Month: October 2008

Here’s my latest eBay score — a 1961 basketball uniform catalog filled with lots of pasty-looking white guys. Exciting! Let’s take a look: • The basketball shorts in this catalog …

Frank Mercogliano is the media relations czar at Idaho State (that’s him at right, holding a press conference while surrounded by marks of the beast), but he’s also a serious …

I recently noticed that a reader who used to comment and contribute fairly regularly had pretty much stopped doing so, so I shot him a quick note to make sure …

My annual NBA season-preview column is up on ESPN today, which would normally mean no main entry over here. But I’m planning to give the site the day off tomorrow, …

Greetings, comrades. Been a long time since we had a weekend filled with so many uni-notable news items. Here’s a breakdown: • College football coaches wore little plastic tag-ish thingies …

You may look at this picture of Joe Maddon and say, “Wow … those hats are worse than I feared. That’s a stain on the stylistically spotless (timeless?) Tampa Bay …

If you could see all of Florida goalie Tomas Vokoun, you’d be able t — hell, nevermind. We can see the important bits. Nike/Bauer stick and Reebok everything else. Odd. …

Here’s another reader-recommended phootball photo book to check out. And this one’s among the best we’ve examined so far — not only are the photos tremendous, but there’s a wealth …

Got an interesting note the other day from charter member Mike Lucas, who wanted to let me know about a kitchen project his family had recently undertaken. Check it out: …

Been awhile since we’ve taken a stroll down Ricko Boulevard. Without further ado: • One question that frequently comes up in the comments is whether the Astros’ tequila sunrise design …

We all know how I feel about sock stripes, and we all know what a lousy era this is for them, especially in the baseball, football, and basketball realms. Fortunately, …

The Bucs had a big halftime tribute to Mike Alstott last night. As is frequently the case in the NFL, they didn’t officially retire his number, although they certainly made …

Something about this photo struck me. I think it was the amount of “three stripes.” Holy crap, it’s everywhere. And speaking of the three stripes, I found a good story …

This picture is from Thursday night, when the Red Sox rose from the dead and pushed the ALCS back to Tampa. And this is Jonathan Papelbon, who pitched two scoreless …

Mets reliever Ambiorix Burgos has been on quite a roll lately. First he allegedly beat up his girlfriend. Next came allegations of a fatal hit-and-run, followed by an arrest warrant …