The College World Series is currently taking place in Omaha, which happens to be the home base of reader Bryan Redemske. Bryan’s a longtime Ticker contributor (he works at a newspaper, so he often sees wire-service photos before I do, and he once forwarded me the amazing shot of a Nebraska pitcher with a vulgarity on his underbrim, which almost ran in his paper until they Photoshopped it at the last minute), but I’ve never seen him as jazzed up as he is for the CWS. As he put it in an e-mail to me the other day, “Fire up the F-150, round up the kids, park on some guy’s lawn for $15, and bring the SPF 50. It’s time for some ping.”
Bryan’s prepared a pretty detailed assessment of the CWS teams. So without further ado, I hereby turn over the floor to him (with the caveat that he wrote this on Sunday, before any teams had been eliminated):
Some general observations: Most of the teams wear stirrups, which is cool. Most of them even have them on right. A lot of guys wear flat bills. Memo to flat-billed guys: You look like idiots. Signed, Everybody.
As for the specific team uniforms, we have to start with Cal State Fullerton, which is easily the class of this year’s CWS uniforms. They’ve had the same design for a while now, and for good reason. While some don’t like orange and blue, I think it works. Orange is used only as an accent color, which makes it much more tolerable. The grays are pretty solid, too. I’m generally not a huge fan of gray pinstripes in any application, and the Fullerton wordmark is on the small side, but there are bigger fish to fry in Omaha. The blue alternates are great, too.
The high of Fullerton, unfortunately, leads to the disappointing low of Oregon State. The Beavers have a serious identity crisis: Half their gear is made by Wilson, the other half by Nike, so nothing matches. The Nike pinstriped grays are just short of criminal. Huge rear number, too. And then the “OS” hat … it didn’t match either. And the OSU hat, their regular lid, also doesn’t match anything. The only thing that saves the team from disaster is its standard white uniform.
Arizona State has a pretty good thing going right now. Their primary home and away uniforms are simple and classy. Basically, just change the cream to gray, and you have the roadies. There’s a yellow jersey, though, so they’re not entirely without fault [and let’s not forget the maroon version — PL].
On some level, I’m sure it’s really cool to have “Eaters” on your jersey, as the UC Irvine Anteaters do. Unfortunately, I think it’s the same level as those white South Carolina hats that just say “Cocks.” Every high school baseball player within two hours of Omaha is pining for a UC Irvine shirt that says “Go Eaters” or “Eaters All the Way!” or maybe “Eaters for Life.” Anyway, the Anteaters’ colors are pretty great — blue and white mainly, with a little bit of gold in there — but their uniforms are a total mess. The home whites are clearly based on the MLB batting practice template of a few years ago, complete with contrasting shoulder gussets and piping; the roadies are a gray version of the homes, but with more yellow. The caps are the only thing good about the entire wardrobe.
Mississippi State coach Ron Polk is old-school. You’d think he’d prefer the classic look, like how Stanford has had the same uniforms for about 400 years. Well, you’d be thinking wrong. Of the Bulldogs’ three uniforms, the only constant is the hat — the classic interlocking MS in white on a maroonish background. It should be easy to build a uni around that, but apparently it’s not. The home whites have “State” across the chest, in a strange, oddly spaced font. The number font, however, is totally different. And crappy. And there’s weird piping and contrast-colored inserts on the sleeves and armpits. The alternate maroon jersey has the same contrasting pattern (in gray, this time), but a completely different “State” and number font. Finally, the all-gray uniform harkens to days past — nice, but what’s up with the thick-ass piping?
North Carolina is one of Nike’s black-jerseyed “elite” teams, and that design turned out to be even uglier than expected. When that jersey stays hidden, however, the Tar Heels are pretty easy on the eyes. Their look is, if nothing else, pretty consistent, with a nice vertically arching “Carolina” on three of their jerseys (sleeveless white, sleeveless gray, sleeved blue), and the sleeved whites and grays have “Tar Heels” in cursive. The latter two have some seriously thick piping, and don’t look near as good as the first three.
I like Rice’s simple, classy uniforms. The whites have “Rice” in an Old English font on the chest; the grays have “Rice” in an Old English font on the chest. Are you noticing the consistency here? The only way Rice can go wrong is by wearing the blue jersey, which has some seriously bad shoulder stripes that take away from a simple design.
Louisville has been the source of some nasty-looking uniforms over the years, but I was only moderately offended when I saw the Cardinals’ baseball togs. The black jersey and cap are very simple, but the white vests are really simple. But what the hell is that extra triangle of black doing in the armpit? And white shoes? Please. They work in very few places. At least it’s after Memorial Day. [Brian submitted this piece before the Cardinals’ red jersey made its appearance, but I think we can safely say that he would not approve of the shoulder stripes. — PL]
Talk about a Herculean effort! Serious thanks to Bryan for what is probably the most in-depth analysis of college baseball uniforms anyone’s ever written, and bonus thanks to Jesse Gavin, who attended a few CWS games and provided several of the pictures I linked to.
Plumber’s Job Available in DC: Leaks of sensitive information are a way of life in Washington. The Capitals discovered that yesterday, when several views of their new jersey (no, not this bogus one) began circulating on the web. By now many of you may have seen them, but I’ve decided not to show them here, because (a) the colors are off, (b) the uni numbers, pants, and socks aren’t visible, so it’s hard to get the full effect, and (c) the team was nice enough to invite me to the official uni unveiling on Friday, and even let me designate a surrogate to attend in my place when I said I couldn’t make it myself, so it’d be bad manners to spread the leak further. I’ll have plenty to say when the full uni is unveiled.
Uni Watch News Ticker: Yet another glitch for the Giants, who called up Luis Figueroa on Monday and then sent him up to bat with no name on his back. … Interesting article here (forwarded by Mark Snider) about the minor league Boise Hawks’ new uniforms, including the following tidbit: “Boise has new uniforms, logos and color scheme this season, moving away from the blue, white and red it used to wear. However, as a Chicago Cubs farm team, the team must wear blue cleats — it’s an organizational dictate — all Cubs’ minor league teams must wear blue shoes.” … More football players playing softball, this time at Brett Favre’s annual charity event (full photo gallery here, courtesy of Jeff Ash). … Nice catch by Chris Creamer, who documented this case of inconsistent Rs. … Norm Johnson checks in with a good story: “I was watching the Pirates vs. Mariners game tonight, 6/19. Mariners announcer Dave Niehaus had an interesting uniform tidbit about the ‘79 All-Star Game, which was played in the Kingdome. Apparently, Reggie Jackson’s uniform arrived in time for the game itself, but not in time for the American League team picture. According to Niehaus, he posed for the AL team picture in a Mariners jersey!” Anyone got a photo of this? … Nicole Haase was in Baltimore over the weekend, and noted approvingly that the Orioles’ mascot wears bona fide stirrups (but also, unfortunately, has a bad case of cap logo creep). … UConn is looking for a new uni supplier (with thanks to Keith Thibault). … First-hand report from a source on the field at Shea Stadium, who writes: “Jeff Cirillo had his fly open during his last at bat on Tuesday, and then he zipped it up after the first pitch.” The latter maneuver, alas, isn’t visible in the game video. … Proud Portland resident Jeremy Brahm has provided some shots of the interesting skyline-patterend jersey worn by the Portland Winterhawks this past season (additional pics here and here). The team also had a special 25th-anniversary Saturday jersey, as seen here, here, here, here, and here. … Take a hockey player off the ice and he totally loses his mind (disturbing find by Vince Grzegorek).
#1 by Seth H on 06.20.07 8:12 am |
During last night’s broadcast, Howie Rose (maybe it was Tom McCarthy) stated that Justin Morneau wears number 33 in honor of Patrick Roy. He said that Morneau was a goalie in Canada while growing up.
#2 by Justin on 06.20.07 8:31 am |
Interesting team name… Any other teams named after fruits?
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#3 by Rich on 06.20.07 8:31 am |
North Carolina also has gray hats to match the gray tops. So if we’re counting, they have three hats pictured and the gray hat makes four. A bit much. Meanwhile, Louisville looks awful with the red hat paired with the black undersleeves of the vest (can’t we just ban vests, period?). And I think that UCI (it’s too cluttered) and Miss. State (ditto) hats look horrible, but that fits in with the rest of both teams’ uniforms.
One more item, Arizona State went with the 70s Padres/A’s style of yellow socks under dark stirrups, along with yellow caps and maroon tops against UCI last night. I kept waiting to see Barry Bonds pop out of the dugout.
#4 by Justin on 06.20.07 8:32 am |
Interesting mascot choice….
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#5 by PburghNo1 on 06.20.07 8:35 am |
Don’t know if this has been mentioned before, but I saw something I’ve never seen before on SportsCenter last night when they were discussing the Tampa Bay Bucs. Has anyone ever seen a team use that little horizontal line that some people put through their “7″s and “Z”s in a uniform number? The Bucs do on their practice uniforms. Just looks odd to me. You can see it in a photo on this page.
Also, did anyone see the Arizona State Coaching staff in omaha has their names and titles embroidered on the side of their caps? No photo, sorry.
#6 by PburghNo1 on 06.20.07 8:35 am |
Link didn’t work…I’ll just paste.
http://www.buccaneer...
#7 by Dave A on 06.20.07 8:39 am |
I thought Morneau wore 33 because of Larry Walker. I believe it was mentioned here a while back, but I don’t have time to look right now.
#8 by Derek G on 06.20.07 8:44 am |
Those Bucs’ number fonts are pretty wild. I’m going to have to totally disagree with the above post about how the UC Irvine look terrible. I think that logo is a classic looking logo and just looks great. I’m actually looking to buy one still but Chick’s sporting goods doesn’t sell online and I live in ND so going to one is out of the question….any help????
#9 by Terry Mark on 06.20.07 8:57 am |
Some general observations: Most of the teams wear stirrups, which is cool. Most of them even have them on right.
That ASU player’s sock and stirrups looks a little too perfect — like it’s a one-piece with the maroon “stirrup” sewn onto the gold sock. I’m not complaining, though, the Devils have one of the best uniforms in college baseball.
#10 by Team C. on 06.20.07 8:58 am |
RE: Brad May
Love the Angels cap, hate the Ducks jersey and HATE, HATE, HATE the flip-flops and jeans!
#11 by Boston Nick on 06.20.07 9:04 am |
I gotta say, I hate those 70s style high stirrups. I’m a fan of the stirrups, but it’s gotta be low, more stirrup than sani for me.
I do hate it a little less with the yellow sanitary sock though, so Arizona State isn’t all bad with that.
Goddamn I miss the striped Red Sox stirrups.
#12 by Robert on 06.20.07 9:07 am |
Ah yes, the CWS. I used to enjoy attending it when I lived in the area. I don’t think that the rest of the country realizes how much this event means to Omaha. It is like its version of Mardi Gras in New Orleans or the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago.
#13 by Adam on 06.20.07 9:20 am |
Where do I get an Eaters jersey? That is the best thing I’ve ever seen.
#14 by Joe H on 06.20.07 9:26 am |
The Bucs are clearly using the type style that they uses for their logo, Totally Gothic, for their practice jerseys.
#15 by Joe Drennan on 06.20.07 9:30 am |
St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Chicago - I hope you mean the real one on the South Side and not the impostor downtown parade. The South Side parade is a yearly event for me as it takes place a mile from my childhood home. It’s more important than Christmas to my family.
RE: Brad May
Being a hockey player who played through college and summers with NHL guys, this look doesn’t suprise or jar me. When you get off the ice and take your equipment off your feet are sore (at least they are if you worked hard) and so sandles are a logical choice to wear when leaving the rink. You wear em enough and it becomes habbit. I am surprised he had flip flops on though and not Bauer sandles seen here http://www.hockeymon... which many hockey players tend to gravitate toward. I would routinley leave the rink in the middle of the winter wearing my sandles. Since my playing days are over though, I’ve moved away from that fashon trend.
#16 by A.J. on 06.20.07 9:42 am |
The feathers on the shoulders of the Portland Winterhawks’ 25th anniversary jerseys, which I kind of like, reminded me of these uniforms, which are easily the ugliest football uniforms I’ve ever seen.
#17 by Chris Sk on 06.20.07 9:50 am |
While google searching for a photo of the 1979 All-Star team I found >this great picture. The link to it said it was from the 1911 Addie Joss Benefit Game.
This was held on July 24, 1911 and is considered the “first” all star game.
#18 by SuperJon on 06.20.07 9:50 am |
They were real stirrups. During the game last night they showed a dugout shot and I noticed how loose some of them looked.
#19 by Chris Sk on 06.20.07 9:51 am |
Sorry that link didn’t work
http://www.blackbets...
#20 by Lutter on 06.20.07 9:52 am |
Memo to fans that think flat-billed guys look stupid. That is how a hat is worn on the West Coast! If some jerk-off from Alabama comes rolling in and has a huge curve in his bill, I too look at him like he is strange. Take a minute and think about which teams are wearing the flatt bill. Hmmmmm, might it be Fullerton, Irvine, and others that are from the WEST COAST. Give it a rest. Anthony Reyes did it in St. Louis and remember, he is from the West Coast. Different people like different things. Thats how its done out here.
#21 by Natron on 06.20.07 9:53 am |
It’s been mentioned here before that at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, the Wild have every Minnesota high school hockey teams’ jerseys displayed.
This site now has pictures of them all (I highly recommend the St. Paul Johnson Governors - but I’m a little biased!).
#22 by Dwight on 06.20.07 9:55 am |
Nothing personal Lutter, but it does look dumb, wheter it’s on the West coast CWS teams, or a rapper on MTV, or the moron that I saw delivering breakfast in my building this morning.
#23 by diz on 06.20.07 9:57 am |
I’m sure I’ve seen the odd archive clip or three of football teams from continental Europe with the seven featuring a line. Also, I’m sure I’ve seen the occasional number one with an elongated top as well…
Am on a quest to find such digits in picture form
#24 by CV on 06.20.07 10:01 am |
Great write-up on the CW. Kudos!!
I love the grey Rice unis, both pinstripe Fulerton unis (hate the blue alternates though, why where them when the two primary are so good??), and hate Ariz. St’s yellow and maroon alts.
All the NC combos give me a headache to think about, but without a doubt the black sucks.
#25 by Joe Drennan on 06.20.07 10:02 am |
I know PL’s feelings on purple, but this http://i209.photobuc... Cloquet jersey is a classic in MN. To see one up close the beard is fuzzy. To my knowledge, these jerseys haven’t changed in years that’s what makes them so cool in an ugly way. The team I was a part of the coaching staff for 4 years, Forest Lake, really needs to send in their new jerseys as they ones listed on the site are about 5-7 years out of date. We had NY Ranger pattened jerseys till this year when they changed it up to a Montreal vintage home style for our home with a big FL instead of the C. Our road is a goofy looking gold jersey that is only goofy becasue of the ugly patch they chose for the chest. Sorry no pictures on me.
#26 by Chris on 06.20.07 10:04 am |
I dig the UC Irvine unis, too. The sleeves are a little much, but bearable. And I think the hat logo looks great.
I’ve always hated the Rice jerseys. The Old English font looks good as a single letter (Detroit Tigers, for one), but I don’t like it for the whole name.
#27 by Elena E on 06.20.07 10:04 am |
I thought ASU’s uni’s last night were the ugliest I’ve seen in ages. I even thought they were showing a clip from the 80s, when they showed an out of focus shot of one of their long-haired pitchers. Nothing with that much yellow ever looks good. If Rice and Irvine make the finals, it will be the dullest uni match-up ever.
#28 by Sage Confucius on 06.20.07 10:05 am |
That does not mean it looks good.
The brim should have at least a little curve to it. The extreme, redneck style that looks as though the brim was wrapped around a broom handle for a week looks equally bad. And from a practical standpoint, a curved brim will better keep a low sun out of your eyes.
The Owls uniforms look the best of the remaining teams. Being a Houston native I am, of course, pulling for them. GO OWLS!
#29 by Natron on 06.20.07 10:06 am |
I think most on the site are actually probably out of date at this point… I know the Johnson one I referenced is also obsolete as they now wear maroon jerseys with an arched “Governors” across the front with the number under it.
The issue I have with Cloquet is that they wear the white helmets even with the dark jerseys. I just hate that look. But I’ll agree with your thoughts on remaining unchanged. They are a classic jersey.
#30 by Natron on 06.20.07 10:08 am |
This was rumored on this board board a lot, but nothing was ever referenced as a quote from Justin. There are quotes around of him quoting that he wears 33 because of Roy… if I wasn’t at work, I’d dig them up. I can look when I get home.
#31 by Jonathon on 06.20.07 10:08 am |
Caps new unis:
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#32 by Robert on 06.20.07 10:08 am |
Just curious: For how long has that been the case? I suspect that it is a fad which, like so many, will soon pass.
#33 by Elena E on 06.20.07 10:09 am |
Anthony Reyes, having some vision-problems, claims the flat brim helps him see the catcher’s signals better. Whatever. It doesn’t bother me at all. To each his own.
#34 by Joe Drennan on 06.20.07 10:12 am |
The reason for the white helmet is equipment is expensive and I don’t know of any high school program with home and away helmets. I think white is better than purple and will take it any day.
As regard to the new Caps uni, I thought no team was going to have an alternate this year because an overhaul of 30 teams home and away was enough work as it is?
#35 by Joe H on 06.20.07 10:13 am |
Agreed…I don’t care what culture, region, or superstar does it…
flat brim = stupid looking
It’s right up there with leaving the sticker tags on the hat.
#36 by Jonathon on 06.20.07 10:13 am |
Take it easy there, Tex. You can have your flat billed cap. But lay off of the “jerk off from Alabama” stuff. I’m from Alabama, and I like my bills curved. You like your bills flat. Big deal. Is name-calling really necessary?
#37 by UW justin on 06.20.07 10:14 am |
No picture, but here is a seattle p-i article confirming the fact that Reggie Jackson wore a Mariner’s uni for the 1979 All Start group photo. Article
#38 by Johnny Garfield on 06.20.07 10:15 am |
Wow, you know, Brad May looks a bit odd with the Angels cap, Ducks jersey and flip flops. Give him some Chucks, ferchrissake!
But other than that, interesting cross-promotion between two of my fave sports- MLB and the NHL. :)
#39 by Billy B. on 06.20.07 10:19 am |
These aren’t the Caps new unis. Someone on Chris Creamer’s board designed these.
Yesterday the NHL leaked the Bruins new logo on the draft caps but has since taken it down. If it’s okay for me to put a pic up I will.
#40 by Joe Drennan on 06.20.07 10:20 am |
PLease do. I can’t wait to see the plethora of new stuff come Friday with the draft.
#41 by Paul Lukas on 06.20.07 10:22 am |
Yeah, I’m OK with that — go ahead.
#42 by Kip Whiffle on 06.20.07 10:24 am |
I always leave the sticker on my caps. But I’m kind of short, so only my kids see it.
#43 by Tom R on 06.20.07 10:29 am |
I need one of those too
#44 by Kenny on 06.20.07 10:30 am |
What purpose does it serve? and that’s a serious question, cuz I ask that to myself all the time
#45 by Natron on 06.20.07 10:30 am |
I’m not suggesting a home and road helmet, just a change from white. While I’m not a fan of the school in any shape or form, I always have thought that Cretin has the acceptable compromise of going with a gold helmet.
#46 by Chris Doran on 06.20.07 10:32 am |
Umm, the Bruins got a whole new logo not just a uni re-design??
#47 by Kenny on 06.20.07 10:34 am |
This has gotta be his long lost son
And doesn’t everyone know they can’t play softball in Wisconsin like we do in Chicago (there’s a back story to that tongue in cheek joke - a guy from WI on my intramural team, I swear struck out everytime up in 16″ softball…just terrible)
#48 by Kip Whiffle on 06.20.07 10:35 am |
I always leave the sticker on my caps. But I’m kind of short, so only my kids see it.
What purpose does it serve? and that’s a serious question, cuz I ask that to myself all the time
There really is no purpose for leaving the sticker on the bill. Maybe I do it because it bugs my wife.
#49 by Joe Drennan on 06.20.07 10:35 am |
Cretin kids have to clean up on the ice/field/court because their colors and logo are terrible. It’s hard to pick on them though when all they do is win state titles. The gold helmet works at Cretin because of the gold shoulders and the prominate use of gold as an accent. In Cloquet’s case though, gold is an accent, but not that prominent. To me it seems more an afterthough. The more I think of gold helmets though, I can see it working.
#50 by Kris McInnis on 06.20.07 10:38 am |
Humorous tidbit I’ve just read, ever to jump onto a bit of Auburn news: President Bush held an NCAA National Champions ceremony on the White House lawn Monday. Three Auburn teams (2007 men’s and women’s swimming/diving and 2006 women’s track and field) were recognized. As customary, each team presented the President with a little something from the team, usually a uniform bit. While the AU track team gave President Bush a typical jacket/t-shirt, the swim teams weren’t so conventional with their gifts: a beach towel with his name embroidered on it and his very own, well… team uniform.
Article can be found here.
#51 by Paul Lukas on 06.20.07 10:39 am |
My little ESPN piece is up, on the right side of this page.
#52 by Kenny on 06.20.07 10:39 am |
Meant to post this yesterday amongst the Little League talk…
My family is huge Cardinals fans and my brother wanted to wear red cleats to play baseball
This is the result of his choice (notice the white Cubs hat in the background)
#53 by Joe Drennan on 06.20.07 10:39 am |
For those wondering how Cloquet looks with their white helmets go here http://section7hocke.... Click on the lobby from the left nav bar, then click photos. You’ll see a host of logos atop the page, click on the lumberjack. If you want to see the Forest Lake jerseys of my team, click on the goofy looking R as there are some good shots of our gold and even rarely used maroon road jersey.
#54 by Kenny on 06.20.07 10:40 am |
I can live with that answer ;)
#55 by Natron on 06.20.07 10:40 am |
Oh… one more thing occurred to me while on the topic of hockey. I believe there is a team in Minnesota that has the worst single piece of a uniform in the United States (although some of the things I’ve seen in Eurpoe will beat this)…. Orange breezers. Purple doesn’t seem so bad in comparision.
#56 by Jason on 06.20.07 10:42 am |
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!
Fucking flip flops with jeans!?!?!?!?!
Only in So-cal.
#57 by Natron on 06.20.07 10:43 am |
I saw you guys play Armstrong at New Hope this past season, and if I’m not mistaken, you wore gold, did you not? They looked nice.
Believe you pounded Armstrong as well… though that’s neither here nor there in relation to this board! ;-)
#58 by Sage Confucius on 06.20.07 10:44 am |
At least it’s not a Speedo. No one wants to see that.
#59 by Joe Drennan on 06.20.07 10:44 am |
White Bear Lake’s orange breezers (that’s hockey pants to those of you outside of MN) look terrible. Grand Rapids in orange breezers howver looks good to me. To see them they’re the GR logo on the page I posted earlier.
#60 by Joe Drennan on 06.20.07 10:45 am |
We did pound Armstrong. I think our golds look good from afar, but the crest is ugly.
#61 by skott on 06.20.07 10:45 am |
i LOVE the Rice uniforms. Even the blue one. i like the stripes. football style.
yesterday: i also really like the current USA soccer kits. i love the stripes that they are using and i even like that pinstriped light blue number they have a little bit…much much much better than the past.
#62 by Amy on 06.20.07 10:46 am |
Actually I saw it a lot when I lived in Western NY and I see it all the time here in NE. I don’t mind it from a fashion standpoint - when it bothers me is when you’re trying to walk somewhere with a friend wearing flip-flops - they can’t keep up because half their energy goes into keeping the damn things on their feet. (and at 5′1″ I’ve got short legs - no one should have trouble keeping up with me)
#63 by hot rodd on 06.20.07 10:49 am |
sorry to tell you back east guys but flip flops and jeans are pretty common here in the southwest. Does not look out of place at all. now the angels hat with the ducks jersey.. that looks wierd
#64 by Billy B. on 06.20.07 10:53 am |
NHL.com took off the pictures of the Bruins new logo, but this image was based off the hat. They are almost exactly the same. As you can see the logo is pretty much the same, just added serifs to the B.
Bruins new logo.
#65 by Joe H on 06.20.07 10:59 am |
Hate the angles on the “B” serifs…ughhh
And I can also deal with flops and jeans, but I can’t deal with white socks and sandals!
#66 by Amy on 06.20.07 11:00 am |
I think the serifs look weird they way they are running into the spokes… However I’m relieved to see its not a dramatic change.
#67 by Joe Drennan on 06.20.07 11:02 am |
If they mess with the Hawks logo I’ll be irate. Of the original 6, change to the Bruins doesn’t bother me as much as they’ve had some pretty big changes over the years. The remaining 5 should stay as they are though
#68 by Chris Doran on 06.20.07 11:05 am |
Oh, well that’s not bad at all…
#69 by Joey Guns on 06.20.07 11:07 am |
Is it me, or does the Louisville jersey look a little DBaacks-ish? It totally looks like Louiisville:
http://us.news2.yimg...
#70 by dan on 06.20.07 11:08 am |
Whats wrong with flip flops and jeans…im not sure id want to pitch with flip flops on but i know maysie doesnt have a 12-6 curveball!
#71 by Lutter on 06.20.07 11:09 am |
Didn’t mean to ruffle any feathers with the Alabama comment. I have never been there and it was just an example. I have seen a ton of references to the flat-bill and most of them talk about how ugly it is. I am just trying to defend it and say that it is much more common to see it out here than a curved one.
Jeans and flip flops….is that not common everywhere?
#72 by todd krevanchi on 06.20.07 11:10 am |
i always wear flip flops, birks or other sandals. with shorts, pants, khakis or jeans. if it was possible id wear them year round!
im surprised there was not a mention of brady quinn’s performance monday in cleveland throwing out the first pitch… a bit of sneaker malfunction.
but it brought up another question…
what is current first pitch jersey protocol?
do you wear a jersey of the home team playing or one of the team you represent (for athletes, not entertainers)?
ive seen both…
#73 by Brendan on 06.20.07 11:15 am |
Memo to fans that think flat-billed guys look stupid. That is how a hat is worn on the West Coast! If some jerk-off from Alabama comes rolling in and has a huge curve in his bill, I too look at him like he is strange. Take a minute and think about which teams are wearing the flatt bill. Hmmmmm, might it be Fullerton, Irvine, and others that are from the WEST COAST. Give it a rest. Anthony Reyes did it in St. Louis and remember, he is from the West Coast. Different people like different things. Thats how its done out here.
Lutter,
You must be kidding, simply because there are a few goofball teens and early twenty-somethings who wear their caps with flat bills does not mean that is how we do things out here in the West. A cap’s bill is definitely meant to have some curve to it- decide for yourself which looks better:
http://www.chabotcol...
http://www.footlocke...
#74 by Nate on 06.20.07 11:16 am |
Those Bucs numbers are interesting for sure…do they plan to use them in-season? Or are they only for the practice jerseys?
#75 by Wade on 06.20.07 11:17 am |
This is not horrible. It’s just too bad the unis don’t match up.
#76 by Go irish on 06.20.07 11:27 am |
The UC-I bookstore has one,
It’s mesh and has limited sizing though…
#77 by Joey Guns on 06.20.07 11:30 am |
Good question. It almost seems like the person gets a home team jersey, but if they’re already wearing their actual jersey for whatever sport they play, they probably just wear that.
This might be my favorite first pitch:
http://www.afgrant.c...
#78 by Chase on 06.20.07 11:43 am |
Re: Flip flops and jeans
Here in Western Mass, that look is more the norm than sneaks and jeans. It also provides motivation for a pedicure to sport my team’s colors. My own little “summer uniform”!
#79 by Ronnie Poore on 06.20.07 11:50 am |
regarding CWS unis:
note to Fullerton-solid grey pants with the blue tops, please….pinstripe pants look lousy with solid top.
UNC: ditch the black! also, Tar Heels in script=no good. needs to be a different font. the “T” looks like a “7″ as in
7ar Heels.
#80 by Lutter on 06.20.07 11:55 am |
Brendan-
Believe me, I can live with that much of a curve with no problem.
I guess there is a pretty wide range of what is considered flat and curved.
#81 by todd krevanchi on 06.20.07 11:57 am |
wow! i never knew that chewie was a port-sider!
#82 by Judd on 06.20.07 12:02 pm |
Not sure if the Syracuse Orangemen count.
#83 by Jon on 06.20.07 12:06 pm |
Flip flops with jeans is common in the south too, of course not in the summer; it’s too hot. But if it’s not too cold in the winter, you see all kinds of people wearing flip flops and jeans.
#84 by Judd on 06.20.07 12:09 pm |
Plus Delta State has the Fighting Okra as a mascot, and yes, okra is technically a fruit.
#85 by Lutter on 06.20.07 12:11 pm |
I have a “Uni-Related” question for all of those that have been watching the CWS. IS anyone as big of a fan of Erin Andrews’ “Uni” as I am. I love the hot blonde strolling through the stadium. Thats about the only thing ESPN has done right with this CWS. BRING BACK HAROLD REYNOLDS!!!!
#86 by Kip Whiffle on 06.20.07 12:12 pm |
Those Rice baseball uniforms are so cool I’d like to take them behind the middle school and get them pregnant.
You 30 Rock fans might appreciate that little joke.
#87 by chris on 06.20.07 12:14 pm |
Paul: right side
#88 by DenverGregg on 06.20.07 12:18 pm |
I’d say they take more after these folks, who are also a big reason for so many older US universities (Virginia, Tennessee, etc.) featuring orange as a color.
#89 by MikeyB on 06.20.07 12:21 pm |
I was there last night when ASU wore those 80’s retro jerseys and they were real stirups. My uncle and I had a disscussion about the stirrups before the game started–he said the left-fielder was wearing them just a little high but I said they were just right. I was also digging the pullover jersey.
#90 by Amy on 06.20.07 12:21 pm |
it started on the left side when he posted it and apparently has been moved to the right.
#91 by B.G. on 06.20.07 12:23 pm |
Cool picture of the All Star originals. Upon closer inspection, I noticed there were no women in the stands! I know we didn’t get the right to vote until 1920, but, couldn’t we go to games? :)
#92 by Chad G on 06.20.07 12:23 pm |
I was in Chicks last friday in El Segindo, CA (close to LAX). I didn’t notice any UC Irvine stuff. Are they supposed to have stuff there?
Just incase anybody doesn’t know about Chicks, it is a great sporting goods store, they have a lot of high end stuff you wouldn’t find in a place like the sports authority or dick’s.
Also, I hate the flat brim look, and I live in LA. For some reaseon they always seemed to be worn by pimply faced kids (I’m 23 so my opinion isn’t really based on a generation gap or anything).
#93 by Paul Lukas on 06.20.07 12:24 pm |
That’s funny — it was on the left! But they moved it.
#94 by Joey Guns on 06.20.07 12:25 pm |
How could you not like Erin Andrews? Harold Reynolds just signed with MLB.com last week. He’ll be working for them after the all-star break.
http://mlb.mlb.com/n...
I met him about 5 years ago at a dance club in Williamsport, PA (during the LLWS). It was really dark in the club, and my friend and I weren’t sure if it was him, but we figured it had to be, so we went up to him, and my friend uttered, like a dork “I love you on Baseball Tonight!”
#95 by susan on 06.20.07 12:27 pm |
Maybe I don’t get it guys… you can have all the right parts and still look like crap. Arizona State’s unis are flat out hideous!
#96 by jesse on 06.20.07 12:28 pm |