Quick, which guy in this photo looks like a football player, and which one looks like he got lost on his way to clown school? How about in this photo?
Granted, nobody expected much from the first on-field look at the Vikings’ new uniforms. But still, could those side panels and pants “stripes” possibly look any worse? To fully appreciate the new design’s visual chaos, check out these two photos: Here’s a group shot of the Raiders — clean, basic, classy. And here’s a group action shot of the Vikings, which could practically induce motion sickness.
And here’s a trashy little detail you might not have noticed: In an apparent NFL first, it looks like the Vikes’ new unis have mesh nameplates. (Kudos to Todd Davis for pointing this out.)
The good news is that the Vikings already play in a dome, so they’re well positioned for what now looks like their inevitable move to the Arena League.
Tab Hunter: Yesterday’s note about the Oakley “O” logo appearing on NCAA visor tabs but not in the NFL prompted an interesting communiqué from Dustin Pomprowitz: “I used to intern for a team in arenafootball2, and when I had free time I assisted the equipment manager with pregame tasks. We used to use trimmings from spare helmet-stripe decals to cover the Oakley logo so it looked like a solid-colored, brandless tab. We did this either because the equipment manager didn’t like seeing them in the first place, or else that’s what he learned when working in the NFL.”
Meanwhile, it looks like the Oakley logo will have some visor-tab competition in the NCAA this season. Players at Auburn — which is now being outfitted by Under Armour — are now sporting “UA” visor tabs, and Greg McMillin notes that several Ole Miss players now have Nike visor tabs. Given that Tab has recently been rebranded as an energy drink, it’s probably only a matter of time before someone comes up with Tab visor tabs.
Research Request: If anyone has a DVD or VHS of the 1974 World Series (I’m particularly interested in Game 3, bottom of the 1st), please get in touch asap.
Uni Watch News Ticker: Yet another high-cuffs outing from Pedro Martinez last night, but still no sign of the cancelled check. Looks like he doesn’t want our money. … Speaking of Pedro, although he left last night’s game with a right calf strain, he appears to have been wearing some sort of pad or shinguard on his left leg, as you can see here. … Yesterday was NASA Night in Houston, so the Astros wore special caps (further details here and here). Interestingly, the caps did not have the MLB logo on the back. … Reggie Bush has been fined for wearing Adidas cleats in the Saints’ first preseason game. … Latest player to have his undershirt tag sticking out: Salomon Torres (good catch by Chris Hilf). … According to this Q&A column, the Cubs will restore names to the backs of jerseys next season (with thanks to Chris Thomakos).
#1 by Mike on 08.15.06 9:01 am |
As a MN citizen and Vikings fan, I have to admit I don’t mind the new uniforms. They aren’t spectacular, but that do have more of an edge. And playing in the Dome is much worse than any uniform.
#2 by BCrisp on 08.15.06 9:09 am |
According to the announcement they made last night at the game it was the first time the Astros had ever played with someone elses logo on the front of their hats.
#3 by Bill on 08.15.06 9:15 am |
It is unusual, but I’ll never forget when the Mets wore the NYPD and FDNY and Port Authority hats after 9/11. There was just something really right about that - and they weren’t even fitted caps, they were the kind you buy at the gift shops in Times Square. On a different rant entirely, the Mets are playing on Sept. 11 again this year - in FLORIDA. MLB should make it mandatory that the New York teams play in New York on September 11. Am I wrong on this?
#4 by Paul Lukas on 08.15.06 9:20 am |
As a lifelong New Yorker and Mets fan, I really don’t care where the Mets play on 9/11. They’ll still wear the first-responder caps (they’ve done this every year on 9/11 since the attacks), no matter where their game is. And if they have an off day..? That doesn’t bother me either. Nobody “owns” 9/11.
#5 by Brian on 08.15.06 9:20 am |
Nothing will top 9/21/04, so I don’t really mind this. I’d rather remember it in my community, which like many others took a pretty heavy hit on 9/11.
#6 by Bill on 08.15.06 9:26 am |
Good points from both of the previous posts - I suppose it’s just the self-serving New Yorker in me, but I agree - the first game back in ‘01 was magical - and not just because Piazza hit the MAMMOTH homer to win the game.
#7 by Bill on 08.15.06 9:29 am |
Oh, by the way - to go along with everyone else - the Vikings unis look like a bad WLAF experiment - the Frankfurt Galaxy wouldn’t wear those! Oddly enough, I am wearing a purple dress shirt and tie combo at work today….
#8 by Robert Eden on 08.15.06 9:29 am |
I have been a Vikings fan since 1972, and the uniforms make me ill. It will be difficult to watch my team play when they are dressed like a bunch of goofs. It is just soooooooo embarrassing, and the contrast with in last night’s game with Oakland (and their nearly perfect uniforms) made it all the worse.
#9 by Ryan on 08.15.06 9:36 am |
First the Dodgers (if I recall correctly, they will be putting names on their home jersies next season), now the Cubs. What’s next? Names on Yankee pinstripes? Yuck.
#10 by Mike on 08.15.06 9:43 am |
Well put Paul.
#11 by Keith on 08.15.06 9:45 am |
Just as a good note on high socks. The Washington Nationals bat boy has worn high socks at every game I’ve gone to this year. Along with Johnson and Soriano that makes three day to day folks with the high socks on the nats.
#12 by Bill on 08.15.06 9:46 am |
I don’t think the Yankees will EVER go to names on the back of the jerseys. That’s why it kills me when I see Yankee fans wearing their T-shirts with the NY on front and the number and PLAYER NAME on the back. Everytime a see a Yankee t-shirt with a “2″ and a “JETER” over it, I want to throw up.
#13 by Bill on 08.15.06 9:50 am |
I don’t ever see the Yankees doing that - which is why I hate it when I see Yankees t-shirts with names on the back - every time I see a “2″ with a “JETER” over it, I want to throw up.
#14 by Bill on 08.15.06 9:51 am |
Odd - my computer froze on the first post - didn’t think it would go…..
#15 by Minna H on 08.15.06 9:55 am |
I said it last night, and I’ll say it again. How the hell am I supposed to root for the Vikes while they’re wearing those things? I guess I’ll be watching the game with my eyes half-closed. Or maybe I’ll turn the color down on my computer. Or, or, or…I don’t know. Any suggestions, guys?
#16 by Miguel on 08.15.06 9:55 am |
Does anyone know if Reggie Bush will incur the same fine amount every time he wears adidas in a game or if it will escalate with each offense?
Are players getting fined for wearing the adidas gloves?
#17 by DG Lewis on 08.15.06 9:56 am |
Maybe the Vikings new uniforms are intended to confuse and disorient the opponents? You know, make the linebackers all loopy when looking at the OL so they can’t read and react to the play…
#18 by Minna H on 08.15.06 9:56 am |
Games. I’ll be watching the games wtih my eyes half-closed.
#19 by Pete B on 08.15.06 9:56 am |
I can’t see why the NFL fined Reggie Bush, has no-one told them Adidas own Reebok? :)
#20 by jERRY on 08.15.06 9:57 am |
Was listening to the Brewers/Pirates game last night and heard a great uni-related moment from Brewers pbp announcer Bob Uecker.
Uecker was talking about the Pirates Jeromy Burnitz and about how Burnie used to wear his pants pulled up to his knees, but now he wears them “with the drapes down, pulled down to the shoe tops”
A new uni-term perhaps? “Drapes down” LOVE IT
#21 by Minna H on 08.15.06 9:57 am |
Argh! With! With, not wtih. Where is spellcheck when you need it?
#22 by Rick on 08.15.06 10:05 am |
Does anyone else think the UnderArmor logo looks weird on the Auburn uniform since it looks very similar to their “AU” symbol?
#23 by dave on 08.15.06 10:11 am |
Who’s to say that Auburn isn’t planning on adopting the UnderArmor logo as their official school logo? At this point, it wouldn’t surprise me.
#24 by Kevin on 08.15.06 10:14 am |
Thumbs down on the Vikes unis. They seemed very Div IAA football team like. Thumbs up to the graphics on the MNF telecast though. Fox has taken a turn to bad with their NFL in game graphics unfortunately. But I guess this would be a comment on a graphics-watch blog….
#25 by LHG on 08.15.06 10:17 am |
The joke of this is that Reebok OWNS Adidas (or maybe the other way around, but same point), and wearing Reebok is allowed.
#26 by LHG on 08.15.06 10:19 am |
The only good part of the new unis is that I was able to get one of the old ones for less than half price at Eastbay!
#27 by Gabe on 08.15.06 10:19 am |
Did anyone happen to watch the Denver-Detroit game this weekend? One of the back up running backs for I believe Detroit (like #42 or 47 or something) ripped his pants and no one notice for like 10 plays. His bare ass was just hanging out. My 7 year daughter thought it was funniest thing she has ever seen.
#28 by Gabe on 08.15.06 10:23 am |
* 7 year old daughter *
#29 by whaaaa? on 08.15.06 10:24 am |
What happened on 9/21/04? Am I stupid?
#30 by LHG on 08.15.06 10:27 am |
September 21, 2004
Three members of Texans for a Republican Majority, a political action committee founded by Tom DeLay, Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, are indicted by a grand jury in Travis County, Texas on charges of money laundering and accepting illegal campaign contributions. (Reuters)
U.S. President George W. Bush addresses a skeptical United Nations audience to discuss his plans regarding Iraq. (Boston Globe)
2004 Atlantic hurricane season: The number of people confirmed dead in Haiti from the effects of Hurricane Jeanne rises to at least 691, with the number of missing at more than 1,000. The city of Gonaïves remains flooded, and thousands are homeless. (ABC News)
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security intercepts a United Airlines flight from London, so that Yusuf Islam, the musician formerly known as Cat Stevens, can be arrested and deported for allegedly financially supporting groups linked to terrorism. (MSNBC)
Syria begins a “phased redeployment” of its forces in Lebanon (currently estimated at 20,000 troops), moving about 1,000 troops out of bases south of Beirut; it is not clear whether they will be redeployed in Lebanon or Syria. Earlier this month, UN Security Council Resolution 1559, drafted by the United States and France, called for all foreign troops to leave Lebanon. (CNN.com)
Defying a recent United Nations resolution, Iran announces that it will continue converting 37 tons (33,600 kg) of yellowcake uranium into uranium hexafluoride, a requirement for producing nuclear power plant fuel, but which some fear might be used to build nuclear weapons. (Reuters)
#31 by Brandon DeLisle on 08.15.06 10:28 am |
I thought I had seen the absolute worst uniforms that the NFL could possibly come up with when Denver introduced that diseased mess they wear. But no. Then came St. Louis with that hideous side panel jersey (that they have since had the common decency to eliminate, thank God). Then Buffalo and Cincinnati, a one-two punch of unprecedented ugliness. Atlanta. Arizona. Now Minnesota. What next? How about this: Green Bay gets new green and white checkered jerseys—with yellow side panels, of course—and cool trendy asymmetrical numbers, green pants with truncated, wrap-around yellow stripes, and fabulous new green helmets with a yellow arrow instead of stripes down the center and a big Nike swoosh instead of a logo! Tell me that wouldn’t be great!
#32 by LHG on 08.15.06 10:30 am |
I actually like Buffalo’s, and Atlanta’s have grown on me. Denver’s also are not as bad as first thought.
I completely agree on Cincy, Arizona, and the new winner of the Worst Jersey in the NFL award, Minnesota. All they had to do was add the shoulder stripes from the road jerseys to the home, instead they make a complete fiasco of both!
#33 by Gabe on 08.15.06 10:30 am |
Ok is it just me or do you think that the owner of the Hitmen was very happy to see Clarett get locked up? First I think i saw him on ESPN wearing a tee with his website all over it. Now check out the tees he is selling on http://www.mvhitmen.... . What a waste of life both of them are.
#34 by whaaaa? on 08.15.06 10:34 am |
Sorry I asked. Let’s stick to uniforms.
#35 by Adam on 08.15.06 10:43 am |
I don’t understand why NFL players can’t wear Adidas. Adidas owns Reebok, so why are they fining Bush for wearing Reeboks parent company brand? Isn’t it all the same now?
#36 by Tom O'Grady on 08.15.06 10:48 am |
According to this Q&A column, the Cubs will restore names to the backs of jerseys next season (with thanks to Chris Thomakos).
And first mentioned in UniWatch weeks ago…
Hate to say I told you so CubsFanBudMan…but I…
Paul, okay, Nike gets enough dirt thrown their way…and often for good reason…but now…it’s time for Reebok to take some serious grief for the purple travesty know as the Vikings. Some where Joe Kapp, Carl Eller and Chuck Foreman are very pissed.
They’ve been VICTIMIZED by the VECTOR GUYS… Ouch.
T.
#37 by Brandon on 08.15.06 10:51 am |
Why does football have a requirement on what brand you can wear anyway. No other sport has one in hockey they can wear any brand equipment any basketball sneakers. But in football reebok only. What is the point of this if a player is comfortable in addidas or nike let him wear them.
#38 by CubsFanBudMan on 08.15.06 10:55 am |
Disappointed the Cubs are bringing back names on the home jerseys. Guess I’ll stick to throwbacks.
#39 by norb on 08.15.06 10:58 am |
I don’t know what’s worse, the new Vikes unis or the new NFL refs unis. I can’t even comprehend what patterns of formal logic these contraptions are attempting to follow. The really tragic thing is that if you combined the Vikings and Bengals atrocities and got a purple tiger-stripe helmet, that would be the coolest uni of all time, so apparently two wrongs do make a right, right?
#40 by CubsFanBudMan on 08.15.06 11:02 am |
Tom, just saw your comment. Yes, you leaked that info for us right here. And it turned out accurate. Good call. Thanks for that. Keep ‘em coming.
#41 by Lincoln on 08.15.06 11:08 am |
I heard on Mike and Mike that the reason Bush got fined was because the shoes were too gold, not because they were Addidas.
#42 by Howard Corday on 08.15.06 11:09 am |
I went to the Red Sox game 2 weeks ago and happened to be sitting with a couple from New Zealand. The woman asked why the Red Sox don’t wear red socks. I had to explain how most players choose to look goofy and not show their socks. Finally, Mike Timlin came out of the dugout and I could point out a player wearing red socks.
#43 by DJ on 08.15.06 11:11 am |
I think that if an NFL player is not wearing Reebok or Nike cleats, he has to hide that fact by spatting his cleats with tape. Bush didn’t do it, so he gets fined.
But, as Adam mentioned, adidas now owns Reebok. Makes you wonder if adidas will be in contact with the NFL to fix this ridiculous situation.
#44 by Ian K on 08.15.06 11:11 am |
The Dodgers have always had names on the backs of jerseys, up until 2004 I believe, when new owner Frank McCourt made the change. As a lifelong Dodger fan, I welcome the return to names.
It’s rumored McCourt removed the names to match his hometown Red Sox - along with signing Mueller & Nomar, making Grady Little the manager, demanding fans be called “Dodger Nation” - it’s all so McCourt can pretend he owns the Red Sox.
#45 by Dennis O'Neil on 08.15.06 11:13 am |
Well with Under Armour being the sponsor of Auburn this year and the Auburn logo having the same letters as the Under Armour logo, then how long until the company logo becomes the school logo?
Not a good though at all…
#46 by Greg on 08.15.06 11:16 am |
actually nike UA and reebok are the only onfield cleats that can be worn
and are the Raiders the only team to have mesh sleeves on the jerseys
#47 by Rich on 08.15.06 11:18 am |
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I never thought I’d see the words “Raiders” and “classy” in the same sentence! :P
#48 by a arauz on 08.15.06 11:20 am |
Well said, Good rant!
#49 by Ralph on 08.15.06 11:25 am |
As an avowed Raider Hater, I have to grudgingly give it up to them for not succombing to the pressure to mess with their unis. I have adjusted to the Broncos unis, but still miss the orange jerseys and the old helmets with the bucking bronco inside the “D”. I like the AFC look the Raiders and Chiefs have maintained. Now if the Chargers would go back to the powder blue jerseys and numbers on the helmets…
Watching the game last night, I could only wonder…”what had Nike wrought?”
#50 by Dan on 08.15.06 11:45 am |
what’s even worse to me is when someone buys the cheap replica yankees jersey that has the name sewn on it over the pinstripes…it makes me sick everytime, and its good to know im not the only one…i go to school i New England and i see Red Sox home unis all the time with the same thing…i think we need to take over majestic and ensure none are produced this way
#51 by MAO on 08.15.06 11:47 am |
I’d like to take exception to this comment.
Here is an example of two schools using purple that look far better than the Vikings. I agree that purple is not a great color, especially for football, but compared to the Vikings new look, these are great.
This picture is from a 2004 1-AA Quaterfinal game between James Madison University (in white) and Furman University (in home purple).
http://www.jmu.edu/p...
#52 by Mark in Shiga on 08.15.06 11:54 am |
Extremely disappointed about the Cubs putting names on the home jerseys next season.
Having only numbers at home (where the players are well-known) and numbers with names on the road (for fans who might not be familiar with the players) is the perfect balance — both sides of the debate get to have a jersey that they like. This year the Cubs, Red Sox, and Giants — three traditional teams with long histories — do this.
Names might have been a nice innovation in the days before TV on-screen graphics and complex stadium scoreboards, but not anymore. Big, readable numbers are just fine.
I hope the Cubs’ practice uniforms at least will remain name-free!
#53 by Schafe on 08.15.06 11:58 am |
When I first saw the Vikes new uniforms I actually said out loud, “Oh my God”. The NFL seems so worried about the length of towels, what brand shoes players wear and wearing the correct coaching shirt- maybe they should worry about the downfall of all the uniform changes in the last few years. I get the marketing idea of selling new stuff, but how is it that the Packers, Cowboys and Raiders always are the top selling teams? Because they have a classy clean look.
#54 by Dan on 08.15.06 12:01 pm |
Lets not forget the classiest look in the NFL in my opinion…the New York Giants…going back to the NY a few years back was the best thing they ever did…and if I recall correctly it was caused by Dan Reeves wearing a throwback NY cap on the sideline…i absolutely love the white jersey…went out and bought one when it came out
#55 by Mr. Met on 08.15.06 12:03 pm |
The Furman unis look like the Colts’, only in pourple.
#56 by Paul P on 08.15.06 12:04 pm |
Last night my girlfriend decided to join me at the gym for the first time, so I come out of the locker room and join her on the treadmills, and she immediately asks me, “why are you wearing your socks up high?!” And I proudly looked at her and said, “Must be the influence from uniwatch!”
Side note, I’ve noticed the last few days people wishing there were spell check on the website, but if you download the Google toolbar it has a built in spell check. (And blocks many unwanted pop-ups I might add)
#57 by Mr. Met on 08.15.06 12:08 pm |
Found this atrocity while perusing Eastbay. I guess it’s the perfect glove for the basketball player who gets tired of dominating his chosen profession and wants to embarass himself on a ballfield.
Forget about logo creep. Any baseball player who wears that thing on the field should be suspended indefinitely :P
#58 by Mark in Shiga on 08.15.06 12:10 pm |
Regarding the mesh nameplate for the Vikings’ jerseys, I imagine it’s because the name and number have been shifted down several inches in order to fit in that silly little collar logo. On a regular jersey, the fabric just below the collar is solid material, so there’s a solid nameplate sewn on to that, and then the number is swen on to the mesh below it.
But on these ridiculous unbalanced Vikings jerseys, the name is over the mesh part, so sewing solid fabric on top of the mesh would make already-atrocious design look even worse.
#59 by David I on 08.15.06 12:17 pm |
I agree that the first time I saw the Vikings uniforms, I thought they were ghastly. However, they do begin to grow on you as you view them more and more.
I still think the Broncos uniforms are worse, because they dramatically changed the helmet to go along with the jersey and pants.
Heck, at least they didn’t put purple on one shoulder and white on the other…
#60 by Greg on 08.15.06 12:17 pm |
LHG, it is that Adidas bought out Reebok. Didn’t change anything, they just now have controlling ownership. It happened in early August of 2005, right about the same time that the Rafael Palmiero story blew up.
I’m sorry, but I still don’t get the significance of Sept. 21, 2004. I looked up the WIkipedia page and found the same thing that was posted, but none of that holds a candle to 9/11. Was it some unique game you’re talking about?
No Greg, the Bears have mesh sleeeves too. But I was trying to find photo evidence of them with a mesh nameplate, like Paul mentioned. But no luck…
I too noticed the similarity between Auburn’s AU and UnderArmour’s UA. But UnderArmour’s looks like a stylized X at first glance, which is what they were going for, I’m sure.
#61 by Mr. Met on 08.15.06 12:22 pm |
Yeah the t-shirts are not so bad but the replica jerseys with the names are horrendous. It just looks wrong, and I don’t know why any self-respecting Yankee fan would wear one.
Aren’t the Yankees authentic jerseys some of the least expensive ones around? I would spring the extra dollars to have the real deal instead of those atrocious replicas with the names on the back.
#62 by Greg on 08.15.06 12:24 pm |
Mr. Met, aren’t those golf gloves? They’re definitely not for baseball with the perforated gripping area. As rediculous as it sounds, it could be just for style.
I think Furman looks pretty good. Madison looks really weird with the inconsistent borders on “Madison” and the uni number, plus all that gold looks a little weird to me.
I agree Schaffe, with too much attention to details like that, the NFL is missing the bigger picture of what the league is starting to look like: ameteur.
#63 by Greg on 08.15.06 12:27 pm |
Further problems with Madison: What is that little 2 on his right shoulder? Is that a memorial to a former player? A captainship sympbol? And what’s with putting that patch at the end of the name, practically in the armpit? Shoulda balanced out the 2…
#64 by Schafe on 08.15.06 12:27 pm |
Dan,
Good call on the G-men. Add to that that Jets cahnge several years ago. Do not like the addition of the green pants. The pants should not match the jersey, (except for white-which is okay).
Paul,
We need to establish some rules for uniforms so that any new taem or a team making a change could use our rules as reference. For example in today’s comments the Cubs and Dodgers adding names has been an issue. For baseball how about names on the road uniforms, but none on the home jerseys? For football pants must be white or a “3rd” color like the Steelers, Packers, Raiders, etc.
#65 by Jersey Mark on 08.15.06 12:28 pm |
As a Yankees fan, I also don’t want to see this happen, and I don’t think it will.
Its also good for people like me who buy jerseys without the names, a #22 clemens becomes a Cano, etc.
#66 by Mr. Met on 08.15.06 12:30 pm |
I found the gloves under batting gloves:
It’s the first one
If it were golf gloves, I could somehow, maybe, possibly understand having an Air Jordan logo on them. Actually, no. The Air Jordan logo doesn’t belong on anything unrelated to basketball.
#67 by BCrisp on 08.15.06 12:39 pm |
Wouldn’t you want to play baseball “Like Mike”?
#68 by Mark in Shiga on 08.15.06 12:39 pm |
I like this “rule”. With teams having five or six jersey designs these days, at least one of them should be number-only.
#69 by Richard on 08.15.06 12:45 pm |
it’s not the Air Jordan logo, it’s the Jordan logo - a division of Nike…the same division Jeter promotes and advertises on tv. So, thinking about it, it’s basically Nike…in a way to get around our logo creep thoughts.
#70 by Mr. Met on 08.15.06 12:52 pm |
That’s ridiculous. Not what you’re saying, just the Jordan logo. I realize Jordan almost singlehandedly turned Nike into the sneaker and apparel powerhouse it is today, and to give him his own logo I guess makes sense. But to plaster it on a baseball glove? What next? Ties with the Jordan logo on them? Now you too can be that executive that has no clue how to run a franchise, but gets the job on your name alone. :)
#71 by Dan on 08.15.06 12:54 pm |
Nike has been doing this type of branding for sometime…back in the late 90’s St. John’s and Cincinnati both had Team Jumpman (Jordan’s Brand) jerseys…I don’t see anything wrong with it, aside from it being the Evil Empire itself
#72 by Lee on 08.15.06 12:56 pm |
Having been a Vikings fan for my whole life, I am shocked at how bad their new uniforms are. I know they have a new owner who wants to put his “stamp” on the team, so making some changes isn’t surprising.
But this???
I cannot conceive of a situation where someone trotted these uniforms out and another person said “Yes!! THIS is what I want my team to look like!!”.
God awful.
Lee
#73 by Sammy on 08.15.06 12:58 pm |
It all has to do with money. The athletic companies pay the NFL to be an exclusive brand, so all the millions of people who watch the games on Sunday see that brand, and that brand only. Part of the advertising budget. In return for that money, the NFL makes rules protecting that company from competitors using the players to place their product.
#74 by Kerby on 08.15.06 1:06 pm |
Names should never be displayed on the back of home baseball uniforms - at any level.
#75 by Bill on 08.15.06 1:11 pm |
OK - you guys got me going now - I know it’s been touched on before, but can we PLEASE stop mass marketing team caps in colors that are NOT the team colors? A green Yankee cap? A White on white Dodgers cap? Yuck. I have an old white Mets cap, but the colors are still blue and orange on it, so I don’t have a problem with that, but if I see another tan or red Yankees hat, I think I’ll implode. As much as I hate the Yankees as a team, I love tradition, and the Yankees uniform is the class of MLB along with the Dodgers. NO MORE STUPID COLOR CAPS PLEASE! Women at Yankee stadium wear PINK Yankees caps - Babe Ruth would choke on his beer and Hot Dog if he saw that!
#76 by Steve Knowlton on 08.15.06 1:11 pm |
The Cincinnati Bengals have a history of their uniform at http://assets.bengal... (page 30)
#77 by MAO on 08.15.06 1:11 pm |
The “2″ on the JMU unis from ‘04 was a tribute to a player who’d been paralyzed in a car accident (I think) the previous summer.
Furman looks great in their road white:
http://graphics.fans...
#78 by Corry on 08.15.06 1:15 pm |
I think the 9/21/04 was supposed to have been 9/21/01…that was the Mets first game at home since 9/11 and Piazza hit the homerun to win the game.
#79 by Matthew on 08.15.06 1:15 pm |
Couldn’t agree more. The NFL’s policy (which extends to coaches as well if you remember the whole Mike Nolan ‘I would rather wear a suit on the sidelines than that Reebok crap’ from a season or two ago) is ridiculous. Their policy for players would be like forcing all baseball players to use the same batting gloves and having basketball coaches wear their team warmups on the sidelines of games (although I think I might pay good money to see Jeff Van Gundy outfitted as such for the comedic factor alone).
It’s a sad state of affairs when, rather than find a way to cut down on the off the field incidents in sports and control drug problems (performance enhancing or otherwise), that leagues are more concerned with what gets worn on the field. When I found out that coaches and players are limited to what they can wear in football, I started waiting for the day when advertisments start showing up on baseball uniforms.
#80 by Mr. Met on 08.15.06 1:32 pm |
Agreed with you on that one Bill, although I don’t mind the pnk caps; both my wife and daughter have pink Mets caps, which I find cute. What I do find ridiculous is stuff like this garbage. Who in their right mind thought that something like this looks good? Sure, it’s in the official team colors, but it is an absolute piece of crap! The best part is when you go on the various websites that sell this monstrosity, they make it sound like you’re not hip unless you wear it. I would be embarassed to wear something like this in public.
I’ll take a pink Mets cap over this crap any day, especially when you consider the fool that wears something like this actually thinks he looks cool in it.
#81 by Nastykjn on 08.15.06 1:34 pm |
Congrats Minnesota, you finally came up with a uni that exceeds the ugliness of the New Orleans Night’s 1991 uni:
http://www.oursports...
(Middle column, 2nd row from the bottom)
I never thought it would happen but through perseverance and a disregard for corneas everywhere you do it. All uni-conscious Louisiana folk thank you.
#82 by Mr. Met on 08.15.06 1:42 pm |
The funny things is that the New Orleans uni in that link looks like the current Bengals uni.
#83 by Wooster Oh on 08.15.06 1:42 pm |
I may be in the minority, but I think that the Iowa Barnstormers have the best helmets ever.
#84 by Mr. Met on 08.15.06 1:45 pm |
I always thought Mike Nolan should wear a suit on the sidelines, with the Reebok vector on the front pocket and a huge 49ers logo on the back of his blazer. :P
#85 by Wooster Oh on 08.15.06 1:53 pm |
Drapes Down! Drapes Down! pajamas
#86 by Dennis O'Neil on 08.15.06 1:55 pm |
For ten grand Adidas got a news story on Sportscenter, and NFL Live. His shoes will be mentioned on the Dan Patrick Show, Jim Rome, PTI, Around the Horn, Colin Cowerd, ESPN News, Mike and Mike, and in print (online and paper news).
All that ad time for 10 grand? Nice move Adidas.
#87 by a arauz on 08.15.06 2:10 pm |
The one that especially kills me the the 3 ‘Ruth’ one…. grr is anything more stupid?
#88 by Bill on 08.15.06 2:12 pm |
[Agreed with you on that one Bill, although I don’t mind the pnk caps; both my wife and daughter have pink Mets caps, which I find cute. What I do find ridiculous is stuff like this garbage. Who in their right mind thought that something like this looks good? Sure, it’s in the official team colors, but it is an absolute piece of crap! The best part is when you go on the various websites that sell this monstrosity, they make it sound like you’re not hip unless you wear it. I would be embarassed to wear something like this in public.
I’ll take a pink Mets cap over this crap any day, especially when you consider the fool that wears something like this actually thinks he looks cool in it.
Mr. Met - a title that I also aspire to, save for the New York Rangers tattoo on my arm - I agree with you. I’d rather see pink then that thing you showed. That looks to me like my 2 year old ate Play-Doh and puked on my Mets hat. Now that I think of it, maybe I’ll get her a pink Mets hat before my stepson gets her a pink Yankees hat…then I’ll have to disown two of them….JUST KIDDING PEOPLE! But you’re right - that may be the ugliest hat I’ve ever seen. My brother-in-law has a few of those “gangsta” style Mets caps, and when he’s not looking, I swipe them and hide them.
#89 by DP on 08.15.06 2:17 pm |
As a Packer fan, and Viking hater, I have no problem with the new MIN uni’s. Nice work guys. Also, everytime I see the giant “MV” on the field I will think of Nirvana’s song with the same name and laugh. MIN’s MV and Nirvana’s MV, pretty similar for sure…says the GB fan. :-)
#90 by Mr. Met on 08.15.06 2:21 pm |
The sad part is that, minus the Play-Doh Vomit design, it’s actually a nice cap, kind of simple and understated.
#91 by Brandon on 08.15.06 2:27 pm |
D-Wayne has only been wearing High Socks in the World Championship warm up games instead of his normal combo of high socks knee pads and padded compresion shorts.
#92 by Mr. Met on 08.15.06 2:38 pm |
Some more fashion diasters: This,this,this,this, and this. Oh the sacrilege of having my image put on that star-ridden disaster.
Somewhere there’s some middle-aged executive sitting in his office thinking that these monstrosities are acutally cool.
#93 by Ian K on 08.15.06 2:41 pm |
New Orleans Nights, an arena team?? Also the name of the most popular strip club in Fort Worth, TX. I smell a sponsorship…
Also, paying a $10K fine for Reggie Bush is a drop in the bucket compared to the tens of millions I’m sure they’re paying him for the endorsement contract in the first place.
#94 by DP on 08.15.06 2:51 pm |
Whoa. Holy crap, those are horrible! No offense towards you, but the Giants and Mets are the two teams I dislike the most. Seeing stuff like this just makes me laugh. If the Dodgers ever pull something like this…look out.
BUT, then again…I am a Oregon Duck fan. No laughing on my part there. Sigh…
#95 by Bill on 08.15.06 3:16 pm |
The only thing extra I want on my Mets hats are the “World Series Champions 2006″ patches that I am SURE will be on there after this season (to dream the impossible dream…..music fades out)
#96 by TJ Smith on 08.15.06 3:36 pm |
As are many others here, I’m a life-long Vikings fan who is disgusted and ashamed at this uni-blight. I bet this even made Bud Grant cry!
I will say though that the helmet horns aren’t as awful as I feared. I can live with those. But the rest of those uniforms should be shipped to Ringling Brothers.
I wonder if Les “Than Zero” Steuckel had anything to do with this trashing of Vikings tradition?
#97 by Beau on 08.15.06 3:39 pm |
Boston what have you done?
#98 by Nick on 08.15.06 3:40 pm |
I may be in the minority, but I think that the Iowa Barnstormers have the best helmets ever.
Wooster, those Barnstormer helmets may not be the best helmets ever but they are very good. I like the whole uni for that matter.
#99 by Mr. Met on 08.15.06 3:40 pm |
None taken. I think the Dodgers and the Yankees have it right: Simple, classic, timeless designs.
However, even the Dodgers go overboard sometimes: Here and here.
The Dodgers also havean alternate cap, with a silver brim and the LA in silver. When do they use these? Have they ever used them? I can’t recall ever seeing a picture where they’re wearing them….?
And like I’ve said before, I am one of the few Mets fans who doesn’t mind the black being added to the uni, as long as they wear royal blue at home and black on the road. :)
#100 by Rich on 08.15.06 3:41 pm |
aaaarggh! no mas! no mas!
#101 by Mr. Met on 08.15.06 3:43 pm |
This has to take the cake for ridiculous design:
Ugh
How soon before some rapper starts wearing this in public?
#102 by Jersey Mark on 08.15.06 3:45 pm |
I think Nike should come up with a new logo for Jeter all together, maybe a silouhette of him jumping back into the whole and making a
throw
#103 by Greg on 08.15.06 3:48 pm |
Guys, don’t accuse teams like the Dodgers or the Mets for those hats. That’s the work of the hat company, not the team. Although if it were my team I’d stand up and say something.
Whose idea was it to call a football team NIGHT?!?! Really?!
The Barnstormers look great! I’ve always dug the look.
Jordan is now its own brand apart (but still operated by) Nike. That’s why you never see a swoosh on ANY Jordan material, just the Jumpman logo. I’ll bet those gloves wouldn’t last more than a couple games with all those holes in the palm. I doubt they help durability as the product description implies. But would it be so odd that Jordan would make a golf glove? Jordan does love golf.
Furman does look good in those home whites. The Colts should take a lesson and match all their stripes like Furman did.
#104 by Bill on 08.15.06 3:49 pm |