Revealed: The Story Behind the Dodgers’ Red Numbers

By Paul Lukas, on October 16th, 2013%

The red uni numbers on the front of the Dodgers’ jerseys, which the team began wearing in 1952, are among the most unusual uniform elements in all of Major League Baseball. For some people, they’re a nice visual accent, a splash of color, the cherry on top of a classic design. For others — . . . → Read More: Revealed: The Story Behind the Dodgers’ Red Numbers

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Of Pence and Pants

By Paul Lukas, on April 30th, 2007%

Astros phenom Hunter Pence made his big league debut on Saturday night and drew immediate attention from readers John Ryan and Kevin Gee, both of whom noted that Pence wears only one batting glove. As you can see in the photo at right, Pence also takes pains to hike up his pants, which led . . . → Read More: Of Pence and Pants

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Seeing Stars Stripes

By Paul Lukas, on January 26th, 2007%

One winter all-star game down, two to go. The NBA All-Star Game package was unveiled yesterday, and the big news is that the league has finally succumbed to logo creep. The Adidas logo has been stamped on the shorts, marking the first time that a manufacturer’s logo has appeared on an NBA game . . . → Read More: Seeing Stars Stripes

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Table Service

By Paul Lukas, on January 23rd, 2007%

We all know about clothes horses in tennis. But what about table tennis? (Please, don’t call it Ping-Pong.) I’d never much thought about the apparel in that sport until Jeremy Brahm recently alerted me to a Japanese player named Naomi Yotsumoto, who wore an off-the-shoulder dress and a geranium in her cranium during last . . . → Read More: Table Service

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