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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.
NFL PE’s: Week 1
This is the first recap you’ll be seeing from each week of NFL action, and we’ve got a lot to cover…
Larger views of each of these models are available after the jump.
LeBron VI Officially Introduced in Beijing
LeBron James wore the ZL VI’s in a Team USA practice a few weeks ago (details and pics here and here), but no official announcement or press conference went down until now. The Olympic colorway with the reflective “United We Rise” pattern will apparently be making its first and only game appearance in the gold medal game (assuming Team USA gets there). Here’s a new close-up of these:
A full-size shot is available at this link. All pics and info from kenlu.net via NT’s bib10… A few press conference photos as well as a close-up shot of the very decent black / red / white colorway can be seen after the jump.
Olympic Spikes: Jamaican Track & Field
Back in 1996, Michael Johnson wore what was arguably the most famous spike in Olympic history: his ultralight gold Nike’s. Prior to the ‘08 Games in Beijing, Nike hyped up the 186 gram Aerofly, a new golden shoe to be worn by Jamaican sprinter Asafa Powell. However, when the Olympics finally came around, here’s what was on Powell’s feet:
(Thomas Kienzle/AP Photo)
Only a Jamaican could possibly pull these off. I would’ve preferred the gold look, but it turns out these were a good choice given the final results of the Men’s 100m. These were unveiled at a Nike press conference a few days before heats started and can also be seen here and here.
(Reuters)
Meanwile, Puma took a page out of Nike’s book and hooked Usain Bolt up with a gold pair of Complete Theseus II’s. They were a solid bet since Bolt took the gold medal and set a new world record… Additional views available here, here, and here.
There have been a few other custom spikes in the first few days of track & field competition, but I’ll probably be covering them in an Olympic rundown later in the week. I’ll also be doing an Olympic Basketball post in a couple of days… stay tuned.
NFL Preseason Week 2 Round-Up
A bunch of new NFL kicks hit the field this week… the highlights are the Nike cleats worn by the Steelers, Dre’ Bly’s Jordan III’s, the adidas cleats worn by Mario and Reggie, and a ton of new Super Bad II’s. There still hasn’t been anything notable from Reebok or Under Armour, but I’m hoping that they get their act together once the regular season starts. On to the pics…
(Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Hines Ward has been wearing these Nike Throw Back TD PE’s for the past two weeks (and yes, I realize that this photo is from Week 1, but there weren’t any good shots of these from Week 2). As Michael Korczynski pointed out, the colorblocking in these is similar to the pair what Hines wore a few times last season… until recently, they were just about impossible to identify. Good work, Korch.
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…
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.
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.
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