Major typo in the English Premier League yesterday, as David Bentley of Blackburn played an entire match with “Betnley” on his back (plus it wasn’t exactly the most graceful arc). As Dan Winkler explains, “David Bentley is one of Blackburn’s best players. He’s been with them for a few years and, in fact, scored a hat trick against Man U a few years ago, so it’s not like he’s the soccer equivalent of a September call-up or was just acquired in a trade. That’s what makes this mistake especially odd.”
By coincidence, there’s another EPL typo of sorts unfolding these days. It involves West Ham’s John Paintsil. Reader Iain Landon explains:
When Paintsil signed with West Ham from the Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv, all of his documentation, including his UK travel paperwork and work permit, had his name as ‘Pantsil’ — note the missing ‘i.’ According to English FA regulations, the name on his shirt has to match his registration, so John Paintsil has become John Pantsil. He only has a handful of appearances for West Ham so far this season, so I haven’t been able to find a photo, but the details of the story are verified here and here.
Meanwhile, back on our side of the pond:
• The Chargers’ season-long streak of having at least one player without an American flag decal was kept intact, as Chris Chambers was flag-free for the third week in a row. LaDainian Tomlinson, however, was flag-clad for the second consecutive week.
• Speaking of the Chargers, someone needs to tell Antonio Cromartie that men don’t look good in sheer hose.
• And speaking of hosiery, Dwight Smith had some serious sock layers going on.
• Charles Woodson, who’s been pushing the uni-related envelope all season, really outdid himself yesterday. Was he wearing tzitzit or what?
• I remain opposed to this look for the Giants, but there were a few interesting details. As Joe Skiba had promised, the “ny” nose bumper logo, which is usually blue outlined in red, was red outlined in blue. And yeah, okay, I can deal with red gloves, red shoelaces, and red undersleeves, but red spats? Enough already. (That player, incidentally, was Kawika Mitchell, and the screen grab comes courtesy of Randy Williams.)
Uni Watch News Ticker: Where do college football uniforms go after they’ve been used? Often to Europe, as seen with this Mississippi State jersey being used by the London Olympians, and this Duke jersey worn by the Coventry Cassidy Jets (also note the personalized “MOM” memorial, all found by Stefan Schubert). … Tons of great historical baseball pics in the New York Public Library’s A.G. Spalding Collection (with thanks to John Ervin). … I’m trying to figure out how they’re going to screw this up. … Hannah Krug notes that the Princeton women’s hoops team has their logo in an interesting spot. “The worst part is that it doesn’t even look like a tiger,” she says. “I’m more reminded of a mole rat.” She also notes that Maryland’s jerseys have a normal back, but Marissa Coleman ties her up into a faux racer back. … The Kitchener Rangers wore special Remembrance Day jerseys on Sunday (with thanks to AJ Brandt). … And CFL teams wore poppy decals yesterday (with thanks to Tim Capper for the screen grab). … Not positive about this, but I think Miguel Cotto is the first fighter I’ve seen with a boxing glove depicted on his waistband (it’s on the back, too). … Cal wore really nice throwbacks (which are now being auctioned off) on Saturday. …Mild hilarity on Saturday night, as Trevor Fulkerson wrote to tell me that an Angels turn-ahead-the-clock jersey was up for auction on eBay. Exactly 21 minutes later, David Linder wrote to tell me that he was the winning (and, incredibly, only) bidder. … “I was browsing through a photo gallery of the 1930 World Cup and ran across this picture of the team from Bolivia,” writes Chuck Nolan Jr. “I assumed they were just wearing special shirts for the team portrait, but then I saw this photo , which would seem to confirm that they wore the shirts during the game.” … It’s amazing how Georgia’s black jersey (which I was fine with) really accentuated the black pants stripe, which up until now I’d barely even noticed. … Awesome socks being worn by Dorchester High in Boston (with thanks to Skott Daltonic). … Duke wore throwback jerseys and helmets on Saturday but ruined it by going monochromatic. … Sure didn’t take long for eye-black messages to go from this to this (that’s Mississippi State’s Eric Butler, as spotted by John Wilmoth). … Mark Graban found an interesting old pic of Donny Baseball with mismatched numerals on his helmet brim. Not only that, but look closer at it appears that the “3″ was applied over the “2.” … Jeremy Kaufman notes that Michigan State’s Mark Dell has “Focus” written on his wrist tape. … not a good idea. … The 49ers are already wearing a memorial helmet decal for Bill Walsh. Will they add another one tonight for former coach Dick Nolan, who died yesterday? … Fascinating note from Morris Levin, who writes: ” Topps just released its 2007 Update & Highlights set (it’s what used to be “Topps Traded”). Check out the cards for Francisco Rosario and Kyle Lohse. They must not have had game pics in Phillies jerseys because the uniforms are clearly airbrushed. Rosario is wearing his black Blue
Jays cleats, but more telling is the team wordmark on the front. The Topps art department placed a Phillies logo in there and neglected to remove the underline, which is part of the official logo but does not appear on the jerseys.”
Long-Overdue Thanks: About two months ago, after we changed web-hosting companies, I asked for volunteers to help fix all the non-ASCII characters that had gotten garbled during the server changeover. Six readers answered the call, which was great — and I failed to publicly acknowledge them until now, which is not so great. So for the record, I owe a big debt of gratitude to Chris Schoenthal, Chris Roberts, Mark McGinnis, Matt Edwards, Forrest Carpenter, and Kyle Joecken. Mea culpa for not thanking them until now.
#1 by Shane on 11.12.07 9:38 am |
“When Paintsil signed with West Ham from the Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv [where his NOB looked like this — PL]”
When did Hapoel Tel Aviv ever play the Brazilian national team? Isn’t that from the Ghana national side?
#2 by Paul Lukas on 11.12.07 9:40 am |
Yes, good call — my bad.
#3 by Wade Harder on 11.12.07 9:41 am |
While I didn’t mind the black jerseys that Georgia wore the other Bulldogs in the SEC need to get ride of the maroon on maroon look.
#4 by Joey on 11.12.07 9:44 am |
Being a MSU student, it’s nice to see a lot of Miss. State talk on the post today…
We like the all-maroon look, but we like our all-whites better I think.
#5 by al on 11.12.07 9:47 am |
Those bumpers on the g-men sure look like they were blue outlined in red.
#6 by Matt Berry on 11.12.07 9:50 am |
I noticed the stripe on UGA’s pant earlier this year, I’ve liked it ever since. Adds a nice little idiosyncrasy to our uniforms.
#7 by todd krevanchi on 11.12.07 9:50 am |
re: dick nolan
A. he has been in poor health for some time now and i wouldnt be surprised if a decal was created and produced ahead of time.
B. since dick nolan has been the muse for coaches wearing suits (or at least for mike nolan anyway), wouldnt it be something to see the entire 49er coaching staff honor him by wearing suits tonight.
#8 by Joey on 11.12.07 9:51 am |
More about Miss. State:
Our all white look is very much loved by the fans, mostly because it brings back memories of this.
#9 by al on 11.12.07 9:58 am |
The Cal unis looked very CFL
#10 by NateL on 11.12.07 10:00 am |
I was shocked to see LaDanian Tomlinson sans his dark-colored mask on his Darth Vader helmet last night. Probably had something to do with the rain? He usually wears it for other night games, doesn’t he?
#11 by Rick on 11.12.07 10:04 am |
I thought that too. Any close up pics from the game yesterday Paul?
#12 by Nate from SlipperyRock on 11.12.07 10:09 am |
It was great to see someone actually noticed the whole airbrushing of the baseball cards other than me. I have never really stated it on here, however, as an avid collector of cards I’ve noticed that they do airbrush a lot. Usually if a player gets traded in the off season, they will air brush it. If it is close to the deadline of when the cards need to be printed, you may find the airbrushing along with the color accents on the card to be slightly off, usually representing their former team. It will be fun to see this upcoming season some of the big name stars have their jerseys airbrushed.
#13 by Jason G. on 11.12.07 10:13 am |
He was wearing it early on and then took it off towards the end of the game.
#14 by John M on 11.12.07 10:14 am |
In the Cal throwback picture, note the mismatching wristbands.
#15 by Tim on 11.12.07 10:17 am |
http://news.bbc.co.u...
#16 by Robert on 11.12.07 10:22 am |
How does one pronounce “tzitzit” (zit-zit?)?
#17 by dm00n on 11.12.07 10:32 am |
At least one of the Chargers looked like his flag was actually applied partially over the bolt. Seems like they are sometimes haphazard when they do apply them.
#18 by Surly on 11.12.07 10:32 am |
Those special Kitchener Ranger jersey’s are only used once and then auctioned off and the money given to the Legion here. Actually this year there were worn twice, the last home game before the 11th and then decided to wear them for the 11th when they played in Ottawa.
This is the 4th year of wearing the special jerseys. they have rasied over 50K.
#19 by Daren L on 11.12.07 10:32 am |
The independent American Association has a new ballclub for 2008 - the Wichita Wingnuts.
#20 by Jason Thomson on 11.12.07 10:36 am |
I haven’t been paying enough attention to the CFL this season, but what’s the story behind Winnipeg’s gold uniforms. Really dig the helmets and logo…
#21 by dm00n on 11.12.07 10:37 am |
From the Stanford - Northwestern State basketball game:
#22 by girad31 on 11.12.07 10:38 am |
I have no pictures to back it up, but I’m pretty sure Duke wore monochromatic home unis in the 60’s.
Maybe someone can dig up a photo, because I remember them wearing all-blue at home as late as 68.
#23 by dm00n on 11.12.07 10:39 am |
Yet another Rays uni breakdown.
#24 by Michael Doucette on 11.12.07 10:42 am |
Dont know if yesterday’s comments get this one, but the Chargers players had their uni numbers on the top on their chin strap straps, at least for players who were wearing the one that goes through the top of the facemask and is bolted into the sides of the forehead of the helmet. You can kinda see it here on Rivers, and LT. Sorry for the bad pics, but I know they were there.
#25 by girad31 on 11.12.07 10:46 am |
Here’s a link to Duke wearing all-blue in 1962.
#26 by girad31 on 11.12.07 10:47 am |
Take two on the Duke uni…
#27 by Seth H on 11.12.07 10:47 am |
How does one pronounce “tzitzit” (zit-zit?)?
It is close (but not 100%) to the way you would pronounce the beginning of “tsetse fly.”
It starts with a Hebrew letter that has no equivalent in English, which is why it is usually transliterated as “tz.”
#28 by Saru on 11.12.07 10:48 am |
Um, Bolivia? There is one letter missing, making it read close to Homer Simpson’s pronunciation: U R Gay.
#29 by Shane on 11.12.07 10:50 am |
Took me a minute to get around to it, but your weekend SPL uni stuffs:
Aberdeen broke out the wasps versus Hearts on Sunday. Also, Hearts appeared to be wearing a kind of poppy patch. I was wondering how they were keeping them on the whole match. Hibs went the more tradtional route.
Nothing else of note with the limited schedule ahead of the Scotland/Italy Euro clash, though I still love both of these kits nearly as much as my own Gers.
#30 by Duckstyle187 on 11.12.07 10:58 am |
Last week I noticed this on the Chiefs as well. I think nearly every player I saw had their number on the strap. It was new to me, but maybe its fairly commonplace and we just never noticed it before.
#31 by Dusty on 11.12.07 10:59 am |
Yeah the rain gets gets on it then if you use your hand to wipe it off it just smears the water like a bad windshield wiper. Clinton Hart, another Charger who uses a clear shield every game was without his too.
#32 by Dusty on 11.12.07 11:01 am |
I third this. I was looking for the red outlined in blue and saw only players with what was blue outline in red.
#33 by Gavin on 11.12.07 11:04 am |
Topps has been doing extremely poor photoshop jobs on players who change teams during the off-season. Alfonso Soriano’s card for this year has a block number font, an all-blue helmet (he’s wearing what’s supposed to be his road uni), and a red stripe (!) down the side of his pants.
#34 by Scott on 11.12.07 11:11 am |
I don’t have pictoral evidence, but I have noticed that on the Schutt Ion helmet, when the player uses the two-low strap hook up, it has a very weird effect. It looks like the first low buckle goes up through the facemask then back down to clip on. At first I thought it was just one players’ quirk, but I noticed watching the Illinois game that all players that used the low hook ups had the snap that way.
#35 by KT on 11.12.07 11:18 am |
Have the Chiefs been wearing that AFL patch all year? I can’t figure out what it’s for, unless it’s for 45 years in KC or something. Because this would be the 48th season for those original AFL teams.
Ah, it’s the Lamar Hunt tribute, I see. Never mind.
#36 by College Kid on 11.12.07 11:21 am |
That’s how the Ion helmet and facemasks were designed.
As a student equipment manager…I don’t see the point in NFL teams writing the player number on the chinstraps. I don’t know of any colleges that do it, and a player will usually go through at least 4 or 5 chinstraps in a season due to wear and tear anyway.
#37 by LeRoy in Wisconsin on 11.12.07 11:24 am |
Did anyone else notice that Marvin Harrison’s jersey in last nights game looked like it had been modified on the front to fit tighter?
I haven’t found any good pics of it so I’m hoping that it wasn’t just his shoulder pads with some double sided tape showing through.
#38 by Scott on 11.12.07 11:34 am |
Time to play “how many things are wrong with this picture“:
Leaving aside the sports bra look (mercifully not presented full on; you’re welcome), the purple bike pants, the hosiery issues on the Beavs, and Swooshorama, what’s up with the thigh of the guy on the right?
#39 by Daren L on 11.12.07 11:39 am |
That’s the Blue Bombers’ third jersey and helmet that they introduced last season.
#40 by ToasterPoodle on 11.12.07 11:42 am |
I don’t think that I would call the those bike pants. They are a little above the knee, but there is still a knee pad in place.
Besides next to those Oregon St. travesties, even the purple looks okay
#41 by Mike on 11.12.07 11:47 am |
I didn’t see the game but I thought he didn’t play?
#42 by Pat on 11.12.07 11:51 am |
Marvin Harrison didn’t play last night. In fact, he wasn’t even in San Diego. Maybe you are thinking of Reggie Wayne?
#43 by Ian K on 11.12.07 11:52 am |
I thought Mike Nolan and Jack Del Rio were approved to SUIT UP! for two games each this year. This hasn’t happened yet right? And the NFL didn’t renege on this agreement?
Since Mike Nolan originally started the suit crusade in honor of his dad, I wonder if he’ll try to wear a suit for all remaining 49ers games. It’s just odd that the NFL would say “no you can’t dress nice, here, wear this sweatshirt.”
And I know marketing agreements, blah blah blah, but I bet Nolan ignores them and suits up for the rest of ‘07. I wish the Niners were good so we could see this in the playoffs.
#44 by ATLien on 11.12.07 11:53 am |
I liked the black UGA jerseys, but they almost gave me a stroke.
Everybody knows that teams doing stuff like that have a tendency to lose. Irish, Bears, Browns, etc.
#45 by TOG on 11.12.07 11:54 am |
http://us.i1.yimg.co...
The current change to the Chargers light blue unis by Reebok suck. And when you have the design answer underneath your nose…(google Alworth) the screw-up is that much worse.
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#46 by Pat on 11.12.07 11:54 am |
Nolan and Del Rio have both suited up for a few games this year. They were both cleared by the NFL to wear a suit for home games.
#47 by LeRoy in Wisconsin on 11.12.07 12:02 pm |
Correction I don’t believe Harrison played last night. It must have been one of the other receivers.
#48 by todd krevanchi on 11.12.07 12:02 pm |
the only thing wrong i see with this picture is that the oregon st tackler seems to have a tear in right pant leg which appears to be temporarily fixed with tape.
#49 by Charlie on 11.12.07 12:13 pm |
Georgia came out of the locker room for warm-ups on Saturday wearing their red jerseys, and then removed them to reveal the black jersey’s underneath. (Their students were having a “black out” for the game.)
#50 by David L on 11.12.07 12:14 pm |
A few things of note:
The chargers powder blue jerseys aren’t intended to be throwbacks. They’re simply powder blue versions of the new design. One of the key points of the new unis was to give the present team it’s own signature, while calling upon the teams uniform history(powder blue)
re: haphazardly applied American flag stickers.
The stickers don’t fit will with where the bolt goes on the back of the helmet. Depending on the helmet style, it either has to overlap a little, or be placed vertically. I’ve seen both done.
#51 by Ben on 11.12.07 12:18 pm |
Is it just me or does the “2″ on the Mattingly helmet look like a mailbox number?
#52 by Joe on 11.12.07 12:26 pm |
whats wrong with the giants red? at least its in their color scheme, unlike all these teams going black like the mets. Im fine with it. id even like to see a red helmet. They have always been red white and blue
#53 by Greg V. on 11.12.07 12:29 pm |
One of the Baltimore Ravens’ defensive linemen had a 6-point chinstrap on yesterday. The top 2 points were fixed and the lower 4 were snapped. I can’t find a picture though.
#54 by Jeff on 11.12.07 12:37 pm |
No mention of LT going visor-free? I thought it was pretty cool seeing him without the black visor…. but I missed it actually.
#55 by interlockingtc on 11.12.07 12:46 pm |
Nice catch on the Phillies cards. One of the pleasures of collecting sports cards as a kid in the ’70’s was examining and evaluating the quality of the hand painted, or air-brushed, logos and uniforms on the traded players’ cards. Sometimes the effort was so weak it was laughable…Yet, always charming and human. I felt like I, as a kid, could’ve done a better job.
#56 by Hed-Bone11 on 11.12.07 12:49 pm |
One of the Baltimore Ravens’ defensive linemen had a 6-point chinstrap on yesterday. The top 2 points were fixed and the lower 4 were snapped. I can’t find a picture though.
Kelly Gregg and Dawan Landry both wear the 6-point straps.
#57 by Marty Met on 11.12.07 12:49 pm |
At the risk of being told that I don’t get it, I like the Beavers uniforms. Give me Ducks vs. Beavers any day over that God awful Chargers vs. Colts game any day.
#58 by Philly Bill on 11.12.07 12:49 pm |
“Heh heh heh… look at this country!”
#59 by Teebz on 11.12.07 12:50 pm |
While Winnipeg has reserved that gold jersey as their alternate jersey, there is a story behind it.
I’m almost certain they introduced those jerseys as a way to honour the first Bomber team that won a Grey Cup. I’m researching that now.
However, they are popular in terms of sales, and there were a ton of people who were wearing from what I could see on TV yesterday.
#60 by Wayne on 11.12.07 12:50 pm |
I’ve noticed the same thing with Topps cards recently. The 2007 Topps Randy Moss card looks horrible. It’s obvious it’s a photo that’s been airbrushed to make him wearing a Patriots uniform instead of a Raiders uni. The same thing goes for the Travis Taylor card. The photo is from him playing for the Vikings, but on the card he’s wearing a Raiders uni.
#61 by Mike on 11.12.07 1:05 pm |
I can understand how people don’t like the OSU jerseys, but seriously how can anyone complain about the Huskies unis? They’re simple, understated, have history, but still have a little flair…everything people love. Are we really THAT obsessed with purple hating?
#62 by Chance on 11.12.07 1:05 pm |
Vertically? Unless they have a different set of decals for that, it would mean displaying the flag incorrectly. When hung vertically, the blue field should be in the upper left corner.
#63 by Scott on 11.12.07 1:11 pm |
Aberdeen are wearing a modernised type of throwback shirt. Yellow and back stripes were their original colours till 1939.
#64 by slurpeeman on 11.12.07 1:16 pm |
As a kid in the 70’s, I always looked forward to the Penn State/Temple game. I remember Temple wore some really unorthodox uniforms in that era. Saturday I was pleased to see the Owls have gone back to those helmets and pants, but I SWEAR there was more to the uniforms of that era. My memory is murky: was it horizontally striped long sleeves, or was it horizontal stripes running from shoulder pad to shoulder pad? Does anyone know of a pictorial history of Temple’s unis, or at least archival photos?
#65 by =bg= on 11.12.07 1:16 pm |
Gehrig jersey goes for almost half a mill…
http://sports.espn.g...
#66 by =bg= on 11.12.07 1:17 pm |
a GREAT idea. they could also honor him with a W….but I am fairly certain that won’t happen.
#67 by jeff in detroit on 11.12.07 1:20 pm |
topps did the same thing for gary sheffield on the tigers. it was brutal. he was in a yankees road jersey. they did a horrible job of writing “detroit” across the front (the orange outline was too thin) and to top it off they kept the number 11 even though he wore number 3 for the tigers
#68 by Rick on 11.12.07 1:31 pm |
You can go to the Temple University Athletics site, the football page, and open up the 2007 Media Guide. In the history section (about page 9) you’ll see the 1970s unis.
#69 by bcrt on 11.12.07 1:31 pm |
Over the last week or two, I’ve noticed a bunch of teams have worn white at home, and the Sabres will also be wearing white retros at the Winter Classic (Pens will be wearing Powder Blue). It seems to be random as to which jersey a team will wear at home now.
Just some evidence:
Phoenix @ SJ (Nov 10):
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Columbus @ Nashville (Nov 10):
http://images.sports...
SJ @ Anaheim (Nov 9):
http://images.sports...
Columbus @ Detroit (Nov 9):
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Toronto @ Buffalo (Nov 9):
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#70 by Jerico on 11.12.07 1:40 pm |
Bill Belichick: crusty football coach or fashion plate? (top left)
#71 by Michael on 11.12.07 2:00 pm |
UGA played the jersey switch out perfectly. You had to be there to truly take it in! In warm ups coach Richt pointed to the stands & all the black. When the captains came out in red we all were a little let down until we saw them in the tunnel going towards the entrance! Then the roar started where those of us could see in the tunnel it spread & reached a crescendo when the team burst through the banner! If that wasn’t enough the place went crazy again when they played Back In Black!
I’m surprised Paul didn’t comment on some of the different sock & tight combos the UGA players had on some of which I hadn’t see before. Of course they were black with some red on them. To tell you how far the ruse went most of the players had on there regular sock look in warm-ups (for instance Knowshoun Moreno with his black on top white on bottom look) but then were all black for the game. Anyway you can read a good account of how it was planned & went down here:
#72 by Michael on 11.12.07 2:00 pm |
#73 by Michael on 11.12.07 2:00 pm |
www.ajc.com/uga/content/sports/uga/stories/2007/11/10/black_1111.html
#74 by Alan #44 on 11.12.07 2:06 pm |
How can that thing cost $145????
#75 by Bendert on 11.12.07 2:19 pm |
Doesn’t Wichita’s new baseball team the Wingnuts sound a lot like the Lansing Lugnuts? Different type of nut/bolt, but still its pretty close.
#76 by Kevin on 11.12.07 2:30 pm |
Cause its Urban Outfitters and they say so. Sad thing is people will pay that price for that sweatshirt too.
#77 by al on 11.12.07 2:33 pm |
Here is a good pic of the bumper, as well as here
#78 by Mina Mikhael on 11.12.07 2:39 pm |
not totally uni related but the chargers field numbers were altered to appear in the military font rather than the standard numbers used
unfortunately i cannot find any good pictures…help?
#79 by Carl G on 11.12.07 3:22 pm |
Maybe I am wrong, but it seems from the Flag regulations that they are not supposed to be used as either (1) wearing apparel (Sec. 8(d)) or (2) as an athletic uniform (Sec. 8(j)). I guess techically it is part of the helmet, but a helmet is part of the uniform and the players wear the uniform.
#80 by Carl G on 11.12.07 3:23 pm |
Should read “cheating football coach or cheating fashion plate”
#81 by Broker75 on 11.12.07 3:36 pm |
The Giants in red look good, especially under the lights. They would look real good if the jersey was a one piece long sleeve for the colder months.
The short sleeve jersey over top the baggy sweatshirt (see Eli Manning), looks awful.
#82 by Pat on 11.12.07 4:08 pm |
Very original. Did you think that up all by yourself? I’ve never heard that before. Aren’t people over this yet?
#83 by Refdude on 11.12.07 4:11 pm |
Perhaps “9-0 football coach” or “9-0 fashion plate” might also be appropriate as well.
#84 by Aaron Scholder on 11.12.07 4:15 pm |
The Rangers and Leafs wore Hall of Game Patches on Saturday. Sorry if it was mentioned already:
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The Rangers, as usual, wore theirs on their shoulders:
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#85 by Kevin on 11.12.07 4:15 pm |
As much as the Patriots and their fans wish, this will never go away.
#86 by Carl G on 11.12.07 4:17 pm |
I love how people always decide for themselves when we should get over something. People talk about Bonds and steroids for years and years, but oh, Belicheck cheated and we should just get over it, although it probably had a much bigger impact on the sport and championships.
#87 by Carl G on 11.12.07 4:18 pm |
Why should it go away? People still talk about the black sox scandal. If you dont want it talked about, dont do it in the first place.
#88 by Cheri on 11.12.07 4:30 pm |
Shaun Phillips (Defense #95) from the Chargers was wearing yellow wristbands with the powder blue alternate jersey. I really like that liked that bit of accent color.
#89 by warren thompson on 11.12.07 4:31 pm |
Agreed. A red helmet with Michigan-style wings and stripes in blue would also be nice ….
#90 by Pat on 11.12.07 4:32 pm |
It should go away because IT WASN’T A BIG DEAL. I’m not going to go the “every coach did it” route because there is no way you can prove that. But, is there nothing to the way the Patriots are playing now that can prove that it didn’t give them that great of an edge? They were punished for it, pretty severely, unlike Barry Bonds, which is the biggest reason why this is NOTHING like the Bonds situation. This is still a topic for discussion because no one knows for sure whether he used steroids for a sustained period of time since he won’t admit anything. Belichick got caught and took his punishment.
People talk about the Black Sox scandal? Like who? Where are the Greg Easterbrook like people who are writing and analyzing the Black Sox scandal right now? How often does this come up? You want to compare something that happened in 1919 to something that happened in 2007 and has already been taken care of by the league?
Sure, it can still be a controversy, whatever. When the Patriots finish the season 19-0 with their 4th Super Bowl people will talk about this. That’s all fine. But why is it every time someone makes a remark about Bill Belichick some one comes out and makes a dumb ass joke about the “cheating?” if you are going to make a joke, at least make it funny, or original, or something that hasn’t been said a million times before.
And, by the way, Patriots fans don’t really care if this goes away or not. They don’t care if you hate their team, their coach, their quarterback, or anyone else. All they care about is that they are winning.
#91 by Kevin on 11.12.07 4:38 pm |
You go on a long rant there for someone that doesn’t care.
#92 by Eli on 11.12.07 4:47 pm |
Not sure exactly how relevant this is, but it’s pretty funny. Today, AdultSwim.com posted a video of Carl from Aqua Teen Hunger Force discussing the Giants’ red jerseys. He makes some…interesting points.
http://www.adultswim...
#93 by William Harrison on 11.12.07 4:48 pm |
I know Buffalo is has league permission to wear white at home for Division games; I am not sure about the rest of them…
#94 by Pat on 11.12.07 4:52 pm |
#95 by Michael Doucette on 11.12.07 4:53 pm |
That site is ridiculous…whether you support the flag or not, that seems like way too much trouble to go through…
#96 by Mike from Queens on 11.12.07 5:01 pm |
“TO? With his to TD catches? No, I blame another TO. The word to. As in to many penalties, to much standing around, and them friggin’ throwback jerseys are to red… This goes back to ancient caveman times. Research has shown that the color red is associated with menstrual blood. Therefore, you’re seen as a woman, and not a worthy opponent.”
Christ… thank you, Eli. Thank you.
On another note, it kind of looks to me that the 2 on Mattingly’s helmet is placed over the 3, not the other way around. I know the 3 seems to bleed into that strip that has the 2 on it, but I think a more likely explanation is that the 2 is printed on a clear strip of tape, and the 3 is warped a bit by the layering on top of it. I might have just confused myself with that explanation. Basically, the 2 is applied on a clear strip of tape over the 3.
#97 by DannyB on 11.12.07 5:04 pm |
Well sure, any kid with a gold shirt and a roll of electrical tape can make his own, too.
Go Riders!
#98 by Mets Fan in Chicago on 11.12.07 5:04 pm |