A really good book has just been published: Matthew Algeo’s Last Team Standing, which chronicles an odd chapter in NFL history: the temporary merger of the Steelers and Eagles (thereby creating the “Steagles”), which took place in 1943 due to manpower shortages caused by World War II.
Although not a uniform book per se, the book features lots of great uni-centric moments. Here are some highlights:
Page 21: “Fed up with sloppy uniforms, [NFL commish Elmer Layden] ordered players to wear knee-high socks, a curious preoccupation with hosiery that persists in the league to this day. (College palyers are permitted to wear their socks at their ankles if they choose.) Another of Layden’s sartorial innovations: He ordered game officials to wear color-coded striped shirts. Referees wore black and white, umpires red and white, linesmen orange and white, and field judges green and white. One official ridiculed the dress code as a ‘circus on parade.’”
Page 33: “[In 1943] the owners also voted to make helmets mandatory for the first time. … Not that the leather helmets then in use afforded much protection. Concussions were a common injury. In 1939 the John T. Riddell Company had patented a new plastic helmet that was lighter and stronger than leather (and it didn’t get moldy when wet, either). But plastic was needed for the war effort, so players were stuck with the high-crowned leather headgear. … Facemasks were practically nonexistent. Ted Doyle may have been the only player in the league wearing one. ‘I had a cap put on my tooth and didn’t want to have to replace it, so I had them put a nose guard on my helmet,’ Doyle explained.”
Page 50: “Finally, there was the prickly issue of uniforms. Eagles owner Lex Thompson would not allow his players to wear anything other than the team’s usual colors of kelly green and white. [Steelers owners Bert] Bell and [Art] Rooney wanted the team to wear the Steelers’ black and gold jerseys, at least when it played in Pittsburgh. In the end, Thompson won out. The team would wear Eagles jerseys for every game. Bell and Rooney probably gave in because it would have been too costly to clean and maintain two sets of uniforms all season anyway.”
Page 123: “[Due to the war] it was almost impossible to get the uniforms cleaned, since laundry services were inundated with military business. After his first day at training camp, tackle Al Wistert handed his sweat-soaked jersey and pants to the Eagles’ trainer, Fred Schubach. ‘We can’t get laundry service,’ Schubach barked. ‘Wear that stuff a while!’ Wistert took his uniform back home to his wife Ellie, who cleaned it in the tub.”
Page 155: “[During a game against the Redskins] Steagles guard Rocco Canale broke through the Washington line and ripped [Sammy] Baugh’s burgundy No. 33 jersey of his back — twice. (The jerseys were made of tightly woven wool and did not tear easily.) Baugh played much of the first half in tatters, his left arm exposed to the shoulder and his white undershirt visible on his back.”
And of course the book also features plenty of excellent non-uni material. The only downer is that there are very few photos. But the ones that are included are really cool. Highly recommended.
Garden Party: These people are having fun. Wouldn’t you like to be more like them? And you could have been, if you’d attended yesterday’s BBQ at Uni Watch Gardens (i.e., my back yard). Among the highlights:
• Here’s Bill Campbell, who drove up from the Philly and generously spent some time manning the grill, where we had plenty of corn and brats, among lots of other stuff.
• The brats came courtesy of Joel Keller (the only Yankee fan in attendance), who procured them from Usinger’s — Milwaukee’s finest!
• Lars Russell was clearly trying to curry favor with the striped socks. He had to leave early because he was hosting a BBQ party of his own.
• This is Chris Selicious, proudly wearing his Quebec Nordiques T-shirt and a cool woodpecker cap of uncertain origin.
• Jon Springer, who runs the excellent Mets by the Numbers site, is the subject of the next Uni Watch Profiles interview, which should be published later this week.
• Here’s Superba Graphics prexy and Uni Watch logo designer Scott M.X. Turner and his wife, the lovely and talented Diane George.
• Mike from Queens has been posting lots of comments lately, but he tore himself away from the blog long enough to come out for the party. So did frequent contributor Marc Beck.
• This is Uni Watch librarian Carrie Klein, who did a better job of keeping her eye on the camera than I did.
• Last but not least, here’s a really crummy photo of the deeeeelicious smoked chicken I made, and what was left of it 10 seconds later.
It was great to see these folks, most of them for the first time. Thanks to all who attended.
Uni Watch News Ticker: Good catch by Anne Tynan, who notes that Colorado State’s Gartrell Johnson III had something written on his finger tape last Saturday. “My guess is that it’s a tribute to injured star running back Kyle Bell, for whom Johnson is filling in,” she writes. “No word on whether he has the roman numerals on his nameplate.” … Diacritical alert from Thomas Courtman, who sent along the Wikipedia entry for Brazilian footballer Kaká: “The nickname Kaká from his native Portuguese, is pronounced as it is spelled. The accent would signify that the stress is on the second syllable. In Italian, the language of his current club team, the phonetic equivalent is written as Kaká. However, the [name appearing on his shirt] is KAKA’ (with an apostrophe, rather than an accented ‘A’) for both his club in Milan and in the past for the Brazilian national team. In the World Cup 2006, the back of his shirt read KAKÃ.” I hereby beg everyone to please avoid all the obvious scatological jokes here. … More diacriticals, from the FIBA World Basketball Championship (courtesy of the ever-alert Jeremy Brahm): look here, here, here, and here. … More FIBA observations from Brahm: It looks like several of these players are wearing NBA socks; check out the crazy New Zealand outfits (with inconsistent shoe colors!); a Nigerian player had no name on his jersey in one game, and then his name magically appeared later on. … And still another Brahm catch: The Hamilton Tiger-Cats wore and auctioned off special white helmets yesterday (instead of their usual black), but that’s Canadian football, so nobody cares. … Mike Coles, of the Northern League’s Gary Southshore RailCats, was sporting some major pants rippage the other day (with thanks to Jeremy Bra– no, wait, this one’s from Mike Alper). … Not really uni-related, but close: U. of Florida had to call off a T-shirt promotion because the roman numerals on the shirt added up to 26, not 2006. Full details here (gold star for Shirl Kennedy).
#1 by StevenWyder on 09.05.06 8:42 am |
Nice use of craft beer at Uni Watch Gardens ! I noticied Smuttynose Brown Dog Ale, Dogfish Head, and Leffe Blonde. Looks like an excellent time was had by all.
That UF Shirt promotion is hilarious. First we couldn’t vote right, now this. Let’s face it, we Floridians are just not good with numbers.
#2 by Brian on 09.05.06 8:46 am |
the proof for the shirts was right, the printer (who prints for pepsi) screwed up. more sad, they screwed up the pepsi logo itself (on the back). the red and blue are inverted.
it didn’t stop people from wearing them on saturday though. tons of my fellow students wore them. now, I’ve got to wait til the end of the month for a new one.
#3 by Wooster Oh on 09.05.06 8:55 am |
Hey, if you think having ‘KAKA’ on your jersey is bad, you obviously missed last night’s FSU/Miami game. One of FSU’s starters is named De’Cody Fagg.
#4 by Paul P on 09.05.06 9:18 am |
I feel a bit left out… when are we planning the Uni Watch get together in Boston?
Looks like the BBQ went over very well. Kudos to you Mr. Lukas!
#5 by Kyle on 09.05.06 9:25 am |
Well, those brats and that chicken got my stomach rumbling, so I don’t have long untl I rip apart my refrigerator looking for food.
Pretty funny stuff about UF. I always thought those florida schools put a little too much emphasis on football (and basketball, in UF’s case).
Speaking of florida schools, can we get a sanction put on Miami for both their football unis and band unis? I’m surprised more people at that school don’t have epilepsy by now. The reason FSU won that game is because they look GOOD.
#6 by Mediocre Joe on 09.05.06 9:36 am |
The Steagles and the Packers look to have had pretty similar uniforms. Maybe there was more contrast between the two if the pictures were in color.
#7 by Rico Suave on 09.05.06 9:56 am |
It was wartime… EVERYTHING was black and white, not just the photographs! All the color was used on the front.
#8 by Richard on 09.05.06 9:57 am |
I definitely think the UniWatch tour should stop in Boston, home of classy uniforms (now that the Bruins got away from the bear alternate).
#9 by Burrill on 09.05.06 10:07 am |
Two late notes from Saturday’s Michigan game in Ann Arbor. First, I saw a woman wearing a pink and white Michigan shirt. Put that with all the other wrongly-colored team shirts in existence. What’s wrong with wearing team colors?
And second, I was startled to see a man wearing an old Sabres jersey to the game. I believe it was the original jersey. It was nice to see it, and at the same time it was odd to see it at a Michigan football game.
#10 by 4THAND14 on 09.05.06 10:17 am |
Brian said:
Nice try. It’s too bad you didn’t actually read the article, because you would see the university proofed the design as well.
4THAND14 said:
UF… “The Harvard of the South”… HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
#11 by todd krevanchi (krvanch) on 09.05.06 10:18 am |
paul,
do you have a tattoo of a brannock device on your right arm? You may not be familiar with the proper name, but you have all seen them
http://brannock.com/...
#12 by drano on 09.05.06 10:19 am |
That chicken was awesome.
#13 by Paul Lukas on 09.05.06 10:22 am |
todd krevanchi (krvanch) said:
Yes. It’s my Very Favorite Object, for a bunch of reasons that I won’t get into here (but I’ll add that it has nothing to do with foot-fetishism). Appears on my business card, my stationery, and my right arm. I’ve written about it many times.
#14 by BigSco on 09.05.06 10:26 am |
The Woodpecker hat is from Woodbridge University, who’s official mascot is, of course, a Woodpecker. The hat is pretty popular at Lids, and is made by Zephyer.
#15 by todd krevanchi (krvanch) on 09.05.06 10:31 am |
Paul Lukas said:
during hs and college i worked at footlocker. when i left after 6 yrs, my going away present was my very own brannock device…
i actually have it displayed prominently at home…
#16 by drano on 09.05.06 10:36 am |
BigSco said:
You know, that’s what I’ve heard – but despite extensive use of google, I haven’t been able to turn up much information on Woodbridge U., so I’m beginning to suspect that Lids just made the whole thing up. I still like the hat, though.
#17 by Bill Campbell on 09.05.06 10:36 am |
Last night my daughter wanted to know why Miami had Green on thier butts and why they had “lines on the back of the shirt”. When I told her about templates and aesthetics she said “it makes the players look stupid” and that “Miami deserved to lose just for wearing that junk”. Smart kid.
Personal note Great time yesterday! I still smell like smoky brats. Thanks Paul.
#18 by todd krevanchi (krvanch) on 09.05.06 10:51 am |
Bill Campbell said:
i notice your shirt had easton and wilson wrestling on it? are you origially from the 25th st exit of route 22?
#19 by JJ on 09.05.06 11:00 am |
I was at the first game of the double-header between the Phillies and Braves on Saturday.
Saw that while Brian McCann was stretching and loosening up in the outfield, he actually took the front of his pajama pants and stretched them OVER the front of his cleats. Happened too quickly to get a photo. Considered for a fleeting moment on dropping him from all-three of my fantasy teams…
Also, while it was good to see Yadier Molina (as noted in yesterday’s post) sporting the stripes stirrups, he needs to teach his two brothers, Benjie and Jose
, the fine art of hosiery display…..
#20 by Richard on 09.05.06 11:21 am |
I just have to say that it’s good to be home from a week long vacation, because I missed the blog and the comments. Unfortunately, on a cruise there are not many uniform issues to discuss.
#21 by Joe Hilseberg on 09.05.06 11:24 am |
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Towson University Tigers may be using the same graphic designer????
#22 by Richard on 09.05.06 11:35 am |
Just found out my alma mater updated their athletics logo. I’ve gotta figure there are only so many more adjustments you can make to an eagle logo.
I’ll keep you updated if they change the uniforms to reflect the new logo, and if we see our favorite logo creeps around.
new American University logo
#23 by suvo on 09.05.06 11:42 am |
it’s in your best interests to not shop at this store, mr. lukas.
you’ve been warned.
;-)
#24 by drano on 09.05.06 11:58 am |
suvo said:
On the other hand, my daughter would love that stuff.
#25 by Bill Campbell on 09.05.06 12:07 pm |
Todd, Rover Pride!! Class of 80.
#26 by J-Rob on 09.05.06 12:08 pm |
Not sure if this was mentioned yet.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Clubhouse confidential: Rookie Shin-Soo Choo can’t believe the interest in his batting helmet with double ear flaps.
“Everybody wants to talk about it,” Choo said. “The Korean reporters who were here asked me about it. So do the fans. I just feel more comfortable with it.”
Helmet II: When the Indians acquired Choo from Seattle for Ben Broussard on July 26, Tony Amato, clubhouse manager, didn’t have a helmet with two ear flaps. Mariners clubhouse manager Ted Walsh included Choo’s helmet in the trade.
“We’d sent Eduardo Perez’s helmet with him to Seattle,” Amato said. “So Choo’s helmet was the helmet to be named later.”
#27 by Brian on 09.05.06 12:10 pm |
As a dedicated Canadian reader, I take offence to your commenet that nobody cares about CFL uni’s ;-)
#28 by Dustin on 09.05.06 12:18 pm |
drano said:
Yes, there’s another that I think is fake but was pretty popular and sweet: Bradford Fighting Squirrels.
#29 by Riley on 09.05.06 12:30 pm |
Oh Paul… The CFL comment cuts deep. Real deep. :D
Rider Pride!
#30 by suvo on 09.05.06 12:37 pm |
drano said:
despite the visual smorgasbord that would force any human retina into toxic shock, i suppose the website/store has some redeemable value. a href=”http://www.geocities.com/souvanic/soccerfan.jpg”>this, however, does not.
#31 by todd krevanchi (krvanch) on 09.05.06 12:41 pm |
Bill Campbell said:
Bill, Rough Rider Pride!! Class of 91.
#32 by suvo on 09.05.06 12:41 pm |
suvo said:
shit, i fucked up the link.
#33 by Robert Eden on 09.05.06 12:59 pm |
I didn’t realize that Uni Fans were such a heavily tattooed group. Being tat-free, I feel inferior.
#34 by Teebz on 09.05.06 1:24 pm |
Despite the Tabbies brutal record and play from the Labour Game Classic, the jerseys looked real sharp. I liked the helmet logo much more than the standard helmet logo (as seen here).
Here are a selection of CFL jerseys. Click me! Despite a few side panels of color, the CFL looks pretty good compared to the Vikings. :o)
#35 by Scott Turner on 09.05.06 1:38 pm |
First, the UniWatch soiree was fine fare, friends and frettin’ indeed. Hard to believe we have lives outside of uniforms and logos, but conversation — which constantly veered into non-uni topics — seems to confirm such wacky notions.
As for the Steagles-Packers matchup in ‘43, they didn’t have much problem telling each other apart.
Delightful would be the games pitting Arizona(scarlet) vs. Indianapolis (royal) or Green Bay (forest and gold) vs. Tampa Bay (dark red)
Everyone has a color t.v. now, and there’re few media outlets that publish in b&w.
That might be news to the NFL.
#36 by todd krevanchi (krvanch) on 09.05.06 2:05 pm |
#37 by SD Chris on 09.05.06 2:07 pm |
suvo said:
GIT IN MAH BEELLLLLYYYYYY!
#38 by Tricia on 09.05.06 2:17 pm |
Riley said:
Another CFL uni note – the Green Riders wore black for their Labour Day trouncing of the Bombers –
Kerry Joseph
#39 by Terri on 09.05.06 2:29 pm |
That Nordiques logo reminds me of the TK brand logo
(and since most people have never heard of TK
#40 by Terri on 09.05.06 2:31 pm |
That Nordiques logo reminds me of the TK brand logo
(and since most people have probably never heard of TK, it’s a field hockey equipment brand, and that’s a fh stick in the picture)
#41 by Terri on 09.05.06 2:32 pm |
Sorry for the double post, my computer got screwed up.
#42 by Burrill on 09.05.06 2:42 pm |
Tennis fashion commentary:
Tennis fashions
#43 by Joel Keller on 09.05.06 2:45 pm |
Good to see everybody at Paul’s place on Sunday. I think I finally digested the last of the brats and the chicken and corn and pineapple this morning.
The Brewers hat I was wearing was bought in 1992, by the way, when the hat was current and not considered “retro.” (I guess it’s not now, either, at least not on Sundays) I liked that Nordiques shirt, though… Chris, any idea if we could get that by mail?
#44 by Not so Big Al on 09.05.06 3:08 pm |
drano said:
Another great logo(althou not found at Lids’s) is the WHA’s Fightin’ Saints. Sweet logo!
#45 by Nastykjn on 09.05.06 3:14 pm |
Burrill said:
WOW. Those are so bad I’m longing to look at the Vikings unis.
#46 by Vincent on 09.05.06 3:24 pm |
Chris Selicious had the best looking t-shirt !!
Vive les Nordiques ! hihihihihihi
Teebz said:
Is it me or the Alouettes are the only one who didn’t change them from last year?
#47 by drano on 09.05.06 3:30 pm |
Joel Keller said:
http://www.rivercity... These guys are in Canada and they are great, especially for hockey stuff.
#48 by Riff on 09.05.06 4:01 pm |
Teebz said:
Since the unveiling of the new unis, ANYTHING looks good compared to the Vikings!
#49 by Nastykjn on 09.05.06 4:23 pm |
Riff said:
Seriously, no offense, (this isn’t a CFL joke), but doesn’t that look an awful lot like the WNBA with there only being a couple of templates that all of the teams use? Other than Montreal and Winnipeg’s Gold Jersey there’s really only 2 different styles, (with variations in piping), just different colors. I’m not saying they don’t look sharp just that they all look pretty similar.
#50 by Riff on 09.05.06 4:23 pm |
I think someone alluded to it, but just in case:
Tennessee has changed their pant stripes. Up through 2002 they wore one large stripe. Then they took it off completely. This year they have two orange stripes.
#51 by C.J. Andringa on 09.05.06 4:37 pm |
StevenWyder said:
Add in the fact that the UF Football Media Guide had a large picture of a crocodile instead of an alligator on the front cover a couple of years ago.
(Yes, there’s a difference. No, I can’t tell you what it is. Yes, enough people noticed and complained to make it a newsworthy event.)
#52 by Riff on 09.05.06 4:44 pm |
Also about Florida, at first glance in this photo it looks like the Gators drastically changed their sleeve stripes. But upon further reasearch, that wasn’t the case.
#53 by Riff on 09.05.06 4:57 pm |
I know I should finish what I’m looking at before I finally post something, but anyway, I came across this photo about which we dicussed Ted Ginn Jr.’s logo creep this weekend.
Though I don’t think anyone mentioned that his facemask is unusually small. It’s not this one as you might expect for a WR or a QB, instead it’s a thinner one that many kickers and punters use.
#54 by Craig on 09.05.06 5:34 pm |
Man do I love that Nordiques logo. It’s probably the main reason that I have such fond memories of NHL 96 (a thoroughly mediocre addition to the EA NHL series), because 96 was the last year that included the ‘diques, even though they had already moved to Denver.
#55 by Chuck Ryals on 09.05.06 5:56 pm |
great cookout pics! thanks! Dogfish Head beer is so awesome!
#56 by Nolan Brett on 09.05.06 6:25 pm |
Riff said:
Nice catch. This brings up a question I had. Are those custom kicker face masks made by the equipment guys on the team or do they ask the manufacturer to do it for them?
#57 by Vincent A. Cipollone on 09.05.06 6:28 pm |
It looks like the gloves in the facemask phenomenon has gone south.
#58 by Riff on 09.05.06 6:40 pm |
Nolan, I’m pretty sure that it’s a regular style from the manufacturer. But, unfortunately, no proof.
Paul’s forces of evil come together! A Nike camo undershirt! Now if they only made it in purple…
#59 by Craig on 09.05.06 6:53 pm |
There’s a joke about black guys always grabbing their dicks right out of the Black Hack FAQ that’s just dying to be made here, but I sure as hell ain’t going to be the one to make it.
#60 by eric on 09.05.06 8:15 pm |
These Sleeves hurt.
#61 by Karen on 09.05.06 8:37 pm |
Teebz said:
Sharp? Ugh the white on white combo alone was a little much, and don;t even get me started about taht ugly 2-tone rectangle with a point onteh pants that tried to pass itself off as a stripe!
But my biggest CFL uni related gripe is that incessant circle of piping around the neck of Hamilton, BC and calgary’s jerseys drives me insane!
I know these guys are only football players, but do they really need such a dramatic visual cue to figure out which hole their head goes in?
#62 by Joel Keller on 09.05.06 8:46 pm |
drano said:
I went to that site today… they have some nice stuff! I especially liked the North Stars and Jets t-shirts. I’m not a huge hockey fan, but I like kitschy stuff like that. A bit pricey, though…
Oh, and the site gave me a chance to look at the Whalers logo. I saw the “H” in the logo, like Bill pointed out at the cookout last night. I’d never noticed that before!
#63 by Brian on 09.05.06 8:58 pm |
Anyone with access to SNY should check out the Mets Classic game airing in place of tonight’s rained-out Mets Game tonight. The game is 9/17/86, and the Mets are wearing directly-applied names (no nameplates). The stripes also seem thinner than I thought.
The chick in the bar might have been right!
#64 by todd krevanchi (krvanch) on 09.05.06 9:04 pm |
is it just me, or does it bother anyone else that when a team (any team, any sport) has a third/alternate jersey and it is not the same template as the standard home and away jersey?
that has always been a pet peeve of mine. use the same template and just pop your alternate colors in there already!
example,
la lakers
home
http://images.amazon...
away
http://images.amazon...
alternate
http://images.amazon...
#65 by John Ekdahl on 09.05.06 9:12 pm |
Brian said:
Thank you! I thought I was coming across as a liar.
I just checked the game on SNY and you’re right. The name is on the jersey without the nameplate.
#66 by Nastykjn on 09.05.06 9:17 pm |
todd krevanchi (krvanch) said:
Sorry Krvanch I’m going to have to go against you on this one, (at least in limited situations). I’m going to be a homer and use our minor league hockey team as an example.
Here are the Home & Away Jerseys
Here is our Alternate
I think the alternate is a nice change of pace and quite frankly I like it better than the normal jerseys.
#67 by Brian on 09.05.06 9:20 pm |
John Ekdahl said:
I messed up the game date, this is the 1988 clincher. In 1987, there were some jersey tweaks. The road jersey went to a script “New York” instead of the old “Mets,” and presumably the names went to direct application.
Sorry :/
#68 by Brian on 09.05.06 9:21 pm |
P.S., we need to do something about the multiple Brians on here…
#69 by John Ekdahl on 09.05.06 9:23 pm |
Brian said:
Well, that might mean I saw the ‘88 uniform instead of the ‘86 uniform. That’s a little less sexy but it makes my case better.
Brian said:
Put in your last initial. That might clear things up.
#70 by Richard W on 09.05.06 9:28 pm |
I was very much hoping the alternate helmets would help out the Ti-Cats (my #2 CFL team, right behind Saskatchewan), but they were destroyed at Ivor Wynne Stadium, 40-6, by the hated Argos.
Back in the day, Hamilton had nearly as much striping. on their sleeves as Princeton. But now, with their CFL-template unis, they have fallen upon hard times. Very disappointing
#71 by eric on 09.05.06 10:40 pm |
On a non-uni note, did Damon Allen pass Warren Moon in that Argos game?
#72 by Mike from Queens on 09.05.06 11:15 pm |
Joel Keller said:
Makes me feel a lot better about never noticing the M and the B on your Brewers hat… But not knowing Phil Rizzuto’s nickname is still burning a bit. I always loved hockey uniforms because they have pretty much always been baggier than everything else. I mean, the fear of waking up to this always gave me nightmares. Big, tall, hulking man showing way too much leg and a form fitting shirt = insert inappropriate comment anywhere. As opposed to this guy who always reminded me of my dad. And I know you’re supposed to call hockey uniforms “sweaters,” but come on. This is not a sweater. I happen to like that orange uni, but can it really be called a sweater when compared to this? I think we can all agree.
Brian said:
Last initial could work, or creating a moniker, or perhaps even saying where you’re from.
#73 by Colin Morton on 09.05.06 11:50 pm |
eric said:
Yep. With a two-yard shovel pass that the receiver turned into a 29-yard touchdown. My former supervisor actually phoned me to express his outrage. And blame Doug Flutie for introducing the shovel pass to the league.
#74 by Anthony Memme on 09.06.06 12:34 am |
I was just watching Futurama. It was the episode where Leela played for the New New York Mets team.
They had the uni details down pretty pat, from the piping lining up, to the stirrups, even to the blue button atop the cap. Good attention to detail.
#75 by Mike from Queens on 09.06.06 12:45 am |
Anthony Memme said:
The blue button thing is probably more out of ease than anything else. I’m not an animator, but coloring that tiny thing in orange hundreds of times would be a really big pain the ass.
#76 by Brian from Short Island on 09.06.06 1:38 am |
Mike from Queens said:
Done, Steve Somers style.
:-)
#77 by John Ekdahl on 09.06.06 3:14 am |
Anthony Memme said:
That show was incredibly underrated and should have never been canceled.
Yes, I’m still bitter.
#78 by ThresherK on 09.06.06 3:34 am |
Richard W said:
Isn’t Hamilton’s gold getting lighter and more metallic? I remember it as more of a marigold before the whole Reebok “apron strings” uniform era.
I’m thumbs up on the white Tabbies kit, and the special logo, especially compared to the black and green of my Riders, or black and blue in Montreal. (Anyone who can explain the black jerseys for Labour Day CFL games, please do so.)
Non-uni PS: There seems to be a statistical anomaly here. How many other UniWatchers celebrated Dave Ridgway’s famous kick in ‘89?
#79 by Joel Keller on 09.06.06 8:17 am |
John Ekdahl said:
Don’t worry, John. New episodes will start airing on Comedy Central starting in 2008.
I like the single eye black sticker under Leela’s eye.
#80 by JohnnyBoy on 09.06.06 9:26 am |
A Futurama comment on the UniWatch blog.
God I love this place.
#81 by Teebz on 09.06.06 9:55 am |
Joel Keller said:
I actually used to work there. That’s where I acquired a pile of jerseys before I quit. Aside for my reasons for leaving, you are right. The owners do mark up the prices quite a bit because they have exclusive deals with some of the licensed producers of NHL gear. I could tell you stories of highway robbery, but I’ve moved on. My email does work if you want to know the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. :o)
#82 by Teebz on 09.06.06 10:08 am |
I guess it helps if I left an email.
cdnuniguy@gmail.com
#83 by Quint on 09.06.06 10:52 am |
ThresherK said:
I was only 9 when the Riders won in 89, but I clearly remember that game. It’s baffling that in an 8 team league, where 6 make the playoffs, the Riders have only won 2 Grey Cups, and haven’t hosted a playoff game in 20 years. Anyway, I’m a long-suffering Riders fan, originally from Saskatoon, but re-located to Alberta. I will return, however!
#84 by Patrick Baude on 09.06.06 11:44 am |
Not sure what scatological means, but I can infer. In any case, I was watching the Brazil-Wales Football match last night and the announcers made a scatological joke themsleves. After showing a picture of the coach and former Brazil Star Dunga, the announcer said that it was appropriate that a team with Kaka and Dudu on it would be coached by Dunga.
No quotes because I don’t have it verbatim, but you get the point.
Wales had nice retro kits btw. Kinda weird collar, but good numbering typography.
No picture, but similar font to the rear neck Cymru here:
http://www.kitbag.co...
#85 by Mike on 09.07.06 12:36 am |
Paul,
Wish I lived 900-some miles closer to stop in at the BBQ. Looked like a great time. I couldn’t help but notice the “table” in the background of one of the photos as a “La Caja China.” I saw those smoking boxes profiled in either the Times or some food magazine or other.
Is that what you used for your smoked chicken? How well does it work? Is it worth the while??
Wishing for a good cookout, Mike in MN
#86 by a arauz on 09.07.06 8:28 am |
todd krevanchi (krvanch) said:
But that’s why they call them ‘alternates’, Todd.
Don’t stress this issue out, chase some other windmill, :).
#87 by Freddie Patek on 09.11.06 2:55 pm |
OK, this is the problem with going on vacation for a week, I come back and try to catch up on UniWatch and have something drive me nuts.
Up at comment #28, something was mentioned about the Bradford Fighting Squirrels and I couldn’t find any mention of it…and then, on eBay of all places, I find this:
Fightin’ Squirrels on eBay
eBay is now becoming my Google from finding random logo items…
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