Watching yesterday's AFC championship game certainly made all Baltimore Colt fans queasy. There were the Jets in those white uniforms with the green trim; the ones that evoke that sickening image of Joe Namath victoriously walking off the field at the Orange Bowl after defeating Baltimore in Super Bowl III. And there were those Imposters, running around in the beloved horseshoes, pretending to be the Colts. Lest anyone not understand, there may be a team in Indianapolis, but the Colts ceased to exist when the Mayflower vans left Baltimore in March of 1984. I see #17 catch a touchdown pass for Indy and for a split second, I wonder how in the world Sam Havrilak is still playing. I see fans in the stands wearing blue #88 jerseys and think, "Wow, there are a lot of John Mackey fans out today."
Yeah, Peyton Manning is a great quarterback and he seems to be a real down-to-earth guy. Heck, he even ambles about just like John Unitas; but he isn't #19, he's #18. That's fitting for Baltimore Colt fans. There is something a bit off. And now Indianapolis will play New Orleans in the Super Bowl . . . how many days until Spring Training?
Imposters indeed. You would think that after 25 years they could come up with a logo and colors for their kidnapped team.
Posted by: Al | January 25, 2010 at 12:42 PM