Posted by Mark Dewdney on February 21, 2012 under Football, NFL | 
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When one invokes the team name, “Patriots”, it’s easy to play the association game; Brady to Welker, Victor Kiam’s razors, and even a quiet Randy Moss. They’ve been the Boston Patriots and the New England Patriots but did you know that there was a THIRD team name? While you wrack your brains, let’s take a short walk down a long Memory Lane…
Posted by Chris Creamer on February 17, 2012 under Basketball, Infographic, NBA | Be the First to Comment
New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin has gotten off to an incredible start over the past two weeks and the guys over at Infographic World have illustrated all the amazing feats accomplished by Lin and how it stacks up against other fantastic sports debuts, check it out:
Posted by Chris Creamer on February 16, 2012 under Baseball, Getting Blanked, MLB | 3 Comments to Read
Yup, that’s Pete Rose wearing the caps of eight different Major League clubs, and most baseball fans would know that aside from the Philadelphia Phillies, Pete never played a game for any of those teams.
No, he didn’t lose a bet.
The above photo is from a Sports Illustrated article circa 1979 (props to Twitter user @LobShots for the graphic) when Pete Rose was deciding which club he’d like to sign with, giving the caps of his top eight preferences a try… I must say he looks the happiest as a Yankee, a shame they couldn’t get him in pinstripes for the photo – it would have suited him a little better.
Last week I took a look at some of the greatest players in Major League Baseball history wearing the “wrong” uniform, Babe Ruth in a Dodgers uniform, Yogi Berra with the Astros, and so on. Because I only got a chance to feature a small fraction of the players I wanted to, we’re spillin the wrong uniform fun over into a second week, let’s get at it!
Posted by Chris Creamer on February 13, 2012 under Basketball, NBA, Uniform | 15 Comments to Read
We had three ABA retro uniform matchups in the NBA this past Saturday with the Nuggets taking on the Pacers, the Spurs facing the Nets and Charlotte playing host to the LA Clippers.
Let’s take a look at some photos from the games…
Charlotte Bobcats (Carolina Cougars 1970) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (Los Angeles Stars 1969):
Posted by Chris Creamer on February 11, 2012 under Baseball, Minor League Baseball, MLB | 11 Comments to Read
Could we see the Ottawa Blue Jays take the field in 2013?
The possibility of a professional baseball team returning to Canada’s capital for the 2013 season seems greater-and-greater these days, according to a report in the Ottawa Citizen the ownership group Beacon Sports Capital Partners is set to purchase the Eastern League’s (AA) Binghamton Mets and relocate them to Ottawa after the season.
It’s been over five years since the capital of Canada has played host to a professional baseball team, the Ottawa Lynx were a Triple-A affiliate of several teams, most recently the Philadelphia Phillies, before they relocated to Allentown, Pennsylvania following the 2007 season.
Posted by Chris Creamer on February 8, 2012 under Baseball, Getting Blanked, MLB | 3 Comments to Read
Say the name of any legendary baseball player and the team they played for instantly comes to mind… Yogi Berra? New York Yankees. Hank Aaron? The Braves. Harmon Killebrew? Minnesota Twins.
The image of most of these legends are so strongly associated with a single team that the idea of them playing elsewhere isn’t even considered. But it happens. In fact the three players mentioned above – Berra, Aaron, Killebrew – all ended their careers playing for another franchise.
Crazy thought, isn’t it?
They’re not alone, some of the biggest names in baseball history had a season or two playing in an unfamiliar big league uniform, in this weeks article I’ll be taking a look at some of the game’s best ballplayers playing in the “wrong” uniforms.
We’ll start things off with “The Babe”…
Posted by Chris Creamer on February 7, 2012 under Baseball, MLB, Uniform | 8 Comments to Read
The Atlanta Braves yesterday unveiled their new alternate home jersey two weeks after it was first leaked by an online sports apparel shop.