Now that the first slate of NFL preseason games has been played, a few new developments have come to light (aside from those green dots on QBs’ helmets, which we’ve already discussed at length). Let’s take a look:
• At first glance, it appears that the Chiefs are wearing an AFL logo patch. But upon closer inspection, it turns out that the patch includes little “LH” initials at the bottom, in memory of Lamar Hunt. Personally, I’ve always loved the AFL logo and am happy to see it in just about any context, and I realize Hunt was a prime mover behind the AFL’s inception, but this still seems like an odd memorial choice, especially since it’s so hard to see the “L.H.” initials. Maybe if all the original AFL teams were wearing the patch..? Visually pleasing conceptually puzzling.
• Great to see the Browns wearing their old striped socks again, instead of what they were wearing last season. Additional views here and here, just cuz it looks so damn good.
• Nice catch by Chad Wilcox, who notes that many of the Redskins with non-Riddell helmets are wearing the team’s stylized “R” secondary logo (the one usually seen on Joe Gibbs’s cap) on their nose bumpers Here’s another view. I like. Meanwhile, we’d all seen the team’s 75th-anniversary patch before, but it’s worth noting that it looks plenty sharp on the field.
• Speaking of anniversary patches, the one being worn by the Steelers doesn’t look as good. And although this is still appearing on the Bengals’ home page, it’s not on their jerseys, at least for now.
• There’s something weird about opening your season — even your exhibition season — in your alternate jersey.
• I wish the Chargers’ pants bolts had a few more jags in them. Otherwise, I think their new design looks sharp.
• Subtlest change of the year: Motorola has outfitted the coaches with new headsets this year. The microphone bar is much thicker and clunkier-looking than last season — apparently so the Motorola wordmark can be printed on it as much as possible. Just in case anyone’s missing the point, the wordmark is also now appearing on both sides of the upper strap. (Note, incidentally, that while Joe Gibbs wears earphones on both ears, most other coaches only have an earpiece on the mic side.
That’s enough for now. Look for further developments in the Ticker as more games are played (like tonight’s Eagles/Ravens and Niners/Broncos tilts).
Charge It: The story behind this commercial and its inconsistent lightning bolt designs (compare this view of LaDanian Tomlinson, in which the upper-front point of his shoulder bolt is pointing forward, to this one, in which it’s pointing backward) continues to evolve. Last week I posted a note from Steve Due of AIS Uniforms — the company that made the unis — which didn’t fully explain the inconsistencies. Now I’ve received a dispatch from Due’s AIS colleague Bob Halfacre (who, as elephant-memoried readers may recall, had some very strong opinions a while back on the subject of nameplate initials), which I think finally closes the book on this story:
We made the bulk of the uniforms in a week with no help with patterns from the NFL. All we had was a replica-style jersey from Reebok. So the jersey itself isn’t perfect. … When the commercial was filmed, the Chargers sent Antonio Gates, Philip Rivers, and LaDanian Tomlinson with their actual tailored game jerseys. The shots of those three players are a mix of footage of those players in their actual uniforms along with footage of actors in the jerseys made by AIS, edited into what looks like continuous football action. I noticed the problem when I saw the commercial the first time also.
This shot is actually LT in his real jersey. Now that I have studied it a little more, I can see the problem. We put the bolts on backwards. If you look, the actual pictures of Gates and Tomlinson have the bolt with the first jag inside low and outside high. The AIS jerseys have the bolts the other way.
This explanation matches up with yesterday’s Chargers/Seahawks preseason game, where all of the Chargers’ shoulder bolts had the upper-front point facing forward (additional views here, here, and here). So there you have it: an all-too-rare case of someone taking responsibility and admitting his mistake. Thanks, Bob.
Membership News: We’re almost caught up on membership designs. Lots of good new stuff in the design gallery, including, as you can see at right, our first Bad News Bears treatment. Also newly added: a San Diego Chicken design. (I confess that I had never noticed the Chicken’s jersey logo until member Michael Rawson asked for it on his card.)
The next batch of designs, which Scott should have ready in a day or two, includes a really brilliant request that’s gonna look sooooooo cool — stay tuned. Meanwhile, new members are still welcome, so keep those orders coming.
Uni Watch News Ticker: No photo yet, but David Conley reports that Tiger Woods’s baby girl, Sam, “was actually wearing a red jumper with a large Nike swoosh on it when they showed her on TV yesterday after Tiger won the PGA.” And if you’ll excuse me for a second, I need to go throw up. … Okay, I’m back: The Celtics have announced that Scot Pollard and Eddie House will be wearing Nos. 66 and 50, respectively. Why? According to Friday’s Boston Herald: “‘Because all the other (expletive) numbers were taken here,’ Pollard said, looking around a conference room that had the numbers of Bill Russell (6), Tom Heinsohn (15), John Havlicek (17), Robert Parish (00), Larry Bird (33) and Kevin McHale (32) hanging on the wall.” (With thanks to Matt Englander.) … If you’re into modifying the uniforms on your video games (as discussed in detail here), you’ll want to check out the customization videos on this page (with thanks to Trev Ulmer). … Shorpy continues to be a great source of old uni photos, including this shot, captioned as follows: “Opening Day at Hilltop Park, April 4, 1908. New York Highlanders and Philadelphia Athletics” (as forwarded by Bob Andrews). … Brilliant catch by Peter Fahey who notes that Red Sox uniforms often have an upside-down 8 (the bigger opening should be on the bottom). … Elena Elms reports that the Durham Bulls will be wearing Livestrong jerseys, to benefit the Lance Armstrong Foundation, on August 19th. … While doing a bit of membership-related research, Scott Turner came across this photo, taken in 1984. “How come Dorsett’s got a big star on his chest?” he asks. Good question. Anyone..? … If you haven’t read Game of Shadows, some of its most damning evidence about Bonds concerns his uniform: “[Giants equipment mananager Mike] Murphy could document Bonds’s physical changes via the changes in his uniform size. Since joining the Giants, Bonds has gone from a size 42 to a size 52 jersey; from size 10 1/2 to size 13 cleats; and from a size 7 1/8 to size 7 1/4 cap, even though he had taken to shaving his head” (with thanks to Matt Schudel for forwarding that quote). … Bryan Redemske notes that Chris Duncan, like all the other Cardinals, wore red shoes on Friday but switched to black on Saturday. … Matt Algeo reports that the Russian national baseball team wore throwbacks the other day. “Who knew there was a Russian national baseball team, or that they were around long enough to wear throwbacks?” he writes. Details and additional pics here. … Not often that you see “Sr.” on a nameplate. The player in question is Nebraska wide receiver Chris Brooks, whose young son is Chris Brooks Jr. (nice find by Brian Hansen). … Small item about Rick Ankiel’s uni number history about halfway down this page (with thanks to Tom Chalifour). … Dave Gardner sent along a few hockey-related links I hadn’t seen before, including a discussion forum for vintage goalie masks and a gallery of Russian jerseys. … “Found a cool gallery of lacrosse photos from the Victoria Shamrocks of the Western Lacrosse Association, a semi-pro summer box lacrosse league in Canada,” writes Thomas Langan. “Looks like some of the jerseys get recycled, as evidenced by the tape over the name. Some nice retro-looking jerseys too.” … “This blog entry has two uni-related tidbits,” writes Kim Kolb. “One is about a United midfielder trading jerseys with Beckham, the other is about some guys trying to steal the Galaxy’s laundry, leading to a chase through the bowels of RFK Stadium.” … The Twins’ recent I-35W memorial decal provides a uni-related connection for this excellent story about how a new signage typeface is being used on American highways. … Soccer note from Jeremy Brahm, who reports that Montreal Impact goalie Matt Jordan was injured with a broken jaw a month ago but is now playing with a mask. … My worst nightmare recently came true down in Virginia, where the Richmond Braves had a purple jersey promotion (with “thanks” to David Rosenthal). … Latest MLB team to pull the totally bush move of wearing their BP jerseys for a regular-season game: the Mariners, who did it yesterday, apparently because it was so hot and muggy and they don’t have a Cool Base road jersey option. … Speaking of the M’s, many of them are wearing a custom-designed undershirt. Details here (with thanks to Jerry Gardner). … Amusing column here about the PGA’s no-shorts rule (good spot by Alan Kreit). … Eyebrow-raising note buried in Phil Mushnick’s Sunday New York Post column (as spotted by Seth Horowitz): “The University of Utah’s new basketball coach, Jim Boylen, could be the guy we’ve been looking for. At Boylen’s urging, black has been eliminated from the team’s uniforms. ‘Our [school] colors are red and white,’ he explained. ‘Black is not one of our colors.’” … The Texans are the latest team to publish their jersey schedule for the upcoming season (good find by Seth Harris). … No photo, but Morris Levin reports that Bruce Froemming is still wearing his All-Star Game cap. … “Adam Gaylord plays his college baseball at Stanford, but this summer he’s been playing for the Waterloo Bucks of the Northwoods League,” writes Matt Nelson. Sunday he sported these nice stirrups.”
#1 by JM Rempt on 08.13.07 8:38 am |
No excuse for wearing BP jerseys in a game, especially with those ugly-ass armpits, I don’t care how hot it is.
#2 by Stuby on 08.13.07 8:47 am |
According to that schedule, the Texans will wear the alternate red jerseys on Dec. 13th because it is ‘Battle Red Day presented by Haliburton’. Huh?
#3 by CJ on 08.13.07 8:51 am |
Honestly, I don’t think the Bolts new unis look that nice. Too much of a mishmash between new and old. The numbers are turning me off too.
Still working on getting stirrups for the team. I may just pay for them for myself.
#4 by My name is not Earl on 08.13.07 8:55 am |
That new font for highway signs has been used in Georgia ever since the state changed its Interstate exits from sequential numbering to mile-marker numbering (about four or five years ago, I think)
#5 by Wes on 08.13.07 8:58 am |
The Tony Dorsett star in ‘84 is the Cowboys’ 25th anniversary patch (shown here: http://cgi.ebay.com/...).
#6 by Paul Lukas on 08.13.07 9:02 am |
Man, I had completely forgotten about that. And it’s not shown on “Football Uniforms Past and Present”’s 1984 page — a good reminder that we shouldn’t take such sites as gospel.
#7 by Tom R on 08.13.07 9:03 am |
I am really not a big fan of the numbers either, something about them doesn’t look right.
#8 by Jason G. on 08.13.07 9:20 am |
I’m wondering if those jerseys are any cooler at all. While they may have certain features that make them feel cooler, they are much darker than their usual road jerseys. I would guess that them being that much darker would offset any cooling effect they have. They’re definitely not enough cooler to warrant wearing them in a game.
#9 by djl on 08.13.07 9:20 am |
Lamar Hunt’s two MLS teams are also wearing Hunt memorial patches this season.
Columbus Crew
FC Dallas
Columbus also has an ‘LH’ flag flying at Crew stadium and ‘LH’ mowed into the field.
#10 by stan aka the took on 08.13.07 9:21 am |
Paul are you doing a uniwatch party anytime soon in New York?! Now that I am 21 I can actually go.
#11 by Chris Sk on 08.13.07 9:23 am |
I hate to go back to this discussion from last Friday but regarding the FedEx logo while seeing it about 50 times on my way home that night and staring at the “arrow” I noticed that the F, e and the first part of the d in Fed are also lower than the line of the d and the Ex. Any design reason for this that anyone knows of? Sorry if someone else mentioned this.FedEx Logo
#12 by Ed on 08.13.07 9:25 am |
FWIW, Donald Norman did a short history of the design characteristics of the original Motorola headset. Logo visibility was, unsurprisingly, a consideration.
It’s in his book “Emotional Design”. Here it is at Amazon.
Anyway, he’s a good author on the general subject of design for usability - not uniform related, but an interesting read for anyone interested in design.
ed
#13 by AJ on 08.13.07 9:27 am |
Those aren’t black shoes on Chris Duncan, they are just a darker shade of red.
#14 by Mark in Shiga on 08.13.07 9:29 am |
If they’re going to redo all the highway signs with that nice-looking font, this would be a great opportunity to get measurements in kilometers added to (or better yet, instead of) the ones in miles, like the US had planned to do about 30 years ago.
At the very least, dump the fractional mile measurements. Trying to figure out how far 3/8 of a mile is (when you could call it 600 meters) while driving must surely be the cause of a few accidents.
#15 by The Modernish Father on 08.13.07 9:45 am |
Ah, Battle Red Day - the sad stab by Texans ownership to generate jersey sales. There’s a wikipedia page about, which is more than it deserves, here.
#16 by Rene Moll on 08.13.07 9:48 am |
How the HELL do you go up 2 1/2 CLEAT sizes???!!! thats ridiculous!!!
#17 by Mike on 08.13.07 9:49 am |
I forgot to mention that when I was at the Pirates-Reds game last weekend the Reds wore their regular hats, NOT their BP hats…….
#18 by Andrew on 08.13.07 9:50 am |
Maybe this is just the Midwest in me talking, but I feel like having random meter measurements would cause more accidents than fractions of miles. I have a pretty good idea where I am if something is 3/8 of a mile away. Admittedly, I’ve probably missed my exit at that point, but I know where it is.
#19 by hot rodd on 08.13.07 9:54 am |
i know that when i am watching the odometer.. it doesnt roll in meters, but it does roll in tenths of a mile. so I do not know how metric measurements would help a country that does not use them?
#20 by Shaftman on 08.13.07 9:54 am |
I’m pretty sure it’s an illusion. Oddly enough, I think I’ve seen twice as many FedEx trucks as normal since Friday and I was looking at the same thing. I came to conclusion, based on the panel lines on the back door, that the letters were at the same height.
#21 by Paul P on 08.13.07 9:54 am |
I was watching the stick handling video on that link Paul put up today of uni mod’s in NHL 08… if that is a new feature for NHL 08, why are the teams still wearing the old jerseys? Notably the Bruins, Canucks and Hurricanes? Is NHL 08 not going to update the uniforms? I thought I had seen screen grabs of both the Hurricanes and Bruins in their new uniforms.
#22 by Jason G. on 08.13.07 9:59 am |
While I agree with you that the U.S. should be more metric friendly, I don’t think we should rush into using all metric numbers for road signs. A large group of people in this country have too little understanding of the metric system. I’d love for us to start using the metric system (it’s so much easier to learn and use), but there would have to be a certain amount of education before that could happen.
#23 by Big O on 08.13.07 10:01 am |
Those BP Jersey are light weight and don’t trap the heat in like the regular jerseys.
#24 by Chris Sk on 08.13.07 10:14 am |
Its definetly not an illusion, the tops of the letters are the same height but the bottom drops lower.
#25 by Mark in Shiga on 08.13.07 10:19 am |
Also in the FedEx logo, the final x seems to be stretched out horizontally a little. That might be what makes people think the heights are different.
#26 by Anthony Verna on 08.13.07 10:23 am |
Does anyone use Halliburton because of the sponsorship? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?
#27 by Marty Met on 08.13.07 10:26 am |
Paul,
Nothing on Lastings and his most excellent stirrups from Saturday?
#28 by johnt on 08.13.07 10:27 am |
Ireland debuted new uniforms for rugby World Cup
http://www.irishrugb...
as bad as this is, can’t figure out where they got the font for the numbers
http://newsimg.bbc.c...
http://images.teamta...
very bad indeed….
#29 by Robert on 08.13.07 10:28 am |
The Chico’s Bail Bonds card cannot be topped. As an owner of a Tanner Boyle replica jersey, I offer kudos.
#30 by Anthony Verna on 08.13.07 10:30 am |
http://en.wikipedia....
Some info on Hilltop Park.
#31 by interlockingtc on 08.13.07 10:31 am |
That Chargers uniform just has too much going on.
One looks at the Raiders and Browns uniforms in those photos and sees just how pleasing and sharp looking a simple, restrained design is. The Chargers have had that, too.
#32 by Andy Head on 08.13.07 10:31 am |
This was the second time the M’s wore their BP jerseys this season. They did it on July 24 on a road trip to Texas, for the second game of a doubleheader. But, if they’re so much cooler, why the standard road jerseys last week in Baltimore, where the gametime temp. was over 100 deg. each night?
As an M’s fan, here’s to hoping this doesn’t catch on and become a regular thing with them…
#33 by Anthony Verna on 08.13.07 10:33 am |
Yes, some have been leaked. However, the game will come with the old uniforms. Once all the new uniforms are released, there will be a code EA Sports gives out so that everyone can unlock the new ones.
#34 by Bulldog1107 on 08.13.07 10:35 am |
Louisiana Tech unveiled new Nike jerseys yesterday (Front, Back). Good job by Nike, only minor changes from last season - the number is a slightly different font, red outline is no longer drop shadow, and the shoulder stripes no longer go completely around the shoulder.
#35 by Shaftman on 08.13.07 10:35 am |
Sorry, I misread the post and thought you were talking about the tops of the “ed” and “ex”…my bad.
#36 by Chance on 08.13.07 10:40 am |
More great Hilltop Park photos here.
Man, what I would give to see the Yankees do a throwback game with this 1912 uniform - the first year they wore pinstripes, and the year the interlocking “NY” logo was added to the chest.
I know the Yankees don’t do “event” uniforms, but perhaps when they move into the new ballpark they will consider honoring some of their early uniform history, looking backwards as they move forwards and all that….
#37 by possum on 08.13.07 10:40 am |
Additionally, does anyone thing “Battle Red” sounds like they are fighting Red, not trying to get everyone to wear it?
#38 by Taha on 08.13.07 10:45 am |
The answer to your question is (the) CLEAR!
#39 by 9/9 on 08.13.07 10:50 am |
I am far from a Halliburton fan, but there are other reasons for a company to sponsor an event like this than to get people to use their business.
#40 by Andrew on 08.13.07 10:56 am |
I’m not close to defending Bonds, but my hat size has gone up over time as well. Nice fitted 7-1/8 hats I bought in the 90’s no longer fit, and I’ve LOST hair. I’m now in a 7-3/8, and I’m pretty far from being an athlete. It’s not “the clear”, it’s “the beer.”
#41 by LT on 08.13.07 10:56 am |
That 75th Anniversary Steelers patch reminds me of the 75th anniversary logo the SEC is using this year.
http://www.secsports...
#42 by BS on 08.13.07 10:59 am |
I posted this yesterday, but it was late in the night.
Something from my little sister’s restraunt menu.
#43 by Josh the Kid on 08.13.07 11:04 am |
Kevin Millar had the warpaint eyeblack and glasses last night when he hit his walkoff shot.
#44 by Robert on 08.13.07 11:08 am |
I agree with that big time. 600 meters? By the time I figured out approximately how far away that was (Six miles? Six hundred miles? Six yards?), I would be in the next state.
#45 by Stuby on 08.13.07 11:09 am |
Someone mentioned this over the weekend, and I heard it happen on the radio. I guess Varitek came up to bat on Saturday wearing his no-flap catcher’s helmet. The ump sent him back to get the correct one.
#46 by Gabe on 08.13.07 11:11 am |
Agree. It sort of reminds me of the MLB futuristic jerseys that were discussed here last week.
#47 by BS on 08.13.07 11:12 am |
Am I the only person to notice that the 7 on Joe Mauer’s helmet looks a lot like J.D. Drew’s number 7.
#48 by Ken on 08.13.07 11:13 am |
Nope
#49 by BS on 08.13.07 11:14 am |
V-tek bats switch and was wearing his lefty helmet while batting righty.
#50 by DJ on 08.13.07 11:14 am |
don’t know how many games he’s been doing this, or if it’s been posted, but Bruce Froemming was wearing his umpire hat from the All Star game
and about the Motorola headsets - you hit the nail on the head Paul - i heard about this last year from a bigwig at Motorola (a friend’s mom at school) - anyway, we were watching a game when she was down to visit and she very proudly said something like “Oh look, there’s our headsets! They’re so clunky aren’t they? Of course we could make them so much smaller but then you couldn’t see the logo as well!” …logo creeeeeeeeep
#51 by Stuby on 08.13.07 11:17 am |
Ah. Thanks for the clarification.
#52 by Brian on 08.13.07 11:25 am |
Some interesting info about upcoming Astros tributes to Craig Biggio. I got this from a ticket rep in an email:
September 28th, the Houston Astros will honor Biggio by wearing the first uniform of his career, the rainbow jersey from the late 1980’s. Also on that day, the first 20,000 fans will receive a Biggio Rainbow jersey t-shirt. Lucky fans will be randomly selected to win these jerseys right off the back of the players. September 29th, the Astros will wear the second jersey worn by Biggio in the 1990’s, featuring the Gold Star logo.
#53 by PDXclark on 08.13.07 11:27 am |
Most might have noticed this, but its in keeping with the “hidden logos” discussion of the weekend, so I thought I’d bring it up- the Redskins’ ’stylized R’ mentioned in today’s post also actually contains an ‘S’ for RedSkins
#54 by Taha on 08.13.07 11:27 am |
This was big news last spring, but Halliburton is moving from Houston to Dubai. Is this a ploy to show they still have a “rooting interest” in Houston?
#55 by BS on 08.13.07 11:27 am |
One of my my Heisman favorites, Percy Harvin, has switched his uni number from 8 to 1, meaning the only two jersey numbers UF is allowing to be sold (1+15) are two of the best players in the country.
#56 by Eric on 08.13.07 11:30 am |
The Chargers went from too many “jags” on the pant’s lightning http://i.a.cnn.net/s...
to too few.
#57 by Chance on 08.13.07 11:34 am |
Another great source for old photos is thefotoarchive.com.
I just got an email with their current auction, and there are a couple pics in which you guys might be interested, such as this photo of the US and Canadian Olympic hockey captains. Check out that “Winnipeg’s” sweater!
#58 by Kim on 08.13.07 11:43 am |
Nah, that ‘S’ stands for Snyder.
#59 by AJ on 08.13.07 11:47 am |
Man, you’ve got to be kidding? The Charger’s new Uni’s are sharp? They look like a a bad Highschool or Division III College team’s. Replace the bolts with eagles and I think they’d be perfect for the first season of UMW’s football program. UGH!
Not only did they take a normal, nice uniform and change it, but when they did change it they didn’t pay any attention to what people wanted them to change to (the old powdered blues all the time) and instead unleashed this monstrosity.
#60 by todd krevanchi on 08.13.07 11:47 am |
not sure i see that,
but you can see in the san diego logo the p for padres…
similar to diddy’s logo
#61 by Jason on 08.13.07 11:50 am |
Is Indians rookie Asdrubal Cabrera wearing pearls?
#62 by Kenny on 08.13.07 11:51 am |
How is it an annual tradition if they do it more than once a year?
#63 by Luke on 08.13.07 11:57 am |
Anyone else notice that the Chargers’ bolts on their helmets zig-zag the opposite way from the bolts on their shoulders? Maybe that is why AIS got it wrong in the commercial - they probably assumed that the bolts should match. I wonder if that was the case on previous versions of Chargers uniforms?
#64 by Alan #44 on 08.13.07 11:58 am |
Chico’s Bail Bonds is awesome! That was the name of my fantasy football team last year and I used the logo too. Wish I had thought of that for my membership card :(
#65 by Timmer on 08.13.07 11:58 am |
Yesterday’s Mets game featured a pregame ceremony for Tom Glavine’s 300th win. He was presented with a Rangers jersey with his number 47 and a Kings jersey with the number 300 on it. (If you don’t know, Glavine was drafted by the LA Kings in 1984 but chose to play baseball) Pretty cool stuff.
#66 by Stuby on 08.13.07 12:00 pm |
And they’ve had ‘Great Success’ wearing the red jerseys, with an overwhelming 4-2 record.
#67 by friarbolt on 08.13.07 12:02 pm |
We might want to hold off on making Jim Boylen “our man.” He may have ditched the black from the uniform with Utah, but he also put the stupid wording down the side of the shorts.
U
US
MUSS
It is supposed to pay tribute to the student section, but that is what signs in the stadium are for, not your shorts.
{Full disclosure, I am a BYU fan and think most everything that happens at Utah is a joke.}
#68 by Taha on 08.13.07 12:02 pm |
Hey, a .667 winning percentage is good for an NFL team, and PHENOMENAL for the Texans
#69 by Dwight on 08.13.07 12:11 pm |
1. The Battle Reds are better than the Deep Steel Blue for the Texans
2. You expect a team as bad as Houston, who bothced the VY/Reggie Bush draft to get “annual” and “yearly” correct?
#70 by Ray on 08.13.07 12:19 pm |
Looks like the Padres are going to be holding a 90’s retro night (Sept 14th) with their 1997 jerseys - In honor of Tont Gwynn’s 8th and final batting title.
90’s logo here
#71 by Joe H on 08.13.07 12:22 pm |
…as you can see at right, our first Bad News Bears treatment. Also newly added: a San Diego Chicken design.
I’m probably going to upset some people with this comment, but I think a lot of members are losing focus on what the purpose of having your name and number on the back of your card was for. As I understood it was to either show support for your local or favorite team, or to show support of a type or number style that exhibits excellence in uni design. Let me know if I was off base with that assumption.
Now it seems that people are just trying to out-do each other with who can come up with the strangest or coolest thing. I mean the San Diego Chicken logo on your membership card…seriously? Now that’s logo creep…and I’m concerned if that member “gets it.”
#72 by Bouj on 08.13.07 12:25 pm |
I hope they mean the rainbow-sleeved jerseys. The Astros stopped wearing the rainbow-torsoed jerseys in 1986, before Biggio got there. And I hope Roy Oswalt pitches that game: Biggio agreed to catch a couple of innings for Roy if the game had no bearing on the playoff chase (they play ATL).
It’s actually 4-0 if you ignore the season they went 2-14. Just pointing that they jerseys are indeed lucky in seasons the team is mildly competitive.
#73 by Charlie on 08.13.07 12:25 pm |
im pretty sure its a downloadable patch that you can get if you have xbox live or ps3 online….thats how it works with rosters. If it were a code that would mean it would already be programmed into the game which is impossible if the jerseys arent out.
#74 by Joe O. on 08.13.07 12:26 pm |
Just like in everything else in life…everyone likes different things. I believe the wide variety of selections shows the wide variety of the UniWatch members.
I chose the Orlando Thunder for my card because that team was the team that got me into football. And now I’m a HUGE Miami Dolphins Junky. I think my card shows off a bit of me, and I like that.
Also, I like the Bolts new digs…I think they could have done better, but they did good. It is modern with a “shout out” to the past. Well done!
#75 by Ed on 08.13.07 12:29 pm |
Well, according to my wife, pearls *are* supposed to go with everything.
ed
#76 by John from Virginia Beach on 08.13.07 12:41 pm |
Agreed. I think they are the scarlet Air Hurrache 2K4’s, just bad lighting for them on the picture. I have them in “sport blue” and they don’t match my royal blue socks like my Monster Metals in sport blue did, so maybe it’s a little bit of that, too.
#77 by Stuby on 08.13.07 12:48 pm |
So, maybe the Texans need to go ‘Battle Red’ all the time.
Wouldn’t change the fact that ‘Texans’ is one of the worst nicknames in sports. Is it a nod to the old AFL team in Dallas (now the Chiefs)? There had to be a better option than that.
Reminds me of the Shelbyville Shelbyvillians on the Simpsons.
#78 by Paul Lukas on 08.13.07 12:54 pm |
Joe, you know how much I respect you, but I think you’re being too harsh and trying to impose your own sensibilities onto the membership program. There was never any stated “purpose” for the cards, other than to provide a fun creative vehicle for people (and for Scott and myself, since we enjoy creating the cards). I agree that some people may be trying to “outdo” each other with “obscure” designs, but so what? The guy with the Chicken card is from San Diego — his membership card is a legitimate expression of a uniform that’s important to him. And even if it wasn’t — i.e., even if he was only trying to “outdo” other members — who cares? It’s his card and it doesn’t have to make sense to anyone but him.
That’s not to say we’ll simply rubber-stamp any design request — as some of you know, I’ve rejected quite a few ideas. And we thought long and hard about the Chicken. But we ultimately decided to do it. And here’s something to consider: Until we got this requet, I didn’t even realize that the Chicken had a logo. Now I do. So I learned something. And that’s a good thing.
#79 by Brian on 08.13.07 1:06 pm |
Oh my gosh, I am getting old if retro night now includes the 90s!
As for the Texans nickname, I think it is one of the dumbest and laziest names in all of sports. What next, the Miami, FLoridians? Come on, how lame is that? I wish the old Oilers ownership had given up its rights to the names and logos so they could use that. That was a very simple and cool logo. I just think the team name represents a lot of the mindset in Texas that they are the most egotistical state in the union.
#80 by nif on 08.13.07 1:08 pm |
is anyone else bothered by the fact that the the bolts on the chargers sleeves dont go the same direction as the bolts on their helmets, tho i guess this only happens at home. still it was bothering me the whole game
#81 by Korch on 08.13.07 1:09 pm |
David Carr with gloves on both hands during preseason vs. Giants:
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#82 by Valjean on 08.13.07 1:09 pm |
OK, hat sizes can go up (mine has too) and I can even hang (barely) with the jersey but 2 1/2 sizes in cleats?!? In your forties?!? I don’t care how much Bud you’re chugging, that just don’t happen.
#83 by possum on 08.13.07 1:12 pm |
“Texans” is no different than Americans or Nationals. Those of you who think its dumb have obviously never been to Texas.
#84 by Brian on 08.13.07 1:17 pm |
Haha, I live in Houston, but I am originally from Oklahoma.
#85 by Shaftman on 08.13.07 1:17 pm |
What about the Islanders. As a fan and as someone who resides on Long Island it’s a perfect name. (Course if it was the Long Island Islanders, that would just be silly)
#86 by Stuby on 08.13.07 1:19 pm |
I’ve been to Texas quite a bit and I think the name is very lame. Are you saying there wasn’t anything better to pick for a team in Houston? How about the ‘Roughnecks’ or ‘Wildcatters’ to keep with the oil theme? How about the ‘Challengers’ to honor the Space Shuttle crew?
#87 by S Bennett on 08.13.07 1:22 pm |
I’m probably going to upset some people with this comment, but I think a lot of members are losing focus on what the purpose of having your name and number on the back of your card was for. As I understood it was to either show support for your local or favorite team, or to show support of a type or number style that exhibits excellence in uni design. Let me know if I was off base with that assumption.
I think Chicos bil bonds is iconic. Instantly recognisable and draws people together who are in on the relevance. Is’t that what Unis and do?
If anyone knows where to get a “Chico’s” baseball uni let me know!
#88 by Joe H on 08.13.07 1:23 pm |
Fair enough…that’s what I was looking for really…that there is some sort of “quality control” (for lack of a better term) going on rather than just throwing every submission on there. I apologize if it came of as anything more than just confusion on what people were trying to accomplish with the strange requests…using a logo rather than a name a number just really seemed weird to me.
#89 by Brian on 08.13.07 1:24 pm |