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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.
Randy Moss Pony-less Again; Other NFL PE’s
After starting training camp in Nike cleats, Randy Moss wore his new Pony signature model for several weeks. But when the Patriots kicked off their preseason schedule last night, here’s what we saw:
(AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Those aren’t Pony’s. That’s a spatted-up Jordan VI PE on a Super Bad II TD midsole/outsole. Moss flip-flopped between Nike and Reebok throughout last season, so it’ll be interesting to see what happens this year now that he actually has a signature shoe… keep an eye on this for sure. More NFL kicks after the jump.
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.
Owens and Harris Jordan III’s, Other NFL Training Camp Cleats
The new cleats keep rolling in… and if you’re wondering why these NFL PE recaps have been nearly all Nike-based, it’s only because the other brands haven’t really been doing many custom kicks (yet, at least). Here’s the best from the past few days…
Terrell Owens and Chris Harris are the latest to get Jordan III PE’s. While TO’s look decent and are pretty consistent with the style of the other Jordan models that he’s worn over the past few years, I wish these were hooked up a little more. Chris Harris’ III’s, on the other hand, are a really nice blend of the GR model and PE colors.
(Photos by AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, Chuck Burton)
Red Sox-Yankees Weekend Series Cleats
Sox-Yankees games are great for many reasons, but one of the best things about them is that they’re all photographed like it’s the World Series, making for some great footwear shots. Here’s a couple good views of some recent cleats:
Here’s a better shot of the new David Ortiz signature shoe… he wore these during his recent rehab assignment, but they made their MLB debut this weekend. I’m guessing Reebok hasn’t made him a black version yet; he wore his black ‘08 sigs on Saturday.
(Photo by AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
UPDATE: This model is now available at Eastbay (thanks to rbkguy for pointing this out). It’s called the Big Papi 2M Mid II, and the product image can be seen here.
Jason Taylor Jordan PE Close-Up Shots
Thanks to UGK4Life for pointing us to some pics posted up by AirJordansXX3 in NT. These Jason Taylor PE’s were sent to the Redskins equipment room from Miami, which is obvious due to all of the orange accents… I’m guessing that the Jordan III pair that Taylor wore earlier today was just colored to match the ‘Skins unis (either that or they just appear more burgundy than orange in the wire photo). More pics after the jump.
Team USA Basketball Photos / New Melo M5 Hits Practice Court
With Team USA practicing in Las Vegas in preparation for the Olympics, a couple footwear stories have developed — the main one being the conspiracy theory over whether Coach K’s block of Dwight Howard’s adidas kicks in the above photo was intentional or not. Regardless, here’s the breakdown of what everyone’s been wearing, and photos of Melo’s new M5 model are also shown after the jump…
(Photo by Taryn Simon/Nike)
NFL Camps Open Up; Taylor & Portis PE’s
With training camps starting to open up, NFL PE’s will start getting some coverage on PlayerExclusive.com. I’ll be posting pics and doing renderings of NFL kicks through the end of the season, and our first PE sightings come from Redskins camps…
It didn’t take long for Jason Taylor to get some Redskins-colored Jordan III Retro PE’s. They look like they have a molded TD outsole instead of the detatchable cleats offered on the retail version… I’m looking forward to seeing some better quality pics of these to see what else they have. Unfortunately, he’ll either have to get a black version or spat these up with black tape for the season since Washington wears black cleats.
(Photo by AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
2008 MLB All-Star Game: Player Exclusives
One of my favorite things about the MLB All-Star cleats is the fact that it’s the only day that players wear colorways that they couldn’t wear otherwise. They’re able to disregard the “dominant cleat color” uniform rule and wear whatever they want, which means that we’ve seen a lot of white, grey, silver, and non-team colored cleats over the past few years. Even though I’ve always gravitated towards more conservative designs in baseball, I always look forward to seeing the bizarre colorways from the Midsummer Classic.
This year, there were so many All-Star PE’s that I actually had to split the ASG footwear into two posts (new releases post is here). The top PE’s appear below.
It’s not much of a surprise that Alex Rodriguez wore a white PE of his signature cleat — he’s worn white Shox cleats at the All-Star Game for the past few years. This PE featured embroidery on each cleat (the date on the shoe above, and “NEW YORK” on his other cleat), and additional views are available here and here.
(Photo by Nick Laham / Getty Images)
Albert Pujols wore the most attractive white PE in the game — they’re pretty simple, but they’re my favorite model from last night. These featured a Nike Air Max MVP upper, a 5-Tool Zoom Air midsole, and a white MCS outsole. Unfortunately, not too many photos of these were out there tonight… this is the only other decent view I could find. If anyone has any better shots of these, please get in touch.
(Photo by Jim McIsaac / Getty Images)
Welcome to PlayerExclusive.com!
Hello, and thanks for visiting PlayerExclusive.com. Before I get into the details about what this site is all about, let me just tell you what will be featured on here over the next few months. Later this year, PlayerExclusive.com will cover the PE’s worn in college football and basketball as well as in the NFL and NBA, but for now you’ll only be seeing the custom shoes worn in current sports. As you can see, the first item being covered are the PE footwear and new releases being worn at the MLB All-Star festivities, but the Olympics, NFL training camps, NBA offseason, and daily MLB play will also be covered over the course of this summer.
The idea behind this site is to basically have a photo-oriented version of Uni Watch for pro/collegiate sports footwear — instead of following uniform elements, we’ll be following unique custom footwear (and occasionally equipment elements) from major American sports. There are plenty of other footwear blogs out there, but they mostly cover retail sneakers. Here at PlayerExclusive.com, we’re only concerned the about what’s worn on the field or on the court. The posts made on this site will include game photos, close-up shots of custom footwear, and Photoshop renderings of PE’s.
Now, chances are that if you’ve found this site, you’re well-versed in footwear terminology, but for those of you who aren’t aware, a “player exclusive” (or PE) is special colorway of a shoe made for a specific athlete. They often use different materials and technical components than general release models, and they typically feature custom embroidery and other personalized elements to make the product unique to the player wearing it. PE’s will be the primary focus of this site, but news about new releases, brand signings, and other sports equipment will occasionally be mentioned as well.
This site is technically still being developed, so please just be patient for now. If you have any comments, suggestions, or if you’ve spotted something that you think should be featured on this site, please feel free to email me here (don’t worry–I won’t be sending you any spam). Just include your name and I’ll be sure to give you credit.
Thanks… and by the way, my name is Mark. I hope you’ll be visiting PlayerExclusive.com again soon!
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