so much better than anything adidas has ever put out for track. just simple and the red and blue stripes from the shoulder to the hip! plus Gay rocked it out with the top and then the spandex bottoms instead of going with the singlet
Actually, from what Tom Hammond stated last night, that was in tribute to Jesse Owens’ 1936 performance in Berlin. And isn’t it ironic that adidas is a German company?
I have a question, next year will be my senior year in football and i was putting some thought into wearing stir-ups for a game. Would this be a stupid idea since it isnt baseball?
I have a question, next year will be my senior year in football and i was putting some thought into wearing stir-ups for a game. Would this be a stupid idea since it isnt baseball?
Joe,
Credit for thinking outside the uni-box. But sadly, you would look like a tool. Stir-ups are for baseball. Wearing them for football looks like something that would be in a Will Ferrell movie.
How much are you willing to bet that those Pink Panther head covers, pink shafts, and pink shirt for the caddie are because of a behind the scenes deal she made with the ad agency in charge of getting the word out about Pink Panther 2?
Didn’t the Padres play in throwback uniforms a few weeks back without matching batting helmets, and now yesterday they did have the matching? Well they looked much better.
Indians look fantastic today… I love that off-white and NNOB.
Not sure if this has been mentioned before today, or if it is something new/something that has gone unnoticed, but Nick Leyva (Blue Jays third base coach) has the wrong crest on his black uniform. It has a big white border around it, which none of the players have, so I’m assuming it was a crest intended for white uniform. If anyone has MLB.TV and wants to check it out look at Rios’ & Wells’ at bats in the 6th, they showed him a lot then (at least on the Jays broadcast)
How much are you willing to bet that those Pink Panther head covers, pink shafts, and pink shirt for the caddie are because of a behind the scenes deal she made with the ad agency in charge of getting the word out about Pink Panther 2?
I was thinking that maybe she was sponsored by Owens-Corning…
Not sure if this has been mentioned before today, or if it is something new/something that has gone unnoticed, but Nick Leyva (Blue Jays third base coach) has the wrong crest on his black uniform. It has a big white border around it, which none of the players have, so I’m assuming it was a crest intended for white uniform. If anyone has MLB.TV and wants to check it out look at Rios’ & Wells’ at bats in the 6th, they showed him a lot then (at least on the Jays broadcast)
here is the best I can do, using MLB.com Gameday. But like I said if someone with MLB.TV can watch the jays feed of the game, they showed him a lot right after Rios tripled
Black socks and black-blue hats with pins for Mets today. They do that often?
I hope not.
no…only the second time…and they are 1-0 (so far) in that wretched combo…fuckin sacrilege
on another note…was off the boards (obviously) from friday through now…and i LOVED…LOVED…LOVED the blue/grays…oh…i’d give ANYTHING for them to bring that back permanently…i’d even “allow” them to wear the black/blue caps with the pins…
well…no, not really…but that was a SCHWEEEEETTTT look (blue/gray)
Actually, unlikely that his strike zone is much different from yours.
Here’s something to try at your next softball game. Take a bat, and hold the knob at your “letters”. most likely the head of the bat comes down to your knees, approximating the strike zone.
Try it with adults of varying heights, and it’s generally the same. When you look at the picture of Kareem, you can kind of make out where his knees are… a lot of his height differential is in the lower leg.
Doesn’t work with Eddie Gaedel, but I’m 6′7″, and my strike zone is the same as my 5′8″ friends.
The EURO seems to be leading the UniWorld in human rights messages, from the armbands promoting peace to the racism messages to the Respect patch on every player’s arm.
In the EURO today (don’t have ability to do screen grabs – sorry), one of the Spanish players was having some major problems with his “Respect” patch on the arm of his jersey. Most of the letters in the apparently embroidered patch, were fraying or disappearing altogether.
I wonder if this means he has no respect or he is in the process of losing respect?
TIVO to the rescue… it was at the 67:26 mark of the game – Spain’s number 6… and it’s not embroidered. The letters are simply falling off. It’s down to SPE T.
How much are you willing to bet that those Pink Panther head covers, pink shafts, and pink shirt for the caddie are because of a behind the scenes deal she made with the ad agency in charge of getting the word out about Pink Panther 2?
Actually, unlikely that his strike zone is much different from yours.
Here’s something to try at your next softball game. Take a bat, and hold the knob at your “letters”. most likely the head of the bat comes down to your knees, approximating the strike zone.
Try it with adults of varying heights, and it’s generally the same. When you look at the picture of Kareem, you can kind of make out where his knees are… a lot of his height differential is in the lower leg.
Doesn’t work with Eddie Gaedel, but I’m 6′7″, and my strike zone is the same as my 5′8″ friends.
Unless it’s slow pitch, where all it needs to do is hit the plate, to be a trike.
I have a question, next year will be my senior year in football and i was putting some thought into wearing stir-ups for a game. Would this be a stupid idea since it isnt baseball?
Yes. You’d stand out like a clown, and end up being the subject of a weekend uniwatch blog post.
Black socks and black-blue hats with pins for Mets today. They do that often?
I hope not.
They used to do it a lot more often, but not so much anymore.
I actually kinda like the two-tone caps with the pinstripes. It’s got a retro look to it. The black sleeves and socks, however, should only be worn with black jerseys, NEVER with the pinstripes (because it’s fug) or the plain whites (because the blue on white looks a million times better).
The swimming trials are on NBC right now, and EVERY SINGLE SWIMMER is in the LZR. Seriously, it looks like everyone\’s on the same black and gray team. Kind of eerie. Are there plans to make a USA-colors LZR for Beijing?
I think on the picture, part of it has to do with the fact that the bottom of the pants aren’t really needed. With all the logo creep that goes on in sports, it’s a shocker we aren’t all thrilled over an Adidas logo getting cropped out of the picture.
I have a question, next year will be my senior year in football and i was putting some thought into wearing stir-ups for a game. Would this be a stupid idea since it isnt baseball?
Yes. You’d stand out like a clown, and end up being the subject of a weekend uniwatch blog post.
Not so fast, if you find yourself a pair with a nice stripe comb at the top, just throw a pair of ankle length white socks over the top and you will be major league old-school.
Not necessarily uni-related, but interesting anyway. I’m not sure if anyone else noticed this, but during the EURO final, referee Roberto Rosetti appears to have a cross hanging from his whistle. Can’t find a good picture to link to.
As i watch the Astros vs the Dodgers tonight Home Plate Umpire Gary Cedarstrom (#38) is not only wearing the hockey goaltenders style of mask but the hockey neck protector. As a goalie myself, I love the protection that the protector gives, but this is the first MLB umpire I have seen wearing one. Sorry about not having pics. I’ll post some as soon as I can.
As i watch the Astros vs the Dodgers tonight Home Plate Umpire Gary Cedarstrom (#38) is not only wearing the hockey goaltenders style of mask but the hockey neck protector. As a goalie myself, I love the protection that the protector gives, but this is the first MLB umpire I have seen wearing one. Sorry about not having pics. I’ll post some as soon as I can.
Here is a picture from earlier in the season of him wearing the neck protector. It looks like the Itech N18 neck protector. These things hold up well against hockey pucks but how well do they do against baseballs?
#1 by who cares on 06.29.08 8:09 am |
Naughty!
#2 by Ricko on 06.29.08 8:20 am |
Or maybe she’s ugly and that’s racing’s equivalent of a paper bag?
#3 by James Craven on 06.29.08 8:34 am |
DAMN IT, RICKO!
Wow, and only three messages into the new day, too.
#4 by John on 06.29.08 9:34 am |
The girl in the picture looks like Taylor Swift.
#5 by Like the River on 06.29.08 9:39 am |
amazing uni-design on Tyson Gay yesterday at the trials
http://sports.espn.g...
so much better than anything adidas has ever put out for track. just simple and the red and blue stripes from the shoulder to the hip! plus Gay rocked it out with the top and then the spandex bottoms instead of going with the singlet
#6 by Timothy B on 06.29.08 9:46 am |
But were they perfect in every detail?
Looks like the M’s didn’t get retro batting helmets.
Still, does my heart proud to see a Seattle pitcher wearing #56 (I guess he always wears 56 – too bad they weren’t in Pilots throwbacks).
From yesterday… it looked to me like the “S” on the front of the Mariners throwback is wayyyyy too big. Doesn’t look right.
#7 by Like the River on 06.29.08 9:52 am |
largest strike zone of all time?!
http://sportsillustr...
#8 by James Craven on 06.29.08 10:14 am |
Like the River said:
Actually, from what Tom Hammond stated last night, that was in tribute to Jesse Owens’ 1936 performance in Berlin. And isn’t it ironic that adidas is a German company?
#9 by Stuby on 06.29.08 11:29 am |
My that’s alot of pink. And the Pink Panther doesn’t look very pleased that he has a 3-wood shoved up his backside.
http://sports.yahoo....
#10 by Stan aka the took on 06.29.08 11:41 am |
That’s two days now where the picture is of a dude wearing something tight. Then again it was a slow day?
#11 by Ricko on 06.29.08 12:07 pm |
Sure wish the Pirates and Rays had got the stirrups (both teams) and hats (Rays) right last night.
Red, white-striped stirrups on both would have been great.
Teams seem to be nodding at TBTC’s now, rather than really focussing on them the way they did when the idea was new.
Too bad. What happened to that old saw about, “If you’re gonna do a job, do it right”?
(I promise I won’t mention those purely fictional Cubs hats with their ‘48 throwbacks again. Oh, damn, I did anyway.)
#12 by Ricko on 06.29.08 12:10 pm |
Ricko said:
Best TBTC of the year so far (meaning most complete and accurate) must be the A’s-Rangers. Any others I’m forgetting?
#13 by Joseph on 06.29.08 1:31 pm |
I have a question, next year will be my senior year in football and i was putting some thought into wearing stir-ups for a game. Would this be a stupid idea since it isnt baseball?
#14 by mike on 06.29.08 1:38 pm |
I have a question, next year will be my senior year in football and i was putting some thought into wearing stir-ups for a game. Would this be a stupid idea since it isnt baseball?
Joe,
Credit for thinking outside the uni-box. But sadly, you would look like a tool. Stir-ups are for baseball. Wearing them for football looks like something that would be in a Will Ferrell movie.
#15 by Dan Stevens on 06.29.08 2:01 pm |
Stuby said:
How much are you willing to bet that those Pink Panther head covers, pink shafts, and pink shirt for the caddie are because of a behind the scenes deal she made with the ad agency in charge of getting the word out about Pink Panther 2?
#16 by Ricko on 06.29.08 2:14 pm |
Black socks and black-blue hats with pins for Mets today. They do that often?
I hope not.
#17 by E_Ro on 06.29.08 2:15 pm |
Didn’t the Padres play in throwback uniforms a few weeks back without matching batting helmets, and now yesterday they did have the matching? Well they looked much better.
Indians look fantastic today… I love that off-white and NNOB.
#18 by Priest on 06.29.08 2:59 pm |
Not sure if this has been mentioned before today, or if it is something new/something that has gone unnoticed, but Nick Leyva (Blue Jays third base coach) has the wrong crest on his black uniform. It has a big white border around it, which none of the players have, so I’m assuming it was a crest intended for white uniform. If anyone has MLB.TV and wants to check it out look at Rios’ & Wells’ at bats in the 6th, they showed him a lot then (at least on the Jays broadcast)
#19 by Micah on 06.29.08 2:59 pm |
All I got to say to that is: WOW!! LOL.
#20 by Stuby on 06.29.08 3:00 pm |
Dan Stevens said:
I was thinking that maybe she was sponsored by Owens-Corning…
http://www.dryhomero...
#21 by Priest on 06.29.08 3:07 pm |
Priest said:
here is the best I can do, using MLB.com Gameday. But like I said if someone with MLB.TV can watch the jays feed of the game, they showed him a lot right after Rios tripled
http://mikepriest.ca...
#22 by LI Phil on 06.29.08 3:46 pm |
Ricko said:
no…only the second time…and they are 1-0 (so far) in that wretched combo…fuckin sacrilege
on another note…was off the boards (obviously) from friday through now…and i LOVED…LOVED…LOVED the blue/grays…oh…i’d give ANYTHING for them to bring that back permanently…i’d even “allow” them to wear the black/blue caps with the pins…
well…no, not really…but that was a SCHWEEEEETTTT look (blue/gray)
#23 by Stuby on 06.29.08 3:47 pm |
Check out today’s getup. Never noticed the pink golf ball before…
http://sports.yahoo....
#24 by LI Phil on 06.29.08 3:49 pm |
Stuby said:
she’s in full pink regalia today, including stroking a pink ball
#25 by LI Phil on 06.29.08 3:50 pm |
DAMMIT stuby ;)
#26 by kings33 on 06.29.08 3:52 pm |
Like the River said:
Actually, unlikely that his strike zone is much different from yours.
Here’s something to try at your next softball game. Take a bat, and hold the knob at your “letters”. most likely the head of the bat comes down to your knees, approximating the strike zone.
Try it with adults of varying heights, and it’s generally the same. When you look at the picture of Kareem, you can kind of make out where his knees are… a lot of his height differential is in the lower leg.
Doesn’t work with Eddie Gaedel, but I’m 6′7″, and my strike zone is the same as my 5′8″ friends.
#27 by Jon Horton on 06.29.08 4:17 pm |
The EURO seems to be leading the UniWorld in human rights messages, from the armbands promoting peace to the racism messages to the Respect patch on every player’s arm.
In the EURO today (don’t have ability to do screen grabs – sorry), one of the Spanish players was having some major problems with his “Respect” patch on the arm of his jersey. Most of the letters in the apparently embroidered patch, were fraying or disappearing altogether.
I wonder if this means he has no respect or he is in the process of losing respect?
#28 by Jon Horton on 06.29.08 4:22 pm |
TIVO to the rescue… it was at the 67:26 mark of the game – Spain’s number 6… and it’s not embroidered. The letters are simply falling off. It’s down to SPE T.
#29 by u2-horn on 06.29.08 4:31 pm |
Dan Stevens said:
$5,000,000
#30 by Jerry on 06.29.08 6:05 pm |
kings33 said:
Unless it’s slow pitch, where all it needs to do is hit the plate, to be a trike.
#31 by BigBootyLover58 on 06.29.08 7:10 pm |
Joseph said:
Yes. You’d stand out like a clown, and end up being the subject of a weekend uniwatch blog post.
#32 by Sparks on 06.29.08 7:14 pm |
Ricko said:
They used to do it a lot more often, but not so much anymore.
I actually kinda like the two-tone caps with the pinstripes. It’s got a retro look to it. The black sleeves and socks, however, should only be worn with black jerseys, NEVER with the pinstripes (because it’s fug) or the plain whites (because the blue on white looks a million times better).
#33 by LI Phil on 06.29.08 8:32 pm |
beginning a new women’s us open tradition, 2008 winner inbee park throws out the ceremonial first pitch
wait…what?
#34 by LI Phil on 06.29.08 8:33 pm |
lets try that again…
inbee park throws out the first pitch
#35 by Lauren on 06.29.08 8:37 pm |
The swimming trials are on NBC right now, and EVERY SINGLE SWIMMER is in the LZR. Seriously, it looks like everyone\’s on the same black and gray team. Kind of eerie. Are there plans to make a USA-colors LZR for Beijing?
#36 by Stuby on 06.29.08 8:47 pm |
LI Phil said:
She kinda dresses like Al Davis.
#37 by James Craven on 06.29.08 8:53 pm |
I just got an e-mail from Paul asking us from saying “Damn it, [insert name here]!” It’s at the point now where we can’t even say this anymore.
#38 by LI Phil on 06.29.08 8:56 pm |
James Craven said:
well…are you trying to get banned?
keep it up
#39 by =bg= on 06.29.08 9:17 pm |
no, it wasn’t. This isn’t Askmen.com or whatever. Why bring that type of, uh, ‘humor’ here?
#40 by James Craven on 06.29.08 9:34 pm |
LI Phil said:
No. I was just explaining about the e-mail some of us might have gotten.
And now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ll get off the lawn, Philip.
#41 by LI Phil on 06.29.08 9:35 pm |
interesting censuring going on a yahoo sports…
here’s the “full” size tyson gay photo…but…when you ‘click’ on it for the enlargement…
it’s cropped
they did it again here with this enlargement as well
…i wonder (seriously) if there’s some kind of dictum from the ‘avert your eyes’ police at work here…
#42 by S. Bennett on 06.29.08 10:01 pm |
LI Phil said:
#43 by El Scotto on 06.29.08 10:36 pm |
I think on the picture, part of it has to do with the fact that the bottom of the pants aren’t really needed. With all the logo creep that goes on in sports, it’s a shocker we aren’t all thrilled over an Adidas logo getting cropped out of the picture.
#44 by lwiedy on 06.29.08 11:40 pm |
BigBootyLover58 said:
Not so fast, if you find yourself a pair with a nice stripe comb at the top, just throw a pair of ankle length white socks over the top and you will be major league old-school.
http://www.nosaintsh...
#45 by nididakes on 06.29.08 11:56 pm |
stirrups in football would look dope. ignore those donkeys who insist on sport-specific accessories. the point of trying something new is, you know…
#46 by Stuby on 06.30.08 12:01 am |
Wouldn’t it be cool if these were the Ryder Cup uniforms this year…?
http://sports.yahoo....
#47 by LI Phil on 06.30.08 12:14 am |
Stuby said:
no
that getup worked at the us open (i guess he likes to recycle the garish rags at the buick)…but it’s not gone work at valhalla
course…NOTHING was worse than the “picture frame” shirts they wore in ‘99 @ brookline…
#48 by Stuby on 06.30.08 12:29 am |
LI Phil said:
Hopefully you didn’t think I was serious, Phil. It’s like Dali came back from the dead to design golf attire.
#49 by LI Phil on 06.30.08 12:37 am |
Stuby said:
well…you got me there stuby…afterall, you are a giants fan, so you never know
but…i was always hoping they’d break out what al czervik wore in the shack for sunday singles…
now THAT would be awesome
#50 by Jonee on 06.30.08 12:42 am |
Just noticed that when they show the Cubs logo as a graphic on ESPN it has a ™ in place of the ®.
#51 by Nick on 06.30.08 3:45 am |
Not necessarily uni-related, but interesting anyway. I’m not sure if anyone else noticed this, but during the EURO final, referee Roberto Rosetti appears to have a cross hanging from his whistle. Can’t find a good picture to link to.
#52 by Nick on 06.30.08 3:46 am |
http://upload.wikime...
#53 by Sam on 06.30.08 4:46 am |
Either someone loves Thome and Fukudome or really loves the Cubs and hates Thome.
#54 by Andy on 06.30.08 9:34 pm |
As i watch the Astros vs the Dodgers tonight Home Plate Umpire Gary Cedarstrom (#38) is not only wearing the hockey goaltenders style of mask but the hockey neck protector. As a goalie myself, I love the protection that the protector gives, but this is the first MLB umpire I have seen wearing one. Sorry about not having pics. I’ll post some as soon as I can.
#55 by Andy on 06.30.08 9:48 pm |
Andy said:
Here is a picture from earlier in the season of him wearing the neck protector. It looks like the Itech N18 neck protector. These things hold up well against hockey pucks but how well do they do against baseballs?
http://cache.daylife...
http://www.goaliemon...