BBTV Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Yeah if your team name specifically refers to a specific item that you wear, you kinda need to wear that item. Honestly I think white socks would look pretty stupid with white or gray pants (espeically with pinstripe pants) but that's what they need to do. Or... go with black or navy pants just to show off the sock. As for the Browns, I wouldn't care if they were purple and gold, but since they included some brown, they're kind of obligated to emphasize it, because for better or worse, people will associate their name with the color if it's there in any capacity. So it's either no brown, or a lot of brown. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andycumbee19 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Has NOBODY seen Field of Dreams? They DID wear white socks.... and then ironically got called the Black Sox after that WS. I wonder of that's how them WEARING black socks came about.... I sure hope nobody mistakenly reads this and thinks I'm totally serious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 12 hours ago, BringBackTheVet said: Yeah if your team name specifically refers to a specific item that you wear, you kinda need to wear that item. Honestly I think white socks would look pretty stupid with white or gray pants (espeically with pinstripe pants) but that's what they need to do. Or... go with black or navy pants just to show off the sock. As for the Browns, I wouldn't care if they were purple and gold, but since they included some brown, they're kind of obligated to emphasize it, because for better or worse, people will associate their name with the color if it's there in any capacity. So it's either no brown, or a lot of brown. As long as the white socks have stripes at the top, they won't look bad, and as long as the Browns wear brown jerseys, they're okay too. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I think an all white sock would look goofy on modern baseball players even if that's what the White Sox should do. They could make it work with some clever striping so their socks at least have some white somewhere. Think this, but make the orange parts white OR make the orange black and the black top of the sock white. EDIT: this is the NFL thread in which case I think most NFL teams uniforms would also be improved by sock stripes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leopard88 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 To continue this tangent from NFL uniforms (:)) . . . . The White Sox looked fine with pinstriped uniforms and white socks. According to Dressed to the Nines, they wore solid white socks through 1945 and predominantly white socks through 1948 (see below). Most Liked Content of the Day -- February 15, 2017, August 21, 2017, August 22, 2017 ///// Proud Winner of the CCSLC Post of the Day Award -- April 8, 2008 Originator of the Upside Down Sarcasm Smilie -- November 1, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Yeah, I don't see any reason why they shouldn't be able to wear white socks. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 6 hours ago, McCarthy said: Think this, but make the orange parts white OR make the orange black and the black top of the sock white. Yep, that's pretty much what I had in mind for the Sox and their socks. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwl4 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I was in a football thread and suddenly - baseball everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sykotyk Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 On 4/12/2016 at 0:06 PM, joshey said: I know who their named after, that wasn't what I meant before. If your name is the Browns, and you have brown in your scheme, why would you emphasize the orange the most? Just always grinded my gears Well, their color choices were determined by the man they're named after. So, probably best to defer to the namesake. He chose a brown jersey to obscure the football and the orange shell (after originally white leather) to make it stand out for the quarterbacks looking downfield. Paul Brown started at Massillon Washington HS in Ohio who were the Tigers in black and orange predominantly. He loved how it looked. So, when the Browns started, he wanted those colors, but liked the way Bowling Green's orange/brown looked better (because of the football) and went with them. It's also why after he was fired and started the AFL team in Cincinnati that he took those original black/orange colors with him to Cincinnati and chose Bengals over Tigers for the name. He wanted, again, a plain orange shell but the NFL demanded something be on it, and decided on the plain block BENGALS print at first. He wanted to continue with his color choices even after no longer with the Browns. As for him being fired by the Browns, just chalk that up to another stellar decision by Art Modell. Not only do we lose our best coach ever (10 championship games in our first 10 years, winning 6 of them) but he then goes and creates a team who is one of our chief rivals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VDizzle12 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Probably not anything, but I've noticed the Browns players have been wearing orange jerseys when making public appearances recently. Not sure if it's common for teams to wear alternate uniforms off the field. I do believe they wore the awful brown jerseys for all events last season. Maybe a switch to orange as the primary? Maybe just wishful thinking on my part. I just can't say enough how much I dislike the brown with orange numbers. Needs to be fixed asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynasty Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 The orange jerseys are the better option, but that really isn't saying much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest23 Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 47 minutes ago, VDizzle12 said: Probably not anything, but I've noticed the Browns players have been wearing orange jerseys when making public appearances recently. Not sure if it's common for teams to wear alternate uniforms off the field. I do believe they wore the awful brown jerseys for all events last season. Maybe a switch to orange as the primary? Maybe just wishful thinking on my part. I just can't say enough how much I dislike the brown with orange numbers. Needs to be fixed asap. Over the last couple years it's looking like more teams are issuing players replicas when they do public work as opposed to the ill fitting on-field threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phutmasterflex Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Orange just photographs better for public events than brown. Just my guess why the switch. Go A's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1409 Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Interesting use of the old school logo stripes by the Lions. Sign of things to come? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockstar Matt Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Are the Thursday night games all going to be Color Rush games this year? I couldn't remember if that was correct. Cowboys - Lakers - LAFC - USMNT - LA Rams - LA Kings - NUFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroCree Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Not sure if someone might of pointed this out already since I'm pretty sure the Jets have been ding this since 2010 or so but since I just noticed this since last year, has anyone else noticed that the Jets name a small and odd tweak to their script logo? This is the script that's on the main logo. The J is taller than all the other letters. But since moving to the new stadium all those years ago the top of the J is cut to be on the same level as the other letters. and this script that you see in the endzone is the script logo they use for everything now except in the main logo since their move to the new stadium. seems odd that the Jets are using this on everything except on the main logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 That is a great catch. And a downgrade for the team. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FooMasterX5 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 47 minutes ago, Gothamite said: That is a great catch. And a downgrade for the team. The Jets need to tear down and rebuild from the ground up. The stripes are awful and the "green" looks brown at times. I'd love to see a simpler uniform design, and possibly Kelly green or slightly darker. Maybe even an updated of the 80/90s Jets logo. always loved that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 The Jets' uniforms are fine. The problems, while real, are entirely Nike's doing. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keynote Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 oops; wrong thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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