If they’d put this much effort into finding Jimmy Hoffa, they probably would’ve found D.B. Cooper while they were at it, along with Osama Bin Laden, the 18 missing minutes of Watergate tape, Paris Hilton’s virginity, all those ballpoint pens you misplaced over the past 20 years, Atlantis, and Waldo.
I’m referring, of course, to the tizzy that has gripped New York since it was revealed on Friday that a construction worker had tried to curse the Yankees last summer by entombing a Red Sox jersey in the concrete at the new Yankee Stadium. Once the jersey’s likely coordinates were determined, a jackhammer crew toiled for five hours on Saturday (imagine the union’s weekend rate — the Yankees really do spare no expense!) until the renegade jersey was located about two feet down, extracted, taken into custody, and displayed like a trophy. After the jersey was sent off to Guantánamo for interrogation, the Yanks announced that Kyle Farnsworth will be buried in its place held the year’s most surreal press conference.
The guy behind all of this is a Bronx construction worker named Gino Castignoli. As you can see, he looks like a real prize, although he comes off as a rather amusing character in this interview. And let’s give him credit for a good prank, no matter who you root for. But as some readers have already noted, Castignoli gets low marks for trying to pull his stunt with a replica jersey instead of an authentic — wrong number font, should be NNOB, etc. Yeah, an authentic is pricier, but you can’t expect to create a curse on the cheap. Am I right?
And now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to bury a blue Mets cap under Charlie Samuels’s house.
Uni Watch News Ticker: More 42er news here and here. … Sri Lankan cricket player Jerome Taylor was victimized by a pretty serious typo the other day. “With some of the Sri Lankan names being long and complicated you could forgive the suppliers for a misspelling,” says Stuart Capel, “but how could they make an error on something as simple as ‘Taylor’?” … Awesome T-shirt available here (with thanks to Chris LaHaye). … And check the out the amazing typography on this basketball jersey (great find by Alain Nana-Sinkam). … Interesting note from Charlie Usas, who writes: “I attended the Rangers/Devils playoff game in Newark on Friday night. Even as a Rangers fan, you can’t beat the deal on the tickets you can get there, and I wasn’t the only Blueshirt in attendance who felt that way (it looked like a neutral-site college game in the stands). Anyway, as we got off the train, there was a truck handing out blue pom-poms from rangers.com — I think the plan was to counteract the Devils’ white towels. Upon arrival, however, Rangers fans “in uniform” were searched for pom-poms, forced to surrender them, and then not allowed to take one of the white towels.” Bummer! Anyone know of any similar tales of fan discrimination? … That new Speedo swimsuit keeps generating more controversy (with thanks to Greg Riffenburgh). … “You can just barely see Adidas’s ubiquitous three-stripe logo blazing a trail across Brandt Snedeker’s back writes Steven Wojtowicz. “So Adidas has chosen the hallowed turf of the Masters to unveil golf’s first rear-shirt logo.” … Georgia Tech relief pitcher Michael Hutts died suddenly on Friday, so all team members wore his uni number, 40, on their caps (with thanks to Mike Rich). … “I was watching part of the Colorado Avalanche 2001 Stanley Cup video and noticed these two sweaters hanging up behind Peter Forsberg,” writes John Muir. “The one on the right seems like it could be a Team Canada sweater, but the one on the left stumps me.” Anyone..? … What did Angel Hernandez have written on (or woven into) his headwrap the other night? … The Royals unveiled their powder blues over the weekend (additional views here, here, here, and here). I can’t really get worked up about them one way or the other. As solid-color alt jerseys go, they look fine, but that’s basically the definition of damning with faint praise. … Marshall’s spring practice game featured an amusing uni number snafu (with thanks to Matt O’Bryant). … More spring football news: Over at Boise State, most players wore practice jerseys but a few were wearing a new game jersey design, seen on the right here. According to this story, it’s a new Nike prototype. … And down in Florida, many of the players in the spring game wore their jerseys hiked up to their pads — a style that also caught on in the crowd. … “While the Sox and Yanks were in a rain delay on Saturday, I surfed around and saw the MSU/Iowa softball game,” says Randy Williams. “The shortstop for MSU was wearing this mask. She kept talking into her friggin’ glove, so I couldn’t get a better shot of it (AND I couldn’t steal any signs while she was talking to the pitcher).” … Robert Eden notes that the Reds’ coaches had some helmet-inconsistency problems over the weekend. Third base coach Mark Berry wore a solid-red helmet (as did the players), while his first base counterpart, Billy Hatcher, had a black brim. … Apropos of absolutely nothing, I had a blast eating at both White Mana and the similarly named White Manna on Saturday. The latter was so packed that there was a 20-minute wait just to order, even though there’s a McDonald’s right across the street, and if that doesn’t restore your faith in whatever it is you like to have faith in, nothing will.
#1 by Marcus Hall - B-More on 04.14.08 8:33 am |
All the more reason that “Royals” should be white with royal blue trim……
#2 by Peter Wunsch on 04.14.08 8:44 am |
I am a ranger fan who went to Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals at the Nassau mauso-leum and bought an Edmonton Oiler pennant to wave. the ice-landers refused to give me the stick so that I could wave the pennant!!
Also, I went to game 6 of the finals in Vancouver in 1994 and because I was waering a Rangers jersey, they would not give me one the Canuck rally woels.
Lastly, there is a die-hard group of blue-seaters in MSG who always cascade balloons during the National Anthem. This tradition has been shown on the rangers web-site for years. Last night they confiscating the un-blown up balloons at the gate beacuse they are a safety hazard!!!
#3 by Rhoda Morgenstern on 04.14.08 8:47 am |
So the SUX jersey has been exhumed from the bowels of the new stadium. And when you look at it, you see the moron who put it in there didnt even put an authentic jersey in there, he placed a crappy knock off of the real thing in there, which we all read about and saw ourselves.
So I have to just say this…The sh*thead who put it in there could have had the greatest of all pranks for the greatest of all times, IF HE KEPT HIS BIG MOUTH SHUT! I am a Yankee thru and thru and HATE the SAWX, But I have to admit this was a very VERY clever idea that you should tip your hat to. Only trouble is, like most morons who are also pranksters, if you have to brag and blab about it to someone, chances are you will be caught and in the case (HOPEFULLY) brought up on criminal and civil charges. I always thought stupidity was a disease, but I never knew it was a crime!
The Yankees should have this dope sit in the bleachers in RF wearing SAID jersey when the SUX come to town on Wednesday and see how brave and smart he is then!
#4 by LI Phil on 04.14.08 8:48 am |
yes, but at least he can spell
#5 by Steve on 04.14.08 8:49 am |
AOL’s got a “awesomely bad” MLB facial hair slideshow thing up.
#6 by Saru on 04.14.08 8:58 am |
That cricket player is from the West Indies: he’s wearing a red uniform, he’s black, and the name “Jerome Taylor” isn’t exactly Asian sounding.
#7 by Matt Irving on 04.14.08 9:04 am |
The two jerseys in the Peter Forsberg photo are:
Left - Victoria Cougars (later the Detroit Red Wings)
(Here is a link to a pic and wikipedia explanation - http://www.legendsof... http://en.wikipedia....)
Right - Montreal Canadiens (I can’t remember the year, but it was their jersey for a short time, I’m trying to find a pic but with no luck.)
#8 by Brad on 04.14.08 9:07 am |
I absolutely certain I saw the red sweater in this book that I checked out of the library back in December. I’m pretty sure that the red one is a Team Canada sweater from just before WWI. I’m really not certain though. I don’t recall the blue and yellow one, but it could be an old Victorias sweater.
Additionally, if you want to see some really really great old hockey pictures, that book is wonderful. There are picture of players and uniforms going back to the 1880s, and even some pages out of sporting goods catalogs.
#9 by Brad on 04.14.08 9:07 am |
OK, not only beaten to it, but wrong.
#10 by Stuby on 04.14.08 9:08 am |
Couldn’t find a good shot of it, but Justin Rose had a vertical 3-stripe thing running down his back on Saturday at the Masters.
He was also sporting a 3-stripe belt buckle on Thursday.
#11 by joe h on 04.14.08 9:08 am |
Hey Guys,
I’m in Philly (Old Town - Chestnust St) for the next 2 nights for work. You guys know of anything uni related I need to see while here or a good place within walking distance I can hang out at to watch some games?
I have already seen that the M&N store is very close, so I plan on hitting that tonight, but any help is welcome…I don’t know the area at all? I will have very limited internet access so I will try to get back on here whenever I can to see suggestions.
PS - I already looked into the Baseball as America exhibit, but it closes before I can get free.
#12 by Roger on 04.14.08 9:14 am |
Re: Royals alt tops — The University of North Carolina called, they’d like their jerseys back. They look silly without matching pants.
#13 by Duckstyle on 04.14.08 9:16 am |
Please stop calling them the “Sux”, it’s just stupid and makes you sound like a five year old. And believe me, I hate the Red Sox and their fans as much as the next guy, but seriously, stop.
#14 by Carlton your Doorman on 04.14.08 9:21 am |
The Yankees should have this dope sit in the bleachers in RF wearing SAID jersey when the SUX come to town on Wednesday and see how brave and smart he is then!
settle down, Beavis
Actually, if he kept his mouth shut, we — and the press — wouldn’t be talking about it.
#15 by Jason Gomez on 04.14.08 9:23 am |
I love the new Royals powder blue alternates, but I do agree without the pants it makes it feel like there is something not right….no pants. I read that the reason the lettering and numbers were blue was so that could be easily read instead of the origional white lettering. GO ROYALS! At least black is gone, cant say the same for the Mets.
#16 by =bg= on 04.14.08 9:25 am |
Looks a lot like Alec Baldwin, he does. And SHOULDA get his mouth shut….til Opening Day 2009. No jackhammers goin’ in THEN, eh?
#17 by Matt the Athenian on 04.14.08 9:26 am |
Sorry if this was addressed in yesterday’s comments, but seeing the highlights of yesterday’s Nats-Braves game after work made me sick. Red home vs. navy away? If I’m being repetitive shoot me, but isn’t the MLB guideline that there can only be one dark colored team per game? Does red not count as dark? I figured that was put in place to keep at least one team in white/gray, since the result was an utterly amateur looking game.
#18 by Glenn on 04.14.08 9:27 am |
although, who’s to say that he (or anyone else, for that matter) didn’t bury another jersey in the foundation, and used this one just as a bluff? Now THAT would be even better.
#19 by Taha on 04.14.08 9:30 am |
Race and name shouldn’t be considerations in determining nationality in cricket. Shivanarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan (both very “Asian” sounding names) are both stars of the West Indies team. Nasser Husain was a former captain of England. That being said, Taylor’s jersey is definitely that of the West Indies, and coincidentally, Brian had Shiv Chanderpaul’s picture up this weekend.
#20 by Tim on 04.14.08 9:31 am |
Mitchell & Ness closes at 5:30 like everything else in center city that isn’t a bar or restaurant. Depending on where you are at on Chesnut i’d hit up Moriarty’s(11th and Walnut) they have some nice tvs and great pub food.
#21 by Pat on 04.14.08 9:33 am |
Typical Yankee fan. Not bothering to listen or read about what actually happened.
It was two guys he was working with that ratted him out on the prank. He didn’t go around blabbing it anywhere. Man all you had to do was watch and listen to the interview and you would get that piece of information. I know Yankee fans can’t read but I at least thought they could comprehend words.
Although I did find this guy to be quite the idiot this was a hilarious prank… but he is definitely not a “hero” to Red Sox fans. At least not to me.
#22 by Paul Lukas on 04.14.08 9:36 am |
OK, that’s it — all Yankees and Sox fans, please take it outside. Any more shit like this will get you tossed from the site. Thanks.
#23 by Joey Guns on 04.14.08 9:38 am |
Interesting note from Charlie Usas, who writes: “I attended the Rangers/Devils playoff game in Newark on Friday night. Even as a Rangers fan, you can’t beat the deal on the tickets you can get there, and I wasn’t the only Blueshirt in attendance who felt that way (it looked like a neutral-site college game in the stands). Anyway, as we got off the train, there was a truck handing out blue pom-poms from rangers.com — I think the plan was to counteract the Devils’ white towels. Upon arrival, however, Rangers fans “in uniform” were searched for pom-poms, forced to surrender them, and then not allowed to take one of the white towels.” Bummer! Anyone know of any similar tales of fan discrimination?
In 2006, I went to a Penn State/Notre Dame game in South Bend. They refused to give the green Notre Dame giveaway towels to any fans wearing PSU clothing.
#24 by Marty Met on 04.14.08 9:41 am |
Cut Charlie Samuels some slack. He had the gerat blue jackets and caps yesterday and according to the broadcast, Willie Randolph doesn’t like the all blue jacket. Which of course means until it’s too hot for even Rick Peterson to wear a jacket the Mets will wear black caps if Willie insists on black jackets.
#25 by Pat on 04.14.08 9:43 am |
My bad… I just meant it as good natured ribbing. I was hoping nobody would take it seriously. But I’ll quit it.
#26 by Graf Zeppelin on 04.14.08 9:45 am |
OK but, the thing is, the blue caps look just fine with the black jackets. In fact, I’d like to see them try the blue caps with the black jerseys.
#27 by KW on 04.14.08 9:47 am |
The mask is a GameFace mask…can be found online…more and more younger players are wearing them
#28 by Andy Jacobs on 04.14.08 9:50 am |
Sorry…if was about the mets i guess we wouldnt have to take it outside…. ;-)
#29 by Joe on 04.14.08 9:50 am |
Working in the Construction Management Industry myself I can tell you this. That guy will be “back charged” for the re-work required to be performed to remove the jersey from the foundation. Further he could also face charges for altering the design of the foundation, as the jersey could have *(unlikely)* affected the structrural integrity of the foundation. Given that the CM firm on the project is Turner Construction, you can be sure he’ll be seeing a bill sometime soon. The Yanks did not spend the cash to remove the jersey, Turner did, and given that they will recoup the costs from the IDIOT responsible.
Would have been better if he waited until the stadium was finished to open his mouth!
#30 by Marty Met on 04.14.08 9:52 am |
Both White Mana and White Manna originaly had two “N”s in the name, but for some reason the Jersey City location dropped the second “N” a while back.
The Hackensack location is fantastic. Anytime friends come visit from outside of Jersey we head over there.
#31 by Marty Met on 04.14.08 9:52 am |
Both White Mana and White Manna originaly had two “N”s in the name, but for some reason the Jersey City location dropped the second “N” a while back.
The Hackensack location is fantastic. Anytime friends come visit from outside of Jersey we head over there.
#32 by Randy Miller on 04.14.08 9:53 am |
Upon first glance, I thought Justin Rose had decided to play goalie in the FA Cup with that vertical Adidas stripe.
#33 by Adam on 04.14.08 9:53 am |
No, I believe the guideline is that you can’t have blue and black in the same game. You might think it’s ugly, but I doubt many people have problems telling red from blue (not saying that some color blind people might not have problems, but I doubt it’s a major issue).
It’s probably a good thing the A’s lost yesterday, otherwise I’m pretty sure we’d get Green on Black in the White Sox/A’s game tonight. Who knows, we still might.
#34 by john in DC on 04.14.08 9:54 am |
Does that also pertain to Isles-Rangers “pleasantries”?
#35 by Marty Met on 04.14.08 9:56 am |
But he won’t. It would be so much better if they finnally just drop the black, but until then let’s hopw Willie agrees to wear the blue jacket.
#36 by Kyle O on 04.14.08 10:15 am |
No need to keep looking, I found Waldo
#37 by Sports Tsar on 04.14.08 10:21 am |
perhaps it WAS an authentic jersey and the evil emanating from the new yankee stadium lessened it to a mere replica…
#38 by chance on 04.14.08 10:25 am |
Nah, he just didn’t have the courage of his convictions.
If he had, he would have sprung for an authentic. What good’s a cut-rate jinx?
#39 by LI Phil on 04.14.08 10:26 am |
unless you’re wearing a mets uni
#40 by Tony In Erie on 04.14.08 10:27 am |
I guess I’d like to know, from a broadcasting perspective, why they’d have a Victoria Cougars jersey or a early Canada team jersey or an early WHATEVER if it didn’t pertain to either of the teams in the final? That seems sort of silly, right?
#41 by Graf Zeppelin on 04.14.08 10:31 am |
To be fair, the blue jackets aren’t that great. The blue looks a little too light and washed-out (at least it did on my TV), and the black script and sleeve logo don’t help. A richer blue and more orange trim would help. But beggars can’t be choosers. I was glad to see the blue jackets, and with them the hope that we’ll see more blue this year. But this team is not exactly inspiring hope in any sense at all…
#42 by Tony In Erie on 04.14.08 10:34 am |
Speaking of Mets …
Saw a clip on the news of the game Saturday night between my SeaWolves and the Binghamton Mets … I wish I had a better pic but can you tell who is who?
I screamed at my TV and said “See that? How do you know what team is what? That would drive the uni-kids nuts!”
Girlfriend laughed at me. Again. :)
#43 by Matt C on 04.14.08 10:35 am |
Uniwatchers I need your help… I am getting married in August and am trying to think of what to get my guys as groomsmen’s gifts. All four of them are very much sports fans, and i’d like to know what some of you all may have gotten that you have enjoyed.
Thanks!
#44 by diz on 04.14.08 10:36 am |
That equally applies to countries. Well, England, at least :*) Since it technically represents Wales as well (and in theory the whole of the UK) and they have a reputation for capping people from all over the place (cf PIETERSEN, Kevin (South Africa), JONES, Geraint (Papua New Guinea) but PANESAR, Monty (Luton).)
International cricket is an intriguing thing indeed
#45 by chance on 04.14.08 10:44 am |
Wales, yes. But the whole of the UK?
I thought Scotland has its own ICC national squad.
#46 by War Damn Eagle on 04.14.08 10:45 am |
uni-related blurb in today’s Atlanta paper about the Braves’ blue road alts:
http://www.ajc.com/s...
Navy blues
After wearing their new navy blue road jerseys for three games in a row, the Braves might pack them up for a while after Glavine injured his hamstring wearing one.
“That’s the end of that,” Glavine said.
He had been following the lead of Tim Hudson and John Smoltz who won back-to-back starts in the jerseys the Braves first broke out in Washington at the season-opener.
The starting pitcher gets to decide which road jerseys the Braves wear after the home team takes first dibs. Hudson chose to go back to the new navy blue jerseys after pitching well in the no-decision here March 30. Friday he pitched eight shutout innings to beat the Nats 3-0.
“I love the blue jersey, I was hoping we’d win [Friday] because if not, we would be 0-2 with it,” Hudson said. “Everybody else likes it a lot. We’ve just got to win while we’re wearing it. If we keep losing, we’re not wearing it. Bobby [Cox] might burn it.”
#47 by Mike N. on 04.14.08 10:47 am |
So, according to your rationale, it’ll be perfectly fine if I suggest that they add this to their official color scheme for the ‘09 season? I mean, its “royal”, right? (Paul’s gonna love me for that one.)
Since I’ve noticed a lot of people are sticklers for sports teams being historically, anatomically and/or geographically correct with names, uniforms, and logos, it only makes sense for the Royals to adopt a variation of this logo and color scheme. They should also wear chaps, allow only real bulls to populate the bullpen, and host a nightly cattle drive around the warning track during the seventh-inning stretch.
Sound ridiculous? Yeah, I thought so, too. :)
#48 by JN on 04.14.08 10:51 am |
for all you football/soccer and striped socks fans, here’s a pic from yesterday’s arsenal-manchester united match
#49 by eric on 04.14.08 10:55 am |
Bobby Cox would be doing us all a favor. He should also burn the A’s green softball jerseys, too.
#50 by WVU Tom on 04.14.08 11:09 am |
…Reprinted once again from this weekend:
For the record, the logo pictured in the “Baltimash” (great work by the way) is NOT a Colts logo, but rather a Baltimore Stallions logo. The Stallions were a CFL team based in Baltimore in 1994-1995, and were the 1st (and only I beleive) US-based CFL team to win the Grey Cup. I apologize if this was already cleared up as I didn’t read every comment from the weekend.
Also for the record, I think it’s safe to say that pretty much everyone in Baltimore (including myself) has gotten over the Colts situation…but will never forget March 29, 1984 either.
#51 by WVU Tom on 04.14.08 11:10 am |
Hmm…but I just noticed the Horseshoe Colts logo…oh well, I missed that the first time. Still the Colts were a large part of Baltimore sports history, and even if we have “gotten over it”, it doesn’t mind we don’t remember with fondness the days of the Baltimore Colts.
#52 by Seattle Matt on 04.14.08 11:12 am |
It looks like Angel Hernandez is wearing a MAXIT brand head gator. Everyone on my high school cross country team had one of these about 10 years ago.
#53 by Perry on 04.14.08 11:12 am |
As a neutral who dislikes both the Yanks and Red Sox, I have to say my reaction was that this was a great prank by the Red Sox fan and that the Yankees’ reaction — or overreaction — had to be a Red Sox fan’s dream. The Yankees needed to handle this with a light touch; instead they just confirmed every stereotype about themselves.
But I agree, the guy definitely should have sprung for the authentic. That’s the only thing that would have made it better.
#54 by chance on 04.14.08 11:12 am |
The A’s green jerseys are okay - it’s the black ones that need to be burned.
#55 by Shane on 04.14.08 11:13 am |
Yeah, the only problem being that Nike totally screwed up United’s socks. They’ve been wearing black with a red and white stripe at home forever. Now they’re just solid black.
#56 by The Ol Goaler on 04.14.08 11:15 am |
As a child of the ’70’s, I say “Feh!” to AOL… Everybody had “big hair” back in the day!
And this is the way I remember Al Hrabosky, “The Mad Hungarian”…
#57 by Dan from PC on 04.14.08 11:15 am |
Is Montana wearing Mizuno baseball cleats in this picture? The only other footballer I can remember wearing baseball spikes is Steve McNair
#58 by Mike N. on 04.14.08 11:15 am |
If they are to burn the blue jerseys, I’d hope that it takes place far away from Turner Field. I’d hate to see a repeat of this. I doubt that Bobby would set fire to the alts with a can of sterno in a pressbox buffet line, but I don’t want to give him any ideas. Let’s hope he doesn’t read this blog.
#59 by Marty Met on 04.14.08 11:23 am |
The dude should have saved himself some money and put an authentic cap in instead.
#60 by LI Phil on 04.14.08 11:34 am |
not only are the green jerseys ok…they’ve been a part of the a’s uni-scheme for decades-even before they were the oakland baseball club (i for one wish they’d bring back the yellow jersey and pair each one with the corresponding pants)…but keep even that to a minimum
the black jersey on the other hand…i think you’d need to bury THAT because the shit won’t burn with conventional incendiary devices
such as sterno or gasoline
#61 by union jack on 04.14.08 11:34 am |
Well… I wasn’t going to say anything, but this yahoo wasn’t the only anti-yanks man on the job, and far from the most creative. And only putting it under a floor was lazy and amateurish. Now, putting it in the footings under the facade at the main entrance, where every fan will have to pass over it (I mean WOULD have to, if it were REALLY there) and it would be cost-prohibitive to remove it. THAT’S something. Also, how far down below the pitcher’s mound do you thing they’ll be willing to dig? Not to mention all the pro-Mets or pro-Sox or anti-yanks graffiti they’ll never find without tearing down walls, or worse…
#62 by Mark in Cincy on 04.14.08 11:52 am |
Thank you Robert Eden for noticing that! I noted that about Billy Hatcher’s helmet (it doesn’t match the team’s helmets either, no black-brimmed Reds helmets for away games) to my wife and she told me to go put on my Uni Watch T-Shirt. Technically, Billy’s is correct since it matches the team’s hat, but i’m not sure why Mark Berry doesn’t have a black brim.
As for uni-themed gifts … I gave my groomsmen personalized wood bats, they loved them.
#63 by Ian K on 04.14.08 11:56 am |
Okay, golf newbie here. I don’t normally watch the Masters but watching it on a 50″ plasma in hi-def while going in and out of a nap is just so relaxing. Onto my question…
What’s with the white coveralls the caddies wear? That’s not the norm for all golf tournaments. Does the Masters have a reason for doing it, or is it one of those “we’ve always done it that way” things?
#64 by Shayne on 04.14.08 12:03 pm |
Say what you want about the NHL but why does a team in California (the Sharks) have one of the best redesign of a jersey. By far a very sharp jersey and logo. I mean if you had to go with modern day style and flair that is the way to go. I didn’t say it’s the best jersey in the league but it certainly isone of the top 10 easily.
#65 by My Name is Not Earl on 04.14.08 12:09 pm |
This is probably a question that has been answered on this site before (and one that could be easily answered if I watched a game), but do major league coaches and managers have to wear a helmet when making a visit to the mound? I was at a Tennessee Smokies game the other day (Cubs’ AA affiliate; Cubs fans will be happy to know that Samardzija was lights-out on the mound), and both the pitching coach and manager for the home team wore helmets when going to the mound.
And why hasn’t the NCAA adopted the rule for its coaches? It would make more sense there, with the aluminum bats and all.
#66 by Urban Runoff on 04.14.08 12:12 pm |
If I were a Yankees fan I would be completely embarrassed by Steinbrenner’s incitement to violence against a worker. This shows you not only what an idiot he is, but how badly the Red Sox have Yankees brass spooked (and I’m not a Red Sox fan).
On a lighter note, I was disappointed by the Phillies’ Sunday unis. I thought they’d look a little better than that. Too much of a ’70s pajamas feeling.
#67 by chance on 04.14.08 12:12 pm |
I hate the new EDGE jerseys, but I’ll agree with you on the logo - one of the best updates in years.
#68 by My Name is Not Earl on 04.14.08 12:13 pm |
No, it’s only a Masters thing (or, it may be something that is the norm for all golf at Augusta National; I don’t know, because I would never make enough money to even be considered for membership if I lived to be 10,000). The other three majors (the U.S. Open, the Open Championship, and the PGA Championship) all require caddies to wear certain-colored vests with the tournament’s logo, but the Masters is the only one with the uniform.
#69 by My Name is Not Earl on 04.14.08 12:19 pm |
An interesting read concerning Masters caddies can be found here.
#70 by E_Ro on 04.14.08 12:20 pm |
not only that, it’s one of the few redesigns that keep the traditional bold horizontal stripe look.
#71 by Robert on 04.14.08 12:22 pm |
After I made the observation, I scurried around the house, pausing the DVR, looking for my camera and generally getting all excited. My wife, of course, rolled her eyes and called me a Uni Nerd for the hundredth time.
#72 by Eric on 04.14.08 12:23 pm |
It’s some sort of an all-purpose background/backdrop for some NHL interviews. The short spots of both Joe Thornton and Jerome Iginla saying “You’re watching the NHL Network” both have them in front of that same backdrop.
#73 by Ed on 04.14.08 12:24 pm |
Re: the Red Sox jersey…as long as we’re talking superstitions, they should have buried the jersey with a mirror; that way, when the jackhammer hit it…shatter.
ed
#74 by Kevin Z. on 04.14.08 12:29 pm |
As a Red Sox fan, I think it is ridiculous if they actually press charges against the guy who left the jersey in the cement.
Also, if you want some additional, junior Uni-watching check out my column here. It’s a weekly feature on sports uniforms and it’s part of a website run by college students who just want to write about sports. We could use the traffic and feel free to tell me what you think.
#75 by MPowers1634 on 04.14.08 12:31 pm |
It looks like them with the tongue cover however look at the cleat pattern!
#76 by Duckstyle on 04.14.08 12:40 pm |
I’m not a shoe-guy by any stretch of the imagination, but that looks like a swoosh on McNair’s shoe to me.
#77 by MPowers1634 on 04.14.08 12:41 pm |
Many, many players began wearing Molded cleats once field turf began appearing, especially at the old Vet. Donovan McNabb was definitely one of them, although the linked pic was of his Jordan XI Detachable PE’s.
Nike created their “Destroyer” line of cleats to accommodate the new filed requirements.
#78 by Elliott on 04.14.08 12:42 pm |
Sorry to quite probably repeat someone, but the cricketer is from West Indies, who are playing Sri Lanka.
This is a mistake in the ticker.
#79 by Zach on 04.14.08 12:43 pm |
Wow, as if having Yankess Red Sox forced down my throat all weekend (really, are all 19 games really worthy of national coverage?) now we have to deal with this jersey fiasco.
This whole thing just seems like a fake. Just something to drum up an aura about this new Yankee Stadium. Because it certainly isn’t worth hosting a press conference over.
And the Red Sox? Wow can this bias stop? During the Japan series, ESPN made it seem like the A’s were privileged to even be shown on tv with the Red Sox, and gave them zero credit. And as of right now I count no less than 7 stories on espn.com’s mlb front page.
Proof that you don’t need to be in first place to get espn’s attention, you just need to be conveniently located near the office.
#80 by MPowers1634 on 04.14.08 12:43 pm |
I think he was referring to the wearing of baseball/softball style cleats for football.
#81 by mtjaws on 04.14.08 12:46 pm |
That was Fred McGriff’s first game in Atlanta, where he became the Fire Dog for a day. Great picture.
#82 by MPowers1634 on 04.14.08 12:51 pm |
Wow, as if having Yankess Red Sox forced down my throat all weekend (really, are all 19 games really worthy of national coverage?)
I was thinking the same thing last night.
I would love to see all of the teams in MLB once in a while. Living in the New York metropolitan area usually affords me that luxury.
I am starting to believe in the East Coast Bias!
#83 by This could only happen in NY - Operation Sports Forums on 04.14.08 12:53 pm |
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#84 by Jim on 04.14.08 12:54 pm |
I feel SJ had a average jersey DESIGN (stripes, font, etc). but I think they have one of the worst jersey color schemes in the league. Teal? Really? Show me a teal Shark. Turn that jersey into gray and black (more gray than black, don’t want to copy the old LA Kings) and I’ll says it’s Top 10.
My Top 10: in no perticular order
MON
DET
CHI
PHX
WAS
TOR
BOS
NJ
NYR
DAL
#85 by Jason Gomez on 04.14.08 1:03 pm |
Montana wore mizuno, and finished his career in LA Gear. That picture of Todd McNair is not Mizuno, its NIKE, McNair has been with Nike since he came into the league.
#86 by stu on 04.14.08 1:04 pm |
USC Song Girls Fundraiser
#87 by chance on 04.14.08 1:06 pm |
Teal is aquatic. That’s close enough.
Colors need not be a literal expression of the nickname - how many blue Bears, silver Lions, navy Tigers, teal Hornets, blue Grizzlies, green Eagles, navy Broncos or green Bucks have you seen?
#88 by JasonL on 04.14.08 1:09 pm |
Interesting note from Charlie Usas, who writes: “I attended the Rangers/Devils playoff game in Newark on Friday night. Even as a Rangers fan, you can’t beat the deal on the tickets you can get there, and I wasn’t the only Blueshirt in attendance who felt that way (it looked like a neutral-site college game in the stands). Anyway, as we got off the train, there was a truck handing out blue pom-poms from rangers.com — I think the plan was to counteract the Devils’ white towels. Upon arrival, however, Rangers fans “in uniform” were searched for pom-poms, forced to surrender them, and then not allowed to take one of the white towels.” Bummer! Anyone know of any similar tales of fan discrimination?
Penn St. Football Came to the Linc in Philly to Play Temple for the first time in forever this past season…my brother painted his face like the Penn St. Helmet (all white with a blue stripe down the center) and went up to a table to get a Temple Towel and they refused to give him one. It was technically a Temple home game, although the temple fans were outnumbered about 1,000 to 1
#89 by Rick White in Cedar Park, TX on 04.14.08 1:11 pm |
So, at what point would it be too late for the new Yankee Stadium to be torn up to look for Red Sox ’stuff’? When might we hear that Joe Red Sox left a hat, jersey, or grafitti somewhere?
#90 by Rick White in Cedar Park, TX on 04.14.08 1:12 pm |
If I weren’t at work I think I could do an entire column on the uni related items on that page.
#91 by LI Phil on 04.14.08 1:20 pm |
as a red sox fan, you would
#92 by joe h on 04.14.08 1:21 pm |
And this is why I only used the current active teams in my mash-up a few days ago….the above is more of the “Cooperstown Collection” of mash-ups
#93 by Paul Lukas on 04.14.08 1:23 pm |