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    Any given Sunday, my friend. Joe Willie Namath took the opportunities he was given and made the most of them. Nobody can diminish that. Many people have said as much about three or four of the Patriots' regular-season victories last year, and they have been right. But if they had sealed the deal in Arizona, that wouldn't have mattered in the slightest.
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    You think "Jets" is a modern name? To me, it just screams Fifties and Sixties. The Jet Age and all....
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    And that might be the worst of all possible worlds. They should use the number font the players wore. Bad enough to use the current number font, but one that is neither? And while we're on the subject, some of those retired numbers are questionable - seems to be more about dying early than being an outstanding player. Is their stadium under a power line or something?
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    That's what I hate about the Brewers' retired numbers. Hank Aaron didn't wear that goofy font, why should his retired number be saddled with it?
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    This one makes my head hurt. There is only one Stanley Cup champion per year. Yeah, but there are many players on the team. Isn't "Champions" standard usage? Does any team use the singular in its banners? Or are you talking about "1996 Champions" v. "1995-96 Champions?"
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    Yeah, but you've got to take some consolation in the fact that he sold his soul to win a ring that he didn't get.
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    Maybe, but I'm not really seeing that. It certainly doesn't seem likely enough to motivate giving him the 'c'. More likely that they actually made him the captain for the game in recognition of who he is and what he's accomplished.
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    How would Mario Lemieux wearing the "C" affect jersey sales?
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    EDIT: Double post, so I guess I'll take up Chris' challenge: Ten points for me!
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    FWIW, here's the original thread. Inspired by the same SI piece, and running 25 pages....
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    Good catch. Apparently the park is radioactive, providing its own internal glow.
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    Hate the netting, for the same reason that I hate Miller Park's roof - it's never really gone, even when retracted. It dominates the park. I don't see how that system of cables and lines could help but be obtrustive, even when the tarp is rolled back. It'd be like watching a game under power cables.
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    Beat cha.
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    Nope. St. Petersburg is on the east side of a peninsula, bounded on the west by the Gulf and the east by Tampa Bay. This stadium would open to the Bay, so no sun issues during evening games.
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    This comes up every now and again - I love this thread. Mike Piazza as a Marlin always looked strange to me, but since he's become a journeyman it's less and less odd. Funny, though - as a kid I watched Aaron play in a Brewers uniform (both at home in Milwaukee annd on the road in New York), so it looks somehow wrong to see him in anything else.
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    I have said no such thing, but don't let reality get in your way. They certainly didn't. Yes, that would be a good stadium, and yes, the clamshell roof is very reminiscent of Miller Park. But all the wishful thinking in the world can't solve the two basic problems: 1) Tampans say St Pete is too far away, and 2) the team has a lease with the city of St. Petersburg. This fanfic doesn't even try to address them. And how is this logo related, exactly? Just because they use the new name? In that case, will we be treated to a long list of posts featuring newspaper articles on the team's transactions, roster, standings, and results? I think you might get a better response if you posted it in the proper forum - and I say that about many non-Tampa Bay threads.
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