My Sports Tees And Miscellaneous Caps, Part Last!

...I should add an asterisk to that title. I may have pics of every last tee and cap I currently, but I may be getting rid of some soon because of how they've aged over the years (sweat stains, etc.) or just to make more closet space -- but at the same time I'll buy new stuff. In fact, a t-shirt is already being shipped as we speak. So there may be an update here and there.

Or maybe I'll just post them on Instagram.

P.S. Some of these pics aren't so great due to the lighting and the current difficulties in my left hand which make it tough to hold the camera steady...and fold the clothes so they look pretty.

Oh, this is one of my absolute favorites! The 2007 NL East Comeback/Collapse!

An example of the lighting messing with the colors..

Gotta love giveaway tees with giveaway advertising...

Meanwhile, which of these is NOT an official locker room edition?

Wait, I actually went to a 76ers playoff game? In THIS century???

From the night the AHL Phamtoms won the Calder Cup -- with the NHL lockout for the entire season this is all we had, and over 20,000 poured into the Wachovia or whatever bank had the name on the building..

And we conclude with my remaining Flyers garments...

More playoff giveaway with more giveaway ads.. 

At least this sponsor's slogan sort of fit...

And the one below came from Game 6 of the 2004 Eastern Conference Finals (with Tampa Bay up 3-2 in the series)..This was the GREATEST HOCKEY GAME I HAVE EVER SEEN, IN PERSON OR ON TV, including the two Stanley Cup clinchers and the game vs. the Russians in the 1970s. Keith Primeau at his finest. Jeremy Roenick. Simon Gagne. And I was just a few rows from the OT game-winner.

By the way, what idiot uploads video of an incredibly dramatic game from 2004 -- and puts an Ed Sheeran song from 2 years ago on it???? What a dumbass!

Finally, jersey time!

Both conferences had very cool, retro designs for the 2004 All-Star Game. The pic doesn't show the lace-up front too well.

The first of the three that I bought belongs to the Flyers' newest inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame!

Flyers make a possibly bad move

There's completely unexpected hockey news on a warm summer night here. The Philadelphia Flyers got defenseman Chris Pronger from the Anaheim Ducks in a trade (along with someone I never heard of, center Ryan Dingle). This in itself isn't necessarily bad. What makes this risky is the rest of the story.

To make the deal the Flyers gave up forward Joffrey Lupul and his long-term, rather expensive contract, which is okay in this salary cap era. However, they also gave up a young promising defenseman, Luca Sbisa, as well as their first-round pick in this year's NHL draft (being held tonight) and their first-round pick next year, plus a conditional 3rd-round pick.



Pronger is 34 years old. It's hard to tell how long he'll continue to perform at a high level. It's pretty much impossible to judge what the draft picks would've turned into and Sbisa, while showing promise, still isn't a proven commodity. But Pronger only has one year remaining on his current contract. If he leaves after this season (and he once forced a trade from Edmonton because his family was unhappy there) the Flyers may have given up an awful lot for very little.

But for one year, at least, we get to stare at the guy on the left (and still kinda miss staring at Eric Lindros, the guy on the right).