had nothing to do with beer, though ;-)

[rimshot][/quote]

Got some, and a rimshot to boot? link

SB

[quote comment=”208303″]link[/quote]

Okay, between the tasteless Dachau reference (see post 156) and this offensive bit (LI Phil, we’ve come to expect better . . ) I’m seriously reconsidering how much time I spend reading these comments.

[quote comment=”208287″][quote comment=”208277″]what about the UCLA body painters getting into the link[/quote]

Love the socks

[quote comment=”208369″][quote comment=”208200″]Looking at the Idaho Stampede Pictures, #42 Mouhamed Sene even wears a Sonics patch on his normal jersey where everyone else on the team does not. [/quote]

Another interesting note about the D, apparently players are only allowed to wear numbers from players on the NBA’s Greatest 50 Players list. Of course you’ll see 23, 32, 33, even a Robert Parrish 00, but I have yet to hear of a player wearing 99, and I think that’s a shame.[/quote]
No, I forget what team he plays for but I saw Mike Hall from George Washignton wearing number 99 in the D-League show case so I’m guessing that they can wear what ever number they want.

[quote comment=”208383″][quote comment=”208369″][quote comment=”208200″]Looking at the Idaho Stampede Pictures, #42 Mouhamed Sene even wears a Sonics patch on his normal jersey where everyone else on the team does not. link[/quote]

That’s standard across the D-League for assigned players. Since players can be sent down by 2 or sometimes 3 parent clubs, the assignees wear their parent’s logo on the back of the uni.

Another interesting note about the D, apparently players are only allowed to wear numbers from players on the NBA’s Greatest 50 Players list. Of course you’ll see 23, 32, 33, even a Robert Parrish 00, but I have yet to hear of a player wearing 99, and I think that’s a shame.[/quote]
No, I forget what team he plays for but I saw Mike Hall from George Washignton wearing number 99 in the D-League show case so I’m guessing that they can wear what ever number they want.[/quote]

99 is the number of the Original Big Man, George Mikan.

D-League articles should be banned…what’s next…a review of the Reading Iron Pigs identity…no please no…Minor league brands are meant to look stupid… just take a look, so trying to justify anything of real logic or reason to their miscues is futile.

G – #32 Tim Cheveldae (DET)

There’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time.

When you to play NHL 93 for Sega, I would put our collander on top of the TV in honor of “the sieve.”

[quote comment=”208305″][quote comment=”208302″][quote comment=”208279″][quote comment=”208275″][quote comment=”208271″][quote comment=”208258″]

link[/quote]

If Pizza Factory has Iron City on tap, then I’ll really be impressed![/quote]

IC Light is the best!

link

And who doesn’t love Club Exotica?[/quote]

Is Iron City Beer found only in Pittsburgh or is it distributed more widely ‘cuz I’ve never seen it before[/quote]

You can get at some distributors in the western Philly suburbs, but it should be readily available until past Johnstown till about Harrisburg and north in places like Erie and Altoona.[/quote]

You can get Iron City in North Carolina at specialty wine and beer stores. I worked at one for the Steeler/Seahawk Super Bowl. We sold CASES of the stuff. Iron City aluminum bottles are the best!

[quote comment=”208295″]Giants getting a little ahead of themselves…

As a Giants fan link terrifies me[/quote]

man, that is worse than the SI Cover Jinx.

[quote comment=”208411″]G – #32 Tim Cheveldae (DET)

There’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time.

When we used to play NHL 93 for Sega, I would put our collander on top of the TV in honor of “the sieve.”[/quote]

Who was the back-up sieve?

[quote comment=”208424″][quote comment=”208411″]G – #32 Tim Cheveldae (DET)

There’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time.

When we used to play NHL 93 for Sega, I would put our collander on top of the TV in honor of “the sieve.”[/quote]

Who was the back-up sieve?[/quote]

Didn’t need one. The slogan in Detroit, if I remember correctly was “Cheveldae, Every Day!”

[quote comment=”208424″][quote comment=”208411″]G – #32 Tim Cheveldae (DET)

There’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time.

When we used to play NHL 93 for Sega, I would put our collander on top of the TV in honor of “the sieve.”[/quote]

Who was the back-up sieve?[/quote]

link

Tennessee Kentucky game is on… UT’s Duke Crews is returning after a being sidelined for the previous month with heart condition.

Here’s the kicker, he has a different uniform template on than his Volunteer teammates. He’s just returning to the rotation and is seeing limited action, so photos may be hard to come by.

Screen grab anyone?

[quote comment=”208434″]first look at the link for the mlb-japan series

great[/quote]

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[quote comment=”208170″]Anyone notice the black clips on Bradshaw’s facemask?

I believe they are there to hold a visor in place, but he wasn’t wearing a visor for the game.

Here is a practice shot with one

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My belief is that his visor “fogged up” from his warm breath and face in the cold weather. So it was removed.[/quote]

You’re right. Bradshaw has worn a visor in every game he’s played this year. I noticed he had it off during the GB game, and I thought the same as you, that it was fogged up beyond use. Didn’t, however, notice the clips still there. Nice find.

stupid question

does rbk ONLY put their name on the NHL sweaters? link in this pic…

i thought rbk had the whole deal…or do they “own” ccm too?

thanks

[quote comment=”208443″]stupid question

does rbk ONLY put their name on the NHL sweaters? link in this pic…

i thought rbk had the whole deal…or do they “own” ccm too?

thanks[/quote]

Reebok owns the Unis/Sweaters. All other equipment (helmet, gloves, stick, pants, skates, goalie pads, etc) is the choice of the individual player.

[quote comment=”208452″][quote comment=”208211″][quote comment=”208149″]I find it interesting that 201 is a NJ area code…..[/quote]
Little Area Code history…Area codes were assigned based on the length of time a rotary dial phone took to dial the area code. Densely populated areas like New York City, Philadelphia and Los Angeles had huge call volume and were assigned numbers (212, 215, 213) that could be quickly dialed from a rotary dial phone. On a rotary dial phone low digits (1, 2, 3, 4) could dial quickly as the time the rotary dial took to return to the home position was minimal. High digit numbers (7, 8, 9, 0) on rotary dial phones took much longer to return to the home position and were usually used in less densely populated areas like Texas (915), Tennessee (901), San Bernardino (909). This system became unnecessary when touch-tone phones arrived, as the tone allowed instant entry of digits.[/quote]

What about 718 in NY? its a pretty big one, even back then I would assume[/quote]

718 is fairly new…212 used to cover ALL 5 boros of new york city…it was only created in 1984 (after the divestiture i believe)…link

definitely intro’ed AFTER touchtone phones tho

[quote comment=”208114″]Okay, I’ve heard of link, and I’ve learned about the link.

But can someone explain what Mad Antz are and what connection they have to Indiana?[/quote]

Being from Fort Wayne, it’s pretty inside. It’s a shout out to “Mad” Anthony Wayne, for whom the Fort, and therfore the city is named. All in all I think it makes for a nice, unique nickname

[quote comment=”208553″]Has anybody noticed during the Aussie Open that the “MELBOURNE” logo looks like the old 1970’s Madison Square Garden insignia?[/quote]

i have been thinking that since teh first time i saw it last week … was looking for an old MSG pic, but couldn;t find one.