Comments on: Wrestlemania http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2006/09/22/wrestlemania/ The Obsessive Study Of Athletics Aesthetics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:25:38 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: ESS http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2006/09/22/wrestlemania/#comment-10377 ESS Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:28:03 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2006/09/22/wrestlemania/#comment-10377 [quote comment="10202"][quote comment="10200"] Ha, not even close. I'm about 3k miles away in Eastern PA.[/quote] im repping the lehigh valley...catty pride...[/quote] Nice to see fellow Pennsylvanians representing. Especially from Catasaqua. todd krevanchi (krvanch) said:

Brian A said:

Ha, not even close. I’m about 3k miles away in Eastern PA.

im repping the lehigh valley…catty pride…

Nice to see fellow Pennsylvanians representing. Especially from Catasaqua.

]]> By: Minna H http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2006/09/22/wrestlemania/#comment-10232 Minna H Sat, 23 Sep 2006 06:51:20 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2006/09/22/wrestlemania/#comment-10232 Just got back from a bar, and I had to tell you that I was having a nice time with a friend when she said, "Oh, it's the Nike High School game of the week." I didn't know there was such a thing, and I was horrified. I tried to explain why, throwing in this site for good measure, but I don't think she got it. Just got back from a bar, and I had to tell you that I was having a nice time with a friend when she said, “Oh, it’s the Nike High School game of the week.” I didn’t know there was such a thing, and I was horrified. I tried to explain why, throwing in this site for good measure, but I don’t think she got it.

]]> By: Terry Mark http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2006/09/22/wrestlemania/#comment-10231 Terry Mark Sat, 23 Sep 2006 06:11:47 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2006/09/22/wrestlemania/#comment-10231 [quote comment="10168"][quote comment="10152"] Of course there's a need for the Ryder Cup to have matching outfits - they're representing the <strong>USA </strong>in an International competition. Should the USA Basketball not have uniforms when they play in the World Championships? Ok, so maybe not the uniforms they had this past tournament... [/quote] I meant need as in needing to quickly identify your teammates, per yesterday's discussion. Wearing them for patriotic reasons? Yeah, sure, but do they need to be so damn pedestrian? I maintain that the WaGs do not need to dress alike as that just looks stupid. <strong>Hey, Ek!</strong> When are the first batch of new gravatars going up? I'm all a-flutter.[/quote] Maybe the players don't necessarily need the uniforms, but the fans do. If you're on the course looking back at the tee from around the green, it helps you know who's hitting. Same thing on TV -- who's about to play the shot. I was disappointed overall, more by the colors than the designs. The U.S. introduced a nice argyle design, but in gray and white: <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/golf/pga/photo?slug=getty-56454177rm258_2006_ryder_cu_2_05_14_pm&prov=getty" rel="nofollow">Look here</a> The overall color scheme was taupe for the Euros and gray for the Americans. The accessories helped a little, nice brown patterned sweaters and vests for the Americans. Oh well. On to Day 2! Minna H said:

Richard said:

Of course there’s a need for the Ryder Cup to have matching outfits – they’re representing the USA in an International competition. Should the USA Basketball not have uniforms when they play in the World Championships? Ok, so maybe not the uniforms they had this past tournament…

I meant need as in needing to quickly identify your teammates, per yesterday’s discussion. Wearing them for patriotic reasons? Yeah, sure, but do they need to be so damn pedestrian? I maintain that the WaGs do not need to dress alike as that just looks stupid.

Hey, Ek! When are the first batch of new gravatars going up? I’m all a-flutter.

Maybe the players don’t necessarily need the uniforms, but the fans do. If you’re on the course looking back at the tee from around the green, it helps you know who’s hitting. Same thing on TV — who’s about to play the shot.

I was disappointed overall, more by the colors than the designs. The U.S. introduced a nice argyle design, but in gray and white: Look here

The overall color scheme was taupe for the Euros and gray for the Americans. The accessories helped a little, nice brown patterned sweaters and vests for the Americans.

Oh well. On to Day 2!

]]> By: Ed http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2006/09/22/wrestlemania/#comment-10229 Ed Sat, 23 Sep 2006 04:44:05 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2006/09/22/wrestlemania/#comment-10229 Anyone notice the pin Willie Randolph had on his jacket during tonight's game? Everytime they showed him it was driving me crazy because I wanted to know what it was! Anyone notice the pin Willie Randolph had on his jacket during tonight’s game? Everytime they showed him it was driving me crazy because I wanted to know what it was!

]]> By: Kevin W. http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2006/09/22/wrestlemania/#comment-10228 Kevin W. Sat, 23 Sep 2006 04:08:18 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2006/09/22/wrestlemania/#comment-10228 Those different colored shoulder unis still can't beat the classic football uniforms likes the ones my hometown wears. http://s15.invisionfree.com/HAFL_Forum/index.php?showtopic=1137&st=0&#last http://theoswegopanthers.prepsportsonline.com/photos/925/228/ Those different colored shoulder unis still can’t beat the classic football uniforms likes the ones my hometown wears.

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]]> By: Andrew F. http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2006/09/22/wrestlemania/#comment-10227 Andrew F. Sat, 23 Sep 2006 03:41:02 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2006/09/22/wrestlemania/#comment-10227 NY Rangers apparantly will wear Puerto Rican flags on their sweaters for the game Saturday night when they play in San Juan <a href="http://www.newyorkrangers.com/" rel="nofollow">as seen here on the front page</a> NY Rangers apparantly will wear Puerto Rican flags on their sweaters for the game Saturday night when they play in San Juan as seen here on the front page

]]> By: Howard http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2006/09/22/wrestlemania/#comment-10226 Howard Sat, 23 Sep 2006 02:24:36 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2006/09/22/wrestlemania/#comment-10226 Brian Tallet was back to the pajama bottom look in tonight's Red Sox-Blue Jays game. Brian Tallet was back to the pajama bottom look in tonight’s Red Sox-Blue Jays game.

]]> By: C.N. http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2006/09/22/wrestlemania/#comment-10225 C.N. Sat, 23 Sep 2006 02:22:52 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2006/09/22/wrestlemania/#comment-10225 Gosh, it's good to see Looper scratching his head after <em>blowing</em> a save in a different uniform other than the Mets'... Gosh, it’s good to see Looper scratching his head after blowing a save in a different uniform other than the Mets’…

]]> By: Mario http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2006/09/22/wrestlemania/#comment-10224 Mario Sat, 23 Sep 2006 01:53:23 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2006/09/22/wrestlemania/#comment-10224 hey paul, my principal will be doing the colts-jags game if you wanna see if him for yourself. hey paul, my principal will be doing the colts-jags game if you wanna see if him for yourself.

]]> By: Minna H http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2006/09/22/wrestlemania/#comment-10223 Minna H Sat, 23 Sep 2006 01:10:17 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2006/09/22/wrestlemania/#comment-10223 Ok, the strikethrough option isn't working. Ek, please delete the last post (and this one) if you want. I'm going to go put on some beer goggles of my own. Ok, the strikethrough option isn’t working. Ek, please delete the last post (and this one) if you want. I’m going to go put on some beer goggles of my own.

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