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That one isn't awful, but it's nowhere near the classic that is their regular hat.

Yep, script wordmarks are criminally underused in the NBA, which is a shame because they almost always look good. This one was pretty sweet.

Huh...I'd have thought he'd be in a blue helmet. When did the Chargers first use blue helmets, anyway? EDIT: 1974 was the first year the Chargers wore blue helmets.

I hadn't noticed them doing that. Is that the one where the "NY" is set against a white backdrop?

Hey, mistooks happen.

You mean the gray numbers and letters? I agree that they do look great on top of the gray pants---that's really why I like them so much. I don't think they wear those at home---they have a separate blue top that they wear on top of white pants for a home alt.

Here we go. These. I love these:

Can't post a photo right now as I'm on a Windows Phone (don't get one btw), but I think the Mets' blue road alts with the grey numbers are better than either the blue home alts or the regular roads. Undecided on how they stack up to the home pinstripes.

That...that makes no sense. It costs less per game to get a week's worth of tix than to get a season's worth?!

I don't know, but I hope they're all like that.

Am I missing something? That doesn't look khaki to me, it looks grey...

Ha, that's pretty funny.

It has worked for the Jazz, actually (1979-84). Admittedly, they didn't put much green on the homes or much purple on the roads. Some purple trim on those green jerseys would've gone a long way.

I was reading the text above the picture and thinking the text below the picture. That template would've looked good in green with purple trim instead of the other way around. Would've looked better than both the purple regular road jerseys and the crappy buck-head green alternate.

That seems very possible. Subtle nod to Disney...although as litigious as Disney is, they probably couldn't have gotten away with it, hence the lack of a second capitalized "O" in the final version.

Hey, now...

Nice catch...and I have no idea.

Bingo. And why should it matter? The vast majority of baseball teams, especially pro ones, will continue to feature traditional looks. Let these guys have their fun.

So the front page of the mothership had an article about the brand-new Savannah Bananas who will begin play this summer in the Coastal Plain League, an amateur summer collegiate baseball league. I looked on Wikipedia and there are quite a few interesting team nicknames and color schemes in that league. Some of the team nicknames alone are worth the price of admission: besides the Bananas, they have the Asheboro Copperheads ("Texas orange" and white), High Point-Thomasville HiToms (red and navy, but what a name), Lexington County Blowfish (red and blue), Edenton Steamers (teal, black and white, with a clam for a logo), Fayetteville Swampdogs (navy blue and fluorescent green), Holly Springs Salamanders (Vegas gold and steel blue), Peninsula Pilots (orange, navy blue and light blue, with a bird wearing flying goggles for a logo), and Wilson Tobs (short for Tobacconists, wearing athletic gold (yellow) and black, with a tobacco worm for their mascot). There are several more, but those were the most interesting nicknames I found. Low-level baseball branding is fun.

Agreed. I'm not a particularly big hockey fan, but I immediately know that Thornton played for both Boston and San Jose upon hearing his name. If it surprises you that someone played for a team, then that team's jersey is the "wrong" one for him. I think almost everyone knows that Thornton played for Boston.

Ugh, I know. I also came to be not-a-fan of certain Jazz players who stunk, like Greg Ostertag and Shandon Anderson. I can still remember Anderson missing a dunk in a playoff game! (Not sure if it was NBA Finals or conference playoffs.)

I'm a Bengals fan, but I hear ya about those unis. Every year I hope it's the year they finally drop the stupid mid-00s side panels and terrible number font, and every year they don't. I love the tiger stripes everywhere, though. Especially on that awesome helmet.

NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers MLB: Cincinnati Reds. In the AL the closest thing I have to a team is Minnesota. NFL: Cincinnati Bengals. I also sort of liked the Lions with Calvin Johnson, and also with Barry Sanders, but that was more the players, not the team. I root a little bit for the Giants because I love their helmets and quirky red-heavy road jerseys and Eli Manning and OBJ. NHL: Blue Jackets, sort of, but if not them, then the Islanders, because I've always liked the name. I'm not a huge hockey fan. MLS: Crew, though I don't watch soccer much at all College: Ohio State, naturally, since I'm both an Ohioan and a two-time OSU alumnus (B.A. and Master of Education).

I'm an Ohioan, but I was a Jazz fan in the '90s due to Stockton, Malone, and Hornacek. I got a purple Malone jersey right before they rebranded in '96, and I still have it. It's the only NBA jersey I've ever owned.

How bizarre is it that they'd have two guys named J. Youngblood...let alone both starters on the same side of the ball...and they'd be unrelated?