tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530988794797203013.post8539698914976141385..comments2023-03-27T19:15:46.846-06:00Comments on Patrick Ewing's Knee Pads: I'm Obsessed With JerseysT-Wahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11155455233929296156noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530988794797203013.post-66321121536087061702011-03-23T17:39:18.226-06:002011-03-23T17:39:18.226-06:00I think I gave the Hales a Jason Kidd jersey from ...I think I gave the Hales a Jason Kidd jersey from the Nets that I found at Value Village. I hope it hasn't been forgotten. The jersey or the act of kindness.<br /><br />I gotta say that compared with T-Wah, my love for jerseys is luke warm at best. I'm like the bandwagon jumper guy who goes and buys a (insert local sports team here) jersey when they are making a playoff run (which is what I actually did when I purchased an oilers jersey that I luckily found at Value Village). T-Wah is that guy that's always had a (insert local sports team here) jersey, buys their new home and away jerseys and has never been ashamed to wear them even when the team has traded their best player and haven't had a shot at making the playoffs since the tip-off of the first game of the season.<br />The jerseys I have have been for necessity. I need to have a jersey in order to play church ball. Fortunately, I have had good luck finding the jerseys I need second-hand. I think I paid $3 for a Charles Barkley Team USA jersey that had a small brown-ish stain on the front, which spot was easily removed with a little scrubbing and bar soap (thansk mom). <br />The week of a pre-season Raptors-Nuggets game in Edmonton which I was to attend, I found a Raptors Damon Stoudamire jersey second-hand at Value Village for $5 or $7. And I think I have my grade 10 vikings reversible jersey and then the senior vikings jersey that I wore in grade 12. These two I keep for more sentimental reasons and for posterity than for anything else.<br />Thats why I have jerseys. I don't wear them around casually. I think it is tacky. I believe there are two situations in which a jersey can be worn and is in fact encouraged to be worn: <br />1) When participating in sports;<br />2) When encouraging sports and those who play them (ie attending a game, or pep rally; watching a game on TV).<br /><br />If you want to show your support for a team or simply to just to say "I really love the (insert local sports team here)!" as you go about your daily business then get a t-shirt with the team's logo. Get a hat. Something you wear anyways. Or maybe even one of those car flags. Just don't go around wearing something that resembles underwear over top of your clothes. I wouldn't wear my favourite swim team's swim jammers over top of my jeans or my favourite volleyball team's spandex just to say "Hey I watch all the (insert local sports team here)'s games!"<br /><br />If you buy jerseys for these reasons, good. If you buy them, not necessarily for these 2 reasons but as memorabilia thats also fine. Just not for your regular wardrobe.Razrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530988794797203013.post-44275591400474164022011-03-18T12:49:52.581-06:002011-03-18T12:49:52.581-06:00Ya T-wah you do love jerseys. I also enjoyed seein...Ya T-wah you do love jerseys. I also enjoyed seeing your collection, especially how over half of them are from the Jazz. I can add my collection to the list, even though it isn't nearly as long.<br /><br />Karl Malone - This was my first jersey and I got it at a Jazz game back in the day. It was a great game where they got down by about 20 to the Rockets, and then came back and won it. I kept getting high fives from all these people I didn't know! For some reason I thought it would be cool to get the white home jersey, which is kind of weird. I usually like the away ones.<br /><br />Shawn Marion - This one goes back a few teams to the Suns. Again I got this at a game against the Rockets, but this time the home team got destroyed. It's a sweet purple color and I like it even more now that Marion is on the Mavs.<br /><br />Dirk Nowitzki - I got this one from my wife for a birthday present and it is amazing! It's the green alternate away jersey that just says Mavs. Simply amazing!<br /><br />That's all I've got. I really need to find some jersey sales so that I can add to my collection.Mr. Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517562421106963567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2530988794797203013.post-29586877130894454682011-03-17T11:57:57.548-06:002011-03-17T11:57:57.548-06:00Cool idea for a post, The Luckiest David. I want t...Cool idea for a post, The Luckiest David. I want to add my collection:<br /><br />David Robinson - I won it at a basketball camp. I gave it away to the Hales for a while because it was too small. But then somehow I got it back when I was older and bigger and didn't think it was too small. It probably is too small now, but I wear it anyway<br /><br />Kobe Bryant - My first Jersey I ever bought. I think I got it during his second season when he was cool but didn't know it yet. I loved him back then. I don't even really know what changed or when. Sometime he became unlikable.<br /><br />Paul Pierce - I loved the Celtics and thought it would be nerdy to have my own last name on a jersey if I got Antoine Walker's. Probably one of the best decisions I've ever made.<br /><br />Chris Bosh - purple Raptors. I liked Chris Bosh. His authentic jersey was on sale. So I bought it.<br /><br />Greg Oden - bought it as a joke. It gets funnier with time.<br /><br />I feel like I have more, but I can't think of them.Ian Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17873719874974181672noreply@blogger.com