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  1. 9192-leaked.jpg

    thank god they didn't use this. :P

    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

  2. I'd guess this will not happen because the teams know the PR would be bad. Look at the response to the recording industry...people think they have the right to pirate music. Look at this board, populated in large part by people that "get it", and most are OK with IP theft. I think the general public would rationalize this the same way it does the music thing. Most people just think it's OK to steal as long as they are not walking out of a store with merchandise under their jackets.

    I think the leagues/teams understand this and will never take that hard of a line. Plus I don't think it would be good for long-term attendance if they piss fans off by turning them away at the gate. Particularly when most fans don't even realize the "deal" they got was on an illegal jersey. Even those that don't think of the counterfeiting as OK would certainly think that their ignorance of what they bought should not cause them to get turned away at the gate. The amount of money a fan spends at the game is not worth forgoing.

    I think the best a team can really do is to try to publicize this and hope a decent proportion of the fanbase will "get it". And, if they are so inclined, the Canadiens' "turn in" program.

    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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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. :P

    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.

  5. Any insights into what this font is for the numbers from the Cubs 1997 throwback game?

    Cubs1997Throwbackfont.jpg

    You care barely make out the serifs on the "1" on Ray Sanchez back in this shot if that helps.

    WhiteSox1997Throwbackfont.jpg

    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.

    CubsSoxtbtc6-16-97.jpg

  6. 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

  7. looks like harbinger.

    looks like it's available for only 12 bucks, not bad at all.

    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. <_<

  8. PhiladelphiaEagles3.GIF

    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

  9. 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.

    AGRfont.jpg

    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

  10. Does anyone know what the closest font is to the Phillies-the script one with the stars. Thanks. :D

    It's not that close, but "Fenway Park" is the best I can suggest. It's italic, but you could distort it back to being more vertical in photoshop.

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