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  1. I think powder blue and yellow are the worst colors for a pro sports team ever and only suitable for an infant's bedroom.
  2. Yeah, cuz their current jerseys are so much more creative Current jerseys may not be as creative, but I'd rather use those than the ones we're lookin' at here. These just have a fake look to them.... They were fake before there were fakes! Here's my story on the Norqiues unused jerseys and their proper colors. http://thirdstringgoalie.blogspot.com/2012/04/setting-record-straight-quebec.html
  3. Nice post. I don't think the teams should turn the fans away at the gate, but just like some arenas won't let you bring in a "professional" camera, it sure would be fun to see them announce a week ahead of time that they are not getting in wearing a fake jersey and make them take it back to the car before they get in. If they did do that, a large number of people would be outed for having bought unsuspecting relatives fakes who didn't know they had been given one. We sure had that come up a lot at the store last year. I am surprised more teams have not done anything to educate their fans the way Montreal did in some way, any way at all.
  4. I know the Montreal Canadiens had a trade in sale where they offered a discount if you turned in a fake jersey, but it would be really interesting to see what would happen if a pro team really, really took a hard line against fakes. Not allowing people into the stadium wearing or even possessing fakes, not allowing players to sign fakes, not allowing vendors to sell fakes near the stadium or at team sponsored events, like their fan fests. It sure would be interesting to see how many people would be turned away or would have to surrender their fakes to be allowed in the stadium on a game day. THAT would make the news and draw some real attention to the issue, and it might be worth the possible PR hit to try it if you could spin the media attention the right way and have them cover the anti-American Chinese counterfeit angle rather than have the issue become the greedy team angle.
  5. Hahaha! Gotta love the overlapping digits. That's a new low.
  6. I work at the main team store at Target Field. When it's the pregame rush in the store and I'm talking jerseys with someone and the subject of fakes comes up, there's a little game I like to play. I tell them I can spot a fake jersey within 10 seconds. There's so many of them around now I haven't lost yet. I can't really argue with people who say "I know it's fake but it's all I can afford and it's good enough for me." I don't like it, and it probably costs my company money, but I can't argue with their reasoning. What I don't like is people who come in and tell me "they can get any jersey you want for $40 and you can't tell the difference". I can tell the difference from 100 feet away when they walk in the door. The other thing that bugs me are people wearing fakes who come over and check the price of legit ones to "see how much they saved". Well, the spent less, but since they didn't buy a real jersey, they didn't "save" anything, they just paid less for something that is worth less. And worthless. Big difference. We even had a supervisor accept a fake jersey in exchange for a real one! And it was in a size they don't make for retail! For those of you who buy fakes and think no one will notice, those of us who do care, do notice and think less of you. As for the Twins jersey posted earlier in this thread, the sleeve patch is a giveaway because it's flat across the top and bottom. It's supposed to be arched. And real patches are sewn onto the jersey, not embroidered into the jersey. Still with me? If anyone here cares about the difference between real and fakes, can spot the difference and lives in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, we have a job fair coming up to hire people for the retail store and I can get you on the inside track for a job at the stadium team store. Send me a PM and I'll give you the details.
  7. So with Texas staying put, the Big 12 will have ten teams and the Big Ten will have 12 teams. Riiiiight...
  8. Any insights into what this font is for the numbers from the Cubs 1997 throwback game? You care barely make out the serifs on the "1" on Ray Sanchez back in this shot if that helps. Also, is it the same font as the White Sox used? From what you can see of the "4" in the first Cubs shot, it looks the same as this one.
  9. Once in awhile when I download a vector logo from Brandsoftheworld.com, I get a Corel Draw file (.cdr) I have photoshop and illustrator at my disposal. Is there a trick or method I can use to get a Corel Draw file to open somehow without having Corel Draw? I did a search on the board and didn't find any results. Thanks, Jeff
  10. Off the top of my head, I think it looks like "pointedly mad".
  11. Thanks very much for the ID. 12 bucks isn't bad for a font, but I think it's overpriced by about $11. That's not the most useful or attractive font on Earth unless your doing an Eagles project or making a sign for the Rennaisance Fair.
  12. I was wondering if anyone knew what the name of the font used for "Eagles" was? It seems like something I've seen before so I'm hopeful that it's not a custom font. It's old enough that I'm hoping that's not the case. Any help with the name or perhaps a link to a download of it would be appreciated, but even just a name would be very helpful. Thanks, JeffB
  13. It's time once again to play "Name that Font!" Today's entry is from the new Andretti Green Racing Acura from the American Le Mans Series. Note the curved shape of the lower case "e" and the capital "F" as well as the lower case "r" and how it curves downwards. Thanks in advance! JeffB
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