Got a note a little while back from reader Andy Edelson, who’d investigated an interesting phenomenon. I’ll let him tell the tale in his own words:
During a recent Rangers/Canucks broadcast, the New York announcers were interviewing Vancouver captain Trevor Linden between periods and noted that he’s worn 11 of the franchise’s 13 NHL jerseys — quite the impressive feat. Being the uni aficionado that I am, I had to research this peculiar stat.
By my count, it’s actually nine of 13 [one, two, three (very similar to the previous one, just slight color changes), four, five, six, seven (very similar to number five, the main change being the shoulder patches in the latter version and the switch in '03-'04 to wear the dark jerseys at home), eight, nine -- PL]. Still impressive (or nauseating, depending on your view of Vancouver’s constant uni overhauls), as Linden has spent all or part of 15 seasons with the Canucks during his 20-year career.
As if wearing some of history’s ugliest jersey’s weren’t enough, “Captain Canuck” spent a few seasons in exile, during which he wore the Islanders’ “wave” design. All in all, in 20 years, Linden has worn 13 different sweaters for five teams, including stints with the aforementioned Islanders (who went back to their classic design in Linden’s final season with them), the Canadiens, and the Caps.
Not including journeymen who’ve been traded eight or nine times, can you think of any other player in all of North American pro sports who’s been the canvass for so many jersey styles, especially while for the most part being the face of a single franchise?
Good question. Can anyone think of a relatively non-itinerant player who can give Linden a run for his money in the “Most Jerseys” sweepstakes?
Super Bowl Tales, Continued: Yesterday’s guest entry by Nicole Haase about her experience as a security guard in Super Bowl XXXVI prompted reader Ryan Patrick to share his own story as a Super Bowl employee:
Through an old friend of my dad’s, I got a sweet gig working for Entertainment Tonight at Super Bowl XXXVIII. They needed someone from Houston who knew how to get around and where all the clubs were, since they covered all that stuff. I was in my first semester in law school and it was an easy $500/day (plus I got to go to the Play Station, Maxim, Playboy, SI, ESPN, and MTV parties).
Entertainment Tonight also covered the pregame and halftime shows, so when we were on the field I had to wear this vest, along with all my credentials that hung around my neck [here's the rear view and tagging]. Depending on what kind of access you had, you had a different color. You HAD to have it on you, so it was weird to see the on-air people with it tucked into the waist of their jeans so they didn’t look like total idiots on TV with these things on.
Uni Watch News Ticker: Kudos to the oh-so-clever reader who came up with the first caption listed beneath the photo here. … More coverage of Wednesday night’s Va.Tech/Maryland vomiting incident, complete with video, here. … According to the last sentence of this page, newly signed Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon will be wearing uni No. 1, thus doubling the current contingent of single-digitized MLB pitchers (the only other one is Josh Towers). … Jennifer Hayden notes that John Paxson had his head placed in a suggestive position the other day. … Jimmy Rollins now has his own signature sneaker design (with thanks to Korryn Mozisek). … Adam Vaggalis and I would both like to know why the Lakers were represented by a giraffe on this card. … The Cubs, who stopped wearing their blue alternate jersey last season, are reviving it for a handful of games this year. … Scroll down to the “Fashion Police” item toward the end of this page for info on Ichiro’s new line of jeans, and his thoughts on what his teammates wear (with thanks to Jason Cruz). … I’ve previously reported that some of the White Sox have been wearing Northen Illinois caps since the shootings on the NIU campus. And now they’ve announced that the entire team will wear NIU caps for the team’s first spring training game. … After a hiatus of nearly three decades, Oregon is reviving its baseball program next year, which means Nike will get to design a new set of uniforms for its favorite guinea pig school. Key excerpt from this article (forwarded by Jon V. Buerstatte): “[Manager George] Horton describes himself as ‘a little bit of a traditionalist,’ and Nike designers haven’t been, and so it will be interesting to see what this clash of cultures produces. ‘They’ve made some suggestions that at least in my opinion might be a little far out there,’ he said, ‘but who am I to argue against the geniuses at Nike for style and color and presentation and all the things that they’re brilliant at? I think that’s the exciting thing, to come up with a common ground where we like the look and they like the marketing part of it.’” Boy does that ever sound like a train wreck in the making.
#1 by rc on 02.22.08 8:40 am |
I am picturing this style uniform for Oregon, only with shades of greens, blacks, and yellows, and gaudy yellow oregon lettering, maybe throw in a few collar bone and armpit accents…oh yeah, and don’t forget the diamond plate design on the shoulders…that’s a trademark…
#2 by allenjd on 02.22.08 8:43 am |
Trevor Linden would also have worn this jersey. Would bring the count to 10.
#3 by Stuby on 02.22.08 8:46 am |
Craig Biggio wore quite a few jerseys in his time with the Astros.
Astros 1988-2007.
Not included in that of course are the Turn Ahead the Clock uni, the tequila sunrise throwbacks, the red alts of recent years, and don’t they have an all white with no pinstripes now? That’s 10-11 right there.
#4 by Mike on 02.22.08 8:47 am |
Olie Kolzig has worn all of the Washington Capitals jerseys during his career and was highlighted as such when the team introduced their return to the red white and blue last year.
#5 by john in DC on 02.22.08 8:50 am |
Mike Sillinger: NHL-record 12 teams. He also holds the related record of scoring a goal for 12 different teams.
Detroit
Anaheim
Vancouver
Philadelphia
Tampa Bay
Florida
Ottawa
Columbus
Phoenix
St. Louis
Nashville
New York Islanders
#6 by Ilana Hardesty on 02.22.08 8:50 am |
From today’s Boston Globe:
Some shamrocking kicks
Celtics guard Rajon Rondo wore some fab kicks during the NBA’s Rookie-Sophomore game last weekend. Reebok made Rondo five pairs of Celtics-themed ATR Vertical III shoes – with green shamrocks! – for the game. Afterward, the Canton-based shoemaker put the shoes up for sale on the NBA.com website for $90 a pair and they went quickly. Yesterday, we found one pair for sale on eBay for nearly 10 times that amount.
#7 by Joey Guns on 02.22.08 8:52 am |
Members of the Chicago Bulls wore NIU t-shirts during pre-game warmups in New Jersey on Feb 20th.
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#8 by Mike on 02.22.08 8:52 am |
Kolzig
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#11 by Jim on 02.22.08 8:58 am |
Looking quickly at nhluniforms.com I noticed that Mario Lemiuex wore quite a few jerseys styles with pittsburgh. I counted like 8-10. Mostly small changes. Can Paul get a more accurate count?
#12 by Jim on 02.22.08 8:59 am |
Movies and Film Blog » What a Large Closet You Have said:
Football » What a Large Closet You Have said:
OK, this is just getting annoying……
#13 by Stuby on 02.22.08 9:00 am |
Jim said:
Teebz probably knows off the top of his head.
#14 by Jim on 02.22.08 9:05 am |
Jarome Iginla has worn 5 styles with Calgary Flames….
#15 by Randy Miller on 02.22.08 9:06 am |
According to Jack Looney’s “Now Batting Number…” compendium, Chacon would become the fifth major-league pitcher to wear 1. The others: Ed Gallagher, Red Sox ‘32; Tony Jacobs, Cardinals ‘55; Jack Jenkins, Senators ‘62; Matt Young, Mariners, ‘90.
The least-worn single digit for pitchers: 4, worn only by Mike Fornieles for the ‘52 Senators in four games.
#16 by Jim on 02.22.08 9:06 am |
Stuby said:
Well I am a huge hockey freak too, its just looking from webpage to webpage, its hard to keep an accurate account of jersey to jersey. I knew off the top of my head that like VAN, PIT has had a lot of jersey styles too.
#17 by Joey Guns on 02.22.08 9:10 am |
Jim said:
Seriously. What is the point??? Dare I say…….groupie???
#18 by dgc on 02.22.08 9:12 am |
The Orioles seem to have made a surprising amount of tweaks during Cal Ripken’s career. Although it looks like most of these changes involve piping and added black.
#19 by Jim on 02.22.08 9:13 am |
Mike Modano has worn 6, if you count this years home and away as 2 styles.
#20 by scott on 02.22.08 9:16 am |
Tony Gwynn wore a ton of different uniform styles while with the Padres.
#21 by Kelly on 02.22.08 9:17 am |
Kenny Lofton has played for all 30 mlb teams right?
#22 by Dom on 02.22.08 9:19 am |
Here’s a good pic of Chris Brown and his helmet add on on the Giants
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#23 by Marcus Hall - How 'Bout Dem O's on 02.22.08 9:26 am |
dgc said:
they did – also a few tweaks on how “orioles” is written, color juxtaposition. but no real uniform overhaul (much much needed though)
#24 by Paul Lukas on 02.22.08 9:28 am |
Joey Guns said:
It’s an auatomated linkbot thingie. I have nothing to do with it and no control over it. Just ignore it.
#25 by John T on 02.22.08 9:31 am |
I know that Paul is talking about North American, But Ryan Giggs of man utd has worn approx. 30 different shirts for the same team, he has played for team since 1991 (746 Appearances), although the team has new shirts alomost every season. Probably why Paul is looking for N.A. teams
#26 by Joe Drennan on 02.22.08 9:33 am |
scott said:
Why do bad jerseys happen to good people?
#27 by Joe Drennan on 02.22.08 9:34 am |
Kelly said:
I think he played for the Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns too.
#28 by Josh on 02.22.08 9:35 am |
I don’t have a picture, but last night in the Pittsburgh-Montreal game, Maxim Lapierre of the Canadiens and Maxime Talbot of the Penguins got into a little scrap, and Lapierre’s jersey came out of it with a very significant tear across the front. I was in a bar with friends though, so I didn’t catch what jersey he wore for the rest of the night.
#29 by =bg= on 02.22.08 9:38 am |
Kelly said:
He’s played for teams and cities that aren’t event IN the majors yet.
#30 by Mike V. on 02.22.08 9:39 am |
Lemieux:
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
#31 by Joe on 02.22.08 9:40 am |
I am not certain on if Sammy Sosa goes down as a “non-itinerant” player, but I have him down for quite a few.
#32 by Andrew Matthews on 02.22.08 9:41 am |
As far as the Oregon baseball unis go, I think that Nike would respect a decision to keep a more traditional look. They do have some class when it comes to teams wanting to stay traditional.
When Texas became a Nike school back, Mack Brown insisted that the uniforms maintain their same traditional appearance, as they have for several decades. Nike obliged and the only thing different now is that they have swoosh instead of the previous Reebok vector.
Nike also did the school a service by omitting any black from school uniforms, logos, and wordmarks. Black is not one of the school’l colors, but Reebok had unfortunately added it into its apparel line for Texas.
As far as the other sports are concerned, Nike maintained a traditional look with the baseball team, and added some appropriate dreative aesthetics to the basketball uniforms. But overall it was very good and much needed improvement.
It will be interesting to see what they do for Oregon baseball.
#33 by Mike V. on 02.22.08 9:41 am |
Mike V. said:
Its actually 8, I listed one twice
#34 by Andrew Matthews on 02.22.08 9:43 am |
Jesus I need to proofread my posts.
#35 by brian golden on 02.22.08 10:00 am |
I didnt know he played for the BOSTO CELTICS
#36 by Teebz on 02.22.08 10:03 am |
Mike Sillinger tied the record. The other man who set the record was Brent Ashton.
If you include such minor details as stripe chnages, I count Linden wearing 14 different jerseys. This would include both home and road versions of the same jersey design as they are different.
Lemieux would have 10, and would have 15 if you counted international jerseys. All-Star jerseys would push that number above 20.
#37 by James Craven on 02.22.08 10:04 am |
And it is official.
The Florida Marlins are staying put in South Florida, building with Miami-Dade County a new stadium on the site of the Orange Bowl and will change the team name to the Miami Marlins after MLB president/COO Bob Dupay threatened that the franchise would leave after the 2010 season.
#38 by Jet Bret on 02.22.08 10:04 am |
#39 by Teebz on 02.22.08 10:06 am |
Let me clarify: 14 different Vancouver jerseys. :o)
#40 by Donnie Darko on 02.22.08 10:08 am |
Probably doesn’t count, but since futbol clubs change their kits every other year, it could be somebody like Gary Neville of United, who made his senior debut in 1992. That means he’s worn every one of the following:
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#41 by Mets/Jets Fan in Chicagoland on 02.22.08 10:08 am |
Joe Drennan said:
As well as the Philadelphia A’s and the Boston Braves
#42 by Jon on 02.22.08 10:11 am |
Veteran Mets beat reporter Marty Noble comes clean as a uni-number junkie.
#43 by ScottyJ in WV on 02.22.08 10:12 am |
I don’t know exactly how many different jerseys he wore, but Tim Raines sure was the face of the Expos and he did play for quite a few teams as well (Expos, ChiSox, Oakland, Yankees, Baltimore, & Florida).
#44 by Tim on 02.22.08 10:12 am |
2 things….
New Cavalier Numbers…
Wally Szczerbiak – 10
Ben Wallace – 4
Delonte West – 13
Joe Smith – 32
…Only Joe Smith retains the number he wore with this previous team.
Secondly,
Caught a glimpse of the Ore/USC basketball game last night….what’s the purpose of the NOB when it’s barely visible. Look closely, it’s there, but only when light hits it just right.
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And i may be in the minority here, but this “System” is growing on me. Very clean and minimalistic. Syracuse and Oregon are the 2 best IMO
#45 by Shaftman on 02.22.08 10:13 am |
WTF?!!
Who the hell let him take the field in that??
#46 by John T on 02.22.08 10:14 am |
John T said:
Donnie Darko said:
gee, that looks familar…..(LOL)
great minds think alike
#47 by LI Phil on 02.22.08 10:26 am |
Paul Lukas said:
ya…it’s either a crawlbot or a spider, both of which are actually GOOD (well, good if you own the board), since it means the search engines are finding your site
admittedly when these bots ‘post’ it can be annoying, but it’s all for the good of the board…uni watch will one day rule the blogosphere…muahahahahaha
/ok, maybe not
#48 by Jim on 02.22.08 10:28 am |
Teebz said:
Yeah Teebz, I think when I counted one was a collar color change, and one was number location. But I didn’t count home and away jerseys seperate.
Plus I don’t think Sillinger counts, I think Paul wanted players who haven’t moved around in their career, or ‘non-itinerant’ as Paul would put it. Nice ten doller word Paul!! Have to be honest, I had to look up that word :)
#49 by John T on 02.22.08 10:34 am |
John T said:
never much cared for the Neviller
#50 by Teebz on 02.22.08 10:40 am |
Jim said:
Yeah, neither Sillinger nor Ashton were the faces of their franchises by any means, but 12 moves to different cities in about 15-20 years? Brutal. :o)
#51 by Graf Zeppelin on 02.22.08 10:40 am |
That picture of Linden as an Islander is from a game late in the 1997-98 season, when the team wore its “classic” uniforms for one game to help usher in the Gluckstern/Milstein ownership group (and, presumably, to have some photos of current players wearing same in game action for the next season’s yearbook and promo materials). Note the absence of the four-stripe shoulder patch, the solid-outlined numerals, and the diagonal “2″; compare to this.
#52 by Mike on 02.22.08 10:42 am |
Josh Towers is wearing number 7 for the Blue Jays in that picture, not number 1. Blame for this confusion clearly rests on the shoulders of the dolt who chose that typeface in the first place.
#53 by Kim on 02.22.08 10:44 am |
In terms of players having a lot of uniform combinations/jerseys without moving so much, are we disqualifying the late 1990’s Arizona Diamondbacks who seemingly had 162 different uniform combinations?
#54 by Stuby on 02.22.08 10:47 am |
James Craven said:
Great. Miami Marlins sounds so much better. And while we’re at it, can we change the Rays to the Tampa Tarpons?
#55 by Teebz on 02.22.08 10:49 am |
Mike said:
No one said he was wearing #1. He’s the only other pitcher in the Bigs to wear a single-digit uniform number.
#56 by u2horn on 02.22.08 10:49 am |
Nobody said
Mike said:
Nobody said Josh was wearing #1, just that he was wearing a single-digit number. Shawn Chacon will be wearing #1.
#57 by Scott B on 02.22.08 10:49 am |
Cardinals future star Colby Rasmus using a Yankees bat during BP…no info on who’s model it is.
#58 by Morris Belleville on 02.22.08 10:52 am |
scott said:
Gwynn wore the following:
(1) Brown with the yellow and orange
(2) Brown with gray – pinstriped on the road unis
(3) Navy with white and orange
(4) Navy with white
(5) Navy with sand
Not as impressive as Linden, but impressive nonetheless.
#59 by Stuby on 02.22.08 10:53 am |
Shaftman said:
A Steve Avery reference??
#60 by LarryK on 02.22.08 10:53 am |
Carlton Fisk:
7 with BoSox (1969-1980)
10 with ChiSox (1981-1993)
Included in the ChiSox totals are two variations on the black alternate – in ‘91 there were no sleeve stripes. This doesn’t include various jersey patches or the ChiSox’s inaugural turn back the clock game in 1990.
#61 by Kenny on 02.22.08 10:53 am |
Mike said:
Blame goes to you my friend
newly signed Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon will be wearing uni No. 1, thus doubling the current contingent of single-digitized MLB pitchers
It says Shawn Chacon is wearing #1, not Towers
#62 by LI Phil on 02.22.08 10:56 am |
does anyone who played in last weekend’s NBA ASG get to count 2 jerseys towards their totals?
#63 by Roger Faso on 02.22.08 10:57 am |
Rickey Henderson has worn every incarnation of the Oakland Athletics uniform from 1979 to 1998. If you’ve followed the A’s, you’d know that is a lot of different jerseys.
#64 by Steve on 02.22.08 10:59 am |
Adam Vaggalis and I would both like to know why the Lakers were represented by a giraffe on this card. …
TOPPS was not licensed to produce NBA cards. So all the teams had some off the wall variation of their logo. The players wore jerseys on the cards with the city name
#65 by DawgFan on 02.22.08 11:01 am |
Stuby said:
I wonder what made him go with Avery rather than Maddux. Is one of them going to flame out after 4 years?
#66 by Jay on 02.22.08 11:02 am |
The best part about Oregon bringing back baseball is they’re cutting wrestling, which won the 2006 National Championship.
Guess the wrestling merch didn’t sell enough…
#67 by Robert on 02.22.08 11:03 am |
Kelly said:
Twice each.
#68 by ryan c #40 on 02.22.08 11:07 am |
And it is official.
The Florida Marlins are staying put in South Florida, building with Miami-Dade County a new stadium on the site of the Orange Bowl and will change the team name to the Miami Marlins after MLB president/COO Bob Dupay threatened that the franchise would leave after the 2010 season.
Great. Miami Marlins sounds so much better. And while we’re at it, can we change the Rays to the Tampa Tarpons?
how about if that nhl franchise down there follows suit? you know… “The Mighty Panthers of Miami”
HA-HA! i just chuckled out loud at my desk… geez i need a life…
#69 by chance on 02.22.08 11:08 am |
Steve said:
That doesn’t make much sense, though. The jersey he’s wearing features a team logo (wordmark), and they use the complete trademarked name of the club on the top of the card, which certainly implies permission.
So Topps could use a wordmark but not a logo? That doesn’t seem right. Were wordmarks not protected by the club?
#70 by LI Phil on 02.22.08 11:10 am |
Roger Faso said:
does that include the unis worn from 1985-1988, when he played for the yankmees?
#71 by Scott B on 02.22.08 11:10 am |
The old-timers sure know how to rock the stirrups…Hall of Famer Red Schoendienst (in his 65th year in professional baseball) and minor league pitching coach Dyar Miller.
#72 by Dave in VA on 02.22.08 11:13 am |
DawgFan said:
Probably referencing the 3 young arms from the ‘91 Braves team that went worst-to-first, and making the connection with the 3 promising young arms the Rays have (but no worst-to-first this year). Maddux wasn’t on that Braves team.
#73 by Nick on 02.22.08 11:13 am |
Oregon didn’t win the NCAAs in 2006.
It was Oklahoma State.
#74 by Al on 02.22.08 11:16 am |
Jay said:
That’s because it’s getting its teeth kicked in by MMA …
#75 by Dave in VA on 02.22.08 11:16 am |
Scott B said:
At first glance, it looks like Dyar Millar’s stirrups aren’t actually stirrups, but socks printed to look like stirrups (look at the area where the stirrup meet the shoe) – am I right, or could it just be the coloring on his cleats?
#76 by Rick on 02.22.08 11:17 am |
Scott B said:
Um, those are socks, not stirrups.
#77 by Mets/Jets Fan in Chicagoland on 02.22.08 11:18 am |
Stuby said:
…and if we get the MArlins to switch leagues, then the prophecy from “Back To The Future 2″ will be fulfilled! Marty, the flux capacitor!
Ditto on the “I need a life” part referenced above.
#78 by Judd on 02.22.08 11:19 am |
James Craven said:
The Marlins have been “threatening” to move every year for the last 5 years. They’re not going anywhere – with or without a new stadium.
#79 by todd krevanchi on 02.22.08 11:20 am |
i would have to say that cal ripken jr is up there with all the incarnations of oriole uniforms from 82 on…
#80 by Steve on 02.22.08 11:24 am |
That doesn’t make much sense, though. The jersey he’s wearing features a team logo (wordmark), and they use the complete trademarked name of the club on the top of the card, which certainly implies permission.
So Topps could use a wordmark but not a logo? That doesn’t seem right. Were wordmarks not protected by the club?
Topps has been a regular NBA licensee since 1992 and has been at the forefront of basketball card collectibility for over 40 years.
#81 by The Ol Goaler on 02.22.08 11:25 am |
DawgFan said:
Avery was part of the Braves’ original “Big Three”… I Could Be Wrong [TM], but I think Maddux didn’t join the Braves until after Avery started having arm problems.
#82 by chance on 02.22.08 11:27 am |
Steve said:
An interesting factoid, but doesn’t actually address my questions….
#83 by Luke on 02.22.08 11:28 am |
Mario Lemieux wore eight jerseys for the Penguins during his career there.
Wearing the bottom four sets of jerseys on this page
Not nearly as impressive as Linden’s (nor as much of an eyesore) But still noteworthy.
#84 by The Ol Goaler on 02.22.08 11:29 am |
Rick said:
Hard to tell, but I think the Redhead’s wearing actual stirrups, while Miller’s wearing faux stirrup-socks. One’s a Hall of Famer, the other’s a career minor-league guy. Coincidence? I think not!
#85 by Perry on 02.22.08 11:32 am |
Andrew Matthews said:
They do some wonderful soccer uniforms too, e.g., Arsenal, Inter Milan, and Barcelona. Certainly better than the crap Adidas puts out.
#86 by Mike Engle on 02.22.08 11:33 am |
The Ol Goaler said:
Wrong. Both have the fakes. Just spot the straight lines at the ankles.
#87 by Helmets Match Pants on 02.22.08 11:33 am |
Thank goodness for the Miami Marlins change. The National League was traditionally a city name leage and it was bastardized when the Marlins and Rockies chose Florida and Colorado instead of Miami and Denver. I have never forgiven them.
Now we need to work on Colorado and Arizona!
#88 by interlockingtc on 02.22.08 11:35 am |
About that giraffe on the Elgin Baylor card:
I think it is so weird and delightful that maybe it’s best we not delve further into the rationale behind it. The appearance of a giraffe on a Lakers basketball card is just a mysterious gift. Let it be.
#89 by Mets Fan AZ on 02.22.08 11:36 am |
Al said:
You’re comparing college to pros. I don’t think very many college “real” wrestlers aspire to be WWE “fake” wrestlers. In fact they probably aspire to MMA.
#90 by Beantown on 02.22.08 11:38 am |
Ilana Hardesty said:
Check these babies out!
#91 by LynchMob on 02.22.08 11:39 am |
This article sheds light on my question about the photo on Tony Gwynn’s 83T baseball card, which shows him in #53, as opposed to the #19 which Baseball Almanac shows he wore each year with the Padres. Bottom Line: He wore #53 in the minors … and so I’m guessing that the pic on his 83T card is from spring training in 1982, before he’d made his MLB debut. Sound reasonable?
#92 by Fez Whatley on 02.22.08 11:40 am |
Mets/Jets Fan in Chicagoland said:
According to the Bible, Lofton batted in the leadoff spot right ahead of Jesus in 2 hole.
Jesus batted second because he was a great sacrificer.
#93 by LynchMob on 02.22.08 11:40 am |
closing the bold :-(
#94 by todd krevanchi on 02.22.08 11:41 am |
i would have to say that jimmy rollins definitely didnt get his own signature shoe. he was simply given a PE from nike. it was probably a PE of the air zoom 5 tool ii as he wore towards the end of last season, and what he’s been wearing in spring training so far this year.
#95 by Mike on 02.22.08 11:42 am |
LynchMob said:
Bold move
#96 by Jorge on 02.22.08 11:42 am |
Secondly,
Caught a glimpse of the Ore/USC basketball game last night….what’s the purpose of the NOB when it’s barely visible. Look closely, it’s there, but only when light hits it just right.
http://sports.yahoo&....
And i may be in the minority here, but this “System” is growing on me. Very clean and minimalistic. Syracuse and Oregon are the 2 best IMO
The subliminal NOB were bugging me too. There was also some sort of pattern on the front of the jerseys and short sonly (similar to Florida’s gator print on last year’s edition), but i couldn’t get a good view either on the live telecast or find any decent pics. It looks almost like camouflage or maybe those weird flames they put on their yellow and white football helmets.
#97 by Steve on 02.22.08 11:44 am |
An interesting factoid, but doesn’t actually address my questions….
Ummm, I love lamp….? Yeah, I am still working on it…more details as events warrant…
#98 by Mets/Jets Fan in Chicagoland on 02.22.08 11:44 am |
Judd said:
You could have left off the “with or without a new stadium” part and your comment would have even more relevance
#99 by Christopher on 02.22.08 11:46 am |
Roger Faso said:
Don’t forget Julio Franco, who has worn pretty much every MLB uniform since his rookie year in 1883…
:)
Seriously, though, I looked at Franco’s history and he really hasn’t been part of many drastic uni changes with one team.
#100 by scott on 02.22.08 11:46 am |
The latest issue of Baseball America features a cover photograph of Oregon State baseball players wearing what appear to be black stirrups with orange stripes at the top.
#101 by Walaitis on 02.22.08 11:47 am |
Fez Whatley said:
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#102 by Tom on 02.22.08 11:49 am |
Helmets Match Pants said:
If only the old Senators teams had moved to “Minneapolis” and “Dallas” then the American League would have been all set, too…
#103 by Christopher on 02.22.08 11:50 am |
Helmets Match Pants said:
And the Texas Rangers! Then all will be nice and conformed across MLB.
#104 by Mets/Jets Fan in Chicagoland on 02.22.08 11:53 am |
Fez Whatley said:
Kenny must have originally been a pitcher – doesn’t the Good Book say “So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen” ? (Matthew 20:16)
#105 by todd krevanchi on 02.22.08 12:02 pm |
remember the query
Not including journeymen who’ve been traded eight or nine times, can you think of any other player in all of North American pro sports who’s been the canvass for so many jersey styles, especially while for the most part being the face of a single franchise?
that pudge fisk mention is a good one…
#106 by Nuk on 02.22.08 12:02 pm |
Kudos to the oh-so-clever reader who came up with the first caption listed beneath the photo here.
Aw – I’m blushing….
#107 by Philly Bill on 02.22.08 12:15 pm |
NHL uni hyphenation made a rare appearance last night, as Blues minor leaguer Chris Beckford-Tseu made a mop-up appearance against the Kings. This crummy screen cap is the best I can do at present. It looked pretty lousy thanks to the space restrictions caused by that stupid black piping behind the shoulders.
Stuby said:
Biggio definitely shakes out as the closest comparable to Linden as the face of a sartorially directionless franchise. And yes, they do have an all-white uni, in addition to the pinstripes, totally unused road grays, and two different red alts.
#108 by Will on 02.22.08 12:15 pm |
Morris Belleville said:
Tony Gwynn never wore the sand. They didn’t go to those unis until 2004 when they moved to PETCO Park.
#109 by Mike on 02.22.08 12:23 pm |
Trevor Hoffman (Padres from 1993-) would have worn a bunch with the Padres.
I suck at linking so I’m just gonna list them.
1) The Current Home (White)
2) The Current Road (Tan)
3) The Current Alternate (Blue w/ Tan Pants)
4) The Camouflage
5) The Solid Home one they wore in 2002-2003 which looks kinda like Tampa’s new ones
6) The Solid Road Gray they wore up until 2004
7) The Pinstriped White Home Uni they wore until 2002
8)The Blue Alternate they wore then with the White Pants
9) 1972 Gold & Brown Throwback
10)1982 Throwback
He also would have worn three hideous unis with the Marlins in 1993.
#110 by Valjean on 02.22.08 12:29 pm |
Tom said:
Of course, the old Senators stayed in Minneapolis and the new (early-60s retreads) were the ones who re-located to Texas in ‘72. But you knew that.
#111 by James Craven on 02.22.08 12:29 pm |
Judd said:
And that was just as much as Les Expos de Montreal threatened to move every year between 2001 and 2004. They were promised a new stadium, but that fell through and they were stuck in Quebec until they moved to DC in 2005. The only difference in the Marlins threat that it didn’t come from the team, but by Major League Baseball, as in Mr. Dupay being at the hearings last night (2/21).
The fact is that the Marlins will sign a long-term, unbreakable for four decades lease that prevents them from moving. Alas, though, we bade farewell to the Orange Bowl Stadium in Little Havana.
#112 by Nuk on 02.22.08 12:37 pm |
My recollection of Linden would be that he wore 12 of 16 of the Canucks styles
70-72 Stick in Rink (No) – 0 for 2
72-78 Stick in Rink (different striping, logo slightly different) (Yes – as throwbacks both white and blue) 2 for 2
78-85 Flying V’s (No) 0 for 2
85-89 V’s on shoulders logo on front (Yes) 2 for 2
89-96 Downhill skate (Yes) 2 for 2
95 Salmon-coloured 3rd (Yes) 1 for 1
96-07 Killer Whale (Yes) 2 for 2
02-06 3rd Killer Whale- colour leak (Yes)1 for 1
07-Present – Hodge Podge (Yes) 2 for 2
You can get a little fussy on this – technically the 78-79 Flying V’s were different from the 79-80 Flying V’s – because the black in the home shoulder yoke went all the way down the arm in the 79-80 version. And the number placement was different for many seasons (up on the forearm in 82-83 – down near the hands in 81-82 (you can barely see it above Brodeur’s glove – which is why they moved it)). I tended to say the a major change in striping, colour or logo represents a uniform change – but most uniforms vary a lot year to year (not very uniform if you think about it.
#113 by Judd on 02.22.08 12:43 pm |
Mets/Jets Fan in Chicagoland said:
Yeah, I thought about leaving that part off, but since teams have “threatened” to move – even after getting a new stadium, I kept it in.
#114 by Mets/Jets Fan in Chicagoland on 02.22.08 12:47 pm |
Judd said:
I meant it in a “in the standings” kind of way
;-)
#115 by Hama on 02.22.08 12:53 pm |
How about Shane Doan of the Phoenix Coyotes.
He has worn the 2 jerseys of the Jets late era, the three jerseys of the Phoenix Southwestern motif, and 2 – 4 versions of the new Coyotes jersey – if you count the Edge version
#116 by Timmy D on 02.22.08 12:55 pm |
Valjean said:
And let us not forget the team that STARTED the whole state thing…the California Angels!
#117 by Timmy D on 02.22.08 12:55 pm |
Valjean said:
And let us not forget the team that STARTED the whole state thing…the California Angels!
#118 by Timmy D on 02.22.08 12:55 pm |
Valjean said:
And let us not forget the team that STARTED the whole state thing…the California Angels!
#119 by Timmy D on 02.22.08 12:56 pm |
Timmy D said:
OH Man…SO sorry for the multiple posts!…
#120 by Nuk on 02.22.08 12:57 pm |
Sorry – bad link for the for the 81-82 jersey – mea culpa
#121 by todd krevanchi on 02.22.08 12:58 pm |
can we really count throwbacks as a uniform for this challenge?
unless the throwback is used as a consistent 3rd uni (ie. milwaukee) retro, turn back the clock style uni’s shouldnt be inlcuded.
#122 by Rick on 02.22.08 12:58 pm |
Talk about a rare jersey:
http://idiotsonsport...
Straight Cash Homey would have a field day with this one……
#123 by Mark Bryant on 02.22.08 12:58 pm |
Shane Doan didnt wear two differetn styles of Jets unis though like Teppo Numminen did:
2 seasons with jets in this 88-89,89-90 – this
6 years with jets in this – This
6 years with coyotes in this – this
alternate with coyotes – this
1 year with dallas stars – this
alternate with stars – this
Sabres in 05-06 – this
Alternate with sabres in 05-06 – this
Sabres in 06-07 – this
Alternate with sabres in 06-07 – this
I couldn’t find him wearing a few of them cause they are pretty old heh. Too bad he wasn’t playing this year, he woulda been in the winter classic and had an 11th jersey
#124 by jesse on 02.22.08 1:01 pm |
Randy Johnson has played on quite a few teams. I know the Mariners had probably half a dozen uniforms while he was there. Also his Diamondback days had plenty of jerseys.
#125 by Shaftman on 02.22.08 1:03 pm |
I went a little further back and only included the years that he was with the New York (Baseball) Giants. By doing that I figure that John McGraw wore 17 distinct uniforms during his 30 seasons (1902-1932).
#126 by LI Phil on 02.22.08 1:09 pm |
Timmy D said:
didn’t they start off as the los angeles angels(not ‘of anaheim’)? i didn’t think they be came the california angels until later
im pretty sure the twinkies started this (as a concession to the good people of minneapolis AND st. paul – hence “twin(citie)s”
i could be wrong…anyone?
#127 by Judd on 02.22.08 1:11 pm |
Timmy D said:
No, they started off as the LA Angels in 1961, they didn’t become California Angels until 1965, after Minnesota came from DC.
#128 by PMan on 02.22.08 1:16 pm |
Looks Like Fransisco Cordero isn’t using his own glove.
#129 by PMan on 02.22.08 1:17 pm |
Juan Castro
#130 by LI Phil on 02.22.08 1:18 pm |
PMan said:
like that’s ever stopped him before
#131 by KT on 02.22.08 1:18 pm |
Fez Whatley said:
And was a hockey goalie in the offseason. Jesus Saves.
#132 by LI Phil on 02.22.08 1:30 pm |
KT said:
sweet
#133 by Stephen on 02.22.08 1:30 pm |
Reading the Braves beat blog today, and, again, we had a reference to a new blue alternate jersey for the Bravos. Possibly an away alt, but it won’t be powder blue. Chipper Jones had previously alluded to this.
Also, there is a note about Jordan Schafer, a minor-league prospect that is supposed to be our future in center field, already signed to a deal with the Evil Empire.
Both notes in the first part of David O’Brien’s Braves Blog, near the bottom of the first entry (Starts w/ “Schafer already hooked up”).
~E~
#134 by MPowers1634 on 02.22.08 1:32 pm |
How about Chucky Brown for most NBA teams and uniforms?
#135 by Valjean on 02.22.08 1:36 pm |
Timmy D said:
True, but they did start out (and end up — sort of) as the L.A. Angels.
I always figured new teams went with the state name either because using the city name was horribly clunky (Minneapolis-St. Paul Twins? Dallas-Ft. Worth Rangers?) or out of some kind of regional pride: the Rangers have even slapped the state flag on their unis of late.
Still, I’d love to see uni workups for the Miami Marlins — not to mention the Denver Rockies and Phoenix Diamondbacks (though Dallas Rangers doesn’t really do it for me).
Then maybe there’d be hope of getting back to the BOSTON Patriots …
#136 by Mark W on 02.22.08 1:41 pm |
dgc said:
But never did the front of the jersey read “Baltimore”
#137 by LI Phil on 02.22.08 1:45 pm |
Mark W said:
Baltimore? that’s like being hit in the head with a crow bar once a day
#138 by Original Jim on 02.22.08 1:54 pm |
I think Keith Hernandez fits into the multiple-uni category.
with the Cardinals: 3 different home uniforms, 4 different roads (7 total)
with the Mets: 1 set of home, 5 different roads (6 total)
13 different sets.
#139 by ryan c #40 on 02.22.08 2:01 pm |
Thank goodness for the Miami Marlins change. The National League was traditionally a city name leage and it was bastardized when the Marlins and Rockies chose Florida and Colorado instead of Miami and Denver. I have never forgiven them.
Now we need to work on Colorado and Arizona!
…yeah… and those damn new york yankees and mets!!!
people DO NOT correct me on that statement please… it’s a joke… before you get all worked up!
#140 by Tim on 02.22.08 2:01 pm |
James Craven said:
The best part of the whole Expos/Marlins comparison is that the owner of the Marlins was the owner of the Expos when they threatened to move before selling to MLB and bailing on Montreal.
#141 by keith on 02.22.08 2:02 pm |
John T said:
That doesn’t quite count, as EPL teams change their kits every two years or so.
#142 by LI Phil on 02.22.08 2:06 pm |
as if we need any additional reasons to hate the new rays unis, the jersey cut with the placement of the “A” being constantly misaligned is going to PISS ME OFF ALL SEASON
#143 by douglas on 02.22.08 2:17 pm |
Just in : Nike new outfitter for France, $60 mil a year. It’s the biggest contract ever until Brazil and Germany renew _but the latter had poor results lately. Most surprising is world champ Italy only has the 7th paycheck. My guess is Adidas sacrificed france to save fellow DFB. By the way, this half billion over 7 years is twice more than what Adi pays for 30 NBA teams, you bet they go logo freak on All Star unis!
#144 by Kenny on 02.22.08 2:28 pm |
Valjean said:
They don’t play in Boston…LINK
#145 by Mets/Jets Fan in Chicagoland on 02.22.08 2:30 pm |
ryan c #40 said:
Yo, Vasco de Gama – the Mets play in Flushing (Queens County – part of NYC proper) and the Yanks play in the Bronx (also part of NYC proper).
Check a map next time
#146 by scott on 02.22.08 2:31 pm |
I like when letters are misaligned on baseball uniforms. It’s a rather cool effect, and far better than what Boston chooses to do, which is to not center the word on the uniform (words with an even number of letters that are equally sized don’t center all that well).
#147 by Jim on 02.22.08 2:35 pm |
Mets/Jets Fan in Chicagoland said:
Wow, did we just witness the first Sports/Religion crossover in Uniwatch history?!?
#148 by LI Phil on 02.22.08 2:44 pm |
Jim said:
you say that like it’s a good thing
and im pretty sure paul has posted pics from hebrew and catholic schools before as well
lets try to keep the religion out of the posts unless it like this:
HOLY CHRIST
#149 by James Craven on 02.22.08 2:45 pm |
Jim said:
We all knew that, and the bible was biased toward baseball because it starts out “In the big inning…”
*ducks rotten tomatoes*
#150 by Cowboy7130 on 02.22.08 2:45 pm |
Christopher said:
I think I would prefer the Texas Rangers over the Arlington Rangers of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
#151 by James Craven on 02.22.08 2:47 pm |
Now Cowboy, you’re just beating a dead horse…
Stop it.
#152 by Stuby on 02.22.08 2:48 pm |
LI Phil said:
Or maybe in a reference to this guy…
#153 by Ian on 02.22.08 2:49 pm |
Jim said:
Modano has actually worn 9.
Home and away Northstars
Home and away Dallas Stars (3 different sets: original, star design, and current)
The ugly ass alternate they had for a couple years
#154 by Joe Drennan on 02.22.08 2:56 pm |
Ian said:
Add 2 to that as Before the Stars left MN they unveiled the black jersey with the current logo. When they moved to Dallas they added Dallas abover the logo
#155 by Michael Poplawski on 02.22.08 2:56 pm |
Christopher said:
Seriously, though, I looked at Franco’s history and he really hasn’t been part of many drastic uni changes with one team.
Hmmm, Franco…the Indians’ and Braves’ team names and logos aren’t screaming out for any kind of modernization, are they?
As for a guy who has a full closet, I can’t think of anyone these days who would fill that description better than German professional football Lutz Pfannenstiel. He’ll probably retire on eBay sales of his track suits.
And back to Linden, and I live in the Vancouver media market, there’s a good chance Linden might wear yet another variation on the Canuck jersey. The whale logo is irrelevant now that the team is not owned by Orca Bay, and people are just generally unsatisfied with the overall design. I think a column could be done on teams which have the city name on home jerseys.
#156 by LI Phil on 02.22.08 2:58 pm |
Stuby said:
that gig ended well
#157 by Chris Sk on 02.22.08 2:58 pm |
Mets/Jets Fan in Chicagoland said:
Relax there buddy, that’s probably the reason he said he was joking.
#158 by Joe Drennan on 02.22.08 3:08 pm |
Chris Sk said:
[sarcasim] And is there really anything “proper” about NYC [sarcasim]
#159 by Mets/Jets Fan in Chicagoland on 02.22.08 3:10 pm |
Chris Sk said:
My bad – thought that the “it’s a joke” referred to the situation behind the statement, not the statement itself.
I’ll take my punishment
#160 by Ian K on 02.22.08 3:12 pm |
Helmets Match Pants said:
The issue with teams using states rather than cities has never bothered me. And the reference to “National League has a tradition of using city names not state names”…huh?? I’ve never heard this before. State names don’t bother me. “Texas Rangers” and “Colorado Rockies” make sense because their names are references to other things. There are no Dallas Rangers law enforcement officers.
State names make sense for teams that play in cities that dominate the cultural center of a state. Minnesota Twins: Minneapolis/St. Paul is the big city (region?) in the state. Same with Denver. Miami Marlins – different story. But using a state name to represent a twin-city region (Mpls/St. Paul, D/FW) makes sense too. Maybe the Carolina Hurricanes should be the Triangle Hurricanes…? Now I’m just rambling.
#161 by Stuby on 02.22.08 3:12 pm |
Chris Sk said:
Then why don’t they wear ‘NEW YORK CITY’ on their jerseys? Y’know, like the Oklahoma City Hornets did?
#162 by Jet on 02.22.08 3:14 pm |
“The franchise’s 13 NHL jerseys…”
The Canucks joined the NHL in 1970-71.
13 jersey styles in 38 years. (MOST of them hideous!)
What’s wrong with this picture?!??!
-Jet
#163 by doug on 02.22.08 3:16 pm |
what about tony gwynn (1982-2001) ‘ugly’ yellow/browns, sand browns w/orange (with and without pinstripes) sand browns w/navy–again with or without pinstripes, the solid navy, and the camoflauge. well, him and just about any player on the new york mets. pick a friggin jersey already!!
#164 by Seth H on 02.22.08 3:19 pm |
According to the Bible, Lofton batted in the leadoff spot right ahead of Jesus in 2 hole.
Jesus batted second because he was a great sacrificer.
And was a hockey goalie in the offseason. Jesus Saves.
And Espo scores on the rebound.
#165 by Mets/Jets Fan in Chicagoland on 02.22.08 3:19 pm |
Stuby said:
The sarcasm has been dialed up to 11 today – must be a byproduct of the lunar eclipse
#166 by Mets/Jets Fan in Chicagoland on 02.22.08 3:25 pm |
Seth H said:
Ah, Phil the Original Garbageman
#167 by SQL on 02.22.08 3:27 pm |
Nike snatched the french soccer team jersey away from Adidas, by agreeing to pay € 42.6 millions (that’s like $ 63 millions) a year from 2011 to 2018. Only the most expensive jersey deal ever (for soccer anyway). Allez les bleus !
#168 by Mark Mihalik on 02.22.08 3:27 pm |
todd krevanchi said:
That’s true about what cleats he’s wearing, but that article just talks about some custom sneakers, not cleats.
#169 by LI Phil on 02.22.08 3:29 pm |
Mets/Jets Fan in Chicagoland said:
thanks nigel
#170 by G-mize on 02.22.08 3:30 pm |
I’m not sure if Nolan Ryan is too iterant for Paul (Mets, Angels, Astros, Rangers) but give the man his due for the suffering he occasionally indured during his big league career.
That’s a lot of uniforms, folks.
#171 by Mark Mihalik on 02.22.08 3:31 pm |
Bizarre scene in Padres camp today, with Brian Giles running around wearing a Chargers football helmet.
#172 by Mets/Jets Fan in Chicagoland on 02.22.08 3:36 pm |
LI Phil said:
“He was the patron saint of quality footwear”
Derek Smalls: We’re lucky.
David St. Hubbins: Yeah.
Derek Smalls: I mean, people should be envying us, you know.
David St. Hubbins: I envy us.
Derek Smalls: Yeah.
David St. Hubbins: I do.
Derek Smalls: Me too.
#173 by sully on 02.22.08 3:44 pm |
Chris Sk said:
Actually, the joke was a reference to teams that use state names needing to change back to city names. Get it? New York, New York?
#174 by Mets/Jets Fan in Chicagoland on 02.22.08 3:51 pm |
sully said:
Yeah, I get it….New York, New York….funny stuff, right, Tom?
Swing with me, baby!
#175 by LI Phil on 02.22.08 3:52 pm |
Mark Mihalik said:
that’s the new basecoach helmet
/was it flagless?
#176 by Joey Guns on 02.22.08 3:52 pm |
Mark Mihalik said:
Nice to see the “21″ sticker still on the helmet. [sarcasm]
#177 by douglas on 02.22.08 3:55 pm |
SQL said:
Germany should have held that record but they rejected a $680 mil offer from Nike last year in favor of Adidas. In both countries there was no uniform bid until this year. Could have been worth NFL + NBA contract value just for one team! Next, Brazil hits the billion mark.
#178 by todd krevanchi on 02.22.08 3:56 pm |
Mark Mihalik said:
i know the article talks about custom sneakers but todays entry talked about a signature sneaker design. and those are two totally different things.
it looks as though rollins customs were a pair of air max moto +5’s
http://farm3.static....
#179 by Mets/Jets Fan in Chicagoland on 02.22.08 3:57 pm |
Joey Guns said:
What, no visor? ;-)
#180 by Mark Mihalik on 02.22.08 4:12 pm |
todd krevanchi said:
I hear ya, but I was just saying that a signature sneaker design and a cleat design are also two different things.
And as a sidenote (since I know you’re a sneakerhead), Nike’s been issuing team color Moto+ 5’s to all their athletes… see Roy Halladay, Manny Ramirez, and I saw Russell Martin wearing a blue pair this week too (but I can’t find a pic). So I’m guessing Rollins’ pair is just what Nike gave him for workouts (like it seems they’ve given to everyone else), and not this “custom sneaker” that we’re talking about…
#181 by Al on 02.22.08 4:42 pm |
#182 by Al on 02.22.08 4:42 pm |
#183 by LI Phil on 02.22.08 4:44 pm |
looks like bryan’s favorite beer league softball team got new unis
#184 by Mets/Jets Fan in Chicagoland on 02.22.08 4:53 pm |
LI Phil said:
Once again, John Kruk’s statement that “I’m not an athlete, I’m a baseball player” is reinforced by the current generation
#185 by todd krevanchi on 02.22.08 4:55 pm |
Mark Mihalik said:
your right.
rollins= red max moto =5 with mvp stiched on it… im sure the same shoe is on pujols.
#186 by Stuby on 02.22.08 5:01 pm |
#187 by Chad G on 02.22.08 5:09 pm |
Stuby said:
Stuby, thats because the actual name of the city is New York, not New York City. Like if you address a letter it is too New York, New York or how the Police are NYPD not NYCPD or how the fire dept is FDNY not FDNYC. If you were to write a leeter to Oklahoma City you would address it to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
#188 by LI Phil on 02.22.08 5:18 pm |
Chad G said:
or “nip-dee” and “fid-nee” in actual parlance
#189 by Stuby on 02.22.08 5:30 pm |
Chad G said:
Thanks, Chad. I was trying to be funny, but then after I posted it I started wondering to myself “Why don’t they wear ‘New York City’ on their jerseys and just what the hell is the name of the city?”.
Thanks for helping in my moment of quandary.
#190 by joe on 02.22.08 6:00 pm |
Chad G said:
Actually Magellan the official name is “The City of New York”
#191 by Judd on 02.22.08 6:03 pm |
Like if you address a letter it is too New York, New York or how the Police are NYPD not NYCPD or how the fire dept is FDNY not FDNYC. If you were to write a letter to Oklahoma City you would address it to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
You address a letter to only the borough of Manhattan as “New York, NY”, this is to differentiate it from the other boroughs that have identical street names in Queens and Brooklyn.
#192 by =bg= on 02.22.08 6:05 pm |
Christopher said:
I think actually Franco came over with Columbus in 1492.
#193 by Mike Engle on 02.22.08 6:06 pm |
Stuby said:
WTF? The Astros didn’t have a TATC jersey.
#194 by Graf Zeppelin on 02.22.08 6:49 pm |
Judd said:
Manhattan (County of New York) postal address is “New York, NY.”
Brooklyn (County of Kings) is “Brooklyn, NY.”
Queens (County of Queens) is by neighborhood; “Corona, NY;” “Astoria, NY;” “Flushing, NY;” “Bayside, NY;” etc. [However, letters addressed to "Queens, NY" with the proper ZIP code will reach their destinations.]
Bronx (County of Bronx) address is “Bronx, NY.”
Staten Island (County of Richmond) address is “Staten Island, NY.”
No wonder postal workers go nuts….
#195 by Stuby on 02.22.08 6:57 pm |
Graf Zeppelin said:
So where did “The Bronx” come from?
#196 by Mark Mihalik on 02.22.08 7:22 pm |
I see that the Royals are wearing blue cleats now, which makes sense since they’ve eliminated the black from their uniforms within the past few years.
Was an official announcement ever made about this?
#197 by Stuby on 02.22.08 7:27 pm |
Mark Mihalik said:
Who was that guy in the first shot wearing the stirrups? Thought it might’ve been George Brett, but he’s batting right handed.
#198 by David on 02.22.08 8:05 pm |
is it me, or did USC switch to the “system” mid-season? what’s up with that?
#199 by Luke on 02.22.08 8:18 pm |
Mark Bryant said:
Why are you only home/away as one jersey. I’d say that’s two different jerseys.
#200 by Mike on 02.22.08 8:20 pm |
Nice Stripes
#201 by Joe on 02.22.08 8:32 pm |
I’m surprised there hasn’t been any talk of the new Oregon basketball uniforms that they wore last night against USC. Before I say that I hate these unis, I want to say that I actually like Nike and somewhat like Oregon’s football unis, but I hate these basketball unis. What were they thinking? They don’t look that bad here or here, but what the hell is thisor this? It’s hard to tell, but they have NOB in green. What’s the point?
#202 by LI Phil on 02.22.08 8:39 pm |
Mike said:
i just double dribbled
#203 by LI Phil on 02.22.08 8:42 pm |
Stuby said:
ask, and ye shall receive
#204 by billy on 02.22.08 8:49 pm |
Helmets Match Pants said:
What about the Texas Rangers 1st
#205 by Stuby on 02.22.08 8:50 pm |
LI Phil said:
I learn so damn much from you people. Thanks, Phil.
#206 by Paul Lukas on 02.22.08 8:53 pm |
Mark Mihalik said:
Good catch. Interestingly, the official MLB style guide showed them wearing black last year and shows them wearing blue this year, but the change in footwear color is NOT listed among the year’s official changes.
In other words: Yes, they’re now wearing blue shoes, but they appear to have done it without announcing it or acknowledging it.
#207 by LI Phil on 02.22.08 8:57 pm |
Stuby said:
george brett is in training camp, sans stirrups
if i had to guess, i’d say the stirrup-clad feller is dave owen
#208 by MPowers1634 on 02.22.08 9:16 pm |
Mark Mihalik said:
On of my biggest pet peeves is watching the Angels, who are majority red, wearing black cleats! I’m glad there’s someone else out who shares this!
#209 by Spencer on 02.22.08 9:20 pm |
Although his collection of uniforms was not as impressive as some’s, John Elway modeled the evolution of the Denver Broncos uniforms during his career.
#210 by Jason on 02.22.08 9:37 pm |
when will it end….sean taylor helmet stickers have found their way on to McFarlane figures.
#211 by LI Phil on 02.22.08 9:48 pm |
Jason said:
what the hell is that “tattoo” on his arm?
/it’s not what i think it is, is it?…no…can’t be
anyone know?
#212 by Terri on 02.22.08 9:49 pm |
Was listening to the Stars game tonite and I heard the announcers talking about what was probably an unforseen result of the new jerseys’ material- according to the announcers, during fights, players used to grab and hold on to the other player with one hand, and punch with the other. Now, they hold and punch with the same hand, which apparently works due to the fact that the jerseys are “elastiky”.
#213 by Dane on 02.22.08 10:20 pm |
The Calgary Flames will have a #18 decal to honor Mickey Renaud, a 5th round draft pick who was the captain of the Windsor Spitfires this season. Mr. Renaud died suddenly at his home on Monday. He was 19.
#214 by LI Phil on 02.22.08 10:53 pm |
holy shit…guess who owns this ride
here’s a hint…
it’s a diesel
#215 by LI Phil on 02.22.08 11:32 pm |
another NIU trib
#216 by LI Phil on 02.22.08 11:42 pm |
Terri said:
like this?
#217 by TOG on 02.23.08 12:42 am |
I did not know this about the wild ’70’sPirates unis being designed by this company?
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#218 by josh on 02.23.08 1:27 am |
the cardinals will wear red hats with the letter “K” on them in their first spring game against St. Louis University next week to honor the victims of the shooting at Kirkwood City Hall this month. detailshere
#219 by Mark Bryant on 02.23.08 1:44 am |
Luke said:
In his original article, he didnt count home/away as 2 jerseys, only as one
#220 by rpt319 on 02.23.08 3:31 am |
Didn’t see this mentioned, but in his career Wayne Gretzky wore 11 different NHL jerseys (and 4 WHA jerseys as the Oilers had a different coloured logo in the WHA). Those are the major changes, if you want to get into minor changes they elevate much higher.
I only based this off of nhluniforms.com. It doesn’t show which year the Kings wore their gold throwbacks. Did Gretzky wear those ones as well?
#221 by rpt319 on 02.23.08 4:39 am |
Argh the Spam Filter ate my post. Can someone retrieve it for me? I had picture links of the 57 variations Wayne Gretzky wore during his pro career.
#222 by Stevie on 02.23.08 11:40 am |
rpt319 said:
(cough) get a life (cough)
#223 by Scott Little on 02.24.08 12:50 am |
chance said:
I couldn’t let this stand….
First off, that’s not a Topps card, it’s a Fleer card from 1962.
Second, Lakers used a giraffe as the logo for all purposes back then. I’ve scanned a pic of an old Lakers vs. Nats program advertisment where you can order your official Lakers giraffe logo basketball…