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Two New Swingman Remix PE’s; Air Max Griffey 1 Retro
Before I get to the latter half of that title, here’s the latest on the Griffey PE front…
As you can see, Junior recently broke out his first Chicago White Sox PE’s. The pair on the left might have actually been worn earlier in the year, but the white accents were obscured by his pants. The pair on the left on the other hand show off some great colorblocking that we haven’t seen in these yet… here’s a rendering:
Both of those and more will be in the PE Gallery soon. But now, here’s what many of you Griffey fans and retro sneakerheads have been waiting for…
Nike will be releasing the Air Max Griffey 1 Retro in the summer of 2009. As of now, the only known colorways are black/white/teal and royal/white/yellow. That’s all that I’m allowed to say at the moment, but pics might be coming soon… I’ll keep you posted.
CC’s First Brewers Colorway of the AJF Fusion 5
Sabathia wore a pair of black / white Fusions in a previous Brewers start, but with red their outsole accents, they were most likely originally intended for his days in Cleveland. He’s worn GR 5-Tool II’s since, but here’s what he broke out yesterday:
(Scott Boehm/Getty Images)
It’s difficult to say for sure, but it looks like these are a black / gold Fusion 5 PE. The giveaway is the black midsole accent towards the toe… compare the above left photo with the midsole on this Andruw Jones PE. And for those of you who may be doubting CC’s affiliation with the Jordan Brand, start believing. Keep an eye out for his next start, and I’ll work on getting some better photos.
First-Half Recap: Chicago Cubs
There was a lot to cover when it came to the Cubs’ cleats, it took me a little while to put this one together…
The cleats above belong to Derrek Lee, Mark DeRosa, Ryan Theriot, Ronny Cedeno, Daryle Ward, Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Zambrano, and Alfonso Soriano. As you can see, there’s a growing trend of bold red accents in the Cubbies’ footwear, and that’s something that I really like — the blue and red together mesh really well with Chicago’s classic uniforms. More details on these cleats (as well as a few mysterious cases of cleat-sharing) after the jump, and as always, larger views of all of these are available in the Player Exclusive Gallery.
More Swingman Remix Player Exclusive Cleats…
While there hasn’t been anything new from Griffey since he joined the White Sox, a new batch of Nike Air Swingman Remix PE’s have hit the field. First up is Jimmy Rollins:
(Victor Decolongon/Getty Images, Tom Mihalek/AP Photo)
The red / grey / blue version debuted last night in LA… they seem a bit over the top considering how little blue is in the Phillies’ away uniforms (it’s just the stars). The blue accents work a little better in the alternate uni PE (bottom right) and the new home PE he broke out this past weekend (top right), and Rollins has still been mixing in his original red / white / silver PE throughout the past few weeks (middle right). If anyone has seen any better photos of the new home PE’s, let me know.
The other recent Swingman Remix player exclusive cleat belongs to Orlando Hudson…
Schneider Max MVP, Other Recent MLB PE’s
It’s time to check in with some new stuff from around baseball…
(AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Brian Schneider recently started wearing a new Max MVP PE. It looks like these have white patent accents on the upper (and grey patent on the away PE at upper right), orange MCS outsoles, and blue Air units. I’ll work on finding some views of these without all of the catchers gear in the way, but these look impressive so far.
First-Half Recap: Boston Red Sox
Up until this point, these recaps have been dominated by Nike… I’m happy to bring some attention to the other brands, and the Sox are one of the most diverse teams in the league in terms of footwear branding. The cleats below are the models that have been worn by Manny Ramirez, Jason Varitek, Julio Lugo, Dustin Pedroia, and Jonathan Papelbon:
As always, larger versions of the above renderings can be seen in the PE Gallery… more info on all of these models (and a couple others) after the jump.
First-Half Recap: Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles have always been one of my favorite baseball teams (in terms of footwear, not talent). They are one of two teams in the league (the other being the A’s) that has traditionally worn a team accent color in their cleats, which not only makes them really look like a team, but it makes it seem like everyone is wearing a PE.
Of course, most of the models you see them wearing aren’t player exclusives… Ramon Hernandez and Nick Markakis have both worn the black / orange Under Armour Raptor, Kevin Millar and Melvin Mora have both worn what will likely be a GR black / orange colorway of the upcoming Under Armour Ignite, and a bunch of guys have worn GR 2K4’s, 2K5’s, Clippers, Reebok Wheels, adidas Diamond Kings, and so on. Even this early Adam Jones model is an MCS version of Nike’s standard black / orange 5-Tool (it isn’t offered at retail, but here’s the catalog pic). So, to the best of my knowledge, here are the only 2008 Baltimore Orioles PE’s:
All of these renderings can also be seen in the PE Gallery. The bottom two Fuse models are Adam Jones’ home and away pairs… since you can make those on NikeID, I won’t waste any time writing about them. However, the other six pairs are definitely worth talking about, and they all belong to Brian Roberts. That’s right… six.
CC Sabathia in AJF 5 Fusion PE Cleats
It’s too early to say if CC has joined Team Jordan or not, but he broke out a pair of AJF 5 Fusion cleats yesterday…
(AP Photo/John Amis)
It isn’t really obvious in the above photo, but if you compare these with the AJF 5 Fusion cleats that Andruw Jones has been wearing this year, you can tell that these are indeed Jordans. However, one interesting thing about these PE’s is that they have red outsole accents (thanks to NT’s air in822 for pointing this out), meaning they were likely produced for him while he was still with Cleveland. It will be interesting to see if he keeps wearing these, goes back to his 5-Tools, or breaks out a Brewers colorway… stay tuned.
First-Half Recap: Atlanta Braves
Some technical issues on the site pushed my player exclusive recap schedule back a day, but here are the PE cleats worn by the Atlanta Braves (all of which are can be seen in the PE Gallery):
Unless I missed any (and please let me know if I did), it seems that the only PE’s being worn this year in Atlanta are Nike models. With a couple prominent Mizuno players (Chipper Jones, Brian McCann) and a few Under Armour guys (Jeff Francoeur, Tim Hudson, Rafael Soriano) on the roster, it’s surprising that the other brands aren’t hooking their guys up. The PE renderings above are the models worn by Mark Teixeira (now in Anaheim but still included), Yunel Escobar, Mark Kotsay, and Casey Kotchman.
Ramirez Makes Dodger Debut in Martin’s Cleats
One can only assume that Manny Ramirez has the same shoe size as new teammate Russell Martin. He played his first game in white and blue last night, and this is what he had on…
(Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
That’s the same player exclusive 5-Tool model that Martin has been wearing all season long. It’ll be interesting to see how long it will be before he gets his own blue PE’s (and how long it takes for the dreadlocks to go).
Elsewhere in the league, Ken Griffey Jr. rocked his grey Swingman Remix PE’s and Jason Bay stuck with his black/grey Easton Mojo cleats in Boston.
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