Comments on: Seeing Stars Stripes http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2007/01/26/seeing-stars-stripes/ The Obsessive Study Of Athletics Aesthetics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:58:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: TonyE http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2007/01/26/seeing-stars-stripes/#comment-48072 TonyE Sun, 28 Jan 2007 04:38:47 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2007/01/26/seeing-stars-stripes/#comment-48072 Nike’s oversaturation of the market is sickening, and even got to me as a young teenager in the early 1990s, with all of the Nike Michael Air-Jordan stuff, it really got obscene on TV and other media outlets. And besides, Nike usually makes an ugly garbage product (some of the ugliest shoes & jerseys I have ever seen). Nike is selling a lifestyle. Nike deserves all the bashing and more. Nike is the best sports marketing, product design and forward thinking apparel company on the planet...who is this concealed person anyway, Paul Fireman/CEO of Reebok? Nike’s oversaturation of the market is sickening, and even got to me as a young teenager in the early 1990s, with all of the Nike Michael Air-Jordan stuff, it really got obscene on TV and other media outlets. And besides, Nike usually makes an ugly garbage product (some of the ugliest shoes & jerseys I have ever seen). Nike is selling a lifestyle. Nike deserves all the bashing and more.

Nike is the best sports marketing, product design and forward thinking apparel company on the planet…who is this concealed person anyway, Paul Fireman/CEO of Reebok?

]]> By: TonyE http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2007/01/26/seeing-stars-stripes/#comment-48071 TonyE Sun, 28 Jan 2007 04:34:32 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2007/01/26/seeing-stars-stripes/#comment-48071 There’s nothing wrong with a Nike swoosh adorning an item of athletic wear. Nike is an athletic wear company. Yep. Bingo. And Toyota, GM, Daimler-Chrysler all make automobiles and guess what??? They put they're corporate logos on their products...Who cares? I've never seen one topic (Nike logo creep) so over analyzed. It's sickening... Stop it. Have you seen the Wizards alts, the Pirates Sunday red vest or the Sabres unis... now there's reason to go ballistic... There’s nothing wrong with a Nike swoosh adorning an item of athletic wear. Nike is an athletic wear company.

Yep. Bingo. And Toyota, GM, Daimler-Chrysler all make automobiles and guess what??? They put they’re corporate logos on their products…Who cares?

I’ve never seen one topic (Nike logo creep) so over analyzed. It’s sickening…

Stop it.

Have you seen the Wizards alts, the Pirates Sunday red vest or the Sabres unis… now there’s reason to go ballistic…

]]> By: concealed78 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2007/01/26/seeing-stars-stripes/#comment-47957 concealed78 Sat, 27 Jan 2007 20:01:00 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2007/01/26/seeing-stars-stripes/#comment-47957 [quote comment="47117"][quote comment="47111"]Well the double standard continues. If Nike had put their logo on the front of the NBA all-star shorts and jerseys plus the sides (three strips = Adidas) then Paul and his little anti Nike sheep would be having a heart attack. Paul, I like reading your columns dealing with uniform updates, but the Nike bashing is getting old.[/quote] I agree 100%[/quote] I disagree 100% You people gotta be kidding me: comparing this blog & Paul tattoo's & etc vs. a faceless irresponsible corporation in process of world-takeover like Nike? I take it those who disagree with all of the Nike bashing have swoosh shoes and swoosh sweatshirts and swooshes all over their clothes. Nike's oversaturation of the market is sickening, and even got to me as a young teenager in the early 1990s, with all of the Nike Michael Air-Jordan stuff, it really got obscene on TV and other media outlets. And besides, Nike usually makes an ugly garbage product (some of the ugliest shoes & jerseys I have ever seen). Nike is selling a lifestyle. Nike deserves all the bashing and more. Brooks said:

Chris said:

Well the double standard continues. If Nike had put their logo on the front of the NBA all-star shorts and jerseys plus the sides (three strips = Adidas) then Paul and his little anti Nike sheep would be having a heart attack. Paul, I like reading your columns dealing with uniform updates, but the Nike bashing is getting old.

I agree 100%

I disagree 100% You people gotta be kidding me: comparing this blog & Paul tattoo’s & etc vs. a faceless irresponsible corporation in process of world-takeover like Nike? I take it those who disagree with all of the Nike bashing have swoosh shoes and swoosh sweatshirts and swooshes all over their clothes. Nike’s oversaturation of the market is sickening, and even got to me as a young teenager in the early 1990s, with all of the Nike Michael Air-Jordan stuff, it really got obscene on TV and other media outlets. And besides, Nike usually makes an ugly garbage product (some of the ugliest shoes & jerseys I have ever seen). Nike is selling a lifestyle. Nike deserves all the bashing and more.

]]> By: James http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2007/01/26/seeing-stars-stripes/#comment-47839 James Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:53:22 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2007/01/26/seeing-stars-stripes/#comment-47839 Hmm. Quoting didn't work. Anyway... The Bucs are keeping the striped jerseys for Sundays and day games. Salomon Torres modeled them in another shot. Hmm. Quoting didn’t work. Anyway…

The Bucs are keeping the striped jerseys for Sundays and day games. Salomon Torres modeled them in another shot.

]]> By: James http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2007/01/26/seeing-stars-stripes/#comment-47835 James Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:49:20 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2007/01/26/seeing-stars-stripes/#comment-47835 [quote comment="47492"]Wow, aren't the Pirates lucky that they released that red jersey <em>after</em> that Uniwatch article ranking cities (btw, if cities lost points for having a dome, then that rule should work inversely and Pittsburgh should get points for PNC Park). Anyways, does this mean that they're getting rid of those striped jerseys? They aren't great but exponentially better than all red.[/quote] eric said:

Wow, aren’t the Pirates lucky that they released that red jersey after that Uniwatch article ranking cities (btw, if cities lost points for having a dome, then that rule should work inversely and Pittsburgh should get points for PNC Park). Anyways, does this mean that they’re getting rid of those striped jerseys? They aren’t great but exponentially better than all red.

]]> By: J-Rob http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2007/01/26/seeing-stars-stripes/#comment-47772 J-Rob Sat, 27 Jan 2007 15:15:21 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2007/01/26/seeing-stars-stripes/#comment-47772 How did we get thru all this talk without a Spaceballs reference?? Spaceballs the lunchbox! How did we get thru all this talk without a Spaceballs reference??

Spaceballs the lunchbox!

]]> By: scott http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2007/01/26/seeing-stars-stripes/#comment-47745 scott Sat, 27 Jan 2007 14:28:19 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2007/01/26/seeing-stars-stripes/#comment-47745 <em>what is your overall opinion on alternate baseball unis. I think they look terrible. IMO colors should only be worn for BP and spring training.</em> Amen! If baseball is going to force the dark-colored unies down our throats, the powers that be should at least establish a rule that only one team per game can wear the alts. what is your overall opinion on alternate baseball unis. I think they look terrible. IMO colors should only be worn for BP and spring training.

Amen! If baseball is going to force the dark-colored unies down our throats, the powers that be should at least establish a rule that only one team per game can wear the alts.

]]> By: Jason http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2007/01/26/seeing-stars-stripes/#comment-47555 Jason Sat, 27 Jan 2007 07:13:18 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2007/01/26/seeing-stars-stripes/#comment-47555 I don't know if anyone has seen these yet, but the Pirates' will have a new alternate jersey this spring. It's red. Here's the link: <a href="http://www.postgazette.com/pg/07027/757305-63.stm" rel="nofollow">http://www.postgazette.com/pg/07027/757305-63.stm</a> I don’t know if anyone has seen these yet, but the Pirates’ will have a new alternate jersey this spring. It’s red.

Here’s the link: http://www.postgazet...

]]> By: Minna H. http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2007/01/26/seeing-stars-stripes/#comment-47526 Minna H. Sat, 27 Jan 2007 06:11:59 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2007/01/26/seeing-stars-stripes/#comment-47526 #52: 52. Once again, the Giants will wear the best-looking road jerseys in the NFL. Correct. Classics. The Steelers' road unis are a close second. Yes, I am reading the article as I post. #52: 52. Once again, the Giants will wear the best-looking road jerseys in the NFL.

Correct. Classics. The Steelers’ road unis are a close second.

Yes, I am reading the article as I post.

]]> By: Eric http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2007/01/26/seeing-stars-stripes/#comment-47525 Eric Sat, 27 Jan 2007 06:09:05 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2007/01/26/seeing-stars-stripes/#comment-47525 [quote comment="47521"]Hope the Pens stay put; it just would not be right for them to be the KC BBQs or something like that.[/quote] the plan i've heard here in KC is that they would be called the Monarchs in tribute to the negro league baseball team. buck o'neill, a negro league player and local legend, passed away last year. the town worshipped the guy so i think they would be doing that for him. the name sucks but they could certainly do worse. Minna H. said:

Hope the Pens stay put; it just would not be right for them to be the KC BBQs or something like that.

the plan i’ve heard here in KC is that they would be called the Monarchs in tribute to the negro league baseball team. buck o’neill, a negro league player and local legend, passed away last year. the town worshipped the guy so i think they would be doing that for him.

the name sucks but they could certainly do worse.

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