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By John Ekdahl Dogs serving in the United States military is nothing new. They were first used during the Revolutionary War as pack animals, and their responsibilities were expanded in the Civil War to include roles such as guards, messengers and mascots. World War I marked their official entry into the United . . . → Read More: Dogs in Uniform By John Ekdahl The Mets wore “Los Mets” jerseys last night during Fiesta Latina Night at Citi Field. The public address annoucements were done in spanish by Veronica Contreras of Telemundo and Mariachi Bustamante performed before the game. There seems to be two schools of thought on these types of promotions. Some view . . . → Read More: Fiesta Latina [Today marks the final "Fridays with Morris," and he has a few words before introducing his guest author. I'll see you guys after the jump -- PH] ~~~ Yesterday, Jim Vilk wrote about vintage base ball, the Akron Black Stockings Base Ball Club, and the 14th annual Akron Cup exhibition at Stan Hywet. . . . → Read More: Fridays with Morris  115 comments - (Comments are closed)  Customization/Modification, DIY Projects, History, Vintage/Old Sports  Ben Horrow, Morris Levin, Philadelphia, Vintage Base Ball By Phil Hecken As we near the end of Paul’s “blogcation” (as he calls it), I’ve tried to bring you an eclectic mix of subjects and topics, and I thank you for indulging me over the past month. It was a trying time, beginning on a difficult note, and I wish I had . . . → Read More: ‘Huzzah’ for Vintage Base Ball 143 comments - (Comments are closed) Equipment/Accessories, History, Vintage/Old Sports Jim Vilk, Olde Tyme Sport, Vintage Base Ball By Phil Hecken, with Tim E. As Tim says below, “Football is back!” With the NFL lockout over and camps just beginning, we’ll be having plenty of football news soon enough. One thing you may have missed, or perhaps not, is that Nike is taking over the NFL clothing contract after this year. . . . → Read More: Let’s Fix the Seabirds… 137 comments - (Comments are closed) NFL, Uniform Designers Pro Combat Concepts, Seattle Seahawks design contest, Tim E. O'Brien, Tweaks By Phil Hecken While soliciting column ideas from readers, one of the first to approach me was Jeremy Brahm, who is probably familiar to all of you as our “Pacific Rim Correspondent,” and who finds odd and unique uniforms from all over the world, but the Asian Pacific is his specialty. So when . . . → Read More: Flying Purple Dream (Inc.) Teamers 101 comments - (Comments are closed) Fantasy Sports, Purple = Death, Soccer Fake Soccer Teams, Harchester United By Phil Hecken Back about three weeks ago, the day of the MLB All Star game, in fact, I had wanted to do a piece on specialty cleats players wear for the game, usually white shoes, although some wear gray for the mid-summer classic. This year, however, my father passed away, so I . . . → Read More: When the White Shoe Was ‘Hot’ 142 comments - (Comments are closed) Equipment/Accessories, Footwear, History, MLB charles o. finley, oakland athletics, white shoes |
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