Another day, another DIY project, this time from longtime contributor Ryan Connelly. Here’s his story:
I grew up in Swisshelm Park, within the Pittsburgh city limits, and the bus that ran through my neighborhood was called the “68G Swisshelm Park Express.” So whenever I need a team name for a fantasy league, I call it the Swisshelm Express. I recently got inspired to create my own DIY Swisshelm Express jersey.
I started by creating a quick, simple logo for an old-school-looking hockey jersey. I had to keep it simple because I’d be cutting it out of felt.
Once I had the basic design, I cut it out, glued it together and had it cross-stitched.
Next, I had to design numbers. I always liked UCLA’s old number font, so I traced out my favorite number in AutoCAD. I printed out the tracings on 8.5 x 11 paper, cut them out as templates, traced them backwards onto felt (I did it backwards so any ink from the outline would be facing down instead of up), and then them cut out from there. I used in two layers of felt and made smaller versions for the sleeves. I was going to add a layer of yellow but decided not to. I thought this had an old-school throwback look. Nice and simple, almost like looking at a black-and-white photo.
For the jersey itself, I went with a $15 Gap thermal because it had a “hockey sweater” kind of feel and look. I haven’t sewn on the logo or numbers yet (I’m going to use a straight stitch for the numbers), but here’s how they look positioned on the jersey — front, back, and a close-up of the crest. I could use some advice regarding striping, so if anyone wants to offer suggestions, please send them my way.
I’m also working on a home/dark jersey, which I know you’ll love (I found a thermal at the Gap with lots of stripes!), but I haven’t started it yet. I’m still designing the logo and a shoulder patch.
I’ve gotta say, this increasing tide of DIY projects is one of the more surprising and enjoyable developments in the 10 years I’ve been writing Uni Watch. Who knew all you rough, tough sports fans would be so adept with a needle and thread? Very cool.
Start drafting those stirrup-fetishist personal ads: Yesterday’s inquiry about the possibility of a Uni Watch Classifieds section on the site, primarily as a vehicle for posting job listings, generated a lot of positive response, so we’ll probably go ahead and do it in the near future.
In the interests of fairness, however, I should probably mention that there’s already a sports-oriented jobs web site out there, which I didn’t know about until a few readers mentioned it to me yesterday. I’m no expert on these things, but it’s entirely possible that a dedicated career site read by all sorts of people in the industry might be more useful to you than a fine-print page on a blog (although it’s also possible that the world is big enough for both).
And the subway goes right to their door: Today is Thursday, which means tonight is Thursday night, which means Uni Watch design director Scott M.X. Turner will be hosting his weekly Thursday-night Pub Quiz event at Rocky Sullivan’s in Red Hook. You know what to do.
Uni Watch News Ticker: Get this: Spirit Airlines flight attendants are complaining about logo creep! (Big thanks to Darren Rusakiewicz). … Soccer note from Josh Williams, who writes: “Tuesday night Albion played away at Leicester City, and the referee thought that Albion’s away shirt (yellow and dark blue stripes) was too similar in colour to Leicester’s shirt (all blue), so Albion was forced to use Leicester’s away shirt (yellow). Most of the numbers were correct, but there were no NOBs. Albion matched the shirts with their own shorts and socks.” Further details here, and photos here. … Ryan McDevitt notes that Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon recently wore “a particularly heinous blue raincoat” under his jersey. … Reprinted from yesterday’s comments: Chicks with guns are always cool. That’s the 1925 Drexel Institute girls’ rifle team. … Before he became America’s most entertaining political train-wreck, Rod Blagojevich fought in the Golden Gloves (nice find by James Huening). … Wayne Koehler sent along some old pics from the Florida Southern College archives, including shots of the 1957 and 1973 soccer teams, the 1924 football team, and the 1929 women’s hoops team (I love those sashes). … In a radio interview yesterday, Jonathan Ogden said he wore the same pair of shorts under his uniform pants for his entire 12-year career. “I washed them, of course,” he quickly added. … Here’s another shot of the Packers basketball team. “James Jones apparently hasn’t gotten the memo that Kobe’s tights are now both passe and verboten,” says the Rev. Nørb. … Chris Speakman, the man behind Sports Propaganda (one of our advertisers, don’tcha know), is the subject of a small profile here. Also: Speakman’s work is screen-printed, which is a process that could come in handy for you DIY types. There’s a good tutorial here. … The NC State hoops team added a Kay Yow memorial patch the other night. … Gee, what company do you think makes the Maldives men’s volleyball uniforms? (Thanks, Jeremy.) … Nice to see that some unemployed folks are making good use of their new free time. … Hey, these are even better than Huddles (with thanks to Stephen Krajewski). … A few days ago I linked to a story about a Steelers-themed bar mitzvah. Now Matt Hiett has topped that by sending along some shots of a Steelers-themed funeral (additional pics here and here). … Tremendous assortment of game-worn minor league hockey jerseys on display here. … Coupla great pieces from Mike Hersh’s collection: First, here’s an old newsletter from NFL Enterprises, one of the league’s early licensing ventures. And did you know that there used to be a Dallas Texans hockey team? Love the footwear. … Uniform change, of sorts, at the White House. … In case you missed it yesterday afternoon, here’s my latest ESPN column. I’ll have another one tomorrow.
#1 by Robert in Dallas on 01.29.09 8:08 am |
I came across this photo yesterday, and found it jarring. I had somehow forgotten that the Chargers foregone the lightning bolts on their pants for a while. They just don’t look right without them.
http://i62.photobuck...
#2 by Scott on 01.29.09 8:22 am |
For as much as we dog Nike (rightfully so, oftentimes), I wanted to share something cool they did. They ran a full page ad in the Raleigh News & Observer as a tribute to Kay Yow (NCSU women’s coach).
Basically, it’s entitled S.K.Y. with a drawing of her. Then for 3 paragraphs it eloquently lists her accomplishments in reaching the “sky” … her initials, BTW.
There’s a pink ribbon and a very, very small Nike swoosh at the bottom. Very tasteful and well done.
#3 by Ricko on 01.29.09 8:28 am |
Perfect, Ryan, absolutely perfect. Creative, original, enterprising, nostalgic (recognizing a great pairing of words from childhood and keeping it alive) and real (using it for rec or intramual competition purposes).
Nice to know all these years when I’ve been painting baseball and football pants stripes, altering stirrups, changing shoe colors and creating my own hats and jerseys I wasn’t alone.
Seriously, congrats to all the DIYers who’ve demonstrated their work here. You’re showing it’s possible to combine inventiveness and imagination with being a jock. It’s good for everyone to be reminded that being a fan and/or a lifelong player is supposed to be fun…and that “fun” can be defined differently for each of us.
When I first started doing my DIY stuff and having my own “throwback” days I think the guys I played with (and against) thought I was weird. Now they say things like, “This would really be boring without you” or “St. Louis Browns, right?”
We’re learning the same thing here. Generally, guys don’t think about stuff like that…until they’ve been exposed to it. Once they have been, though, sooner or later the charm, history and quintessential kidhood of it comes through and they “get it”.
—Ricko
#4 by LI Phil on 01.29.09 8:34 am |
props to ryan on a spectacular project…looking forward to seeing the finished product
gotta agree with paul in that this is a fascinating trend (and one which im no longer reticent to try, tho fearful of the results)
and after seeing first-hand powers’ DIY job, i realize that if he can do it, well…anyone can (granted, the results may not be the same)
great work!
#5 by Mike on 01.29.09 8:34 am |
Having worked at the White House for two years, I can say I am not a fan of the no coats and more casual dress code in the WW.
#6 by Matt on 01.29.09 8:39 am |
I would guess Adidas?
#7 by Matt on 01.29.09 8:43 am |
I also LOVE how the Dallas Texans are wearing shoes with their uniforms outside the bus.
#8 by Kevin on 01.29.09 8:45 am |
Great article on the long pants basketball teams. I knew about girls teams wearing skirst sometimes but knew nothing about the boys teams doing something similar.
#9 by josh's twin on 01.29.09 8:45 am |
The Steelers-themed Bar Mitzvah and funeral remind me of the Colts-themed wedding from the movie “Diner”, which contains IMO the greatest uni-driven dialogue in any movie. Does anyone know of other movies with this knid of uni-chatter?
#10 by Mike on 01.29.09 8:55 am |
josh’s twin said:
“The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh”
#11 by Paul Lukas on 01.29.09 9:07 am |
Someone who’s smaller than I am should snap this up, pronto:
http://cgi.ebay.com/...
#12 by MikeP on 01.29.09 9:16 am |
I have to say, this is my favorite DIY shirt/jersey posted so far. I’d pay money for a shirt like that.
Kudos to all who have posted their DIY projects. Very impressive stuff!
#13 by Hurnf on 01.29.09 9:17 am |
There was also a Fort Worth Texans hockey team in the 70s — the Central Hockey League, if I remember correctly.
#14 by Ryan Connelly 40 on 01.29.09 9:19 am |
thanks for the positive feedback on the DIY Swisshelm Express jersey so far! i’ll be sure and send a “finished product” pic in the near future… just have to go pick up some type of ribbon. thanks again, glad you like!!!
#15 by Robert in Dallas on 01.29.09 9:21 am |
Thinking back to the discussion of the Reds’ mascots from a few days ago, check out this alternate version of Mr. Red. The Reds apparently used it a bit in the ’70s to celebrate their lengthy period of success.
http://i62.photobuck...
It shows Mr. Red’s no. 27 at its most visible.
#16 by Robert in Dallas on 01.29.09 9:22 am |
And here is a published version of Rosie Red in earlier lifetime.
http://i62.photobuck...
#17 by Robert in Dallas on 01.29.09 9:23 am |
Robert in Dallas said:
And note that Mr. Redlegs was then known as “Cincy Red.” Odd.
#18 by Nick on 01.29.09 9:32 am |
josh’s twin said:
Pivotal Question o your Prospective Wife …
Prior to the current Baltimore Colts, The City of Baltimore had an original Colts Franchise and lost it …. What where the team colors of the original Baltimore Colts franchise?
(What a Ball-Buster !!!)
#19 by Pittsburgh Gunny on 01.29.09 9:34 am |
HOORAY, the 2009 MLS schedule has been released today. In MLS Uni-news the San Jose Earthquakes have a new shirt sponsor. Details
#20 by Matt on 01.29.09 9:34 am |
http://upload.wikime...
Green and White?
#21 by Ricko on 01.29.09 9:35 am |
Green and gray/silver.
#22 by Chris M on 01.29.09 9:36 am |
What an excellent DIY project. Love it.
If this awesome trend of DIY-ers continues, I could see a new section or even an entire subset of Uni-Watch dedicated to it.
#23 by Erik Morris on 01.29.09 9:36 am |
No screen grab or pics that I could find, but when ESPN did a story on Kay Yow the day after she passed away, they had a pic of her coaching at Elon, and their girls basketball team wore sleeves back then!
#24 by Ricko on 01.29.09 9:36 am |
i believe Y.A. Tittle was on that version of the Colts.
#25 by josh's twin on 01.29.09 9:41 am |
Elyse got that question right.
#26 by Shane on 01.29.09 9:44 am |
You guys have me on the DIY streak. I’m buying an early ’70s Bruins sweater from the link Paul posted the other day and making a Phil Esposito sweater.
Thankfully I’ve got the ‘06 Bruins third/throwback to use as a template for the crest and the numbers.
(also working on rebuilding a destroyed Stratocaster, but that’s not really uni-releated)
#27 by shadoquad on 01.29.09 9:53 am |
http://sports.espn.g...
Department of Hockey:
Olie Kolzig is out for the season for the Lightning, and Rick Tocchet says that he’s considering retirement. If so, then his stint with the Lightning, in my mind, qualifies as a uni cameo, because of his long tenure with the Washington Capitals. He’s an interesting subject for this site, since he’s the only player to wear the original Caps red/white/blue, then play with them through the whole blue/black/gold era, and then rock the new red/white/blue last year. We’ll have to stay tuned to see if he hangs up the skates.
Personally, though, I really like “Godzilla” and simply hope that whatever decision he makes is the one that’s best for him and his family. He has long been associated with the charity “Athletes Against Autism” and is a true class act.
#28 by Kurt on 01.29.09 9:58 am |
The story with the Steeler fan and his funeral is going on four years old – here’s the full (creepy) story…
#29 by Mark in Cincy on 01.29.09 10:02 am |
Robert in Dallas said:
I have another version of that pennant,with World Champions on it rather than the “Reds Hot” saying. I believe it is at my parents’ house, I will check this weekend and see if I can get a picture of it.
#30 by LI Phil on 01.29.09 10:07 am |
josh’s twin said:
we all know most marriages depend on a firm grasp of football trivia
#31 by JTH on 01.29.09 10:21 am |
Chris M said:
Yeah, definitely. All of these DIY project posts are filed under GENERAL. It’s gotten to the point that there really needs to be a DIY category.
#32 by Roger Faso on 01.29.09 10:22 am |
I didn’t know about the Dallas Texans hockey team. I also didn’t know about a New York Raiders hockey team …
http://cgi.ebay.com/...
#33 by Ricko on 01.29.09 10:23 am |
LI Phil said:
Well, the good ones, anyway.
#34 by LI Phil on 01.29.09 10:25 am |
Roger Faso said:
yup…WHA team, played in the garden; in fact, they’re most likely the reason the islanders were awarded a franchise by the NHL
…im sure our WHA historian, sir rick, could tell you all about them
#35 by Ricko on 01.29.09 10:28 am |
Roger Faso said:
A one-year wonder. Picked royal and orange to follow lead of Knicks and Mets, they did. For second WHA season they became the New York Golden Blades, switching to purple and yellow-gold. You’ll occasionally see things out there mistakenly showing them in royal blue…but it was purple.
How the New York Golden Blades never became the revered historical hockey team on “Will & Grace” is still beyond me.
—Ricko
#36 by Ricko on 01.29.09 10:30 am |
Want a Golden Blades mousepad?
(I guarantee you it isn’t from 1973)
http://cgi.ebay.com/...
#37 by Matt Brosseau on 01.29.09 10:40 am |
In regards to yesterday’s column, with the all-white long pants/jersey combo…I think there’s something to be said for that, in terms of continuity of the aesthetic athletic form. These unis actually look pretty sleek. Basketball has always been played in tank-style jerseys and shorts, but I personally have played plenty of outdoor games in long pants and it never bothered me.
But maybe I’m just the lone representative of the Uni Watch Skinny-Chicken-Leg, uh, Wing.
#38 by Seth H on 01.29.09 10:45 am |
Of course, the best thing about the NY Golden Blades (who later became the New Jersey Knights and then the San Diego Mariners) was that they actually wore golden blades: http://www.legendsof...
#39 by LI Phil on 01.29.09 10:47 am |
interesting take on the texas rangers new lids
#40 by union jack on 01.29.09 10:47 am |
Mike said:
Because, to paraphrase Billy Crystal, “it’s better to look good, than to govern good.”
#41 by LogoCreep on 01.29.09 10:48 am |
The Anaheim Ducks identity is horrific.
#42 by John T on 01.29.09 10:50 am |
Interesting DIY snack take
http://www.holytaco....
Saw it on the SI site
BACON WALLS!!!
#43 by Kenny on 01.29.09 10:52 am |
Mike said:
Care to elaborate? I’d be interested in hearing why.
#44 by James Craven on 01.29.09 10:53 am |
With that Blago picture, his hair still hasn’t changed! *rimshot!*
#45 by Kevin M. on 01.29.09 10:58 am |
LI Phil said:
From the article:
1. The Rangers had to make a special appeal to Major League Baseball to request wearing BLACK shoes. MLB dictates / requires that a team’s shoe color be their dominant uniform color. Also, MLB defines the dominant uniform color as that which applies to 75% of their uniform. Therefore, MLB requires one of their teams colors to be 75% of their uniform from head to toe.
Is this true? If so there are a lot of teams that got special permission to wear black shoes cause the only team I know of that wears spikes that fit that guideline is the A’s.
#46 by Ricko on 01.29.09 10:59 am |
LI Phil said:
Oh, joy, now MLB helmets can be as nifty as those flashy speckled bowling balls. Or have some FLAMES, maybe. Ooo, cool. Henry Aaron would have looked SO much better hitting #715 in a helmet painted all over with that feather logo from the jersey sleeves.
Finally, some batting helmets with a little class apparently are just up the road. Can’t wait. At least as cool as the paintings on black velvet that guy sells out of his van at the corner of 38th & Xerxes.
#47 by Mike Engle on 01.29.09 11:02 am |
Kevin M. said:
And last time I checked, the Yankees have no black at all in their uniform, save their shoes and the occasional memorial sleeve stripe. That claim cannot be correct.
#48 by Ricko on 01.29.09 11:02 am |
Kevin M. said:
I imagine they mean other than the basic white or gray jersey and pants. Although it certainly doesn’t make that quite clear.
#49 by Jim Bullard on 01.29.09 11:04 am |
Paul,
I thought your ESPN article yesterday was great, I certainly had no idea teams wear long pants.
I’m all about Free Exercise, but I found it a little odd that the person you interviewed couldn’t reference the Scripture that supposedly says men must dress “modestly.” What’s more, the girls basketball team wears short skirts, so I found his rationale for the long pants a little silly.
Do you have any sort of stats on the teams that play in long pants records? Or their win/loss record against teams who wear shorts?
Regardless, great piece.
#50 by Mike on 01.29.09 11:05 am |
Kenny said:
In my personal opinion, wearing a jacket in the WW and a coat and tie in the Oval Office is a matter of respect to the office of the Presidency. If you want to take your coat off and work, then go into the office next door (Clintons BJ Room) where there are is more privacy. I love the fact President obama roams the WW more than the last President and has a more laid back style. My opinion is not based on this being a Bush thing, but again, a matter of respect for the history of the Presidency.
#51 by anotherguy on 01.29.09 11:06 am |
LI Phil said:
Search for a picture of Bernard Berrian scoring on a 99 yard pass play against the Bears in 2008: you’ll see that he’s wearing a uniform that Tarkenton or Foreman would have worn in the Bud Grant era. Today’s Vikes wear a Rollerball-style uniform with curved stripes and contrasting panels on the side of the jersey. (IMO, today’s uniforms look goofy-and the Bears game just confirmed it for me.)
JTH said:
No offense taken friend. :-) I guarantee nobody was more embarrassed than I was when I posted without closing the tag. I was frantically searching for an “edit” button last night.
That picture of Rod Blagovich was one of two published that day. The photographer made a point of saying that Rod was the ONLY fighter there that nigh who made a point to come up to him to request that he take his picture. The other picture from the Tribune that day showed him in the corner, almost posing/smiling/winking at the cameraman.
On the subject of the Sabres uniforms: one more vote for the classics they came into the league with back in about 1970. And should the Super Bowl patches do a much better job of reflecting the host city/franchise? A resounding Yes.
#52 by Nick Niedzwiadek on 01.29.09 11:08 am |
I have an idea, if you like it then you can take it if not you can send it right back, instead of a job site why not ad a DIY section where people can share their creations with the rest of us
#53 by John T on 01.29.09 11:09 am |
Jim Bullard said:
I agree, great stuff, but the puzzling part for me was how come you did not do the voice over on the video piece?
#54 by Kevin M. on 01.29.09 11:09 am |
Mike Engle said:
That is exactly my point. The only teams with black as a primary color are the Rockies,the Giants and if you want to count them the Mets, but only the A’s wear white spikes.
#55 by anotherguy on 01.29.09 11:09 am |
Ricko said:
Why does MLB insist on trying to make the majors look like the minors?
#56 by anotherguy on 01.29.09 11:11 am |
Kevin M. said:
The White Sox use black as a primary color. (Technically silver is the contrast-very, very little is actually used and I wish it was less.)
#57 by Mike on 01.29.09 11:13 am |
anotherguy said:
Pirates? Certainly with that new alt jersey….
#58 by Chris in Nashville on 01.29.09 11:15 am |
Hopefully we will Tennessee-Alabama color on color soon.
http://www.rockytopt...
#59 by Kevin M. on 01.29.09 11:19 am |
Mike said:
Damnit I knew I was forgetting a few. Blue Jays too with their alt jersey.
#60 by Mike on 01.29.09 11:20 am |
Kevin M. said:
Orioles…..
#61 by Paul Lukas on 01.29.09 11:33 am |
John T said:
I was already working on the article when I got a call from someone in the High School Sports dept. of ESPN.com. He was working on a little video report about the history of h.s. basketball shorts and wanted to pick my brain about some historical points. I mentioned to him that I was working on a story about a high school with long basketball pants, and we (and our respective editors) agreed it would be good to coordinate our efforts. So he ended up hiring a video crew to film the Gate City kids (he didn’t actually travel down there to see them, and neither did I — we just got raw footage), and then he added that footage to his video report and did the voiceover. Then we embedded his video report in my column.
My column was originally slated to run next week (since I already had two other columns scheduled for this week), but we moved it up to yesterday because that’s when his video report was set to be posted.
The principal of the school got everyone all pumped up for the ESPN moment, as you can see in this story:
http://www.tricities...
And this photo gallery:
http://www.tricities...
#62 by Ricko on 01.29.09 11:34 am |
I have to believe the rule, if it is such, really pertains to a color of cleats other than basic black or white. Otherwise it makes no sense.
Although I don’t know why they’d worry that the Phillies were going to opt for kelly green cleats or something. But I guess ya gotta have a rule for every contingency.
#63 by Mark K on 01.29.09 11:35 am |
I think the metallic flakes in helmet paint make them look dumb. Like a fishing boat.
#64 by CMP on 01.29.09 11:42 am |
OK, I admit it: I’m a fan.
Last night’s Top Chef episode was Super Bowl-themed. The current contestants cooked-off versus an All-Star team from past seasons, with the chefs wearing jersey-ified chef coats. Current cast each had their first name and the number “5″ (for season 5) on the back of their white coats, while the ex contestants had black coats (don’t remember if they ever showed the backs…) with NFL logo patches on the right sleeve.
The cook-offs were team/city themed, with each competitor wearing a button of the team/city that was meant to inspire their dish. They also displayed the team helmets during the cook-offs.
The audience all wore cheap-o replica jerseys, while the show’s hostess Padma Lakshmi, wore a pretty fetching ref uni…
Here’s a gallery…
http://www.bravotv.c...
#65 by Jon Horton on 01.29.09 11:46 am |
The Washington Huskies Women’s hoops team is wearing their pink uniforms for the first time ever tonight… before their scheduled debut for their “Think Pink” weekend. The coaches wanted to honor the late NC State women’s coach Kay Yow as they will not be able to attend memorial services due to the Pac-10 schedule.
#66 by Paul Lukas on 01.29.09 11:50 am |
Mike said:
Or to put it another way:
http://wonkette.com/...
#67 by interlockingtc on 01.29.09 11:50 am |
I think Ryan’s Swisshelm Park logo is one of the nicest creations I’ve seen in a long while. So simple and striking.
Ryan, is the logo based on the actual Pittsburgh city bus signage or just from your imagiantion? In any case, it looks just great.
#68 by Bopper on 01.29.09 11:58 am |
Pitt and Villanova played at The Spectrum last night, but the floor was from the Wachovia Center… does anyone have a screen grab? My phone pics didnt really come out.
#69 by bills on 01.29.09 11:58 am |
I’ve always been fascinated by your hatred of nike, Paul, when adidas is like a million times worse. i used to like adidas because they were kinda the little brother of nike (in that they were less popular, it seemed) but this shit they pull nowadays is disgusting.
They put their stupid three stripe piping down EVERYTHING as if it’s cool or something. The only thing it actually might be cool on are like vintage adidas track suit with that old three pointed logo. nobody wants to see an NBA team warm up and be reminded that the warm up shirts are made by adidas. nobody cares that you make the mother effing all-star jerseys–they look like shit.
yea, nike puts their swoosh all over everything, but they never make it part of the actual uniforms–its not like there’s big swoosh piping down the side of oregon’s pants. Even on the decent football jerseys adidas makes (UCLA, Wisconsin) they stick the goddamn adidas logo RIGHT above the front jersey number so its the first thing people see when they look at a player. I really disgusts me and I would like to hear more about how adidas sucks a pair of sweaty balls (not that nike doesn’t suck an equally sweaty pair of balls). Thanks, Paul.
/gets off soapbox
#70 by Stan a.k.a. ALL my teams suck on 01.29.09 11:59 am |
a.) AWESOME sweater, making my own teams jersey has crossed my mind (the New York Fighting Polacks thats my fantasy team name).
b.) Really interesting story about the H.S. team. Playing in long pants sucks. That kid was too kind it’s hot as blazes I played indoor soccer in long pants once yeah no burn on the knees but I had to take them off during half time.
#71 by M.Princip on 01.29.09 12:05 pm |
Paul Lukas said:
How awesome is this:
http://www.tricities...
#72 by Stan a.k.a. ALL my teams suck on 01.29.09 12:08 pm |
bills said:
I am starting to feel the same way in my 22 years of life I’ve had one pair of Nikes (half boots for the winter that I got from my ex’s brother) and about 10 pairs of Adidas Sambas so my view is a bit askew.
Adidas vintage stuff really cool, new stuff is horrid seriously the football jerseys, the soccer jerseys, the b-ball unis are shit. Nike does make some horrid stuff anything Oregon is junk but at least it’s a little swoosh can you imagine if Adidas did those jerseys 3 lines up and down.
Adidas still has my heart but I am finding some Nike stuff really good looking (new Steve Nash’s NICE… any new Adidas sneakers crap).
#73 by War Damn Eagle on 01.29.09 12:12 pm |
Kevin M. said:
so all the teams that wear predominantly navy had to get special permission to wear black shoes? that sounds retarded? (braves, twins, tigers, yankees, mariners)
#74 by War Damn Eagle on 01.29.09 12:13 pm |
Kevin M. said:
throw the blue jays, marlins and orioles in there, too. although the o’s are putting more orange in there these days.
#75 by Ricko on 01.29.09 12:21 pm |
War Damn Eagle said:
Still think it largely pertains to teams wanting to wear something other than black or white shoes. Only reason there’d seem to be a need for it.
#76 by Squiddie on 01.29.09 12:25 pm |
And why doesn’t Obama wear a powdered wig? If it was good enough for Washington…
OK. Back to non-politics. Here’s the Brighton’s Away kit and here’s the Leicester City Home kit.
Maybe it’s lost in these images, but I don’t see how they’d clash.
Also I think those are the 2007-2008 LCFC away jerseys which are now the third jersey. They have a black shirt that they’re wearing this year.
#77 by Namhob on 01.29.09 12:29 pm |
CMP said:
I think it’s the 3rd to last picture shows one in black with their name on the back and the number 4 (season 4 maybe?)
#78 by War Damn Eagle on 01.29.09 12:31 pm |
It’s not like a huge number of teams wear shoes that aren’t black:
NL
Phillies (red)
Cardinals (red)
Cubs (royal)
Dodgers (royal)
AL
Athletics (white)
Royals (royal)
That’s it. Six teams.
#79 by Kenny on 01.29.09 12:33 pm |
Mike said:
Fair enough. I wasn’t making an assumption either way, I was just curious. I tend to think if they are dressed more relaxed, productivity tends to increase because of increased morale. Now it would be one thing if they started showing up in jeans and button downs, but slacks and sweaters or sweater vests with a collared shirt is still formal enough. Just my two cents.
#80 by Mike Miller on 01.29.09 12:33 pm |
In those Leicester City pictures, it looks like Leicester gave Brighton & Hove Albion their reserve team or youth team kits. The number font on the back of the yellow kits is not the standard Coca-Coca League font.
#81 by Ricko on 01.29.09 12:43 pm |
War Damn Eagle said:
Think maybe it designed to be certain that, say, if the Mets wanted to wear something other than black or white, royal would be their only choice. Orange wouldn’t be on an option. Not enough of it on the uniform.
Or the Brewers couldn’t wear old gold. Or the Phillies royal. The Mariners teal. Etc.
#82 by JTH on 01.29.09 12:43 pm |
Who knew people here would have such a hard time compiling a comprehensive list of MLB teams that wear black. There have been like 97 comments posted on the subject today and nobody’s gotten it right yet.
AL:
Jays, O’s, Sox, A’s
NL:
Mets, Fish, Bucs, Stros, Reds, D-Backs, Giants, Rox
#83 by War Damn Eagle on 01.29.09 12:48 pm |
Ricko said:
Somebody tell that to David Wright.
http://www.fadingad....
#84 by Ricko on 01.29.09 12:55 pm |
War Damn Eagle said:
Ah, yes…”Are you a white shoe, or a black shoe?” Should have Glynda standing there.
And, of course, the gray, or mostly gray, shoes many players wear on the road are a gray area.
#85 by Silverfoot on 01.29.09 1:02 pm |
bills said:
I also don’t necessarily LIKE all the branding, but isn’t it integral to the uni’s at this point? I think the adidas logo tends to work better with a lot of uni’s than the nike–and who pays for our little conceit of a comment room if these guys don’t put out the uni’s? Half the comments here are generated by dude finding a picture of branding. If they weren’t there, we would have to WORK!
Sorry to be devil’s advocate, but…let’s talk aesthetics. We all know what the Nike and Adidas logos look like. They’re not going anywhere and sometimes they are interestingly incorporated.
#86 by Tall Paul on 01.29.09 1:17 pm |
Ryan: Cool jersey! Did you intentionally design the original logo with the upside down lettering on the bottom? http://farm4.static.... If so, why did you abandon that in favor of the right side up lettering on the finished product? http://farm4.static....
#87 by Matt from L.A. on 01.29.09 1:21 pm |
Paul’s article from yesterday is on the ESPN main page below The Sports Guy as the Editor’s Choice.
#88 by Rob on 01.29.09 1:25 pm |
Uni Watch gets namechecked in this auction for an ugly/beautiful soccer jersey:
http://cgi.ebay.com/...
#89 by Ryan Connelly 40 on 01.29.09 1:36 pm |
“Ryan, is the logo based on the actual Pittsburgh city bus signage or just from your imagiantion? In any case, it looks just great.”
interlockingtc, actually the yellow circle in the middle is supossed to look like the “RR” crossing sign:
http://www.freefoto....
and to tall paul, i was going to go with the upside down lettering, but i looked at the pen’s throwback logo, and the blackhawk’s throwback logo, and the wild’s logo and all the lettering is right side up.
thanks for the compliments!!!
#90 by SpellsGood on 01.29.09 1:42 pm |
“Finally, some batting helmets with a little class apparently are just up the road. Can’t wait. At least as cool as the paintings on black velvet that guy sells out of his van at the corner of 38th & Xerxes.”
Ricko, is there really a guy who sells velvet paintings there? Nice area…near the SW corner of Lake Calhoun, correct? Gawd, I miss Minneapolis!
On topic, these DIY projects are great! I wish I had done my own sewing on a hockey jersey botched by a local sports shop.
#91 by Bo in Boulder on 01.29.09 1:49 pm |
Uni related comic today here:
http://www.gocomics....
#92 by hugh.c.mcbride on 01.29.09 1:50 pm |
Looks like the ol’ “Bush Required Jackets and Ties AT ALL TIMES because he RESPECTED THE OFFICE” story might not have been as infused with truthiness as we were led to believe.
Jeez, if the guy could allow a lie about coats & ties permeate the media to this extent, it kinda makes you wonder if there’s anything else about the past 8 years that we might want to take a closer look at, no?
#93 by JTH on 01.29.09 1:50 pm |
Bo in Boulder said:
Cute, but it ain’t no “Benchies.”
#94 by warren thompson on 01.29.09 1:52 pm |
Nick said:
Green and silver, I believe. Those were the colors of the Miami Seahawks of the old AAC whose franchise migrated up to Baltimore after one season. (Some also claim the original Colts wore green and gold.)
#95 by Ryan Connelly 40 on 01.29.09 1:58 pm |
“I wish I had done my own sewing on a hockey jersey botched by a local sports shop”
or, if you want a job done up to team and league standards, send it to “joe h”… he does great work!!!
#96 by SWC Susan (aka Tex) on 01.29.09 2:07 pm |
bills said:
Oh great…. don’t give them any ideas!
#97 by Dawn on 01.29.09 2:14 pm |
Here’s my latest sports-related cake. It took a lot of food coloring to get it that dark and it turned all of our teeth green, but it was worth it.
http://farm4.static....
#98 by tom farley on 01.29.09 2:24 pm |
we all know most marriages depend on a firm grasp of football trivia
Greatest moment of Guttenberg’s career: Emerging from the room where he’d been quizzing Elyse and declaring, with drama: “The wedding … is off.”
(Working from memory. Wording might not be verbatim.)
#99 by Ricko on 01.29.09 2:38 pm |
SpellsGood said:
Oh, there are plenty of “paintings on black velvet” sellers. In the summer, anyway. Probably not at 38th and Xerxes, though, cuz as you mentioned is a mighty nice neighborhood there south of Thomas Beach and a bit north of the Linden Hills area, which I love.
I just wanted to use a street name that sounded as odd as , say, “Kedzie” which Chicago people get use for such things. LOL
The “Bub’s Pub” on the Benchies unis was, in real life, The Uptown Bar & Grill, with which I am certain you are also familiar (don’t tell anyone that, though, that’s just between you and me).
—Ricko
#100 by SpellsGood on 01.29.09 2:56 pm |
Ricko, I do my fair share of drinking out of my numerous Uptown Bar pint glasses, actually. You probably know the ones; they have the very cool script logo, which would probably look great on a baseball jersey.
Hmmm…maybe a future DIY project?!?
Not a big Celtics fan (except for KG), but that cake posted by Dawn above was awesome!
#101 by M.Princip on 01.29.09 3:03 pm |
War Damn Eagle said:
I thought Kenny Chesney was a Red Sox fan, and wear’s that token choker?
#102 by M.Princip on 01.29.09 3:06 pm |
At closer inspection, looks like the choker necklace is there.
#103 by brad northstar on 01.29.09 3:13 pm |
Could that shirt that Paul linked to be a Roller Derby jersey (instead of bowling)?
http://cgi.ebay.com/...
#104 by jACK h. on 01.29.09 3:19 pm |
Here’s some more fuel to the Lions’ logo rumors:
http://www.realclear...
#105 by Ricko on 01.29.09 3:20 pm |
SpellsGood said:
Indeed. Know that logo well. Very cool. Very classic. Been around as long as I can remember, which, we have determined, is a fair amount of time.
Oh, nurse….
#106 by Jack H. on 01.29.09 3:21 pm |
(And, if you scroll down and look on the right on this page, it will show you where to send stuff for the context: http://www.detroitne... )
#107 by MPowers1634 on 01.29.09 3:37 pm |
Ryan Connelly 40 said:
Great Job, Ryan…you numbers and logo make it!
#108 by M.Princip on 01.29.09 3:45 pm |
jACK h. said:
Would it help if the Lions also changed their name to the Michigan Lions; i.e. Carolina Panthers? I mean, if you’re going to re-brand the Lions, better not do it half ass.
#109 by Peter on 01.29.09 3:48 pm |
Didn’t someone post a designer graphic company’s attempt at a new Detroit Logo sometime ago…I distinctly remember seeing a very “british” Lion with full facial features outlined in gold…
#110 by Nick on 01.29.09 4:02 pm |
Ricko said:
NEWBY’S WHA MEMORY OF THE NY RAIDERS
I visited New York in 1972-1973 as a twelve-year-old and one of my first sports team identification memories, other than my hometown N.O. Saints and ABA Buccanners, were dozens of New York Raiders posters plastered gonzo-graffiti style in commercial areas all over my relatives’ Brooklyn neighborhood. They were about the size of movie posters, about 2 x 3 feet large.
The posters were of a Black and White (then) modern style and featured a pretty fierce hockey player’s shadow-type profile, I don’t remember them having a logo or number, and a really nice bold type font “New York Raiders”. They were placed like other free handbills all over the place, on boarded buildings and fences and other surfaces.
At the time I didn’t know the WHA from HR Puff’n'Stuff, but I always remembered the pretty cool NY Raiders posters, and particularly how the player’s profile and bold type-font stood out on a the two-color posters.
Anybody have one of those?
#111 by JTH on 01.29.09 4:07 pm |
MPowers1634 said:
Yep. Without those, it’s just a gray shirt from the Gap.
#112 by Nick on 01.29.09 4:10 pm |
tom farley said:
Agreed.
He must have been related to the producers to have been given such a great, timeless line.
Is there a better scene in the history of Hollywood that captures or relates better to unicentricity?
#113 by Hank on 01.29.09 4:11 pm |
Bo in Boulder said:
Wonder if the inspiration for this came from the high school goaltender who has pattened the goal netting graphics on his pads, blocker and catching glove?
#114 by Nick on 01.29.09 4:16 pm |
brad northstar said:
My guess would be it’s a Roller Derby or women’s athletic jersey of some kind because:
1.) It appears to be of a pretty durable knit or durene material that is more appropriate for a contact sport, and
2.) The hem at the bottom and width of the jersey seems to be again more appropriate for a contact sport, as a bowling shirt would be looser and probably cut square at the bottom hem.
That said, who could know ……
#115 by Scott in Erie on 01.29.09 4:18 pm |
Pretty nice ESPN article. Still can’t get used to seeing kids wear pants on the court, but it was a good interview.
The guy seemed pretty reasonable about the whole thing.
#116 by Nick on 01.29.09 4:24 pm |
Nick said:
***************************************
DUH TO ME … I amend my answer …
The fact that it is flannel, is made by Powers (contact sport uni-manufacterer), has soil stains (outdoor useage), and is a size 34 (very likely ladies’ size) points to it being a women’s softball/baseball jersey.
I don’t bowl, but has anybody ever seen a flannel bowling shirt?
#117 by LI Phil on 01.29.09 4:26 pm |
JTH said:
comment of the day
#118 by josh's twin on 01.29.09 4:28 pm |
Nick said:
It certainly has the design elements of a roller derby jersey, but because it’s short sleeve, I have my doubts.
#119 by J.D. on 01.29.09 4:49 pm |
PFT is reporting that the Lions will change uniforms in 2010.
http://www.profootba...
Hopefully this involves ditching the black. After all, it’s basically a visual reminder of the Millen era.
#120 by Jack H. on 01.29.09 4:51 pm |
M.Princip said:
Eh, I don’t know about that…I don’t think that will ever happen, because I think that would rub the citizens of Detroit the wrong way. I mean, the city, not to mention the team, already has a bad image and this is the opportunity to change that image – but they’re going to take away the chance at redemption by taking away its identity with the city?
#121 by Mark K on 01.29.09 4:57 pm |
Ryan-
Did you try cutting out the center of the small 4 or didn’t that look any good?
#122 by anotherguy on 01.29.09 5:07 pm |
Ricko said:
Why would we use Kedzie when we can just as easily use Melvina, Paulina or Lunt?
:-)
#123 by Nick on 01.29.09 5:24 pm |
Jack H. said:
SAVE US FROM THE TREND-SEEKING, WEAK-MINDED IDIOTS THAT WOULD ADD BLACK TO THE YANKEES UNI IF THEY THOUGHT IT WOULD MAKE THEM LOOK COOL
Nothing in the world was wrong with the 1960s-1990s Lions unis, then they -like so many others guided by traditionless idiots – added the Black to the uni and it all went to crap. Adding the Black was SINFUL, and truly a metaphor of looking how you play for the Millen-era
Go back to the Blue & Silver traditional unis, do something perhaps to accomodate the fact that sleeves are shorter and the striping may need to be changed, and they will look great.
The one good thing about Thanksgiving football used to be that no matter what kind of team the Lions had, the unis looked sharp and good.
At least the 49ers adding the black was connected to an actual era (1950s). Their first mistake was the updated unis are way too busy when you add the black and the extra trim and striping required to accomodate all the colors.
They would do much better simply going back to the 1970s-1997s unis. Their adding the Black was in BAD TASTE, not SINFUL.
#124 by MichaelS on 01.29.09 5:36 pm |
Mike Miller said:
There are no patches either, reminds of a time late in the last century when Man City came to Fratton Park and had to borrow our yellow away kit.
#125 by jon on 01.29.09 5:39 pm |
Silverfoot said:
amen brotha
#126 by JTH on 01.29.09 5:41 pm |
anotherguy said:
…but only if you’re pronouncing them “Melv-EYE-na” and “Paul-EYE-na” the way God intended them to be pronounced. Drives me nuts to hear the XM traffic reporters refer to the “Ashland/Paul-EE-na” exit.
(BTW, my wife’s grandmother’s house is on Melvina Ave.)
#127 by Tall Paul on 01.29.09 5:43 pm |
Nick said:
Can’t find a poster but here’s a pic of the team logo: http://images.auctio...
#128 by interlockingtc on 01.29.09 5:52 pm |
Nick @ 122 is right.
The Lions uniform prior to the stupid addition of black is lovely.
And that logo should remain untouched. Actually, get rid of the superfluous black outline.
#129 by hillvecio on 01.29.09 6:00 pm |
I recently flew Spirit Airlines and the entire inside of the cabin was a giant billboard for Bahamas Tourism. Every overhead bind had an ad, as did each bulkhead.
Given that the Bahamas tourism logo looks like this: http://countrybrands...
It was a pretty tacky display.
#130 by anotherguy on 01.29.09 6:10 pm |
JTH said:
You can always tell a newbie: a few years ago we had a restaurant chain come to town and advertise that they had a store in “KNAP-er- ville”. I think the chain is out of business now.
And the traffic reporters are just HORRIBLE-they really should make them listen for about a week or two before trying to say Beisterfield.
Second City had a skit about Soldier Field, Comiskey and a few other regularly butchered names: lifelong Chicagoans laughed, others just didn’t get it.
#131 by Ryan Connelly 40 on 01.29.09 6:13 pm |
“Ryan-
Did you try cutting out the center of the small 4 or didn’t that look any good?”
i tried, it just didnt look good. looked cleaner as it is. and for the “p” “a” & “r” i actually cut through the letter to cut out the middle part. i just glued it up real nice! haha
#132 by BurghFan on 01.29.09 6:25 pm |
I also don’t necessarily LIKE all the branding, but isn’t it integral to the uni’s at this point?
NO. Would you enjoy the Super Bowl any less if there were no Reebok (or anybody else’s) logos on the uniforms? I’d enjoy it a bit more.
We all know what the Nike and Adidas logos look like. They’re not going anywhere…
You’re right that they’re not going anywhere, but they don’t add anything to uniforms.
#133 by LI Phil on 01.29.09 6:36 pm |
LI Phil said:
sounds like matt’s next DIY
#134 by Podunk Texas on 01.29.09 6:39 pm |
as a man who has never sewn a button on a shirt, i am impressed by all the DIY crowd… i really want to give it a whirl.
#135 by Larry Bodnovich on 01.29.09 6:52 pm |
Bo in Boulder said:
Funny thing about that comic. I was reading a book last night. It said Carlisle painted a football on all its jerseys to confuse the defense in a game vs Harvard. Carlisle also used the hidden ball trick.
#136 by Silverfoot on 01.29.09 6:59 pm |
BurghFan said:
Actually, they add their logos, which the teams put there to get breaks on the uni’s and pay big bucks to design.
I know that the(all) aesthetics are subjective, but look at the proliferation of other patches with branding as well. Stop watching sports if it bugs you that much. Unfortunately, these branding things are a totally legit aspect of the sports we watch.
Find something more interesting to reference here.
And, I would enjoy the super bowl far more if you doubled the branding on uniforms and eliminated the half time show!
#137 by Tall Paul on 01.29.09 7:03 pm |
Larry Bodnovich said:
Man, I had been trying to remember that since the comic was posted. I read it in The Football Hall Of Shame but I’m at work and don’t have access to the book and couldn’t remember the specifics. I did find a reference to it online in The Anatomy Of A Game with a Google book search. Here’s the link (hope it works): http://books.google....
#138 by Larry Bodnovich on 01.29.09 7:07 pm |
Tall Paul said:
Good find. I read it in a book called “Inside the Program” A history of college football. I chuckled when I read it and thought how odd to see the comic today after reading that last night.
#139 by Taylor on 01.29.09 7:21 pm |
As a basketball coach at a private Christian school I must interject on the long pants thing. There is nothing Biblical stating you shouldn’t wear shorts. The Bible says young women should be modest (1 Tim. 2: 9-10).
There is nothing specifically directed at men, but men are still to be modest (Phil 1: 9,10).
Now if the team was wearing a thong for basketball shorts that’d be one thing, but basketball shorts today are FAR from revealing http://www.flickr.co... . You could even argue that those long pants are *tighter*, thus more revealing.
That being said many people interpret Scripture as many different things. I’m not dissing my Christian brothers, I’m just respectively disagreeing with them.
Is there a Biblical scholar or theologian who can back me up/correct me on this one?
#140 by Taylor on 01.29.09 7:35 pm |
Stan a.k.a. ALL my teams suck said:
I gotta admit, I used to be a die hard adidas guy. I still say their running shoes are really good. But, I’ve switched over to Nike. Their basketball shoes not only look better but feel better. The adidas college bball unis, excluding Indiana, Arkansas and UCLA which they didn’t design, stink. Nebraska, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, just to name a few, are brutal. Nike doesn’t have any design (outside Oregon’s camoflage jerseys) that’s near as bad. Let’s give Nike a little love. Oh, and Under Armors college bball jerseys aren’t much better than adidas’.
#141 by odessasteps magazine on 01.29.09 7:42 pm |
Hey, there’s a Page 2 article on uniforms and not by Paul. It’s by “unofficial Page 2 contributor” Dave Dameshek and friend of Uniwatch writing about Pittsburgh’s uniforms.
#142 by Patrick in MI on 01.29.09 7:44 pm |
Anyone else here collect gumball football helmets? You know, the 50-cent machine at the grocery store…My girlfriend recently got a Chargers one that is navy blue, not white as pictured here: http://www.gumballhe...
We’re in the process of hunting down Steelers and Cardinals ones to go on the football cake for Sunday.
#143 by Ryan Beauchamp on 01.29.09 7:45 pm |
So in honor of the passing of Mrs. Yow
the NC State womans basketball team will be wearing pink uniforms for the rest of the season
for breat cancer awareness
#144 by Johnny O on 01.29.09 7:46 pm |
Don’t know if this has been posted yet, so sorry it is has…
NFLshop.com has the Super Bowl Championship shirts and hats at their store for pre-sale.
Cards:
shirt:
http://www.nflshop.c...
hat:
http://www.nflshop.c...
towel:
http://www.nflshop.c...
Stillers:
shirt:
http://www.nflshop.c...
hat:
http://www.nflshop.c...
towel:
http://www.nflshop.c...
…I gotta say I actually really like this years stuff. I enjoyed last years hats, but not the shirts at all.
#145 by Johnny O on 01.29.09 7:53 pm |
Johnny O said:
*Should be…”sorry if it has been posted”
I missed this at my first glance…but what’s up with the the green stitching on the shoulders on the Championship shirts???
And notice the continuing trend of no vector reebok logo on the shits and hats.
And aside from three Super Bowl logos on the towels, there is no logo creep. Is that not made by reebok?
#146 by Tall Paul on 01.29.09 7:57 pm |
Johnny O said:
Did Reebok ever put their vector logo on their shits? That really would be logo creep!
;-)
#147 by BurghFan on 01.29.09 7:59 pm |
I know that the(all) aesthetics are subjective, but look at the proliferation of other patches with branding as well. Stop watching sports if it bugs you that much. Unfortunately, these branding things are a totally legit aspect of the sports we watch.
Is the NBA’s lack of manufacturers’ logos illegitimate? I only hope that the proliferation you mention stops before I’m moved to stop watching.
Find something more interesting to reference here.
Than your posts? OK. ;)
And, I would enjoy the super bowl far more if you doubled the branding on uniforms and eliminated the half time show!
Turn off the TV, do something else for a half-hour, and turn it back on.
#148 by Stuby on 01.29.09 8:06 pm |
Johnny O said:
Shouldn’t the merch say “NFL League Champions”? :^J
#149 by BurghFan on 01.29.09 8:09 pm |
And aside from three Super Bowl logos on the towels, there is no logo creep. Is that not made by reebok?
There’s a company called McArthur that makes all the NFL’s towels. Of course, if the Steelers win, those towels that the NFL Shop is selling won’t be the big sellers.
#150 by Ricko on 01.29.09 8:13 pm |
Taylor said:
Taylor, may I ask (and I’m not anti-Christian, far from it)…Is the fundamentalist (sort of) notion that we should be protected from ourselves actually scriptural? I mean, the whole idea of sex as “original sin” only dates to St. Thomas Aquinas, right? So it isn’t truly biblical, the “original sin” notion, that is. And, as I understand it, accepting Grace actually leads us to have an easier time with temptation, rather than more difficulty. So then, those attending such a school—assuming they have truly accepted Grace—should’t need more safeguarding than the generally accepted standards of the sports community in general, should they?
I realize that’s a pretty secular intreptation, but it seems a bit relevant.
(Now, my FLIP observation is that I hope they don’t have a sychronized swim team. Based on what their unis might look like, their routines would be limited to, say, recreating Titanic survivors treading water in the North Atlantic.)
—Ricko
#151 by LI Phil on 01.29.09 8:22 pm |
LI Phil said:
freudian slip of the day ;)
#152 by Erich on 01.29.09 8:39 pm |
Ryan, did you do the cross stitch by yourself? I have a couple DIY projects, but really need to learn how to do that to finish them…
#153 by MPowers1634 on 01.29.09 8:41 pm |
LI Phil said:
No…but here it is, just finished…except the stitching:
http://i256.photobuc...
http://i256.photobuc...
http://i256.photobuc...
http://i256.photobuc...
http://i256.photobuc...
#154 by kbutler03 on 01.29.09 8:53 pm |
I know golf doesn’t get too interesting unitl The Masters in April (and rarely is it eccentric for us uniwatchers), BUT did anyone besides me see what Ryan Moore was sporting today at the FBR Open in Phoenix? sorry could find any photos…
#155 by Ryan Connelly 40 on 01.29.09 8:59 pm |
“Ryan, did you do the cross stitch by yourself? I have a couple DIY projects, but really need to learn how to do that to finish them…”
nah, my friend shirley did the cross stitching. i guess its a setting on the machine. i will do it next time though… sorry
#156 by Taylor on 01.29.09 9:13 pm |
Ricko said:
I’m not going to try to play like I’m some Rick Warren/Billy Graham theologian or anything, but the way I understand it…
I don’t believe Scripture talks about “protecting ourselves from ourselves” or anything. I know we’re supposed to protect our heart from temptations (drugs, affairs, etc.)
As for the sex thing, sex is great, sex is wonderful. Shoot, GOD INVENTED SEX! That probably sounds sacreligous to some, but it’s true. Not to get scientific, but it’s how we procreate. God wants us to have passion and joy. Otherwise he’s just have us rub elbows with our wives to get them pregnant or something. But the catch is while you are single you’re supposed to hold off on the sex thing. Once you get married: GO FOR IT!!! Knock yourself out!
I’m just guessing on this, but maybe the school doesn’t want it’s students dealing with temptation. That’s sad to me, because these kids (and adults) are going to face temptation at some point, if they haven’t already. Would you rather them learn how to handle temptation in the safe confines of a Christian school or would you rather shelter them and let them face it when they are at a party in college alone, if that makes sense.
Sorry to ramble. To make this post somewhat uni-relevant, I’ll say that it’s wrong for basketball players to wear long pants. It’s like baseball players wearing pajamas (wait, they do that already, bad example).
#157 by JTH on 01.29.09 9:18 pm |
MPowers1634 said:
Wow. That’s pretty damn nice. I was actually going to do something really similar. I certainly wasn’t planning to honor Michael Stonebreaker, though.
#158 by MPowers1634 on 01.29.09 9:21 pm |
JTH said:
He was my favorite player as a kid and always wondered where he diappeared to.
One of my friends is originally from Atlanta, where he went to HS with Wes Pritchett, one of the other ND linebackers at the time.
Well, those two have reconnected via Facebook and today, my buddy was exchanging messages with Stonebreaker. My buddy actually told him about my project!!!
#159 by JTH on 01.29.09 9:45 pm |
MPowers1634 said:
Until I saw that last photo, I had completely forgotten that he was briefly a Bear. He and Chris Zorich were in the same draft class, right?
#160 by JTH on 01.29.09 9:59 pm |
“I’ve got this thing and it’s fucking golden, and, uh, uh, I’m just not giving it up for fuckin’ nothing. I’m not gonna do it. And, and I can always use it. I can parachute me there.”
I wonder if he lost that fight by unanimous decision as well…
#161 by LI Phil on 01.29.09 10:16 pm |
LI Phil said:
may have to rethink that earlier ‘comment of the day’ nomination…
#162 by MPowers1634 on 01.29.09 10:22 pm |
JTH said:
yup…STonebreaker played for te Bears in 91
#163 by MPowers1634 on 01.29.09 10:31 pm |
MPowers1634 said:
From what I heard, he’s back in Louisiana doing something with this company:
http://www.nobrew.co...
#164 by Terri on 01.29.09 10:38 pm |
LI Phil said:
I vote for comment of the year…
#165 by JTH on 01.29.09 10:44 pm |
LI Phil said:
You cut me deep, Phil. You cut me real deep just now.
#166 by Chuck on 01.29.09 11:48 pm |
interlockingtc said:
I agree. Changing a logo ( a classic one to boot), because a team has a bad record is superstitious nonsense!
#167 by Ricko on 01.30.09 12:07 am |
Chuck said:
Yup. Go back to the Barry Sanders era look (adjusted for today’s tailoring differences) and go get better. If they were close to being good, maybe new unis would be a nice little “icing on the cake”, but something new now is just putting a tux on Gilbert Gottfried and hoping he’ll turn into Josh Brolin.
—Ricko
#168 by Chris on 01.30.09 12:19 am |
shadoquad said:
I love Olie Kolzig. As a Caps fan of over 20 years, there has been no better face for the franchise than Kolzig. Then again, Ovie is making a strong case for that now, so think of it like a passing of the torch. On a more uni-related note, the original style home white Capitals jersey is my all-time favorite pice of apparel, and is unique with 28 individually sewn elements (logo, stars) which made it one of the more expensive NHL jerseys to buy. Pair it with the blue pants with the red & white stars down the side and you’ll steal my heart
#169 by Cool Cars on 01.30.09 1:49 am |
I also prefer do it yourself project because i get Improvement of stick skills by the DIY project.
#170 by Motorhomes for sale on 01.30.09 1:59 am |
What a great insight with DIY project new adition.
#171 by News » about : kay yow funeral on 01.30.09 6:10 pm |
[...] blogs related to [kay yow funeral] CARY, N.C. – Kay Yow didn’t ask one of her famous friends to speak at her funeral. Instead, the longtime North Carolina State women’s basketball coach had a message for them. “And now I say farewell,” Yow said. “And it’s been a wonderful journey, especially since the time I accepted Jesus as my lord and savior.” In a video played to the hundreds of fans and colleagues who gathered Friday at a suburban Raleigh church for Yow’s funeral, she thanked the legion of supporters who guided her throug(Quote from : 「In funeral video, NC State’s Kay Yow affirms faith」) Funeral arrangements have been made for Coach Yow: A public viewing will be held Friday, January 30, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. ET with the funeral to follow at 3:00 p.m. at Colonial Baptist Church in Cary, N.C. The burial will take place Saturday, January 31, at 10:00 a.m. at the Gibsonville Cemetery in Gibsonville, N.C. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to: Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund and mailed to: WBCA, attention Megan Smith 4646 Lawrenceville Hwy. Lilburn, GA (Quote from : 「」) Observations about the highly public dispute between coach Gary Williams and athletic director Debbie Yow and her colleagues over two former recruits: 1) The way to look at this is as a power struggle. There’s Williams, who has more seniority than his bosses and a national championship. There’s Yow, who ultimately is accountable for basketball and all other sports at the school. Each in different ways has felt undercut by the other. I believe Yow felt slighted because — according to the depa(Quote from : 「Thoughts on all the infighting」) Another day, another DIY project, this time from longtime contributor Ryan Connelly . Here’s his story: I grew up in Swisshelm Park, within the Pittsburgh city limits, and the bus that ran through my neighborhood was called the “68G Swisshelm Park Express.” So whenever I need a team name for a fantasy league, I call it the Swisshelm Express. I recently got inspired to create my own DIY Swisshelm Express jersey. I started by creating a quick, simple logo for an old-school-looking hockey j(Quote from : 「Uni Watch DIY Project: Steel City Fantasy Edition」) Coaches, former players, media members, and fans have all shared their Kay Yow stories since she died on Saturday. We had an opportunity to talk with a few of those people this morning.A public viewing will be held Friday, January 30th from 10am-2pm at Colonial Baptist Church. Funeral services will follow at 3:00pm at Colonial Baptist Church in Cary. The burial will take place Saturday, January 31st, 10:00am at the Gibsonville City Cemetery in Gibsonville, NC. In lieu of flowers, donations may b(Quote from : 「Remembering Kay Yow」) [...]