It was hot in NYC yesterday. Like, really hot. So hot you could feel your eyeballs perspiring and your nuts liquefying. So hot you could break a serious sweat just by breathing. Plenty humid, too. Very, very muggy. Did I mention it was hot?
So I confess that I questioned the wisdom of wearing a second set of hosiery yesterday. Still, the notion of playing softball without stirrups was unthinkable, so it was time for another rummage through the Uni Watch sock drawer.
This week’s design: royal blue, medium-cut.
Ideal for feeling like a member of: According to reader Paul Wiederecht, who gave me these stirrups a while back, these hose were originally the property of the 1978 Mets.
Color-coordination factor: Easy.
How they looked: Not too shabby, right? Nice and bright, with a pretty perfect color-to-white ratio (and yes, I know there’s a hole in the back of that tee, but I’ve had it since 1989 and have lived with a variety of cats in that time — rips and tears happen).
How I felt: Like Craig Swan, who was the N.L. ERA leader in ’78 and had pretty nice stirrup stylings.
How I played: 1-for-4 and a run scored. Did I mention it was really, really hot?
Before I went home, I noticed a gal on an adjacent field wearing these awesome hoop socks. Not a bad one-sock option for a hot day.
(Special thanks to Collateral Gammage for the pics.)
Research Project: Next time you see a home plate ump “cleaning” the plate by kicking the dirt off of it, instead of bending over and using his whisk brush, please make a note of the date, inning, and batter, and then let me know. Thanks.
Uni Watch News Ticker: Pin-up artist extraordinaire Rob Ullman created this 1969 Chisox rendition for Uni Watch reader Maks, and threw in a modern version to boot! … Rob, incidentally, is now offering a line of T-shirts. If you’re interested in them, and/or want to have Rob create a pin-up illo for you, contact him here. … Last question in this interview with Dwight Smith addresses his sock superstitions. … The annual Oldtime Baseball Game, a charity matchup in which Boston-area college players wear classic flannels, is coming up next month. Details here. … A little birdie tells me Texas Tech’s men’s basketball program will be outfitted by Under Armour this season. … Speaking of Texas Tech, Jon Arnold sent along this. “It’s only a replica, and I can only find it at one store, but it shows a white collar on Tech’s black jersey,” he says. “In the past it has been black, like the rest of the jersey.” … My pal Friederike Paetzold sent along some pics of artwork by a guy named Brian Jungen, who makes Native American/tribal-inspired pieces out of Air Jordans (additional examples here, here, and here). If you want to see more, check out Jungen’s site. … Here’s Babe Ruth in a different sort of uniform (with thanks to Jim Nedelka). … The Temple “T” logo is celebrating its 25th anniversary (with thanks to Morris Levin). … The Mariners and Indians wore 1989 throwbacks on Saturday. Additional pics here, here, here, here, and here. … Meanwhile, the White Sox wore throwbacks yesterday in honor of Harold Baines (additional pics here, here, here, here, and here). … God I hate it when teams wear BP jerseys for a regular-season game, as the Orioles did yesterday. … Miguel Cabrera is still wearing those Phiten-branded socks. Someone in the MLB office, please make this stop, now … Too bad I can’t afford this awesome-looking uniform catalog. … A-Rod had some helmet decal issues yesterday. … And Tim Lincecum had tag issues (thanks, Brinke). … Who does these stirrups belong to? Giants pitcher Geno Espineli, who tossed a scoreless frame yesterday in his MLB debut yesterday, that’s who. Let’s all wish him continued success (with thanks to Matt Garcia). … “I used to be a student equipment manager at the Univ. of Minnesota, with the football team,” writes Tris Wykes. “The Buffalo Bills trained at our complex when they were in Minnesota for the Super Bowl vs. the Redskins. One night, I went in and tried on Mark Kelso’s enormous helmet — the one with the ProCap on it.” … Last week I linked to the NYC Diamond Jubilee patch that the Mets wore on their dugout jackets in 1973. That prompted this response from Alec Orenstein: “The patch lists all the boroughs of New York, but Staten Island is listed as Richmond. That’s fine, because Staten Island is Richmond County. But following that logic, Brooklyn should be listed as Kings, because Brooklyn is Kings County. But instead it simply says Brooklyn.” … Hilarious account here of American synchro swimmer Christina Jones behaving like a materialistic moron getting lots of free Olympic swag. Key quote, from an on-site photo assistant: “We definitely want the Nike logo to show.’’ Of course you do (with thanks once again to Brinke Guthrie). … Sage Bray participates in one of those “vintage base ball” leagues where everyone dresses in period costume (there’s a full photo gallery here). “One element you may particularly dig, although it may not be historically accurate, is that we wear white jersey lacing for home games and black lacing for road games,” he says. “I believe we’re the only team in the league with any sort of home/road uni distinction.” … Remember this shirt? The guy who makes them says he has a new batch in stock (plus he has this design in the works). If you want in, give him a shout and tell him I sent ya. … Uni-numerical mystery from Matt Walker, who notes that the Longhorns are retiring a bunch of numbers, including No. 22 for Bobby Layne. Thing is, Layne wore 22 in the NFL but, as Matt writes, “the only number I’ve ever known him to wear as a Longhorn is 41.” Anyone know more about this? … David Holland sent along lots of great Baltimore Bullets-related stuff. First, dig the classic old logo on Gus Johnson’s jersey. Next, check out this team photo and note that half the players have an older logo (capital B) and the other half have the newfangled one (lowercase b, outstretched hands on the double-l). And how can you not love this, this, this, and this? … Several readers are reporting that Lou Piniella’s jersey featured his All-Star Game sleeve patch yesterday. No photo yet, though. … This is beyond awesome (great find by John Muir). … Best baseball outerwear photo ever? Could be. That’s Ernie Shore in the plaid coat and Grover Cleveland Alexander in the sweater (big thanks to Bob Andrews). … Two interesting tidbits from Jim Parker, beginning with a UCLA tale: “In the mid- to late 1950s, UCLA’s legendary head football coach Henry ‘Red’ Sanders would purchase the team’s home powder blue jerseys in a lighter shade of blue each successive season, until they were almost as pale as the visiting teams white jerseys (although the jerseys were still blue enough for players and fans to tell the two teams apart). Several years later, UCLA’s longtime equipment manager revealed why: Players and fans could tell the two teams apart, but it was virtually impossible to make the same distinction on the black-and-white game or ’scout’ films. In these films of the UCLA games, the offense and defense immediately blended into one indistinguishable group after every hike of the ball.” Next up from Jim, a little noted NFL factoid: “This is somehow a well-kept secret and oddity among most uni experts, but in 1949, at the owner’s insistence, the L.A. Rams wore red unis, complete with a red helmet. They lost in the NFL championship to the Eagles that year and went back to their traditional blues the following season.” … Remember those basketball capes I recently showed? Ryan Priest sent along this 1964 Evansville shot. “As you can see,” he writes, “unlike the capes you featured, these are robes with sleeves. (It was Evansville after all. Everything had sleeves.) ccording to an e-mail I received from UE Athletic Equipment Manager Daryl Buente, ‘Coach McCutchan’s team always wore pullover warmup jackets during pregame warmups and full-length robes, with snaps all the way down, on the bench. Until 1968, there were robes of many colors: red, green, yellow, light blue, and gray. In the ’50s, the robes were two solid colors, white and purple. When I was a freshman in fall 1968, Coach McCutchan bought orange robes and kept them until he retired in ’77.’ He went on to tell me that he gave Jerry Sloan the last robe in his possession (a gray one) upon his retirement as a player.”
#1 by Justin on 07.21.08 8:58 am |
Paul, any word on if the Sixers are going to end up reverting to throwbacks this year?
#2 by Jim on 07.21.08 9:04 am |
Thing of beauty
http://images.sports...
God Awlful
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I watched the DET/BAL game over the weekend and kept getting distracted by how awlful those things looked and lost track of what was going on in the game. Also was distracted by Millar’s stupid eye paint and wanted to reach though my TV and punch him…
#3 by who cares on 07.21.08 9:11 am |
Here’s a history of the #1 fan hand.
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#4 by Ken on 07.21.08 9:11 am |
The Orioles are desperate to find something to help them break their now 15-consecutive-game Sunday losing streak. I agree that the current BP jerseys look godawful for pretty much every team, and the O’s are no exception. We may see something equally interesting next week.
#5 by Jonathan Sluss on 07.21.08 9:13 am |
Virginia Tech made their new uniforms official at the ACC Meetings in Greensboro, GA. Here’s a photo of Sean Glennon and Orion Martin modeling the jerseys:
http://www.hokiespor...
#6 by LI Phil on 07.21.08 9:14 am |
not a great photo…but good recall paul
…best stirrups yet ;)
#7 by Hurnf on 07.21.08 9:15 am |
Regarding the old Capitol Bullets:
1) Is it my imagination, or is Kevin Porter wearing the road top and the home shorts on the Topps card in the fourth link?
2) Did the Capitol Bullets ever wear the road tops and home shorts in 1973-74? Because I’d like to see that.
3) When the Wizards wore those throwbacks two years ago, I was disappointed that the NBA didn’t make the shorts that went along with them. Those would have been hawt.
#8 by LI Phil on 07.21.08 9:16 am |
is the NOB of glennon’s jersey in masking tape and sharpie?
#9 by Glenn on 07.21.08 9:17 am |
I’m not quite sure what it is, but something tells me this kid’s shirt isn’t authentic
#10 by Glenn on 07.21.08 9:18 am |
http://i23.photobuck...
#11 by LI Phil on 07.21.08 9:19 am |
here
#12 by Glenn on 07.21.08 9:21 am |
damn HTML……I’ll figure it out
#13 by DJ on 07.21.08 9:23 am |
2 things:
1- those VT jerseys are hideous
2- Paul I’m not trying to call you out, but for as much as you hate the Mets in any black/blue combination, you were pretty much sporting that combo at your softball game! No Ditching the Black for you?
#14 by Glenn on 07.21.08 9:23 am |
Thanks Phil, HTML isn’t my strong point obviously
#15 by Joe Hilseberg on 07.21.08 9:23 am |
Any uniwatchers going to the O’s 1983 throwback game on wednesday?
#16 by Art on 07.21.08 9:31 am |
I wonder if British open winner PADRAIG HARRINGTON will use his winnings to buy a sweater that might actually fit him?????????????
#17 by Billy on 07.21.08 9:33 am |
I will be there!
Gotta get a ‘83 Champs pennant!
#18 by Jeff on 07.21.08 9:34 am |
Paul, your column is terrific, but wearing those great stirrups with sweatpants and a t-shirt is like putting a Mercedes grill on an old Yugo. Get real baseball pants! They’re more comfortable, allow you to slide, and will look much, much better …
#19 by scott on 07.21.08 9:34 am |
Geno Espineli has been wearing the stirrups like that for quite a while, even while toiling for the Connecticut Defenders. Wonder what prompted him initially to do so.
#20 by Robert on 07.21.08 9:35 am |
I may be losing my mind, but on some players at certain angles, those White Sox throwbacks look damn sharp.
http://d.yimg.com/us...
The bagginess works with the pullovers and the pants that are hiked up to an appropriate height.
#21 by Paul Lukas on 07.21.08 9:38 am |
But here’s the thing: I’m not interested in wearing a full uniform — that would be too much. I’m a sweats-and-T-shirt player in a sweats (or shorts) and tee league. Just a regular guy playing with a bunch of other regular guys. But I add the stirrups to the mix as my way of keeping baseball’s hosiery tradition alive.
#22 by Nicole on 07.21.08 9:38 am |
Hey, I posted those Geno Espineli stirrups in yesterday’s comments as they happened!
Just kidding…
I find the Air Jordan artwork both gratifying and disturbing!
#23 by chance on 07.21.08 9:48 am |
About that Mets patch - the borough of Staten Island’s name was officially “Richmond” until 1975, when the island’s name was adopted as the borough’s name.
So the patch was accurate at the time, but would become a historical relic two years later.
#24 by MPowers1634 on 07.21.08 9:52 am |
Vulcan, Phil!
http://www.collegiat...
#25 by MPowers1634 on 07.21.08 10:01 am |
Tidbits:
1. The AIr Jordan inspired art:
A. Must be very expensive to create
B. Are not all (solely)Air Jordan or
Jordan Brand, since there is a visible
swoosh. Air Jordans and Jordan Brand ceased
withe the swoosh circa 1996
http://farm4.static....
2. This may be a bit weird but Rob Ullman’s pinups are hot
3. Ichiro wears the throwback uni the way it’s supposed to be worn!
http://images.sports...
4. This picture is CLASSIC!
http://farm4.static....
#26 by Tim on 07.21.08 10:02 am |
RE: 89 Indians Throwbacks.
Anyone know if a site like Jersey-Joe or another will offer replicas for sale?
Those were beautiful…..
#27 by Jim on 07.21.08 10:04 am |
Are they in a bathroom? Why are the hand dryers so high up on the wall?
http://farm4.static....
#28 by Dave Rohr on 07.21.08 10:05 am |
“A source close to the NBA ownership group tells KOCO SportsXtra’s Mark Rodgers the city’s franchise, formerly known as the Seattle Supersonics, will be called the Oklahoma City Thunder”
Any thoughts on the rumored name of “Thunder”? Has to be one of the worst team names ever!
#29 by Marty Met on 07.21.08 10:07 am |
Got no problem with the sweatpants, but BLACK sweatpants with 78 Mets stirrups? No!!! Somewhere Charlie Samuels is laughing.
BTW Not to be picky, but don’t you think there is a little too much sanitary sock showing?
This how I always prefered stirrups.
http://www.speakingo...
#30 by Rick on 07.21.08 10:09 am |
RE: Any uniwatchers going to the O’s 1983 throwback game on wednesday?
I will be there. Can’t beat the $5.50 upper deck seats.
I actually liked the orange jerseys they wore on Sunday. They had to do something to break this Sunday losing streak. It’s the first time they have worn them during a regular season game. I actually liked the orange better than their black jerseys they were on Friday.
#31 by interlockingtc on 07.21.08 10:10 am |
There can be no argument: That Bullets uniform with the thick, swerving striping is the coolest basketball uniform of all-time.
Man.
#32 by Leo on 07.21.08 10:11 am |
It’s a stellar AFL or WNBA name. It might even make it as a passable MLS name.
#33 by Kek on 07.21.08 10:13 am |
I know I’m a day late with this but I wanted to share an opinion on something anyway. Apologies if this was already addressed, but with the smoking athletes photos, I think there is a big difference between shots of athletes smoking cigars and cigarettes.
Cigars are commonplace on golf courses among smokers and otherwise non-smokers alike. Also, the victory cigar is a big part of sports lure.
However, cigarettes for the most part of the 20th century (post-Tobacco cards ear) and for all of the 21st century, are somewhat taboo for athletes.
Cigars are more social while cigarettes are more habit forming.
Take it from an ex-tobacco user (been tobacco free nearly six years), when I was playing baseball in high school and college I was a user of both chewing tobacco and cigarettes. While I was perfectly confident in chewing while on the field, I smoked in privacy and always hid it from as many as possible.
I think it’s more of an oddity to see a modern athlete smoking a cigarette than smoking a cigar.
#34 by LI Phil on 07.21.08 10:13 am |
go see the craig swan pic (post #6)…i think that’s the look PL was going for
it’s funny, ya know…i never liked the reds “shorter” stirrups at the time the rest of MLB was sporting this or higher…but…seeing what baseball has come to today, i’ll take ANY stirrup, including the BRM look of the 70s
#35 by werthj on 07.21.08 10:16 am |
I already sent a communique to J-J. I’ll let you know the response.
#36 by Jim on 07.21.08 10:17 am |
Does have a ‘minor league’ ring to it.
Worse (or just as bad) names:
Anaheim Ducks (Worse when they were ‘mighty’)
Atlanta Thrashers
Columbus Blue Jackets
Tampa Bay Lightning (also has minor league ring to it)
Tampa Rays
Florida Marlins
Colorado Rockies
Houston Texans
Miami Dolphins
Charlotte Bobcats (minor league feel)
Miami Heat
Utah Jazz
Orlando Magic
#37 by Paul Lukas on 07.21.08 10:19 am |
They’re not black. They’re navy.
No.
#38 by JF in DC on 07.21.08 10:19 am |
I’m just glad they don’t have to play the Tampa Bay Lightning…
#39 by Joe Hilseberg on 07.21.08 10:20 am |
I’ll be in the orange “Roenicke” jersey…say hi if you see me!
http://photos-c.ak.f...
#40 by Kek on 07.21.08 10:20 am |
I’m glad you don’t wear baseball pants at the softball field. I think those people look like dorks.
#41 by Shane on 07.21.08 10:23 am |
They can’t be serious… Thunder sounds like the name of a WNBA team.
What’s the deadline to have the OKC designs in for the contest?
Still looking for this info:
1996-97 Sonics throwback unis: Need to know if the name/numbers were printed or sewn on. Also need pics of the players wearing the jersey, specificaly Shawn Kemp. (I’ve tried Getty Images with no luck.) Does anyone know for a fact that these were even worn? I’ve seen Kemp replicas on Ebay.
1996 Atlanta Olympics basketball: Need to know if the name/numbers were printed or sewn on. I believe the name was printed and the numbers sewn, but not 100% sure on that.
#42 by Brad on 07.21.08 10:24 am |
I will be there as well. I wonder if they will use the same throwbacks from the Pirates series when they celebrated the ‘79 series. Did the uniforms change at all in those 4 years?
Speaking of which, the batting helmets they wore that night have been bothering me. The white part of the helmet was just an arch and did not extend to the top of the helmet in a point.
http://www.baltimore...
Is this because of the Cool-flo design? Why couldn’t they use old-style helmets? Do teams have a contract with the Cool-flo style that prohibits them from using other types?
#43 by Marcus from B-More on 07.21.08 10:25 am |
i kinda miss the old black jerseys they wore - the ones with the “orioles” outlined in white…..
http://images.wikia....
http://images.footba...
and as a bonus, i’ve always liked this version of dem O’s jersey
http://www.americanm...
#44 by Dave on 07.21.08 10:28 am |
Paul,
Why no mention of the OKC Thunder in the Ticker?
#45 by BS on 07.21.08 10:29 am |
I guess I’ll take the liberty of defending some of those names. The Thrashers are named for a bird found a lot in the Southeast and is the state bird of Georgia, the brown thrasher.
The Lightning is named so because of all the lightning that strikes Florida and their is no real way to pluralize other than calling them the Bolts (which sounds worse to me).
It’s the Tampa Bay Rays, and it sounded better when they were the Devil Rays.
As for the rest: lots of marlins/sailfish around Florida; Rockies named for the mountain range; Texans the name of the the Chiefs franchise when they were located in Dallas; lots of dolphins around Florida; and the Jazz was a great name when they were in New Orleans, and should have been left there.
#46 by CS on 07.21.08 10:31 am |
Paul,
Reading the column is a pleasure but I hope that is the last reference to your testicles:
“So hot you could feel your eyeballs perspiring and your nuts liquefying”
Thank you.
#47 by MPowers1634 on 07.21.08 10:31 am |
I resent that, Kek!
#48 by War Damn Eagle on 07.21.08 10:33 am |
I don’t think anyone will want to steal those new Va Tech jerseys. Worst. uniforms. ever.
#49 by MPowers1634 on 07.21.08 10:34 am |
The Cool-Flo and the “older” style are both made by Rawlings, so I don;’t imagine that there would be a problem!
#50 by Jim on 07.21.08 10:34 am |
I know WHY they are named what they’re named, I’m just saying that they are bad names in general.
#51 by Paul Lukas on 07.21.08 10:34 am |
1) So far it’s a rumor.
2) No uni or logo yet, so it’s not really Uni Watch news for now.
3) I love it when people say, “How come you didn’t mention [this thing I already know about]?” If you already know about it, why do you care whether I mentioned it?
#52 by josh on 07.21.08 10:35 am |
The road jerseys had changed. In ‘79 they still had the varsity numbers and vertically arched NOBs on the road. By ‘83, they had serif numbers and radially arched NOBs, just like at home.
#53 by BS on 07.21.08 10:35 am |
Google Images solves all your Shawn Kemp-related problems.
#54 by LI Phil on 07.21.08 10:35 am |
now that’s something you don’t hear every day
#55 by Matt Takimoto on 07.21.08 10:35 am |
in regards to texas’ number retirements, i’m more concerned that they’re retiring kevin durant’s number after one season of basketball that he only played because of the stupid nba age rule. and it’s not like they won the championship that year either, or even got close. they lost in the second round of the ncaa tournament.
#56 by Jim on 07.21.08 10:36 am |
When I play Fall Softball, I plan on wearing pinstriped pants, stirrups, and an old baseball jersey I can find from Salvation Army. But then again, my plan is to look like a dork.
#57 by MPowers1634 on 07.21.08 10:36 am |
Where is Orion’s Belt?
#58 by War Damn Eagle on 07.21.08 10:36 am |
Thunder? That is so minor league it’s unbelievable. You call an arena football team the Thunder. A USL soccer team chooses a nickname like Thunder. Minor league hockey is a place for Thunder. The National Basketball Association - not a place for a team name like Thunder. Hey Oklahoma City, you’ve been Thunderstruck. And that’s not a good thing.
#59 by MPowers1634 on 07.21.08 10:37 am |
So would a urologist!
#60 by Jeff on 07.21.08 10:38 am |
In yesterday’s Sox/KC game, Joe Crede was wearing Toby Hall’s helmet (have to look close, but it’s a 44 on the brim):
http://assets.espn.g...
#61 by Ricko on 07.21.08 10:39 am |
Depends on competitive level, I think. I’ve played in tournaments all through Midwest and West, and in Florida. Almost all players in long pants except when especially hot. Plus, some guys who have played a lot of ball are just more comfortable in baseball pants…and, of course, if you have sponsor who paid for them, then you ought to wear them.
Other times, kinda depends on whether you’re having fun with it. The guys on my casual teams have a good time figuring out what team I’m wearing (when I’m in the mood to do a “throwback”). Gets to be kind of a trivia contest for those not so attuned to unis.
One guy once said, “Y’know, this’d be really dull if it wasn’t for you.”
Ah, the joy of being the Eccentric in the group.
#62 by Kek on 07.21.08 10:39 am |
Sorry! I’m calling like I’ve seen it from my time playing. I’ve got no problem with it if you’re in a league of fully-uniformed teams. However, for my tastes that’s taking it WAY too seriously. I’ve always been a shorts/t-shirt league kind of guy. When you play in those leagues, it’s just funny to me to me to see folks in full-out baseball garb.
One league I played in was when I worked at a store in the mall and it was a league of mall stores (so we played all our games Sunday evening which was cool). Our district manager used to wear white baseball pants, white socks with NO stirrups and white sneakers!!!! We used to have to mutter under our breath because we couldn’t rip on the guy to his face!
#63 by josh on 07.21.08 10:39 am |
It was Tom Paciorek’s
#64 by Marty Met on 07.21.08 10:42 am |
I hated the Reds, especially from June 15, 1977 on. But I loved the way they wore their stirrups. That is the proper way.
The way Paul is wearing them in the photo above is how Frank Robinson started wearing them with the Orioles and they just got worse after that until you got to the Keith Hernandez school of a pencil thin stirrup.
#65 by Kek on 07.21.08 10:43 am |
Then you, sir, will accomplish your goal!!!!
Seriously though, I’m curious, when you talk about getting something at the Salvation Army how old of a jersey do you normally find? Are there really old, vintage type jerseys out there (pre-double knit I guess) or is it just junk from the 70s and 80s?
#66 by Robert on 07.21.08 10:43 am |
There is an old story that underlies why sports team names should end in “s” or an “s” sound.
Back in the old days, some player for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team met the Pope or a bishop. He introduced himself, saying “I’m a Cardinal,” befuddling the Pope or bishop.
Kind of funny, and better as written in the book where I first read about it years ago. I got a kick out of it.
Getting back to my point, a player should always be able to say, “I’m a ________.” It is a simple standard.
Do any of these work:
“I’m a thunder.” No.
“I’m a jazz.” No.
“I’m a lightning.” No.
#67 by Bob Andrews on 07.21.08 10:44 am |
re: Bobby Layne and #22
this picture from UT’s football photo gallery shows him wearing #22. I know there is chance that its a pic from his pro days but if it is it’s the only non-college picture in their entire gallery.
#68 by Bob Andrews on 07.21.08 10:46 am |
Same Layne #22 pic on Mack Browns site as well. Scroll down.
#69 by Shane on 07.21.08 10:47 am |
I’ve tried Google Images… typed in “Shawn Kemp, 1996″ and about 7 pages of junk, more pics of basketball cards than game pics.
#70 by John on 07.21.08 10:49 am |
Between the All-Star game and yesterday’s Mets-Reds game, I must have had to stop myself at least 59 times from reaching through the TV screen to straighten Edinson Vosquez’s cap. Leave that gangsta crap on the street and respect the UNIFORM. Pokey Reese used to do the same crap. Is this a Cincy thing?
#71 by Jim on 07.21.08 10:50 am |
I don’t frequent Salvation Army to much, but it’s mostly junk. I’m just looking for the uglist jersey i can find.
#72 by Juan Grande on 07.21.08 10:50 am |
Red Sox players are referred to as a “Red Sock”.
#73 by LI Phil on 07.21.08 10:51 am |
“i’m a red sock”
doesn’t quite ring right, but i guess that’s technically correct, although i’ve heard the espnitards say “he’s a red sox”, which…well…doesn’t sound right either…
my theory, which has prolly always been wrong, is that there is no “i” in team, so one is never, individually, anything…one is a MEMBER of said team…
to wit…
wrong: “i’m a met”…
right: “i’m a member of the mets”
im sure i’m wrong here, but that’s the way i always viewed the plural/singular of team names
#74 by Stuby on 07.21.08 10:53 am |
I’m a Red Sock? Not so much.
#75 by LI Phil on 07.21.08 10:53 am |
DAMMIT JUANgosh darnit, juan…well…we’re on the same wavelength on this one ;)
#76 by Joseph Chiaccio on 07.21.08 10:53 am |
The Indians vs. Mariners jerseys are available at our store. We’re getting a few of them for Ichiro and Sizemore, and they should be up for sale today or tomorrow. Other players available by request, today only, since we’re ordering them now.
Links here:
Indians: http://www.jersey-jo...
Mariners: http://www.jersey-jo...
Call me if any questions, at 856 764 2509.
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#77 by Joe Hilseberg on 07.21.08 10:54 am |
the ‘83 jerseys had sans serif numbers is what I think you meant…because they did. However the ‘83 orange pullovers still had the serif numbers and vertically arched names.
And the helmets looked so terrible because they just used a white sticker so they could remove it after the game.
#78 by MPowers1634 on 07.21.08 10:57 am |