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18 hours ago, DG_Now said:

 

Agreed. With the exception of this...

 

I think everything they've done post bird-head logo has been routinely terrific. All of these are awesome:

 

 

The gold pants should never return, and I think the purple pants would look better without the white stripe. 

Barrelman is not a good looking mascot, and should not be featured if/when the Brewers release new uniforms. 

I hope this is legit. It looks great for what it is. 

An easier way to see the details. Shoutout to @officeglenn for the help. I was over complicating it with embed text. 

1 hour ago, Heitert said:

Glorious. 

Pun intended I am sure.

For the life of me, I cannot figure out how to embed Instagram and Twitter posts.

19 hours ago, j'villejags said:

Thanks! For some reason I had UA in my head but couldn't find anything to corroborate that.

Did Champion have the contract the first time? Might not be a bad idea to go with them again if an agreement can be made. They are a trendy brand with the younger crowd. 

If the Blue Jays win the pennant, only, what will the color of the banner be? Red? Appears they’ve backed themselves into a corner. 

15 hours ago, insert name said:

I disagree about that. The Wild Card is still an achievement in baseball and should be acknowledged by the team if they choose to. Making the postseason in baseball is probably the hardest to achieve compared to other leagues in North America. 

I agree with this, but the Wild Card has also changed. Now I think it is only appropriate to commemorate the Wild Card IF the team won the Wild Card game. 

Winning the ALDS/NLDS should not be commemorated on a banner. 

I would agree that winning a championship alone doesn't make it the "right" uniform. 

I agree, the Kawhi take is a bad one. It can’t be a wrong uniform if the player not only won a championship but was the Finals MVP. 

I’ll say this about the Patriots, they have a style for their rings and stick to it. All 6 go together. I was wondering how they’d place 6 Lombardi trophies, and I think they pulled it off as well as they could. 

On 11/9/2014 at 10:55 AM, Brandon9485 said:

I was born and raised in Peoria IL, which is halfway between Chicago and St. Louis. A lot of my favorite teams came from my dad and most of them are local. I only cheer for one team that I do not have a geographic or academic ties to. I also like to bring up the fact that I was born in 1985, which were very good times for some of these teams.

St. Louis Cardinals- Peoria is Cards/Cubs battleground. I grew up listening to my grandfather telling stories about Stan Musial and Enos Slaughter, while my dad talked about Bob Gibson, Lou Brock, and Ted Simmons. Ozzie Smith was probably the first pro athlete I ever recognized and became a fan of. Around the age of 9 I found a VHS tape on the Cardinals 100th anniversary and got tied up in the history of the team. One reason chose to go to undergrad at SIU-Edwardsville because I would be close to St. Louis and the Cards. As a broke college student I spent $400 I didn't have to get a brick outside of Busch Stadium with my name on it. I am a Cardinals fan above all else and always will be.

Chicago White Sox- "The enemy of my enemy is my friend." I began following the South Siders in 2000 when they were running towards a division crown. You might not believe this, but I told everyone I knew prior to the 2005 season that the Cards and White Sox would meet in the World Series and I was almost right. Peoria native Jim Thome's arrival only strengthened my ties to the team. Now if they'd only dump Hawk and learn how to build a minor league system...

Chicago Bears- No team has been more frustrating to watch in my lifetime, but I can't imagine cheering for anyone else but Da Bears.

Chicago Bulls- I can't say that I watch the NBA much anymore, but growing up in the mid-90s with Jordan and Pippen was a sports fan dream. I vaguely remember the first 3-peat but I do remember Jordan's retirement, comeback, and subsequent 3-peat repeat. I have a lot of nostalgia for the mid to late 90s NBA.

St. Louis Blues- I wasn't much of hockey fan growing up. The Blues had a minor league affiliate in Peoria but I didn't start paying attention until I was in STL for college. St. Louis has a well earned reputation as a baseball town, but when it gets cold they support the Blues good or bad and I admired that. Plus when the Blackhawks started winning cups it seemed like everyone and their mother became a Hawks fan overnight. That only strengthened my fandom for the Blues.

Liverpool FC- After the 2006 World Cup I started to take an interest in the EPL. Liverpool had a player with the same last name as me, and I had never seen a pro athlete with my last name before. That was enough to decide my fandom and I've been singing YNWA ever since.

NCAA

SIU Edwardsville Cougars- Went to undergrad there. They haven't been D-I for very long with no football team, but I'm looking forward to the day the mens basketball team makes the tourney for the first time

USC Trojans- I am a semester away from my masters from here. "Fight On" has become a personal motto. I am very proud to be a Trojan.

Illinois Fighting Illini- being an Illinois native, I believe that it's only right to cheer for the namesake state school.

Bradley University Braves- Peoria school. Some of my favorite memories with my dad are going to their games when they were a Missouri Valley basketball power in the 90s.

Chicago Fire- State team but if the MLS ever comes to St. Louis I'll probably jump ship since soccer is so big in that region.

Secondary teams I cheer for:

Washington Nationals/Capitals/DC United- I spent some time living in DC and tend to pull for these teams if they're playing.

Baltimore Orioles- I had a great uncle who lived in Maryland and I became a fan of Cal Ripken Jr. when he was going after 2131 consecutive games. My uncle told me he would take me to a game during the 1995 season when my family would be out there to visit. Sadly he died of a heart attack 2 months before we made it out there. Might sound sappy but when I finally made it to Camden Yards in 2011, I bought a ticket a for him.

Tampa Bay Rays- My mom, brother, and grandparents all live in the Tampa area. My brother is a Cubs fan so we were always giving each other a hard time growing up. The Rays have given us some common ground.

St. Louis Rams- I'll watch them if they're on.

I went back to see what I wrote for this thread. Most of it is the same, except for MLS. I never got into cheering for the Chicago Fire. The only MLS match I’ve been to was a DC United one and I had a great experience. I’ve been a fan ever since. I’ve also become a fan of LAFC. Their stadium sits on the site where my graduation from USC was held. Being next door to the Colessium and near campus, made them a natural team to cheer for.

I’m still waiting for MLS’s arrival in St. Louis. 

Low hanging fruit, but the Cardinals have 42 retired for Bruce Sutter and Jackie Robinson. 

Can the same be said for the Yankees with Mo? 

16 hours ago, Championship Sports Rings said:

Here is the New Golden State Ring Everyone has been waiting to see.  

I was hoping for something different. The reversible ring face is unique, but how practical is it? In all, the 3 recent Warriors rings look very similar, and that is kinda boring. 

Toronto FC's 2017 MLS Cup ring:

Since it didn't make it on here, this is the Dodgers 2017 National League Championship ring

Not a great pic, but here's a view of the Patriots's AFC championship ring.

I think it’s a nice ring. I hope the trend of including color in the face of the rings, instead of just diamonds and white gold, continues. 

As for the fans calling for the return of kelly green, this championship is going to keep that at bay for awhile.

2 hours ago, SilverBullet1929 said:

This below would be my preferred "scheduled throwback" if they did that. Even if they bring back teal in a rebrand I doubt they'd go with "too much" teal in their primary look so if they're gonna do a scheduled throwback then I think that's the time to go with the too much teal look. It would look great in Sunday home games with the roof open which is what it was for in 93-95. As a matter of fact in 1995 this look stuck around as the Sunday alternate as they had already gone to the black caps as the primary home cap every other day of the week. 

I think this would be great as a Sunday alternate. Sunday’s are usually day games, and this is bright and fun. 

The more I think about this, the more I think they messed it up. Yes the retro looking biscuit logo is nice, but what does it have to do with Forrest Gump? They should have changed the name to “Distance Runners” or “Shrimp Boat Captains.” Something related to the movie would have made more sense. 

3 minutes ago, Cujo said:

 

They gave it a hell of a shot. My only real qualm is that Chicago and NY/NJ's identities were much too similar.

Always thought the Baltimore Ravens could have learned something from Chicago. 

Blue, black, and white is a favorite color combination of mine. I used to create the Los Angeles Xtreme in Madden with the Hitmen colors. 

12 hours ago, Gothamite said:

Ugh.  Throwback fail. 

 

 

This “squatchee matches the crown, not the bill” thing is strictly a modern style.  And an abominable one at that. 

Yep. If I was interested in buying this cap, this would completely ruin it for me. 

8 hours ago, Jimmy Lethal said:

Overall, the XFL was one of the best-looking leagues of the last 25 years.

I thought San Francisco, Chicago, NY/NJ, and Las Vegas were great names and uniform sets. San Francisco was the best overall IMO. Los Angeles and Birmingham needed some tweaks, but it was doable. Orlando needed a logo change, and I was never into what Memphis was trying to do.