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 the first game, blah-blah-blah), at least the first pitch of the season will be thrown on a weekday afternoon, not on a Sunday . . . → Read More: Or as Robert Marshall Calls It, the Holiest of Holies
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[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 the beach blanket White Sox uni brought back some memories about a jersey I once wore. I had to dig through an old . . . → Read More: It’s Not Far, Not Hard to Reach: Beach Blanket Bingo, Queens Edition 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 found the jersey you see above waiting for me, courtesy of a certain very thoughtful bench coach. Pretty swell, no? It’s cotton flannel, . . . → Read More: Closet Case, Vol. 5: Did This Bakery Specialize in Red Velvet Devil’s Food Cake? 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 I figured out that the source for that claim was Zim’s official Rays bio, which states, “Was the first player to try on . . . → Read More: The Original Met 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 for Black’s Sake” in Auto Racing. I promised when racing season came around in 2011, I’d let him do a full review of . . . → Read More: Ladies & Gentlemen…Start Your Engines 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 isn’t Number 1? They don’t give you a ring for a no hitter. But they give you a ring when you win the . . . → Read More: Rolls Reuss, Volume II  54 comments - (Comments are closed)  History, Industry Chatter, MLB, Uni Watch Profiles interview series  Cardinals, colors, Dodgers, Jerry Reuss, Pirates, Uniforms, White Sox, World Series 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 obliged to start the season by wearing a gold-trimmed uniform. This phenomenon began with the Red Sox in 2005, although they only wore . . . → Read More: The Gold Standard 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 Trophy winner Glenn Davis, who she was dating at the time,” says reader Chris Bisbee. This photo would make for a nice candidate . . . → Read More: And She Didn’t Find It on eBay |
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