By John Ekdahl So, today’s the day. Players can still be traded in August by passing through waivers, but 4 PM EDT today is officially the Major League Baseball trading …
Month: July 2010
Auction Action
As you’ve probably noticed via the ad just to the left of this text, our friends at Grey Flannel Auctions are running their annual Basketball Hall of Fame induction auction. …
Sweet 16
Got a package in the mail yesterday from A’s equipment manager Steve Vucinich. Inside was the nameplate you see above, which clocks in at 16 letters — that’s two letters …
In Which the Casual Friday-ization of the Entire Freakin’ World Reaches Its Logical Conclusion
When it comes to invasive species, things like kudzu and the Asian carp have nothing on the baseball cap, which has expanded far, far beyond its natural habitat. I could …
The Robert Harvell Files, Vol. 6
Robert Harvell’s photo archive continues to be a bottomless source of gridiron goodness. Here’s the latest batch from his collection: • A wordmark on the sleeve is never a good …
Lance Gets Lanced
Bigtime jersey snafu at the start of the final Tour de France stage yesterday, as Lance Armstrong’s RadioShack team planned to wear black jerseys, all with the number 28, as …
It’s A Rup-a-licous Day at Uni Watch
By Phil Hecken, with Comrade Robert Marshall You have been asking about this one for a while, and now it’s here. Time to hear from Comrade Robert Marshall who, amongst …
Monochrome in Baseball, Part IV
By Phil Hecken A short while ago, we looked at the first seven American League teams were they to try “monochrome”. A couple of them, maybe, might be worth pursuing, …
Let’s Hope Yogi Recovers from That Fall
By adding a black armband for Ralph Houk, I believe the Yankees have now become the first MLB team — and maybe the first North American sports team, period — …
How Hard Can It Be to Measure Ten Yards?
Last Friday I wrote about a 1950s gadget designed to more accurately measure first downs. It turns out that reader Mako Mameli is interested in such devices, so he shared …
Uni Watch Book Club: Basketball — The American Game
Two weeks ago I linked to two images of the Buffalo Braves’ inaugural road uniform. That prompted reader Johnny Woods to send me this action shot. He said it was …
There’s No Service Like Wire Service, Vol. 16
Back with another round of sensational wire service photos. Almost all of these were submitted by Mike Hersh. Dig: • So many noteworthy little details in this 1940 photo of …
The Team That Can Never Play a Color-vs.-Color Game
As you probably know, Georgia Tech always wears white at home. And since almost everyone else wears color at home, that basically means Tech wears white for every game. They …
His Name was Amadee…
By Phil Hecken with Rick Pearson Amadee Wohlschlaeger was an illustrator for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch from 1932 until 1981. But he is perhaps more famous for his work in …
Monochrome In Baseball, Part III
By Phil Hecken About a month and half ago I took a look at monochrome in baseball as teams had undertaken that particular fashion statement, and followed that up last …