Flag Day, Flag Jersey

 We've all seen the American flag on a jersey in abstract form, haven't we? Or on numbers for that matter. I even did a Picasso job to try it myself... Most commonly, flags as shoulder patches or upper chest patches are the norm for jerseys. But I have never personally heard of an actual flag being imposed on the fabric of a jersey itself. That is until now, where I'm just discovering a Veteran's Day jersey worn by the Reading Royals. Behold!

Courtesy of : Hockey World

This seems a bit garish, but the franchise has been known for being bold with alternate uniforms. C'est la vie... Happy flag day, America!

SuddenBreakingNews

Some of you may recall the horse of the same name mentioned in the title from a few throughbred racing cycles ago. However it is very relevant to the following information. We've expanded! At 11:45 PM EDT yesterday Jun 6, 2018 was the relocation of our Halls of Fame and Museum for Sport and Play. This project in reality only took fifteen minutes and was spawned in the last couple days.

As such, the tab near the top of the page will no longer link you to the sub  section of BNG but a completely different looking web-page in association with BNG. We felt this move necessary in the anticipation of other halls being prepared for a later time. You can also visit at bngmsp.blogspot.com, the official URL for this wing of BNG.

This comes days before this years alternate jersey class will be inducted on June 14th, a week from today's date. Will a uniform be selected into the hall this year? Find out how the selection committee will decide.

Behind the Brand: Niagara Rapids

I've always had an affinity for the Norfolk Tides old cap logo of the waves crashing through the wooden boards creating an "N" wearing a ball cap. As such, I have used it for my fantasy baseball team. My first team became the Buffalo Rapids and eventually the Buffalo/Niagara Xpress, which has been documented in the past. But I had a look for this club should I decide to get a customized jersey made (without the logo)...

The jerseys feature my preference of a vested cutoff with sleeves as some of such combinations (Cincinnati, Arizona) have done so quite well. The home white and road gray blue-pinstriped vested cutoffs feature a collar yoke that extends alongside the buttons and either a black or blue shirt or jersey underneath it. The alternates are a combination of blue or black with minor red accentry to accompany. The team letter font is similar to that of Major League Baseball's Mariners, Diamondbacks, or the National Hockey League's former Atlanta Thrashers, while numbers have never actually been decided on.

Chillin' in the Seychelles (I Wish)

A few years ago on the Big Footy forum was an Aussie rules design competition called the "Asia N' Africa League" which gets its name for the locations of bidding entries. I decided at that time my AAL entry would belong to the Seychelles. I then preceded to use local flora and fauna as well as infrastructure - my go to for choosing team monikers. I decided on the Tortoises of Seychelles being the official name. my entry was seemingly between substandard and average given that many of the six jumpers went all over the place trying to work with what I had had. Just a month ago, this was reintroduced under a different format with entries due before noon US Eastern tomorrow. For it, just a singular jumper was required and the kit maker and other sponsors were to be made up. The first is what I will consider the competing jumper to be as even the wave was asked to be removed.

At the advice of others from other competition boards, I dis-included my usual branding template. This jumper was originally an alternate from the first competition but of course many things are different. Most notably I used my own template as well as changed the numbers and replaced the country flag in place of the "SEY" abbreviation. While there are even more, those are relatively minor. It's too bad as of this post only six entries are actually ready and only two more are in progress, but it should still be a good event.

-Ricky