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  1. I really wish the Pens would just bring back the plain black pants for the third and RR jerseys. Especially the RR. Makes the uni way too busy with the thick stripe on the side. EDIT: Looking again, the triangle yokes are way too wide compared to the original they're based on, which I am sure is due in part to how the Adidas jerseys are cut, but that makes for an even greater need for plain pants.
  2. Seconded. I understand ads are necessary, and honestly, truly, they would not bother me at all if wasn't resulting in all this other nonsense for those who don't pay for it. The mobile site was already janky, but now ads cover buttons needed to use it (specifically the ones at the top that let you access things like notifications and DMs). It also cracks me that this is happening now when a while ago I saw a CCSL Twitter post mocking another website for having a page inundated with ads. I know you gotta do what you gotta do to keep the train rolling, man. I've been here 17 years (granted I became a lurker a long time ago), so you know I appreciate this place and want it to continue to do well. But come on.
  3. My money is on this, or something close, being what the Pens come out with, considering how they treated the first RR. If so, I would be pretty happy (though I'd hope they'd not flip the yellow and white). Also happy they are bringing back the robo, but would have been content with them not doing it as long as they didn't continue to use the "naked penguin". So, overall, I'm more excited than I was before. I don't know why, but my gut was convinced they'd bring back the blue again - though, there's always the Winter Classic for that. (If they decide to bring these back, I'll be cool with it). (I know, I dug up a post from like three weeks ago, I'm sorry)
  4. This, except I'd go so far as to say they should just ditch the vintage white and replace the primary sweater with it. A white version, too.
  5. I agree. Their current uniforms are too '70s anyway and their crest is a jumbled mess. I think you guys are more in the majority, because I've seen that all said here many times. I, for one, love their entire look as it stands right now and would not change a thing except maybe darkening the colors again.
  6. You're absolutely correct about the mediocre and bad years, when a club exists for so long, those are practically impossible to avoid. The 19-aughts and 70s were outstanding, each decade had more achievement than the histories of many clubs today. From 1901 to 1992, the Bucs were winners roughly 66% of that span, an impressive record. The club also has the most batting champs in MLB history, and more primary hall of famers than teams like the Red Sox. Overall, even with the difficult times like the 1950s and the current losing streak, this is a storied franchise with a winning tradition. In the context of other MLB teams, it's accurate to place the Bucs about in the top third in overall franchise achievement. Hence why I call them "The Shining Example of a Has-Been Franchise" Forgive my negativity. It's difficult not to feel so jaded when such a storied franchise hasn't had a winning season in your lifetime.
  7. The Pirates are unique in that way. Much of their long history is either painfully average or straight up bad, despite their relatively high amount of world titles. The 19-aughts and 70s were the only decades of consistent competitiveness and success. Then there were a couple good years in the mid-20s and early-90s, and a major cinderella fluke in 1960.
  8. We'll gladly trade Tampa a team worthy of bad attendance.
  9. While I didn't like it on the islanders, I did like the pattern nonetheless, and I thought it's similarity to the penguins' 80s/early-90s jerseys would've made them a good choice for the penguins rather than their current boring-as-hell design. It would've been a nice modernization of a look that a lot of fans are nostalgic for around here. That said, I know it's an unpopular opinion around Pittsburgh at least, but I've always liked these: And for some reason, recently, I've really started to miss the robo-pigeon logo.
  10. I always liked it. It was the logo I grew up with. I prefer the skating penguin, though. But I'd love to see the robo pigeon return as a shoulder patch. It worked well that way. And the gradient monstrosity of a jersey mentioned above was unique because while it was so bad but still looked good in action somehow. I've found that the jerseys with "Pittsburgh" on the front are actually kind of unpopular among pens fans, but I absoluetly love these things: (If they use one of these blue ones at the Winter Classic, which judging by the logo at the press conference they are, I will be extremely happy.) I think I'm also in the minority in that I disliked the penguins "triangle" jerseys they had before the edgeification. And I'm alittle sick of all the blue. It was great at first, but it got old. Ever since the first Winter Classic there's been too much of it around. I also really like these jerseys: Still hate the team with a burning passion, though.
  11. I think the color is actually a charcoal gray, but it still looks good irregardless. Whiteouts are going to look even more dramatic since black-dominated seating areas are now going to be the norm. (As opposed to the igloo's characteristic burned orange.) By definition, a white out against black seats won't look any more dramatic than a white out against orange seats. Also, unless there are tons of empty seats (which I'm assuming that there hasn't been recently - a stark contrast to when I used to go to games there and just get a walk-up tic for $12) it won't be much of a big deal during the game. Still looks neat though when it's empty. Pssh. Reality schmeality.
  12. Am I the only one who sees that ending disastrously? I was thinking more than just a lawsuit....
  13. I think the color is actually a charcoal gray, but it still looks good irregardless. Whiteouts are going to look even more dramatic since black-dominated seating areas are now going to be the norm. (As opposed to the igloo's characteristic burned orange.)
  14. They could stand to lower them below the rafters and make them stand out rather than kindof hide up there, but that's just me being nitpicky.
  15. Man that indian head in the middle of "Braves" is annoying.
  16. Am I the only one who sees that ending disastrously?
  17. A visit to the Mellon Arena answered my previous question. The banners are now arranged as such: (Yes I did re-create them in paint. Took me about 3 hours at the beginning of last season. Then I just made new ones for this year in about 5 minutes.)
  18. This raises a question on the arrangement of the banners. Do they put this one, and an eastern conference one, next to the other two cup year banners? The others have a division champ one with them so thatd make this one look a little out of place. Or do they put it next to last year's banners? Or, my preferred choice: Nix the conference and division banners from the first two cup years since those championships should be understood being that they were necessary in advancing through the playoffs, not raise a new conference one for that reason, and put this one with them, and leave the other division/president's/conference ones alone in their own section.
  19. is bombing the Russians. (Like a Boss)

  20. How many times are you going to post the exact same non-contibuting two word response?
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