Time to check in again with reader Steve K., who continues to document uni-notable moments from the 1970s (see previous entries devoted to his screen shots here, here, and here). Let’s get started:
• What’s even better than a wacky mascot? A wacky two-person mascot. Or maybe a mascot that doesn’t make much sense (that appears to be a gator working for the Dolphins).
• Can’t ever recall having seen an Oilers player wearing red undersleeves before.
• Also can’t recall an Oilers player with a ski mask. That’s from a 1977 game in Cleveland. But hey, note that the sleeves now match the mask!
• And as long as we’re on a roll with Oilers, look at this. “Not sure if this was a pose from a Punt, Pass and Kick competition, but that sure is one cheap Oilers knockoff that kid is wearing,” says Steve.
• Here’s one that really surprised me: Ahmad Rashad with a small-cap “A” in his NOB. “It’s from a 1977 game against the Bengals,” says Steve. “This is the only time I’ve seen his name spelled that way. I think it was a one-game thing.”
• Note the inconsistency between the helmet buffalo and the jacket buffalo. The weird thing is that that’s from a 1976 game in Baltimore, two years after the logo change. Must have been an old jacket.
• Tough to see, but it looks like Lions coach Tommy Hudspeth had an unusual Lions logo on his jacket in this 1976 shot.
• Speaking of coaches, Chuck Knox and his staff wore their regular Rams caps while working the 1977 Pro Bowl.
• And speaking of the Pro Bowl, here are some shots of the NFL squad from 1977 and 1978.
That’ll hold us until next time. Big thanks to Steve, as always, for sharing these shots with us.
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To enter, send a blank e-mail with your name in the subject line to the raffle address (not to the usual Uni Watch e-mail address, please) by 10pm next Monday, September 21st. One entry per person, but anyone enrolled in the Uni Watch membership program at the time of the drawing can send four entries. The winner will be announced next Tuesday.
Hidden Resources: There are several ongoing Uni Watch research/reference projects that I’ve periodically mentioned and linked to, but I’ve never gotten around to creating permanent visible links for them. They include the Uni Watch Glossary, the Pro Football Uni History Project, and the breakdown of NFL teams that have worn white at home.
In a long-overdue move, these pages now have permanent links in the right-hand rail, under the heading “Research Projects.” Feel free to explore them.
Uni Watch News Ticker: The Seahawks are the latest team to go with a practice jersey sponsor. … Chris Stoppel notes some developments regarding Kansas’s road pants: Since 2005 they’d been gray, but last season they wore white pants against Missouri and for the Insight Bowl. They wore the whites again for this season’s first road game. Have the gray pants been permanently retired? … What does a crop science researcher wear to work? If you’re Neil Bourlag, you wear a cool Minnesota jacket (nice find by Nate Day). … Wondering what the AFL throwback games would look like if they used vintage logos on the field? Dylan Buell has come up with some possibilities. … Southern (D-IAA) has gone old-school this season, changing from this to this (with thanks to Prentice James). … Al Davis, humble as ever. … “Wednesday was my three-year anniversary with my wife, Kate,” writes Mike Reed. “The day of our wedding, I brought several suit bags full of jerseys for us to wear for pictures. Kate risked her hairdo to pull that retro Leafs jersey over her head, and the bridesmaids and groomsmen were all VERY accommodating. As an aside, I’ve often looked at that picture and joked ‘The best day of my life…was the day I bought that jersey.’ I mean, look at it — an authentic 1987 Canada Cup Gretzky jersey, with Canada Cup patch. It’s downright glorious.” … Why did so many of these MISL teams have sleeve stripes or other sleeve design elements that stopped slightly above the elbow? According to this page from a Wichita Wings yearbook, “MISL rules said players would have to wear long sleeves, but the league went out and made a deal for short-sleeved jerseys. The solution? Take a needle and thread and sew the long sleeves on” (great info from Paul Deaver, who also sent along this shot of Pete Rose, who co-owned the Cincinnati Kids, kicking out the first ball in 1978). … Too bad this doesn’t fit me. … The Falcons, in addition to wearing throwbacks this weekend, have also put a retro spin on their web site (with thanks to Shaun Tunick). … The Iraqi baseball team finally got its uniforms (good work, Jerry Cohen). … Best sock stripes ever? Could be. And look, here’s a shot where you can actually see a puff of rosin dust as the ball leaves the pitcher’s hand. I have no idea what teams are involved here, but there’s a lot more, much of it pure gold, here (domo arigato to Marcky Marc). … New goalie mask for Carey Price (with thanks to Ryan Connelly). … Magnificent display of old matchbook designs here.
#1 by DenverGregg on 09.17.09 8:30 am |
I could be wrong, but the dude in the Minny jacket looks like Norman Borlaug.
#2 by Peter on 09.17.09 8:36 am |
Why is the Seahawks text in Purple on their practice jersey?
#3 by LiketheRiver on 09.17.09 8:38 am |
So what are the chances the Pacers wear a Simon memorial patch this year and the chances that every team in the NCAA wears a memorial patch for Miles Brand??
#4 by josh's twin on 09.17.09 8:45 am |
Wow. I don’t ever remember seeing Pro Bowl helmets before. I thought players always wore their helmets
#5 by M.Princip on 09.17.09 8:49 am |
Peter said:
Becuase they we’ren’t too pleased with that little stunt(April Fools) that Paul and the gang pulled off regarding a green jersey. Henceforth, a purple bing patch, and a hideous green jersey in the works, just for Paul. MAWAHAHAHAHAHA………
#6 by M.Princip on 09.17.09 8:55 am |
So………..???……….any comments on that ‘Full Color Football’ Showtime series last night? I thought it was done quite well. Where to begin??? I’ll simply start by saying that introduction was pure eye candy. Wow!!! Full color, indeed! Kudos to Curtis and Historic Helmets for their wonderful reproduction helmets.
#7 by Chad on 09.17.09 8:56 am |
LiketheRiver said:
According to Jim Morris, President of Pacers Sports and Entertainment, the Pacers will have something next year. Also, he stated on a radio interview that the Indiana Fever of the WNBA will have some sort of memorial on their uniform for tonight’s playoff game.
#8 by ScottyM on 09.17.09 9:02 am |
Glorious, just glorious sock stripes.
Hey Paul, you gotta get that shirt. It’s priceless. That’s what tailors are for!
#9 by Adam on 09.17.09 9:02 am |
Those AFL throwback fields made me think of something I was curious about. WTF are these USA Football logos on the fields this season? What are they all about? They look STUPID
#10 by Eric S. on 09.17.09 9:07 am |
Has there ever been a discussion here about the fact that teams from the city of Buffalo use a buffalo in their logos even though the teams are not called the Buffaloes?
#11 by Sarran on 09.17.09 9:09 am |
Dan Pastorini often wore red undershirts in winter games out of the Astrodome if memory serves.
http://farm4.static....
#12 by Joe Hilseberg on 09.17.09 9:11 am |
I would like to see “Camden Corners” added to the Uni Watch Glossary.
from: http://www.uniwatchb...
On Tuesday night we attended the Mets/O’s game at Camden Yards, where I was surprised to see so many Mets fans in attendance. Was also surprised when a local fan sitting next to us pointed out a ballpark detail I hadn’t been aware of: All the ads on the stadium’s outfield wall have white borders and little squiggly things in the corners.
I’m told that this design motif is the work of Peter Angelos’s wife, who thinks it adds a nice old-timey feel to the ballpark.
#13 by leon on 09.17.09 9:11 am |
M.Princip said:
Thought it was a well done show. I really liked the theme music, too (not the top 40 hits sprinkled throughout, but what played over the credits). Couldn’t catch who was responsible but I think it was original to the show. It was sort of a detective theme, spy show, surfmusic piece and I thought was very reminiscent of the times. Think “Peter Gunn”, “Man from Uncle”, “Surfside 6″ . Lalo Schifrin would have been proud. (Sorry about the older references you youngsters out there – Ricko can probably relate though)
#14 by M.Princip on 09.17.09 9:17 am |
leon said:
Agree, the music was well done(time period etc.), as was the older interviews and how they were placed in the vintage TV sets. Very clever.
#15 by Hank on 09.17.09 9:20 am |
Eric S. said:
Buffalo Buffalo (or Buffaloes) would be redundant. Buffalo Bisons wouldn’t be zoologically correct since bison are native to North America and buffalo are native to Asia and Africa. Now, if they relocate to Toronto, all will be well. Unless you’re a Buffalo resident.
(And speaking of bison, bison burgers are delicioius. As is bison chili.)
#16 by LI Phil on 09.17.09 9:22 am |
leon said:
who knows what colors lurk beneath the helmets of the 1962 broncos preseason helmets?
the ricko knows
#17 by Adam on 09.17.09 9:27 am |
Hank said:
On these lines, how did Ralph Wilson come up with calling his team the “BILLS?” Any way? WTF is a Bill?
#18 by James Craven on 09.17.09 9:28 am |
James Craven said:
The Chiefs are going to wear Dallas Texans unis, so why bother with putting the old Chiefs insignia at the 50? Also, that type of stuff should have been done by the Pats this past Monday, although I don’t know if they’ll get the permission from the NFL to do so.
#19 by leon on 09.17.09 9:40 am |
Re: The wedding photo
Hope the guy performing the nuptuals was poppin’ a Tony Gwynn.
Oh yeah, and the bridesmaids should all have been wearing Buffalo Bills jerseys :)
#20 by leon on 09.17.09 9:47 am |
Re: “Full Color Football”
Interesting to see Joe Buck’s dad on the field doing interviews and Hank stram featured so prominently. The two would later team up on MNF radio broadcasts.
#21 by leon on 09.17.09 9:52 am |
FYI
Bethany College (WV) and Howard U. (among others, I’m sure) also called Bison.
Why do we call the american 5 cent piece a Buffalo Nickel? (That one’s got me …..nevermind).
#22 by leon on 09.17.09 9:54 am |
And as long as we’re on a roll with Oilers, look at this. “Not sure if this was a pose from a Punt, Pass and Kick competition, but that sure is one cheap Oilers knockoff that kid is wearing,” says Steve.
He’s pretty big for a 12-year-old, also.
#23 by Chris on 09.17.09 9:56 am |
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.
#24 by tosaman on 09.17.09 9:57 am |
re: Southern University’s new football uniforms http://media.2theadv...
Let’s see, no piping: check
No contrasting side panels on jersey: check
Pants’s stripes all the way to the knee: check
So far, so good…
Uh oh, incomplete shoulder stripe loop. That’s gonna cost ya.
All in all, a definite improvement.
#25 by TommyD on 09.17.09 10:03 am |
are there no pitcher’s mounds in Japanese baseball?
http://farm4.static....
#26 by TommyD on 09.17.09 10:05 am |
Hank said:
aren’t the Buffalo BisonS the AAA affiliate of those New York Metropolitans?
http://buffalo.bison...
#27 by Hott Rodd on 09.17.09 10:06 am |
leon said:
Jack Buck, not Joe buck’s dad. Please, Joe Buck is a shmuck, Jack Buck is one of the all time greats.
#28 by Ricko on 09.17.09 10:06 am |
leon said:
And I think it’s interesting that Jack Buck’s son is now network play-by-play guy.
All about perspective, init.
“Look! A flaming ‘Z’ on the hillside! Must be Zorro!”
“I dunno…our soldiers 90 degrees to the right just reported a flaming ‘N’.”
—Ricko
#29 by leon on 09.17.09 10:09 am |
Hott Rodd said:
Just looking for a reaction similar to yours.
You didn’t disappoint! :)
#30 by LI Phil on 09.17.09 10:10 am |
LI Phil said:
i don’t believe what i just heard
#31 by Ricko on 09.17.09 10:12 am |
“… this shot of Pete Rose, who co-owned the Cincinnati Kids, kicking out the first ball in 1978)”
I SO wanted the local team in that league to be
the Minnesota Fatses.
#32 by Hott Rodd on 09.17.09 10:12 am |
LI Phil said:
Which part?
#33 by Gusto44 on 09.17.09 10:15 am |
re: Iraq Baseball League
Guess those poor bastards need something productive to do besides stoning women to death, so here are some possible nicknames for IBL teams:
Baghdad Suicide Bombers
Samarra Stoners
Basra Bushmen
Mosul Militants
Karbala Killers
Tikrit Terror
#34 by leon on 09.17.09 10:15 am |
Hott Rodd said:
Castin’ pearls here, Phil
#35 by JTH on 09.17.09 10:19 am |
Ricko said:
Woudn’t have worked back then, but nowadays you can go with the Minnesota Phats.
#36 by LI Phil on 09.17.09 10:20 am |
leon said:
*sighs* teh funni machine is off today
after all of these years, i realize my energy comes from the people at the other end
#37 by Brad on 09.17.09 10:22 am |
Loved “Full Color Football” last night, The Marty Schottenheimer NOB on his Bills jersey stretching in a curve from end to end around the numbers was great (sorry I don’t know have access to a picture of it).
Never knew the L.A. then S.D. Chargers got their name from Barron Hilton’s huge credit card processing company.
Can’t wait for the 4 other parts of the series.
#38 by Ricko on 09.17.09 10:23 am |
Gusto44 said:
LOL. Honestfertrue…with my hearing issues, for the longest time I thought it was “Sikrit”. And it being Saddam’s home town was perfect….because that made him a “Sikritian”.
Then I learned was it really was.
Damn.
—Ricko
#39 by leon on 09.17.09 10:25 am |
“… this shot of Pete Rose, who co-owned the Cincinnati Kids, kicking out the first ball in 1978)”
I don’t know anything about this league or how they came up with the name, but it is somewhat ironic that Pete Rose was part owner of a team with the same name as a movie about gambling.
#40 by Hott Rodd on 09.17.09 10:28 am |
LI Phil said:
ya lost me. oh well.
#41 by leon on 09.17.09 10:28 am |
Gusto44 said:
And Blackwater could supply the umps. YukYuk
#42 by Ricko on 09.17.09 10:30 am |
leon said:
And Halliburton the baseballs. A steal at $10,000 a dozen.
#43 by JTH on 09.17.09 10:31 am |
JTH said:
So when people call Joe a bastard, it’s not just hyperbole?
#44 by Hott Rodd on 09.17.09 10:32 am |
JTH said:
Don’t we all wish.
#45 by Tim D on 09.17.09 10:35 am |
whoa….and exactly what type of helmet is Pete wearing in THAT shot! …yikes!..Hey Pete?..Buster Brown wants his hair back!
#46 by mike 2 on 09.17.09 10:37 am |
LI Phil said:
And we’ll see you tomorrow night.
Go crazy folks, go crazy.
(three of the greatest home run calls of all time)
#47 by Ricko on 09.17.09 10:38 am |
Ever seen/heard the Jack Buck banquet speech where he thanks…
“the French woman who, during World War II, feed me, clothed me, kept me hidden in her cellar. That was in Cleveland, of course…”
—Ricko
#48 by PC Mackin on 09.17.09 10:39 am |
PC Mackin said:
The Bills were the name of Buffalo\’s former team in the AAFC. They were named the Bisons in 1946 and changed to the Bills for 1947 through 1949. They were named after Buffalo Bill Cody, the cowboy-showman.
http://en.wikipedia....
#49 by Hott Rodd on 09.17.09 10:41 am |
mike 2 said:
Still no comparison to:
“That is a DISGUSTING act!”
/sarcasm
#50 by Ricko on 09.17.09 10:50 am |
Hott Rodd said:
Hott Rodd said:
And now we roll tape of Joe Buck’s first talk show fiasco. That was certainly a classy affair, wasn’t it.
#51 by M.Princip on 09.17.09 10:51 am |
PC Mackin said:
That explains the red(blood) Buffalo.
#52 by tom farley on 09.17.09 10:52 am |
Paul, Denver Gregg is right. That’s Norman Bourlaug in the Minnesota jacket. And he was a brilliant crop science researcher. He’s credited with saving millions of people from starvation. R.I.P.
I think even Joe Buck would acknowledge that the phrasing “Joe Buck’s dad” is wrong.
Every once in a while, you can catch a clip of the on-field pregame show from the Ice Bowl. Buck worked that game with Ray Scott and Frank Gifford.
Scott: … what are you thoughts, Jack?
Buck (big smile): I think it’s very cold, Ray!
#53 by tom farley on 09.17.09 10:53 am |
Ah, crap. It’s Norman Borlaug. Tough name, apparently.
#54 by leon on 09.17.09 11:00 am |
And then there’s Kenny Albert’s dad.
#55 by anotherguy on 09.17.09 11:00 am |
Ricko said:
Sick of the company that makes dye?
#56 by anotherguy on 09.17.09 11:01 am |
leon said:
And then there’s Maude…
#57 by Kerry P on 09.17.09 11:02 am |
re: “Southern (D-IAA)”
I find it odd that we discuss the specifics and minor details of unis so much, yet such a blatant mistake is made so often regarding the I-AA moniker that is no longer. Those schools are now referred to as FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) just as the larger schools are FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision). All are Division I schools. Does everyone like the name change? Of course not. But that doesn’t mean that it didn’t happen.
More specifically regarding Southern, they typically use at least 2 uni templates each season and maybe more. So, stay tuned.
#58 by Killian on 09.17.09 11:02 am |
Re: Carey Price’s new mask:
I love that, in the second close-up shot, the man portrayed has a balding spot on his head. I wonder if that was to make it real, or just a mistake!
#59 by Ricko on 09.17.09 11:09 am |
“That’s Norman Bourlaug in the Minnesota jacket. And he was a brilliant crop science researcher. He’s credited with saving millions of people from starvation. R.I.P.”
I’ve heard saving “billions”. There’s a fairly valid argument that the development of dwarf wheat may have saved the planet. The population explosion was up and running. Without a strain of wheat that didn’t topple under it own weight before being fully productive, we may well have enough people with empty stomachs…or enough dead and dying to breed disease…or both those factors, that civilization would have been radically changed. Possibly lost altogether. Lenin once said something like, “You don’t have politics when people disagree. You have politics when people don’t have bread.”
—Ricko
#60 by Hott Rodd on 09.17.09 11:11 am |
Kerry P said:
As far as I’m concerned, It didn’t happen.
#61 by RS Rogers on 09.17.09 11:22 am |
Hank said:
Zoologically correct, but American bison have been called “buffalo” in English longer than they’ve been called “bison.” We’ve been calling them “buffalo” since 1635, and “bison” since 1694, and both words are the names of Old World species appropriated to describe a New World relative, so neither is more “accurate” than the other. The two words are interchangeable, unless you happen to be a research biologist who needs to use the Latin names, in which case you’ll never use the word “buffalo” to describe any animal.
I say “bison,” never “buffalo,” but I recognize that I’m just being pedantic in insisting on the difference. There is none, and there’s actually a slightly stronger case for “buffalo” than for “bison” by the standards we usually use to decide correct word usage. “Buffalo Buffaloes” is no more redundant than “Buffalo Bisons” — which is actually pretty darn redundant, on a par with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Hank said:
True that! Bison is like beef, except it tastes better, is healthier for you, is grown more humanely, and the industry that produces it is better for the planet. Also delicious: bison pot roast.
#62 by Kaptain K on 09.17.09 11:36 am |
A gator mascot at a Dolphin home game?! Makes about as much sense as, oh let’s say the Dolphins playing their home games at “Land Shark Stadium”!
#63 by tom farley on 09.17.09 11:38 am |
Ricko, the number may very well be in the billions.
Lenin once said something like, “You don’t have politics when people disagree. You have politics when people don’t have bread.”
Pretty smart guy for a commie pinko. ;-)
#64 by anotherguy on 09.17.09 11:39 am |
Regarding the wacky mascot/Gator at a Dolphins game: that might have been the result of the University of Florida band playing at halftime.
Far more common to see college bands at halftime in an earlier era….
#65 by anotherguy on 09.17.09 11:40 am |
tom farley said:
And/or “a guy who had once been hungry” instead of “commie pinko”. ;-)
#66 by Ricko on 09.17.09 11:41 am |
Kaptain K said:
“So, like, who’d win a fight between a Gator, a Dolphin, a Marlin and a Shark? You can think it about for awhile, dude;I just came up for more Red Bull and Ding Dongs. Gotta get back to Madden. Later”
To himself, walking away…
“Fuckin awesome question I asked.”
#67 by anotherguy on 09.17.09 11:41 am |
Kaptain K said:
Candygram.
#68 by SWC Susan (aka Tex) on 09.17.09 11:44 am |
Brad said:
Me neither! My head was about to explode with the quantity of utterly beautiful minutiae! I was just awe for the duration. Didn’t care so much for the vertical strip bashing, though.
My favorite part was the early cowboy footage of them sucking and the guy who ran the touchdown in nearly had a heart attack from the cannon firing – priceless!
#69 by Ricko on 09.17.09 11:48 am |
the guy who ran the touchdown in nearly had a heart attack from the cannon firing – p
Buddy Dial, I believe. Steelers #84. After catching a TD pass. Haven’t seen that highlight in years. Hysterical. Maybe one of the funniest ever.
—Ricko
#70 by tom farley on 09.17.09 11:51 am |
And/or “a guy who had once been hungry” instead of “commie pinko”. ;-)
Exactly.
NEIL: Oh, good. You got the provisions. You know, John Lennon once said “A man with a handful of takeaways is either very hungry, or knows someone that’s very hungry.”
MIKE: Yeah, Mike says, “A man with a handful of takeaways has got warm grease running up both sleeves.”
#71 by M.Princip on 09.17.09 12:04 pm |
Ricko said:
Easy, the Marlin would have the Gator, Dolphin, and Shark on it’s spear like a shish kabob. BAM! Nailed it!
#72 by M.Princip on 09.17.09 12:07 pm |
SWC Susan (aka Tex) said:
Ok, so they are slated to play a game with those vertical stripe socks. Oh, this should be good.
#73 by leon on 09.17.09 12:10 pm |
A gator mascot at a Dolphin home game?!
Oh is that what that was? I thought it was Fred Goldman’s P.I. in a Godzilla costume.
#74 by CowboyBlue on 09.17.09 12:14 pm |
Sarran said:
Those red sleeves on Dan Pastorini in the Oilers’ pictures are actually red slip on elbow pads. Note the extra thickness and squared-off shape of the red material. He wore those in the Astrodome because the artificial turf there was not much better than green concrete. I remember several of the 70’s and 80’s Oilers wearing those.
#75 by leon on 09.17.09 12:18 pm |
I say “bison,” never “buffalo,” but I recognize that I’m just being pedantic in insisting on the difference.
Nobody’ll notice around here.
#76 by Ricko on 09.17.09 12:20 pm |
CowboyBlue said:
Speaking of Astrodome, etc…
1974. First year of WFL. About midseason, Texans owner gets word from Astrodome representative that, “While you’re renting the Astrodome from us, the goalposts belong to the Oilers and they aren’t giving us permission to use them.”
Texans’ owner’s response? “Well, we don’t kick extra points i the WFL, so I guess we’ll get along without them. However, if they told us we couldn’t use the 40-yard line, we’d be in trouble.”
—Ricko
#77 by LarryB on 09.17.09 12:23 pm |
Brad said:
Here is Marty Schottenheimer’s NOB
http://lh4.ggpht.com...
http://lh4.ggpht.com...
http://lh5.ggpht.com...
#78 by LarryB on 09.17.09 12:29 pm |
http://farm3.static....
Haha at least they got the blue close in that knockoff
#79 by JRJR on 09.17.09 12:40 pm |
Pretty crazy that none of those MISL players seem to be wearing shin guards. OUCH!
#80 by bartusball on 09.17.09 12:44 pm |
Chris said:
Tutonka
#81 by Ricko on 09.17.09 12:50 pm |
Following the Bills’ lead, perhaps when the Redskins do change their name they could go with…
WASHINGTON IRVINGS
Logo could be a Headless Horseman.
—Ricko
#82 by JimV19 on 09.17.09 12:52 pm |
Never noticed those MISL sleeves before. Of course, that’s from ‘79 and ‘80, from the looks of the pictures. By the time the league hit its competitive (and uniform) high point in the mid-80s http://www.uniwatchb... they had taken care of the sleeve issue.
#83 by anotherguy on 09.17.09 1:11 pm |
Ricko said:
If they moved to Spokane, would they be the Washington States?
(I’m still trying to figure out a good way to work out the team going with “Andlees”.)
#84 by JimV19 on 09.17.09 1:13 pm |
Nice job with the new unis, Southern!
I know these unis aren’t perfect http://media.lawrenc... but I like the color matchup and the snow makes for a really nice picture.
I don’t like FBS and FCS, but I won’t make any “I’m Calling Them 1-A and 1-AA” jokes today…
Today’s Steve K Files brought back some memories. I had a knockoff Oilers jersey (white numbers, though. #22 for Zeke Moore, before I knew what a shmuck he could be. I just liked the number), and I had an Oilers ski mask. I still have that one, actually. It’s getting raggedy, but I wear it anytime I go sled riding.
Paul, you can’t fit into a large shirt? Dr. Jim prescribes more meat.
Yes, bison burgers are good – better than ostrich burgers.
Joe Buck’s not that bad. Really.
Kinda miss the old Pro Bowl helmets. The next game will mark, what 30 years now since they wore those? Wow.
#85 by leon on 09.17.09 1:20 pm |
toronto tutonkas
washington wolves
#86 by leon on 09.17.09 1:22 pm |
Logo could be a Headless Horseman.
Troy Aikman would not be acceptable there.
#87 by anotherguy on 09.17.09 1:25 pm |
leon said:
Perhaps they could work out a licensing deal with John Wayne Bobbit?
#88 by LI Phil on 09.17.09 1:27 pm |
LI Phil said:
(fixed)
#89 by joe on 09.17.09 1:28 pm |
Buffalo Buffalo (or Buffaloes) would be redundant. Buffalo Bisons wouldn’t be zoologically correct since bison are native to North America and buffalo are native to Asia and Africa.
if Bison are native to NA how is it incorrect to call them the buff bison?
#90 by JimV19 on 09.17.09 1:28 pm |
leon said:
Line(s) of the day nominee!
Picture looked better than I thought it would – kind of a formal take on Rob Ullman’s art. There you go, Rob, you can do wedding drawings as well.
#91 by M.Princip on 09.17.09 1:28 pm |
LarryB said:
These are great grabs larry. Do you use Sony Vegas, or, a similar type program to get them?
#92 by JTH on 09.17.09 1:30 pm |
Mark DeRosa on Adrian Beltre’s much-publicized equipment choice: “I don’t take the team picture without wearing a cup.”
#93 by Ricko on 09.17.09 1:38 pm |
LI Phil said:
Sell a lot of OIler ski masks in Houston, did they?
(other than for liquor store use, that is)
—Ricko
#94 by M.Princip on 09.17.09 1:49 pm |
joe said:
‘Eat My Meat’, starring Buff Bison.
#95 by LarryB on 09.17.09 1:50 pm |
M.Princip said:
I simply use my computer and screen grab tools.
My brother and I have a ton of sports dvds.
#96 by M.Princip on 09.17.09 1:54 pm |
LarryB said:
Screen grab tools like; Snag it, or, Camtasia?
#97 by LI Phil on 09.17.09 1:55 pm |
LI Phil said:
more like ctrl+prt scrn
#98 by M.Princip on 09.17.09 1:56 pm |
LI Phil said:
Doesn’t always work for video.
#99 by Mark in Shiga on 09.17.09 1:57 pm |
Phil, the Japanese baseball shots mentioned at the bottom of the ticker are from a game between Tomigusuku and Chatan in the Okinawa high school tournament. Those stripes are indeed awesome!
#100 by JimV19 on 09.17.09 2:06 pm |
Ricko said:
Well, they sold one to my parents in Ohio, at least…
http://farm3.static....
And I buy my Polish potato vodka at the grocery store…hatless…and the security cameras can prove it. ;)
#101 by random reader on 09.17.09 2:06 pm |
I know a few of us are bothered by the lack of Blue in the uniforms of the Toronto Blue Jays, and more of us are bothered by the uniforms of the Blue Jays themselves.
I always wondered how their current uniforms, specifically the roads, would look with a little more blue.
So, with some time on my hands, this is what I came up with. I will admit that I kinda messed up adding the red border on the cap but at least I’ll recognize it when published elsewhere. I changed the cap and sleeves to a royal blue and changed the black border on the wordmark and numbers to red.
What do you guys think?
#102 by M.Princip on 09.17.09 2:13 pm |
M.Princip said:
Think the problem’s more with what media player I use. Becuase, yes print screen does work, for the most part.
#103 by Ricko on 09.17.09 2:15 pm |
random reader said:
Good job! Been thinking for some time that maybe the problem isn’t so much the design, but the colors: First change all the black hats, sleeves, belts, socks…whatever…to royal. Then start messing with the other stuff.
Seems to work pretty well.
—Ricko
#104 by LarryB on 09.17.09 2:21 pm |
There are several screen grab tools that can be downloaded. Even Windows has a tool. I forget some of the names. Maybe Snip It is a Windows version.
#105 by LarryB on 09.17.09 2:23 pm |
Steve, I may have missed it. But who is this strange mascot a mascot for?
http://farm4.static....
#106 by JimV19 on 09.17.09 2:23 pm |
Can’t believe the season began on Sunday and no one’s even mentioned it.
Curling season, that is…
http://www.ctvolympi...
#107 by Ricko on 09.17.09 2:29 pm |
JimV19 said:
Aw, you know how it is. No one really gets interested ’til they start thinking about their brackets.
—Ricko
#108 by JTH on 09.17.09 2:30 pm |
JimV19 said:
I hate to correct you, but you’re mistaken. The season starts on November 1.
Still 16 spots available!
#109 by Ricko on 09.17.09 2:30 pm |
LarryB said:
Original Seahawks, maybe?
#110 by Ricko on 09.17.09 2:33 pm |
JTH said:
You gonna show us the unis Marshall designs for you guys?
#111 by LI Phil on 09.17.09 2:37 pm |
LarryB said:
the magpies?
#112 by random reader on 09.17.09 2:37 pm |
Ricko said:
Thanks, Ricko.
#113 by JTH on 09.17.09 2:41 pm |
Ricko said:
If they look like this? No.
If they’re more along these lines? Yes. Absolutely.
#114 by LI Phil on 09.17.09 2:43 pm |
random reader said:
indeed, random
if you had any other concepts, i am planning on running a few more MLB uni tweaks in a future weekend column…if you’d like to add that (and any others if you have ‘em), send em to me and i’ll put em in there
btw…i LIKE that…like a lot
#115 by Noelski y que! on 09.17.09 2:47 pm |
Great addition to the NHL EA line is that in NHL10 when a player gets injured (i.e. broken nose) and stays in the game, he will return with a face guard/shield. I saw a half shield the other day (jaw protection).
#116 by bquinn on 09.17.09 2:52 pm |
I love the Steve K. files!! Can they be everyday???
#117 by Paul Lukas on 09.17.09 3:09 pm |
bquinn said:
I wish! Steve, you hear that? We need more material from you — the people demand it!
#118 by JimV19 on 09.17.09 3:16 pm |
Paul Lukas said:
Yes, keep ‘em coming!
#119 by Talon Lardner on 09.17.09 3:26 pm |
Shea stadium fans can find wallpaper of a recreation of the stage The Beatles used to launch their 1965 tour over at http://www.thebeatle... as rendered in the new Beatles: Rock Band game, left coulomb, second up from the bottom. I’m not sure how accurate it is, but I figured I’d at least toss it up here.
#120 by Chris M on 09.17.09 3:27 pm |
Check out the awesome logo on the Buffalo Sabres Media Guide. Very cool!
http://sabres.nhl.co...
They’re really steering clear of that slug…
#121 by leon on 09.17.09 3:38 pm |
LI Phil said:
Bluejays? (alts)
#122 by Maks on 09.17.09 3:44 pm |
i might have missed the train on this but is Spain in Euro Basketball the only team with optional first name basis NOB ?
was just watching ESPN360 between France and Espana and noticed that Rudy Fernandez has RUDY but Pau gasol has GASOL … hmm…
#123 by mike 2 on 09.17.09 3:46 pm |
LI Phil said:
The player on the right appears to be a Cleveland Brown, about 1975, and the bird appears to be a raven, so my best guess is that its a Baltimore Ravens mascot that’s somehow fallen back through time to check out the team they’ll be cheering for in 20 years.
If anyone else has a theory that makes more sense, I’m all ears.
#124 by bartusball on 09.17.09 3:59 pm |
LI Phil said:
It probably was the Browns mascot. I little foreshadowing perhaps?
#125 by JimV19 on 09.17.09 4:11 pm |
JTH said:
How ’bout these?
http://breakfastwith...
If it’s a co-ed league, how about something from the Colleen Jones line of apparel? http://img54.photobu...
#126 by bartusball on 09.17.09 4:11 pm |
bartusball said:
How about, “A little forshadowing perhaps?” Jeez, fingers and brain are not working in tandem.
#127 by Tony Miller on 09.17.09 4:21 pm |
bartusball said:
Dictionary.com says you were right the first time.
#128 by LI Phil on 09.17.09 4:27 pm |
JimV19 said:
is that a squeegee?
#129 by JimV19 on 09.17.09 4:29 pm |
LI Phil said:
It’s “The Stabilizer”
http://www.stabilize...
#130 by JTH on 09.17.09 4:33 pm |
JimV19 said:
Nice.
#131 by mike 2 on 09.17.09 4:56 pm |
JimV19 said:
I hate those things. They just seem wrong. I’m not an old fogey that’s longing for the days of cornbrooms, but at a minimum a broom should actually be capable of being used for sweeping the rock, and not be something cobbled together out of used plumbing supplies.
#132 by Squiddie on 09.17.09 5:17 pm |
But you can’t go curling without a really good hat!
Everyone is wearing one
Even the ladies wear hats
#133 by bartusball on 09.17.09 5:20 pm |
Tony Miller said:
Holy shit. I give up. It should be “A little foreshadowing perhaps?” Wow, I guess I picked a bad week to give up sniffin’ glue. Or maybe I haven’t.
#134 by JimV19 on 09.17.09 5:24 pm |
Squiddie said:
Love the tie in the second picture!
#135 by Elliott on 09.17.09 5:30 pm |
Anyone else really like this picture?
http://a323.yahoofs....
Of course, Marshall aren’t going TNOB (team name). This is Darius Marshall.
#136 by KB on 09.17.09 5:48 pm |
Anyone else notice that the NFL logo is missing from the necklines of the new Seahawks practice jerseys? The red, white and blue practice jerseys all seem to have the NFL logos redacted on their necklines.
#137 by John on 09.17.09 6:04 pm |
As I recall, the Bills were wearing cold weather jackets and parkas from the AFL days well into the 80’s.
#138 by JimV19 on 09.17.09 6:17 pm |
Feeling a little light in the wallet? It’s gotta be the shoes…http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4480393
#139 by JimV19 on 09.17.09 6:17 pm |
http://sports.espn.g...
#140 by tdmoore on 09.17.09 6:25 pm |
I missed the stirrup club when the Orioles stirrups were ordered. If anyone has an extra pair they can sell, contact me at tdmoore66@gmail.com. Thanks
#141 by Michael Emody on 09.17.09 6:27 pm |
tosaman said:
Greetings, Comrades!
I believe it was Lennon who said:
Outsourcing capitalist garment makers will one day find that a worker has absconded with the glorious sewing pattern for complete shoulder stripes. At that point, the people must rise up…
#142 by leon on 09.17.09 6:30 pm |
Greetings, Comrades!
I believe it was Lennon who said:
Outsourcing capitalist garment makers will one day find that a worker has absconded with the glorious sewing pattern for complete shoulder stripes. At that point, the people must rise up…
Sure that wasn’t McCartney?
#143 by Michael Emody on 09.17.09 6:48 pm |
leon said:
It’s so hard to get a clear view of history.
#144 by leon on 09.17.09 6:48 pm |
A guess about the mystery mascot:
As earlier explained, sometimes college mascots made appearances at pro games and aren’t there several pro teams based in NYC and isn’t the mascot of a certain team on a certain island near NYC called the blackbirds…….??
#145 by leon on 09.17.09 6:50 pm |
Michael Emody said:
“Antelope Freeway, 1/128th of a mile”.
#146 by J.D. on 09.17.09 6:55 pm |
Not often you see an unintentional TNOB, but this is a funny photo from last week’s Virginia Tech-Marshall game:
http://a323.yahoofs....
#147 by anotherguy on 09.17.09 7:01 pm |
JimV19 said:
I don’t know for sure where the brand comes from-but Pirat Vodka is pretty darn good. Especially outdoors in the middle of winter.
#148 by LarryB on 09.17.09 7:32 pm |
Well that did not come out ok.
Fatheads has some NFL logos from the 1950’s and 60’s
http://www.fathead.c...
#149 by leon on 09.17.09 7:37 pm |
J.D. said:
pretty often tonight.
#150 by Beardface on 09.17.09 8:11 pm |
If anyone gets a chance, hop on over to ESPNU for the Florida A&M vs Howard game and pay attention to #13 for FAMU. He’s wearing a different jersey than the rest of his teammates. Weird.
#151 by anotherguy on 09.17.09 8:14 pm |
When Tubas Attack:
http://www.youtube.c...
#152 by anotherguy on 09.17.09 8:17 pm |
Beardface said:
Come for the jerseys, stay for the band!
#153 by peter on 09.17.09 8:48 pm |
LOGO CREEP!
http://www.thelostsy...
Ok, go to the Game part, and you’ll see what I mean…(it may not come in the first 2 or 3 rounds, but its there!!)
#154 by Steve K. on 09.17.09 9:37 pm |
LarryB said:
Atlanta Falcons. That’s from 1975 or 1976 I believe.
#155 by Steve K. on 09.17.09 9:41 pm |
JimV19 said:
I do appreciate that everyone. Now that we\’re back in football season, I am definitely motivated to crank up the screen grabs! Look for more stuff from me very soon.
#156 by Ricko on 09.17.09 10:06 pm |
Steve K. said:
Good notion. Kinda pretty sure the player is a Viking. Pant stripe looks a little orange, but the outside stripes look purple. Don’t think it’s the Bears, but could be. Depends on when they stopped wearing the block numbers on their whites.
—Ricko
#157 by =bg= on 09.17.09 10:31 pm |
M.Princip said:
Yes I use Windows Media Center to play cable into my monitor, and ctrl+prt scrn is all I do, then paste into Paint.
#158 by anotherguy on 09.17.09 10:50 pm |
Ricko said:
Ricko, it’s just a feeling on my part but I don’t think it’s the Bears. Never got that feeling from any viewing all day.
#159 by anotherguy on 09.17.09 10:56 pm |
1975 late season home games: Bengals Rams Broncos Skins Niners.
1976: Browns Saints Niners Cowboys Pack.
#160 by LI Phil on 09.17.09 11:41 pm |
Ricko said:
if it’s 1975, this is what the vikes looked like
and in 1976, the bears looked like this (rounded numerals)– now those are also the dark unis too
however, according to FUPP, in 1975, da bears had rounded numerals on their whites, as well as in ‘76
so, i’d say, it’s not da bears (as ricko pointed out)…
and i’d wager it is the vikings
#161 by Cameron Rose on 09.18.09 2:58 am |
At first all I noticed was that Ahmad Rashad was grabbing his butt.
#162 by mark on 09.19.09 11:42 am |
Matt noooooo need to be embarassed by ONOB. To paraphrase my wife: “How does having my name on the back of my jersey affect the quality of your life?”
#163 by mark on 09.21.09 1:31 pm |
test
THIS