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07.28.07

Saturday Open Thread

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First, another gigantic jersey sighting, this time in San Diego, where a huge Tony Gwynn jersey drapes over the side of the County Administration Building in honor of Gwynn’s entrance into the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend. I wonder if this company made the uniform. (Thanks to Chris Coleman for the XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXL heads-up.)

Second, I know we all love Saltalamacchia, but this guy deserves some major props also. — Vince

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That Gwynn jersey looks alot better than the throwbacks the Padres attempted a while back. The number font is actually correct.

I would have loved if the Pirates ran that guy’s name out onto the black undershirt and down his arms. BTW, I can’t stand that ‘7′ the Pirates use. It looks like a truncated ‘2′.

Last night the Orioles and Yankees finished a suspended game, the O’s wore home white. 20 minutes later, when the regularly scheduled game started, they switched to black and those “O’s” hats. Was that really neccesary…

The great thing about that “Vanbenschoten” nameplate is that his surname is actually “Van Benschoten” — two words, space in between. But I guess they didn’t have room for the space. Somehow this epitomizes everything wrong with the Pirates, no?

They should make the “van” in smaller letters, it being a prefix just like “de” or “la”, etc.

(Of course, I think they should dump the names altogether, or at the very least make them small and thinner like the Braves do. Full-sized name lettering looks ugly. Doubly so on vest jerseys where there’s less room around the shoulders.)

yeah i’m fine with that guy as long as the phillies get to face him every night

i can’t even pronounce that name no less spell it. poor guy i can only imagine his school days (i too suffer from “lets see how bad we can butcher his last name” syndrome). yeah the 7 does look a little weird but i normally love the rest of the pirates jersey from the colors, numbers… now if they could only spring some cash for the sleeves then i would truly be in nirvana.

I remember the case of Ed Vande Berg from the 80s. I think the back of his jersey was ‘vande BERG’ but I couldn’t find visual evidence.

Here is a shot of 3 of his baseball cards with his name represented 3 different ways.

So we had a Van Benschoten and a Vanden Hurk pitching on the same day. Very nice.

I would have loved if the Pirates ran that guy’s name out onto the black undershirt and down his arms. BTW, I can’t stand that ‘7′ the Pirates use. It looks like a truncated ‘2′.

I’d rather they just run him, Armas, and Torres out of town. :p

Lids needs to stick to hats.

I mean seriously… its ICHIRO!!!!

I can’t stand that ‘7′ the Pirates use. It looks like a truncated ‘2′.

I can never stand the digit 6. It always looks like an upside-down 9. {/sarcasm}

Lids needs to stick to hats.

I mean seriously… its ICHIRO!!!!

As bad as their NOB Posada shirt.

Closing quote (I hope)

I always wonder what they do with the huge jerseys after they have been displayed for the week or two they’re up. I mean when is San Diego going to display a huge Tony Gwyn Jersey?

A long name is all JVB has going for him…

Last night the Orioles and Yankees finished a suspended game, the O’s wore home white. 20 minutes later, when the regularly scheduled game started, they switched to black and those “O’s” hats.

Was that really neccesary…

There’s probably some obscure fine-print MLB rule stating that you have to finish a game in the same unis you began the game in, which would explain the white, presumably, and the O’s always wear their black alts at home on Friday.

In short, no, it wasn’t necessary at all, but these are the Orioles we’re talking about.

Panthers unveil their new Jerseys tonight. Who’s excited for more NHL butchering!

As far as the “long name” crowd goes, I always liked the way Red Schoendienst’s nameplate curved from ribcage to ribcage… (I know it’s a BP jersey, but the nameplate treatment was the same on his “game” unis as Cardinals’ manager.)

Fortunately, when Red was a slender second baseman with the Cardinals, they didn’t have nameplates!

Did they bother making the front of the giant Gwynn jersey, or is it just one sided?

CONTADOR WILL WIN THE YELLOW JERSEY!!! What an amazing effort by all three of the riders in the general classification (Alberto Contador, Cadel Evans, and Levi Leipheimer).

Panthers unveil their new Jerseys tonight. Who’s excited for more NHL butchering!

I know a lot of you guys hate Nike but I don’t think they would screw up so many new uniforms that rbk has with the NHL.

NBA summer league question - anyone know where we can get those jerseys/shorts? i can’t seem to find them offered in the nba shop. you’d think they’d sell these.

I love old photographs and think some others here do as well. Shorpy.com have some great ones and while there are not a ton of sports/uni related ones you can find some gems like this one and this one. If you check the site look for the sports/recreation link on the right side.

Panthers unveil their new Jerseys tonight. Who’s excited for more NHL butchering!

I know a lot of you guys hate Nike but I don’t think they would screw up so many new uniforms that rbk has with the NHL.

Have you seen the Nike jerseys used by International teams? They’re just as bad.

In short, Nike and rbk should have stuck to whatever sports they were good at, and left hockey to CCM.

This doesn’t relate to anything that’s been stated yet, but I just read on espn.com that Nike has suspended Michael Vick without pay and Reebok isn’t selling Vick jerseys for the time being. For once, I give Nike props.

They can make the Gwynn jersey as big as a building but still can’t get the hat fucking right.

Panthers unveil their new Jerseys tonight. Who’s excited for more NHL butchering!

I know a lot of you guys hate Nike but I don’t think they would screw up so many new uniforms that rbk has with the NHL.

Yeah right.

Paul, caught your segment on ESPN Radio’s “All-Night” last night with Bobby V. Very very cool!

Looking at world soccer, where Nike and Reebok go head-to-head, show Nike winning the design competition hands-down.

As bad as Nike’s college football designs have been, their soccer kits are beautiful. Reebok, on the other hand, forces all their teams into ugly templates that promote Reebok over the team’s identity.

So yes, I do say with confidence that Nike would have done a better job with the NHL’s redesign.

I was at the Angels and Tigers game last night, I found 2 interesting things.

Halos catcher Mike Napoli has a red helmet with a black neck guard sporting the teams logo.

Also, with the sleeveless home jersey, the Majestic logo is on top of the shoulder, sideways.

These things just struck me as odd.

After seeing some of these new sweaters in the NHL, a pre-schooler might have done a better job on some (That Bruins one is sweat though).

Okay… you really want it long and big don’t you?

Okay…you got it then…

http://www.celticfc....

Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink

Yes, this all is sewn on the back of Jans’ Celtic FC jersey…I saw it for myself LIVE at the MLS soccer game…

Jannie “the Wadd” Vennegoor.

DJ, seriously, you took my comment. “I’m fine with that guy if the Phillies get to face him everyday.”

I went to that game last night, and from the first base line, it looked like a blur on the back.

I always wonder what they do with the huge jerseys after they have been displayed for the week or two they’re up. I mean when is San Diego going to display a huge Tony Gwynn Jersey?

I believe I read they want to find someplace to display it at Petco.

There is a reason that Van Benschoten is called “Johnny V.” When the Rockies were in Pittsburgh last week the TV announcers took to calling him “Johnny V.” as well because both Drew Goodman and George Frazier couldn’t pronounce the name. It’s not that difficult once you hear it. If only they’d send him back down while tweaking his mechanics….

There is a reason that Van Benschoten is called “Johnny V.” When the Rockies were in Pittsburgh last week the TV announcers took to calling him “Johnny V.” as well because both Drew Goodman and George Frazier couldn’t pronounce the name. It’s not that difficult once you hear it. If only they’d send him back down while tweaking his mechanics….

At first I thought you meant Johnny V from “Short Circuit”

Looking at world soccer, where Nike and Reebok go head-to-head, show Nike winning the design competition hands-down.

As bad as Nike’s college football designs have been, their soccer kits are beautiful. Reebok, on the other hand, forces all their teams into ugly templates that promote Reebok over the team’s identity.

So yes, I do say with confidence that Nike would have done a better job with the NHL’s redesign.

Not if they use the “Swift” jerseys.

I love old photographs and think some others here do as well. Shorpy.com have some great ones and while there are not a ton of sports/uni related ones you can find some gems like this one and this one. If you check the site look for the sports/recreation link on the right side.

My favorite part of the Centre College team photo (the first of the linked photos) is that lazy dawg!

Looking at world soccer, where Nike and Reebok go head-to-head, show Nike winning the design competition hands-down.

As bad as Nike’s college football designs have been, their soccer kits are beautiful. Reebok, on the other hand, forces all their teams into ugly templates that promote Reebok over the team’s identity.

So yes, I do say with confidence that Nike would have done a better job with the NHL’s redesign.

Not if they use the “Swift” jerseys.

yeah, so far nike swift has done far worse than rbk edge…they’re tight, they’re vertical, and they all look EXACTLY the same. seeing team canada jerseys like that makes me cry a little inside

Remember this Dutch swimmer? I know it doesn’t rival Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink, but its still pretty cool - especially with the double middle names.

There is a reason that Van Benschoten is called “Johnny V.” When the Rockies were in Pittsburgh last week the TV announcers took to calling him “Johnny V.” as well because both Drew Goodman and George Frazier couldn’t pronounce the name. It’s not that difficult once you hear it. If only they’d send him back down while tweaking his mechanics….

Is it pronounced Van Ben-SHOW-ten?
Or Van Ben-SHOT-en?
Either way it doesn’t sound too hard to say.

Pronounced Van Ben-SCOH-ten.

i cried when U of Michigan hockey and the other big nike schools wore the nike swift generic template for a few games last year. I’ve heard rumors that many schools will wear the swifts full time next year. Thank god for michigan signing with adidas, they have supplied very nice sweaters to Notre Dame and Wisconsin.

Watching the Angels/Tigers game and hating the red on red Angels jerseys.

Watching the Tigers @ Angels today. Looks like Vlad is slitting his right sleeve.

I’m really looking foward to seeing U of M/Adidas stuff. As long as Adidas gets the Maize and Blue right, and we don’t look like Notre Dame’s sister school, we’re good to go. Anyone know when we’ll see the first of the gear?

I love old photographs and think some others here do as well. Shorpy.com have some great ones and while there are not a ton of sports/uni related ones you can find some gems like this one and this one. If you check the site look for the sports/recreation link on the right side.

Catcher technology hasn’t changed much.

Have you ever seen a more terrifying team photo?

I love old photographs and think some others here do as well. Shorpy.com have some great ones and while there are not a ton of sports/uni related ones you can find some gems like this one and this one. If you check the site look for the sports/recreation link on the right side.

This has to be one of the best sites I’ve ever seen. Check out this great one!

Speaking of hard to pronounce names….here’s another Braves catcher.

Florida Panthers NEW JERSEYS HERE:
http://i68.photobuck...
http://i68.photobuck...
http://i68.photobuck...
I like the old ones better.

Florida Panthers NEW JERSEYS HERE:
http://i68.photobuck...
http://i68.photobuck...
http://i68.photobuck...
I like the old ones better.

I HATE template uniforms. These have that same dumb ‘apron’ effect as the Predators sweaters.

the NHL is really digging the aproned/short sleeve look.

I like the bigger Panthers logo and I do like the band on the forearm, i wish it went around all the way

A’s log: Sunday will be a Mariners Turn-Back-The-Clock game, back to the team’s first season in 1977. Both teams will wear vintage 1970s uniforms. For the A’s, that means their vibrant green and gold attire. Asked where he was in 1977, Geren said high school. “Long hair, angel flight pants, polyester shirts, polyester pants, platform shoes, mood rings, pork chop sideburns — those were the days,'’ he said.

http://mlb.mlb.com/n...

Panthers unveil their new Jerseys tonight. Who’s excited for more NHL butchering!

I know a lot of you guys hate Nike but I don’t think they would screw up so many new uniforms that rbk has with the NHL.

Have you seen the Nike jerseys used by International teams? They’re just as bad.

In short, Nike and rbk should have stuck to whatever sports they were good at, and left hockey to CCM.

Yes I have seen international teams and they are not as bad as these new rbk eye sores

Panthers unveil their new Jerseys tonight. Who’s excited for more NHL butchering!

I know a lot of you guys hate Nike but I don’t think they would screw up so many new uniforms that rbk has with the NHL.

Yeah right.

oh how intelligent keep up the good work

Looking at world soccer, where Nike and Reebok go head-to-head, show Nike winning the design competition hands-down.

As bad as Nike’s college football designs have been, their soccer kits are beautiful. Reebok, on the other hand, forces all their teams into ugly templates that promote Reebok over the team’s identity.

So yes, I do say with confidence that Nike would have done a better job with the NHL’s redesign.

Not if they use the “Swift” jerseys.

Have you seen these new rbk jersey? The Swift jerseys look 100 times better.

Is this logo creep? If not, I can’t really understand why they are there?

Sorry, I have punctuation issues.

…can’t really understand why they are there.

But the real question is whether Gwynn’s HOF plaque will feature Fat Tony or Jheri Curl Tony

FWIW, I’d love to see Gwynn with the Jheri Curl and Ripken with his mid-80s look, with all kinds of hair sticking out from underneath his Bird Head cap. But we all know that they’re going to be depicted as they were toward the ends of their careers.

But the real question is whether Gwynn’s HOF plaque will feature Fat Tony or Jheri Curl Tony

Didn’t Jheri Curl Tony also have a porn ’stache?

That jersey is actually Tony Gwynn’s real size.

Fla. Panthers new jerseys…
http://panthers.nhl....

Ive always liked the panthers color combo, but those jerseys are just garbage. The sleeve half’stripes are pointless and make the jersey look even worse

oops half-stripes

Jehri Curl Tony did, indeed, have a porn stache.

http://www.homerunca...

Jehri Curl Tony did, indeed, have a porn stache.

http://www.homerunca...

Time out! Tony Gwynn had a non-19 number!?

its his rookie card from ‘83. might not have had it yet.

by the by, came across this while I was hunting down the Gwynn pic. Good God, I wasn’t even sure it was the same guy at first.

http://www.njsportsp...

its his rookie card from ‘83. might not have had it yet.

What was that number? It looks like fifty-something.

its his rookie card from ‘83. might not have had it yet.

What was that number? It looks like fifty-something.

Looks like 55 to me.

Ive always liked the panthers color combo, but those jerseys are just garbage. The sleeve half’stripes are pointless and make the jersey look even worse

boston used to do that, if i’m not mistaken…i want to know why there is a vendetta against hemline stripes

very meh, but i’m closer to the “like it” side of the fence than the “hate it” side

by the by, came across this while I was hunting down the Gwynn pic. Good God, I wasn’t even sure it was the same guy at first.

http://www.njsportsp...

Holy Crap! Looks like he weighs about a buck-twenty.

Florida Panthers NEW JERSEYS HERE:
http://i68.photobuck...
http://i68.photobuck...
http://i68.photobuck...
I like the old ones better.

I HATE template uniforms. These have that same dumb ‘apron’ effect as the Predators sweaters.

Agreed…they all have the stupid vertical stripes and crap under the arms. To say that I am nervous as a Canadiens fan would be a gross understatement. I have to go pray to the UniGods now…

And the NHL sweaters continue to get worse.

Florida Panthers NEW JERSEYS HERE:
http://i68.photobuck...
http://i68.photobuck...
http://i68.photobuck...
I like the old ones better.

I HATE template uniforms. These have that same dumb ‘apron’ effect as the Predators sweaters.

Agreed…they all have the stupid vertical stripes and crap under the arms. To say that I am nervous as a Canadiens fan would be a gross understatement. I have to go pray to the UniGods now…

I’m a future Montreal resident and a former Habs fan (haven’t consistently watched hockey since the lockout, but that will change soon), I am NOT worrying about the new uniforms. The Bruins look even better with the template (by defying the template, of course), and the RANGERS’ baldric word-mark is slightly more vertical due to the template. Since the Canadiens actually have a logo, their new look will hardly look like one. I am personally praying for a lace-up collar, just like in the late 50’s.

by the by, came across this while I was hunting down the Gwynn pic. Good God, I wasn’t even sure it was the same guy at first.

http://www.njsportsp...

Holy Crap! Looks like he weighs about a buck-twenty.

That’s nothing compared to this!!!

by the by, came across this while I was hunting down the Gwynn pic. Good God, I wasn’t even sure it was the same guy at first.

http://www.njsportsp...

Holy Crap! Looks like he weighs about a buck-twenty.

That’s nothing compared to this!!!

Ohhh, poor taste.

Is this logo creep? If not, I can’t really understand why they are there?

It’s not Nike, but it’s probably just a watermark.

does anybody have pics of the new new york rangers jerseys.

yeah, that picture of bonds is real poor taste

Barry Bonds wearing number 7 with the Pirates.

does anybody have pics of the new new york rangers jerseys.


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Anyone know when we’ll see the first of the gear?

The michigan press release said summer of ‘08 for adidas merchandise, and the teams will switch over in fall of ‘08.

At first I thought you meant Johnny V from “Short Circuit”

Wouldn’t that be spelled “Johnny Pibe”? Or “Mister Johnny Pibe”?

Barry Bonds wearing number 7 with the Pirates.

More like half of Barry Bonds wearing number 7.

http://r_harrison.tr...

Barry Bonds wearing number 7 with the Pirates.

More like half of Barry Bonds wearing number 7.

http://r_harrison.tr...

Those wristbands with the picture of the player wearing them always struck me as really odd and narcissistic.

I guess wearaing a mirror on your wrist would be too dangerous.





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