Posted by
Jason Drexler on Thursday, July 12, 2007 9:18:16 PM
Somebody please tell me what sportsdom has against the color yellow.
Well, not so much the color yellow, but the word yellow.
Yellow, though far from the most common color in sports, is seen in a fair number of places – the L.A. Lakers, the Boston Bruins, the Oakland A’s, for example. But is it ever called yellow? No.
On the contrary, it’s almost universally called “gold.” Gold? Yes, gold. The Lakers – purple and gold. The Bruins – black and gold. The A’s – green and gold.
I’ve never seen so much ungold gold in my life.
Anyone this side of colorblindness should be able to know yellow when they see it. The Lakers, Bruins, A’s – along with the Green Bay Packers – they wear yellow, my friends. Yellow that’s as yellow as a goldfinch. Dang it! Yellow as a canary.
If you want gold, look at the uniforms that the Denver Nuggets used from 1994-2003. That’s gold.
You may remember that I previously said “almost universally called ‘gold.’” One exception that I know of is the University of Michigan – the maize and blue. Yes, maize. Not a common word, and certainly not the word “yellow,” but at least it’s derived from a yellow object – corn. So I give them a good score – not perfect, but close.
So let’s not be cowardly, folks; dare to call it what it is: yellow.