The Seven Heavenly Jerseys

Since I did the 7 worst, I was told I must do my 7 favorite jerseys. So here they are.


7. Detroit Lions, Barry Sanders.
This jersey looked awesome on Barry Sanders. Did it look good on Scott Mitchell? NO. James Stewart? NO. Herman Moore? Kinda. But really it only looked good on Barry.





6. Milwakee Brewers, 80s.
You know what I love? goofy-ass color schemes(GASC). Baby blue, royal blue and Yellow. F'in yellow. Awesome part number two, its like a T-shirt jersey already.





5. Orlando Magic, 90s.
The blue and white pinstripes are OK, but what I love about this jersey is the font that looks like it is handwritten. Also, not shown here, but the shorts were awesome. The stars on the side were what sold it for me.





4. St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams, 80s and 90s.
Most people didn't like these jerseys. I love 'em because of the Ram's horns on the sleeves. Those were awesome because it made Jerome Bettis look like a charging ram when he was trucking people in his first few years in the league.



3. Montreal Canadiens. 03-07 third jersey.
The stripe across the middle is what was awesome. One thing I love more than goofy-ass color schemes is the Red, White, and Blue color scheme. I know this is a Canadiens jersey, but hell "this is America, if you don't like it you can git out!"


2. Oakland Athletics, 90s third jersey.
This is the only time GACS (Goofy-Ass Color Scheme) trumps red, white, and blue. There is something about the awesome duckiness of this jersey.




1. Washington Capitals, 1970s -1990s
Red,White and Blue? Check.
Stars? Check.
Clever logo? Check.
This jersey is so awesome, I wish every team wore it.

The Seven Deadly Jerseys

Since I am lazy and only like to post once evey two weeks. Here is another list. This time the list consists of my ugliest professional jerseys.

7. San Diego Padres, Third Jersey 2000s.
This jersey is supposed to be a nod to the men and women who serve our country. Its a good gesture because the second largest U.S. Navy base in the world is in San Diego. If it wasn't supposed to honor the troops, it would be lower on the list.Please, just put a flag on the uniform, don't make me look at a baby vomit uniform.



6. Philadelphia Eagles, Team Sweden Edition, 2007
Maybe I have a slight negative reaction because the one time the Eagles wore these jerseys they trashed the Detroit Lions 56-21. But I am still trying to understand exactly why teams like to wear throwbacks from before 1945. Really, who is going to remember those jerseys? More importantly, who WANTS to remember these jerseys?


5 Atlanta Hawks, 1970s
This is where the acid done during the 70s comes into play in jersey design. I can't believe anyone who wasn't on drugs who said these jersey's were a good idea. Blue and Green are not a bad mix. The Hartford Whalers had something good going. Maybe that was because they decided NEON green wasn't the shade they wanted.


4. Vancouver Canucks, Late 70s - Early80s
This a hockey sweater that Bill Cosby would wear. It has everything: Loud colors, multiple stripes, and a zig-zagish design. I kind of think of it as the grandfather of roller hockey jerseys. Those are ugly, but that deserves its own post.



3. Houston Astros, 1980s
Is the color scheme of this jersey the problem? No, contrasting with some complimentary colors can look good. Are the stripes themselves the problem? Somewhat. Is the way the stripes continue onto the sleeves the problem? YES!!! It is very sad to me that Nolan Ryan had to wear these jerseys for a decent portion of his career.


2. Denver Nuggets, 80s - Mid 90s
Yea, I get that Denver, the "mile-high city", is in the rocky mountains. But that silhouette of the city with a backdrop of mountains is absolutely hideous. That rainbow strip through the middle doesn't help the jersey's cause either.


1. New York Islanders, Mid 90s
Ugly Logo featuring the Gorton's fisherman. Check.
Weird striping/piping at the bottom. Check.
Weird number font caused by striping. Check.
Weird names caused by striping. Check.

This jersey is the ultimate ugly jersey. Thank god that fans and Gorton's had a problem with the logo, otherwise this jersey may still be here today. This is the jersey that every designer strives to not create.

Who doesn't like a good list?

In the most uninspired way to style a post, I have decided to make a list of my top 15 video games of all time. Granted these will be games I have played, so Gamecube and Xbox games won't be populating much of this list.

15. Crazy Taxi (Dreamcast)

This game is awesome because of the frantic action and the great soundtrack. I can still remember playing and jamming out to the couple of Offspring songs that were on the game.

14. Gears of War (Xbox 360)

A game that had a very immersive storyline, once I picked up the controller, I couldn't put it down, no matter how frustrating it got.

13. TMNT 2 (NES)

This game had me hooked as a little kid because it had the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The first game had me hooked too, but it was so damn hard that I never got past the first level. The second game was a huge improvement in gameplay, difficulty, and style. That's why this is up here.

12. Sonic and Knuckles (Genesis)

Sonic and Knuckles is on this list because it was kind of like having 3 different games in one. If you had sonic 2 and/or sonic 3 you could plug those into the cartridge and play it, but now you would have the choice of playing as Knuckles the Echinda. It was also a plus the Sonic and Knuckles portion of the game was so graphically stunning at the time.

11. NFL 2k2 (Dreamcast)

This is the last good NFL game the 2k sports team came out with. This game set the bar for what Madden football games have to compete with.

10. Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)

This game is up here because it is an extension of a classic series that made a seamless transition into 3D. It also has a great storyline and I love that it keeps you jumping in between Adult Link and Kid Link. It is one of the first Zelda games to be really dark and edgy.

9. Shadow of the Colossus (PS2)

This game was a unique challenge. The only thing that you faced were 16 colossi, nothing else. All of the colossi were unique, massive, and impressive. With every colossi that was defeated, I felt like I was hunting a rare animal. I was happy to have beaten it, yet it saddened me that I had killed it, because I made a certain connection with it by hunting it down.

8. Mega Man 3 (NES)

To this day this is the only Mega Man game I have beaten. The bosses were so memorable, shadow man, snake man, magnet man, they were all awesome in their own way.

7. Goldeneye (N64)

This game is the one that revolutionized the 1st person shooter genre for me. I probably would not have this game up here if the multiplayer gameplay were not a part of this game.

6. Portal (Xbox 360)

This game is short, but it changed the way I thought about video games. This game has platforming elements, puzzle elements, and it was one of the most addicting games I had ever played. Also, this game has the best closing credits song ever.

5. God of War 2 (PS2)

This game is a frantically paced hack and slash game. What differentiates from other games like it is that you get the chance to kill greek gods.God of War was such an original and awesome game. I was a little worried that God of War 2 would not be anywhere near as good, but it lived up to expectations and more. This game left it open for a 3rd game and personally, I will probably buy a PS3 just for that game.

4. Mario Kart 64 (N64)

I wasted a whole summer playing this game. I still go back and play this game every once in a while. This game has not lost anything since the day it came out. Its one of the only N64 games where everything seemed smooth instead of polygonal.

3. NHL 94 (Genesis)

This game is a cult classic. This is the golden standard for all of the 16-bit sports games that came out. People have even set up leagues online for versions of this game.

2. Banjo Kazooie(N64)

This is one the weirdest games I have could've ever imagined. A Bear with a Bird in his backpack go on an adventure trying to save the bear's sister from a witch. Yeah, I would've never thought of that.

1. Super Mario 3 (NES)

Of course, Mario is number one in my book. This game was a staple of my childhood. It was so easy to get to the last stage, but once you got there, the game was nearly impossible to beat. All Mario games eventually get compared to this one.

Thats it for my list. I know I have left out a couple of games. But these games are the ones that make me think about video games the way I do.

My case for the people are stupid theory.

I hate people. People sometimes amaze me with the stupid things that they say or do. I am in no way saying that I have never done and or said stupid things because I have been a part of my fair share. Here are just 3 pieces of my case.

Exhibit A:
Fred
Fred is an ongoing series on youtube about

"A 6-year-old with anger management issues and an alcoholic mom who's not supposed to be using her video camera to post videos".

Sure, these aren't the worst videos I have ever seen on the internet, but honestly they suck. Does this series really deserve to be have the 4th most subscriptions on all of youtube? Come on people, really....... reallllly? you're gonna do that? are you happy with yourself?

Exhibit B:

I was lucky to have seen a good deal of douchebag youth softball coaches this weekend while keeping score for the MASA JO State softball tournament. Some of these guys are awful and have inspired me to write this.

Today we salute you, Mr. Youth Softball Coach. You feel the need to coach your 14 year old girls with the intensity of a major league manager. Ridiculing your kids because they made a mistake, sometimes bringing them to tears. Then, responding by saying "that's not my problem, she's just gotta suck it up and deal with it." It's 14 year old girl's softball. Why are you here? Couldn't have a son? How about you sit down, shut the fuck up and worry about flex positions and designated players, please.

Exhibit C:

I am definitely not letting the girls of the hook just yet. After this weekend, I have come to the conclusion that teams should get one or two chants per run they score. This rule would only matter in age groups from 14 and below because the older age groups don't chant. Chatter would be perfectly allowable though. There is a HUGE difference between chatter and chants.
With chatter, you would hear different people saying different things on the bench, like "Let's go now kid" and "Get a hit 1 - 5".
I draw the line with chants because everyone on the team will throw out gems like:
" Come On 2 - 7 , You'll go to heaven, if you hit the ball, over the wall." or
" We want a single, just a little double, T-R-I-P-L-E, homer, homer. homer."
Chants like that happened after every pitch. EVERY PITCH. This really puts a strain on anyone who is wathing the game and really the players too. There was also another cheer that went :
"ball, ball, ball, GOOD EYE, ball, ball, ball, GOOD EYE, good eye, good eye, good eye, BALL..." and so on.
This weekend there was an occasion where this cheer was started when the pitch was a strike. The umpires were saying strike loud enough all weekend. So this leads me to my final point. If the girls are realy staring chants with reckless abandon and aren't paying attention to the game, is it really all about the softball game or is it a glorified cheerleading competition.