Got an interesting note a few days ago from reader Jim Borwick, as follows:
I was watching the Blue Jays play the Sox in Chicago a couple of weeks ago and saw something I found odd on the White Sox home unis. Even though their logo is only on one side of the shirt, the second button from the top is positioned higher than it should be. Other teams obviously do this to accommodate the insignia running across the chest area, but with the Sox there is no need for that. I did a bit more research and discovered that most of the other teams with “one-sided” jersey logos also do this, including the Tigers, Reds, and Cubs — but not the Yankees. Their buttons are evenly spaced.
Have you ever noticed this ? What am I saying, of course you have.
Coupla things here. First, yes, I have noticed that even teams with simple chest logos, as opposed to full-chest insignia, use the unevenly spaced buttons (another team that does so: the Rockies), which has always struck me as a lazy move by Majestic. I’d never noticed that the Yankees were bucking this trend, however, so I was feeling pretty unobservant after reading Borwick’s note (especially after he showed so much faith in me at the end of his communiqué).
But then I discovered that he appears to have gotten some of his research mixed up: Contrary to what he wrote, the Yankees do indeed have the uneven spacing (here’s another example). And although he cited the Cubs among the unevenly button-spaced contingent, it appears that the Cubbies actually have nice, even button spacing on their home jersey (but, as you’d expect, uneven spacing to clear a path for their road jersey insignia).
Are the Cubs the only ones with evenly spaced buttons? Not sure — I haven’t yet had time to check the status of every left-chest-logo’d team, but I hope to get moving on that soon. (Translation: Vince, can you please look into this?)
A more serious research project would be to investigate the history of button placement. Did all teams use evenly spaced buttons years ago, and did this lead to buttonholes in the middle of chest lettering? If so, when did that second button migrate upward, creating the open real estate for the insignia? Is the uneven spacing just a Majestic thing, or were Russell, Rawlings, and other recently MLB uni manufacturers also doing it? I hope to look into all of these questions soon. If anyone has info or wants to contribute any research or their own, you know what to do.
Rocket Science: New York Times Yankees beat reporter Tyler Kepner wrote a little item about Roger Clemens last week, but it only made the early edition of the paper and doesn’t appear to be linked on the paper’s web site. Fortunately, he passed it along for me to reprint here:
There is a strategic reason, Roger Clemens explained, that he carries a black, hard-shell equipment trunk with him at home and on the road. Clemens insists on putting his gloves in the trunk so they do not get banged up during travel. He wants the leather to be stiff so hitters can not see the movement of his hand as he grips the ball.
Early in his career, Clemens noticed how veteran teammates like Marty Barrett and Dwight Evans could tell what a pitcher was going to throw by reading the subtle movements of his fingers and wrist. Clemens is careful to conceal his intentions, using a glove with no openings that would show any part of his hand or fingers.
Clemens said he tries to never wear long sleeves for the same reason. He might reach deeper into his glove to grip a certain pitch, and he figures that if the hitter sees only skin — not the end of a sleeve — he might be unable to tell when Clemens is changing his grip.
Clemens said he wants the leather in his glove to be soft enough to catch a grounder or a flip from the first baseman, but essentially he wants it firm. If a glove gets even the slightest bit floppy, he said, he will give it to his agent, Randy Hendricks, an accomplished softball player who can use a deep pocket in his glove.
Good Things Happen to Good People Dept.: I don’t know how I ever got by without an intern. More specifically, I don’t know how I got by without Vince Grzegorek, who’s become an indispensable member of the Uni Watch team and a good friend besides. Incredible as this may seem, Vince’s sportswriting aspirations go beyond the realm of uniforms, and lately he’s been trying his hand at non-uni pieces, one of which has just been published by Cleveland Scene (the Forest City’s alterna-weekly). Enjoy it here, and please join me in congratulating Vince.
Uni Watch News Ticker: Reprinted from yesterday’s comments: There’s an amazing old Montana football jersey being sold on eBay. … That same seller is also auctioning off a bunch of 1930s Montana game programs, many of which have really gorgeous cover art, as seen here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. … Interesting article about the use of the Cubs trademark here (with thanks to Laura Koenig). … Boston College is slated to unveil new uniforms today. … Here’s a minor league promotion I hadn’t seen before: Backwards Night. Details here (with thanks to Jason Adkins). … A few days ago I linked to this article, which reputedly showed all sorts of reasons why Barry Bonds’s swing is improved by his elbow armor (and not just because it allows him to sit on the inside part of the plate). That article has been widely ridiculed in baseball circles over the past few days. But the author isn’t giving up — he answers his critics here. … Someone’s put together a nice little gallery of bespectacled ballplayers (thanks, Vince). … Thanks to Barry Bonds, Mike Bacsik is now wearing MLB’s most famous stirrups. They’re even mentioned in this article about Bacsik, which includes the following passage: “Bacsik is not your typical major leaguer. He wears old-fashioned stirrups. He studies baseball lore.” But Bacsik’s not the only stirrups-clad hurler out there. Check out, for example, last night’s starter for the Rockies, Ubaldo Jimenez (additional views here, here, and here).
#1 by Rich on 08.10.07 8:53 am |
I think the Cardinals are even-spaced on both home and roads.
#2 by Cathy on 08.10.07 8:59 am |
Glad to see Paul mention the Jiminez stirrup thing in the ticker. GoTerrerier blasted me in the comments section last night when I mentioned it, putting the Jiminez stirrup issue in the same category as Tampa practice Jersey. I thought maybe I had missed it.
#3 by Paul Lukas on 08.10.07 9:02 am |
Sure enough: home, road.
#4 by Ken on 08.10.07 9:06 am |
I was flipping through the channels last night and caught some of the southeast regional little league game, and the Georgia team was wearing some pretty sweet stirrups
#5 by CJ on 08.10.07 9:07 am |
Phillies are unevenly spaced, home and away. Kinda obvious, but gotta add it.
Side note: If you search Google images for baseball stirrups, the fourth from the left on the top row, is the fencing image I linked to from this blog. Sweet.
#6 by GoTerriers on 08.10.07 9:08 am |
I didn’t “blast” you . . .I’m sorry you were offended. You did miss it. Someone has commented on it every time he’s pitched since his call up . . . .
#7 by Chris Sk on 08.10.07 9:10 am |
Not sure if UBS has another trademark but the “3 keys” doesn’t appear to be similar at all to the Cubs trademark.
http://en.wikipedia....
#8 by anthony on 08.10.07 9:11 am |
1977 - “Summer of Sam”
2007 - “Summer of Stirrups”
#9 by DenverGregg on 08.10.07 9:13 am |
As badly as U-ball has pitched in his last two starts, I’m afraid he might be asked to ditch the stirrups.
#10 by Elena E on 08.10.07 9:14 am |
A few years ago [3-4 years?], the Cardinals briefly had the 2-high button version, but it lasted only a short time. I think it was even only certain players who wore that version. I can’t find any photos in my on-line file, but I’ll look in my archives at home later. On the current uni, there is actually a slightly longer space between the 2nd and 3rd button to accomodate the logo. In my women’s cut jersey, they put a piece of velcro inside to prevent an unseemly gap.
#11 by Ken on 08.10.07 9:16 am |
I think they were saying that they would not recognize that this logo spells out Cubs instead of just seeing the UBS in two circles.
#12 by Shaftman on 08.10.07 9:23 am |
Great googley moogley!!! It all makes sense now. It was like recognizing the arrow in the FedEx logo for to the first time.
#13 by Elena E on 08.10.07 9:25 am |
Never noticed the FedEx arrow before!
#14 by Taha on 08.10.07 9:27 am |
I think the possible trademark infringement stems from the the smaller letters UBS that follow and are somewhat surrounded by the larger C. If you didn’t know that it stood for CUBS, it could be confused for UBS in a Red semi-circle
#15 by Ken on 08.10.07 9:33 am |
That arrow in the fed FedEx logo is crazy. I was looking at it and was like where the hell is that arrow, and now I’m amazed.
#16 by Vince Grzegorek on 08.10.07 9:38 am |
Hey everybody. Quick question.
I’m not very versed in this computer stuff, so bear with me.
How do you do a screengrab from mlb.tv or any other flash enabled gallery? I’m using windows, firefox, and have tried the ctr-alt-prnt suggestion from a post awhile back, but all that gave me was the entire mlb.tv gamecast page pasted into a document, and I couldn’t take just the game image out. Understand? I certainly don’t.
Help would be much appreciated.
#17 by Robert on 08.10.07 9:44 am |
Great job with the writing, Vince. As one of no doubt many who aspired to be a sportswriter but was too cowardly to even give it a try, I wish you the best of luck with it.
#18 by Joe H on 08.10.07 9:45 am |
The Cubs need to get rid of the registered trademark symbol on their jersey crest…makes it look like a cheap replica!
#19 by todd krevanchi on 08.10.07 9:46 am |
am i reading this wrong?
there is an obvious spacing difference between buttons 2 and 3…
#20 by Stuby on 08.10.07 9:48 am |
Thank you. I thought I was the only on that saw a different spacing there.
#21 by Elena E on 08.10.07 9:49 am |
I did mention that already. But the 1st 2 buttons are evenly spaced on StL’s uni, as opposed to the uneven spacing many teams use for the first 2 “high button” vs. all the other buttons.
#22 by ScottyJ in WV on 08.10.07 9:50 am |
Actually, I kinda thought you kinda blasted her, too.
As a reader who doesn’t always read every post every day, I think a little slack needs to be cut to folks who mention something that’s been discussed previously. Not everybody gets to (or wants to) read post 187 from 4 days ago.
Remember, Frankie says relax. ;)
#23 by Paul Lukas on 08.10.07 9:50 am |
You’re right. I hadn’t noticed that because I was too busy focusing on the fact that the 2nd button wasn’t raised up near the first one.
#24 by Stuby on 08.10.07 9:52 am |
Visual evidence (I think) of the Giants wearing an even-spaced-button scheme on a one-side-logo jersey in the mid ’80s.
Gladden
#25 by Kings33 on 08.10.07 9:53 am |
Vine: I recently told PL about a great screen grab program from Techsmith called SnagIT. It will do just what you want, and you can get a free trial version that just leaves a small watermark behind.
Lets you grab the whole screen, a certain area… keep the hyperlinks… your choice.
#26 by John on 08.10.07 9:54 am |
If anyone has any update on the Boston College jersey unveiling, make mention of it. Also, I’m guessing that because no sport was specified it’s for football.
#27 by Paul Lukas on 08.10.07 9:55 am |
Incidentally, Jared Wheeler from Mitchell & Ness has just informed me that the raised 2nd button is known as the “pro button” style; evenly spaced buttons are the “regular button” style. I love learning stuff like this.
No word on what the Cardinals’ style is called….
#28 by Stuby on 08.10.07 9:56 am |
Hopefully its the classy mesh half-shirt jerseys that Flutie used to wear.
#29 by CJ on 08.10.07 9:57 am |
Do you have any skills in Photoshop or GIMP?
Hell, even MS Paint could do the job.
Print Screen, Paste into editing program, crop image to preferences.
Somehow, this seems too simple me. May just be experience.
#30 by Latrell on 08.10.07 9:59 am |
Cubs blue alternate has the even spacing as well.
#31 by Broker75 on 08.10.07 9:59 am |
I still can’t see it. Do you gotta squint?…
#32 by Elena E on 08.10.07 10:01 am |
It makes the white space between the E and X.
#33 by Shaftman on 08.10.07 10:02 am |
Look in the negative space between the “E” and “X”
#34 by Shaftman on 08.10.07 10:02 am |
Look in the negative space between the “E” and “X”
#35 by Vince Grzegorek on 08.10.07 10:03 am |
MS Paint was what I tried, and it pasted an image that when I tried to move it, moved something like an “imaginary” box, and the image itself was left where it was, but was only visible when the box was over it. Understand?
#36 by Broker75 on 08.10.07 10:08 am |
you fu**ers!! that is awesome!!!
#37 by Paul Lukas on 08.10.07 10:09 am |
There’s a similar effect in most standard exit signs.
#38 by Stuby on 08.10.07 10:12 am |
I see two opposing arrows. Now I’ll be confused as to which way to exit.
#39 by Broker75 on 08.10.07 10:12 am |
Art, hidden messages with words and letters, just wonderful.
#40 by Jason G. on 08.10.07 10:16 am |
I still remember when I was first shown the arrow. It was something you never notice, but when someone points it out, it’s all you see. It also seems like they intended it to be there and it’s not just a coincidence. This would mean it could quite possibly be the most unsuccessful marketing gimic ever.
#41 by CJ on 08.10.07 10:16 am |
MS Paint was what I tried, and it pasted an image that when I tried to move it, moved something like an “imaginary” box, and the image itself was left where it was, but was only visible when the box was over it. Understand?
No. =P
I can try and give step by step instructions for you to try.
1. Print Screen (just hit the key) when you are at whatever frame you need.
2. Open Paint
3. Ctrl V or go Edit -> Paste
4. It should give you an error message. Hit yes.
5. Click one of the other tools, then click the rectangular dotted line tool.
6. Box whatever you need.
7. Ctrl X or Edit -> Cut.
8. Ctrl A to select everything.
9. Delete key
10. Ctrl V or Edit -> Paste
That’s how to isolate. It leaves a large white background that I don’t know how to get rid of in Paint.
#42 by CJ on 08.10.07 10:17 am |
That was probably inefficient. Anyone else with ideas, specifically the elimination of the leftover size from the copy/paste?
#43 by Trump1010 on 08.10.07 10:18 am |
Anyone watch the Colts/Cowboys game last night? From the Uni-Etiquette discussion from the other day… there was a family of 3 at the game one wore a Steelers jersey, another the Lions and the other I believe can’t remember (don’t flame me if I’m wrong) was a Jets jersey… I mean, c’mon, none of them were even in the same region of the country!
#44 by Shaftman on 08.10.07 10:19 am |
It seems like it was intentional. Read More.
#45 by Anthony M on 08.10.07 10:20 am |
I read an article a while back about how the creator of the logo had to manipulate the font a lot to create that arrow. I’ll see if I can find it.
#46 by Anthony M on 08.10.07 10:23 am |
Here it is (FedEx logo creator).
#47 by Cathy on 08.10.07 10:24 am |
I never noticed that before, good catch.
#48 by Erich on 08.10.07 10:29 am |
I have a Red Cardinals BP Jersey from last season and the prior seasons and it has the 2 top buttons real close to each other…
#49 by John on 08.10.07 10:30 am |
The Big Ten does the same thing with the negative space, making the number “11″ appear in reference to the 11-schools in the conference (it increased when Penn State joined, but the conference elected to keep its name in tact).
This can be seen here
#50 by JJWasz on 08.10.07 10:31 am |
Kinda like this?
#51 by Stuby on 08.10.07 10:31 am |
Thanks, Anthony M. BTW, that Lindon Leader dude looks alot like Tim Gunn from ‘Project Runway’.
#52 by Teebz on 08.10.07 10:33 am |
Vince, I use a free program you can find on the ‘Net called ZapGrab. I’ve never had a problem grabbing any images except on Windows Media Player.
Flash pictures/movies are an easy grab with that program. It’s simply highlighting the area you want to capture, and then pasting into MS Paint.
#53 by Dwight on 08.10.07 10:38 am |
Despite the “Roy Hobbs-esque” quality of the moment, was anyone else (especially Red-bird nation)dissapointed in Ankiel not wearing the striped hose last night?
#54 by Greg on 08.10.07 10:41 am |
Uni Watch just got a shout out on The Ticket, 1310 AM, here in Dallas in regards to the green sticker on football helmets this year.
#55 by Ian K on 08.10.07 10:42 am |
Okay, who just called into 1310 The Ticket morning show? The morning drive team is asking about the green dot on helmet. The caller explained it and dropped “find out more at Uni Watch Blog” on air!
#56 by GoTerriers on 08.10.07 10:43 am |
I’m no designer, but the Big Ten(Eleven) seems very forced and contrived to me. The indentation in the downward stroke of the “T” sticks out like a sore thumbs.
The FedEx arrow is much more natural and graceful to me . . .
#57 by Christopher on 08.10.07 10:44 am |
Open Window Media Player
Then go to Tools | Options
In Options, select the Performance Tab
Way below you click on the Advanced Button
Uncheck “Use Overlays’
Click Ok
And you are ready.
NOW you can do normal old screen caps.
More info:
http://www.quickonli...
#58 by Chad E. on 08.10.07 10:45 am |
Petyon Manning had a little green circle sticker on the back of his helmet last night. Made me think of a poison control sticker.
#59 by JP on 08.10.07 10:52 am |
Paul,
I tried the screen grab of a streamed Windows Media file (like MLBTV) and it did some bizarre things.
Try right clicking on the playing video, go to “options” and turn OFF “video acceleration” or “Web acceleration (can’t remember which its called). That should help you grab the image instead of an empty box.
#60 by Ian K on 08.10.07 10:55 am |
Agreed, but it’s still a neat visual. I’d like to know what the Big Ten is planning on doing if they add a 12th team. Now there’s a challenge…
#61 by Chad G on 08.10.07 10:59 am |
you want to disable ovelays like it says above, not video acceleration.
PS, I use Screenhunter 4.0 free which you can get from download.com for as it says in the name, free. It works very well.
#62 by Murphy on 08.10.07 11:05 am |
I was taking a quick look at some of my older baseball cards and saw some interesting things having to do with the button holes. Sorry, but I don’t have access to a scanner at the moment but you may be able to find samples somewhere on the ‘net.
First, I noticed that the Cards (see 1970 Topps Lou Brock #330) had the Pro Button style but the logo rode higher than it does now. The number also seems a little bigger and it seems that the bat is angled a little higher on the right (the Cardinal is about on his left shoulder).
Also, the Cubs Road had both the Pro and Regular styles. You can’t be sure these photos were taken during the same season but Billy Williams (1970 Topps #170) has the Pro style while Ernie Banks (1970 Topps #630) has the Regular style where the button rests inside the 2nd “C”.
The White Sox also wore the Regular style (70T Luis Aparicio #315) where the button also resides within the second “c” (GREAT uniforms, those, with the white lettering and the white socks).
I also see that the Reds wore the Regular style in the 1971 Topps card of Don Gullett (#124) where the button rests smack-dab in-between the 2nd “NI” but there is evidence that the Expos wore the Pro style with their left-only logo as seen in the 1970 Topps card of Mack Jones (#38). So, I guess it was a little haphazard at best.
#63 by Paul Lukas on 08.10.07 11:25 am |
I wrote a column about this back in Uni Watch’s Village Voice days.
#64 by Pat on 08.10.07 11:25 am |
I completely agree. I think there is kind of Uni-Watch holier than thou (to go along with the title of today’s post) attitude. Kind of like when someone got jumped on about a week ago for bringing up the Tampa Bay practice jersey number font. Yea, so some of us had seen it before and it had been discussed before on this site. If so, just ignore it. Is that so hard, instead of giving a wise ass answer or saying “I’m so sick of people saying this or that!”
I think a little common courtesy should be shown to new comers who don’t know what has been and has not been discussed.
Give em a break guys.
#65 by Flip on 08.10.07 11:25 am |
Nice to see some love today for purple.
#66 by Johnny O on 08.10.07 11:30 am |
I find all of this “negative space” in logos extremely interesting. Does anyone have other logos they can share with the “awesomeness” of the FedEx logo???
#67 by Kerry on 08.10.07 11:38 am |
Maybe, but it’s still very effective. Most people don’t even realize it’s there until you point it out to them. Since you’re looking at it from a standpoint of knowing it’s there, it seems to stand out more.
#68 by Mets Fan in Chicago on 08.10.07 11:41 am |
Borderline sacrilege
#69 by Dan on 08.10.07 11:41 am |
No. =P
I can try and give step by step instructions for you to try.
1. Print Screen (just hit the key) when you are at whatever frame you need.
2. Open Paint
3. Ctrl V or go Edit -> Paste
4. It should give you an error message. Hit yes.
5. Click one of the other tools, then click the rectangular dotted line tool.
6. Box whatever you need.
7. Ctrl X or Edit -> Cut.
8. Ctrl A to select everything.
9. Delete key
10. Ctrl V or Edit -> Paste
That’s how to isolate. It leaves a large white background that I don’t know how to get rid of in Paint.
Instead of deleting everything, after copying the desired image:
1. go to File — New
2. Image — Attributes
3. Adjust the image size to a size that is smaller than the image you copied.
4. Paste the copied image and the “white background” should expand to exactly that size.
Hope that was clear and helpful.
#70 by Kerry on 08.10.07 11:41 am |
More love for purple here today.
Northwestern State (La) recently announced a change in their unis from THIS and THIS last year to THIS, THIS and THIS.
I really hate the trend of schools going to this more Nike-esque Denver Broncos style unis. GARBAGE!
#71 by Anthony Verna on 08.10.07 11:42 am |
Vince, welcome to the world of alternative weekly writing! The Free Times printed a couple articles of mine waaaaay back in 1999. It’s a shame that paper has been in shambles, as their archives don’t go back that far on the website (http://www.freetimes.com)
#72 by Dustin on 08.10.07 11:44 am |
I’m surprised that the Yankees have that same issue with the buttonholes on their home jersey, especially since I believe adidas makes their uniforms (and with the MLB rules about logos, the three-stripe isn’t allowed on the sleeve like Majestic is).
#73 by S Bennett on 08.10.07 11:46 am |
I see the Giants wore contrasting-coloured buttons on their uniforms back then. How many teams do that now?
If you have different coloured buttons, the pro-button style will look strange. That configuration only works with same coloured buttons and shirts.
Do the shirts still have a velcro tab to close the gap between buttons?
SB
#74 by PattyB23 on 08.10.07 11:48 am |
I know this is a few days late, but I’ve been under the weather. I was at the Dave Matthews Band concert in Camden, NJ on Wednesday night and DMB’s drummer, Carter Beauford, was sporting some logo creep. I don’t have any pictures, but from the jumbo video monitors, it was clear that Beauford was wearing Under Armour wristbands and Footjoy golf gloves while we drummed. Guest trumpeter Roshown Ross also sports a Brian Dawkins jersey much to the delight of the Philly audienece.
#75 by Joe H on 08.10.07 11:50 am |
Great story…but what a weak explanation by everyone involved! Just take the dam thing off then!
#76 by Joe H on 08.10.07 11:53 am |
Carter Beauford has been know to rock out hockey jerseys too!
#77 by Joe H on 08.10.07 11:55 am |
See Here.
#78 by Broker75 on 08.10.07 11:55 am |
Here is what one fan thought the new Columbus Blue Jackets jerseys should look like. ahh keep thinking..a few ideas for the Florida Panthers pretty good but diagonal sucks__and wrapping the elbow stripes completely around the sleeve as opposed to just halfway.here there are a number of people who are annoyed by the halfway elbow stripes, wonder how they would look on the ice.
#79 by William Harrison on 08.10.07 11:55 am |
Red Sox have “pro” buttons on home, road, and alt. Though their old BP jerseys do have even spacing (actually kinda like it, spaces the words out):
http://graphics.bost...
Always wondered why they have the pro button on home & alt, what with the tuxedo trim that divides the RED from the SOX.
#80 by PattyB23 on 08.10.07 11:56 am |
#81 by Dom on 08.10.07 11:57 am |
Goodwill (face is a g)
http://www.abvi-good...
#82 by Cody on 08.10.07 11:58 am |
I did a little research on the Texas Rangers’ vest and it has uneven buttoning. You can see it best in this picture:
http://www.dentonrc....
It’s harder to see in these pics:
http://www.dentonrc....
http://www.dentonrc....
#83 by Jeff B on 08.10.07 11:59 am |
I had heard something about the Cubs not actually owning the logo in question. That it was actually owned by the Chicago Athletic Club or something and since the Cubs were using their logo, the (R) became necessary. The only thing would be that if this was the case, John McDonough, who is now the Cubs President, would know this. Although 5 years ago I don’t know his status in the organization, and he could have easily just said ‘I don’t know’ just to dispense with Paul.
#84 by Teebz on 08.10.07 12:02 pm |
That kind of reminds me of the LG electronics face.
#85 by Ian K on 08.10.07 12:06 pm |
I always have love for purple in college uniforms, but the new Northwestern State unis are a step down. And what’s with the back number? I realize there will probably be a nameplate there, but doesn’t it seem absurdly low?
#86 by Chad G on 08.10.07 12:10 pm |
I got this Vandy game cap and I removed the “TM” stitching. It being there was so pointless.
#87 by Adam on 08.10.07 12:14 pm |
I have no evidence of this other than having read it here at some point, but I believe that Yankees uniforms are made by Majestic like all the others, they just pay Majestic to not include the logo.
#88 by nybatt on 08.10.07 12:16 pm |
a quick reminder that for tonight’s Yankees-Indians game the entire Indians team will be wearing #14 to honor Larry Doby. A tribute LONG overdue!
anyhow, from a uni perspective, here’s hoping:
there are no names on the jerseys
AND
pants are worn in “baseball” style, at the knees!
#89 by Chitown Joe on 08.10.07 12:18 pm |
Interesting note about the Chicago Atheltic Club (Association) ownign that logo. Check out the logo on their site.
#90 by Tommy on 08.10.07 12:18 pm |
The Yankee’s uniforms are made by Wilson, not Majestic. The was also the case when Rawlings and Russell had the MLB Diamond collection license.
If you purchase an Authentic collection Yankeee jersey, it will be a Majestic. The actual on field Yankeee jersey is Wilson.
The Yankees do use the crappy Majestic BP jerseys.
#91 by Frackoon on 08.10.07 12:19 pm |
I teach post-secondary graphic design– the “FedEx thing” you’re talking about is known in the industry as figure-ground ambiguity. Hartford Whalers logo is a good example. It’s nothing new in design, actually.
#92 by GoTerriers on 08.10.07 12:21 pm |
Consider me humbled and apologetic . . .It was not my intention to offend.
But I still think we need to draft a letter to Ubalbo Jimenez commedning him on his choice of hoisery and imploring him to wear them “correctly”
#93 by Flip on 08.10.07 12:21 pm |