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By Phil Hecken Yesterday we took a look at the first eight teams in the World Baseball Classic. Today we finish the second eight. Let’s get started. Korea: Let’s not pull any punches here: This is, quite simply, the worst uniform in the WBC. Not coincidentally, it is also the only one made . . . → Read More: Grading The Classics, Part II By Phil Hecken As the World Baseball Classic, or WBC ’09 reaches its second stage, with 8 of the 16 teams advancing into the next round, it’s time to give the uniforms for each nation a grade. Unfortunately, if this were a test, most of the teams would not fail … but neither . . . → Read More: Grading The Classics, Part I The Milwaukee Braves represent an interesting chapter in MLB history. They existed for only 13 seasons before the team moved to Atlanta, but they won two National League pennants and one World Series title in that time. Their departure was a huge blow to Milwaukee, but the city couldn’t really complain since the . . . → Read More: Uni Watch Book Club: Milwaukee Braves — Heroes and Heartbreak Mike Sherman’s family has a framed team portrait of the 1937 Redskins, which he recently used as the basis for the DIY jersey shown above. “I’m a complete novice, so I figured a jersey like this, which is very straightforward, would be a good first project,” he says. “I originally was planning on . . . → Read More: And It’s Not Billy Kilmer Either As you no doubt recall, I spent most of last Friday’s entry gushing of the hosiery stylings of A’s prospect Corey Wimberly. After a bit of phone tag, yesterday I finally caught up with Oakland equipment manager Steve Vucinich (that’s him in the background of this shot), who was happy to chat about . . . → Read More: The Prince’s Clothier: Steve Vucinich Interview Let’s say you’re a high school basketball team and you show up for tournament game at a neutral site. Just one problem: You’ve brought along your home whites, but it turns out you’re actually the designated road team, so your opponent is dressed in white as well. You can’t borrow a set of . . . → Read More: And Your By now you know the drill with these old uniform catalogs I collect. Most of them are from the 1950s and ’60s, and I usually end up focusing on the same things each time — unusual basketball shorts, groovy football jerseys, and striped socks. Fun stuff, but I realize it’s probably reached the . . . → Read More: I have a hunch Terry Proctor won’t be begging me for this one By Phil Hecken So, I was all set today to write about the World Baseball Classic, and I will, believe me, I will, but not just yet. You see, six of the sixteen teams will not have yet played by the time this goes to post Sunday morning — and I want to . . . → Read More: Going to Belt for Old Italia |
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