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Archive for May, 2008
The NCAA baseball tournament is officially underway, with regional games being played through the weekend. It reminded me of the upcoming hell week at work festival of all things ping. When someone moves to Omaha, as I did four years ago tomorrow, there are maybe four conversation scenarios that invariably follow:
1. Have you been to the zoo? (Omaha has a nice zoo. Whee!)
2. Have you been to the Old Market? (Omaha has a revitalized former warehouse district. Just like every other city in America.)
3. Wanna come watch the Huskers with me? (Unless you’re over 50, quite rich, and desire social exposure. In that case, the invitation is to a Creighton basketball game … as long as they’re winning.)
4. Are you going to the College World Series?
Ah, the College World Series. The 12 days in June where Omaha is always cast in a positive light, SUV-clogged suburban subdivisions are emptied, and that one dive bar near Rosenblatt Stadium is packed. Unfortunately, the CWS also sometimes features teams attired like Wichita State (above). As “performance-enhancing technology” advances, college baseball teams are going the way of Cool Base — lots of light, stretchy material designed to enhance comfort. I think we can all agree that comfort is a nice thing.
But not if it looks like that. Because with comfort comes extra panels sewn into what should be a pretty straightforward design. And then you end up with no room to put a NOB even if you wanted to. Cool.
Other than the black panel, though, the Shockers aren’t too bad, right? Exhibits A through D: A, B, C, D. Other than black and yellow and the word “Shockers,” there’s no consistency there. Feel free to actually match your uniform sets to each other, folks. Or keep your script fonts the same. Or something.
And I don’t even want to start with the helmets. — Bryan
May 31st, 2008
Got a really interesting note the other day from reader Matt Frost, who clued me in to a uniform category I hadn’t previously been aware of. Check it out:
I was watching a show about the Highland Games on the Discovery Channel. Tucked in amongst all the kilts was a small bit about the tug of war. Surprisingly, there was a high degree of uni-related detail.
In these photos, you can see that it more or less looks like they’re wearing rugby shirts. But there are some peculiar bits, starting with their boots. In fact, there are actually companies that produce tug of war boots. They look like ice skates with no blades.
Getting back to the shirts, they’re definitely modified. The more basic ones are simply rugby shirts with an extra layer of fabric. The pullers have it under the arm and along the ribs, and the anchorman has it over the shoulder as well. Some of the more hardcore teams, though, have more intense padding. Here it looks like some kind of rubber. A lot of teams seemed to have quilted padding sewn in to the inside of their shirts, but I couldn’t find any images of those.
Faaaaascinating. Remember when they used to tugs of war on The Superstars, or Superteams, or whatever it was? I mainly recall the Steelers tug team, anchored by Ernie Holmes, engaged in a seemingly endless t-o’-w against some other team (probably the Cowboys, but I no longer recall the specifics). Anyway, that’s about the full extent of what I know about this sport. After some very quick research, however, here are a few other things I’ve noticed:
• Here’s a rear view of one of those reinforced panels.
• Most teams have matching socks.
• In addition to outdoor matches, there also appears to be a thriving indoor tug circuit, in which the “field” is a narrow strip. No boots here — looks like specialized sneakers.
• The sport’s youth program could use some uniforms.
And so on. Anyone know more about this sport? Fill us in.
Uni Watch News Ticker: Someone’s trying to have it both ways (with thanks to Ryan Connelly). … Amusing rant here on umpires’ uniform numbers. Not sure how accurate it is, though — it claims that No. 2 has been retired twice (for A.L. ump Nick Bremigan and N.L. ump Jocko Conlan), but as Jeffrey Soderberg points out, that number is currently worn by Jerry Crawford. … Reprinted from yesterday’s comments: People are always asking me where they can buy stirrups. Here are some nice ones on eBay. … Here’s another shot of Omar Vizquel wearing No. 42 during his rookie year — and also sporting a double-flap helmet! … A gem from the photo archives? Nope — it’s the Rickwood Classic, which took place just the other day. Details here, and additional pics here (big thanks to Mark McCollister). … A team logo on the back of the mound is bad enough, but Dustin Pomprowitz reports that the Brewers have taken it a step further. See that light-colored lettering? Here’s a closer look. Should only be a matter of time before we see real advertising there, at which point we will have officially reached a low point in human civilization. … As you may also have noticed in that last photo, the Braves wore their alternate caps yesterday. First time they’ve worn them with something other than the solid-blue alternate jersey. … Ah, product placement (with thanks to Jason Dulin). … Eagle-eyed Joe Hilseberg notes that Orioles coach John Shelby appears to have an upside-down 8 on the front of his jersey. … Bob Andrews attended a Texans season ticketholder event last night and got lots of cool uni-related pics. “They apparently are really promoting the secondary logo,” he writes. “It was worn by everyone.” … Sleeve observation from Mike DeCaro, who writes: “I was watching a game between the White Sox and Indians on May 28th, when I noticed that Rafael Bentancourt seemed to have a wide discrepancy in the length of his sleeves on his jersey. His pitching sleeve looked a few inches shorter than the other. The best pictrure I could find was from spring training.” … Chaz Norenberg notes that the MLB logo is missing from the back of Josh Hamilton’s jersey. … Good article here about the Mariners’ Marineros jerseys, which will be worn tomorrow. … Thanks to everyone who came out to KGB last night — good times. … And big birthday wishes to Milesofsparks, who makes my world stripey and happy. Just FYI, you’ve got one more present waiting for you, which you’ll get this evening.
May 30th, 2008
In case you missed it, the Dodgers have hired a new pitching coach. There he was on Tuesday night at Wrigley Field, giving a few pointers to Jonathan Broxton, who appeared to be listening intently.
Actually, that’s the Dodgers’ bullpen gnome (there’s a dugout version as well; for details, go to this page and search on “gnome”), which the relievers apparently bring along with them from city to city. Maybe this is all common knowledge to many of you, but I was completely unaware of this phenomenon until Randy Williams sent me the bullpen pics yesterday. Pretty great ritual, although it seems like only a matter of time before Travelocity ruins the whole thing by becoming the team’s official gnome sponsor.
I’ve got a new ESPN column today, so I’ll see you over there (and, I hope, see some of you tonight at KGB as well).
Uni Watch News Ticker: As far as I’m concerned, there was only one news story of import yesterday, and this was it. Additional info here and (self-servingly) here. … Great little video report here about a 115-year-old baseball board game discovered in a Missouri attic (with thanks to Chanan Liss). … Reprinted from yesterday’s comments: Pirates catcher Ronny Paulino has been wearing gray shinguards with yellow trim for road games. The gray plastic blends in with his gray road pants, so when he stands up it looks like he’s just wearing yellow knee pads. … Seattle’s new MLS team will be sponsored by Microsoft and Xbox. Real subtle jersey unveiling, too. … Not sure if we’ve covered this before, but the double-A Reading Phillies are wearing powder blue on the road these days. “The team’s official web site has it as an alternate,” says Kyle Creasy, “but my buddy who is the clubby in Erie says he thinks it’s an all-the-time thing.” … John Muir has scanned a bunch of great old photos from this book. Check out his gallery here. … My friend Josh Neufeld has been writing an ongoing comic about post-Katrina New Orleans. Yesterday he asked me if I could identify this jersey, because he wants to make sure he draws it accurately from various angles, but I’m not sure what team that is. If you know, please contact Josh. … The St. Paul Saints will be celebrating Prince’s 50th birthday on June 7th by wearing purple jerseys with symbols replacing uniform numbers. I’d love to attend, but I’d rather slit my wrists I have other plans. … Lots of St. Louis Blues prototypes (some of which you’ve no doubt seen before, but probably not all of them) here, here, here, here, here, and, of course, here (courtesy of Karl Krekeler). … I’d forgotten that Duaner Sanchez, who wears goggles while pitching, goes goggles-free while batting. After pitching the top of the 11th last night, he got a rare plate appearance in the bottom of the 11th and removed the specs, then put them on again to pitch the top of the 12th. … Coupla interesting things about this photo of Omar Vizquel. First, when did he wear No. 42 with the Mariners? None of my uni-number reference sources list him as having worn this number (and no, that photo was not taken on April 15th of this year or last year). And second, note how his helmet underbrim appears to have been painted gray. I had heard of Jason Bay doing this (for less distraction, to be consistent with the old 5950s, etc.),” writes Mike Engle, “but I have never seen it before until now. How common was/is this modification?” Good question. I’d never even heard of it before now. Anyone..? … Bumper crop of panoramic team portraits and spectacular stadium shots in this thread (with thanks to Bob Andrews). … Nobody can accuse Doc Rivers of being too obsessed with picky details. … The Danbury Mad Hatters, who’ll join the EPHL this fall, have unveiled their uniforms — home, road, and alternate. It’s difficult to express how much I love that logo, but let’s just say I’m very anxiously awaiting the live mascot version (with thanks to Jeff Hoose).
May 29th, 2008
I don’t know how many Atlanta Braves fans have ever heard of Uni Watch. But the Atlanta audience got a condensed version of Uni Watch 101 on Monday, courtesy of Braves announcers Jon Scambi and Joe Simpson, who engaged in a bit of uni-related chatter during the bottom of the 9th. They began by discussing the Diamondbacks’ color scheme:
Jon Scambi: Remember when they were a purple-based team? Used to wear those Sunday purple tops, and it was like they were on an Easter egg hunt, or honoring Barney.
Joe Simpson: Yeah, they went with that turquoise-looking thing. With the squashbuckle-lookiing, uh, outfits. [I played this back several times, and yes, he definitely said, “squashbuckle.” — PL] Somehow Matt Williams, Jay Bell, that just didn’t fit with their days of wearing a lot of black with the Giants and Pirates.
Scambi: But it is — as much as lavender doesn’t strike the fear of god into your opponent, changing your color scheme for a franchise is not something you see very often.
Simpson: No, it’s not. But I’m so opposed to all these teams that never before had black in their color schemes suddenly wearing black jerseys and hats. The Mets, especially. That black and blue thing they wear, that’s like a big bruise.
Scambi: No, I’m with you, and you see it in college sports as well.
Simpson: Kansas City Royals broke out some black stuff. They’re not black! And two teams in the American League West — Texas and Anaheim — those two teams never could figure out what color they were.
Sciambi: Your Oklahoma Sooners have rocked some black baseball jerseys recently, haven’t they?
Simpson: Last year, for the Big 12 Tournament. That did not go over well.
Sciambi: I don’t know if you’re aware, but Oklahoma State, one of their main colors is black.
Simpson: Yeah. Yeah, we kinda knew that. I think the only people who really appreciated those black jerseys at Oklahoma were the people who were getting checks from Nike to wear them.
Sciambi: Yours was lost in the mail?
Simpson: Oh, brother.
Sciambi: You know, we’ve been asking whether the Braves could wear the blue [alternate road jerseys] at home. I’ve been asking, and they said, “Ahh, we’re not sure.” But the one thing that I fogot is, the blue jersey says, “Atlanta.”
Sciambi seemed to be implying that the blue alts wouldn’t be appropriate at home, because the insignia reads “Atlanta” instead of “Braves,” but we’ll never know for sure, because at that point the game’s events took precedence.
As if that wasn’t enough, the Mets’ announcers had a spirited equipment-related discussion last night. It began with this question:
Keith Hernandez: My advantage was growing up in San Francisco. If you ever took BP in those cold, damp afternoons, you had to really make sure you made good contact. And I think that helped me. I never liked gloves because there was always some movement. [Camera shows a 1980s shot of a bare-handed Hernandez.] Look at that — beautiful stance. [Other broadcasters cackle in mock disbelief.] Anyway, the gloves always move…
Ron Darling: Yeah.
Hernandez: … a little bit. And I liked to have — when I grabbed that bat, I wanted that bat — I used pine tar and resin — I wanted that bat in my hand and it didn’t make any — I had control of it. I didn’t want any movement. That’s why I never liked golfing, with the gloves? Hate it. I hate it.
Gary Cohen [restoring some semblance of direct communication]: Why do you think it is now that virtually everyone uses gloves? I mean, there are a few exceptions, Moises Alou being one of them.
Darling: Well, part of it is that they get paid to wear ’em. That’s part of it.
Hernandez: Big contract.
Darling: There’s very few, I mean, uh — Moises Alou doesn’t use batting gloves.
Cohen: Vladimir Guerrero. But there are not many.
Darling: Plus, Gary, I think for this generation of player, I think it’s, y’know, part of the styling, y’know, it’s part of, y’know, looking good.
Hernandez: I think it’s style. Because you’re using aluminum bats when you’re young, so you, you don’t get jammed and get the bees like wood. So why do you need gloves?
Cohen: I don’t know, I’m asking you the question.
Hernandez: I just think it’s style. Style points.
Cohen: I mean, guys use golf gloves to avoid blisters, right?
Darling: Yeah, the blisters are bad. But you do want to, in spring training, whether you use gloves or not, you want to build up those callouses, don’t you Keith, to make those hands tough?
Hernandez: Yeah. I never hit in the off-season, so I’d come in completely, five months without swinging a bat. And no timing. Soft hands. And I’d lose all my callouses. And I’d know coming into spring training that I was going to get blisters. And it’d be a pain in the neck — within the first week of spring training, with BP, I would be putting — I’d have five, six blisters. And, y’know, you have to sit there, you have to put the Tuff Skin on, and, uh — I don’t know if they still have Tuff Skin. [They do. — PL] Band-Aid, and then the adhesive tape over it. Then your hands toughen up and you’re good to go.
Darling: I also remember watching you after games, didn’t you used to take alcohol and rub some of the pine tar off your hands?
Hernandez: Off my hands, and I’d clean my bat. Because you weren’t allowed to have pine tar above the label.
Darling: George Brett knew that.
Cohen: He found that out. [The three men share a self-congratulatory chuckle, impressed by their own knowledge of this highly obscure chapter in MLB history.]
Hernandez: Gregg Jefferies did that. After every game, Gregg Jefferies, he lockered next to me when he came up, and he would clean his bat after every game. I wouldn’t do it till the next day.
And with that we bid a fond adieu to the broadcast both, at least for now.
(Thanks to Josh Williams for alerting me to the Braves sequence.)
Uni Watch News Ticker: Great socks being worn by the Meiji University baseball team (with thanks to Jeremy Brahm). … Also from Jeremy: The NPB All-Star Game logo and uniforms have been unveiled. … Reprinted from yesterday’s comments: You probably knew the MLB honchos were a bunch of Scrooges, but this really seals it. … Also from yesterday: full-body view of Varitek’s Memorial Day camouflage gear (which is now up for auction). … Chris Markham was at the Colorado Sports Museum at Invesco Field over the weekend and took a snapshot of this AFL ref jersey. … The CFL is changing the look of its officials from this to this. “It’s a very interesting design,” says a reader who prefers to remain anonymous. “First, the use of the two-inch stripe pattern, previously only used by the NFL, AFL, and semi-pro leagues. The CFL has historically used one-inch stripes like everyone else. Second, the black sleeves, which makes them look like they’ve wearing one of Ed Hochuli’s tank tops over a black undershirt. The black pocket on the shirt is in the style of the current NFL bendy-stripes design, and they’ve also added black trim down the legs of the knickers and on the back pocket flap. They’re planning to retain its idiosyncratic hat stylings, with the referee wearing a black hat and the others wearing white (but in the unusual “reversed-black-hat” design unique to Canada). Finally, it’s possible that they may be abandoning stirrup socks (as of last season, they were the only major group of football officials still using them; almost everyone else went one-piece some time ago).” … Awesome sock stylings being exhibited by New Mexico Junior College (with thanks to Rob Montoya). … “I stumbled upon this while bored at work and immediately thought of you,” writes Tim Ring. “It’s a baseball-like game called pesäpallo, which is apparently quite popular in Finland. The uniforms are, well, see for yourself.” … Tyler Kepner reports that Bobby Abreu was wearing Mariano Rivera’s spikes during BP last night (”or at least he had a big 42 on the flap over the shoelaces,” he adds). … Last year I wrote about some of the cool Colt .45s-related content on the Astros Daily blog. But now James Poisso has pointed me toward this page, which is the mother freakin’ lode of Colt .45s material. I don’t know who the webmaster is, but he’s got everything you could want and more: cards, patches, a mosaic, player photos, team portraits, coins, fight songs (a 45 of the .45s!), ticket stubs, parking passes, a recruiting poster, programs, seating charts, media guides, press passes, business cards, letterhead, and more — a lot more. Have fun wasting your whole day on this one. … Good account here of Paulie Malignaggi’s recent ponytail follies. … Jeremy Brahm has found an excellent Australian rules football uniform site, where he’s already uncovered an interesting tidbit: “Remember when the Reds changed their name to the Redlegs during the McCarthy years? Well, St. Kilda Football Club in Australia’s Football League wore black, red, and white stripes before World War I, but those colors matched Germany’s, so the team changed its white to yellow. It was not until 1923 that the team restored white to its color scheme.” … Spring training game last night in Cleveland. … “The New Hampshire Fishercats (ugh, they should be the Primaries!) are wearing special uniforms on June 5th, honoring a Manchester policeman, Michael Briggs, who was shot in the line of duty in 2006,” reports Jeff Richards. “The #83 on the sleeve was his badge number.” … Reprinted from last night’s comments: The Mets wore blue caps and sleeves last night, which means they also should have been wearing blue socks. But Luis Castillo had black socks, at least during pregame stretching. He pulled his pants down to his shoetops once the game started, so it’s kinda moot, but still. … Here’s a new one: Jimmy Gobble was wearing his undershirt backwards on the mound last night (thanks to Dan Merker for the tip). … I’ve frequently run photos of early football players wearing nose protectors. Until now, however, I’d never seen a helmet with a nose protector built in. That image comes from this catalog up for sale on eBay. … Lots of other uniform catalogs currently on eBay — look here, here, and here. … And some interesting patches here and here. … Mike Klug had a very good seat last Thursday at Yankee Stadium and got photo of A-Rod that appears to show a big wad of gum on his thigh. … People who say the Mets kept Willie mainly because there were no good replacements available clearly haven’t seen this photo.
May 28th, 2008
Finally, picture-perfect softball weather here in NYC, so it was time for another visit to the Uni Watch sock drawer. Here’s this week’s installment of my ongoing hosiery project:
This week’s design: I was originally planning to wear these. But look at bottom strap — it’s got the same heavy-gauge stitch as the rest of the stirrup. When I tried them on, they were too thick under my sole — it felt like I had something big and lumpy in my shoes. So I switched to these, which have elasticized understraps.
Ideal for feeling like a member of: Good question. I’ve been unable to match this design with any team on the big league timeline. If I’ve overlooked a historical antecedent, please let me know.
Color-coordination factor: “This’ll be a cinch,” I figured. “I’ve got tons of T-shirts featuring blue and red.” But it turns out that the blue component in most of them is navy, not royal. Fortunately, I came up with one that matched perfectly.
How they looked: Pretty sharp. I liked how the elasticized straps provided a teeny bit of white that peeked out above my shoetops.
How I felt: A bit like Little Boy Blue. Would’ve preferred a white tee with royal and red printing, but whaddaya gonna do. I’ll say this for heavy-knit stirrups: They stay up really nicely. Very low-maintenance.
How I played: The combination of batting ninth in a 12-man lineup (we usually play 12-on-12 and have two players per inning sit out from playing the field) and an opposing pitcher who was throwing BBs (he retired 13 of the last 14) meant that I only came to bat twice, flying out both times. Pfeh. But my team won, and made a nice sprinting catch in LF for the final out.
Thanks to Gabe Rivas, Robert Field, and Kirsten for the photos. I won’t be playing softball this Sunday, so this project will be now go on hiatus until June.
Raffle Results: The winner of the NameFrame raffle is charter member Michael C. Wilson. Thanks to all who entered. More raffles coming soon.
Still More Birthday Stuff: It was nine years ago yesterday that the very first Uni Watch column ran in the now-defunct sports section of The Village Voice. From such humble beginnings, blah-blah-blah, etc., etc. Thanks for making it such a fun ride.
Meanwhile, please join me in wishing feliz cumpleaños to Uni Watch bench coach and birthday boy Bryan Redesmke, who turns — actually, I’m not sure how old he turns today, but I’m very sure I couldn’t run this site without him. Enjoy your day, Bry — hope you get everything you wish for when you blow out the candles.
Friendly Reminder: I’ll be participating in a reading this Thursday night at KGB in the East Village. The evening’s theme is “Design and Food,” and I’ll be examining the evolution of butchery chart design. In addition, Akiko Busch will discuss the aesthetics of her favorite vegetable peeler, and Paola Antonelli will deconstruct the art and science of the pasta shell (sorry, no Milton Glaser after all — he cancelled). Festivities will commence at 7pm.
Uni Watch News Ticker: When the Red Wings moved their “C” and “A” designations to the right side of the jersey this season, we all wondered what would happen if they reached the Stanley Cup Finals. And now we have our answer (with thanks to Louis Capwell, who took those photos during Saturday night’s warm-ups). … Speaking of the NHL, here’s Rob Ullman’s Stanley Cup prediction (which he sent to me on Friday morning, before the first two games had been played). … MLB teams did the American flag patch thing yesterday. I received no reports of any wayward or upside-down flags, so maybe they’re using a better glue this year. … The flags on the Mets’ caps seemed to be positioned too far back, a few inches behind the ear. … Boone Logan didn’t have a flag on his cap, but that’s because he’d moved it to his right sleeve (additional view here, with thanks to Steve Johnston). … Jason Varitek marked the holiday by wearing camouflage catching gear (and also taped his fingers for higher signal-calling visibility). … Best logo ever (well, this week). … Indiana State has new football uniforms (with thanks to Dustin Hall). … Steve Eschenbach took this photo at Yankee Stadium on May 22nd. Anyone know if they routinely fly the Boston flag upside-down, or if it was just a one-time “mistake”? … “I saw something that shocked me on Saturday afternoon,” writes Brendan Tarpey. “While in downtown San Francisco, I saw Thomas DeCoud wearing his own Combine sweatshirt, complete with name and number on the back. Have you ever seen or heard of this before? I can understand if it was for some sort of sponsored appearance, but he just looked like he was going shopping with a friend.” … John Peacock pointed me toward this site, which is devoted to Cap Anson and features some tremendous photos. “Here’s the first picture I’ve ever seen of an 1871 Rockford Forest Citys player in uniform,” says John (who lives in Rockford, so he especially likes that one). “There’s also a great picture of the Chicago Cubs — then the White Stockings — showing players wearing color suit coats with their knickers.” … Cardinals blogger Jeff Scott has noticed an interesting problem: The plackets on the team’s Cool Base jerseys seem to be rather flimsy — so flimsy that it tends to flap or bend back — while the non-Cool Base plackets stay nice and crisp. … Still more about the LZR swimsuit controversy here (with thanks to Jeremy Brahm). … Awesome Monday Night Football opening sequence, circa 1973, here (courtesy of Brinke Guthrie). … Scott Dunham notes that Coco Crisp has his real name on his glove. … Scroll down to the next-to-last entry on this Q-and-A page for some interesting info on Brad Ausmus’s mask (with thanks to Ryan Patrick). … According to the back of this card, Dante Bichette had some stirrups issues (good find by Matthew Glover). … Interesting item here: a Reds jersey with an NOB but no uni number (with thanks to Robert Eden).
May 27th, 2008
This just in: Athletes and coaches are superstitious. You’ve no doubt read about pregame meals, routes to the ballpark, lucky socks, routines, etc. Pick an athlete in any sport or level, and he or she is probably a nut job to some degree. I, for example, always put the the right sock on first, but when wearing gloves (hockey or cycling or whatever), the left one goes on first. No, I don’t know why. I just always do it that way.
Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock has a lucky tie, shown above. It’s not just any tie — the things that look like spots are actually the crest of his alma mater, McGill University in Montreal. He’s worn it a few times throughout the year, including Saturday night in game one of the Stanley Cup Finals. There’s a story here from McGill (complete with clowns of some sort in the background), along with more spottings here and here.
Special thanks to Mike Engle for passing this along, and therefore making my job much, much easier. Enjoy your Memorial Day, folks. — Bryan
May 26th, 2008
John Smoltz, who went into a kind of Operation Shutdown of his own last week (declining to give status reports on his arm), is on a minor league rehab assignment. Saturday night he pitched for the Mississippi Braves. At first I thought this was a hackneyed throwback promotion — just the hats. Well, it’s still kind of hackneyed. Atlanta Braves uniform, Mississippi Braves hat. OK then. I know other teams have done this before — Hideki Matsui has worn his Yankees helmet (only one flap) in the minors — but that doesn’t make it OK.
Mississippi Braves uniforms are pretty much the same as Atlanta Braves uniforms, especially at home. The Mississippi club has “Braves” on the roadies, too, though that’s the only difference. So I can see where they’re coming from in just letting Smoltz take his own gear. But still … just seems a little lazy.
The hat is interesting, too. Does it look a little small? Smoltz tends to wear his lid a little high, but this seems even higher still. In any case, tight caps are bad. They may cause something like this. Oh, wait. — Bryan (bald guys can make bald jokes, right?)
May 25th, 2008
Bob Watson is watching you, John Gibbons. He knows you’re not wearing your league-mandated pajama top underneath that jacket. He also knows that you’re kind of a psycho, but the jersey thing is more important right now.
Look for a visit from him right in the middle of a game against your hated rival, in the middle of a pennant race. Wait, that doesn’t sound right … who do the Blue Jays hate? And exactly which pennant is being contested? Hmm … anyway, put your damn jersey on. Or at least match the jacket or something.
Other managerial hijinks from Friday night included Dave Trembley of the Orioles, who found a great place to stash his keys and wallet, and maybe even his cell phone. That’s a 10-gallon 5950 right there, kids. — Bryan
May 24th, 2008
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