Comments on: Check Your Head http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/03/30/check-your-head/ The Obsessive Study Of Athletics Aesthetics Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:58:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=2656 By: Joe Barrie http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/03/30/check-your-head/#comment-320517 Joe Barrie Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:42:40 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/03/30/check-your-head/#comment-320517 [quote comment="320341"][quote comment="320334"]The "Crazy Variety Show" appears to be the 15 September 1957 episode of "Toast of the Town" - according to IMDB, Ted Williams was on that epsiode which featured the 1957 Look Magazine All-American Baseball Team. Jim Bunning, Gil McDougald and Frank Malzone are also listed in this episode. This does not appear to be available on youtube or hulu.[/quote] How many of these guys can we identify...? http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3598/3395543902_4c473991d2_o.jpg I'll give it a shot. Back, l to r, Ernie Banks, unknown Dodger, Don Newcombe, Eddie Mathews, Harry "Suitcase" Simpson, Robin Roberts. Front, Harvey Kuehn, Davey Williams?, stumped on the Oriole, Ted Williams, Herb Score. ---Ricko[/quote]The Giant is Johhny Antonelli. [quote comment="320341"][quote comment="320334"]The “Crazy Variety Show” appears to be the 15 September 1957 episode of “Toast of the Town” – according to IMDB, Ted Williams was on that epsiode which featured the 1957 Look Magazine All-American Baseball Team. Jim Bunning, Gil McDougald and Frank Malzone are also listed in this episode.

This does not appear to be available on youtube or hulu.[/quote]

How many of these guys can we identify…?
http://farm4.static....
I’ll give it a shot.
Back, l to r, Ernie Banks, unknown Dodger, Don Newcombe, Eddie Mathews, Harry “Suitcase” Simpson, Robin Roberts.
Front, Harvey Kuehn, Davey Williams?, stumped on the Oriole, Ted Williams, Herb Score.

—Ricko[/quote]The Giant is Johhny Antonelli.

]]> By: Tom McDonald http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/03/30/check-your-head/#comment-320407 Tom McDonald Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:16:05 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/03/30/check-your-head/#comment-320407 Saw this in a Modells in Yonkers, NY yesterday. http://s132.photobucket.com/albums/q18/tmcd628/?action=view&current=IMG00010-20090330-2022.jpg Saw this in a Modells in Yonkers, NY yesterday.

http://s132.photobuc...

]]> By: Chris http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/03/30/check-your-head/#comment-320406 Chris Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:18:27 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/03/30/check-your-head/#comment-320406 [quote comment="320396"]Uni note from the funderful world of Fake Fighting: Since the WWE circus was in Dallas tonight, Dvia Kelly Kelly wore a Dirk "The Diggiler" Novinski green Mavericks alternate jersey.[/quote] wow, I don't know where to begin...The Diggiler??? Novinski?? [quote comment="320396"]Uni note from the funderful world of Fake Fighting:

Since the WWE circus was in Dallas tonight, Dvia Kelly Kelly wore a Dirk “The Diggiler” Novinski green Mavericks alternate jersey.[/quote]

wow, I don’t know where to begin…The Diggiler??? Novinski??

]]> By: Brody Halsey http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/03/30/check-your-head/#comment-320405 Brody Halsey Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:52:55 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/03/30/check-your-head/#comment-320405 I didn't see this posted yet, sorry if it has been. According to the weekly inbox on cubs.com, the Cubs are no longer using the Air-Flow helmets because they kept breaking. It also says they are no longer wearing red bills on their caps. <a href="http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20090330&content_id=4092132&vkey=news_chc&fext=.jsp&c_id=chc&partnerId=rss_chc" title="Cubs Inbox" rel="nofollow"> I didn’t see this posted yet, sorry if it has been. According to the weekly inbox on cubs.com, the Cubs are no longer using the Air-Flow helmets because they kept breaking. It also says they are no longer wearing red bills on their caps.

]]> By: Paul Lukas http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/03/30/check-your-head/#comment-320404 Paul Lukas Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:54:21 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/03/30/check-your-head/#comment-320404 [quote comment="320402"]Hey, check out <a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3428/3400817224_66608d47d4_o.jpg" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">this</a> awesome <a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3607/3399998455_60a1b4f51f_o.jpg" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">double-flap action</a> from today's Cubs-Royals game.[/quote] Possibly the most brilliantly dorky thing I've ever seen at a ballgame. [quote comment="320402"]Hey, check out this awesome double-flap action from today’s Cubs-Royals game.[/quote]

Possibly the most brilliantly dorky thing I’ve ever seen at a ballgame.

]]> By: mmwatkin http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/03/30/check-your-head/#comment-320403 mmwatkin Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:50:08 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/03/30/check-your-head/#comment-320403 Los Tigres! http://tigers.mlblogs.com/Los%20Tigres%20Logo.jpg Los Tigres!

http://tigers.mlblog...

]]> By: JTH http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/03/30/check-your-head/#comment-320402 JTH Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:41:20 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/03/30/check-your-head/#comment-320402 [quote comment="320356"]There's a lot of "NFL cocky" still around[/quote] But enough about <a href="http://www.instantrimshot.com" rel="nofollow">Visanthe Shiancoe</a>... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hey, check out <a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3428/3400817224_66608d47d4_o.jpg" rel="nofollow">this</a> awesome <a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3607/3399998455_60a1b4f51f_o.jpg" rel="nofollow">double-flap action</a> from today's Cubs-Royals game. [quote comment="320356"]There’s a lot of “NFL cocky” still around[/quote]
But enough about Visanthe Shiancoe…
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hey, check out this awesome double-flap action from today’s Cubs-Royals game.

]]> By: mtjaws http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/03/30/check-your-head/#comment-320401 mtjaws Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:28:02 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/03/30/check-your-head/#comment-320401 The Miami Heat retired Alonzo's #33 tonight. He definitely deserves it for his years with the Heat. The Miami Heat retired Alonzo’s #33 tonight. He definitely deserves it for his years with the Heat.

]]> By: Bob A http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/03/30/check-your-head/#comment-320400 Bob A Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:22:31 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/03/30/check-your-head/#comment-320400 [quote comment="320394"][quote comment="320385"][quote comment="320341"][quote comment="320334"]The "Crazy Variety Show" appears to be the 15 September 1957 episode of "Toast of the Town" - according to IMDB, Ted Williams was on that epsiode which featured the 1957 Look Magazine All-American Baseball Team. Jim Bunning, Gil McDougald and Frank Malzone are also listed in this episode. This does not appear to be available on youtube or hulu.[/quote] How many of these guys can we identify...? http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3598/3395543902_4c473991d2_o.jpg I'll give it a shot. Back, l to r, Ernie Banks, unknown Dodger, Don Newcombe, Eddie Mathews, Harry "Suitcase" Simpson, Robin Roberts. Front, Harvey Kuehn, Davey Williams?, stumped on the Oriole, Ted Williams, Herb Score. ---Ricko[/quote] I'm 99% sure the Orioles is Billy Loes.[/quote] He's one of the guys I thought of. Thought maybe Billy O'Dell, too, but he was lefthanded and that Oriole has his watch on his left wrist. Also looks a lot like Billy Gardner. Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney in the front row, too. Darn, I always liked Kucklehead Smiff better. ---Ricko[/quote] He looked like Loes to me, never thought of Gardner but thats a possibility,too. Loes had a decent year, made the All Star team I think, so that would make sense. I just noticed that he has a wide black arm band on his uni sleeve. [quote comment="320394"][quote comment="320385"][quote comment="320341"][quote comment="320334"]The “Crazy Variety Show” appears to be the 15 September 1957 episode of “Toast of the Town” – according to IMDB, Ted Williams was on that epsiode which featured the 1957 Look Magazine All-American Baseball Team. Jim Bunning, Gil McDougald and Frank Malzone are also listed in this episode.

This does not appear to be available on youtube or hulu.[/quote]

How many of these guys can we identify…?
http://farm4.static....
I’ll give it a shot.
Back, l to r, Ernie Banks, unknown Dodger, Don Newcombe, Eddie Mathews, Harry “Suitcase” Simpson, Robin Roberts.
Front, Harvey Kuehn, Davey Williams?, stumped on the Oriole, Ted Williams, Herb Score.

—Ricko[/quote]

I’m 99% sure the Orioles is Billy Loes.[/quote]

He’s one of the guys I thought of. Thought maybe Billy O’Dell, too, but he was lefthanded and that Oriole has his watch on his left wrist. Also looks a lot like Billy Gardner.

Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney in the front row, too. Darn, I always liked Kucklehead Smiff better.

—Ricko[/quote]

He looked like Loes to me, never thought of Gardner but thats a possibility,too. Loes had a decent year, made the All Star team I think, so that would make sense. I just noticed that he has a wide black arm band on his uni sleeve.

]]> By: Mark K http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/03/30/check-your-head/#comment-320399 Mark K Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:05:32 +0000 http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2009/03/30/check-your-head/#comment-320399 [quote comment="320398"] Sorry to our Buffalo friends, I'm sure your city has grown since the 1960's. But back then Philly probably had it beat. Baltimore too.[/quote] No worries- Buffalo's population actually peaked in the 1950s and the city itself has lost half of its population since. The opening of the St Lawrence Seaway started the decline. [quote comment="320398"]
Sorry to our Buffalo friends, I’m sure your city has grown since the 1960′s. But back then Philly probably had it beat. Baltimore too.[/quote]

No worries- Buffalo’s population actually peaked in the 1950s and the city itself has lost half of its population since.

The opening of the St Lawrence Seaway started the decline.

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