Back when I visited Jeff Fedenko’s house, he showed me this book, which featured lots of great photos and awesome Robert Riger illustrations. I haven’t yet found a reasonably priced copy of the book for myself, but I did track down a copy of its companion volume, Best Players of the Year, 1963, and it has not disappointed. The book is too big to fit properly in my scanner, so I’ve just taken photos of some highlights:
• One of the best things about the book is its cover, with that super-cool striped NFL logo.
• Here’s an awesome illo of two titans of the pre-Super Bowl era, Jim Brown and Sam Huff. Gorgeous. The book’s other notable illustration is this one, which captures essence of mid-century Midwestern football quite nicely.
• This shot suggests that the Cardinals used Dymo Tape helmet labels in 1963. But judging by this shot, the labels were sometimes applied horizontally, sometimes vertically.
• Note to all baseball players: The official’s pants in this shot are absolute perfection.
• Interesting variety of footwear here: spikes on the receiver, a molded sole on the lineman, and Chucks on the quarterback! This was the ’63 NFL Championship Game, which took place in Chicago on December 29th, so a frozen field may have been a factor in the multiplicity of footwear approaches.
• Is it just me, or do the two bars of Johhny U’s facemask look a bit more widely spaced than usual here? Also, note that Alan Ameche (No. 35) had apparently picked up teammate Lenny Moore’s spatting habit.
• We tend to think of the Redskins’ and Cowboys’ uniforms as being fairly timeless. But Washington used to look like this, and Dallas like this (note the wraparound jersey collar, which is examined in much greater depth here). Here they are matched up against each other.
• Love the Yankee Stadium “Sec. 7″ sign here. And speaking of stadia, see the brick facing in the bottom photo here? That’s Wrigley Field.
Want to see more? A not-too-overpriced copy is available here.
Site Note: After a month’s worth of hassles with Google (don’t ask), the internal site-search function has been restored at the top of the right-hand rail. Enjoy.
Uni Watch News Ticker: The Cubs and Braves will be wearing 1948 throwbacks today, to mark the 60th anniversary of WGN carrying Cubs games. While it’s the first throwback game at Wrigley, it’s not the first one the Cubs have participated in — remember this Cubs/Chisox game from 1997? … Reprinted from yesterday’s comments: A ton of artwork from Sport magazine (which was every bit as important as Sports Illustrated back in the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s) has been archived on this site. I haven’t had a chance yet to look through it all, but a quick glance is very promising. More on this soon. … Fascinating article about new sneaker soles made from rice hulls here. … While researching something else, I came across a bunch of interesting images. First, check out this shot of Yaz. What’s on his left calf? And next, my book of Topps baseball cards (which, if you don’t have a copy, I highly recommend) shows two 1973 cards with blank uniforms — look here and here. I’m assuming these were airbrush jobs that were later filled in, especially since I collected the 1973 set as a kid and don’t recall these two oddities. But it’s weird that the incomplete versions would show up in the book. Anyone know more about these? … “Rocky Mount, North Carolina, where I grew up, was the hometown of Negro League first bagger Buck Leonard, known as ‘the black Lou Gehrig,’ and the city has named a youth league in his honor,” writes Cooper Harriss. “The teams are clearly named for Negro League teams, and the uniforms feature Negro League-esque logos, as you can see in this photo gallery.” … A bunch of vintage Oklahoma football helmets are up for auction (with thanks to John Ervin). … Kevin Garnett: big soccer fan? (With thanks to Craig Justice.) … Cool jersey promo upcoming in Detroit (with thanks to Terry Corby). … Andrew Cambour reports that Miami Hurricanes second baseman Jemile Weeks has been wearing his pants low when batting and baserunning and high-cuffed while in the field. “Is that at all common, for a player to prefer one pant length for offense and another for defense?” he asks. Good question. Anyone..? … af2’s Tri-Cities Fever will wear a special “Military Night” uniform on Saturday (with thanks to Stefan Schubert).
#1 by Tony Miller on 06.12.08 9:22 am |
“I did track down a copy of its companion volumn.” Is Uni Watch in the habit of inventing words now?
#2 by Eric B on 06.12.08 9:26 am |
that card of john ellis has him listed as a catcher and clearly he’s in the field in that shot but where is all his catcher’s gear? did he also play first? the mitt he’s wearing looks like it could also be a 1st baseman’s mitt.
#3 by Rick White in Cedar Park, TX on 06.12.08 9:26 am |
What is on John Ellis’ left arm ? It’s not some kind of advertising is it?
#4 by Rick White in Cedar Park, TX on 06.12.08 9:29 am |
According to the Baseball Reference website, Ellis played 1st, 3rd, and catcher. He was with the Yankees in 72 and the Indians in 73.
#5 by LI Phil on 06.12.08 9:29 am |
john ellis played 8 games at first for the NYY in 1972…might explain the mitt and the undersleeve color
#6 by Marc M. on 06.12.08 9:30 am |
its dirt
#7 by Rick White in Cedar Park, TX on 06.12.08 9:35 am |
I don’t think so. It looks like, I dunno, maybe a face on a baseball with lettering underneath it. I don’t think it is a Yankees thing because it is yellow on a black long sleeve shirt.
#8 by interlockingtc on 06.12.08 9:36 am |
The photos of the Buck Leonard Little League are wonderful.
The logos and shirts are good looking and it’s great that the history and heritage of the Negro Leagues is acknowledged and passed on to a new generation.
What a positive, refreshing report.
#9 by Charlie on 06.12.08 9:36 am |
indoubtedivley
#10 by Marc M. on 06.12.08 9:38 am |
its dirt
#11 by Paul Lukas on 06.12.08 9:38 am |
No, but Uni Watch is in the habit of making occasional typos. Now fixed.
#12 by Kek on 06.12.08 9:39 am |
These are pictures from Steelers OTAs the other day. http://news.steelers...
They were wearing the yellow helmets yet I haven’t heard that they were going to wear the throwbacks from last year, and furthermore that was a special design for the 75th season which was last year.
Why else would they wear those unless they were going to wear them on the field of play? I recall seeing Bills and Chargers players in throwback helmets in practice in years past to “break them in”.
#13 by Jim on 06.12.08 9:43 am |
What’s OTA?
#14 by Minna H. on 06.12.08 9:44 am |
interlockingtc, I agree. I love the vivid colors of the jerseys, and I am happy that at least some of the teams cuffed their pants high. I like seeing galleries such as this one.
By the way, you wouldn’t happen to be a Twins fan, would you?
I have to agree with Marc M. that it’s just dirt on John Ellis’s arm.
#15 by RS Rogers on 06.12.08 9:44 am |
Thanks for the Redskins pics. That is my absolute favorite football helmet of all time, with the feather running up over the top from the back. I come from an area where “redskin” is actually used as an n-word-equivalent epithet, so I can’t bring myself to cheer for the Skins even though I live in Washington now. But if the Redskins wore that helmet I’d be a fan of the team despite the name.
#16 by Dane on 06.12.08 9:45 am |
The Bob Locker baseball card listed in the Ticker confuses me. Removing a logo is one thing, but the number? And the pinstripes? Why? Also, the outfielder on the right side of the photo. What’s the deal with the big red C on his chest? That’s too big to be the normal Cubs logo. And it may just be that photo, but it looks to me like Locker is wearing a helmet on the mound, not a cap.
#17 by derek on 06.12.08 9:45 am |
Organized Team Activities
#18 by J-Dub on 06.12.08 9:46 am |
Uniform news: http://www.zwire.com...
Who knew they had a track team? ;-)
#19 by James P. on 06.12.08 9:47 am |
According to a press release from the Cubs, not only will the teams be wearing 1948 reproduction uniforms, the TV broadcast will be in black & white with very few camer angles, no center field camera, and the guys in the booth will be wearing 1948 clothing. Fans attending the game are encouraged to dress in 1948-style attire. The ballpark music, scorecards, ingame and postgame activities will all harken back to 1948. For the first hour after gates open, Kelly Eisenberg smokey links make a return for $1 a piece and select vendors will sell drinks in the stands for 75 cents…
Now this is how you do a throwback game!
#20 by Jim on 06.12.08 9:48 am |
Seems like a really fancy way of saying ‘Practice’…
#21 by Dave on 06.12.08 9:49 am |
“super-cool striped NFL logo”
I totally disagree. The gray NFL text is unreadable (and the gray color doesn’t even make sense). Also, the stripes should have started with red on the outside, instead of white, to match the American flag.
This is a case where older/original does not mean better.
#22 by Minna H. on 06.12.08 9:52 am |
Oh, and, I think it’s cool that Kevin Garnett acted so delighted with receiving the soccer jersey, whether he was or not. That’s graciousness.
#23 by Kurt Kaufmann on 06.12.08 9:54 am |
Bob Locker pitched for the A’s in 1972. Obviously, just bad airbrushing
#24 by Marty Met on 06.12.08 10:01 am |
Yellow is a lot cooler than black and it was hot as all get out in Latrobe last week.
#25 by JeffB on 06.12.08 10:06 am |
Does anyone have any more details, or especially links to photos, from the 1997 Cubs vs. White Sox throwback game? I just bought a Cubs jersey like the one pictured, but had no idea that it had been worn as recently as that and would love to see the numbering on the back and a boxscore if at all possible.
#26 by Nicholas Bean on 06.12.08 10:06 am |
I love that Topps book…I have a copy that, back in the mid 90s, I would carry around with me(in a briefcase no less), to baseball games to get autographs in. It always came in handy because no matter who showed up I always had something for them to sign. I imagine I looked funny…a teenager carrying around a briefcase with this giant book inside…but I did have a great time with it. My copy is signed by around 200 players…I retired the book about ten years ago, but still enjoy looking at it very much…
#27 by Josh on 06.12.08 10:08 am |
Anyone hearing anything about Michigan changing its football jerseys? Someone posted pics on their blog but I can’t find anything to confirm it.
#28 by Giancarlo on 06.12.08 10:10 am |
If John Ellis is actually wearing a Yankee uniform did they airbrush in an elastic waistband? Curious…
#29 by J-Dub on 06.12.08 10:10 am |
…and Yosh Kawano will wear his 1948 clubhouse uni for the occasion
Wonder if the “eamus catulli” (sp?) sign will be re-configured as well?
#30 by Brendan on 06.12.08 10:17 am |
Looks like a tin of Copenhagen stuffed in Yaz’s sock.
#31 by Kek on 06.12.08 10:18 am |
except those photos are shot at their practice complex on the South Side.
#32 by Kevin on 06.12.08 10:18 am |
Kevin Garnett is a huge soccer fan, and attends many LA Galaxy game in the offseason since he lives in LA.
#33 by J-Dub on 06.12.08 10:19 am |
http://en.wikipedia....
#34 by Ricko on 06.12.08 10:22 am |
Easy mistake to make, but that’s not Alan Ameche with his shoes taped. Ameche had retired, and the Colts gave his number to J.W. Lockett, a former Cowboy back they’d picked up. And Lockett, I remember from back then, was a “taped shoes guy” during his tenure with the Colts.
Love those “pinhead” helmets on the Bears (Ditka the receiver there, but I ’spose everyone knew that). And, yes, there was all manner of footwear during that title game in Chicago. Remember watching it live (also remember my high school girl friend being pissed cuz I stayed home to watch the game instead of going to some family function of hers. Taking the long view, glad I watched the game).
What else? Oh, yeah, I loved those initial Cowboys “white shoulder” jerseys. There were original and unique at the time. The most similar precursors were the jerseys worn by college boys in Chicago’s annual All-Star Game (NFL champs vs. previous season’s college best at Solider Field late every summer). Also–and this never shows in color photos–but I can tell you it’s true from seeing the Cowboys in person twice back then, the pants had a slighly light blue cast to them. Our seats were pretty close to the field and I stared at them til I was sure I wasn’t hallucinating. Was only them, too, cuz Colts pants, for example, were pure white. Might have been a certain-fabric-in-sunlight thing, but Cowboyos first britches definitely appeared to be the lightest of powder blue.
Now, a couple Helmet Notes. The Redskins feather helmet (and, yes, it’s one of the best) actually debuted during the season, not from the beginning. Came in the last few games of ‘59, I believe it was. I remember because there was a weekly half-hour NFL highlight show (b&w game films) sponsored by Safeco Insurance that I watched faithfully. Suddenly, one week late in the season it was, “What the heck? Redskins plain gold helmets went away! Is that, like a feather or something?”
Likewise with the Steelers black helmet. That appeared very, very late one season, too. One week, yellow-gold. Next week, black.
Safe to say the NFL was a little looser on its properties marketing back then.
#35 by Glen on 06.12.08 10:23 am |
Wow those ‘Skins helmets are awesome!
#36 by LI Phil on 06.12.08 10:25 am |
hmmm…could be…although it doesn’t appear as tho there is a visible bulge in the stirrup
also of note: yaz has some clear kind of elastic (or something) to give him stirrup extenderness
#37 by J-Dub on 06.12.08 10:26 am |
More news on the TBTC game at Wrigley:
http://mlb.mlb.com/n...
#38 by LI Phil on 06.12.08 10:28 am |
i take that back…on closer inspection (damn lo-rez shrunken shots), it DOES appear yaz has a bulge
in his stirrup
#39 by Ricko on 06.12.08 10:31 am |
Looks like a pad attached to some kind of wrap…over another thick black wrap with some kind of vertical stitching. I looked at it at 400% of see what the heck. Cuz b&w can’t tell what’s navy sock or (maybe) black wrap.
#40 by Pat on 06.12.08 10:32 am |
The only reason I can think of for the low pants while base running and high pants while in the field is that the playet prefers the extra layer of protection for sliding purposes.
Socks don’t provide much protection against particularly rough base paths… believe me.
#41 by Morris on 06.12.08 10:33 am |
Check out Bill Henderson’s guide which you can purchase at http://www.mlbstyleg.... He includes Turn Back the Clock games and should have all of the Cubs’ TBTC game jerseys cataloged including number fonts.
#42 by The Ol Goaler on 06.12.08 10:34 am |
Maybe… but I think it’s a “run” in the stirrup sock. He’s not wearing his uniform pants; there’s no stripe down the side, and it looks like there’s “quilting” on his backside. I think those are “sliding” pants worn under the uniform.
Yep, I think that’s a shot of Yaz sittin’ around in his underwear, drinkin’ a beer…
#43 by Charlie on 06.12.08 10:37 am |
Completely agree that the Washington “feather” helmet was a special part of that uniform. The road uniform with the burgundy trim on the shoulders and the dark gold pants was the best look the team ever had.
#44 by DrBear on 06.12.08 10:38 am |
OTA is a fancy way of saying “minicamp.”
And that “Midwestern Football” art is Bill George of the Bears and Jim Ringo of the Packers. The helmet graphic would put it at at least 1961.
#45 by Stuby on 06.12.08 10:40 am |
Don’t think the Sox had a pants stripe in 1975. I have no idea what that bulge might be but it looks like there’s a little adjuster thingie on the dark stripe above it. Hard to tell in B&W, though.
#46 by Ricko on 06.12.08 10:41 am |
Nobody’s gonna mention how tiny the beer can is?
It’s one of what we just to call “pony” cans that Coors (and only Coors, as I recall) made. Little tiny cans of beer. Friends used to bring them back to Minnesota from Colorado ski trips. Couldn’t get Coors here back in the days when this photo was taken.
#47 by Mike on 06.12.08 10:42 am |
If a player was going to wear cuffs two different ways, it would make more sense to wear the high cuffs while batting. That was you are less likely to get the low, at the knees pitch called a strike.
#48 by LI Phil on 06.12.08 10:45 am |
does the photo at the bottom of this page help anyone to figure out yaz’ bulge?
#49 by interlockingtc on 06.12.08 10:46 am |
interlockingtc, I agree. I love the vivid colors of the jerseys, and I am happy that at least some of the teams cuffed their pants high. I like seeing galleries such as this one.
By the way, you wouldn’t happen to be a Twins fan, would you?
I am, Mina. Lifelong. I’m 47, so I’ve been witness to many long summers. And two really exceptional falls.
#50 by Shaftman on 06.12.08 10:47 am |
It could be sun glare if he was wearing a wind breaker under his uni. But it’s probably dirt.
#51 by Jordan Pope on 06.12.08 10:47 am |
I forgot to tell Paul about those Fever jerseys. I was on the site last night to look for some tickets and saw that.
#52 by LI Phil on 06.12.08 10:48 am |
i WAS going to say i thought it very odd he had a coors, seeing as how they were DEFINITELY unavailable at that time in the northeast…i member when they finally arrived in upstate new york (where i spent my salad days in college) in 1986-ish…not coincidentally another time the sox would lose the world series
#53 by KT on 06.12.08 10:50 am |
If anyone leaves their glove on the field between innings today in Chicago, that would be epic.
I don’t even know if you’re allowed to do that anymore. But that would be great.
As for the Redskins old unis, did anyone else hear Gavin Grey in their head saying “This one time, Unitas was kicking our ass……” ?
#54 by Nico on 06.12.08 10:51 am |
Paul,
Did you see the head gear that the Czech goalie had in the Portugal - Czech Republic match yesterday?
#55 by Stuby on 06.12.08 10:53 am |
So was Coors available in Boston in 1975 or did someone make a ‘Smokey and the Bandit’ run to Texarkana?
#56 by JeffB on 06.12.08 10:56 am |
No luck. It only shows the Cubs jersey from the front and the same action shot Paul linked. The White Sox section doesn’t even have their 1917 jersey shown as being worn at all, although a search of Getty Images does show it being worn on more than one occasion.
#57 by KT on 06.12.08 10:57 am |
Was it the same one he’s worn ever since January of 2007 when he returned from a nasty collision that gave him a skull fracture?
#58 by Ricko on 06.12.08 11:00 am |
“…’cause they’re thirsty in Atlanta,
and there’s beer in Texarkana…”
Damn, I may to rent that over the weekend.
“There is NO WAY you coulda come from MY loins!”
Funny movie.
#59 by KT on 06.12.08 11:06 am |
Box score is one of these three, from the first interleague regular season series between the two teams:
http://www.baseball-...
http://www.baseball-...
http://www.baseball-...
I THINK it was game one. I have the newspaper somewhere, and I think they did the throwback bit for that game.
Amazing to me that an interleague series this big was played on a Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday, when they’re almost always Friday-Saturday-Sunday now, I do believe. (Except for a Thursday-Friday-Saturday in 2001, Cubs/Sox have all been Fri-Sat-Sun.)
#60 by Pat on 06.12.08 11:09 am |
I agree that it would make more sense to do it that way… but the fact is that this guy is wearing high cuffs in the field and low cuffs on the base paths. That’s the only reason I can think that he would do that. Makes no sense otherwise.
#61 by LI Phil on 06.12.08 11:13 am |
this happens every time one of these floozies starts poontangin’ around with those show folk fags…
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#62 by Mike Edgerly on 06.12.08 11:21 am |
Croatia is going with the Blue kit today in EURO2008 vs Germany. Bummer for those who want to see the Red and White Checkerboard jerseys… maybe when they play Poland….
#63 by J-Dub on 06.12.08 11:34 am |
“Beer run” theory sounds more plausible - it wasn’t available on LI back in ‘75, but my uncle used to fill up his trunk with ice and drive in cases of “Colorado Kool-aid” from out West.
Good times
#64 by johnny on 06.12.08 11:36 am |
With Jemile, are we sure that those pictures were from the same game? Miami wore the same jerseys on Saturday and Sunday night. The high cuff picture is from Sunday when they were celebrating but the sliding picture could have been from Saturday
#65 by Hitch on 06.12.08 11:40 am |
“Andrew Cambour reports that Miami Hurricanes second baseman Jemile Weeks has been wearing his pants low when batting and baserunning and high-cuffed while in the field. “Is that at all common, for a player to prefer one pant length for offense and another for defense?” he asks. Good question. Anyone..?”
My guess would be that it is an issue for sliding into bases. The pant leg over the socks probably adds a little more padding hence him doing it. Just my $0.02.
#66 by J-Dub on 06.12.08 11:40 am |
Buford T. Justice
“Hey boy, where is Sheriff Branford at? ”
Sheriff Branford
“I AM Sheriff Branford. ”
Buford T. Justice
“Oh, pardon me. For some reason you sounded a little taller on radio.”
#67 by Stuby on 06.12.08 11:42 am |
The funny thing is, Coors kinda blows.
#68 by J-Dub on 06.12.08 11:44 am |
The mother lode:
http://www.script-o-...
All right. Now, you boys just stay here and watch the car. There might be some vandals around
who wanna steal somethin’,so you boys just stay here and keep your hands on the car until one of my aassociates arrive.
And don’t go home, don’t go to eat,and don’t play with yourself, it wouldn’t look nice on my highway. Oh, you can think about it,but don’t do it.
#69 by Ricko on 06.12.08 11:47 am |
Ah, yes, the romance of out-of-town beer. Was in Indianapolis for a time while in the service. People there though Hamms’ was a big deal. Being from Minnesota, my reaction was, “Huh?!?”
#70 by James P. on 06.12.08 11:47 am |
that’s where i got the info i posted earlier
#71 by J-Dub on 06.12.08 11:49 am |
Considering the sorry state that the US beer industry was in back in 1975, it was just about the least-sucky beer available. And being all of 16 at the time, it was just beginning to become my beverage of choice.
And to make it uni-relevant: http://www.nlfan.com...
…didn’t she pitch for the Colorado Silver Bullets?
#72 by Tony on 06.12.08 11:51 am |
#73 by Ricko on 06.12.08 11:52 am |
…and the St. Paul Saints of the Northern League, too.
#74 by Tony on 06.12.08 11:53 am |
Sorry about the blank post.
I’ve heard Bill Lee tell the story a few times and it might even be in one of his books. He relates how the team used to bring home cases of Coors on the team flights when they were in Kansas City. He specifically mentions that it was done for Yaz.
#75 by Paul Lukas on 06.12.08 11:54 am |
Bigger photo of Brian McRae here:
http://farm4.static....
#76 by Jim on 06.12.08 11:55 am |
NHL is reviewing the size of goaltending equipment to reduce the size of the pads. Great news!! The pads have gotton out of hand. They have gone from protecting the goalie, to just taking up as much space as possible. I will be really look forward to this change. Get scoring up by actually FIXING a problem and not changing the way the game is played.
Protecting the goalie:
http://netcrashers.f...
Taking up space:
http://www.schultzim...
#77 by Minna H. on 06.12.08 11:56 am |
interlocking tc, I was at the seventh game of the 1987 WS (and yes, I will tout that until the day I die). Even though I wasn’t a die-hard fan at that time, it still is a cherished memory.
Kevin, thanks for the link on KG’s love of soccer. It was a fascinating read, and I would really enjoy watching him play soccer (futbol).
#78 by J-Dub on 06.12.08 11:56 am |
My bad - I was hoping to find some pics on the Cubs site, but no go
#79 by Steve on 06.12.08 12:01 pm |
Bigger photo of Brian McRae here:
http://farm4.static....
Wasnt this game held on the South side instead of the Northside??? Explains the dark road uniforms for the Cubs .
#80 by Brendan on 06.12.08 12:02 pm |
Re: Yaz’s bulge
I’m still going with a tin of chew. That photo was definitely taken with a flash (check out the massive shadows to the right of his head and below his left arm) which will reduce contrast in light-colored areas, making the definition of the bulge harder to spot. It’s also just the right size. I don’t, however, think it’s some sort of defect in his sock. If a thread got pulled then both stripes would bend in the same direction, not away from each other. There’s definitely something in there.
Re: Changing cuff position
Perhaps he lowers the cuffs while batting to protect his shins and calves while sliding?
#81 by Ricko on 06.12.08 12:03 pm |
‘48 Cubs unis stayed around trough ‘56…so here’s the look, anyway.
http://www.dealbreak...
#82 by Jason on 06.12.08 12:05 pm |
Paul Lo Duca, with the Clippers on rehab, sports Columbus pinstripes and his Nationals batting helmet
http://clippersbaseb...
#83 by James Craven on 06.12.08 12:07 pm |
The Cubs wore throwback 1948 road unis in June of 1992 (a Father’s Day Game IIRC) against the Phillies, and I was at The Vet for that one, my last game as a permament resident of Philadelphia for about seven years before moving to Virginia, namely the pitstain of the world called Emporia.
#84 by LI Phil on 06.12.08 12:08 pm |
i know imo get shit for this, but i don’t care…
i LOVE this uni…not for everyday use, mind you, but as a once in a blue moon (odom) alt
i HATE the softball (unmatched tops & bottoms) look we’re (mlb) so into these days
it’s a UNIFORM…make it…i donno…uniform…now if you want that to be all white, or all grey, or all powder blue or all black or yellow or all dark blue or all orange (ugh) or all red, or even, all sand…just make sure the curtains match the carpet
…mind you…i don’t want to see these every day…but once in a while
fire away
#85 by Ricko on 06.12.08 12:10 pm |
And, in a truly uni-obsessive detail, I will point out that in most, but not all, color photos from the era (meaning pre-pinstripes in ‘57) of that uni, Cubs sleeves appear to be navy blue rather than royal blue.
Don’t know where I’m going with that, just thought I’d mention it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/...
http://cgi.ebay.com/...
http://cgi.ebay.com/...
http://cgi.ebay.com/...
For comparsion, the ‘57 unis…
http://cgi.ebay.com/...
#86 by J-Dub on 06.12.08 12:17 pm |
Amen, brother! Curtains need to match the carpet:
http://www.bundyolog...
Oh, wait…
#87 by Ricko on 06.12.08 12:25 pm |
re: Cubs non-royal sleeves.
This from 1952…
http://cgi.ebay.com/...
#88 by Ricko on 06.12.08 12:26 pm |
I guess my point is: If the Cubs show up today with navy blue sleeves, they will have REALLY done their homework.
#89 by Minna H. on 06.12.08 12:26 pm |
I am all for the monochromatic look–especially if that one color is black.
#90 by James Craven on 06.12.08 12:26 pm |
I would like to apologize to the city of Emporia, Virginia for the “pit stain of the world” remark.
It offfended pit stains everywhere.
#91 by Like the River on 06.12.08 12:28 pm |
you can never go wrong with Croatia checkers!
http://euro2008girls...
#92 by James Craven on 06.12.08 12:32 pm |
Two other notes on today’s game:
1. Kids 14 and under who are recruited for seat flipping duty will get four free tickets to a future Cubs game.
2. IIRC, didn’t Fox do a simular stunt involving the Cubs and the Dodgers a few years ago to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the first MLB telecast that WGN’s doing today?
#93 by Adam on 06.12.08 12:37 pm |
I’m actually kind of surprised they don’t play Cubs/Sox mid-week. You’d think the teams (well, the Sox at least) would love some easy sellouts midweek.
#94 by J-Dub on 06.12.08 12:41 pm |
I prefer some of Sven’s sisters:
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#95 by Walaitis on 06.12.08 12:47 pm |
I was thinking about the same thing … makes me wonder … could it have been TEN years ago (i.e., marking 50 years)??? I know it was a game at Wrigley Field on Fox, with Chip Carey broadcasting. During each inning, the broadcast of the game progressed in time, going from grainy, far away shots only in the first inning to a (then) modern broadcast for the final inning.
I’m a little disappointed to know the game will be on WGN today. I would think that to show the genuine transition the game has taken over the years, they should move the last 3 innings to Comcast!
#96 by J-Dub on 06.12.08 12:51 pm |
You are correct in your recollection - the part that got me was the progression in the on-screen graphics as the game went on, especially the 60’s section when they put the word “REPLAY” on the screen when actually showing a replay - classic
#97 by James Craven on 06.12.08 12:52 pm |
If you had June 11th in the 2008 “When Will Milton Bradley Snap? Sweepstakes”…YOU’RE A WINNER!
#98 by KT on 06.12.08 12:57 pm |
TV, man. TV.
They can put a game on FOX Saturday Baseball and another on ESPN Sunday night if they want. Which they usually do.
Demand is great anyway, but even greater on weekends, which means the clubs can jack up the price of tickets even more. And when they scalp their own tickets, it’s even more lucre.
#99 by KT on 06.12.08 12:58 pm |
I’m not. That’s the only way I can see it.
#100 by J-Dub on 06.12.08 1:02 pm |
…and we’re surprised it took this long how? ;-)
#101 by James Craven on 06.12.08 1:02 pm |
J-Dub, IIRC the game was in 1999, and did commemmorate the first baseball telecast in 1939 between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Phillies at Ebbets Field, so it was the sixtieth anniversary of that first game being broadcast in new York City to be exact.
#102 by Tim Z. on 06.12.08 1:04 pm |
Nashua Pride player Vinny Pennell has a clever way of displaying