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Guess us sports fans in Tampa just do things different.

They had a fluke last year, they may break 500 this year, but they are FAR from being a threat…to any one…

Putting up a banner for a division championship…how come the Marlins dont have Wild Card Banners in JRS from there 2 WS?[/quote]

A sellout has nothing to do with empty seats, you can have a sellout and have no one at the game.

“You’re supposed to display the banner of the highest level you reach,” says Tyler. “And just one, not two. Guess they’re new at this.”

Not sure who made Kepner the official championship banner authority, but I’ve never heard of such a “rule.” The Rays can do whatever they want to celebrate the title. Back in the day when the AL and NL were separate entities, winning “the pennant” meant something. I’d hate to think a league championship was something to hide just because you went a step further.

I believe the St. Louis Cardinals — in Busch II — used to have all of their division titles and league titles displayed as painted pennants on the tops of the dugouts. The WS titles were real flags in center field’s upper deck. They’ve won the most WS of any NL team, and yet they chose to display all of the division titles as well, so so much for the “being new” concept and what you’re “supposed” to do.

You win a title — any title — you earn the right to celebrate it any way you choose. Otherwise, why have them?

Doesn’t the the “wild card era” kinda necessitate defining division championships and league championships? You can win your league without winning your division. In a division as tough as the AL East, I would damn well make sure people knew that 2008 wasn’t due to making the playoffs via the wild card. I guess the Braves would have to come up with another color to delinate wild cards should they ever win one; all of their playoff appearances are via division titles. Yellow w/ blue = division title
Yellow w/ red = national league pennant
Red w/ blue = world championship

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It hasn’t happened yet, but what will the Braves do when they run out of room for those flags? Will they go above to that green piece below those ads and scoreboard? It looks like that’s the only place.

On a different note, I was lucky enough to twice see Eddie Feigner and the King & His Court 4 man team. Such an entertaining show. Go see them, even though the King is gone.

Well, here’s a start:

Current (or reasonably current) New Era: http://i256.photobuc...
New Era leather band: http://i256.photobuc...
SportsSpecialties (late ‘80’s early ‘90’s MLB supplier, especially Mets, Padres): http://i256.photobuc...
Wilson Sporting Goods (1970’s and earlier supplier, many clubs): http://i256.photobuc...
McAulliffe (1970’s and earlier supplier, especially Red Sox): http://i256.photobuc...
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American Needle is another company that makes decent caps.[/quote]

Roman Pro was another cap maker.

well…i’m putting an asterisk (*) next to this one in my book…although im still recording it as “snow whites” “black/blue caps” for the uni combo (which is what they wore monday)

Well, here’s a start:

Current (or reasonably current) New Era: http://i256.photobuc...
New Era leather band: http://i256.photobuc...
SportsSpecialties (late ‘80’s early ‘90’s MLB supplier, especially Mets, Padres): http://i256.photobuc...
Wilson Sporting Goods (1970’s and earlier supplier, many clubs): http://i256.photobuc...
McAulliffe (1970’s and earlier supplier, especially Red Sox): http://i256.photobuc...
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Left off the last link[/quote]

American Needle is another company that makes decent caps.[/quote]

yes they do. Also Roman Pro although I’ve never seen either on something game used. Doesn’t mean they weren’t club suppliers, but it’s usually the first thing I look at with caps on display and never seen their tags on gamers. Would love to see ‘em if anyone’s got ‘em.[/quote]

Just remember something I read here sometime back. Roman bought McAuliffe and that became Roman Pro (or something like that). I know when the Sox were in the ’86 Series they were wearing caps that just by the shape were not New Era, so they probably were Roman Pro.

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Oh, and LI Phil… does this count as a “white jersey win” for the Crew? Or should I put this in a while separate category?