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There’s No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 22

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Ah, the Teletype machine — the gift that keeps on giving. Some of these were submitted by Mike Hersh, but I found most of them myself (imagine that!). Here we go:

• We begin this batch with a major discovery: Check out the cap being worn in this 1965 shot of Astros manager Lum Harris. I’d never seen that cap before, so I showed the photo to my usual suspects — designer Todd Radom, Hall of Fame curator Tom Shieber, and photo archivist Dave Eskenazi. Todd quickly responded: “I have seen this — it came up when I designed the Astros’ history wall for All-Star Fanfest in Houston in 2004. Here are some additional examples. Spring training only, so far as I can tell.” Remember, the winter of 1964-65 was when the team was in the process of changing from the Colts to the ’Stros. So this cap was apparently a provisional design that was used in spring training of ’65 and then replaced by the more familiar orange-star cap when the regular season started. Interesting!

• Until I saw this shot (and double-checked with Bill Henderson’s guide), I hadn’t realized that the A’s wore a Liberty Bell patch in 1976.

• We’ve often seen NFL teams with their own basketball squads, but I don’t think we’ve ever seen one before for the Bears. That photo’s from 1963.

• Two notable things about this 1957 Chicago Cardinals shot. First, those aren’t players — it’s the coaching staff. Interesting that they wore game pants, socks, and cleats. And second, dig those sensational T-shirts!

• That ballplayer really had a gun — literally. That’s former Pirate, Phillie, and Cub Claude Passeau in 1948, one year after his big league career ended. Looks like he took his Cubs stirrups with him when he left.

• Have I ever mentioned how much I love texture? That’s from a Columbia football practice in 1943.

• This 1942 photo shows Dit Clapper taping his stick, but the black outline on the sleeve “B” is so thick that I wonder if he added some tape to that as well.

• My god, those Packers jersey numbers used to be huge!

• The caption tells a sad story. What’s with that helmet at upper-right — did they have the logo printed on the top of the helmet? (As an aside, that has to be the best-dressed equipment manager in football history. Joe Skiba, clean up your act!)

This 1963 shot raises several questions: (1) Was this the first time a first initial appeared on a baseball NOB? (2) Did Hank also have an initial? (3) Look at the base of his left stirrup — is that a Frank Robinson-style extender strip? If so, it marks the earliest example of that trope that I’ve ever seen.

• I must have all three of these speed-skating sweaters. Like, yesterday.

• Check out the super-stylized initials on Kenny Norton’s sparring headgear. Never seen anything like that before.

• Speaking of boxing, I watched Earnie Shavers fight at least half a dozen times in the late ’70s and early ’80s, and he always had a bald head (Muhammad Ali once called him “the Acorn”). So it was kind of startling to find this 1973 shot of him with a full head of hair.

• I’ve always thought there’s something a bit off about a manager who insists on wearing No. 1. Like, if you need a uni number to tell people you’re at the top of the food chain, you probably don’t belong there in the first place. And if you also need a big-ass chair with No. 1 painted on it, maybe you should just take your Napoleon Complex and go home. That’s Rollie Hemsley, who had a 19-year career as a big league catcher and then managed for several years in the minors. That shot is from 1964, when he was skippering in the Reds’ system. (And for the record, I think it’s okay for a manager to wear No. 1 if he had already worn that number as a player, like Billy Martin did. But that wasn’t the case with Hemsley.)

• You probably know that Charles Finley had a mule named Charley O. But did you know that the mule had his own A’s cap?

• Here’s as good a view as we’re ever likely to get of the 1960 Senators’ sleeve patch.

• And here’s a final thought to go out on: Chet Morgan and Laverne DeFazio — separated at birth?

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Giveaway reminder: Today’s the last day for the Gridiron Memories giveaway. Full details here.

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Collector’s Corner, by Brinke Guthrie

Are you making that list and checking it twice? Santa is. Head over to eBay and check out these terrific uni-themed items:

• About the only game the Lions could win these days is on this 1970s electric NFL game.

• There’s a guy who’s selling two big lots of assorted NFL memorabilia. Full-size helmets, gumball helmets, photos, programs, you name it. Look here and here.

• I’ve always thought the Cincinnati Stingers had one of the best logos ever. See for yourself on this pennant.

• Here’s a very nice 1970s Philadelphia Eagles gym bag.

• Check out this 49ers/Rams program from 1968. Clean, retro, and not a sponsor logo in sight.

• Holy puck, look at these great NHL puck stickers.

• Here’s something you don’t see very often: a Cleveland Crusaders (WHA) drinking glass.

• Hard to believe that the entire American League once consisted of only eight teams, all of which are represented in this 1950s pennant set.

• Finally, I just wanted to include this guy ’cause his name is Wahoo.

Seen something on eBay that you think would make good Collector’s Corner fodder? Send your submissions here.

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Uni Watch News Ticker: Snafu for the ages last night in Champaign, where Illinois and Oakland played the first seven-plus minutes of their basketball game with a women’s ball. Here’s a photo of the offending orb after someone finally recognized what was going on and had it taken out of play (finder’s fee to Jonathan Mayer). ”¦ The Mets have signed D.J. Carrasco, and I for one couldn’t be happier. Why? Guess. ”¦ Latest investigative work from Hauls of Shame: Some fascinating analysis of some very old Red Sox jerseys. ”¦ DIY design project from Mike Hasselbeck, who writes: “I’m a graphic designer in Cincinnati. Not too long ago I decided I wanted vintage posters of the local teams to hang on the wall. When I quickly found out that I couldn’t find anything for the old NBA Royals or the WHA Stingers, I decided to design a set of posters myself, along with the non-Cincinnati Colonels/Pacers poster you see there.” Some of the vintage graphics that Mike used for visual reference can be found here. ”¦ Soccer news from Casey Hart, who writes: “Very notable tidbit out of London on Sunday, as Everton debuted their gorgeous new third kit, as scheduled, at Chelsea (and got a great result, to boot). There are a few photos here.” ”¦ Longtime Uni Watch contributor Mike Hersh has launched a new blog called the Design Morgue. “Basically, I’m just gonna fill up the spot with things that I collect and that inspire me,” he says. “Thinking about doing theme days, too — maybe on Mondays it’ll be things I’ve acquired over the previous week.” Sounds promising, Mike — keep us posted. ”¦ Very nice socks being worn by Knappa High in Oregon (big thanks to Skyler Archibald). ”¦ The Nike glove concept has apparently spread to Under Armour (with thanks to Mike Padgett). ”¦ Here’s the definitive story on the “82 Betsy” Dymo label on Jason Witten’s helmet, in his own words (big thanks to Mark Contreras). ”¦ Lloyd Davis was looking through a bunch of old Ottawa Rough Riders pics and came up with a bunch of interesting stuff, including sideways TV numbers, spectacular pants piping, and a ridiculously deep V-neck. ”¦ Gilbert Arenas is apparently the first NBA player to wear Dolce & Gabanna sneakers — in a game, at least. ”¦ A Jerry Lawler jersey promotion for a minor league hockey team? Sure, why not (with thanks to Brian Schulz). ”¦ Is this next year’s Boston College football jersey? Possibly. The guy who sent it to me asked not to be named but says he took the shot in an Under Armour rep’s office while there on other business. I do know that Under Armour has developed its own super-stretchy fabric for next season, which would seem to jibe with the paper towel-like texture in this photo. Hmmm ”¦ Oooh, gotta love this Pele lunchbox (great find by Jeremy Brahm). … Here’s our first look at Big Ben’s new visor (as reported by Jerry Wolper). ”¦ Really nice throwbacks on tap for Oregon hoops (with thanks to Leo Thornton).

 
  
 
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    i wonder if big ben will have any visor difficulties with the forecast for moderate rain/snow mix for pittsburgh this weekend?

    Odd that the purported BC jersey is lacking the italicized number font that BC uses in all their sports. But the colors are nice (BC’s maroon should be at least that dark, and the gold is good).

    The new BC “prototype” is no improvement over what they have now – more like a step 20 feet backward. It does look pretty highschoolish – almost 80’s highschoolish with those goofy stripes. They could easily keep the current BC look and use the new fabric.

    Am I the only one who is sick and tired of football jersey shest wordmarks and logos and other chest ormamentation pushing the chest numerals lower and lower – making jerseys look like more even like crap now that sleeves are pretty much a distant memory?

    Enough already – NFL & NCAA WAKE UP! We know who is playing by the color and style of the uniform. We don’t need a 2 x 5 inch chest logo or wordmark pushing the chest numerals ten inches lower than they should be. It looks like SH&T! Get over it!

    I see absolutely no problem with the *small* wordmarks on the jerseys.

    This: link looks like crap.

    This: link is fine, other than the NFL equipment logo being annoying.

    It’s one thing for, say, Michigan State to have a wordmark, as they have a rather lengthy history with it. BC, not so much. Why start now?

    Don’t you ‘spose the wordmark is used for recruiting purposes. You can’t see the damned things from the stands. TV is tough enough. But w/photos you CAN see them. And a coach can show a recruit that it’s his school.

    In basketball, Michigan State may have started scrunching the school name together in the Matteen Cleaves era link when the Michigan State wordmark was all scrunched up. Before, when “State” was scrolled out beneath the number, it might be cropped out in news photos. A recruit from California or New York might not know the diff.

    Nick, YES! Low-positioned numbers are one of those things that just drive me nuts. The New York Giants are particularly hideous (one of the NY Post writers called the jersey numbers “gut numbers” and I wanted to buy a whole keg of beer and send it to him).

    Same deal for the backs of jerseys. Bad enough that lots of teams now leave huge gaping blank spaces over the numbers even when there’s no name above them, but stupid manufacturer and league logos and even team logos (Vikings, football Cardinals) are even creeping in.

    Make it stop! Restore the number to its rightful position!

    …and its rightful size. This:
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    is how I’d like the numbers to look, front and back. No room for NOB, either. You want the team name featured? That’s what helmets are for.

    That being said, I don’t like the current BC font, so I’d view today’s photo as an improvement.
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    They’re another team I pretty much disqualify from the Top 5, but with this jersey they might be in contention next year.

    “It does look pretty highschoolish — almost 80′s highschoolish with those goofy stripes.”

    First of all, 80s highschoolish is right in my wheelhouse, so I resemble that remark. ;)

    Second, high school…college…same thing to me when it comes to sports unis. I don’t see why there needs to be a visual difference between the two. I don’t really think the pros need to look different, either. Although, I guess a script helmet in the pros might look a bit out of place.

    I can’t agree more, Nick. I believe Paul singled out Central Florida as this year’s worst offender of “gut numbers” during his yearly NCAA uni-rundown and he nailed it.

    The number font is what struck me. BC uses its distinctive font everywhere across many (or all, the ones I am sure about are football, basketball, and hockey) sports and if this is accurate it would mean program-wide design changes. I would be disappointed, since I like the design unity. I wouldn’t weep for the demise of the split-striped pants, though–if there is such a demise.

    I would also be disappointed if this were the case. I have grown to like Boston College’s font, and even when it was first introduced, it was used across all sports and manufacturers (Nike/Hockey, Reebok/Football, Adidas/Soccer).

    original jim my eye. mothervilker!

    the BC look is an improvement, because as mothersunbowlker mentioned, that BC font was horrid. all those goofy-tail, pointy, narrowing, look at my nary before seen this or thats stink. see ravens, quackers, etc.

    yes the lowering of numbers to the naval is a travesty, it makes my blood boil.

    good golly, you can’t compare pro to college wordmarks THE, they are two different animals, and are bound by different aesthetic constraints…imho. did i use that right phil? does that mean in my humble opinion? it seems like it does when you use it, but for all i know it means i might hate (h)orchata? because i do hate horchata, so either way.

    Horchata sounds good on paper, but in reality, it’s gross (IMHO).

    I take that back; it doesn’t even sound good on paper.

    rice milk drink, mmmmmmmmm…not, no amount of cinnamon makes that stuff palatable. pineapple loves rice milk drink, it was almost a deal-breaker.

    what or who is a babblefish, and why would it or he be working in my commodore 64’s brain-pan?

    numbers shouldn’t start at the naval, i might hate horchata. matte helmets look like crap, i might hate horchata. the packers brown helmet was just fine for the occasion, i might hate horchata. tennessee alabama works as a colour on colour match-up, i might hate horchata. etc.

    haar, that would be handy.

    is there any word on army-navy nightmare uni scenarios? or can i finally watch a big game where college teams actually wear their uniform for a change?

    The Bruins, as shown by Dit Clapper, did wear ridiculously thick-edged numbers and letters on their uniforms. Here’s Des Smith wearing them as well.

    Mr. Hasselbeck, if you ever get a Cincinnati Stingers poster done, let me know. HBIC has a spot open for it!

    The thickness of the black trim on the B seemed to vary over the years that the Bruins wore that style of sweater.

    Thinner in this shot of Clapper with Cooney Weiland:
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    Thicker in this postwar shot, when Clapper was coaching:
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    With all due respect to the former Cardinals rightfielder Mark WHITEN, I think you mean reference the Dymo label on JASON Witten’s helmet.

    Yeah, Wahoo actually went into wrestling full-time because the money there was better. He was an early cult hero for the Jets, based on one monster game he had at Shea. At one point the PA man announced “Tackle by guess who?” and the entire stadium roared back “WAHOO!” And the gimmick stuck.

    Not to defend Rollie Helmsley, but the Reds were one of the teams that followed by the (Frick? Chandler?) numbering system back in the 1950s and 1960s with the infielders wearing 10s, outfielders wearing 20s, etc. — and the manager wearing 1 and the coaches 2-5.

    But I do agree with Paul about the skippers who have to wear 1.

    This. Fred Hutchinson, who managed the big-league Reds that year, also wore #1. He was ill with cancer that year and was replaced by coach Dick Sisler (#2) during the season. He died in the off-season and the Reds retired the #1.

    FYI the player wearing #1 for the Livonia High School Bulldogs scored 21 points in leading the team to a 57-41 opening night victory over Wellsville. He did not trip over his shorts, thank you.

    But he should have, because then someone might have hemmed them down and taken them in a little.

    EMD, you’re entitled to your opinion. The guy made a mistake, worse than some athletes, and not as bad as others.

    Ray Lewis proved you can rebound from a serious lack of judgment off the field. Big Ben is on a path to the hall of fame, so he has the opportunity to make the mistake a minor footnote in his career.

    Terrific job, Mike, on your Cincy posters. They look great.

    On a different note:
    If you’re gonna launch a blog… launch your blog with a post of applicable content. Don’t launch your blog with a post saying you’re gonna launch a blog.

    Just sayin’… I think I’ve seen this twice in the past week or so. Come on, friends!

    Wasn’t a fan of the Colonels or the Pacers, but I think my wall would wear that poster:
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    That’s just sublime. Great work, Mike.

    can anybody get a screen shot of van from the movie strange brew? on the sliding door window, i think they use the puck stickers referenced in Collector’s Corner today. i know there is a good shot of the window when they’re under water, but after a semi-quick search i can’t find the clip.

    ironically, the last time i saw the movie strange brew was the weekend i was in new york for the UW party at the sheep station last year.

    Good Morning Ya’ll! I was wondering if anyone knows how or where i could find an Atlanta Falcons Jeff Van Note jersey? I dont think they have ever existed unless he was wearing them.

    I would search on EBAY – you never know what you can find there. I recall some time back seeing one Van Note jersey – I do not remember if it was a gam jersey or a remake.

    Mike Hasselbeck, those posters are incredulous. I want some for St.Louis’s old teams. I may get to work on that….with your permission….

    Speaking of texture, that’s the first thing I thought of when I say this picture from above link Any news on whether we will see texture on MLB grays any time soon?

    I don’t know. If it’s a printed/sublimated texture, then I say, ‘No thanks.” If it’s an actual blended-fiber, heathered texture, then bring it on.

    Mike here. Let me know if you need any help! Some sort of MLB Cardinals/ NFL Cardinals mix-up would be a lot fun! The Blues have some pretty cool looking vintage designs. Not to mention the Spirits of St Louis!

    Yeah, the spirits are a good one, the blues, baseball and football cardinals, the browns, the old st.louis eagles hockey team….we could get some good ones. I’ll get with you Mike!

    If you want to branch out to other times and places, how about some 80s NBA? I’d love to see a poster with the Nuggets, Rockets, Cavs or Sonics of that era.

    Soccer news from Casey Hart, who writes: “Very notable tidbit out of London on Sunday, as Everton debuted their gorgeous new third kit, as scheduled, at Chelsea (and got a great result, to boot). There are a few photos here.”

    I was watching this game, and the announcers were talking about how Everton asked them to state the color as “vanilla”…the announcer then replied, “it looks white to me.”

    Chievo Verona of Italy got in on the cream/vanilla/ivory (that was what they called it… “avorio”) thing a few years back. I’ve even tried to update the uniform color on their Wikipedia page a few times and some other editor keeps changing it back to standard white. Boo for lack of proper attention to minutiae!

    link in all its glory.

    That’s the Cooperstown Ball Cap Company – they would make anything.

    Although I had major issues with their quality control, it’s a shame they shut down. Nobody makes the variety of caps they did.

    Does anyone know the significance of the v-notch on sweatshirts, athletic t-shirts, and now even sweaters? They seem to be everywhere these days. Just noticed it in the stores this year. I like it.

    The image in that photo that you’ve linked to looks more like a Southern Miss logo than an Iowa one.

    why do the schools/pro teams whatever not go after the manufacturer instead of the high schools? shouldn’t they be the ones on the hook? if you can buy that shit somewhere, why can’t you slap it on your helmet and call it good? again, i might hate horchata.

    Another shot of the Senators patch:

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    I think it may be time for me to re-examine the 29,170+ files in my “Logos” folder.

    wouldn’t it be great to find one of those trunks full of all those old U of Chicago football unis.

    Along the same lines, a story in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel about Marquette dropping football 50 years ago today.

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    Another–yet, ANOTHER–day of riches at Uni Watch. Sooo much goodness.

    Mike Hasselbeck, those posters are fantastic. And as a Bengals fan from the early ’70’s, your source material brings back many sweet memories.

    Also, one of you colorizing fellows ought to take a stab at the Charlie O./Mule picture…sky and all, preferably. That image seems a ripe candidate.

    And if you’re wondering about colors for Charlie — er, the mule — check link.

    That’s actually a pretty sweet sticker, and I’m pretty sure it’s from the Oakland era. During Finley’s reign in Oakland, we used to joke (often) that the real Charlie O. was the part of the mule south of the blanket …

    A couple of random comments on all this goodness today:

    1. Those posters are sweet.

    2. Could someone more computer savy that I take a crack at putting Mr Carrasco in a cream colored pinstriped Mets uni with blue rups with orange stipes ala Barry Zito?

    Paul- Just like those bad boys. I am trying to convince my softbaball team to go with Mets colors this year so I can get those from Mr. Marshall. No matter the color I am going full stirrups all season.

    Of course big event for today is the long awaited unveiling of the Portland Timbers MLS kits. Rumor is (per the Oregonian) green home shirts, red away shirts.

    wonder what Mao (Michael Orr)thinks of that? He’s a big Hearts fan, so can’t be crazy about the Timbers looking like Hibs.

    Haha, from what I’ve heard the Hibs (or Werder Bremen look from 2010, if you prefer) look is not the final product. Can’t say any more about it until the unveiling later today. But for some fun, check out the Timbers Army message board (link) for an unending amount of speculation, mock-ups, ball-busting, hope and fear.

    I’d love to see a Yuletide special alternate. Red on one half, green on the other. If you’re good enough with an exacto knife, you could DIY that. Best part: the red/green color-vision impaired wouldn’t know the difference!

    Off-Topic, but I wanted to share this with all:

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    I am a sportcasting geek as much as I am a unigeek.

    To update the three missing play by play men, the Cowboys brought in Jack Buck, the Rams resumed Gil Stratton in the pxp chair, and the Eagles would add Stu Nahan.

    ’66 analysts for CBS and their teams:
    Johnny Sauer, Falcons
    Joe Campanella, Colts
    George Connor, Bears
    Warren Lahr, Browns
    Eddie LeBaron, Cowboys
    Sonny Grandelius, Lions
    Tony Canadeo, Packers
    Don Paul, Rams
    Jim Morse, Vikings
    Frank Gifford, Giants
    Tom Brookshier, Eagles
    Lowell Perry, Steelers (later replace by Bill McPeak or Tom Brookshier)
    Bill McPeak, Cardinals
    Gordy Soltau, 49ers
    Pat Summerall, Redskins

    By 1968, CBS dumped this format for a single TV telecast crew.

    Sorry for the digression.

    No need to apologize. Fellow sportscasting geek kudos to you for sharing!

    Lindsey Nelson…Jack Whitaker…those were the days. Summerall and Brookshier were probably my favorite team in the 70s, even more than the teams on the field.

    Hey, Timmy, what happened to the Yahoo group, man? I went back to look for something and it was gone. Have you kept all the info somewhere? That stuff needs to live on, man!

    Aw man…looks as if Pat Summerall’s called his last game. According to this he’s not doing the Cotton Bowl.

    Paul, I believe the Reds manager in the large chair is, in fact, Fred Hutchinson, not Rollie Hemsley. I

    The eBay listing where I found that photo says it’s Hemsley:
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    That could be wrong, of course. Just explaining where I came up with Hemsley’s name.

    no…no bail money

    a little while ago, ricko asked me to convey this message to all who were asking about him:

    Just tell anyone who asks that it’s a hectic time, and I haven’t been able to spend time at my favorite bar. But I’ll be back for a beer when I can.

    favorite bar, of course, being uni watch

    We have beer here? Why wasn’t I informed of this?

    I think the hectic time thing is just a cover. I probably scared him off with all of the color vs color stuff. Tell him we’re done with those and he can come back now.

    “We keep the beer hidden under the white uniforms & white pants.”

    it’s in the room with the photos of penn state, alabama and the yankees, and the stratomatic

    the four loco is in the room with the madden and the nike exhibit

    do you play strato mothervilker? if you do i will drive to akron today and drop a corn-fire hominy-storm of 1970 orioles on anything you can come up with. and if you want to take a pirate team, i will crush those we have no pitching teams, crrrrrrrush. sheeet, i will put together a team around chico ruiz and chico salmon, and school anything you come up with. that’s right mothersunbowlker, i said it.

    I played a couple of games of strato hoops back in the early 80s. Always wanted to do that again, but my friend moved away and took his game with him.

    ooooooooo, i had an early 80’s hoops game too. shit i had col football, pro football, basketball, baseball and hockey, i was a strat-o-matic junkie. for hoops i loved being the sixers, mo cheeks never shot(zero rating), or the “sugar” ray nets because buck williams defensive rebounding was a 52. i swear it was 52, and i still remember that shit. the cavs were fun because you would just feed world b. free and try to get him 50 in a 30 pt loss to the dan issel open shot draining nuggets. oh, and the bucks with junior bridgeman sidney monkrief in the backcourt were a good team too. daaaang i could go on for hours about strat. ha , kelly tripucka couldn’t board, but he had a good shot, i have not thought about those old basketball players in years. wow, this made my day mothersunbowlker.

    Those were some players. Throw Bernard King in there, too.

    I was either the Sixers, Bullets or Nuggets.

    Man, I miss World B. Free.

    Blame the marketing of the 1990s on that. Tho in the early 1990s the Astros did look very dated. Changing the star to gold would not have improved it at all.

    Seconded. Someone needs to wear orange as a cap color. (And this means you, Miami Marlins, if indeed the Fish switch to a black-and-orange scheme as has been threatened.)

    Somebody at Nike is having fun with western typefaces on basketball uniforms. The new jerseys the Longhorns started using midseason last year have very similar lettering (but not identical) to the Oregon throwbacks. It’s a shame Kansas switched to Trajan on theirs.

    Two things:
    Yes, Hank Aaron did have H. Aaron NOB, but God help me if I can find proof.
    I’m just asking, could Jim Taylor possibly, possibly have his jersey on backwards? I know he’s a pro, but there’s a classic locker room shot in “Brian’s Song” and one of Brian Picolo’s teammates has his jersey on backward.

    That’s the sign of a great football jersey…when you have to wonder if the jersey is on backwards or not.

    Ok, I wasn’t going to say anything but the Portland Timbers kits were leaked this afternoon. Here’s the image that the club accidentally posted to their site. Not sure if it’s the final deal, but it seems to be:

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    Not bad. Distinctive. I wonder if it would be paired with dark green shorts and socks.

    Also, the Rose Red change kit (to evoke the fan cheer “No Pity in Rose City”) sounds distinctive, too.

    Does anyone think the Titans uniform, while not the ugliest , looks sloppy and needs refresh?

    I always felt the Titans missed some opportunities from the beginning with their uniform. The larger “T” sword logo should have been enlarged on the helmet, I would have eliminated the circle and vapors. The sword logo is seen in the background of the team press conferences. I would also tossed out the rectangular design on the shoulder area of the jersey, and put the bigger “T” logo on the pants.

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    In today’s age of apparel mega-contracts, I reckon this becomes rarer by the day. The Butler player on the left has Wilson socks with Nike shoes.

    I just gotta say that I love xavier’s new unis this year. Clean look and the x on the shorts looks great. Perfect combination of clean look with “modern” appeal.

    I gotta give a little props to the Portland Trailblazers. Perhaps the only team that has made a slanted stripe and asymmetrical striping look good.
    Do they have a red alt?
    I’d even let them have a gray one.

    And… I wonder if Earnie Shavers got his T-shirt from NoMas.
    Did I already ask that?

    Mike I would pay serious money for both the Reds and Royals ones. Any chance that might happen?

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