Players in the "wrong" uniforms

[ImmortalChef]

Chapman in a Reds jersey is the right uniform

[bwburke94]

7 minutes ago, ImmortalChef said:

Chapman in a Reds jersey is the right uniform

He could become dual Reds/Yankees in the future, or possibly dual Reds/Cubs depending on how well his Cubs stint is remembered.

[johnnysama]

In light of the recent news regarding the death of CFL legend Larry Highbaugh (RIP), here he is in his early years before he embarked on his legendary Edmonton Eskimo career, as a BC Lion.

[jlnhlfan]

Did anyone screenshot the part of the thread when I talked about Scott Henderson, the character I created that he was called "The Next Gretzky" by you guys?

[johnnysama]

In honor of Mr. Anthony Cavillo's induction into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame, here's a two-fer:

1) He got his start during the CFL's American experiment of the mid-1990s, starting his pro career with the infamous Las Vegas Posse. From there.....

 

2) Once the CFL left the US, he start his Canadian career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, before making his mark with the Montreal Alouettes.

[Raptorman415]

Since we're on the CFL I'm gonna say current Edmonton Eskimo quarterback Mike Reilly as a BC Lion

[Cujo]

Johnny's finally hit rock bottom.

 

[Rj0498]

This never should have happened. He was viking and should have retired as one.

[Ray Lankford]

On 3/22/2017 at 11:10 PM, bwburke94 said:

He could become dual Reds/Yankees in the future, or possibly dual Reds/Cubs depending on how well his Cubs stint is remembered.

Won't the memory of his Cubs stint be almost blowing it?

[ImmortalChef]

34 minutes ago, Ray Lankford said:

Won't the memory of his Cubs stint be almost blowing it?

Well, he did help the Cubs win the World Series. I would even argue that if it weren't for him, the Cubs would not have won

[BBTV]

Chapman is not a Red anymore.  His only meaningful prime-time national exposure came in another uniform, and if he plays well for a few years in NY, that will cement it.

[bucky_bleichert]

21 hours ago, Rj0498 said:

This never should have happened. He was viking and should have retired as one.

 

as long as we're on the subject of chris carter

 

as long as we're on the subject of old WRs who had no business being on the eagles

 

sorry if both are repeats

[BBTV]

6 minutes ago, bucky_bleichert said:

as long as we're on the subject of old WRs who had no business being on the eagles

 

sorry if both are repeats

 

1.  everything is a repeat at this point.  That's how this thread works now since nobody (myself included) is going back to read it all.

 

2.  THat Art Monk pic is also odd for another reason - that's the only season the Eagles had twill numbers on those jerseys.  Also the number font is slightly different than at any other time in the kelly green era.  It's a little thinner, and the 6s and 9s are a little different.

[Ray Lankford]

1 hour ago, ImmortalChef said:

Well, he did help the Cubs win the World Series. I would even argue that if it weren't for him, the Cubs would not have won

How's that?

[ImmortalChef]

40 minutes ago, Ray Lankford said:

How's that?

1.01 ERA

[Ray Lankford]

16 minutes ago, ImmortalChef said:

1.01 ERA

They won the Central by 17 games. I don't think Chapman was worth that much.

[FGM13]

25 minutes ago, Ray Lankford said:

They won the Central by 17 games. I don't think Chapman was worth that much.

In fact I'm pretty sure he had a negative WPA in the playoffs, so he helped them lose more than he helped them win.

[schlim]

2 hours ago, BringBackTheVet said:

 

1.  everything is a repeat at this point.  That's how this thread works now since nobody (myself included) is going back to read it all.

 

2.  THat Art Monk pic is also odd for another reason - that's the only season the Eagles had twill numbers on those jerseys.  Also the number font is slightly different than at any other time in the kelly green era.  It's a little thinner, and the 6s and 9s are a little different.

The first thing that stuck or about that picture was the black threads around the numbers. As a Jet fan,  all I could think about was the early nineties jerseys with the black trim.  I was so worried about them getting a black third or taking away from the simplicity of the green and white. 

[MCM0313]

On 3/25/2017 at 10:46 AM, bucky_bleichert said:

 

as long as we're on the subject of chris carter

 

as long as we're on the subject of old WRs who had no business being on the eagles

 

sorry if both are repeats

I have that Cris Carter Score card. I'm not sure whether I have the Fleer one too. Haven't seen the Monk one, though. What brand is that? It was 1995, right?

[BBTV]

23 hours ago, schlim said:

The first thing that stuck or about that picture was the black threads around the numbers. As a Jet fan,  all I could think about was the early nineties jerseys with the black trim.  I was so worried about them getting a black third or taking away from the simplicity of the green and white. 

 

They made black fashion jerseys with kelly-green numbers for the Eagles (I think they were Starter or Russel EDIT: actually I think they were Champion because I remember the 12 in Cunningham being in that font) and they sold pretty well.

 

I think it was Buddy Ryan and/or Jim McMahon that started wearing black crowned caps on the sidelines, and it was the first time that black had really been associated in any way with the Eagles (yeah the trim, but that's all it was - it wasn't really one of their "colors".)  I was obviously younger, but people (at least my school mates in the late 80s/early 90s) were like "whoa - they'd look good in black."  Fortunately it didn't happen.

 

Here's the Buddy one.  Jim McMahon's had white pinstripes IIRC (and I'm kind of amazed that I remember all this.)  The McMahon one here wasn't what I was thinking, just posting it because of how horrible it is.