Reader Email – Is This Trinity Squash Shirt Lame?
You know when I first saw this shirt I obviously planned on making fun of it like I do with everything else here at the Stool. I mean squash? Really? That’s almost as bad as MIT Ballroom Dancing. But a funny thing happened on the way to me trying to make this guy cry. I googled Trinity Squash and found out that they are the like the Boston Celtics of the NBA, the Patriots of the NFL or the Red Sox of MLB. In other words Trinity Squash has dominated the world of squash more than any other team in the history of the sport. They’ve been profiled by ESPN, Vanity Fair and the New York Times. They haven’t lost a match in like 93 years. So in light of this new evidence I’m forced to re-evaluate whether I still think this shirt still lame? Because I don’t care whether it’s Hungry Hungry Hippo or Pick Up Sticks chicks dig winners and that’s exactly what Trinity Squash is. Hmm tough one… Vote 1 for this shirt is still ultra lame and 10 for a champion is a champion….
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Trinity is lame. NESCAC schools can suck it.
I’m looking at you Bowdoin.
not surprising that the safest of safety schools in the general metro NYC area is good at country club sports. Trinity kids are ones with dads not rich enough to get them into the ivy league.
“Win or die trying”
Easy big fella- you’re talking about squash here.
the question has gotten away from is the actual shirt lame. to which my answer is it sucks.
THIS STORY= LAME
their win streak might be dominant, but this shirt touting squash is still lame.
You guys are stupid, as a long time reader of Bar Stool, I registered today just so I could comment on this. Being from CT and living in Mass now I have a undying love for anything from CT. Who cares what sport it is, or the conference, this is legit. And for you “Suck it Trebek” the whole not rich enough dad doesn’t hold true because Hugh Hefner’s son attends Trinity College. So you can suck it!
Pretty sure that, if ping pong is your school’s sport and you get your players from China but nobody gets nearly as many as you…….you might win a lot. That is a totally bullshit program.
Squash is a cool game too, but don’t act like champions when you are playing with players from squash hotspots around the world and everyone else has locals. Lame.
I didnt know they had country clubs in India and Pakistan where all these kids come from? The shirt is funny because that kid is wicked foreign.
i thought “trinity squash” referred to a british club sport or something, but this is for a college here? i may have been out of college too long (10 years) but do kids these days play squash at college? and is there a college named trinity? off to wiki to find out …
» Fat Tony said: { May 11, 2009 – 01:05:48 }
Looks like he’s from Milton.
But he’s still Johnny from the block.
wow … i should have watched the video before posting. that video is like a christopher guest movie (best in show, spinal tap, waiting for guffman, etc.). i can’t believe that those were real people.
Given the makeup of their team I’m surprised the shirt is in English.
But…a champion is a champion. They were recently brought to the brink of defeat but had their own Big Baby step up and retain the title. Trinity Squash is legit.
I got nothin for this weak shit story
They aren’t just champions they are the best in country for years. That is what makes it impressive. For a school to be that dominate for that long of a time is what makes it cool. Not the sport itself…
as a side note I’ve never played squash but I gather it is like raquetball with a deader ball.
I’m a Trinity alum. The Squash program is legit, and if you’re lucky enough to get a seat, the matches are actually pretty exciting to watch.
jlu2011 said: { May 11, 2009 – 01:05:28 }
So you’re the reason why Rebecca Lobo is still doing mortgage commercials for Nutmeg bank. having a love of everything CT is a dumb philosophy.
And given the finacial issues @ playboy (upping cost, fewer issues, etc) and that Hef’s “wealth” is basically company property, I’d guess he couldn’t get his kid into the ivy league, plus the kid probably a tool.
CT sucks and Trinity kids are gay. Squash is hard as fuck if you’ve ever tried to play (think of playing tennis with a hollow rubber ball that doesn’t bounce well and a flyswatter). Gotta give it to them though for having a legit dynasty.
noitslameeverythingislame
CT does suck. I’m a Trinity Alum and had to live in Shartford, the capital of Connectishit, for 4 years. Let’s face it. CT is just a bland plot of land that you drive thru to get in and out of NYC. Trinity is a good school, though there is definitely no shortage of over-priveleged, snobby, preppy, douchebags at Trinity… Didn’t stop me from havin a blast though. The squash team dominates. They recruit heavily from countries like Zimbabwe or Pakistan or where ever these little racket sports are competitive… I guess that’s why we woop the pasty white bitches from Harvard and Princeton.
http://athletics.trincoll.edu/sports/msquash/2008-09/roster
If you are as bored at work as I am and look through the game recaps you’ll see this is a whose who of FES (Foreign Exchange Students). Basically a Dream Team of squash. I’ll give some credit on the winning streak but I think the Rivier College baseball team has more true athletes.
http://www.rivier.edu/athletics/teams/mens_baseball.aspx
‘love for all things CT’?
It’s basically a suburb of NYC and Sturbridge Village.
Are you kidding me?? A squash streak?? Look at Cal Rugby. They did 12 straight national championships in a real man’s sport, not a sport you have to be born into a country club to play. They were going for their 5th or 6th this year again but lost.
Where was that photo taken? At a bar near Fenway on Sat by any chance? If so you might have noticed the Trinity team was honored at Fenway and their coach threw out the first pitch (again). The shirt is lame due to the player nickname thing–but their sport, team, coach, and accomplishments are not….at least according to the Red Sox.
We Love JLO and Trin Squash. Ya you’re all jealous. Spend an hour in the courts!
Connecticut is more than a strip of land. With out the people born in CT we would not have the Constitution, that’s why it says, “CONSTITUTION STATE” on our licenses plates. Not to mention we had the first ever phone book, and have the oldest and best dressed state troopers.
How do you like ‘dem Apples?