By Vince Grzegorek
While tattoos were once the domain of sailors and ne’er do wells, you’re now likely to see a tattooed bride or altar boy. — Rachel Weingarten
The stigma of tattoos has been mellowed in the last ten to twenty years, especially in the world of sports. Everyone from swimmers to female boxers seem to have a little something inked somewhere on their bodies, and arms, legs, neck, hands, and even faces get decorated on a regular basis. Tattoos in certain places might still be taboo in mainstream society and might be a barrier to employment in certain sectors, but certainly that kind of corporate, buttoned-down mentality wouldn’t apply to our freewheeling athletes, would it?
Actually, it does, because many leagues consider tattoos to be part of the uniform. In fact, in many sports tattoos are covered in collective bargaining agreements, league committees, and official rulebooks. Take Major League Baseball, which, like the Marines, frowns upon “sleeve” tattoos. Justin Miller of the Florida Marlins (the same guy who has “I [heart] Billy Koch” tattooed on his rear end) has been told to wear long sleeves while pitching because his many tattoos could distract the batter. His response: “For me, my left arm shouldn’t even be counted as a distraction. It’s not part of my uniform, it’s part of me.”
Joel Zumaya and Felipe Lopez usually wear at least semi-long sleeves while playing, although it’s not clear whether they do so based on a higher directive from MLB to cover their arm tattoos (Zumaya, Lopez, Lopez again), or because they just enjoy that style.
As with most things in sports, sponsorship, advertising. and money come into the equation as well. Mike Juhasz of the Calgary Stampeders was told by his coach to cover his Nike swoosh tattoo since Nike was a competing sponsor of the league. One has to wonder if something similar would have to be done if this young man ever made it to the NBA. (Incidentally, LeBron James had to cover his tattoos while playing during high school.)
You wouldn’t think tattoos would be a huge deal in the world of auto racing, right? But Kimi Raikkonen took some heat for a tattoo of a little sun he got on his wrist. Nothing much came of it, but the media fixated on the topic, and Ferrari boss Jean Todt finally said that if a sponsor was that upset about the tattoo then they would just change sponsors.
Then there’s the strange world of temporary tattoo advertising, which has grown into the even stranger world of real tattoo advertising — and which, of course, got its start in sports. Bernard Hopkins collected an extra $100,000 paycheck for putting a GoldenPalace.com temporary tattoo on his back during his 2001 bout against Felix Trinidad, and soon the boxing world was up in arms about the prospect of fighters dancing around the squared circle like sweaty billboards. (Temporary tattoos in the ring were eventually banned since they could be a distraction to the judges and because the ink could come off and get in the opponent’s eye.)
Soon, the juggernaut of sports marketing jumped on board and a New York man planned to ambush the NBA with selected players wearing temporary tattoo advertisements during three selected games in 2001. After hearing about the plan, the NBA quickly put an end to the plans while threatening fines and suspensions. Rasheed Wallace also considered wearing a temporary tattoo for a candy company but eventually backed out because he “didn’t want to use his body as a billboard.” I’m sure it had nothing to do with David Stern at all. Really. The league maintains that players are not allowed to wear any stray corporate insignia on any parts of their bodies, which are considered part of the uniform.
One of the few places that temporary tattoo advertising has survived is in beach volleyball, where players can often be seen wearing multiple corporate logos while diving around in the sand. Having concentrated on, um, other aspects of women’s beach volleyball, it didn’t occur to me until lately that they were wearing temporary tattoos on their arms. Having not watched any men’s volleyball, I had to do a quick search just to make sure that they were taking part in the “Body For Sale” trend as well.
Tangential Bonus Material: Don’t forget, these are wonderful Father’s Day gifts… Bet you didn’t know that Sean Salisbury has/had a “No Fear” tattoo on his ankle (bottom of page)… Check out this article for all the legal ramifications of NBA players wearing temporary tattoo advertising… Many Japanese sports clubs forbid tattoos altogether because they are associated with gangsters, but they tend to let them slide if they are not visible to the other members… According to a very informal survey, the Harley-Davidson logo is the most popular trademark tattoo on the west coast. For more tidbits about logos and tattoos read this… Still interested in NBA players and temporary tattoo advertisements? Listen to this NPR interview from 2001… Sweet looking American flag tattoo on some player in the upcoming video game The Bigs… Here’s a transcript from an Outside the Lines episode where they discussed tattoo advertising… Gallery of athletes and their tattoos here… Another gallery of athletes and their tattoos here (6 and 10 are personal favorites).
#1 by Jason on 06.07.07 8:29 am |
I always hated the Golden Palace stuff on boxers. I didn’t know it had been banned. Good to know that there are still some sensible rule makers around.
#2 by John in Athens on 06.07.07 8:35 am |
… off day eh, Paul?
Sigh.
#3 by Robert on 06.07.07 8:36 am |
The morning show on the Dallas sports station went over the SI Top Ten Worst College Uniforms list this morning. It was rather lazy of them to simply read and comment on a list that was so haphazardly put together in the first place.
It makes me crazy that the SI list, which contained no explanation of the selections, is getting this kind of attention.
#4 by Natron on 06.07.07 8:40 am |
It wasn’t really a tattoo, but does anybody remember which boxer had Golden Palace ads on the bottom of his shoes so it could be seen when he got knocked out?
I always thought that was more funny than most of the other Golden Palace stunts.
#5 by Johnny O on 06.07.07 8:51 am |
Brewers fans are the greatest
#6 by Natron on 06.07.07 8:56 am |
This is also a Brewers’ fan.
#7 by Robert on 06.07.07 8:57 am |
Excellent work, Vince. And as always, I appreciate it when beach volleyball photos are thrown into the analysis.
Josh Hamilton, the Reds rookie and former drug/alcohol addict, shows off some major tats, including flames going up one of his arms.
http://news.enquirer...
#8 by Paul Lukas on 06.07.07 8:57 am |
Hey, that’s not nice to Vince. Yes, it’s a day off for me, but it’s also a chance for Vince to do his thing. I appreciate that you miss me, but c’mon — Vince does good work too!
#9 by Joey Guns on 06.07.07 8:59 am |
I love the Justin Miller “I (heart) Billy Koch” tattoo. If I get out to a Mets-Marlins game this year, I’ll try to ask him about it. haha
Paul, no mention of Golden Palace paying streakers to put temporary tattoos on their bodies?
http://www.goldenpal...
http://www.winneronl...
#10 by Natron on 06.07.07 8:59 am |
Can we get bonus points for identifying the person in picture?
I believe I may be able to identify them. I’m not positive, but if it’s a celebrity, I think I’ve got it.
#11 by Nolan on 06.07.07 9:02 am |
Here’s a story from last year about a cyclist, David Clinger who got a full face tattoo and his team was not at all pleased.
#12 by Joey Guns on 06.07.07 9:02 am |
Justin Miller also has I-D-I-O and A-M-O-R on each of his knuckles. (LOVE and HATE for those non-Spanish speaking Uni Watchers)
#13 by Joey Guns on 06.07.07 9:05 am |
Speaking of temporary tattoos, no plug for this one??
http://static.flickr...
#14 by Natron on 06.07.07 9:09 am |
http://i140.photobuc...
#15 by Natron on 06.07.07 9:10 am |
Whoops. Radio Raheem.
#16 by David on 06.07.07 9:10 am |
Hamilton also blames the same guys who got him into drugs, ruined his life, etc.
Great post today, Vince. I love some good tats.
#17 by Vince Grzegorek on 06.07.07 9:11 am |
My mistake. Forgot to include that in the final draft. Will add somewhere.
Email your guess to uniwatchintern@gmail... if you want to guess the tattoo lead picture and I’ll tell you if you’re right.
–Vince
#18 by Natron on 06.07.07 9:20 am |
Email your guess to uniwatchintern@gmail... if you want to guess the tattoo lead picture and I’ll tell you if you’re right.
–Vince
I’m backing off. I found a pic of who I thought it was, and he clearly has different tats. I thought the “LB” and the dollar sign were clues. Damn.
#19 by Mark in Cincy on 06.07.07 9:31 am |
As far as Felipe Lopez and his long sleeves, I remember reading a profile in the Cincinnati Enquirer last year noting that he wears the long sleeves because he feels showing his ink is disrespectful to the game. Unfortunately, I can’t find a link to the article.
#20 by Joey Guns on 06.07.07 9:31 am |
This is becoming almost a weekly occurrence, a sort of funny Chien-Ming Wang article title….
http://www.sj-r.com/...
#21 by todd krevanchi on 06.07.07 9:33 am |
most ekin’s get swoosh tattoos somewhere on their bodies…
#22 by Bob A on 06.07.07 9:35 am |
Are you kidding? Vince posted very athletic women in bikinis! That isn’t good work, thats GREAT work!!! Vince rules!
#23 by al on 06.07.07 9:35 am |
Paul,
is that a foot / shoe measure on the right arm?
#24 by todd krevanchi on 06.07.07 9:41 am |
excuse me, dont you mean brannock device?
#25 by Paul Lukas on 06.07.07 9:41 am |
A Brannock Device, yes. My Very Favorite Object. No, I don’t have a foot fetish. But I do have a strong appreciation for gorgeous industrial design, functional specificity, and ubiquitous things that hide in plain sight.
#26 by Joey Guns on 06.07.07 9:42 am |
I wonder what the NBA would do if some players started doing this?
http://farisyakob.ty...
As was mentioned on this site previously, KC’s Larry Johnson shaved the Rocawear logo into his head. No pic of his head, but I did notice that he even has his gf doing the Rocawear logo….
http://static.flickr...
#27 by Robert on 06.07.07 9:53 am |
Sometimes it would be nice to have a daily Uni Poll. For instance, today it would be interesting to know what percentage of the readers have tats of their own.
I do not, by the way. I always wanted to get tats of the logos of my alma mater and favorite MLB team, but I was (a) too chicken; (b) too cheap; and (c) too much of a nerd.
#28 by Frenchie on 06.07.07 9:54 am |
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, AOL’s The FanHouse must looooove the UniWatch. They’re compiling their “Worts Uniform in History” list. Haven’t we seen that done already?
The same site did, however, reveal this nugget of info: while the new Devil Rays uni hasn’t yet been leaked, this site says to look for “a heavy use of blue with yellow accents.”
#29 by Jeremy on 06.07.07 9:54 am |
I don’t understand what’s funny about that one.
#30 by Jared Wheeler on 06.07.07 9:56 am |
Excellent work Vince!! Where are the two scoops of raisins on Kimi Räikkönen tattoo ? www.answers.com/topi...
#31 by Mojosan on 06.07.07 9:58 am |
http://sportsillustr...
I wonder if he knows that this is actually a Philadelphia Eagles logo at a different angle?
http://www.seatseek....
#32 by Joe Drennan on 06.07.07 9:59 am |
Joe Corvoe of the Cup losing Sens has a bunch of tats, along with his mohawk. I was playing hockey with him a few summers back when he just got one on ehis stomach, some sun circling his belly button and it casued quite the discussion in the lockerroom as I was the only non NHL player out there (they needed a goalie to shoot at) and just about every one of them had a tat, including me (a small shamrock on my right ankel). Corvo though said he gets them when he has nothing else to do and regrets some of them as they’re “too trendy”
#33 by Jared Wheeler on 06.07.07 10:00 am |
www.funhousetattooing.com/gallery/Color-Tattoos/mike
Check out this Flyers tattoo!! Nice work by my buddy Mike Ruocco in Tannersville, PA
#34 by Natron on 06.07.07 10:01 am |
They didn’t exactly break that news.
#35 by Kevin on 06.07.07 10:10 am |
(c) too much of a nerd
#36 by al on 06.07.07 10:14 am |
Side note, the mets lost again in their blues. Hate to say it, but i think they are jinxed.
#37 by Ian K on 06.07.07 10:15 am |
I thought that was odd too when I listened to the uniform segment this morning. I had already read the list, thanks to this blog, so I could follow along easily. But talking about a list of bad unis on the radio doesn’t translate as well, since there’s no visual. There’s no way I could’ve pictured the Delaware uniforms just by listening to the radio.
#38 by Boston Nick on 06.07.07 10:18 am |
Count me in the want to but really can’t afford it as far as tats go. Frankly, I’ve been looking to get a very involved piece on my upper left arm, and I wanna get it done right, in full color. But I’m poor, so as a result, I haven’t gotten anything.
After I (maybe) eventually get that piece, I’ll move on, I’ll definitely have a Red Sox ‘B’ logo, maybe a Bruins spoked B, probably a BU Terriers logo of some sort.
Other than those, I prefer classic, pin up style tats. Flames, skulls, sparrows, banners and such, and my favorite tat, which I know I’ll never have the balls to get, is the spider web on the elbow.
As far as athlete tats go, Sheed’s tattoo is a cool looking piece, and although I usually don’t love tribal stuff, I love Kyle Turley’s huge tribal work.
#39 by SRD on 06.07.07 10:18 am |
Can’t say I agree with these, but SI.com has a photo gallery of the top 10 ugliest current college football uniforms:
http://sportsillustr...
#40 by WVU Tom on 06.07.07 10:27 am |
Has anybody ever noticed that the “D” on the Detroit Tigers cap is different than the one on thier jersey?
#41 by Sage Confucius on 06.07.07 10:33 am |
If you’re going to cut a logo into your hair, shouldn’t it at least be going in the right direction?
#42 by Natron on 06.07.07 10:34 am |
As a matter of fact, yes, it has been noticed.
#43 by Dave B on 06.07.07 10:35 am |
Once again, my comment will not go through. I tried posting a rather lengthy comment last night/early this morning, and it did not go through. But when I checked back this morning, it had eventually gone through. So if this comment is worthless because my other comment is already here…dang.
But if my other comment doesn’t go through, please ready my blog (which is really just the comment that wouldn’t go through.)
http://changeofunifo...
#44 by Dave B on 06.07.07 10:37 am |
P.S. The topic of my comment/blog is the relationship between uniforms and championships. It’s title: Uniform Change = Change in Success?!?
Please read and comment/contribute.
Thank you.
#45 by Vincent A. Cipollone on 06.07.07 10:37 am |
Yeah, in fact, Paul did a whole feature on it. Turns out, a whole bunch of teams do that. Unfortunately, I don’t have the link.
BTW, why does Zumaya have the flames on his non-throwing hand? That’s not the fast one!
#46 by Rick on 06.07.07 10:37 am |
People have been posting the CNNSI.COM article for 3 days now.
#47 by Matt B on 06.07.07 10:38 am |
Becks wears long sleeves specifically to avoid offending people with his numerous tattoos. To my knowledge he doesn’t have anything particularly offensive (besides misspelling Posh’s name in Hindi). Some people are just uptight I guess. He has also stated that he has something of an addiction to getting tats.
I had thought he just wore the sleeves to be stylish.
(NB: Ted mentioned this a couple weeks back on the boards)
#48 by Johnny O on 06.07.07 10:40 am |
If I’m not mistaken that is Milwaukee Brewers platooned left fielder Kevin Mench with that Eagles tat… and Mench is a die hard Eagles fan and actually attended the Eagles camp when the Crew played in Philly last month. (look in the “last call” section)
Mench at Eagles camp
#49 by Kenny on 06.07.07 10:42 am |
WVU Tom, you should have posted with [sarcasm] listed
#50 by Michael on 06.07.07 10:47 am |
Joel Zumaya actually added the flame tatoo to his right arm over the offseason. Sorry I couldn’t find a better picture, but if you look real close on his right arm, you can definitely see it. Holla back.
http://info.detnews....
#51 by tim b on 06.07.07 10:51 am |
Off topic, but MoonDog owns Tony Parker.
http://images.sports...
Go Cavs! RISE UP!
#52 by Ian K on 06.07.07 10:52 am |
I’ll now comment on your other post, Robert. I’m sure most of us here have thought about getting a sports logo tattoo (LA Dodgers cap logo for me) but haven’t gone through with it. Since 1310 The Ticket has already been mentioned today by you, I’ll point out that midday host Bob Sturm has a Green Bay logo tattoo on his arm that he got done on the show.
Anybody here have pics of their sports tattoos, if they have them? A good reason I don’t is that I already have a tattoo in memory of my sister, and I think any other tat would cheapen the importance of the one I already have.
And WVU Tom, I got your sarcastic joke about the Detroit D. I know you’re a regular contributor, but I can’t tell if the follow-up posters to your sarcasm realize it.
#53 by WVU Tom on 06.07.07 10:52 am |
Yes, I know–that was the point of my comment…I should have used [sarcasm] tags…
#54 by Mike Engle on 06.07.07 10:53 am |
Hmmm, the Anaheim Ducks just won the cup with their new uniforms.
The Denver Broncos won two Super Bowls in their first two years with those navy jerseys with the orange accents.
The Anaheim Angels won the World Series shortly after switching away from the cartoonish uniforms and to the red hats.See for yourself.
The Detroit Pistons, upon returning to red, white, and blue (may those teal things burn in hell).
The Florida Marlins have double-luck with new uniforms: 1997 was the death of the teal hats, and a World Series, and 2003 featured the script-ish FLORIDA on the road uniforms, as opposed to the block, radial arched lettering, and another World Series. Complete history of Florida Marlins uniforms (thanks, Dressed to the Nines)
The Cavaliers’ new uniforms came just in time for LeBron, does that count?
That’s all I can think of right now, but there are numerous examples. To close, I recall an ESPN commercial that featured designers pitching new Buffalo Bills uniforms so they could win a Super Bowl, just like the Broncos.
#55 by ScottyJ in WV on 06.07.07 10:56 am |
10. Utah-It’s kinda busy, but not in the top 10 worst.
9. ND(green)-No way. Can’t stand ND, but those are great unis navy or green.
8. Iowa St.-Not top 10 awful but they lose points for the reds on the helmet and jersey not matching.
7. Clemson-Lose the pinstripes and this is a all time great.
6. Air Force-Great uni. Immediately recognizable.
5. Delaware-Well, it ain’t great.
4. Syracuse-Very good uni. I think it needs just a touch of white.
3. Rhode Island-It’s pretty bad.
2. Wyoming-It doesn’t do much for me, but it’s not horrible.
1. Oregon-It goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyway….THE worst college football uniform EVAH!
#56 by WVU Tom on 06.07.07 10:58 am |
I wonder if it matters if the uniform change is an improvement or not–most of these were, except of course for Denver. I remember thinking “Oh great, now that they’ve won a superbowl in those ugly uniforms they’ll never get rid of them!”
#57 by Anthony Verna on 06.07.07 10:58 am |
Mench is from Delaware (a friend of mine - now in San Jose - knew him in high school and went to some Rangers game in Oakland early last year).
#58 by RCheli on 06.07.07 10:59 am |
Long-time reader, but this is my first post (and this is only really tangentally about uniforms, but if anyone would get a kick out it this, I’m sure the readers here would).
I work from home, so during lunch, I tend to try and find something to watch on TV to break up the monotony of looking at a computer. (Daytime television is terrible by the way.)
So I flip on ESPN Classic, and they’re showing a bowling tournament from 1993 which I watch for a few minutes. One of the bowlers was Walter Ray Williams (who I guess is pretty good, because the announcers were fawning over him), and he was sporting a full beard. The play-by-play guy commented on this and said, “Williams grew his beard out after the PBA relaxed their rule for facial hair before the start of this season.”
So, while you could wear terrible polo shirts and polyester pants all you wanted, you couldn’t have a beard on tour until 1993.
#59 by Natron on 06.07.07 11:03 am |
Whoops! I missed it. Sorry!
It’s was still a link to another fine Uni Watch entry!
#60 by Parrish on 06.07.07 11:03 am |
http://sportsillustr...
Anybody else seen this. It’s supposably SIOC’s assessment of the ten worst unifroms in college football, but for some reason they include Notre Dame.
#61 by John H on 06.07.07 11:05 am |
Yea Kevin Mench is a huge eagles fan, has season tickets and the like so im guessing that he knew it was the Eagles logo
#62 by Mike Engle on 06.07.07 11:06 am |
I’d like to comment about the green Notre Dame jersey. Yes, it’s a little odd. I’m not sure I think of Notre Dame as a green-wearing school. But that green jersey has history. It was designed as the “special occasion” and “anti-confusion” jersey for the Notre Dame/US Naval Academy game (and other occasions) way back in the 30’s.
While I think their navy jerseys are Notre Dame’s best of the three, the green jersey is a great alternate jersey, especially if it could conjure up some “Luck o’ the Irish.”
#63 by Anthony Verna on 06.07.07 11:06 am |
Well, we all know that facial hair affects athletic performance, right, Mr. Steinbrenner?
#64 by Bob A on 06.07.07 11:07 am |
Jeff Bagwell’s ex-wife ’sold’ her cleavage to Golden Palace to advertising. I have no other comment. ;-(
#65 by Broker75 on 06.07.07 11:12 am |
There seems to be a lot of hairy people in the pics posted in the opening..
#66 by Jill on 06.07.07 11:14 am |
I’ve always said that when the Cubs win the world series something similar to this guy is going on my arm. I’m not holding my breath.
#67 by Mr. Met on 06.07.07 11:14 am |
Has anybody on here not seen the SI “Worst College Uniforms” photo gallery? It seems like about a dozen different people have linked to it.
#68 by Nolan on 06.07.07 11:14 am |
I’m now curled up in fetal position
#69 by Johnny O on 06.07.07 11:16 am |
OK… I don’t mean to gripe… but people have been posting “SI’s 10 worst college uniforms ever” for the past few days now. As someone stated two days ago, please use ctrl+f and search for the topic first. It is just kind of frustrating to read the same article the past 3-4 days now. This is by no means a personal attack or anything, just an opinion.
#70 by todd krevanchi on 06.07.07 11:22 am |
besides being regarded as one of the worlds greatest bowlers, walter ray is also one of the worlds greates horseshoe champions. winning multiple world titles…
#71 by Jason on 06.07.07 11:24 am |
Guys, breaking news, John F. Kennedy was shot in Dallas. Apparently, some guy shot him from a book depository building from a pretty long distance. I smell conspiracy.
Geez.
#72 by Justin on 06.07.07 11:26 am |
I feel like most teams change something minor about their uniform each year. So if you look at almost any winner you could find something they changed. Look at how many times the Devil Rays have changed their uniforms and got nothing out of it.
#73 by Terry Mark on 06.07.07 11:29 am |
Can regular readers of this blog please lay off those readers who don’t read each and every entry or each and every comment? That’s a very unwelcoming attitude to those who may have just found this community or simply don’t have the time to keep up daily.
For the record, I check in here every day, though I may not sift through the 150-250 comments posted here.
I appreciate everyone in this community who keeps such a watchful eye on the Uni-world, but I don’t appreciate readers who call out others in that way.
To those who just picked up on SI’s list, or Detroit’s “D” logo oddity — Welcome to the discussion.
Maybe we could help those readers who are annoyed by new visitors by setting up message boards so they can go off in their own corner.
#74 by Joe Young on 06.07.07 11:30 am |
The Baltimor Ravens changed their uniforms in 1999 becuase they supposdly stole original design from a security guard’s drawing. but any way they one the super bowl in 2000 in only the second year of those uni’s
#75 by SaveFarris on 06.07.07 11:35 am |
I wonder what the NBA would do if some players started doing this?
http://farisyakob.ty...
That boundary has already been crossed.
#76 by The Ol Goaler on 06.07.07 11:37 am |
I realize I’m edging into “old fart”-dom with this comment, but I just don’t “get” tats. Having somebody stick ink-filled needles into my body to put some decoration on it just doesn’t appeal to me at all… while I wear clothing supporting my favorite teams (Cardinals, Blues, Mizzou, and Arkansas State) all the time, I’ve never considered having the “Birds on the Bat” or the “Blue Note” inked onto my skin for all time! (Whatever you do with your skin is your business, IMO…)
Baseball’s “no sleeve tat” rules only apply to pitchers… they’re not allowed to have anything “distracting” on their pitching arms. That rule also reduced the use of those horrible “dot-matrix” undershirts; pitchers couldn’t use ‘em!
#77 by Natron on 06.07.07 11:39 am |
The 1987 Twins did it. Prior to ‘87, they had the pullover jerseys with the old logo and no pinstripes.
#78 by Joey Guns on 06.07.07 11:40 am |
I think this is the 5th or 6th time (since I originally posted it 48 hrs ago) that someone is mentioning (and assuming they’re the first to bring it up) the Top 10 Worst College Football Uniforms List…….
I almost sort of feel like it’s a joke now. We’ll see if it continues later today and tomorrow…….
#79 by Terry Mark on 06.07.07 11:42 am |
I’ve noticed that the “Dressed to the Nines” database is flawed in that more recent years don’t include alternate jerseys or caps.
(I’m going to duck now so no one will tear my head off for missing this point, which I’m sure was in comment no. 178 five months ago.)
#80 by Justin on 06.07.07 11:45 am |
I was playing around today looking at the “Dressed to the Nines” website. I took a look at the timeline. Look at 1969 , not sure how many people here would think that was “ingenious”
#81 by Joey Guns on 06.07.07 11:46 am |
My friend always talked about getting the 3 colors (yellow, red, blue) of the Steelers logo tattooed on his heart, but it never happened yet.
He also mentioned getting a Pirates “P” tattooed on him. I talked him out of that, thankfully. That team is like a AAAA team. Although, I’d love to see them smack around Clemens on Saturday!
#82 by tBone on 06.07.07 11:48 am |
I like Vince’s posts. I can tell when he writes without even looking at the byline. Good stuff.
#83 by Kenny on 06.07.07 11:51 am |
So I had a nice long response to this, some I agreed with, some I didn’t, but let’s just say I wanna throw my computer through the wall for what it just did to me
Here’s the short version:
10. Not Top 10, maybe Top 15-20
9. Not even close
8. Again maybe Top 15-20
7. Good looking just how they are (orange &
whites that is)
6. Get rid of the giant white side panel & then
I’ll lean towards great
5. But it’s not horrible either
4. I like it how it is…kinda old school…maybe
a lighter orange would make it better
3. Agreed
2. Get rid of the yellow pants…have yellow be
an accent on white pants and on the sleeves
1. No comment needed
Some additions would be:
Portland St.
Bowling Green
Missouri
There are more but I don’t wanna lose my post again
#84 by Kyle O. on 06.07.07 11:55 am |
It seems as if the London Olympic Logo may be short lived
#85 by Jason on 06.07.07 11:55 am |
I’m not trying to start an argument here just tryting to make a point. Normally I would agree with you about someone posting something old thinking it was new, but there is a big difference between 5 months ago and 5 posts ago. I can understand someone missing something from a few days ago but this was literally less than an hour after someone else had done the same thing. At some point it becomes a nuisance and someone is going to say something.
#86 by Mr. Met on 06.07.07 11:55 am |
I agree, going through 150-250 comments is tiresome, and I do my fair share of skipping through the comments on occasion, but when it’s happened multiple times in the same thread when (at the time) it hasn’t even reached 60 comments just doesn’t make any sense.
Of course we welcome all newbies with open arms, but here’s the thing about Uni-Watch: If it’s uni-related, 99.999999% of the time it’s been found, commented on, and we’ve moved on to the next topic. I’m not saying that to be a wiseass; it’s just the way it is.
#87 by todd krevanchi on 06.07.07 11:56 am |
i agree. i understand for many of who have been here for the first year, seeing repeat posts, (kenny’s bp hat, si picture article, et al) might be, well, repetetive.
as a part of a few message boards, i cant stand the separation and dislike of “newbies” from “veterans”. lets not have this happen here. this is too good of a community to have such disconnect.
using the uniwatch google search mechanism located at the top is a good way to find what has been discussed in previous posts.
also the control-f function to do a daily search.
welcome to the blog. sorry that your initial impression left a sour taste in your mouth.
#88 by Charlie Mitchell on 06.07.07 11:57 am |
That article about Raikkonen’s tat is strangely outdated. He’s had that as far back as 2004 or 2005 if I remember correctly, long before he was a Ferrari driver. Even the picture of him is from 2006 in a McLaren uniform. The sun was by no means a new addition to his arm when he arrived in Malaysia this year.
#89 by MH on 06.07.07 11:57 am |
Can’t say I agree with these, but SI.com has a photo gallery of the top 10 ugliest current college football uniforms:
Cripes, The Air Force uni should get a pass from this SI list for their helmet bolt design alone–hands down one of the best, most recognizable, and envied. Moreover (and setting aside aesthetics), the USAFA players (as well as, I must admit, their counterparts at West Point and Annapolis) are truly remarkable young men who embody more than the student-athlete ideal: They selflessly commit to serving our nation. Consequently, regardless of what the Air Force uni looks like it deserves respect from SI.
#90 by WVU Tom on 06.07.07 11:58 am |
I’ve noticed that too, but not sure if anyone mentioned it–I perfer that model used for the pre-1995 entries to the newer ones.
As far as I’m concerned, you’re safe as long as it wasn’t a topic already brought up today (especially if it has been mentioned for the past 3 or 4 days as well).
By the way, has anyone ever noticed that the blue Dallas Cowboys pants don’t match the blue on the jerseys/helmets? … Just Kidding!
#91 by Welch on 06.07.07 11:59 am |
I have tats of the Padres Swingin’ Friar and the Bengals Tiger Head! I would post pics if i knew how. I am a rookie to the message board thing, but this one has me hooked for sure!
#92 by Ken on 06.07.07 12:03 pm |
The Baltimore Orioles will be having a tribute to the Negro League teams of Baltimore on September 6th this season. Official Press Release
They will be honoring the 75th anniversary of the Baltimore Black Sox winning the 1932 East-West League championship (their only season in the league) by wearing throwback 1932 Black Sox uniforms (including this great looking cap) and having a pre-game ceremony.
There are some small photos of the Black Sox in uniform here and here, though neither photo necessarily has the 1932 uniform.
The Orioles embracing history? This is a red letter day! They didn’t even honor the 40th anniversary of their first World Series last season!
#93 by Jeremy on 06.07.07 12:03 pm | &n