Whatever else you can say about MLB’s rejiggered schedule and the way it has affected Opening Day (weird to be starting on a Thursday, sucks that the Reds don’t have …
Month: March 2011
It’s Not Far, Not Hard to Reach: Beach Blanket Bingo, Queens Edition
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from reader Keith Goggin, about the unusual jersey pictured above. Enjoy. ”” PL] By Keith Goggin Paul’s article about the creation of …
Closet Case, Vol. 5: Did This Bakery Specialize in Red Velvet Devil’s Food Cake?
What’s the only thing better than a birthday? An extended birthday. That’s what I got to enjoy yesterday evening as I came home from a few games of bowling and …
The Original Met
Our story so far: Last Thursday I Ticker-linked to this article, which stated that Rays coach Don Zimmer “was the first player to try on a Mets uniform.” On Friday …
Ladies & Gentlemen…Start Your Engines
By Phil Hecken Back in August, I ran an entry with today’s “guest submitter,” Rob Caplette, who posts in our comments as “Inkracer.” That article focused on the much-overlooked “Black …
Rolls Reuss, Volume II
By Phil Hecken My greatest thrill in baseball is winning the World Series in ’81. Without at doubt, because that’s what everybody wants. And you know why the no hitter …
The Gold Standard
Twice is a coincidence, three times is a trend, four times is a rule. So now it’s official: If you’re the defending World Series champion in an odd-numbered year, you’re …
And She Didn’t Find It on eBay
Whatever else you can say about Liz Taylor, she sure knew how to wear an All-American sweater. That shot is from 1948. “The pin she wears belonged to 1946 Heisman …
What Is the Proper Response to a Disaster?
Life is always full of tragedy. But there are some tragedies that transcend the ordinary and become part of our larger collective consciousness. Sports uniforms, oddly enough, are a good …
There’s Logo Creep, and Then There’s Full-On Logo Assault
Last week I Ticker-linked to this women’s hockey photo, which showed the largest Reebok logo I’d ever seen on a uniform. The person who sent it to me mistakenly said …
The Sphinx Speaks, More or Less
I spent the weekend knocking around upstate with my friends Jon and Karen. We hit a lot of thrift, vintage, and junk outlets, including an old barn where I spotted …
Rolls Reuss, Volume I
By Phil Hecken You might think pitching a no-hitter in the major leagues would be the greatest thrill for a baseball player. And you’d probably be right, unless you were …
Tweaking MLS Part II
By Phil Hecken You folks will recall that last week I ran the uniform concepts of Lance Hall, who had taken it upon himself to tweak the uniforms of MLS …
There’s No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 26
Most of the photos in this latest batch were submitted by Mako Mameli, plus a few are from Mike Hersh and BSmile. Ready, set”¦. • Check out the little cartoon …
Uni Watch Heavy Rotation: We Want (to make this song) a Hit!
Does a baseball song — even a really good baseball song — qualify as athletics aesthetics? Gun to my head, I’d probably say no. But there aren’t any guns here …