I don’t know what the record is for most mentions of chain-stitching in a week, but I think we’re about to break it.
As you may recall, the topic first came up on Monday in my latest ESPN column, when I reported that the Cardinals were the only remaining MLB to chain-stitch their insignia directly onto their jersey, while the Astros and Phillies chain-stitched their logos onto patches that were then sewn onto the garment. (Other MLB teams don’t employ chain-stitching at all.)
That prompted a reply from Kevin Gee, who insisted that the Astros used direct-embroidered chain-stitching, with no patch, and provided visual evidence to support his claim. So I apologized to the good people of Houston and added the ‘Stros to the direct-embroidered camp, along with the Cardinals.
But now Uni Watch Graphics Director Scott M.X. Turner (who, incidentally, has whipped up a nifty design for a Uni Watch temporary tattoo — stay tuned for ordering details soon) has brought an even more esoteric distinction to the debate. Here’s the note he sent me yesterday:
Regardless of whether Houston’s is directly embroidered, it’s a cheaper, crappier chain-stitch. St. Louis’s is the old-fashioned circular (or “swirl”) chain-stitch — i.e., gorgeous. The story is that up until recently, the Cardinals’ uniforms were done by a few older women who’d been chain-stitching commercially forever. The last one retired a few years ago.
Houston’s chain-stitch is a modern, non-circular variety — clunky and mass-produced. That’s why, even though it’s directly embroidered, it feels like a patch rather than direct embroidery.
Here are two pix showing the difference ‘tween old swirl chain-stitch and modern machine chain-stitch. This one is an old Mitchell & Ness Curt Flood jersey (done by one of the old ladies); this one is a Stall & Dean Portland Beavers jacket (made offshore).
Wow, great info. I know you’re all eager to rush off to your sewing machines and knitting bees, so I’ll stop here and let you get on with it.
Uni Watch News Ticker: Footwear fanatics may be interested to learn that Jeremy Brahm has tracked down the company that makes Tsuyoshi Shinjo’s cleats. Looks like they do some pretty rad stuff. “It is an eight-person company in the rural Nara prefecture,” Jeremy reports, “which is kind of surprising, because normally the star players are wearing Mizuno, Asics, SSK, Nike, etc. This one was for Tyrone Woods of the Chunichi Dragons. I guess his goal was to hit 50 home runs, but he finished with 47.” … Jeremy also notes that the Nippon Ham Fighters’ Hichori Morimoto, who as you may recall dressed up like a Martian during the Japanese All-Star Game, celebrated Nippon’s Japan Series victory by donning a speed skating outfit. … Cricket report from Peter Bonnett, who was watching Wednesday’s New Zealand/Pakistan match and noted that the “7″ on James Franklin’s uni number looked like this — a much wider, fatter 7 than the skinnier version worn by several of his teammates. … Excellent tip from Matt Brukman, who reports: “The main library here at NC State has a photo exhibition of the baseball team over the years, going back to 1899. All manner of unis are evident — most notably changes to the school’s name and sock/stirrup design.” Great stuff. … Look for an article about Uni Watch in this Sunday’s Newsday (big thanks to Uni Watch publicist Carrie Klein for helping to make this possible). … In case you missed it in yesterday’s Comments section: Sporting News columnist Dave Kindred goes a bit overboard about Anthony Reyes ironing his cap brim (and also takes a totally uncalled-for potshot at Reyes’s socks) here. … Also from yesterday’s Comments: small uni tweaks upcoming for Duke (with thanks to Richard Grossman), and a quick back-and-forth on Cal’s yellow football unis can be found toward the end of this interview (good catch by Comments section stalwart Minna H.). … Now that Guillaume Latendresse has become the first NHL player ever to wear uni No. 84 (which was the last sub-100 number to have been worn), SI.com’s Brian Cazeneuve has put together a fun article picking the greatest player to wear each number (with thanks to Brian Goff). … What’s the point of wearing knee pads if they don’t even cover your knees? … According to a thread on the Chris Creamer boards, the NBA Live 07 video game indicates that this season’s NBA All-Star Game unis will look like this, this, and this — ugh. … Yesterday’s New York Times featured an amazing locker room photo of the 1968 Cardinals, and it’s hard to know what to focus on — the uniforms or the other clothes. Note that the roster included Elvis Costello, shown second from back right. … Good analysis from Al Saunders, who writes: “In the picture that opens the article about the Staal family in the new Sports Illustrated, none of the three brothers wearing NHL jerseys have the right socks on. Jordan’s [second from right] should have gold/white/black/gold stripes instead of red/white/red, Eric’s [second from left] should have black/white/black stripes instead of being plain, and Marc’s [far left] should have white/red/white instead of white/silver/black. I’d be willing to bet that Marc’s socks are the road version of the Sudbury Wolves socks that his brother Jared [far right] is wearing, as Marc also plays for that team.” (Credit an assist to Greg Capece, who picked up on the same thing.) … Next time Bill O’Reilly or Rush Limbaugh claims there’s a “war against religious expression” in America, kindly direct their attention to John Rodriguez’s batting glove. … Footwear guru Mark Mihalik broke out the slide rule last night and computed that Albert Pujols has worn at least seven different sets of cleats this season.
#1 by Robert on 10.27.06 9:07 am |
My wife is really into that stitching, artsy stuff. Perhaps I should have her make me a Reds jersey using that technique, just for kicks. Nah, she would just insult me and the Reds by telling me/us that we are not deserving of her talents.
#2 by Anthony on 10.27.06 9:10 am |
NBA Live 07 is not the only basketball game out on the market (but it’s probably the worst…good old EA!)
NBA 2K7 and NBA 07 (No “Live”) are also on the market, and they might have different NBA All Star game designs. It’s probably unlikely, but I am getting one of these games soon (2K7). I’ll post pictures when it arrives.
#3 by Joe Hilseberg on 10.27.06 9:11 am |
So I was reading up on chain stiching on wikipedia and I was directed to lockstitching, which I have never heard of, and I was surprised to see this line about chain stitching….
“The term single needle stitching, often found on dress shirt labels, refers to lockstitch, as opposed to chain stitch which unravels easily and is usually used on lower quality garments.”
I guess we know where the non-uniwatch world feels baseball jerseys fall on the garment totem pole!
#4 by Chris Hilf on 10.27.06 9:12 am |
Just on ESPN’s Home page, two awful unis.
First, there’s the New Orleans NBA unis. Wow. That physically HURTS me.
PLEASE KILL ME!
#5 by BCrisp on 10.27.06 9:13 am |
Texas A&M also has a historic images collection from its library. There’s some great athletics photos. Also some of the school traditions and buildings. Great for uniform, architecture, and history buffs.
Cushing Memorial Library
Check out these socks
#6 by Natron on 10.27.06 9:13 am |
Why does everybody have to give Shinjo’s shoe manufactureer a hard time? I’been a big fan of theirs for years.
#7 by BCrisp on 10.27.06 9:19 am |
WOW, I just realized the similarity between the sock link I provided and the one in Paul’s blog today. Eerily similar unis.
#8 by Plasters on 10.27.06 9:21 am |
Why does everyone say that Reyes’ style of a flat brim won’t catch on? Most of the younger players coming up arch their bill less and less. Many of them don’t even actually wear it straight anymore. The Sporting News guys article is a joke. The 5950s do come with a flat bill out of the box. I have 4 of them. All the bills are flat. Also you can never ever knock Anthony Reyes’ socks.
#9 by Anthony on 10.27.06 9:21 am |
Also, the basketball video games usually have been the source for seeing new alternate/third jerseys that NBA teams will use before they are announced. I think the Celtics uniform with the black trim and the Cavaliers’ Navy Blue were first seen in the video games before promotional photo shoots were taken.
Maybe get this person to scroll through the menus to find some.
Sometimes the games also require one to use cheat codes to unlock newer jerseys that will be used during the season (The Seattle Sonics’ Yellow and the Golden State Orange are good examples from two years ago; the only way to get those were via cheat codes.) As such, apparently the NBA Live 07 game on the Xbox and Xbox 360 have similar codes for unlocking jerseys. Maybe these are some new designs. I don’t have this game, so I can’t help you in terms of photos.
#10 by matt in the nati on 10.27.06 9:25 am |
see templates go way back…
(the preceeding statement is in no way a defense of N*KE)
#11 by Andrew F on 10.27.06 9:25 am |
Note that the 5950 will no longer be worn in MLB, so we’ll see what it looks like for next year and on…
#12 by scott on 10.27.06 9:29 am |
I’d like the temp tattoo more if it had vertically-arched lettering. Good work!
#13 by Paul Lukas on 10.27.06 9:30 am |
I think that refers more to garment construction, not to embroidery.
#14 by Paul Lukas on 10.27.06 9:31 am |
Forget the socks (yes, I really said that) — check out those neckties!
#15 by matt in the nati on 10.27.06 9:33 am |
thoose would really get in the way when swinging no??
#16 by Daniel on 10.27.06 9:39 am |
So if I read right, then Duke’s alternates will have those bad shoulder stripes, like on the Kansas State unis… ugh.
#17 by Dan from PC on 10.27.06 9:43 am |
Anyone have a picture of the Duke B-ball unis from 94-95 referenced in the article?
#18 by Jill on 10.27.06 9:48 am |
An article about merit helmet decals in the Indianapolis Star today. No registration needed but you might need to put in your zip code.
Helmet Story
#19 by todd krevanchi (krvanch) on 10.27.06 9:51 am |
http://i15.ebayimg.c...
#20 by Anonymous on 10.27.06 9:52 am |
It is true. Those are the jerseys from this years NBA All-Star Game. I had a chance to go to Reebok headquarters this fall to select everything for my college’s baseball team (as we just got a full sponsorship by Reebok) and they have their conference rooms setup showing the new Adidas style basketball jerseys and the warmups from this year’s All-Star Game.
#21 by Rene on 10.27.06 9:54 am |
how about VT busting out the all maroons for the first time in 3 years…why is it that this usually works…busting out unis from the past and getting a big “W” (i.e. miami last year with the all whites vs. VT for the first time in 2 years) well, except for notre dame and those SWEET green jerseys they’re like 3-9 in their last 12 wearing them
#22 by Natron on 10.27.06 9:54 am |
It does have vertical arched lettering - just not the logo.
Although I think the design of the tattoo itself might be better suited for one of those bumper stickers or on a dark green ballcap. I know my kids dig the temporary tattoos, but I don’t believe they read the blog.
#23 by WVU Tom on 10.27.06 10:08 am |
Well, no one has really brought it up today, but it has been a major part of this discussion panel recently, so I wanted to give my 2 cents:
I’m not sure why everyone is so down on Detroit’s road unis. As a kid, I always found it fascinating that the Tigers used different color schemes on their away unis, when most teams tend to use more color on their home uniforms. At the time they were also the only team to use 2 different hats (none of my friends understood why I though this was cool).
I think the road unis are great, and as some have mentioned, orange has been a color of the team for years–so it’s not like a Mets “ditch the black” thing. Don’t get me wrong, Detroits home whites are classic, but call me a traitor, I have always like the road greys a little better.
P.S. Clemson’s white on white with knee high white socks last night were almost worst than the purple monstrosities.
#24 by Kim on 10.27.06 10:11 am |
OK, I’ve tried to tackle the Staal’s and their socks.
Marc’s socks are not the Sudbury Wolves’ dark socks as shown here (notics the RBK logo creep at the knees).
But they do have a 35th Anniversary Black (yeah, I know, how original) but I can’t find a picture.
#25 by Jonathan on 10.27.06 10:12 am |
How about embroidered (chain-stitched?) onto a white polo shirt???
#26 by Richard on 10.27.06 10:12 am |
just note that those are only on 3 of the 6 jerseys they’ll wear this year. the others, and hopefully the ones they’ll continue to wear most often, will be the regular jerseys they wore last season, with no stripe
#27 by Kim on 10.27.06 10:50 am |
I thought it was nice that the LA Lakers played UCLA last night. (or at least that’s what it looked like)
Reminded me of baseball spring training when ASU would play one of the MLB teams……
#28 by tedkerwin on 10.27.06 10:53 am |
Regarding the Virginia Tech uniforms, this is the first game I watched with them this year, is it just me or are thier socks a different shade of orange then the uniform? It seems to be a brighter redder orange then the trim in the uniform. Is it possible the Jersey color has faded as the year as gone on but the socks have retained the original brighter orange color?
#29 by MetsFan AZ on 10.27.06 10:59 am |
Trying to learn something today. In the GQ article this month about D. Wade and the one about sports icons/legends they accent the pages with some embroidery and even use it for the title of the Wade article. Is that swirl or *crappy* chain stitching?
#30 by Kim on 10.27.06 11:02 am |
I think it’s more likely the case that they’re using the same jerseys all year long and then bring in new socks every couple of games.
#31 by Peter Wunsch on 10.27.06 11:04 am |
The link to the greatest players by # for NHL payers is excellent. And only one objection:
Lionel Hitchman (#3) over Harry Howell?
#32 by Josh on 10.27.06 11:07 am |
Does that sneaker say “T. Wood’s [sic]”?
#33 by Smail on 10.27.06 11:08 am |
Reading that article made me question my sanity. It says Michigan doesn’t use helmet stickers, but I would have sworn up and down that they’re awarded little, yellow, oval Wolverine stickers that are placed in the blue on the back of their helmets. Is this something that’s been recently discontinued, or am I completely nuts?
#34 by Thomas on 10.27.06 11:29 am |
You’re not crazy
#35 by Thomas on 10.27.06 11:32 am |
Desmond howard is sporting said merrit decals on the cover of NCAA Football 06.
#36 by Joe Hilseberg on 10.27.06 11:32 am |
I’m sorry…I tried to resist, but ANY talk of Duke gives me a reason to post these 2 pics! Go Terps!
#37 by Broker75 on 10.27.06 11:35 am |
I think the new slim fit NHL jersey’s look alright. The fact that they repel water is brilliant. For anyone who’s actually played hockey would know that by the end of the game your jersey is drenched.
Can’t believe the Buffalo Sabres are 10-0. They’ve sold out the HBC Centre already for the rest of the season, RIP Buffalo Bills..
The Cardinals look ready, it’s just a matter of 27 more outs.
#38 by Michael on 10.27.06 11:37 am |
Interesting article about helmet stickers in college football.
#39 by Willy Billy on 10.27.06 11:38 am |
Bochy to the Giants…San Fran better place an order for size 8 1/8 size caps pronto!!!
#40 by Mark Fimoff on 10.27.06 11:44 am |
If you like striped socks, check out the Cubs 1908:
http://www.baseballh...
They only wore them occasionally in ‘08, then they were dropped. Of course they haven’t won a World Series since then. Serves them right.
#41 by Lou on 10.27.06 11:45 am |
I like their road grays as well. I just don’t like the unneccessary white trim. Blue on Orange looks good. Blue on orange on white is just ?????
I also love the road hat.
#42 by Burrill on 10.27.06 11:48 am |
Michigan used to award merit stickers, but to the best of my knowledge they have not done so for a while. At least, I don’t remember seeing any for a while.
#43 by Kelli on 10.27.06 11:54 am |
Va Tech, or any other team for that matter, can play naked for all I care as long as they are beating Clemson.
#44 by todd krevanchi (krvanch) on 10.27.06 11:57 am |
i know desmond howard wore them in 91…
http://cdn.news.aol....
amani toomer in 95…
http://www.grandstan...
looks like it ended in 95 or 96…
this is from the 97 game against OSU
http://www.mikedesim...
#45 by joe on 10.27.06 12:04 pm |
Va Tech / Clemson
Above is a good example of two teams taking the monochromatic uniform idea to an extreme.
Clemson looks like they are dressed as hospital orderlies.
#46 by MetsFan AZ on 10.27.06 12:05 pm |
ummm, have you seen the size of Bonds’ *natural* melon? i think they have plenty of *naturally* big caps in SF.
#47 by todder85 on 10.27.06 12:10 pm |
i havn’t heared about the wolves’ new jerseys yet. (mind ya i havn’t been watching much ohl singe the centennials moved to Saginaw) but i think it would be better for their 35th if they brought back the old gren and gold uniforms as seen here on this card
#48 by todder85 on 10.27.06 12:11 pm |
forgot the link to the wolves jersey
#49 by barney on 10.27.06 12:12 pm |
http://www.usatoday....
USA Today article on NBA crackdown on how uniforms are to be worn. Wish Bud Selig had the (basket)balls that David Stern has to “make uniforms more uniform”.
#50 by Alex on 10.27.06 12:16 pm |
dear Dave Kindred-
you sir, are a moron.
as for the flat bill fad…look for more and more kids comin’ out of southern california to be sporting the look….check out SC’s 2006 roster photos as evidence
#51 by Marc M. on 10.27.06 12:19 pm |
Great article!
#52 by Timmy D on 10.27.06 12:23 pm |
Those all star jerseys are pretty crappy, but you gotta love the script on them. If they just got rid of that gobbledygook on the sides then we would not have to endure a game looking like this. If they also get rid of that stuff on the top of the backside then we could have one classy uniform. I am always disappointed in the design of the all-star uniforms for a long time even though I was totally stoked to get the Jordan uni from the 1996 game for my 12th bday. Jordan can make anything look awesome.
#53 by Tape on 10.27.06 12:24 pm |
so… they had a 1 game losing streak?
#54 by Lawrence Kuhnast on 10.27.06 12:34 pm |
Gordie Howe should be the greatest to wear 17 AND 9. He wore 17 early in his career but switched to 9 because lower numbers got lower bunks in the sleeper trains.
#55 by Nick J on 10.27.06 12:38 pm |
Does anyone have a link to a photo with the jersey’s Lynch is talking about:
What I really want is to wear those Joe Roth (era, circa 1975) jerseys — the royal blue with the bear stickers on the helmet.
#56 by Tape on 10.27.06 12:40 pm |
Personally, I think they’re just fine. The script typeface on their roads goes back to 1930, and the current navy/orange outline edition was first used in 1952. the first appearance of anything orange was in 1927 (and really, isn’t orange kind of fitting since the nickname of the team is the Tigers? hm?).
I’m not sure what people would be complaining about. the Tigers sure do look a lot better than these douchebags.
#57 by matt in the nati on 10.27.06 12:42 pm |
they probably already have them for bonds
#58 by Evan on 10.27.06 12:44 pm |
I don’t know when they took that picture of the Staal brothers. Eric still has his Stanley Cup patch on his jersey, and Jordan is #11, and that jersey has a zero on it, which makes me assume that it was his draft day jersey. Must have been taken right after the draft, or at the very least, sometime before the start of the preseason. Jordan wore 57 during the preseason.
#59 by Chad on 10.27.06 12:47 pm |
I’m gonna actually have to give VT the upper hand in Uni choice from last night. Something was just off about those Clemson uni’s. First I thought is was the lack of pant and shoulder stripes, but then I thought of the Penn State away uniforms and they still look good, even with the white helmet. Its gotta be the white socks pulled all the way up to the pants along with the white shoes. It’s amazing how much this detracts from the quality of the uniform.
#60 by Broker75 on 10.27.06 12:49 pm |
I agree, the Blue Jays need help.
#61 by Kenny on 10.27.06 12:53 pm |
I’m more of a fan of this
#62 by joe on 10.27.06 1:01 pm |
Thats the Jays? I really hadn’t noticed how bad their uniforms had become. They don’t even have a maple-leaf in the logo anymore, I guess they are ashamed to be Canadian.
I fondly remember these, and I’m not even a Jays fan. Perhaps they need to start calling themselves the B-Jays, and putting a capital BJ on their jerseys. That would be a riot.
#63 by Mark in Shiga on 10.27.06 1:05 pm |
Joe, any reason why that picture is inverted?
I love that generation of Blue Jays uniforms. The light blue road outfits looked fantastic.
#64 by joe on 10.27.06 1:20 pm |
No clue, I just snagged that pic off the web. To be honest, I didn’t even notice it. Good eye.
#65 by a arauz on 10.27.06 1:23 pm |
Kim, any idea if Nick Foligno (as pictured)is the offspring of Mike foligno, formerly of the Buffaslugs? Interesting inter-generational thing there.
#66 by a arauz on 10.27.06 1:32 pm |
You go, Boy!!!
Share them if you gots more of that Duke MISERY!
Luv it Luv it Luv it
#67 by Shane on 10.27.06 1:34 pm |
No mention of last night’s bad call-o-rama between the Bruins and the Habs, both wearing their third sweaters?
#68 by Jonathon on 10.27.06 1:36 pm |
I think the white/white/white/white has been accurately described as the “fencing team” look.
#69 by tommy on 10.27.06 1:38 pm |
Nick sure is Mike’s son…
#70 by a arauz on 10.27.06 1:43 pm |
as if I needed another reminder that I’m an oldfart!
Thanks for the info.
#71 by Jonathon on 10.27.06 2:05 pm |
Anyone else see a similarity b/w Nippon’s hat logo and Cal State Fullerton’s?
Nippon (look at guy with flapless helmet):
http://sportsillustr...
Fullerton:
http://fullertontita...
#72 by Jonathon on 10.27.06 2:08 pm |
Check out the sweet old-school kicks on the Zen Master. Those may be from his playing days (kidding).
http://sportsillustr...
#73 by Kenny on 10.27.06 2:11 pm |
You mean like this crying
#74 by Richard on 10.27.06 2:16 pm |
evidently you people don’t remember this game GO DUKE
how is it a bad call when both teams looked good in their 3rd jerseys? the throwback look was great
#75 by Burrill on 10.27.06 2:21 pm |
A man walked into my office today wearing a black and red Tigers hat. Black and red? Does that really show Tiger pride? The pink merchandise at least some (vastly erroneous) reasoning behind it. But a black and red Tigers hat?
#76 by Chris Hilf on 10.27.06 2:30 pm |
This isn’t a uniform but deserves mention in this forum.
#77 by Vegas4BOC on 10.27.06 2:30 pm |
Immediately when they zoomed in on Rodriquez’s batting glove, I knew that would make the Uniwatch blog…..can’t watch sports quite the same anymore !
GO CARDS !!
#78 by Kenny on 10.27.06 2:32 pm |
Plus, in my opinion, Duke is THE biggest offender of adopting black
Black jersey
Black shorts
Shooting shirt
Is that NC blue with the black trim?!!?
As much as I hate Duke, they would look a hell of a lot better with these or these and surprise, surprise, I can’t find any pictures of black free uni tops!!
#79 by Kim on 10.27.06 2:34 pm |
I just randomly pulled him from the Wolves’ website, but I was wondering the same thing. And it shows my age, as well.
I find the generational lines in hockey to be very interesting.
#80 by Teebz on 10.27.06 2:35 pm |
I don’t know what kind of jersey you’re using, but the CCM Cool-Flow jerseys did a much better job of repelling water than the previous thick polyester jerseys. Rarely have I come off the ice feeling like my jersey weighed me down. The Slim-Fit is the worst thing to hit the NHL ever.
Yes, worse than Gary Bettman.
#81 by Vegas4BOC on 10.27.06 2:40 pm |
It’s probably been covered here before, but what type of magnetic therapy necklace is Zumaya and a couple others wearing? It doesn’t look like the standard Tourmaline Titanium types I’ve seen other players wearing. Thanks.
#82 by bluenoser on 10.27.06 2:45 pm |
Come on, the new tutus are a slap in the face to any self respecting hockey player. They are horrible and just another example of Gary Bettman’s lunacy. Yes it is true that your jersey is wet by the end of a game but big f#@%ing deal so is everyone elses. In all my years of playing hockey not one time did I think or say “Jeez I think I could have beat that guy to the outside if only my jersey didn’t weigh me down or get caught up in the wind.” Ridiculous!! The notion that the game will improve based on dryer and more aerodynamic players is just a smoke screen by the league to try and sell more merch. to the kids today at the expense of alienating the longstanding fan and destroying another tradition of the game, the hockey “sweater”. Paul plaese start a ‘Ditch Gary Bettman’ campaign.
#83 by Chad on 10.27.06 2:45 pm |
This is one thing I HATE! about basketball. It takes SEVEN minutes to play the last minute.
This seems to happen even if a team is getting blown out. Fouling and calling useless timouts won’t score you 20 points.
#84 by bluenoser on 10.27.06 2:47 pm |
LOL..You beat me to it Teebz!!
#85 by WVU Tom on 10.27.06 2:48 pm |
OK for the unis, but I hated the two-tone hats with the white front panels. The O’s used them too (and I’m sure I could name others if I though for a second). When I watch old games I find them very distracting.
#86 by Matt on 10.27.06 3:04 pm |
Montreal used to wear a 3-tone hat… Minnesota also wore the 2-tone hat…
#87 by Robert on 10.27.06 3:07 pm |
Regarding bad Tigers road uniforms: Their current look is their least offensive in many years, but it is still average at best.
In years past, we had that awkwardly drawn tiger-walking-through-the-D logo hat, the ugly thick 1980s/90s Mets-like side stripes running the sides,the overuse of bright orange, and the too large “Detroit” on the front. It’s just too much.
#88 by Teebz on 10.27.06 3:10 pm |
NHL jersey references are my turf. ;o)
I have to admit, your entry did make the point succinctly, though. :o)
#89 by Jonathon on 10.27.06 3:15 pm |
braves in the 70s (white panel)
brewers in the 70s/80s (yellow panel and white panel)
white sox in 80s (white panel)
padres in 70s/80s (yellow panel)
blue jays in 70s/80s/ (white panel)
#90 by Jeff on 10.27.06 3:28 pm |
#91 by Minna H on 10.27.06 3:34 pm |
Burrill, you’re killing me here! I kid because I love. I think that hats should stick to team colors, period. That being said, I would wear a black-and-red hat over a pink one any day, and not because black and red are my favorite colors.
Teebz, good to see ya in the light of the day.
I like tats (I have four myself), and I am going to buy the temporaries for my niece and nephews. Might as well get them young!
Shane, if you want to read more about the Bruins and Habs throwbacks (which I think are excellent), read yesterday’s comment section.
Finally, a mention from the esteemable Paul Lukas—hot damn!
#92 by Richard on 10.27.06 3:39 pm |
is it wrong of me to not be thinking of the hat color but rather that someone actually walked in to an office WITH THEIR HAT ON?
call me crazy…
#93 by Teebz on 10.27.06 3:44 pm |
Get Lukas to Minny, and it could be a live performance. :o)
I’ll be back in full force on Monday. I go back to my day job.
#94 by Natron on 10.27.06 3:51 pm |
Proud to say I’m sitting in my office, avoiding work, wearing the world’s ugliest trucker hat.
#95 by Taylor on 10.27.06 3:51 pm |
I know this may be sacreligious to say here, but the new Sabres jerseys really don’t suck in my opinion.
#96 by Minna H on 10.27.06 3:53 pm |
You’re crazy, Richard. Had to be said. I guess it depends on the office. I mean, if Burrill is a computer programmer, a behind-the-scenes kind of guy, then no big deal. If he works in corporate America, however, then, yeah, a cap might be out of place.
Then again, if Burrill lives in MN, a baseball cap seems to be ubiquitous wear for the guys. They think getting dressed up means turning the brim forward.
#97 by Kenny on 10.27.06 3:53 pm |
Plus didn’t they just set a record for most wins without a loss to start the season?
#98 by Minna H on 10.27.06 3:56 pm |
And Natron proves my point about MN guys! I’m assuming from this and other things you’ve said that you are from MN.
#99 by WVU Tom on 10.27.06 3:57 pm |