Hate the DH. Not a fan of interleague. Wish the Brewers and Astros would have stayed in their leagues. I miss the above-the-belt strike zone. And so forth. But I love the Gigantes jerseys. Unless they actually did a kanji equivalent for Japanese heritage night or something even more obscure. Was struck by the number of letter-high pitches that were called strikes that never would be strikes today. Irks me to no end. If the batter is not suffering physical distress, he ought to stay in the box between pitches, and the ump should call a strike on anyone who pulls a Jeter and imperiously calls time on his own and steps out.
All in the name of keeping the game moving. In that Rox-Brewers game, the problem is not the softball tops. The problem is that MLB has no rule requiring teams to wear contrasting uniforms. There are few enough colors in baseball that MLB could simply write a list of which combos are allowed and which are forbidden, and then instruct umps to tell the visiting team to change if it wears a violating jersey.
Or, better yet, simply declare that only one team may wear a colored alt, and home team gets first choice. This just In …. Lemon supplies in the UK and throughout Europe are expected to stabilize in time for the games in Rio.
Fortunately Argentina is a major citrus producer. Almost everyone got on board with it in , with maybe 1 miss. But this year, teams have been less diligent. Turnovers happen at the turn of a dime in all of the other aforementioned sports plus football, while baseball it only happens after the fielding team controls three outs. Plus, with the fielding team wearing gloves and the batting team wearing helmets…. My bigger fuss is why teams continually have to have a gray away uniform.
For what, traditions sake? A colored uniform has proven to work well. Baseball umps do need to be able to make snap judgments between players, such as who reaches a base first, runner or fielder. And run-downs. But I agree; in general uniform difference is less critical to officiating in baseball than in field sports. But runners and infielders occupy the same space and frequently move in the same directions during play.
Anything that makes it even a little bit harder for a fan to distinguish at a quick glance between a runner taking a lead and a fielder covering a base is a Very Bad Idea. Lemons taste good! Kyle O. The umpires should never have allowed the first pitch to be thrown until one of the teams went back to the clubhouse and changed their shirts. It is completely overused. You may have seen the commercials featuring young people competing in various athletic events, one included simply a slightly overweight youngster running.
The objective of the campaign was to push yourself in training to get closer to your goals. Should it have been done at the venue? Every athlete makes sacrifices, why does that entitle them to be big headed about victory? About a year ago, I ran OK, waddled is a fairer word a mile, for the first time since the first Bush Administration, and I have to admit, I felt great. I felt great enough to wear a shirt, celebrating my Greatness. These are gifted, supremely conditioned athletes, competing against other gifted, supremely conditioned athletes.
I think the story was mentioned here at the time, but shirt swapping can cause grief when players wamt the same kit. I believe this was when United beat Real Madrid in the Champions League, but still lost on aggregate. The record is the bronze medal match at Mexico City in , where , at Azteca Stadium saw the hosts lose to Japan.
The record for a gold medal final is Sydney at ,, while Los Angeles also exceeded , both the gold and bronze matches. These were different from the usual federation designs which were banned and tended to include some national element and the Olympic rings.
While I know you expressed your dislike of the U. The most recent Womens World Cup jersey as a prime example. I said it was dull. It is a classic design, like I used to watch week in week out in the 70s. But it is nonetheless dull. RE: softball tops. How about the tops and bottoms just match? I agree that road uniforms do not need to be gray, But wear blue pants if you wear blue shirts. The 1 is the giveaway.
Cincinnati is currently holding the western and southern open and they were talking about general rules and questions. One of the news anchors asked a player why they always wear the same outfit throughout the tournament, was it superstition, etc? The player responded that the sponsor selects their wear and sends over 10 identical shirts, 10 shorts, etc. Kudos, gentlemen! George Chilvers, thanks for the top-drawer coverage of the Olympic football matches.
And good luck to Wigan this year. I know that some people are making a big deal about the Nike logo that faces forward on the right sleeve on the new NFL jerseys and calling them backwards.
If alumni of Columbia Pacific University an prove, that means recent grads could even have their degrees declared invalid. I would be perfectly OK with them losing regional accreditation. Of course, the YSU Penguins come first for me.
With that said, I do agree with you though as far as the students and alumni are concerned. Actual loss of accreditation would be wildly disproportionate. But good on the regional body for using the threat of accreditation loss to force meaningful administrative reforms.
I agree. The various agencies that issue regional accreditation including the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, which PSU is a part of operates directly under the U. Department of Education. There is a BIG difference between shutting down a football team for two years by a non-governmental confederation and shutting down an ENTIRE university permanently by order of the government.
Talking with friends and family that are Penn State fans and an alum in one case , I feel like they were going to complain no matter what the punishment. This could be worse than the worse case scenario the NCAA considered.
If they thought what they received was unfair, then this is a rude awakening. True that James. Pedophiles tend to be extremely conspiratorial: they stick together, and they become adept at using connections to hide their actions from the world.
What if they used money and influence to keep him where he was, to afford him the access he enjoyed? Soccer will overtake hockey and basketball in popularity in the next 25 years. I wonder if they have something else planned for Fenway. Maybe cutting a 6 into the outfield grass, or as RPM suggested, black ribbons on the right field foul pole?
But I should point out that the first time I heard someone say something like that was close to forty years ago. I am sure some knew that. The MLS needs and wants to be in that Florida market — and even the southeastern market. I do think that the MLS will make great strides in years. Soccer is finally nationwide, and even in small, rural areas. Soccer will get more and more sponsors and television rights.
Soccer is on its way up, it takes time. In , the NBA Finals were on tape delay. Look it up! Look it up genius. The world is bigger than the NW Suburbs of Chicago, small minded one. You can only try to stick so many franchises in Canada. The NBA has peaked. Oklahoma City? So where is the growth sport in the US genius? The NBA thing was hardly a minorities and drugs issue.
They were slow to embrace needed improvements, like the 3-point line. Several clubs were owned by incompetents, and teetered on bankruptcy. Unless a team skips town, they are usually going to keep a stadium or arena for years before they think of a new one.
But until they are filling larger venues there is no chance they will anything but a minor league in the soccer world. Louis or Atlanta. The women wearing their practice tops is a typical thing to do in college and high school exhibitions. You save them and wear your practice gear. If practice gear gets torn, so what…game gear is ready. The mention of the U.
Even though our country is not without its faults their medal count in the Olympics as well as previous Olympics, World Cups, etc.
At least more acceptable than other industrialized countries. Maybe they need to put in a rule that certain colors can not be on the field at the same time. Column Contact Us. Comments Posts. The Immaculate Stirrup Conception ». Los Gigantes de San Francisco. Thanks for you time. The team played really well, and won on merit.
Well done USA and Mexico. Or, as they say in London…well, they say Part Two, too: 5. Only two years until the winter games. See you then…and maybe a few times before that. Please reconsider this and find another revenue stream. Thank you for your time and attention. Thanks for keeping the faith readers! The Giants' latest change stays consistent with the "traditional but modern" theme, reflecting traditional uniforms from their past, while incorporating modern accents.
On the home uniforms, the Giants players' names no longer appear on the jersey back and the uniform color changes from white to cream, a color used during the Giants early days. In addition, the typography on the uniforms is consistent to that used throughout Giants history and is in standard letter form. The lettering adds an accent color of gold to the orange and black outline and both home and road uniforms use black and orange piping around the collar.
Continuing the traditional but modern theme, the Giants add an alternate version of both of the home and road uniform, featuring a black uniform top and an alternate cap with a raised SF monogram logo in black outlined with the traditional orange piping.
Beneath the fog, we are golden. SFGiants nikediamond pic. See for yourself. These are horrific! Giants fans have mixed reviews to home uniforms with names originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea. There are plenty of changes around the ballpark , but the biggest change is on the back of Giants jerseys.
Fans got their first look of the Giants wearing their cream home jerseys with last names on the back. The nameless jerseys were a homage to the Giants team that arrived in San Francisco in and were a favorite of many fans.
I like it.
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