Reader Michael Kotler has noticed something really interesting going on in Japanese baseball. I’ll let him explain:
As we all know, MLB players can’t wear the number 42 (besides Mariano). But I’ve noticed that in Japan, a lot of foreign players wear 42. I looked into and it seems there are six foreigners wearing it: Marcus Gwyn of the Rakuten Golden Eagles; Marc Kroon of the Tokyo Giants; Tom Mastny of the Yokohama Baystars; Tony Blanco of the Chunichi Dragons; Brian Sweeney of the Nippon Ham Fighters; and Jonah Bayliss of the Seibu Lions.
Six players may not sound like much, but there are only 12 teams in Japan, and each team is only allowed to have four foreigners on its roster. So having one of the four players foreign players on half of the teams wearing 42 seems a little odd.
Is it just that most of these players wore 42 when they were young and wanted to continue it? Is it that they just want to wear 42 because they know they couldn’t back in the States (all except Blanco are American)? Is it that they all want to honor Jackie Robinson (which I think would be pretty cool)? Or is it just a ridiculous coincidence?
Good questions. One question that immediately came to mind was whether any of the six other Japanese teams had a Japanese player wearing No. 42. So I asked Kotler that, and he said and he promptly reported that four of the six have 42s on the roster: the Hanshin Tigers, Toyo Carp, Yakult Swallows, and Chiba Lotte Marines.
So the situation is this: Ten players in Japan wear No. 42, and six of them are non-Japanese players. Hmmmm. Mark in Shiga, Jeremy Brahm, and our other Japanese baseball experts, can any of you shed any light on this?
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#1 by floormaster squeeze on 08.11.09 8:03 am |
Tim Crispy aka \”Big Nips\” video \”I Like Jerseys\” (you can tell he is a Packer fan because they are well represented and Favre jersey receives a treatment that is not the label).
http://www.youtube.c...
This is a total tangent but the beer coozy shown in the video (Algoma Penguins) brings back my biggest sports wear regret. I had my mother on the lookout at yard/garage/rummage/tag sales for vintage stuff and one time she came up huge. She bought a beautiful Algoma Penguins warm-up jacket for me. It had all the earmarks of a classic baseball warm-up jacket in red with black and tan trim. But the kicker was that it had a beautifully sewn embroidered penguin over the breast. It was also 3-D and I have seen little like it since–it was puffed up with fabric to create a penguin body and it was executed flawlessly. Unfortunately it was also a men\’s small so it would never fit me. I was moving a few years later and had a few people over and was randomly giving stuff to people and gave it to a woman it would fit well. (It turns out another woman there that day would bring up the jacket relentlessly to the woman I gave it to and I heard eventually she wore the other woman down and she probably has it in storage some where).
#2 by CJ on 08.11.09 8:07 am |
Those Real Valladolid kits are positively garish. Made even worse by the stupid Puma collarbone design trim thing. It looks okay on plain shirts, but when it interrupts stripes it looks stupid.
Of course when those stripes are purple and black, you’re already pretty low on the looks scale.
#3 by Sam Allison on 08.11.09 8:12 am |
Being a Mountaineer, I HATE Pitt…but I will say those new unis are really nice. Huge improvement over their old ones, especially that crappy number font they’ve used in the recent past. Now all they need to do is to bring back the cursive Pitt logo and they’ll be good to go.
#4 by Jason Shane on 08.11.09 8:48 am |
Michael Kotler, Mark in Shiga, Jeremy Brahm, and our other Japanese baseball experts:
What’s the best website to get daily news, boxscores, game recaps, etc. for Japanese baseball? I’ve been wondering this for long time, but have never been able to find a reliable news source for Japanese baseball.
#5 by Jeremy Brahm on 08.11.09 8:52 am |
Actually, out of the Japanese #42s currently, only one of those players is not a pitcher.
Kroon wearing #42 as a tribute to Robinson I could see.
Here is an article, which is similar to what was asked.
http://atypicallife....
In my opinion, it is probably the following, a player joins a new team (foreigner in this case) and he has no idea what numbers are available. What number you like to wear? I wore 27 in the States, well our star player wears that. What do you have left? Pitchers tend to have higher numbers a number in the 40s looks fine for a pitcher. Not saying the 20s isn’t bad either, but Tom Seaver (#41) anyone?
#6 by RobT on 08.11.09 8:53 am |
Jason Shane said:
Another question for our Japanese baseball wing, what is a good site for buying hats, jerseys etc.? I have tried to find American sized ones and keep coming up empty from the official sites. Apparently, New Era cannot sell me NPB hats from the US, as I tried emailing them. So any ideas?
Also, does anyone have any pictures of the Eastern and Western League teams’ uniforms not named after their NPB clubs? I tried to find some and either their names are in Japanese on their websites or I misspelt the English versions.
#7 by Jeremy Brahm on 08.11.09 8:57 am |
Jason Shane said:
http://japanesebaseb...
Michael Westbay’s been running this site for like 10 years now. It is the best place to start. Plus he’ll even translate articles from the Japanese sports dailies to provide additional information that you may not find in the English papers.
Don’t forget the Japan Times and Daily Yomiuri papers. They have game reports for each day and a couple of columns on what is happening every week.
http://www.japantime...
http://www.yomiuri.c...
#8 by Jeremy Brahm on 08.11.09 9:06 am |
RobT said:
RobT, it is really difficult to get the right sizes for replica Japanese uniforms in the States. As you can see in my picture.
http://www.flickr.co...
This was the biggest size available, which is called an XO and it is still incredibly tight. If you get an authentic uniform, those are much more expensive ($350 or more) and you can rarely find those in the States.
Yakyu shop is one of the few, but I know that they do about as good as they can.
http://www.yakyushop...
If you are thin, buy the replica uniform, if you are a bigger guy, go to Japan to buy the authentics, which may take a little more time and let alone cost. Plus you would need to visit the team store to buy them. Most retailers only sell the replicas. The uniform that you see is a replica that a friend of mine bought for me in Japan.
#9 by Dave Sterling on 08.11.09 9:08 am |
Is there really a david cummings?
i submitted the cleveland browns link, and my name is David Sterling
#10 by Teebz on 08.11.09 9:08 am |
Those cuff links are neat, but I’m not a cuff link guy. Sorry, Paul.
I emailed the guy selling the Cuban baseball posters yesterday, though. He said that he would combine shipping for all posters bought, meaning that the $12 for shipping can be spread over three or four posters. YAY!
I’m gonna go take a better look at those now.
#11 by LI Phil on 08.11.09 9:09 am |
LI Phil said:
rhetorical question?
i guess freedom of speech ends at the suggestion of murder…in a comic strip…tho i could certainly envision such a conversation taking place between cheney and goodell
#12 by Dave Sterling on 08.11.09 9:09 am |
Also, fellow nerds, let us not forget that 42 is the ultimate answer to life the universe and everything.
#13 by mmwatkin on 08.11.09 9:22 am |
LI Phil said:
I would bet that it is less of a “freedom of speech” issue and more of a “we don’t want a shit storm from people with nothing better to do than complain about a comic strip” issue.
#14 by David on 08.11.09 9:31 am |
Dave Sterling said:
Hey David Sterling, it’s David Cummings. Been submitting Browns/Blackhawks stuff to this site for a long time. Maybe I just got mine in first? Dunno. It’s happened to me where I’ve submitted something before and someone else got the credit. All good. You a Browns fan? Where you located? I am in NYC.
D
#15 by Beardface on 08.11.09 9:38 am |
Dave Sterling said:
Obviously, this is the correct answer
#16 by Jordan on 08.11.09 9:45 am |
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#17 by Pete in Portsmouth on 08.11.09 9:50 am |
I thought that Tank McNamara was hysterical.
#18 by Mark in Shiga on 08.11.09 10:02 am |
I’m flattered to be mentioned by name in the post today!
And I can answer the question, too!
The Japanese language contains two series of number words, one native, and one adopted from Chinese. The native one goes like this: 1 hitotsu, 2 futatsu, 3 mittsu, 4 yottsu, 5 itsutsu, 6 muttsu, 7 nanatsu, 8 yattsu, 9 kokonotsu, 10 to. The Chinese-based one is: 1 ichi, 2 ni, 3 san, 4 shi, 5 go, 6 roku, 7 shichi, 8 hachi, 9 kyu (or ku), 10 ju.
They also love numerical puns and associations, and the language (in part because they adopted many Chinese words about 1500 years ago without adopting Chinese tones) contains a huge number of homophones.
One of the biggest ones, looking at those number words, is that the word shi (死), meaning “death”, sounds like the number 4 (四). Four is the unluckiest number because of this, and so many Japanese people like to avoid 4, whereas foreign athletes wouldn’t have a problem with it. A double-four is worse, but for American imports it’s just the number of Hank Aaron and Reggie Jackson, so many foreign players have worn it. The Hanshin Tigers alone have had George Altman, Lance Parrish, Cecil Fielder, and Randy Bass.
Similarly, the word ku can mean both “9″ (九) and “pain” (苦). So number 49 is avoided by Japanese players, whereas Americans like Warren Cromartie don’t mind it.
The number 42 brings to mind shi-ni, part of the conjugation for another form of the word “to die”, so it too is unlucky. But not for the imports, such as, in addition to the players mentioned above, Alex Cabrera, Julio Zuleta, Dan Serafini, and Brian Sikorsky.
Here’s a Japanese-language page where a blogger compares Japan’s “unlucky 42″ with Western culture’s “unlucky 13″: http://homepage3.nif... (The player pictured at the top, Tsugio, is a Japanese-Brazilian.)
I wouldn’t discount the idea of players choosing it because of Robinson. No matter what your ethnicity, a foreign person in Japan (even a rich ballplayer) is going to endure a bit of discrimination from time to time. I’m guessing that a few of them get a renewed appreciation for what Robinson had to endure, and like having his number. I’m happy to see so many people choosing it.
#19 by Marc M. on 08.11.09 10:05 am |
LI Phil said:
“Freedom of speech” only pertains to the government censoring a citizen, whereas a private company like the Post can do whatever they like in that area.
#20 by Ricko on 08.11.09 10:17 am |
Likewise, your expectation of privacy exists only in relationship to the government. Your employer, for example, can dig into just about anything they want…in their workplace or relating to it.
So watch those emails. ; )
—Ricko
#21 by Brandon on 08.11.09 10:20 am |
Paul that diamond studded first base coach, George Hendrick, could be considered your arch enemy. I can’t prove this, but I know that I have heard on national broadcasts that Hendrick was one of the first players that went anti-stirrup by wearing his pants long during his playing days.
#22 by leon on 08.11.09 10:27 am |
Mark in Shiga:
Excellent comment!
#23 by LI Phil on 08.11.09 10:30 am |
Marc M. said:
oh, i’m well aware of that…my local rag has censored doonesbury in the past; no such luck with garfield or mallard
my question (tho paul’s was equally pertinent) is on what grounds does the post feel justified in pulling the strip…”because they can” isn’t really the answer i was searching for…
#24 by anotherguy on 08.11.09 10:31 am |
No comments yet on Merlyn Mantle dying at age 77?
#25 by M.Princip on 08.11.09 10:32 am |
Just added this fun cover, by Jack David, in our ‘Pro!’ mag. section. I hadn’t checked, yet, I wonder if they depict all of the #77 players correct?
#26 by Jeff P on 08.11.09 10:33 am |
Dave Sterling said:
That’s why I wear it on my hockey team…
#27 by M.Princip on 08.11.09 10:33 am |
Sorry, that’s Jack Davis.
#28 by Hott Rodd on 08.11.09 10:35 am |
LI Phil said:
Besides that they are still in denial about Dick being pure evil?
#29 by Justin on 08.11.09 10:35 am |
Last week, I had the chance to take a hard hat tour of Target Field, the future home of the Minnesota Twins.
http://www.flickr.co...
#30 by anotherguy on 08.11.09 10:38 am |
LI Phil said:
Maybe the “local” angle; Vick residing in Virginia or thereabouts. Maybe they don’t want any negative publicity if someone actually does take a potshot at him. (Of course, take a potshot without a “Washington Bullet” in this hypothetical gun.)
#31 by Paul Lukas on 08.11.09 10:38 am |
LI Phil said:
Actually, “because they can” is precisely the answer. There’s no mandate or imperative — First Amendment-wise or otherwise — to publish a cartoon. Newspaper editors make value judgments every day in terms of what they feel is and isn’t appropriate to run in their papers. Sometimes it involves staff-created material, sometimes it involves syndicated material. That’s not censorship; it’s editorial evaluation. Now, you may think a given evaluation is stupid, but that doesn’t mean it’s morally, ethically, or professionally wrong.
#32 by Hott Rodd on 08.11.09 10:40 am |
LI Phil said:
My actual answer would be that they choose what to print. No newspaper is an unbiased, unslanted publication. I do not read the washington post, but I would imagine that if the editors decided that comic hits too close to home, or as the writer said, the satire was not immediately apparent to those who still drink the haliburton kool-aid, then yeah they can yank the strip. Once again they are a private company, and I am sure that it is within the guidelines of their agreement to run the strip that they have discretion when it comes these issues. As is pointed out in the article, they are subbing it with a syndication approved archived strip.
#33 by Ricko on 08.11.09 10:40 am |
Pretty sure newspapers have the right to not run a strip based on “inappropriate content” or something. They can’t edit a strip, but they can opt to run it or not run it on any given day.
Besides, I thought it was a stretch. Wasn’t sure if it was a comment on Dick, Vick or both.
Although I’m probably the last one who should be commenting on a comic strip, other than to say I think most of them today work too hard at being “insightful, profound, topical…” whatever. That approach costs them a light-hearted attitude that I think is necessary for a strip to work.
But that’s just me.
—Ricko
#34 by leon on 08.11.09 10:41 am |
The Post placed Doonesbury in its op-ed pages years ago, I suppose because it expouses political opinions rather than the mindless dreck found in most “cartoons”. They treat it like Toles (and before him, Herblock) probably to avoid a lot of blowback from those who want their comics to be aimed at 7 year olds. (And for some reason, they place “Dilbert” in the Business section, allowing me to immediately trash the comics without opening it). But, happy 35th, Tank, I guess?
#35 by Ricko on 08.11.09 10:44 am |
M.Princip said:
Interesting timing. Just the other day found a Jack Davis TIME cover previewing Vikings-Raiders Super Bowl. Is sitting in a pile of “things to scan and email to Mike P.”.
—Ricko
#36 by Peter on 08.11.09 10:45 am |
The NY Post IS a cartoon
#37 by leon on 08.11.09 10:45 am |
sorry, that should have been “espouses”.
#38 by LI Phil on 08.11.09 10:48 am |
Peter said:
that may be so, but we’re talking about the washington post
#39 by ClubMedSux on 08.11.09 10:48 am |
I love hot dogs, tattoos, and topless women, but this is still pretty freaky-deaky…
If that tattoo was intended to be some sort of Chicagoan purity test then I passed because my immediate reaction was “for the love of God, why the ketchup?”
#40 by Peter on 08.11.09 10:49 am |
my bad, came in too late on this…(it’s what happens when I go over the thread too quickly while @ work)
#41 by Ricko on 08.11.09 10:49 am |
Ricko said:
Whoa. Not saying strips shouldn’t make a serious, compelling point now and then, just talking about the manner of making those points.
Thought I’d better clear that up.
—Ricko
#42 by anotherguy on 08.11.09 10:53 am |
leon said:
This is some sort of on-line dating site, isn’t it? E-Spouses?
BTW Leon;- in the spirit of suggested numbers for people like Sonny Sixkiller and others, what number would be suggested for the WR Fair Hooker?
#43 by anotherguy on 08.11.09 10:55 am |
Ricko said:
Throw Goddell’s name in there and you’ve captured my feelings. What is the point? Anti-Cheney, anti-Vick, anti-NFL…?
#44 by leon on 08.11.09 11:02 am |
BTW Leon;- in the spirit of suggested numbers for people like Sonny Sixkiller and others, what number would be suggested for the WR Fair Hooker?
Whatever Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wore. (33?)
:)
#45 by LI Phil on 08.11.09 11:02 am |
intersting…in the article accompanying the tank strip, one of the commenters stated:
LI Phil said:
i know that the post is often cited, along with NYT, as being an exemplar of liberal media bias…and of course, they did employ a couple of fellers named woodward & bernstein a few years back…
just strikes me as odd that they’d yank the strip (if they did so because “it’s just not funny” then i have no argument)…but apparently not one other paper chose to do so
im guessing they pulled it because of their sentiment towards vick, not dick
#46 by Ricko on 08.11.09 11:04 am |
anotherguy said:
Or former Georgia(?) guard Happy Dix?
Indiana TE Brown Marks?
Nebraska RB I.M. Hipp?
Indiana WR Jade Butcher?
Indiana WR Harry Gonso?
(That Indiana team—coached by Lee Corso, btw—had some strange names)
#47 by Ricko on 08.11.09 11:06 am |
Gonso was the QB. Sorry.
#48 by Hott Rodd on 08.11.09 11:13 am |
Ricko said:
i guess we know where the NFL’s Cleveland team came up with the idea for their new pants.
#49 by JTH on 08.11.09 11:20 am |
LI Phil said:
Does it strike anyone else as hypocritical/gutless that the Post put the kibosh on the print version of the comic, yet they seem to have no problem allowing one of the paper’s officially-sanctioned blogs provide readers a link to it?
#50 by leon on 08.11.09 11:22 am |
Indiana TE Brown Marks? #2
Nebraska RB I.M. Hipp? Anything in the 60’s
:)
#51 by anotherguy on 08.11.09 11:27 am |
JTH said:
We don’t want to lose ALL that business, do we? ;-)
Seriously, its one thing to know that 80% of your sales area has no other PRINTED option to see the cartoon, but quite another thing to realize that 100% of your sales area has unlimited opportunities to see the cartoon on-line.
#52 by anotherguy on 08.11.09 11:29 am |
leon said:
Who was that NFL Man of the Year who “found a new friend” the night before he was playing in the Super Bowl?? Did he play for Buffalo?
#53 by Steve on 08.11.09 11:29 am |
http://www.politicke...
The Nets are changing their jerseys and getting rid of the “New Jersey” on the front. Some people aren’t happy about that.
#54 by anotherguy on 08.11.09 11:31 am |
leon said:
I used to do drugs in the 60’s; now I don’t care what the temperature is.
(I heard that one from Rodney Dangerfield, but others seem to have claimed it as their own.)
#55 by JimV19 on 08.11.09 11:31 am |
Paul Lukas said:
Exactly. In the same way, how many private businesses have this sign – “We reserve the right to refuse business to anyone.” I’ve seen it quite often.
Besides, the Tank strip got it backward. I’d fear getting on the NFL’s bad side much more than getting on Mr. Cheney’s bad side…
#56 by stannate on 08.11.09 11:35 am |
I’m guessing by the uniform guide posted for the Las Vegas Locomotives, their style will be a template applied to the other three UFL teams?
#57 by JimV19 on 08.11.09 11:37 am |
LI Phil said:
Freedom of speech ends at yelling “Fire!” in a theatre when there is no fire, so I could see it ending with the suggestion of murder. Could run into libel problems, too, eh?
#58 by leon on 08.11.09 11:38 am |
Who was that NFL Man of the Year who “found a new friend” the night before he was playing in the Super Bowl?? Did he play for Buffalo?
You may be referring to Eugene Robinson, who, at the time played for the Falcons. In an interesting coincidence, there is an editorial writer for the Washington Post by that name. Neither man played for Buffalo.
#59 by JimV19 on 08.11.09 11:40 am |
Even before the whole Vick/Dick/Goodell thing, I’d rather read Benchies than Tank. Start submitting to the Post, Ricko!
#60 by M.Princip on 08.11.09 11:40 am |
stannate said:
That’s sad. I will say this, as someone mentioned, I do like the name; Locomotives.
#61 by stu on 08.11.09 11:46 am |
interesting Chris Cooley talking about the NFL dress codes and Fines this year
http://chriscooley47...
#62 by JimV19 on 08.11.09 11:48 am |
A few other things:
- I love the Sixers’ new floor. It’s better than the new unis.
- I posted this late last night so I’ll ask again; I know I’m in the minority becasue I don’t think the LV Locomotives look that bad, but can we all agree they look better than some of the current NFL updated unis?
- I miss the old-school blocking technique in that Broncos pic. I’m only 5-10 and in college I weighed about 170, but in our pickup football games I occasionally had to play the line. I always blocked old-school and kept some pretty big guys away from my QB. Why can’t today’s hulks do it?
- Anyone else have flickr problems the last couple of days? Some pics from there have been taking a little longer for me. Just wondered if there was a flickr hackr out there.
#63 by Berto on 08.11.09 11:49 am |
LI Phil said:
Not getting the Washington Post is one of the things I miss most about leaving DC. Sigh.
#64 by bill on 08.11.09 11:50 am |
anotherguy said:
Still digesting the news regarding Eunice Shriver. Merlyn endured an awful lot.
#65 by Wollen1 on 08.11.09 11:52 am |
Re: the Pitt uniforms- I’m happy to see a Nike design without crazy lines and squiggles everywhere. Is The Beast finally realizing the beauty of understatement?
#66 by leon on 08.11.09 11:54 am |
Not getting the Washington Post is one of the things I miss most about leaving DC. Sigh.
It may be like drinking lite beer Berto, but if you need to chip bad:
http://www.washingto...
Link provided by WPAA
:)
#67 by Berto on 08.11.09 11:55 am |
anotherguy said:
If it becomes a story they know people can find it if they want it. So since it has become a story I don’t see any problem with them allowing one of their blogs to link to it. I don’t think they’re trying to hide it from the world. They chose not to print it. I don’t think it’s wrong to then show it in an explanation of why they chose not to print it.
#68 by Berto on 08.11.09 11:57 am |
“It may be like drinking lite beer”
-F-ing close to water?
#69 by JimV19 on 08.11.09 12:01 pm |
M.Princip said:
Mike, do you have any PROLOG magazines? http://www.ecrater.c...
Those were, by far, the best publications the NFL ever printed. So many great photos. I have two (looking back on the ‘84 and ‘85 seasons) and they rank up there as some of the best items in my collection.
#70 by jp on 08.11.09 12:12 pm |
http://www.bustedtee...
#71 by Ricko on 08.11.09 12:16 pm |
JimV19 said:
I have half-dozen or more from early to mid-’70s. Been meaning to dig them out. Was gonna see if I had ‘77, to check on Bucs wearing nothing but white all season (generally a photo from every game every week).
—Ricko
#72 by Nick on 08.11.09 12:23 pm |
Wollen1 said:
Imagine how much better they would look if the Gold were 2-3 shades darker? Or even if they went back to the Marino-era “scripted-Pitt” dull Gold
#73 by Ricko on 08.11.09 12:23 pm |
So…what’s everyone gonna do during the UW hiatus?
Me, I’m playing to quit smoking, eat better, get in shape, build the BENCHIES blog, start those damn 1960 AFL paintings, find photos of the aberrant ’70s NFL jerseys for Timmy B, make gobs of money and maybe find true love and work for world peace.
I mean, seriously, I’ll have a LOT more time on my hands.
—Ricko
#74 by M.Princip on 08.11.09 12:28 pm |
Ricko said:
I’ve had a chance to pick them(Prolog) up from time to time, however, never did. I’ve glanced through a couple from the early eighties, yet, for some reason I felt everything I needed was in the Pro! issues, and that simply the Prolog was a review of that season? Maybe I should look further…..think I will.
#75 by JimV19 on 08.11.09 12:30 pm |
Ricko said:
Looking to sell or trade? I may be willing to part with my ‘85 issue. How about Pro Quarterback? I have one of those from ‘72. I always wondered what other issues were like.
#76 by Ricko on 08.11.09 12:30 pm |
Ricko said:
And, just for the hell of, I think I’ll turn another year older. Oh, like I have a choice on that one.
–Ricko
#77 by M.Princip on 08.11.09 12:32 pm |
Ricko said:
I’ve arranged a little Dip(Diprivan) drip for the time off. So, when I awake after the Uniwatch hiatus, I’ll be none the wiser, or, dumber. Well, maybe a little dumber.
#78 by Nick on 08.11.09 12:34 pm |
Steve said:
Are the New jersey Nets the longest term lame duck team in the history of U.S. professional sports?
Wasn’t it at least 5 years ago that the rappers and some gizzillionaire (Ratner, or someone with a similar name?)rannounced that they were building the Jay-Z Brooklyn Arena and that the Nets would eventually play there? Don’t we get updates on the progress of that arena evey 6 months or so.
Why would a NJ fan have ANY interest in that mess?
Didn’t the Nets just move to a newer arena in NJ? And soon after they now want the arena in Brooklyn?
I don’t get it. Somebody fill me in.
I feel like the Grandpa in “Moonstruck” that can’t figure out who ends up with who ….
#79 by Ricko on 08.11.09 12:34 pm |
JimV19 said:
I had a mess of Pro Quarterbacks (originally just “Quarterback”). Most have been dismembered and pieces are in my files. Think I kept #1 intact, though. Namath on cover, as I recall.
Yup, Joe Willie. Think I may have that one in a bundle of mags somewhere.
http://cgi.ebay.com/...
—Ricko
#80 by JimV19 on 08.11.09 12:34 pm |
M.Princip said:
It’s worth it. There are some great full-page photos in the Prologs. I tried to post some yesterday that showed the Oilers’ and Chargers’ 25th anniversary patches, but I was having flickr problems.
#81 by timmy b on 08.11.09 12:38 pm |
Ricko said:
Awwww Ricko…you’re the man!
#82 by Teebz on 08.11.09 12:39 pm |
Ricko said:
While the site is on hiatus, we should get together on a Saturday or Sunday for this, Ricko. We can collaborate online if you like. :o)
#83 by M.Princip on 08.11.09 12:40 pm |
JimV19 said:
I’ve just initiated the hunt. Thanks.
#84 by JimV19 on 08.11.09 12:40 pm |
Ricko said:
I have the ‘72 Super Bowl issue. Not in the greatest of shape, but it has lots of pics of the QBs they rated, and there’s a three-page color comic about Cosell, Gifford and Meredith being drafted to help out some team that looks a lot like the Giants. Not bad at all. I’m sure it’s hardly worth as much as that Namath issue, though.
#85 by JSS on 08.11.09 12:42 pm |
This version of the Pitt uniform post script era are by far the best. It is not even close IMO. No shadow lettering; a clean classic look and a better flat gold color. Stripes on the pants look great (though I’d love to see all versions of colors). Stripes on the helmet are ideal. I think they are finally realizing that less is certainly more and the clean look produces more revenue for the Dept. I agree there should be previously taken photos of the unis so that we can see them better. I’d love the script back, but these uniforms are certainly better than anything we’ve seen in the past 12 years. HTP and well done designers.
#86 by Ricko on 08.11.09 12:43 pm |
M.Princip said:
Companion pub called “ProFile”, too, as I recall.
One recapped previous season week by week and previewed each team.
The other was features on individual players.
—Ricko
#87 by JimV19 on 08.11.09 12:45 pm |
Ricko said:
I figured I’d just read some books…
Paul, I found one you might like – “Bowling Across America: Fifty States in Rented Shoes” by Mike Walsh.
#88 by Ricko on 08.11.09 12:46 pm |
Bit of a bonanza here, possibly…
http://cgi.ebay.com/...
#89 by Ricko on 08.11.09 12:49 pm |
And ProFile…
http://cgi.ebay.com/...
Cover’s a killer.
#90 by JimV19 on 08.11.09 12:50 pm |
Ricko said:
Dang, and I don’t have an account! I used to have two of the issues on the bottom. That Steelers one looks my-tee fine…
#91 by LI Phil on 08.11.09 12:53 pm |
Ricko said:
i’ll probably work on some UW stuff…so if anyone else wants in on the “fixin the brewers” uniform piece…you know where to find me
and on the 21st of august, i’ll sing a small chorus of ‘happy bday ricko’…
i can just picture the scene in minnie
#92 by joe on 08.11.09 12:55 pm |
Beardface said:
#93 by Ricko on 08.11.09 12:56 pm |
JimV19 said:
I’ve bought tons of stuff on ebay. Takes about five minute to set up ebay and PayPal accounts.
Just sayin’.
Of those shown, I have top row for sure, and I think bottom right.
Have the Simpson “ProFile”, too.
#94 by joe on 08.11.09 12:56 pm |
Beardface said:
but what is the question?
#95 by Ricko on 08.11.09 1:03 pm |
joe said:
Some possibles…
When Does Middle Age Begin?
What Year in This Century Began With the Realization the Entire World Had Gone to War?
What Was Paul Warfield’s Number?
What Age Takes Twice As Long To Reach as 21, But Feels Twice As Fast?
#96 by anotherguy on 08.11.09 1:05 pm |
Ricko said:
This century?
#97 by Ricko on 08.11.09 1:06 pm |
joe said:
How Much Change Should You Absolutely Positively Not Withhold from Patrick Kane?
#98 by Ricko on 08.11.09 1:07 pm |
anotherguy said:
Oh, yeah, there was all that millennium bug stuff, wasn’t there. Forgot about that. As I said, gettin’ older by the minute.
#99 by anotherguy on 08.11.09 1:08 pm |
timmy b said:
Wow lazyass: cancer needs a cure too you know.
#100 by anotherguy on 08.11.09 1:09 pm |
Ricko said:
Twenty cents, twenty years old: there’s some sort of symmetry in there someplace.
#101 by Ricko on 08.11.09 1:10 pm |
anotherguy said:
“Dammit, Jim, I’m a DOCTOR not a _______!”
#102 by anotherguy on 08.11.09 1:17 pm |
bill said:
Okay, I’m not insensitive. But to look at it from another angle…
I’d imagine there were many women born in Commerce, OK in 1932 who endured an awful lot, yet never had the “high points” of a big-league lifestyle in NYC.
As I said, I’m not trying to be insensitve but rather I’m going Phil Jackson-Zen Master here. Maybe there is some sort of symetry and the highs and lows come close to balancing out.
#103 by anotherguy on 08.11.09 1:19 pm |
Ricko said:
Uniform Maven?
#104 by mike 2 on 08.11.09 1:28 pm |
joe said:
What do you get if you multiply six by nine?
#105 by Teebz on 08.11.09 1:34 pm |
mike 2 said:
Not 42. That 6×7. 6×9 = 54.
#106 by anotherguy on 08.11.09 1:46 pm |
Teebz said:
That’s the metric system Teebz.
Here we use the old Imperial system where 6×9 equals… well what do you WANT it to equal?
#107 by mike 2 on 08.11.09 1:47 pm |
Teebz said:
I know, 6×9 was the question in Hitchhikers (obviously wrong).
#108 by George on 08.11.09 1:52 pm |
Nick said:
And of course, with the economy in the crapper the way it is, even rich developers like Bruce Ratner are feeling the pinch and so now he can’t afford to make the payments to the city. So of course, like all magnanimous landlords do, the city decided that they’ll spread the payments out over a longer period of time. Because there’s no point in calling it a sweetheart deal unless you sweeten it even further.
#109 by Teebz on 08.11.09 1:55 pm |
mike 2 said:
Ohhh… never read it. Refused to watch it.
Carry on! :o)
#110 by Chris F. on 08.11.09 1:57 pm |
Las Vegas Locomotives? Since when did Las Vegas have an association with trains? The uniform is pretty busy too though I like the blue because well, any shade of blue is good in my books!
As for Pitt’s new unis, I like em, especially the stripe pattern on the pants.
#111 by LI Phil on 08.11.09 1:59 pm |
i was under the impression there would be no math today
#112 by Mark K on 08.11.09 2:04 pm |
M.Princip said:
I wonder how many NFL unis you’ll recognize when you awaken.
#113 by Hott Rodd on 08.11.09 2:06 pm |
LI Phil said:
Now that’s just a silly assumption.
#114 by Jason Shane on 08.11.09 2:22 pm |
Jeremy Brahm said:
Thank you so much, Jeremy.
#115 by bourbon soaked idiot on 08.11.09 2:48 pm |
George said:
A: The Nets are still in the Brendan Byrne Arena (aka CAA; aka Izod Center). They haven’t moved since they left the Rutgers Athletic Center over 30 years ago.
B: Ratner’s palace in Brooklyn will never be built. Frank Gehry pulled out because Ratner couldn’t afford to build his arena. Ratner was looking for a new architect, but I’ve read that Ratner is looking for buyers for the Nets now.
C: The Nets will move in to the Prudential Center in Newark.
#116 by M.Princip on 08.11.09 2:51 pm |
Ricko said:
This is what I meant by; “I’ve initiated the hunt. I’m the lone bidder here. So, please be kind and don’t try and outbid me. heh heh…..(nervous laughter)
#117 by LarryB on 08.11.09 2:55 pm |
Woodies’ World on ESPN Classic today had segment at the end about the history of baseball uniforms. It was very good. They talked about the satin uniform try and Brooklyn’s checked uniforms that have been discussed here before.
Even had about catalogs showing material. I have been dvring the show since last week as well as Sports Challenge which is fun to watch too.
#118 by JimV19 on 08.11.09 2:55 pm |
M.Princip said:
I won’t set up an account yet, so you’re safe from me. Good luck and remember, if you end up with more Prologs than you need, I got your back…
#119 by LarryB on 08.11.09 2:59 pm |
Nice to see the UCLA throwbacks the Bruins will wear
#120 by Will L. on 08.11.09 3:04 pm |
I apologize if this has been mentioned before, as I haven’t been diligently reading comments this past week like I usually do, but SI.com posted an article called ‘25 Things We Miss In Baseball’ last week and it’s particularly uni-watch friendly:
Number 25? Bullpen carts (or as they call them, ‘the Zambonis of baseball’)
Number 1? Stirrups, of course. Although the author clearly hasn’t picked up on the growing population of stirrup nation.
#121 by RobT on 08.11.09 3:11 pm |
Day two of let’s create the ugliest uniform in football. The UFL has announced the California Redwoods as their San Francisco team. I guess they decided the San Francisco RockFish was a dumb sounding name.
Home: http://www.uflaccess...
Away: http://www.uflaccess...
#122 by LarryB on 08.11.09 3:12 pm |
Todays secret guest on Sports challenge was former Buckeye. Jesse Owens
#123 by M.Princip on 08.11.09 3:12 pm |
JimV19 said:
Of course, if I geek out on it, you guys will get the kickbacks. That is the motive of my loco.
BTW, if there is something specific you’re looking for, let me know.
#124 by Graham on 08.11.09 3:12 pm |
michigan with fancy new practice jerseys as well.
http://michigan.riva...
#125 by LarryB on 08.11.09 3:15 pm |
Ricko said:
John Pont coached the late 1960s Hoosier team
#126 by Wade Harder on 08.11.09 3:17 pm |
LarryB said:
I agree. I wish they’d go back to that number font permanently.
#127 by Ricko on 08.11.09 3:28 pm |
LarryB said:
Duh, he most certainly did. My bad.
I was remembering a really funny story in SI about that Indiana team by John Underwood (I believe it was), titled “PUNT, JOHN, PUNT”, or something.
There also was an hysterical piece on Lee Corso the same season (I was beginning to really notice the excellence of the writing at SI about then)…and I obviously entangled the two in my mind.
Corso, of course, was head man at Louisville.
Sorry bout that. The stories definitely are worth reading, though. I’m sure they’d be easy to find at SI Vault.
—Ricko
#128 by LarryB on 08.11.09 3:29 pm |
The UCLA pose kind of resembles this one. How about this color shot of UCLA 1950’s unis
http://img.photobuck...
#129 by Ricko on 08.11.09 3:33 pm |
LarryB said:
Looks hand-tinted, or at least augmented. Don’t know that UCLA jerseys of that era were that dark, or that close to teal.
You’re the colorist ’round here, what you think?
—Ricko
#130 by DenverGregg on 08.11.09 3:34 pm |
RobT said:
Yikes. So far both unis echo the colors in the league logo – that’s odd. I could see forest green as a color for Redwoods, but neon lime? It’s the Orlando Thunder all over again.
#131 by Ricko on 08.11.09 3:34 pm |
Pants wouldn’t have been so “silver”, either.
#132 by RobT on 08.11.09 3:40 pm |
DenverGregg said:
From what I’m hearing, these uniforms are only to be used for their “showcase” season. Apparently, next year each team can design their own unis.
This whole league seems to scream we have no idea how to do this properly. I get the short season, but they should at least have legit unis. For this league to succeed, they need to get the first impression right and these unis will probably scare people off. On another site I hear people saying these looked like Fubu jerseys. So maybe the UFL is trying to bring those people into the league as their fan base.
#133 by LarryB on 08.11.09 3:42 pm |
Ricko said:
I think you are the one who said SI color photography was not that great. I got that from SI and the color was not always that great.
Maybe it was the lighting?
I did think the blue was lighter and have seen b&w shots where it seemed lighter.
#134 by LI Phil on 08.11.09 3:44 pm |
RobT said:
kerwin bell approves
#135 by LarryB on 08.11.09 3:47 pm |
For any McFarlane fans I see they are finally releasing them in college uniforms. They can not do current players though and have Tom brady of Michigan and things like that.
#136 by Curt on 08.11.09 3:49 pm |
I think we can all agree with number one…
http://sportsillustr...
#137 by Squiddie on 08.11.09 3:53 pm |
From the 1952 World Series
Dodgers Bouncer or Announcer?
Almost a good look at the Ebbets Field usher uni
Sym-phony Band
#138 by Squiddie on 08.11.09 3:56 pm |
Curt said:
In these parts, #17 and #19 have their followers, too.
#139 by Teebz on 08.11.09 3:57 pm |
Squiddie said:
#10 is still big in the hockey wing. :o)
#140 by DJ on 08.11.09 4:04 pm |
Nice collection of photos from Target Field — it looks great! Odd though, that our first look at the tweaked Twins logo that will presumably debut next year is placed abouve a urinal.
#141 by Berto on 08.11.09 4:07 pm |
RobT said:
I’m actually a fan of neon green unis in general and I’m happy I’ve got a local team that’s brave enough to go all the way with it. I think “redwoods” is a bit silly though. I’ll bet we have more Eucalyptus around here than Redwood.
#142 by chance michaels on 08.11.09 4:10 pm |
bourbon soaked idiot said:
Wishful thinking.
Ratner already has a new architect – Ellerbe Becket. And unlike Gehry, they actually specialize in stadiums, so the process will smoothen out.
In addition, the legal challenges continue to fall. It will be built. And yes, Ratner is trying to sell part or all of his interest, but the same rumors are that relocation will be part of the deal.
Naysayers have long downplayed the project, but it continues to move forward.
#143 by leon on 08.11.09 4:29 pm |
More fun with names/numbers:
Happy (or anyone named) DIX; 59
Because we can only have 2 numerals
:)
#144 by JimV19 on 08.11.09 4:47 pm |
Berto said:
Beats the “RockFish.” Again, I don’t disapprove. And I can think of other uniforms…
http://blueworkhorse...
http://www.mkrob.com...
http://www.esquire.c...
http://photos.jackso...
…that would be uglier than this one.
#145 by JimV19 on 08.11.09 4:51 pm |
M.Princip said:
‘82 or ‘83 season, maybe one from a Steelers Super Bowl year…
#146 by JimV19 on 08.11.09 4:54 pm |
JimV19 said:
And again, not what I would have designed, but I was expecting sooooo much worse. Maybe next year, when the teams design their own, they will be…
#147 by leon on 08.11.09 5:00 pm |
http://www.gstatic.c...
what about 16-ouncer?
#148 by RobT on 08.11.09 5:02 pm |
JimV19 said:
Different tastes I guess. I like all of those better than this.
My biggest problem with this uniform “system” is that stupid stripe across the front. I’m not a huge fan of lime/neon green as a base colour, but it works. I mean does any casual sports fan remember much about the WLAF other than the Orlando Thunder? I’m just surprised that these jerseys weren’t the Florida Tuskers, who are based in Orlando. At least some football fans would have a connection to them.
#149 by =bg= on 08.11.09 5:05 pm |
M.Princip said:
Heh. Growing up, I LIVED for the fall issue of Prolog. WAAAY cool stuff. Match that with my NFL Playbook, my NFL 72 album from Sunoco, and my blue playbook from the game NFL Strategy, and I was armed for battle during lunchtime @ Mariemont Middle School, you betcha.
#150 by =bg= on 08.11.09 5:08 pm |
Berto said:
That is desperately bad. I visit the redwoods, they are majestic and beautiful.
These……….aren’t. These are TURRIBLE.
Maybe to a Seahawks fan, tho.
#151 by =bg= on 08.11.09 5:09 pm |
LI Phil said:
Yeah, great Southern California Sun reference.
(disclaimer: I loved that look.)
#152 by =bg= on 08.11.09 5:11 pm |
Wait! I’m wrong. OK, who was the QB for the Sun?
#153 by Jim Bullard on 08.11.09 5:11 pm |
ClubMedSux said:
Amen to that brother. Ketchup has no place on a hot dog.
However, everyone knows the world’s greatest hot dogs and snappy grillers come from Upstate New York, brought you by Hofmann’s.
#154 by LI Phil on 08.11.09 5:19 pm |
=bg= said:
you must be thinkin’ of pat haden
i loved the suns unis…but then again, i was like 9
these UFL ones…not so much
check this out
#155 by Maks on 08.11.09 5:29 pm |
eww… Ducks on Sports Illustrator… (gags) Go Beavers.
Article here.
Cover here.
#156 by Ricko on 08.11.09 5:38 pm |
Maks said:
Ah, the doily shoulders.
I think I have a photo of my Great Aunt Christine wearing a dress something like that in about 1910.
—Ricko
#157 by Ricko on 08.11.09 6:18 pm |
LI Phil said:
Daryle Lamonica, too.
—Ricko
#158 by BurghFan on 08.11.09 6:45 pm |
Ricko,
In your Buckskins brochure that ran yesterday, were you wrong when you said WTT matches would be three sets, or am I remembering incorrectly that there were five sets (three doubles and two singles)?
Thanks.
#159 by Ricko on 08.11.09 6:56 pm |
BurghFan said:
They revamped the format several times. That brochure (teams had to get something out to the public) may well say something that subesquently changed. And, to tell you the truth, I don’t even remember what format they settled on. For reasons that have to do with breached contracts, lost revenue, a lawsuit, a 90-year-old judge who fell asleep on the bench during testimony and retired mid-trial (really, lol), etc., I have pushed a lot of it out of my mind. I do remember the five-set test matches (one in Denver, one in Detroit) lasted WAY too long, so they settled on some variation.
—Ricko
#160 by Nick on 08.11.09 7:38 pm |
=bg= said:
Daryl Lamonica was supposed to play the forst season, I don’t know if he ever did. Then I believe Tony Adams (actually saw him win a game for the KC Chiefs in Hank Stram’s last year), Gary Valbuena, and Pat Haden.
Anybody
#161 by Ricko on 08.11.09 7:46 pm |
Nick said:
This from the Wiki bio on Lamonica (yeah, I know, hardly reliable, but does have some stats)…
“Lamonica played for one season (1975) in the short-lived World Football League as quarterback of the Southern California Sun, where in limited time he went 9 for 19 and gained 90 yards for 1 touchdown.” So he played during the USFL’s second season.
Was gonna mention Tony Adams, but didn’t think anyone would remember him. He also was the Vikings QB during the “replacement” season in ‘87.
Also not mentioned often, but Danny White’s pro career started with the Memphis Southmen/Grizzlies.
—Ricko
#162 by Ricko on 08.11.09 7:49 pm |
Sorry, WFL’s second season. Not USFL.
#163 by Tony on 08.11.09 7:52 pm |
Chris F. said:
Las Vegas had a major railroad station back in the late 1800’s after the Mormons got out of town. That’s the only association I can think of.
http://en.wikipedia....
#164 by Ricko on 08.11.09 8:09 pm |
Wouldn’t Las Vegas Aces be about the most obvious—and maybe better than anything else—nickname?
Has it EVER been used? For anything? Hockey, box lacrosse, indoor soccer, rattlesnake catching?
—Ricko
#165 by Ricko on 08.11.09 8:12 pm |
I coulda looked first.
“Las Vegas Aces may refer to one of two professional sports franchises:
“Las Vegas Aces (basketball), a minor league basketball team that competes in the American Basketball Association.
“Las Vegas Aces (inline hockey), a professional inline hockey team that competes in the American Inline Hockey League.”
Ah, but Reno did/does use it for baseball.
—Ricko
#166 by Tyler Hale on 08.11.09 8:26 pm |
The feaux button on Carlos Guillens batting Helmet is right next to the D tonight? anybody else see this
#167 by LI Phil on 08.11.09 8:37 pm |
Ricko said:
burgh fan–
you definitely weren’t wrong…i remember the first season or two you got five matches — men’s singles, women’s singles, mens & women’s doubles, then a mixed
i think they may have changed it later on — it may have been first team to WIN three sets — instead of a cumulative # of total games won, and it may even have been just 3 matches TOTAL in the end
but at the beginning was definitely 5 total sets
#168 by BurghFan on 08.11.09 9:05 pm |
you definitely weren’t wrong…i remember the first season or two you got five matches — men’s singles, women’s singles, mens & women’s doubles, then a mixed
That’s how I remember it, with doubles and singles alternating, and the home team choosing the order of sets.
i think they may have changed it later on — it may have been first team to WIN three sets — instead of a cumulative # of total games won, and it may even have been just 3 matches TOTAL in the end
but at the beginning was definitely 5 total sets
At some point, they required the team that won the match to win the last game (to avoid matches that were over after three sets), so if the team that won the last set was behind in the match, they continued until the match leader won a game or the last set winner won the match. The Triangles only lasted three years, though, and I don’t know how the rules might have changed afterward.
#169 by anotherguy on 08.11.09 9:18 pm |
Ricko said:
The…
Vegas Bustouts
Vegas Skimmers
Vegas Naturals
Or (with a nod to Albert Brooks) the Vegas Nest Eggs?
#170 by odessasteps magazine on 08.11.09 9:47 pm |
Late to the game, but wanted to say I ordered a Giants hat recently from Yakyu Shop and eveything was fine. It fit (I was worried since I wear an 8 ballcap) and came quickly through the post.
#171 by JimV19 on 08.11.09 9:56 pm |
=bg= said:
Still have my NFL 72 album. Don’t have my NFL lunchbox anymore, though. Win some, lose some…
And you’re right about the fall Prolog – I kept checking the store shelves every week until it arrived. Why don’t they publish it anymore???
#172 by JTH on 08.11.09 10:05 pm |
leon said:
Pretty sure it’s 40-ouncer.
#173 by subway on 08.11.09 10:34 pm |
chance michaels said:
When it’s done, I’ll be there in my “I’M CALLING IT BRENDAN BYRNE” shirt!
#174 by JTH on 08.11.09 10:34 pm |
RobT said:
what?
#175 by UmpLou on 08.11.09 10:54 pm |
Squiddie said:
You sure thats from 52? The first pic is of Burt Shotton, who was Dodger manager from 48-50. He was one of the last managers to wear sreetclothes on the bench, so to get around the rule that everyone had to be in uniform, he usually wore a crappy Dodger jacket or sweater or something – so he was about 50 years ahead of guys like Francona.
Shotton was a Branch Rickey toady, and after getting clobbered in the 49 Series by the Yankees, and then blowing the 50 pennant to the Phillie Whiz Kids, Rickey sold out to O’Malley, and Shotton was goners – to be replaced by Chuck Dressen, who proceeded to BLOW the 51 Pennant, and then lose two WS to the Yankees that the Dodgers should have won at least one of….
The NYC writers HATED Shotton, and one of them – Dick Young probably – always referred to him as KOBS: Kindly Old Burt Shotton
#176 by LI Phil on 08.11.09 10:55 pm |
JTH said:
wait…WHAT
#177 by MPowers1634 on 08.12.09 12:17 am |
Tomorrow…me…Camden Yards…Fifth row behind the A’s Dugout..Woo Hoo
Fourth stadium this summer
#178 by Marcus Hall - Lets play 162!! on 08.12.09 1:26 am |
JTH said:
yeah, I noticed that too. Hopefully, nothing bad was intended.
and about the unis, on the website, you can see both teams. i can deal with the stripe across the front, but why does it have to thicken as it goes left to right??
and nothing says “we have no originality” or “we just don’t have any damn money” like cookie cutter unis
#179 by JTH on 08.12.09 4:42 am |
Marcus Hall – Lets play 162!! said:
Hopefully.
Anyway, not only does it appear that the designs themselves will be cookie-cutter in nature, but it looks like there will be a grand total of four team colors used: lime green, black, gray and that light blue/teal.
#180 by RobT on 08.12.09 6:08 am |
Marcus Hall – Lets play 162!! said:
Not at all. All I meant was the people who wear that kind of stuff. The reason I put it that way, is at least here in Saskatoon nobody wears Fubu stuff, so I dunno who the target audience may be if that’s the idea.
#181 by Steve May on 08.12.09 4:23 pm |
Team Canada hockey jerseys preview. I like ‘em (the First Nations images is subtle – but a nice touch)
http://bit.ly/M1tzb
#182 by rockyjr on 08.12.09 9:57 pm |
I don’t know how this has never been discussed here or how I never even knew about it but I think I found the craziest baseball unis ever- the ones from the movie “Bingo Long and the Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings” http://lh5.ggpht.com...