A week or so ago we had some chatter about this player wearing a bib. I was unfamiliar with the phenomenon, but as Al Cummings explained in the comments, “The bibs were used by the punting and punt return teams of that time so players with numbers that didn’t conform to the position . . . → Read More: Lobster Not Included
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I recently spent some time going through old reader contributions that I’d meant to follow up on but never got around to. Without further ado: ITEM: I’m fascinated by the phenomenon of untucked jerseys (not counting hockey, natch). The most famous examples are the White Sox and Marquette; less well known is DePaul. . . . → Read More: Follow-Up Roundup The start of the short-season single-A baseball season is still five months away, and Inauguration Day in Washington is still a week away. You may think those two things have nothing in common, but the Brooklyn Cyclones beg to differ. On Tuesday, June 23rd (the “inaugural Tuesday” of the NY-Penn League season), the . . . → Read More: And Sarah Palin Will Dress Up as the San Diego Chicken The NHL isn’t the only league that can stage an outdoor hockey game. This past Saturday, the Kontinental Hockey League, which is primarily Russian (further details here) staged its all-star game in Moscow — smack in the middle of Red Square. Lots of interesting visual details here. In no particular order: • Wrigley . . . → Read More: Monday Morning Uni Watch By Phil Hecken …in the warm California sun. Some uniforms those Sun wore, huh? Go to almost any of the myriad “worst uniform” lists and invariably (or inevitably), the Southern California Sun outfits will appear. Either the worst or the best, depending upon your perspective (or the amount of psilocybin in your bloodstream), . . . → Read More: Well They’re Out There A-havin’ Fun… By Phil Hecken A little over a month ago, the Cleveland Cavaliers LeBrons came to town, my town, to play the New York Knicks. Anyone who’s been following professional basketball for the past, oh, decade or so, knows about the sorry state of that franchise from the Big Apple. Slightly lesser known, but . . . → Read More: Courting the King New ESPN column today (link here). But since I took yesterday off, I’ll run a regular entry here as well. So: As excited as I am about the Life photo archives being put online, it’s important to remember that material relating to lots of important chapters in uniform history is still housed in . . . → Read More: ‘We drifted on down into no man’s land / We crossed the river called the Rio Grande’ It’s been a few decades since I had occasion to do business with the Tooth Fairy, but I recall his going rate back in those days to have been 10¢ per tooth. So after factoring in inflation, I figure the two choppers that were liberated from my mouth yesterday should be good for . . . → Read More: Guess Who’s Having Oatmeal for Breakfast Today |
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