Roger Faso said:

In the 2001 MLB Playoffs, the A’s hung Jermaine Dye’s jersey in the dugout after he shattered his kneecap.

BTW. I don’t know who was pitching for the Rockies last night, but his hosiery was fantastic.

When Larry Dierker managed the Houston Astros, he once had to take an extended absence, and I remember his jersey got the hanging-in-the-dugout treatment. (Forget the details though.)

He had brain surgery after a siezure in the dugout in 1999.

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TEXAS on any Road jerseys!

Red letters/piping, Red caps, Red undershirt, Red socks/stirrups, Red belts, Red Fleece Pullovers, Red jackets at home

and vice versa with the Blue on the Road

Went to the No Mas/Nike David Wright Interview…very cool…Chris Isenberg is a very cool cat.

I got to ask Wright about his cuffs and he put it bluntly…days he goes high, nights he wears ‘em, low.

By the way, I only got picked tp ask a question because of this:

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This guy was GREAT by the way…he blessed the new stadia, played the keyboard and led us in a rousing version of “Meet the Mets” as well as an amazing gospel tune that had something to do with Moses at the plate.

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You already did a DIY of the “I’m calling it shea” shirt? Amazing. I would honestly purchase that shirt if they came like that. Hell, I might even buy one anyways. My closet is very brewers blue, gold, and throw in some retro yellow and blue. I may need a change. Mets and Crew this weekend! Anyone want to place some friendly wagers on the games or series?

Jake Kubuske said:

anyone notice this? possible new San Francisco 49ers secondary logo leaked?!
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Warner Brothers should sue.

Thats all folks! LOL!

anyone notice this? possible new San Francisco 49ers secondary logo leaked?!
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Warner Brothers should sue.

chance said:

allenjd said:

Hank said:

Being a fan of the Fightin’s, even I think the Mets look terrible in black hats and jerseys. Team colors are blue and orange. Live with it. Same goes for all teams who think adding a black alternate is a good look when that color is not part of their scheme.(Yeah, yeah I know its for the mighty dollar. Just so tired of looking at them.)

The Mets originally chose blue and orange because they were the colors of the Dodgers and Giants. Black is also a Giants color so it can be argued that it belongs there as much as the others.

Blue and white from the Dodgers, orange and black from the Giants.

I do agree though that the blue hats look much better.

Had they chosen black as a team color back in 1962, then I’d agree. But the inclusion, coming when it did, has the distinctive stink of a moneygrab.

Then again, they just slapped black accents on top of a pretty good uniform design, completely wrecking it. Design is a delicate balance, like making a cake. You can’t just dump a load of baking powder on top of a finished cake and call it an improvement.

I don’t like the black, but in the pros if a team says it’s a team color, then it’s now a team color. It doesn’t matter what they’ve worn before. If they wear it now, it’s a team color. In college, the university has to change the school colors, which the teams happen to wear, for there to be an official change. Teams can still wear colors that are not official school colors (which isn’t always good — e.g., see Miami and Florida State in black — but could be good — e.g., see Notre Dame in green).

I’d say the Mets’ colors are now blue, orange, and black since they wear those uniforms. Have the Mets changed their official colors to blue, orange, and black?

That’s really a semantic argument. Personally, I think the dearth of black as a trim and alt-uni color is simply a replacement of white as an neutral base and accent color. The Mets’/As’/Royals’ black alts are pretty much just their everyday jerseys on a black base instead of white.

Most every team in every sport on every level has a white jersey, but that doesn’t make white a “team color.” Notre Dame’s colors aren’t blue, gold, and white. The San Francisco Giants’ colors aren’t black, orange and white. Unless the team only has one other primary color (the blue-and-white University of Kentucky and NY Yankees, for instance), the white is assumed as a neutral base or trim and not a “team color.” Unless the people in charge make it a point otherwise–which can be argued in the Mets’ case since they did, in fact, create an alternate logo in which black replaced the team color blue and not the benign white–black should be treated in the same manner.

Again, my beef with the Mets isn’t the use of black, but decade-long insistence that a uni they rarely actually wear is the official home outfit. Heck, I’d even be OK with the blue-brimmed black cap being worn full-time at home–even with the pinstripes–if they’d just wear blue sleeves/belts/socks along with it. That cap itself is fine as far as I’m concerned (the dark dome with a lighter brim combo actually has kind of a retro, this-is-what-we-would’ve-worn-in-the-’30s-if-the-team-existed-back-then feel to it), but there is no way around the fact that wearing black sleeves and socks with blue pinstripes is just plain FUG.