New ESPN column today — here’s the link.
Meanwhile: Recognize that kid with the golf clubs and the letter sweater? It’s 13-year-old Gerald Ford, in front of his childhood home in Grand Rapids (here’s a larger view). Ford wasn’t much of a president, but it turns out he wore a lot of uniforms over the years — more than any other president, near as I can figure.
The most familiar photos of Ford in uniform — or maybe just the most familiar photos of him, period — are two pics of him wearing his football togs at Michigan (where his number was later retired). But those shots are just the tip of his uniform iceberg. He played high school football, as seen here and here (middle row, fourth from left, I think), and he made All-City in 1930. After his undergrad days at Michigan, he went to Yale Law, where he coached football and boxing (top row, third from left).
Ford also wore several non-sports unis, as an Eagle Scout (here’s another shot), park ranger, and Naval officer (additional shot here). While in the Navy, he also played hoops, although his “uniform” was rather abbreviated.
Later, while in Congress, he’d suit up for the annual Republican/Democrat baseball game. In this shot, taken in May of 1949, he and another GOP lawmaker appear to have been wearing the same unis worn that year by the Washington Senators.
Based on my admittedly very quick internet research, no other president offers nearly as rich a uniform history as Ford. But many White House occupants from the past half-century have left at least a few uni-clad photos for the historical record. For example:
• Dwight Eisenhower: Ike wanted to play pro baseball (but hey, so did I). Here he is — front row, center — in his 1909 Abilene High School uniform.
• Jack Kennedy: JFK was in the Navy, natch, but I couldn’t find any pics of him in a sports uniform — unless you count this shot of a Senate baseball game. At least he looked good in proximity to uniforms. (Update: Scott M.X. Turner and Carrie Klein just came up with this and this, respectively.)
• Richard Nixon: Tricky Dick wore a classic football jersey on the Whittier College squad.
• Jimmy Carter: I was surprised to learn that Carter was a football and basketball star in his high school days (top row, second from left). Later on, he became a softball enthuiast, although the only photo I could find was this rather uninspiring shot.
• Ronald Reagan: The Great Communicator played football in high school. He’s in the bottom row, second from the right, in this shot — great socks and sleeves, but how come he didn’t get one of those cool vertically striped jerseys like those guys two rows back? He also played football in college (front row, fourth from right). And of course he portrayed George Gipp in one of history’s most insufferable movies (and as Jonathon Binet pointed out shortly after today’s entry was posted, he also wore a slew of cool baseball uniforms in The Winning Team). But the coolest photo of him that I found was this one — now that’s a uniform!
• George H. W. Bush: In between Skull and Bones sessions at Yale, Poppy played a bit of baseball, and even got to meet the Babe.
• Bill Clinton: Clinton may have been the first president to wear a team jacket while throwing out the first pitch on Opening Day. (His successor apparently likes team jackets too, dating back at least to his days as a team owner.) Speaking of which, there’s a gallery of Presidents throwing out the first pitch here.
As for Ford, let’s not forget his unique contribution to 1970s sartorial accessorization. If you’re not old enough to know what that button was for, look here.
Uni Watch News Ticker: Panicked report from Rick Moreno regarding last night’s Stars/Avalanche game: “The referees have no uniform numbers! The linesman do, and when I was a clip of another game, the refs there appeared to have numbers as usual. Any way to find out what happened here tonight?” I’m gonna call the NHL later today, but if anyone else knows, please speak up. … But hey, no number is a lot better than what the refs were wearing on their backs last night at the World U20 hockey championship in Sweden. … Speaking of hockey refs, yesterday’s post about shoelaces prompted AJ Brandt to report the following: “Did you know that hockey refs have different laces than the players? The refs’ laces are plain white, while players’ laces have little black squares in them.” … More shoelace follow-up: Yesterday I asked if anyone had details about those laces that featured gold aglets. Andy Gladstone responded with a link to this article, which mentions “the gold-tipped shoelaces popularized by former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Randall Cunningham.” … Yesterday’s post also prompted Steve Zolis to point out that some NHL players have used pink laces and sticks to support breast cancer awareness. … More hockey news: Nike’s Swift Jersey has hit the college hockey scene (with thanks to Brian Kohout). … And speaking of hockey, Paragon Sports in Manhattan had this rather odd window display just prior to Xmas. … In non-hockey news (yes, there is such a thing), I never fully understood what “nude stockings” meant until I saw Florida State’s socks in last night’s Emerald Bowl. … And speaking of socks, check out the amazing hosiery stylings of Hyndman High School in Pennsylvania (as spotted by Jason Schiff).
#1 by Ajax on 12.28.06 9:09 am |
I always loved those old-timey cardigan-type varsity sweaters. Don’t have the pix, but Mitchell & Ness put out some that the Giants and Yankees used to wear in the early 1900s.
#2 by DJL on 12.28.06 9:12 am |
Let us not forget George W. Bush and his days playing rugby at Yale.
Also, Bill Clinton opened Jacobs Field in Cleveland with the ceremonial first pitch on April 4, 1994. If anyone can find the photo, you’ll notice that he did not wear Chief Wahoo on his cap, but the politically correct “C” cap that hadn’t been used since 1985.
#3 by Greg on 12.28.06 9:30 am |
On the picture of Ford and the Yale basketball team, anyone know why some of the players have B and T next to the Y?
#4 by Dan D. on 12.28.06 9:31 am |
Don’t forget about George W. Bush in this uniform.
#5 by Matty L. on 12.28.06 9:34 am |
The fact that it’s Domi putting the pink laces on amuses me endlessly.
#6 by Barney Fife on 12.28.06 9:38 am |
Jimmy Carter. Look at those black socks. What a loser. He wore black socks when he ran, too.
#7 by NickNH on 12.28.06 9:39 am |
Picking up on today’s item and yesterday’s discussion, I’m pretty proud to see Jack Parker isn’t letting Nike push that swift bullshit on BU. Considering Jack’s a guy who has steadfastly refused to ever include black in the BU uniform scheme (apart from a couple outlines here and there), I think BU fans can be comfortable knowing that even if the jersey styles change to the swift, our uniforms will still look the same.
And as far as Minnesota never switching, they’ve used Easton to make their jerseys the last couple years, so hopefully we’re safe from that. The thing with the Gophers is that they’ve changed uni styles a lot. The uni style is something they can change, as long as they keep that awesome ‘M’ on the front of the jersey.
I’m on board in being horrified at Maine’s jerseys. I’d be okay with a Maine alternate as long as it’s just the same template as the home and away, with the light blue as the main color. I hate the Blue Bears current third jersey.
#8 by todd krevanchi on 12.28.06 9:42 am |
to address a statement made yesterday about my opinions, tastes, and character…
i will paraphrase walter payton.
To the people that enjoy this blog, and enjoys not just what i post, but what every poster contributes, just continue to do so. And to those who are going to say what they want to say, may God be with you also.
*out of respect to mr payton and the payton family, the test in bold is where i have taken contextual license.
#9 by Ditchfarmer on 12.28.06 9:47 am |
I hate Nike for doing this. I went to North Dakota and they have totally ruined their hockey jerseys, and that isn’t even counting the 10 swooshes on the overall uni.
#10 by Jason on 12.28.06 9:47 am |
Here’s Big Bill sans Chief Wahoo.
#11 by Natron on 12.28.06 9:52 am |
In regards to the Team USA unis… anybody else glad to see the horizontal sock stripes back, instead of the friggin’ vertical?
Now all we have to bitch about is that the Swift Jerseys are still in play.
#12 by Joe Hilseberg on 12.28.06 9:54 am |
Preach on Brother Krevanchi!
#13 by Kerry on 12.28.06 9:54 am |
I was wondering the same thing. The only thing I can come up with…and this is purely speculation on my part…is “Boxing Team”.
#14 by Jeff Wright on 12.28.06 9:54 am |
The other interesting story re: the Clinton first pitch at Jacobs Field in ‘94 was that Indians manager M1ke Hargrove, a Limbaugh listener and decidedly not a fan of Clinton, refused to escort the President to the mound prior to the first pitch. That task fell to longtime Indians PR VP Bob D1Biasio. Great site, BTW.
#15 by Erc on 12.28.06 9:58 am |
For the Red Sox fans:
#16 by Jonathon on 12.28.06 9:58 am |
Reagan also donned some great baseball unis in “The Winning Team,” where he portrayed pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander.
Pics here:
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#17 by Erc on 12.28.06 9:59 am |
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try again
#18 by Jonathon on 12.28.06 10:07 am |
Don’t the Presidents wear the jackets to hide the fact they’re wearing bulky bullet-proof vests while throwing the ceremonial first pitch all alone in the middle of a giant field surrounded by 50,000 fans who may or may not have gone through metal detectors?
#19 by Paul Lukas on 12.28.06 10:08 am |
Oooh, nice. I just added that to the Reagan pagagraph.
#20 by Cotton on 12.28.06 10:17 am |
Our 38th President was pretty ripped in that basketball picture.
#21 by Anthony Verna on 12.28.06 10:20 am |
How about the Central Michigan unis from Tuesday?
New Balance = fake Nike?
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#22 by Anthony Verna on 12.28.06 10:22 am |
The board’s beefcake quota is met for today. No Ed Hochuli pictures for Minna.
#23 by Richard on 12.28.06 10:30 am |
Good luck getting that one…
#24 by Shane on 12.28.06 10:31 am |
That Maine jersey is TERRIBLE. Way to go, Nike.
#25 by tessa on 12.28.06 10:31 am |
The White House and Baseball site is a great one, although I would like to know who did the captions.
This one is not technically wrong, but is pretty funny. It probably should have been written “President Warren G. Harding was a real baseball fan. He once hosted Babe Ruth at the White House and attended this 1922 opener with his wife, Florence, and then Secretary of Commerce, Herbert Hoover.”
And from a photography standpoint, this is one of the best sports pictures I have ever seen, without regard to Uni (or lack thereof).
#26 by Johnny O on 12.28.06 10:32 am |
Remember back on Mother’s Day this year, more than 50 players in the MLB used pink bats to honor their mothers and support breast cancer. The bats would be auctioned off at the end of the day. I don’t know about their laces however, or if they were pink. But Bill Hall of the Milwaukee Brewers used the pink lumber to hit a walk off home run to beat the Mets that day. Brewers owner Mark Attanasio bought the pink bat at auction for over $25,000 and gave it to Hall so he could give it to his mother. It was the 3rd most expensive item ever on the MLB.com auction site.
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#27 by Johnny O on 12.28.06 10:34 am |
Let’s try that link again
““pink bat
#28 by Nolan on 12.28.06 10:35 am |
Let’s not forget about this memorable George W. Uni Moment
#29 by Nat gal on 12.28.06 10:39 am |
The National Archives (yes, I work there) is opening an exhibitoin in March called “School House to White House.” It is about the presidents in school and out from grade school to college. There is a section called “Team Players.” Lots of good uni pics, but none on-line yet. Check back in March!
Kennedy said: “Politics is an astonishing profession – it has…enabled me to go from being an obscure member of the junior varsity at Harvard to being an honorary member of the Football Hall of Fame.â€
#30 by Chris on 12.28.06 10:43 am |
I dissagree, the Fighting Sioux hockey jersey are the best in Division I hockey. They have great jerseys all around in their athletic program.
#31 by DenverGregg on 12.28.06 10:46 am |
When I watched a bit of Emerald Bowl yesterday, I at first thought there were an awful lot of ace bandages being worn by ‘noles players. Really odd look, especially on the sleeves.
#32 by Al on 12.28.06 10:53 am |
Quick comment on the Noles’ socks from last night.
Could this be a trend-setter for other college teams? Not the “nude” color as Pauls states (actually this is the gold that FSU has been using since they were hyper-swooshed), rather, having college teams go to a pro-style sock. I think the effect would have been better with garnet socks and gold pants. Most teams I can think of in college football use white socks. A good sign, though; no sign of logo creep on the socks that I could see.
(You can use hyper-swooshed free of charge, Paul)
#33 by Robert on 12.28.06 10:54 am |
Are we sure that this photo of George W. Bush was taken when he was still the managing partner of the Rangers? I thought that the team switched to that type of “T” after Bush sold his interest in order to run for governor.
#34 by Robert on 12.28.06 10:55 am |
Let me try that link again.
#35 by Robert on 12.28.06 10:56 am |
Failed to post the link again. I give up. I was referring to the last photo of Bush in the Rangers jacket.
Sorry about my technological inadequacies.
#36 by Anthony Verna on 12.28.06 10:58 am |
They’re still allowed to be called Fighting Sioux? I keep forgetting to follow the status of the NCAA forced name changes.
#37 by Richard on 12.28.06 11:04 am |
The socks aren’t so bad, but when Greg Carr wears these bands it’s getting a little crazy with the colors - garnet pants, gold socks, white socks, black knee bands. I think the garnet would have worked better here.
#38 by Ray on 12.28.06 11:06 am |
While the WIN button was intended to stand for Whip Inflation Now, the joke at the time was if you turned it upside down, it became NIM or No Immediate Micacles.
#39 by GoTerriers on 12.28.06 11:10 am |
They won an injuction against the NCAA and apparently the NCAA doesn’t plan an appeal. Guess it makes it a dead issue, except for the Dartmouth Athletic Director
I hope a 2-week respite will wake up the BU Offense and they’ll smoke BOTH NoDak and Dartmouth this weekend!!
#40 by Bouj on 12.28.06 11:22 am |
The striped socks on that girls’ b-ball team: totally hot on the chicks. Yes, I realize I am saying that about high school girls, but I am young enough for that not to be creepy. I don’t think it would necessarily work on the boys team. Hooped stripes, yes, but the barberpole look, not so much.
#41 by TimMN on 12.28.06 11:24 am |
Big breath of relief that the Gophers are not switching to the freaking Nike templates… Those AD’s along with the NHL hierarchy don’t get it… Those new sweaters will not sell… Then again maybe they are taking a page from “new”coke…
#42 by Woody on 12.28.06 11:25 am |
Do they still play the Annual Republican/Democrat Baseball Game? I can’t imagine that they do, but it would be interesting to know some history on that matchup.
#43 by David on 12.28.06 11:33 am |
The University of Maine’s official nickname is “Black Bears.” They’re not the Blue Bears, and black is an appropriate color in light of their mascot.
#44 by Jeff on 12.28.06 11:33 am |
I’m no fan of Clinton either, and don’t usually vote for Democrats, but Mike Hargrove is an idiot. That’s the President. Show some respect.
#45 by Scott Turner on 12.28.06 11:36 am |
Initials were common on sports jerseys a hundred years ago. There was no massive merchandising onslaught, and more, teams often wore the same jersey for different sports — the same style tank tops were often worn by track, basketball, boxing, gymnastics, wrestling, cycling and cross-country teams. Hence, the initialed designations: bYb would be the Yale basketball team, aYa (”athletic association”) would be gymnastics, etc.
#46 by Ditchfarmer on 12.28.06 11:39 am |
I hate Nike for doing this. I went to North Dakota and they have totally ruined their hockey jerseys, and that isn’t even counting the 10 swooshes on the overall uni.
I dissagree, the Fighting Sioux hockey jersey are the best in Division I hockey. They have great jerseys all around in their athletic program.
Correction, the Fighting Sioux jerseys Used to be the best in college hockey. Now they look just like all the other Nike schools apparently.
#47 by Scott Turner on 12.28.06 11:47 am |
JFK as a youngin
#48 by Brandon on 12.28.06 12:01 pm |
Paul as a history major and a baseball fan I just wanna say thanks for today’s blog. Very nice.
#49 by Jordan on 12.28.06 12:04 pm |
I don’t know about the “nudie” NFL style socks that they broke out, but NFL style socks could actually look good on quite a few teams, if the colours are right.
Anyone else notice that the girl from Meyersdale or whatever team that is that is facing Hyndman is wearing Michael Vick’s newest turf shoe?
#50 by Paul Lukas on 12.28.06 12:05 pm |
Today’s ESPN column is up — look here.
#51 by Kenny on 12.28.06 12:10 pm |
I hope not…the thing I like about playing and watching college football is the fact that there are players that wear the short socks, whether it be almost bastketball style (and here too) and here or mid-shin length (the guy in white)
#52 by Peter Wunsch on 12.28.06 12:18 pm |
I do not know why the NHL refs had no #’s on their jersey, but would like to know why they do not have names on their jerseys like their players. Why must I buy a program to find out who the refs are? (The pre-game announcement at MSG is so garbled that it is unintelligible.)
#53 by GoTerriers on 12.28.06 12:20 pm |
WARNING!!!!!! Contains Antonio Bryant related ass exposure . . .
#54 by Jerry on 12.28.06 12:28 pm |
And of course the Badger fans have a lot of fun with them about it as well. They say things like “Racist nickname” and “Sioux a girls name”
#55 by Jerry on 12.28.06 12:35 pm |
Although though some could say that Badgers is a racist nickname, because Cornish silver miners were called Badgers, because they would burrow underground looking for silver.
Just goes to show that the PC crowd can make anything look bad.
#56 by DenverGregg on 12.28.06 12:37 pm |
Fitting to see the Badgers fans pointlessly badgering superior opponents.
#57 by Andy Ciemnicki on 12.28.06 12:37 pm |
As a hockey ref, myself, I can say there’s no way I’ll ever wear my name on my jersey. We take enough shit as it is without having out names on our backs. It’s much easier to ignore when it’s, “You suck, ref!”, compared to a personal assault.
#58 by Jerry on 12.28.06 12:52 pm |
Of course, the Badgers just came off a sweep of the Sioux two weekends ago.
#59 by dgc on 12.28.06 1:02 pm |
I’m sure many hockey fans would claim that it’s because Don Koharski wants people to stop realizing he’s there. Is there a more universally hated ref than Koharski? My college friends and I, a collection of Patrick Division fans, could always watch a game, see Koharski and assume that our team was going to get shafted.
#60 by J. Deaton on 12.28.06 1:05 pm |
Here is a pic from the Reds 2006 Opening Day with “W†throwing out the first pitch with a Reds warmup jacket on.
Do they still play the Annual Republican/Democrat Baseball Game? I can’t imagine that they do, but it would be interesting to know some history on that matchup.
Would Jim Bunning pitch?
#61 by Bob Sullivan on 12.28.06 1:09 pm |
Oops. Try this for the link to the stirrups.
#62 by Bob Sullivan on 12.28.06 1:13 pm |
Ok, I’m trying this again. I was Christmas shopping for my daughter in a Build-A-Bear store in the Philadelphia area, and saw this uniform on sale with these stirrups
#63 by Bob Sullivan on 12.28.06 1:16 pm |
As it says on the website, you might also like this.
#64 by tessa on 12.28.06 1:16 pm |
Sorry for this super-simple explanation - I am not sure how serious your “inadequacies” are in this arena. ;)
The simplest way of linking is to type your entire message, then highlight the word that you want to represent the link. Then click “link” above. When the box pops up asking you for the address, type or copy the address in the box. Then click “OK.” There are no tags left to open or close - it is all done for you by the power of the highlight.
Sorry if this is repetitive - folks just seem to be having link-related issues today.
#65 by Anthony Verna on 12.28.06 1:30 pm |
Find a picture of Jamie Moyer, and I think you’ll find that those are the stirrups.
#66 by Banker Bill on 12.28.06 1:31 pm |
Todd, you sent me Becky Hammon pics…that alone makes you worthy.
Besides, if that guy didn’t like you…he must HATE me for all my bad punchlines and strong hockey opinions.
#67 by Bill Campbell on 12.28.06 1:33 pm |
Did not get to post earlier in the week, sorry, but I recieved an Easton High through back jersey for Christmas. It is totally sweet and I will wear it to the next uniwatch get together.
#68 by Banker Bill on 12.28.06 1:37 pm |
Precisely the reason they took the names off - for a little bit of anonymity. Fans couldn’t yell the names of the officials. Even more anonymous now that they all have to wear helmets. Seeing Kerry Fraser in a helmet is like opening the bathroom door and seeing your grandmother half naked - not at all pleasing, and you wonder why it happened in the first place.
#69 by todd krevanchi on 12.28.06 1:46 pm |
dubya’s pitching mechanics are amazingly consistent…
odd because the jersey’s arent completely “on” the mannequins, odd because of all the visible vectors, or (my initial interpretation) odd because it is christmas time, and 1 mannequin has a jersey that that is strategically folded to say “ANGER”, while the other mannequin has a jersey representing a team named th “DEVILS”?
#70 by Rick on 12.28.06 1:53 pm |
Amen to that, Bill! I always enjoyed seeing Kerry Fraser and his hair make an appearance at a game, and I loathed a sighting of Paul Devorski and his bald spot.
As I’m the person that pointed out the incident at the Stars-Avs game last night, I’m very curious as to what happened. Names were taken off the NHL officials’ jerseys in 1995 and replaced by numbers in the 1995-96 season. I only noticed the lack of numbers last night, because I was working the game and trying to determine which ref had made a cruddy call. Imagine my horror when I found that I couldn’t tell one of the zebras from the other. The oddest part was that the linesmen still had numbers on their backs. I wonder if the refs had luggage issues?
#71 by tommy on 12.28.06 2:27 pm |
Hmmm… Funny that none of those hockey jerseys have horizontal striping on them… is the rumour true? Is the Swift jeresy not “able” to have horizontal striping? a lot of NHL fans are going to be pissed if this is true.
#72 by Broker75 on 12.28.06 2:36 pm |
A few years ago, the zebras were either threatening or maybe did go on strike, making the NHL force them to wear numbers only to make sure that they are not thinking that they’re more important than the players.
#73 by Banker Bill on 12.28.06 3:03 pm |
I love the ANGERS thing - do the same with the other 2 metro are teams and you get the EVILS and the SLANDERS.
No wonder the country thinks New Yorkers are obnoxious!
#74 by Paul Lukas on 12.28.06 3:04 pm |
I initially meant the first reason. But I like your last reason even better.
#75 by MattyJ on 12.28.06 3:07 pm |
NHL 2007 All Star jerseys on sale at NHL on-line shop. They’ve got them hidden somewhere where you have to go crazy findting them. No wonder, imagine laying out $425 for these things?
http://shop.nhl.com/...
#76 by Banker Bill on 12.28.06 3:10 pm |
You could move the decimal point and it wouldn’t matter - I wouldn’t pay $4.25 for them.
#77 by Anthony Verna on 12.28.06 3:16 pm |
I never quite liked buying an all-star jersey, anyway. I’m a fan of a team as well as a player, so I can’t buy an all-star jersey. All-star games are. . . diversions.
#78 by Luke on 12.28.06 3:18 pm |
I got some free and ridiculously good tickets to the Bucks/Grizzlies game last night (but who really wants to go see the Grizz play these days?), and I noticed that not only is Michael Redd balding at an alarming rate, he also wore white shoes with red and green accents while the rest of the Bucks wore black.
#79 by Mark on 12.28.06 3:22 pm |
$425 for a hockey jersey. Who wore it, the Pope
#80 by Seth H on 12.28.06 3:27 pm |
NHL 2007 All Star jerseys on sale at NHL on-line shop. They’ve got them hidden somewhere where you have to go crazy findting them. No wonder, imagine laying out $425 for these things?
http://shop.nhl.com/...
If you click on the sweater, you get a new page where you can “preview” the back personalized with a name and number. If you do this, you will see just how horrid the number font is. The “1″ and the “4″ are especially awful. Try “LUKAS” “11.” It does not look like a number. It looks like two vertical lines added to the back below the name.
#81 by Banker Bill on 12.28.06 3:30 pm |
Paul, kudos on the ESPN column today - I always hoped I’d be the funniest one on here, but the Don Cherry lines and the Antonio Bryant stuff had me rolling.
#82 by Junior on 12.28.06 3:34 pm |
An official San Diego Padres desert camoflage alternate jersey and new green alternate cap with gold lettering along with a revised Padres home wordmark?
I thought the camoflage uni was for Memorial Day and 4th of July only but this would make this more official?
#83 by Jon on 12.28.06 3:39 pm |
And Paul would love this.
#84 by DenverGregg on 12.28.06 3:42 pm |
Seriously ugly jersey. Chest logo looks like something for a convenience store, cheesy numbers (especially the 4), major attention drawn to the armpits and a ginormous RBK logo above the name. Add to that the tight fit and consequent major pad bulges and people will want to watch on an old 13″ B&W rather than their 42″ HD set.
Even if they paid me $425 to take it off their hands, I wouldn’t take it.
#85 by todd krevanchi on 12.28.06 4:04 pm |
“here. i am giving you $425 dollars to keep for doing nothing but accepting this jersey. it too, has a value of $425. so essentially i am giving you $850 worth of cash and merchandise for doing nothing but taking it out of my posession. if you like, you may re-sell this jersey on ebay for whatever the market will allow.”
nah, i dont think i would accept those terms either…
#86 by Banker Bill on 12.28.06 4:10 pm |
Those terms? Heck - my car needs gas - I’d take THOSE terms!
#87 by Richard on 12.28.06 4:13 pm |
with those terms, you could get tickets to see your favorite team play WEARING a uniform…and even have money for food (not much, but a hot dog).
#88 by Jay Palmer on 12.28.06 4:15 pm |
When did hockey sweaters become an alternate source of fuel? :)
#89 by tessa on 12.28.06 4:25 pm |
When they made them so ugly that burning them is be the only appropriate response.
#90 by Teebz on 12.28.06 4:26 pm |
Will they make me look as slim and fast as the NHL players do? Do they come with the player whose name is on the back? If not, $425 is more than ridiculous for a price.
I appreciate those who pay for pro jerseys, but you need a swift boot to the head if you’re willing to pay that much to the NHL and NHLPA.
Oh, what’s that? It costs extra to have it customized with a name and number? Yeah, I’ll take two kicks to the head, please. And maybe a kick to the groin for good measure.
#91 by tessa on 12.28.06 4:27 pm |
Hm. That should be “…so ugly that burning them would be the only…”
Brain and fingers out of sync.
#92 by Joe Hilseberg on 12.28.06 4:27 pm |
Snooping around on ebay I found these 3 that UniWatch faithful will enjoy..
Check out those anchors!
Love the socks!
Double memorial patches!!!
#93 by todd krevanchi on 12.28.06 4:29 pm |
only a hint of sarcasm in that one…
has anyone else taken notice to the PE air jordan v’s worn by ray allen, rip hamilton, and michael finley and eddie jones? im still looking for the last 2 pics…
#94 by Matt B on 12.28.06 4:34 pm |
Although though some could say that Badgers is a racist nickname, because Cornish silver miners were called Badgers, because they would burrow underground looking for silver.
That’s how the Badger state got its name, actually — from the area’s days as a lead mining hotbed (can’t say if the miners were Cornish or not). I don’t think the creatures are particularly common in WI.
#95 by todd krevanchi on 12.28.06 4:42 pm |
got em
mickael pietrus 5’s
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mike bibby, derek anderson, jared jeffries
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ray allen, toni kukoc, michael finley, fred jones, juwan howard, quentin richardson
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joe johnson
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#96 by Sean on 12.28.06 4:45 pm |
Brady seen sporting a Belichick like sweatshirt at practice.
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#97 by JJD on 12.28.06 4:48 pm |
From the T-Mobile High School Invitational:
No home whites here. - Fairfax (L.A.) vs. O’Dea (Seattle)
Some sweet socks on the Winterhaven (FL) girls
#98 by todd krevanchi on 12.28.06 4:49 pm |
in the immortal words of wooderson in dazed in confused:
“i get older, they stay the same age.”
#99 by Anthony Verna on 12.28.06 4:49 pm |
Ah, yes. At least the current sweaters do their best to hide my un-Hochuliness (though we’re both lawyers).
Jan 02. Flyers @ Isles. I’m wearing my white-and-orange jersey. I can’t wait to be the visitor again. (Along with 1/17 in the Meadowlands and 2/21 in MSG.)
#100 by Broker75 on 12.28.06 4:55 pm |
this day (at work) feels like it is taking longer than Christmas holidays took to pass.
#101 by Richard on 12.28.06 4:57 pm |
Actually, Tom’s sporting his own sweatshirt. The team personalizes for all the players with their numbers, and for the head coach with his initials.
#102 by Anthony Verna on 12.28.06 5:01 pm |
But it’s NFL Equipment! Don’t you want to have what the pros wear? (Also, I don’t see that Tom’s is a hoodie.)
#103 by Paul Lukas on 12.28.06 5:05 pm |