Comments on: Uni Watch Exclusive: Someone Actually Watching NHL Playoffs!

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:53:32 +0000

It was great to see the Mets clinch last night! Too bad it was in those horrible black rags!! Charlie Samuels…..its a clinching game!!! Bring out the traditional uniforms!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Steve Helldorfer

Steve Helldorfer — Sat, 12 Aug 2006 03:54:23 +0000

I am on a mission to rid the Mets of all of the black in their uniforms. What is worse than the black uniforms themselves is the black shadowing that has ruined the pinstripes and gray uni’s. I e-mail the Mets every so often, but have yet to get a response. Let’s start a petition to get this fixed immediately.

By: Jeff Kelly

Jeff Kelly — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 02:00:39 +0000

Yup, those things the hockey players are wearing are indeed ankle guards; anyone who has played can attest to the fact that taking a slapshot off the ankle is probably the most painful thing that can happen to you when playing (aside from illegal moves, like cross-checks to the neck, etc.). It is unbelieveable…which is why I used to wear a pair of old leather ones. Even the new skates of “nowadays” can’t truly protect someone from taking a slapper off the ankle and NOT having it hurt.

By: Carl Keenan

Carl Keenan — Sat, 27 May 2006 03:19:09 +0000

Actually, Dr. Rick the Royals got rid of the black trim/shadow on their uniforms this past offseason. Also, as reported in Uni Watch awhile back, the Reds are losing the black trim from their color scheme starting next year in favor of a shade of blue. Now, if only the Mets will rid themselves of the black forever, we could all rest easy.

By: Dr Rick

Dr Rick — Fri, 26 May 2006 18:27:32 +0000

100% agreement that black trim/shadow uniforms are abominable….Mets, Reds, Royals have ruined their images with these ill-advised designs

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 26 May 2006 17:41:09 +0000

I know that the Texas Rangers as recently as last year allowed the starting pitcher to pick the jersey for the team to wear each game (and probably still do). The Astros, like a few other teams have done since alternative jerseys came into vogue in the early 1990s, have fairly strict guidelines for each of their 5 uniform combinations. Pinstripes with black hats for Home nigth games, white unis with red hats for Home day games, Red ‘Astros’ jerseys for Home Sunday, Red ‘Houston’ jerseys for Away Sunday, and Road ‘Houston’ grays for every other away game. Since they switched to their current uniforms in 2000 (and then altered them a little in 2001 by changing their Sunday uniforms from Black to Red and their day Home uniforms from a red Star on the front to a red ‘Astros’ across the front) I have seen very few examples where these guidelines were not followed.

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 26 May 2006 05:45:44 +0000

As for Pronger’s skate thing, it looks like something to protect the top of his feet for blocking shots like the guys on OLN were speculating. Skates are getting lighter so players can skate faster, but the trade-off is less padding. Pronger goes down to block shots a lot, and a good slapper to the foot can end a season.

By: Bill Harrison

Bill Harrison — Thu, 25 May 2006 19:49:13 +0000

The “things” on McKee’s (and others’) skates are called “ankle guards”, and they are something that are rarely worn anymore, with the advent of more protective shin guards. They used to be made of laether with hard plastic inserts, and buckled over the outside of the skate boot. These modern versions look much sleeker and less clunky, and probably stay on better, thanks to neoprene, spandex, velcro, and the like.

Way back in the old days, many defenseman wore them, specifically because of blocked shots hitting the tender ankle between the shin pad and skate boot, which were just leather back then. I owned a pair, being a d-man who liked to block shots.

These days, the shin pads are slimmer, so they can protect further down, and the skate boots usually have some padding themselves. This makes the ankle guard mostly obsolete, sadly…

Maybe the advent of composite sticks, and the bigger offensive zone, reulsting in more 100-mph slap shots, have neccesitated them coming back in vogue?

By: Lincoln

Lincoln — Thu, 25 May 2006 16:17:39 +0000

Am I the only person who thinks it is a little strange to allow an equipment manager to choose what the players will be wearing that day? A lot of teams allow the starting pitcher to chose the uni for the day, i.e. the Cubs. I think this is a good idea except that Carlos Zambrano of the Cubs ALWAYS chooses the blue jersey when he pitches. Dreadful.

As for the Ducks’ jerseys, I imagine they are trying to get away from the dreadful Mighty Ducks symbol with which the movie and owner at the time Disney stuck them. Has there ever been another team whose nickname was determined by a movie? I know the Toronto Raptors were probably chosen because of the popularity of Jurassic Park, but any other examples?

By: Steven Wyder

Steven Wyder — Thu, 25 May 2006 12:25:56 +0000

I was complimenting the Mets on wearing the home whites with pinstripes. Which I think it much less common than the home all whites. The pinstripes are listed as their official home jersey.