Sodboy13

The funniest thing about Jerry casually planting this "gosh it'd be a shame to leave but" story in Crain's is not only that it drops in this back-alley abortion of a season, but comes in a stretch where the Sox have lost three of four and given up more than ten runs in each of the losses. Add that on to everything over the last few years, and the majority of the past seventeen. Then consider that you don't have to be that old to be old enough to remember the one-two punch of Jerry at the forefront of the strike, gleefully scrapping the best season of baseball the team had played in 35 years, combined with the White Flag trade not long after. Any Sox fan who experiences the team on any level above an abstract concept should be volunteering the services of a guy they know who can get Reinsdorf a pretty sweet deal on moving trucks.

Watching the White Sox in Colorado tonight, because I hate myself. Anyway, the Rockies appear to be wearing their purple jerseys with the piped white pants they brought in as a secondary look for their City Connect uniform, rather than the standard home pinstripes. Is this a new combo for them?

2 minutes ago, tBBP said:

 

I need to see the 2 and 7 of this number font.

 

Looks like they got both the 2 and the 4 of the Champion font pretty much right. The 7, though, uses a straight diagonal instead of the signature curve.

On 8/4/2023 at 10:47 AM, cajunaggie08 said:

I'm glad its gone for the reasons you previously mentioned in that it has nothing to do with Zydeco. I also agree Zydeco is a terrible name for a Baton Rouge based team. It just reeks of someone coming up with a brand and idea with the assumption that all of Louisiana is the same.

Reminded of one of the proposed rebrands of the Belot Snappers to "Supper Clubbers," when Wisconsin's supper club scene really doesn't start until about Madison northward.

I always thought that was a lock of hair falling over the mask, not a chip in it.

On 7/23/2023 at 9:54 PM, Sodboy13 said:

The stink coming off of this operation is of a level I have not experienced since the NIFL was doing all of its graphic design in WordArt.

Defector's Dan McQuade, who previously lifted the hood on the Philadelphia 76ers' partnership with emerging metaverse outfit Color Star and found a Chinese building materials company, a bunch of pseudonyms, English-adjacent word salad, and graphics reminiscent of Atari's "Hard Drivin'," has picked up on the AFL announcement and yes, this league reboot is straight vaporware.

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More than a week after the relaunch announcement, a person claiming to represent the Bakersfield AFL squad contacted the Mechanics Bank Arena. The individual identified himself as “Tim Robinson,” but left contact information that was not for anybody with that name. Defector dialed the phone number used to make the call to the Bakersfield arena, however, and asked for “Tim Robinson.” 

 

“Well, that’s me, but there is no ‘Tim Robinson,’” said the man who answered. “That’s an alias.”

He said his real name was Tim Carbajal, and that he came up with “Tim Robinson” after finding out he’d been selected as owner of the Bakersfield AFL franchise. He declined to say when or how that selection took place. “I’m sorry I did that,” he said. A public records search for the phone number revealed a Timothy Carbajal of Taft, Calif., a town about 35 miles southwest of Bakersfield. 

Carbajal declined to answer questions about where the money to buy and/or operate an AFL franchise came from, citing a gag order from the league office. Carbajal also politely declined to discuss plans for drafts or tryouts or hirings or anything related to the arena team.

 

“That information is encrypted by the league,” he said, “and I cannot give that out out of respect to the AFL.”

 

Carbajal admitted that the arena team, which will be called the California Grizzlies, has not yet found a place to play. A Twitter account was registered in July for the “California Grizzlies,” and the bio calls the team “California’s only Arena Football League Franchise” and says it’s based in Bakersfield. The account, which follows AFL commissioner Hutton on Twitter, hasn’t tweeted yet. 

"They're saying the AFL isn't an actual football league. There's no explanation. Just body after body busting out of  wood and hitting pavement. I DIDN'T DO ING  ! I DIDN'T RIG  !"

https://defector.com/arena-football-league-relaunch-comes-as-surprise-to-cities-that-will-allegedly-have-teams

11 hours ago, Dilbert said:

They recycling the Vermilion County Bobcats?

Hey, if they found a way to get money out of that scrap heap, more power to 'em.

This is something I noticed on Swingman basketball jerseys several months ago, too. I was stunned that the "twill" was so thin and flimsy, and that there was no longer any stitching involved whatsoever. It really is glorified iron-ons at this point. The fully sublimated replicas Nike now sells are probably a better value that either of the non-"authentic" levels, and they'll likely last you longer, too.

I was at the Packers team store a couple weeks ago, and they were selling their actual authentics - Ripon-made with Nike branding - for $355. Certainly not for my tax bracket, but interesting to see it available as a retail option in an era where the true "authentic" jersey is a dying breed.

5 minutes ago, DG_ThenNowForever said:

Has anyone coined WFWS yet? Because I feel like we're in the WFWS era.

Yes, but we're not supposed to get political here.

11 minutes ago, Jezus_Ghoti said:

"Icy white" is approaching the same level of crap as BFBS at this point

I wasn't a fan of it before this moment, but the trend was certifiably cooked the second the Detroit Lions took the field in plain white pants and socks.

8 minutes ago, throwuascenario said:

The Seahawks, absolutely. It's a completely different brand and color scheme. It's completely off-brand and looks like a different team. 

2/10 troll post, we've all been here too long and you're going to have to put more work in with this crowd.

From the "icy" emoji to the follow-up "All in the details" tweet, just about the most trite, by-the-numbers way to do a football uniform unveiling in 2023. The presentation and the uniform itself are perfectly befitting of a MAC team.

Or, I guess, a Big 8 team.

Kudos to the Jets for nailing the details here, even if the uniform is far from a personal favorite of mine - give me the '90s version with added black trim over this any day.

Now watch in Week 1 how many players ruin the look by wearing full white socks because "icy" or "clean."

On 7/21/2023 at 1:59 PM, Dilbert said:

This makes sense. It seemed kinda weird that the league would have teams in cities like Chicago, St Louis and Austin, while also having teams in Salem, Lake Charles, and Bakersfield

It makes more sense if you remember that the last time this league brand was in Chicago, it was actually in Rockford.

The stink coming off of this operation is of a level I have not experienced since the NIFL was doing all of its graphic design in WordArt.

In a nod to the new ownership and the immense amount of paperwork generated in the District, we are excited to present to you the Washington Processors.

DC Independent Football Club

I want a uniform inspired by Northwest Indiana Nights. Something that gives the vibe of a burger coming off the griddle at Schoop's as the billboard for Krazy Kaplan's perched above the restaurant lights up for the evening.

This isn't the worst the Colts could have done here, but it's a long way down the road from good. You can see the push-and-pull of consultants and the front office dithering over whether or not to really bring in black as a full alternate Identity. So you get a black helmet, but no black anywhere except the number trim on the jersey, pants, or socks.

I don't know what making the blue heathered accomplishes outside of making the helmet match the rest of the uniform even less, and maybe getting a rise from people who really miss Converse's Kentucky basketball uniforms.

6 minutes ago, BigEd76 said:

Anyone know what the holdup is with the Eagles throwback reveal?

They need to grease the poles first.

6 hours ago, Jimmy! said:

If you want to get THAT technical, the collar and NOB font is wrong too. It's still a beautiful jersey.

Looking at the notched serif on the 1, that does match what they wore from about 1983-93, per Gridiron.

As for the name font, I thought that could be an effort to mimic the old Champion name font. But I don't know if the Seahawks ever wore Champion on-field.

On 7/12/2023 at 5:47 PM, panthers_2012 said:

And now, for the uniforms, which are sharp, IMO.

 

 

The blue one is from their outdoor game last season, which I thought would be a fantastic basis for a new look at the time. Glad they went in that direction.

The home and road appear to be on a new CCM template, which looks a lot like the old Reebok Edge template, and I'm not a fan.

The crests on the primary jerseys, but especially on the black one, need thicker outlines. The logo gets lost at distance.

Overall, though, far better than anything they've worn recently, and maybe ever.  "Lake Erie Monsters" still makes more sense to me as a name, but I'll take this. As an odd aside, it almost looks like they're wearing Toledo Walleye colors now.

On 7/1/2023 at 6:15 PM, MJWalker45 said:

I believe so. Pittsburgh probably needs a pair of black pants instead of the light greys that can almost appear white at times.

In looking at some pictures upthread, part of the problem for Pittsburgh is their players wearing extra-long black undershirts with their white jerseys. That gives the tops a faint gray appearance, and since we know those jerseys are white, our brains may process the pants as being the same dingy shade of white.

Everything leading up to this unveiling has had an aura of "Good God, do less" about it. They did not heed that call.

8 hours ago, Sec19Row53 said:

Have we talked about the Madison Muskallards??
 

 

I'm partial to their night as the Old Fashioneds. How can you not love this swingin' maraschino? https://madison-mallards-257397.square.site/product/-pre-order-adult-t-shirt-ls-cream-the-old-fashioneds/1396?cs=true&cst=custom

Waukegan wants the Bears now. Should make a nice pairing with the Lake County Fielders in Zion.

Is anyone that far north in Lake County even still a Bears fan after the past three decades?