Something about this photo struck me. I think it was the amount of “three stripes.” Holy crap, it’s everywhere. And speaking of the three stripes, I found a good story here about who owns stripes. Short version: Adidas owns stripes, and because of that, Adidas owns the NBA, WNBA, and MLS. Stripes everywhere. Even swooshes aren’t that bad. — Bryan
#1 by Ricko on 10.19.08 7:43 am |
We were talking last night about buying embroidered patches and making our own one-off hats, tees, sweatshirts and hoodies.
Well, here’s another source:
http://stores.ebay.c...
I bought a Dodgers hat patch from her, ironed it onto a good navy blank, added a right-facing serif to the “A” (bad amateur seamstress, LOL), painted the A red with acrylics and–presto–a hat from the 1957 Pacific Coast League LA Angels.
Now, if only I could afford this jersey to with it…
http://www.ebbets.co...
—Ricko
#2 by JTH on 10.19.08 8:30 am |
Good call last night, Ricko:
Ricko said:
Yeah, if the score wasn’t enough to do it, U of I in the orange hemets/jerseys and IU in the crimson helmets/pants definitely made that game hard on my eyes.
#3 by LI Phil on 10.19.08 9:12 am |
LI Phil said:
wow…that’s about the nicest thing a tan box ever said about nike!
/adidas owns reebok, too…and while the ubiquitous 3 stripes don’t adorn nba (or puck & gridiron gear)…yet…(soccer’s already there) i fear that day is closer than a one-piece, black oregon football unitard with duck feathers and camo
#4 by Ricko on 10.19.08 10:01 am |
LI Phil said:
Oregon should always wear the yellow shoes.
Looks like duck feet, which would make adding feathers only natural. Ought to paint lower portion of face masks yellow, too, like a bill. Maybe just a little tuft of a tail on the pants, too.
Riiiiiiiiiight.
Oregon in the years right before they added the black (forest helmets with only yellow, forest and white unis and they pretty much stuck with monotone; NOT the Akili Smith era) was a fun look and, at the time, unique. I miss that look. Now they’re a bit, um…much.
To say the least.
“More is always better.” Not.
—Ricko
#5 by Brendan on 10.19.08 10:21 am |
Don’t forget that Adidas owns Reebok, which owns the jerseys of the NFL and NHL.
#6 by The Ol Goaler on 10.19.08 10:21 am |
Ricko said:
Yep… wish I could afford this 1930 replica jersey… and don’t put a number on it! According to Baseball Almanac.com, the Cards didn’t wear uniform numbers until 1932!
#7 by Johnny F. on 10.19.08 11:32 am |
Ricko said:
Great link. I spent an hour or so looking at patches last night. I’ll post some neat stuff if/when I come across it.
#8 by Johnny F. on 10.19.08 11:33 am |
re: stripes
I actually don’t mind the stripes at all. I think they look pretty cool, pretty classic…and not as “self-righteous” as the godawful ever-present swoosh.
#9 by Taylor on 10.19.08 11:44 am |
Re: Adidas/Reebok
I wouldn’t buy an NFL jersey for anything cause of the big Reebok logo plasted all over the place. I’m not a Reebok billboard. Now if they want to start paying me, that’s cool, but…
Also, does anybody have a pic of the new George Mason basketball unis this year? I’ve seen the top, but not the shorts. Thanks for any help you can provide.
#10 by LI Phil on 10.19.08 11:46 am |
now, now johnny…3 stripes are more evil than swooshes (look at how beautiful they made your throwback…of course, they still did this)…but it’s tough to work with maroon and orange
now…can the g-men destroy the niners today?
#11 by Erik Morris on 10.19.08 12:26 pm |
#9’s shoes are white and blue…when the team colors look to be just red & white with some yellow
#12 by JTH on 10.19.08 12:28 pm |
When done right, the three stripes can look good when incorporated into a jersey design, like the Red Bulls jerseys in the pic at the top of the page.
I’ve got a late-90s Bayern München jersey that’s similar to this one except that it’s got a collar and the blue is limited to the sleeves. There are no armpit panels. I like the way it looks.
However, this is not a good look.
#13 by JTH on 10.19.08 12:34 pm |
Erik Morris said:
The road jerseys are blue. And on the home unis, the logo has blue in it.
#14 by JTH on 10.19.08 12:36 pm |
So… anyone besides the Bears wearing alternates/throwbacks today?
Cowboys in blue today in St. Louis. Does that count?
#15 by JTH on 10.19.08 12:49 pm |
Wha…? Kenny Mayne just did some stupid bit where he’s talked about the epidemic of NFL players losing their helmets. He even went to Hofstra. No mention of the Mr. Met decapitation.
#16 by JTH on 10.19.08 12:49 pm |
He talked. Not “he’s talked.”
#17 by MPowers1634 on 10.19.08 1:10 pm |
LarenR posted this last night:
I think we’ve talked about the A-11 offense before, but the NY Times had an interesting angle. I know there are some HS refs out there. Have any of you seen it? Is it impossible to call?
On a uni-related note: check out the socks on Piedmont. Too bad they’re purple and will be disavowed by PL.
I have NEVER seen nor heard of this offense. However, the first thing a Line Judge or Head linesman looks for when the offense(A) comes to the line of scrimmage is that there are:
1. At least 7 men on the LOS
or
2. No more than 4 players behind the LOS
or
3. 5 players within the “Tackle Box” numbered 50-79. This makes them inelible to receive as well as if they are covered up by an outside receiver.
Also, Tyrod Taylor of VaTech wore the Revolution Speed last night:
http://cache4.asset-...
http://cache2.asset-...
http://cache2.asset-...
And count me in as LOVING all of the VaTech uni combos.
Also…for the first time EVER, I observed TWO Schutt Air XP helmets on the BC team last night.
Never, ever have I seen anything other than a Riddell, except for this guy:
http://farm3.static....
#18 by rustycruiser on 10.19.08 1:11 pm |
Under Armour has finally released the Wales rugby jersey. This is Under Armour’s first foray into rugby. Jersey Pic
#19 by MPowers1634 on 10.19.08 1:16 pm |
BC Schutt helmets:
1. Far running back:
http://cache1.asset-...
4. D-Lineman on the right:
http://cache1.asset-...
#20 by MPowers1634 on 10.19.08 1:18 pm |
Sorry,
1.
http://cache4.asset-...
2.
http://cache1.asset-...
#21 by rustycruiser on 10.19.08 1:20 pm |
A link to pictures of Wales kit over the years. Also, pics of the shorts and socks
#22 by Rob Deer on 10.19.08 1:45 pm |
bryan, as someone who writes on uniwatch, you sure seem to have an elementary knowledge of who owns what in the uni industry. That’s embarassing!
#23 by Alex on 10.19.08 1:58 pm |
Well said, Bryan. I think the 3-stripes are far more offensive than anything the Swoosh Monsters have done. Every MLS kit has the look, leaving so little to creativity. It’s like the whole league is Team Adidas, with different colors for each team. And they’ve been doing it for ages. Check out the photos from the 2002 World Cup between Turkey and China ( http://news.bbc.co.u...). Totally identical uniforms, opposite colors. Maddening. At least Nike is a little more creative with their templates. Yes, the 3 stripe look is pretty cool, but not when it’s on EVERY kit they make.
#24 by LI Phil on 10.19.08 1:58 pm |
Rob Deer said:
perhaps you missed the sarcasm tags
#25 by JNicholl on 10.19.08 2:15 pm |
This photo also demonstrates something that’s always troubled me, only seen in soccer unis: If the player has the option of long-sleeves vs short-sleeves, why would one choose the short-sleeve option and wear a long-sleeve shirt underneath? Especially here, where the long-sleeve jersey is so awesome.
#26 by Teebz on 10.19.08 2:18 pm |
LI Phil said:
What is this “sarcasm” you speak of, Phil? Is this some sort of new-fangled religion? LOL
#27 by RockchalkJayhawk on 10.19.08 2:22 pm |
The back of Steven Jackson’s jersey just ripped completely down the back. He had to come out of the game untill he got a new jersey.
#28 by LI Phil on 10.19.08 2:37 pm |
Teebz said:
it’s like scientology…only better
bry may not know the difference between timlin and pedroia, but i think he knows adi dassler’s mark of the beast…i think he does anyhoo
#29 by The Hemogoblin on 10.19.08 2:54 pm |
JTH said:
Mostly because it’s a Bayern Munich jersey…
#30 by JTH on 10.19.08 3:50 pm |
The Hemogoblin said:
I didn’t notice until just now that the u-umlaut didn’t work in my original post. Odd. It looked fine on the preview.
But that leads me to a question. I notice most folks refer to the team as Bayern-Munich (German state name/English city name) some go with Bayern-Muenchen (German for both), but I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say Bavaria-Munich(English-only).
What’s up with using the German state name and the English city name combo?
#31 by Kevin M. on 10.19.08 4:19 pm |
The Refs are wearing their cold weather pants in Green Bay today.
#32 by anonymous on 10.19.08 4:22 pm |
Kevin M. said:
too bad, it such a good game uni-wise
#33 by Telamon on 10.19.08 4:43 pm |
The Browns seem to have initials sewn into the sleeve stripes on their jerseys, think they say AL, but I’m not sure. Anyone know what’s the dealio?
#34 by scott on 10.19.08 4:55 pm |
Telamon said:
Those have been there for a while.
#35 by Telamon on 10.19.08 4:58 pm |
scott said:
Thanks, can you tell me what they mean?
#36 by Nick on 10.19.08 5:02 pm |
favre is wearing what looks like a packers-yellow shirt under his jersey…can anyone get a better look?
#37 by Cosmo on 10.19.08 5:18 pm |
Nick said:
Isn’t that just the lining to his shoulder pads? It’s been like that all season. He should probably get some new pads with a white lining.
#38 by Stuby on 10.19.08 5:24 pm |
The AL on the Browns jersey is for former owner Al Lerner. He’s dead now.
#39 by The Hemogoblin on 10.19.08 6:16 pm |
JTH said:
It’s always Eintracht Frankfurt…
except when they’re at the bottom of the table… when they end up being Eintracht Failfurt.
#40 by LI Phil on 10.19.08 7:02 pm |
Stuby said:
so how come da raidahs don’t have an AD on theirs?
#41 by Brian on 10.19.08 7:03 pm |
Taylor said:
“All over the place”?
I think that’s a wee-bit of an overstatement.
#42 by cah on 10.19.08 7:05 pm |
Looks like the Cowboys got that Roy Williams NOB issue resolved for them.
#43 by LI Phil on 10.19.08 7:07 pm |
soooo….
anyone know if the pats are gonna break out these beauties tomorrow night?
/and yes, i did check this first…nothing is listed
//how bout dem rams?
#44 by Stuby on 10.19.08 7:16 pm |
Al Davis isn’t all dead, just mostly dead.
#45 by LI Phil on 10.19.08 7:20 pm |
hey stuby…
you a raider fan, or just 9ers?
#46 by Stuby on 10.19.08 7:37 pm |
Phil, I’ve been a Niner fan since before the OJ experiment. Wish they’d fire The Suit and replace him with Singletary. Would you want to get on that guy’s bad side?
#47 by LI Phil on 10.19.08 7:44 pm |
Stuby said:
this experiment or this one?
and which inspires more fear:
this or this
====
bad day in teh bay for you:
NYG: 29 SF: 18
OAK: 16 NYJ: 13
#48 by LI Phil on 10.19.08 7:47 pm |
whoops..that SHOULD say
NYG: 29 SF: 17
#49 by Stuby on 10.19.08 8:02 pm |
Sorry Phil. I can’t get the quotes to work on the Blackberry. That would be the first OJ experiment – reminds me of the 2 week Darryl Strawberry experiment with the Giants in ‘94.
BTW, Was I the only one screaming at the TV that “The gloves shrank because of all the damn dried blood!!”?
#50 by Tom on 10.19.08 8:14 pm |
anybody know what is up with Matt Garza’s ear?
#51 by Brandon on 10.19.08 8:21 pm |
The Bucs wearing white pants with red jerseys @ home tonight. Been a while since that combo has been used I think. I don’t like the look of it but I think they’ve had on field success with it.
#52 by LI Phil on 10.19.08 8:24 pm |
Tom said:
he’s wearing earplugs…or at least he did during the alds against the pale hose…said it was for a head cold
hard to tell in this screen grab…but i thought i saw something in there
#53 by Kevin M. on 10.19.08 8:25 pm |
Tom said:
Probably cotton ear plugs to drown out the noise. He wore them during the ALDS in Chicago as well.
#54 by The Hemogoblin on 10.19.08 8:26 pm |
Seahawks in white pants for the first time in a while.
#55 by Dave on 10.19.08 8:28 pm |
maryland, your colors are RED and WHITE not black
http://scores.espn.g...
this game was impossible to watch…
#56 by MPowers1634 on 10.19.08 8:29 pm |
MPowers1634 said:
#57 by The Hemogoblin on 10.19.08 8:30 pm |
Dave said:
Flag of the state has red, white, black and gold… and all are featured on every uniform. It’d be the same as the Seahawks having a lime green alternate… hideous looking, but within team colors.
#58 by The Hemogoblin on 10.19.08 9:10 pm |
Stuby said:
Did you guys see his new track suit?
#59 by LI Phil on 10.19.08 9:15 pm |
The Hemogoblin said:
that’s good, mr. ocker ;)
#60 by The Hemogoblin on 10.19.08 9:31 pm |
LI Phil said:
One question:
What the Hecken are you talking about?
#61 by LI Phil on 10.19.08 9:35 pm |
HA…
got the rays sawks on in the living room and the bucs hawks in the bedroom…just put something in the bedroom…and the bucs fans are all chanting “LETS GO RAYS”
good stuff
#62 by Johnny F. on 10.19.08 9:36 pm |
LI Phil said:
Touche LI Phil… if only the swoosh stuck with classic looks. I’ve seen a few throwback jobs, done by Nike, that look pretty solid. Alas, for every one nice “classic”, they put out 5 “what the hell” unis. I love that Tech throwback! (Maybe they needed the old school look vs B.C. on last night)
How ’bout those G-Men? Good solid one today…”business-like”, if you will. Jacobs is turning himself into a top-3 or 4 back in the NFL.
#63 by LI Phil on 10.19.08 9:42 pm |
Johnny F. said:
well, with the nfc beast as solid as it is, “we” should take every win “we” can get…
btw…did you and stu ever get out of that maize maze?
#64 by Tom on 10.19.08 9:57 pm |
check out these checkerboard unis from Dartmouth field hockey
checker unis
#65 by Cosmo on 10.19.08 10:00 pm |
No screen grab, but they just showed the Mike Alstott jerseys that are being retired… one creamsicle and one red… BUT… the name on the creamsicle one is mispelled. Alsott instead of Alstott.
#66 by Hurnf on 10.19.08 10:01 pm |
Two things:
1) You’d think that the Glaser family (owners of Arsenal FC) could spell Mike Alstott’s nameplate correctly on his framed orange jersey (said Alstott, instead)
2) Dartmouth’s checkered jersey is a throwback from 35 years ago, its first season.
#67 by Tom on 10.19.08 10:02 pm |
click for checkers
dartmouth field hockey
http://dartmouthspor...
#68 by Jeremiah on 10.19.08 10:08 pm |
Stuby said:
“Well, with all dead there’s only one thing you can do.”
“What’s that?”
“Go through his pockets and dig for loose change.”
#69 by Johnny F. on 10.19.08 10:11 pm |
LI Phil said:
Hahaha….”We” sure can use every win. And yes- We finished the maze! Funny you noticed that part of the gallery. Hit every pumpkin checkpoint along the way! It did take us, probably 20 mins. longer than it should have…
And before you ask- Her nickname is from the movie Stuart Little…started as a joke, and stuck… 8 years later, she’s still “Stu” to me :)
#70 by Gary Alexander on 10.19.08 10:16 pm |
Cosmo said:
No screen shot, but I saw it too.
#71 by Johnny F. on 10.19.08 10:17 pm |
I don’t mean to sound like a curmudgeon….but is anyone else a bit annoyed at the Rays fans? Awesome team, all year, and they don’t show up until the ALCS. You know 90% of the fans in that building were Yankee/Red Sox/Braves fans over the last 15 years….until October 2008. I know it’s exciting, and everything, but I see “front-runner” looking dudes all over that arena tonight. For every old guy in a 1995 green and purple Devil Rays shirt, there’s 10 guys in perfect new white Rays jerseys, with brand new hats (with flat brims, obviously), with fake tans and other signs of “douchebaggery”.
#72 by LI Phil on 10.19.08 10:22 pm |
LI Phil said:
well…15 years ago there were no rays…and until this year, there was only one true fan
i see your point but i can cut them some slack too…besides if they can knock off the sawks, ‘rays nation’ will get a whole lot bigger
#73 by Ricko on 10.19.08 10:27 pm |
Where exactly would this camo pattern be effective?
http://www.footballf...
Looks like you got your deer, but it exploded.
#74 by Kevin M. on 10.19.08 10:27 pm |
Johnny F. said:
I am a Rays fan (raised in St.Pete) and all year people were bitching that they couldn’t fill the stands and now that they do in the playoffs (as most teams do) it’s all just bandwagoners. Granted there are a bunch of bandwagoners but hey you gotta build your fan base somewhere. Put it this way, when Namoli was the principle owner of the team not only did he piss of business’ but most of the fans so much so that they did not want to come. I was at the Trop during the last series Cal Ripken played and Namoli came out on the field and was booed for about 5 min straight while he was presenting Ripken with his gifts. Sternberg is trying his best to distance himself from Namoli the best he can. Sorry about the rant but comments like your just piss me off to no end. Oh yea and the last thing moving the stadium will not increase attendance it will just make the people of Tampa happy that a team that has Tampa in the name is actually in the city itself. As Longoria said most of the frontrunners are from Tampa and are only there to be seen.
#75 by Ricko on 10.19.08 10:28 pm |
Ricko said:
Let’s try again.
http://www.footballf...
#76 by mmwatkin on 10.19.08 10:29 pm |
LI Phil said:
Somehow I really can’t blame them for not being fans of the Rays 15 years ago
#77 by JTH on 10.19.08 10:32 pm |
Johnny F. said:
Hey, now. That’s not true. They were there for the ALDS, too.
#78 by =bg= on 10.19.08 10:33 pm |
That new proposed stadium for the TBR’s looks cool. Is it being built?
#79 by Kevin M. on 10.19.08 10:34 pm |
=bg= said:
No. It never got the backing from the city council so they did not go forward with it at this time. They will try to come up with a different way to pitch it in the near future.
#80 by Cosmo on 10.19.08 10:34 pm |
Gary Alexander said:
Found one:
http://snap.tbo.com/...
#81 by The Hemogoblin on 10.19.08 10:37 pm |
Is that a Domanick Williams/Davis red alternate behind home plate?
#82 by Dylan on 10.19.08 10:44 pm |
well i guess we won’t have the need to differentiate between the roy williams’ of the world anymore.
http://sports.espn.g...
#83 by gppittjk on 10.19.08 10:49 pm |
can we stop hating on the terps black jerseys? they fit within their color scheme so theyre not just black for the sake of black (which, btw, i have no problem with… just my opinion) and they look good. trust me terp fans have been excited about the ua jerseys ever since they came out (i used to be a terp fan… then i went to a different school haha but they still hold a place in my heart). and i feel like if the student body is excited about them thats a pretty good thing.
#84 by JTH on 10.19.08 10:50 pm |
Cosmo said:
Could it be a jersey with a misspelled nameplate from his rookie year that they included as a “look how far he went” type of tribute?
The cards the audience members held up in the end zone to form the dual 40s was a nice touch, too.
#85 by Cosmo on 10.19.08 10:51 pm |
The Hemogoblin said:
Don’t you think it would probably be a Bucs jersey, since it’s in Tampa (St. Petersburg, actually)?
#86 by Beardface on 10.19.08 10:55 pm |
So now we have one of the most undeserving fanbases going to the World Series. Tampa Bay is pathetic. They couldn’t even 1/3 fill their stadium for the first ten years in their existence and now they have to remove the tarp because of ticket demand. Pathetic. Utterly pathetic. The fairweather bandwagonism in that city is pathetic.
For the sake of baseball, I hope the Phillies wipe them off the map
#87 by gppittjk on 10.19.08 11:01 pm |
Beardface said:
hey now…. dont jinx it
sorry, i hate the sawx
#88 by Ricko on 10.19.08 11:01 pm |
Beardface said:
The real test will be to see how they turn out next season. Considering some of the bonehead baseball I’ve seen that team play over the past few years (and that’s just against the Twins), I guess I can kinda forgive the fans for being decidedly “wait and see”.
So now WE “wait and see” how ticket sales go in 2009.
And even driving by it on the freeway, the Trop is UGGGGGG-ly. Looks like the world’s biggest warehouse. Yuk. Not exactly inviting.
#89 by LI Phil on 10.19.08 11:04 pm |
Kevin M. said:
brinke and kevin…
you’re referring to this, yes?
isn’t there (valid) concern that a fully enclosed building (not just a cool looking retractable sail) is really needed, due to the weather?
#90 by Beardface on 10.19.08 11:05 pm |
Ricko said:
Yea, but there were minor league teams that averaged more fans per game than the Rays did over the past decade. The only times the Trop would even be close to half sold out is when the Yanks or Red Sox were in town. Now, they string together one good season and the town is acting like they’ve been die-hards forever. Give me a fucking break!
Sorry, I just don’t have any respect for a fanbase that couldn’t care about its team until it actually won some games. There’s too many other teams out there with fans that actually care for me to feel good about the Rays. That franchise should have been moved years ago.
#91 by Beardface on 10.19.08 11:07 pm |
LI Phil said:
If they were to build it on the bay, like that picture shows, then it shouldn’t be too much of a big deal because of the constant breeze they’d get. Only concern I would see would be about summer rainstorms.
#92 by Kevin M. on 10.19.08 11:08 pm |
LI Phil said:
No the real concern was building on the water front and taking away Al Lang Stadium plus no parking at the stadium. However having lived there for 23 of my 28 years on the Earth, I say yes in the Tampa Bay area you need a fully enclosed building. I watched Wakefield almost throw a no hitter while watching sheets of water fall off the roof of the Trop. If its not the heat its the humidity or the bugs or the lightning or the heat.
#93 by Kevin W on 10.19.08 11:12 pm |
Ricko said:
I just threw up in my mouth
#94 by LI Phil on 10.19.08 11:21 pm |
TPIR!
fuckin sweet
#95 by Kevin M. on 10.19.08 11:40 pm |
LI Phil said:
HELL YEA
#96 by LI Phil on 10.19.08 11:42 pm |
good for the rays
boston’s season
#97 by Kevin M. on 10.19.08 11:42 pm |
A thing of beauty as Joe Maddon just had on a World Series hat.
#98 by James on 10.19.08 11:44 pm |
Joe Maddon already had a WS game hat on, WS logo on the side by the time he was on the field! I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like that before. Not an AL Champions hat, but what will be a World Series Game Cap. This is unreal.
#99 by LI Phil on 10.19.08 11:51 pm |
Kevin M. said:
on the bright side, 25 somalians will soon think the bosox are the 2008 al champs
#100 by Mike Engle on 10.20.08 12:01 am |
Interesting: In 2005, the Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros met in the World Series, resulting in all geographic indicators absent from hats.
In 2008, the TB Rays and Phillies will square off, meaning there will be no city name on any World Series jersey. Furthermore, unless the BP jerseys inexplicably get out of the closet, there will be no softball tops this year. Just white (or cream) vs gray. And speaking of cream, if they were to be worn, it would be New Uniform That Didn’t Exist Last Year vs Other New Uniform That Didn’t Exist Last Year.
Have no idea what this means, but sorry in advance for spoiling a line from Mr Lukas’ Uni Watch WS preview that may or may not happen. Just thought it would be cool to point out.
#101 by scott on 10.20.08 12:18 am |
Mike Engle said:
Phillies’ cream unies are only worn for day games, so I doubt we see them in the Series.
I noticed Dodgers-Phillies featured a battle between two teams whose NOBs are sewn on by individual letters, while Red Sox-Rays both use name plates.
#102 by Bradley on 10.20.08 12:18 am |
http://nats320.blogs... info about the Nats road and alternate uni changes for ‘09.
#103 by scott on 10.20.08 12:20 am |
Beardface said:
Do you think the Yankees were filling the Stadium in the late 1980s? And the Red Sox had some mediocre crowds at Fenway in the early 1990s. Fans everywhere come out when teams win and stay away when they lose.
#104 by Tim on 10.20.08 12:25 am |
LI Phil said:
Man, they must think that the New England area rules the fucking sports world. Last year it was Pats as SB champs, now Sawx as AL champs….
#105 by Brandon on 10.20.08 12:26 am |
The story with the Alstott Jersey. The orange jersey is from his rookie year. (1996) For his first two home games his jersey was mispelled. This was intentional. It was the first jersey he ever wore in the NFL.
#106 by Brandon on 10.20.08 12:31 am |
Beardface said:
I’m sick of this. The team is 11 freakin years old. During any 10 year losing stretch for any other team attendance sucked. This is the way fan bases are built. Our city just hates Shitty owners who are only looking to put money in their own pockets and not at least try to put a winner on the field.
#107 by Tim on 10.20.08 12:36 am |
Brandon said:
True. Look at the Pirates, Royals, etc…
#108 by Brandon on 10.20.08 12:40 am |
Tim said:
I honestly don’t know how the fans in Pittsburgh deal with it. Don’t know what the feeling is in KC. Hugh Culverhouse and Vince Namoli were two of the absolute worst owners in major US sports history.
#109 by MetsFan AZ on 10.20.08 12:41 am |
What was on Papi’s undershirt? it had something written right under the collar
#110 by Beardface on 10.20.08 12:42 am |
Brandon said:
You don’t deserve a winner
You deserve to have your team in a more deserving market… Even Tampa’s minor league franchises (namely, Durham) has more loyal fanbases than the Rays.
Pathetic
#111 by Stuby on 10.20.08 12:50 am |
I’m just happy I don’t have to look at Youkilis anymore.
#112 by Mammy Yokum on 10.20.08 12:59 am |
Beardface said:
They absolutely SUCKED their first 10 years. Hence no one showed up to games. Certainly that can’t be a surprise. This happens all over MLB. A team doesn’t win, they don’t draw. Why so much hatred towards the Rays……?
And since they’re in the playoffs, there’s naturally going to be more demand for tickets. Duh. Why exactly does that piss you off?
Beardface said:
Well gee, let me see. You were going on and on and on the other day about the Carolina Hurricanes’ colors, you praise the Durham Rays minor-league affiliate for having a loyal fanbase, I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that a “more deserving market” you would love to see the Rays franchise relocated to is somewhere in the Carolinas.
#113 by Tim on 10.20.08 1:03 am |
MetsFan AZ said:
It said “I played in the ALCS and all I got was a box of t-shirts shipped to Somalia?” in Spanish.
#114 by Brandon on 10.20.08 1:04 am |
Beardface said:
I’m going to keep this as civil as I can. What do you know about the Tampa area? Pretty damn sure nothing. The city has 3 pro teams for a grand total of 59 cumulative years between them. Sorry our teams have not been around since the early 1900’s. Seems odd to me that even with bandwagon fans(which to you is essentially every single person who goes to a sporting event) Between the Rays and the Bucs tonight there were 105,284 Fans in seats tonight. the total population the the City of Tampa is just above 300k.
#115 by Tim on 10.20.08 1:09 am |
Brandon said:
And the other 200,000 of them were retirees that weren’t going to go out anyway. That’s pretty damn impressive.
#116 by Max on 10.20.08 1:16 am |
Ricko said:
Have you ever seen a round warehouse?
No, you haven’t.
#117 by Lwiedy on 10.20.08 1:26 am |
Beardface said:
You can say it over and over. Just makes you look like a bitter asshole.
Pathetic
#118 by Max on 10.20.08 1:29 am |
James said:
I guess you didn’t watch the NLCS where Charlie Manuel had a Phillies cap witha World Series patch on the side, did you?
At least Maddon took the sticker off the lid.
#119 by Paul Lukas on 10.20.08 1:29 am |
Brandon said:
Can you elaborate, please? How do you know this? Was it reported somewhere? Did they explain it on the P.A. system during the ceremony? Details, please.
#120 by Max on 10.20.08 1:35 am |
Beardface said:
Yes, yes you are with your holier-than-thou attitude. You are just pissed because the Rays beat the Sawks and their Nation of asswipes.
Talk about bandwagoneers, The Nation is the worst bunch of bandwagoneers on the planet.
Go find a pink hat to wear while singing Sweet Caroline while I’m watching the Rays in the World Series.
#121 by Husul on 10.20.08 2:12 am |
Does anyone know why the Sabres “for Sale’ jersey features the swords and Buffalo with a silver outline,
http://lh6.ggpht.com...
but the actual jersey is a straight white on Blue ( a much clearer look?
http://lh5.ggpht.com...
http://lh4.ggpht.com...
#122 by Husul on 10.20.08 2:22 am |
Alsott
http://www.pewterrep...
http://www.tampabay....
http://www.heraldtri...
#123 by Brandon on 10.20.08 2:53 am |
Paul Lukas said:
Paul I have no photographic proof. I wasn’t at the game tonight so I’m not sure about the P.A. announcemets at the stadium. But I do remember it. It was still a dark time in the limited Bucs history so it’s hard to find.
#124 by Brandon on 10.20.08 2:55 am |
Paul Lukas said:
after searching the local media. i found this
http://www.heraldtri...
#125 by cah on 10.20.08 7:27 am |
Beardface said:
Dude, how many teams as bad as the Devil Rays draw a fanbase when they have no tradition or winning?
#126 by Ricko on 10.20.08 8:42 am |
Max said:
I meant it’s that bland.
#127 by SteveT on 10.20.08 4:57 pm |