I actually contacted the site owner to find out. Looks like they went into bankruptcy and ‘Retro Brand’ bought the name.

Thanks for that info. They had some cool stuff (I did buy some from them) and I’m sorry not to see it available at a single site.

Okay, I’ll admit I’m new to this site (really enjoying it so far) but what happened to Distant Replays out of Atlanta? It used to carry such a wide range of cool stuff but now appears to have a sharply reduced catalog. Did it lose licensing agreements or something?

I actually contacted the site owner to find out. Looks like they went into bankruptcy and ‘Retro Brand’ bought the name.

the situations aren’t really all that similar, in that this one is entirely voluntary. Yours has a complicating element in that the name change wasn’t entirely Brady’s idea or serve his self-promotion.

Chad Ochocinco. He misspelled it on the paperwork? Whatta maroon.

Eh, not sure I see all that much difference, in that I think both are “entirely voluntary,” though obviously only one is purely self-serving promotional bullsh*t. I’m not an attorney (though I play one on TV), but I suspect a sharp lawyer could have raked the league through the coals on that. (Just what we need, more litigation in sports.) But I do agree that Chad, uh, What’s-His-Name is an idiot.

BTW, I read this morning that the next “Hard Knocks” will focus on none other than the Bengals. Can’t wait.

Jays middle reliever Bill Murphy has his first initial of his first name on the back of his jersey, although I can’t find another Murphy on the team’s roster.

First base coach Dwayne Murphy. He wears no initial.
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Not a fan of today’s ESPN column.

(a) I think that the camo jerseys look cool.

(b) Judging from the number of words in the column, it looks like our Glorious Founder is working just a little too hard to find reasons other than his standard knee-jerk liberalism (if you like camo, you must love war!) to hate the uniforms and the sentiment behind them. (For purposes of disclosure, I am a war-hating Libertarian.)

(c) The idea of wearing throwback military uniforms is outstanding. I would not throw out the camo with the bathwater, though.

I have to disagree. Paul’s politics and mine are nothing alike, but his arguments about camo and military tributes on sports uniforms make sense anyway as they’re principally based on aesthetics and on the simple observation that sports teams are sports teams – nothing more or less.

I spent a chunk of the nineties living in San Diego. Those Padres teams would occasionally give a way a big block of tickets to a group of guys on active duty, who would attend in uniform. Seeing a section or two full of servicemembers was a much more fitting tribute than a uniform modification both from the standpoint of the people being honored and the impact on the others in attendance.

JTH said:

Stirrups color-matching question:

On one of the t-ball teams my son is on, the “jersey” is forest green and the cap is royal blue (*sigh*). So should he wear royal blue or forest green stirrups? We’ve got both colors.

Follow-up question: what are the chances he’s the only kid on any Chicago Park District t-ball team wearing stirrups?

You people disappoint me. Nobody has an opinion on this critical matter? This is important, folks!

Fine. You’ll all be sorry when we can’t decide and he ends up wearing one green and one blue stirrup. Hell, there might be so much confusion that he wears them with the high arches on the shin sides.

And I’m gonna post pictures after every game. *Shakes fist agrily*

How’s about blue for home games and green for away?

i actually had a reply ALL SET for you, but well…work got in the way…dammit

those bastards!

JTH said:

i was furiously searching for pics of a green and blue striped stirrup, which might solve your problems…but since (a) i could not find such a beast, and (b) since you only possess blue and green separately, i was at a loss…

Well, we’ve got a roll of royal blue hockey tape…

JTH said:

can you (a) get your son a cap that matches his jersey or (b) fire the equipment manager?

This particular league cost $0 to join, so I guess you get what you pay for.

JTH said:

i’d say, tho…have the cap and the socks match — could you take pics of BOTH possible combos and have the folks vote? that might be the best way to decide

if you so choose, shoot me the pics, and i’ll post them in one of my weekend entries, and you can let Stirrup Nation (TM) decide

That’d be great. Thanks. And as an added bonus, it’ll be another thing to infuriate the weekend commenters!

JTH said:

Stirrups color-matching question:

On one of the t-ball teams my son is on, the “jersey” is forest green and the cap is royal blue (*sigh*). So should he wear royal blue or forest green stirrups? We’ve got both colors.

Follow-up question: what are the chances he’s the only kid on any Chicago Park District t-ball team wearing stirrups?

You people disappoint me. Nobody has an opinion on this critical matter? This is important, folks!

Fine. You’ll all be sorry when we can’t decide and he ends up wearing one green and one blue stirrup. Hell, there might be so much confusion that he wears them with the high arches on the shin sides.

And I’m gonna post pictures after every game. *Shakes fist agrily*

shit…james…

i actually had a reply ALL SET for you, but well…work got in the way…dammit

i was furiously searching for pics of a green and blue striped stirrup, which might solve your problems…but since (a) i could not find such a beast, and (b) since you only possess blue and green separately, i was at a loss…

can you (a) get your son a cap that matches his jersey or (b) fire the equipment manager?

i’d say, tho…have the cap and the socks match — could you take pics of BOTH possible combos and have the folks vote? that might be the best way to decide

if you so choose, shoot me the pics, and i’ll post them in one of my weekend entries, and you can let Stirrup Nation (TM) decide

*Shakes fist agrily*

Make that angrily.

See what you done made me do?