A small cadre of holdouts, however, prefer to go double-flapped. Until a few weeks ago, that list would also have included longtime double-flapper Willie Harris , but he's currently back down in the minors.
Similarly, Zach Lutz had a cup of coffee with the Mets back in April but is now back down at triple-A. The reasons for going double-flapped vary: Some players like the extra level of protection; others think the double-flapped helmet feels more balanced on the head; and some are switch-hitters who prefer the convenience of sticking with one helmet.
Or maybe they just like the youthful appearance, since a double-flapped helmet tends to make its wearer look like he's 12 years old. Josh Outman's stirrups.
He first came to Uni Watch's attention during his time in Oakland, where his hosiery stylings were highlighted by the A's gold sanitary undersocks. Now that he's with Colorado, the visual effect is slightly less pronounced, but there's still only one word for it: Outmania! The Tigers' belt loops. Most MLB pants have wide belt tunnels. But not in Detroit, where the Tigers use conventional belt loops -- lots and lots of them and as you can see, they're not just for plus-sized guys like Prince Fielder.
It's a style that's been the norm in Detroit at least since the days of Al Kaline. No real reason -- just one of those things that make uni-watching such a nuanced exercise. Tim Lincecum's footwear carousel. Some players change to different shoe designs as the season goes on, but Tim Lincecum takes things a step further: He changes brands.
He's already worn shoes from at least three different companies this season. Most players couldn't do that even if they wanted to, because they're tied down to exclusive shoe-endorsement contracts. Given how poorly Lincecum has pitched so far this year, it's tempting to speculate on how his footwear may be correlated to his pitching. Would his mound performance be more consistent if he stuck to one brand?
Or should he keep trying new brands until he returns to Cy Young form? The pocket brigade. Back in , dozens of MLB players began wearing their back pants pockets inside-out. The trend died out a season later when the commissioner's office cracked down on it , but a few players have kept it alive: the Marlins' dynamic duo of Jose Reyes and Hanley Ramirez and White Sox catcher A.
One footnote: Giants broadcasters Mike Krukow and Duane Kuiper refer to inside-out pockets as "elephant ears. Honorable Mention: Rangers pitcher Matt Harrison wears his wedding band on his necklace. We did get cheesesteaks, though. This episode of civic buffoonery in Cleveland has a precedent in Philadelphia. Of course, it failed miserably there swept ignominiously in the Finals, Terry Murray fired , as it surely will in Cleveland.
We are talking about Philly and Cleveland, after all. Also: Why did they hang road jerseys on Terminal Tower? Billy Penn also wore a Phillies hat for the World Series. Also to no avail. And, their stuff has gotten steadily better. I mean, if the best player in the world plays their clubs how bad do you think they are?
The story I heard was that Tiger signed with Nike as soon as he turned pro, Shoes, shirts, caps and equipment. But as long as he found something better out there he could play that. Pretty sure Tiger has an all Nike bag now but he was almost all Titleist for a long time. I mean that cheese sauce stuff. As for the looks of the clubs.. I even like the yellow they added in their clubs.
Some things never make sense to me. From my Finnish friend: —————————— Uni Watch and link committee. I hope this makes sense.
Something that has really been annoying me lately is the eat mor fowl poles at Minute Maid. I remember seeing them on tv and thinking, thats ugly and stupid. Then I went to a game the other day and, my God, they were horrible. I should have taken a picture cause the one in the link I posted was obviously taken at an angle that does not make it look as garrish as it actually is. Ahhh, cheesesteaks.
I dated a guy from Philly. When I went to visit, he insisted I had to try one with Cheez Whiz. I protested; he insisted. It was awesome. The game I went to with the know-it-all guy, I went with my mom.
It was a grand old time, and, yes, I had a hot dog. Check this out hockey fans: blade tape that got lots of airtime during intermission of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs by Ron Maclean and Kelly Hrudey, I went to the website to find out more info on the product and found this. We sent a pledge down to Philly from hartford ot get us Cheese steaks during hellweek.
It was delicious. South Philly and now in Springfield, too!! I live right around the corner from it and honestly would take a hot roast beef from there over a cheesesteak any day. Pants of Pence…. But I am on Titleist staff, so I have already said too much. I would say its the less chichi one… a rude guy behind the counter, lots of cheez wiz, and no indoor seating.
Unfdortunately, the pledge tha treturned with cheesesteaks were good, but far too soggy. If you are going to get one shipped, heat it in the over with some tinfoil around it. I know. On the actual uni front—Hunter Pence is my new fave non-local player for wearing his pants high. I remember eating it outside in the summer, of course and loving it.
Make one. Go get some bread. Not Wonder, but long rolls. Put steak into a heated pan — you can add onions or mushrooms or peppers at your own choice.
Then add cheese on top my preference is either provolone or white American cheese. Be that as it may … the Celtic uniforms should be seen as the epitome of classic soccer kits.
Nothing could be nicer. And avoid grease or oil as cooking the steak will add enough lubrication to the pan. Anthony , you are presuming that I cook. This sounds simple enough. I would have to add Cheeze Whiz, of course. Sorry Minna thats me not looking at the screen.
Pledge as in, Fraternity pledge.. After his name was called as he left the green room he was stoped and the guy that handed him the jersey removed the pin.
As a lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan, this is a sad day. I did want to touch on the point that Paul made about the Cardinals minor leaguers and the talk about the faux stirrups. All the Cardinals minor leaguers are required to show the stripes on the socks.
This year, however, the Cardinals AAA Memphis affiliate has abandoned the rule and is allowing its players to wear their pants however they want. The real stirrups are still around. Also, Ye Olde Ale House is seriously a two minute drive from my house. Great place to get a roast beef. Anyone else have any luck getting it wet and molding it, or does the whicking power deny you the chance to do that? Best hot dogs ever…and the fries are nothing to sneeze at. PL is getting some serious material on the pennsylvania food tree.
Indeed Uni Watch has endorsed beef in the past. And chicken skin. Not to mention the Spirit of Detroit. I think they only put up the uni if a team gets deep enough into the playoffs—that means conference finals for the NBA and NHL. I was wondering what they would do this year should both the Red Wings and Pistons advance.
I think they use a blue road jersey for the Pistons, too. That trend is odd, since it is at home. Maybe the people who came up with the idea thought fans would like the colors over the whites? O pizza- smells like vomit, but it does the job. I like a heavy putter. I only used for one round, and my Titleist is getting me a new putter next week.
So I would be willing to sell this one. Scotty Cameron Detour. Dangit, I forgot to add something earlier. When I walked into the Pirates team store they had one whole wall of nothing but the red vests.
Nothing can prepare you for that sight…. I talked to a friend who works for the team and the plan is to stay with the red vests for Friday nights and the pinstripes for Sundays. I think the red has only been worn once, which is of course, one too many times. I performed sugery on my new 59Fifty a couple weeks ago, and it turned out great. The bills on the new ones hold their curve a lot better than the old wool ones.
I agree with Mr. Lucas not to be confused with Mr. By far the worst uniforms in MLB. Any help from those with a better grasp of the English language? I posted similar comments on Friday or Saturday. Very lame and cheap? I was getting misty for the good old days.
It was also the week of the Joel Youngblood two-teams-in-one-day feat so I got to see the classic Expo powder blue roadie with tri-color batting helmet. The similarities are quite striking. But notice that the Ports wear white shoes, just like the parent club.
Stuby, you and I must have been watching at the same time. I did not know about those. They look just like this but without any initials. Which reminds me: All black for the Mets today.
Might have just been that none of the players knew how to wear them or the pants were down to the shoe tops. A great look, though. I think they also sported white cleats. HERE is the patch.
I like 11 for receivers. I wish the NFL would chill out a little bit on the number rules. I would love to see some single digit numbers for receivers and even running backs and the numbers 20 and 22 for quarterbacks. If I may add my 2 cents on the cheesesteak debate. Not only glove, but whole set of pads. I believe there are pictures of him in the throwback jersey with his regular pads. Watching the Angels-Royals game… noticed that the Royals are wearing black spikes.
Um… My favorite bloody athletes are from the Detroit Redwings vs. Colorado Avalanche fights in Sound good? Randomly Uni-relatedish. I was thinking about this today — Everyone assumes that the Yankees will have no more single-digit numbers after the numbers of Jeter 2 and Torre 6 are retired. If Joe gets fired this year as opposed of retiring , does this still hold true, or does someone else get a crack at 6? The bloody athlete that came to me first was John Ritchie when he was fullback in Oakland.
His head would bleed every game. Minnesota had him custom fit for a helmet to stop the hemorrhaging. When the Tigers made the run last year, they put a home white jersey on the Spirit of Detroit. This is true. At home they ALL wear white with purple pinstripes, high cuffs with black socks and black undershirts.
See for yourself. On the road they wear plain grey with long pants and black undershirts. The arm holes no sleeves and pants have very subtle purple stripes. Just kidding. I want to thank everyone for helping me on my quest to get a Philly cheesesteak in MN. Kieran K. Anybody from Iowa here? Any pics of the all-black Met unis?
I am for uniforms that look uniform. In fact, he stated it better in post 40 than I just did. I think this is a fair compromise, tessa , though I would prefer no music like the Twins have.
Torre means too much to the team—even if he gets fired. Same with Jeter. If he ever got traded I know, I should just shut my mouth now , his number would still be sacred, yes?
Pair of Nikes , which reminds me. It might be in his contract. If Jeter gets traded, you will also hear news of spontaneous human combustion around Harrisburg, PA. That will be me. I am going to go out now and grab an extinguisher, just in case. I assume that the decision to retire a number comes from The Boss. Of course, stranger things have happened in the Evil Empire.
I just made that up. Is it true? I think they should retire his number, regardless. He has done a lot for the team. Besides, I think Jeter will retire a Yankee.
Uni note: He had the single-bar facemask. Who knows if a modern one would have prevented the injury. I dig the new Steelers throwbacks, although I must add the caveat that all that yellow may get old in a hurry. They need traditional, boxy lettering and numbering to really represent the rough, tough Steel Curtain image that is their golden era.
That font is called Futura, designed in Germany in I think the s, and fits well with everything. Particularly charts of numbers — the Baseball Encyclopedia has used it for years. I do like the boxy numbers more for the Steelers, but if they keep the Futura look, they need to dump the italic and make the numbers themselves thicker.
As far as pants blousing goes, I always just hiked the elastic to just under my knees and then bloused my pants down. Oh, and Hunter Pence is the real deal. Mark in Shiga, you are spot on. Futura is not a bad font but the italic version for the jersey blows big chunks. If they would dump the italics, I would be one happy Steeler camper. Well guess Jarrod Saltalamacchia beat Cory Rauschenberger to the bigs to take the title of longest surname in the majors…Chris Berman was talking about how big his name was on his jersay, noting that the S and the A were under his armpits.
Column Contact Us. Comments Posts. Sunday Open Thread ». Of Pence and Pants. Brown: No. Lucas: I wanna see the stirrups. Not those soccer socks. Brown: Well, you can probably find a league where they wear those somewhere, Greg. Deshaies: Those two-in-one socks, those are kinda bogus. Lucas: Little hokey. Lucas: See, good things happen to guys who wear stirrups.
Deshaies: That was a ritual. Lucas: Yeah. Matt B April 30, at am. Judd April 30, at am. Hitch April 30, at am. I should start a petition. Leo April 30, at am. One little typo though. Joe Hilseberg April 30, at am. Matthew April 30, at am. Paul P. April 30, at am. Chris Sk April 30, at am. Brian April 30, at am. John April 30, at am. Robert April 30, at am. Paul Lukas April 30, at am. His look would not be complete without the socks.
Pence wears Stance socks and has them pulled up as far as anyone we have ever seen-just above his knee. While nothing Hunter Pence does is traditional, he has found a winning formula.
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