BigBubba

are those banners up for Jays games? I was just up there last weekend and went to two games, and I didn't see the Argos banners. Up until a few years ago, they used to, but not anymore. I have no clue why they'd go to all that effort to put up/take down the banners before every home game. They hang a bit to the left if the Blue Jays' banners, so it's not like it obscures anyone's view or anything.

Argonauts 2012 Grey Cup Banner (can't post the pic).

Patrick Sharp

How did you create/Where did you get the images of your Angles, Ducks, and SMU Mustangs' trophies in your sig? Thanks. ? Monkeypower, as well as other members on here, have championship banners of different teams displayed in their signature. I am curious as to where they got it/how they did it. I wanted to add my teams in my signature. What he was referring too: Angels not Angles. ? ------------------------- Anyways, here. Ummmm....what? A thread gets a new page every 20 posts, OP included (though I believe this can vary by your settings)

You know, I've seen some replicas with screen-printed NoB/numbers on shelves for the same price as higher-quality ones with "proper" numbers/lettering (literally right beside each other, too!). This inconsistency is a real piss-off, considering how two people could buy the same product at the same store for the same price at the same time with one guy getting a much more inferior product. Aside from that, the screen-printed shoulder patches are the only things about Reebok replicas that bug me.

I did not hate the Buffaslug logo in a vacuum. It's just that they swung and missed so bad when people were clamoring for them to get back to the actual Sabres identity. They went back to the colors (though with the gray), but they missed that people wanted the logo to be at least somewhat reminiscent of their past. My beef with the Canes new set is the non-matching home vs. roads (and long with the high placement of the crest). If they'd place the crest properly, make the home look more like the road, and (as you say) do the alt on the shoulders, it could be an improvement. I did not like the warning flag striping. No, they didn't go back to the colors. Navy isn't the same as royal blue. Navy isn't an upgrade over royal blue. They are returned to their tradition of wearing yellow and a shade of blue, but if we're going to get that absurd, the Packers could seamlessly switch to lime green because they'd still be using green and yellow. It's not a shot at you, but this has been mentioned many times, including by the team when they "returned" to this color set they had never previously worn. As bad as everything was about the late '90s set, at least it wasn't a quarter-assed nod to tradition while being much different from said tradition. Worse still, when they "fixed" themselves again a few ears ago, they gave us a half-assed, sad bastardization of their classic set complete with unnecessary piping, "pit stains", and silver trim that clutters up the logo and the striping. I actually don't mind the navy/gold combo, but did they not think to drop the silver and use a normal template, free from Edges' nonsensical frills?

Given the historical significance of the conference/league champions, I don't mind "loser rings". What I don't like though, is how they're usually as big and flashy as the title rings.

The coyote could be the state animal of Washington and I'd still want a name change. The name "Coyotes" has epitomized failure and the league's incompetence over the past almost 20 (!) years. Go the Ottawa route and call yourself the "Metros" with an all-new brand package. It's a nice tip of the cap to your city's hockey history while allowing you to start anew, forget the past 20 years and carve out your own identity (in both the "forget the Glendale disaster" and the "we're not the original Metros" ways).

Unrelated, but until you've posted that, I've never seen the Blue Jays' logo in 2D stitching (the big club used the 3D puff patch embroidery). I much prefer what Toronto uses now. that's because it's from a minor league affiliate of the Blue Jays. Vlad never played a game with the MLB Blue Jays. Which is why I specified "the big club".

Look at the Blue Jays logo on that jersey...then look at the logo in my signature.

Unrelated, but until you've posted that, I've never seen the Blue Jays' logo in 2D stitching (the big club used the 3D puff patch embroidery). I much prefer what Toronto uses now.

Call it a trade for the Colorado Rockies. It's simple... NHL gets the Rockies, the NBA gets the Avalanche, the Jazz move to NOLA to become the Hornets 3.0, while Hornets 1.0 and 2.0 merge with the Coyotes and play in their own league.

Some more blue would have been nice, but damn is that a beauty.

I hear Atlanta has an arena...

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. A number of people have called the Isles 80s look "dated" or "gaudy" (why they think royal blue and orange is gaudy, I'll never know), but I'm certain that the popular opinion is that they're a good-looking, classic set.

Where do you think the Chinese fakes are made?

Got an Eric Gunderson Blue Jays jersey from the late '90s for $50 last year. The team sells game-worn jerseys of no-namers from last year for $150, compared to $220 for a blank authentic. I also got a Tebow Jets jersey for $30 off the NFL website a few months ago. Great deals on jerseys are actually relatively easy to find, if you know where to look.

Is that just your speculation or has one actually been announced?

Players in the wrong uniforms facial hair: (Kevin Youkilis) (Vernon Wells)

^I think that is one of those cases where "I" really could do better in 5 minuted with Paint.

I don't like the inaugural green sweaters ok

The red jerseys are mostly hated around here. The inaugural home sweaters that were green with the bear head front and centre are rightfully loved by pretty much everybody I've seen comment about them here.

I don't see how this belongs in this thread, let alone with a "end thread" tag. In the 31 seasons that logo's been around, the Leafs have made the playoffs 16 times (I'm counting this year) and have made the conference finals three times. It's not even like the Coyotes logo, where you can make a case based on a financial standpoint. Sure, the logo isn't really associated with success, but considering the Leafs have been a good team for most of its duration, I hardly see how it's associated with failure.