My Name Is Earl … and I Changed How the Game Looks

Possible uni-shenanigans in the Rox-Dbacks series:

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[quote comment=”155236″]link for yourself.[/quote]
I cannot believe that the Habs are losing this vote.

Love the Bobby Layne pic…. Would have REAL appropriate if Bobby was the one smoking the cig on sideline

Anyone ever try and contact a team about unis? I ran across a number for the Vikings yesterday, had a few spare minutes, called and asked to talk to someone about whether they were wearing the purple pants this weekend, got sent to the equipment manager, whose mailbox was full. I think she thought I was nuts. :) Nope, just a uni-watch afficiando.

Actually, I think the all-white goalie mask looks pretty sharp. Some painted masks kinda suck.

That white mask looks good with the Canadiens uni. I know Chris Osgood always seems to wear a plain helmet with a cage. Sometimes less is more.

I have been searching for a while, so I figured I would propose the problem on here. I am looking to get a pattern for a vintage (19th century preferably) baseball uniform. Mostly just the shirt, but pants would be nice. I’ve contacted a number of vintage baseball uniform providers including K&P Weaver Ebbets Flannels and offered to pay for a pattern. Not surprisingly, they turned me down. I’ve tried getting cheap vintage jersey’s on eBay but I don’t want to spend more than like $10 on a shirt that I am probably going to take apart to figure out how it’s made.

Anybody know of a place I can get something?

Anyone know where to find (sorry not uni related) which announcing team is calling which football game each week? Tired of tuning in on Sunday to Fox’s attempt at football and hearing morons like Tony Boselli and Joe Buck

[quote comment=”155239″]Actually, I think the all-white goalie mask looks pretty sharp. Some painted masks kinda suck.[/quote]

You beat me to the punch, so permit me to echo the sentiment. Way too many of the painted masks are busy and overwrought. The white looks good.

Anyone watch the Navy football game last night? I’d like to see a picture or screen grab of Navy quarterback link. Now thats a long nameplate. That’s also not including his middle name Hiwahiwa Akahi.

Does anyone know of a site with images of custom painted masks used by NHL goalies?

I don’t if it was a post here on Uniwatch, but I remember reading an article about the goalie masks. If I remember right, a lot of the goalies use this one old guy who has been painting custom masks for years- and that’s why a lot of times it will be a week or two after a goalie gets traded before he gets a new one, or at the begining of the season you see some guys with the white ones; the painter is busy!

Oh, I found some pics of masks too.
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[quote comment=”155256″]Anyone watch the Navy football game last night? I’d like to see a picture or screen grab of Navy quarterback link. Now thats a long nameplate. That’s also not including his middle name Hiwahiwa Akahi.[/quote]

Cracked me up that his name was so compressed. They easily could’ve fit a couple more letters on there.

Ohh, I like those Jets/Titans throwbacks, especially that the jerseys have a “flat” look (though maybe it’s just the dark color). Very nice.

[quote comment=”155263″][quote comment=”155255″][quote comment=”155243″][quote comment=”155239″]Actually, I think the all-white goalie mask looks pretty sharp. Some painted masks kinda suck.[/quote]

I disagree… MOST painted masks suck.[/quote]

Does anyone know of a site with images of custom painted masks used by NHL goalies?[/quote]
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to quote myself, I sent my mask here link

I really liked the paint jobs of the modern goalie mask during early 1990’s. It seemed like all masked had were more vivid, yet looked simple by only feature the real team colors. Nowadays, masks are extremely busy and don’t match the uniform well. I also think chrome cages look bad, but i’ll attribute that to the fact that i’m biased toward anything modern.

That photo of the two Jets on a New York City street looks out of place, no matter what uniform they wear. It really should have been taken in the middle of a swamp in New Jersey.

-Steve!

They mentioned on TSN last night during the Oilers/Wild mismatch that Price’s debut had a precedent: 22 years ago to the day, link made his Habs debut, also wearing an all-white mask.

Watched the Ranger-Icelander game last night. Those Icelander unis were such an eyesore that I woke up this morning with a migraine.

[quote comment=”155257″][quote comment=”155252″]Anyone know where to find (sorry not uni related) which announcing team is calling which football game each week? Tired of tuning in on Sunday to Fox’s attempt at football and hearing morons like Tony Boselli and Joe Buck[/quote]

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Broadcast coverage maps for the week, with broadcaster information.[/quote]

That is a fantastic site…gonna keep that one…and the only thing worse than listening to Joe SHM-uck and Troy FAKE-man is listening to Joe Buck and TIM MCWINDBAG

[quote comment=”155278″]New ESPN column link.[/quote]
Thmubs up! :-)

I saw an error jersey for the NYY, here’s a posting of it:

Maybe it’s not an error?

Nice collum Lucas!!!

Haha.

[quote comment=”155290″][quote comment=”155269″][quote comment=”155238″][quote comment=”155236″]link for yourself.[/quote]
I cannot believe that the Habs are losing this vote.[/quote]

I cannot believe the didn’t include the Devils. Their sweaters are one of the best in the NHL[/quote]

My guess is that this is the first in a series. At the bottom there are links to critiques that include The Guy, The Chick, and the The Collector viewpoints – pretty interesting.[/quote]
No, unfortunately the guy specifies that he put the Original 6 in by default, then added 10 teams that had the most drastic changes. So no Canes, Oilers (who would finish last anyway), or Senators.

[quote comment=”155298″][quote comment=”155293″]I saw an error jersey for the NYY, here’s a posting of it:

Maybe it’s not an error?[/quote]
Wow, bad joke, but an inspiration for a column, Mr. Lukas. One-time jersey messages. Not a patch or a special jersey design, but a one-time manipulation of the standard design. Examples: the Mariners with the white SEATTLE home jerseys, the Rangers’ THANK YOU jerseys after the lockout, the Hornets’ OKLAHOMA CITY jersey for the home finale of the 05-06 season. Got any others?[/quote]
The Rangers and Sabres New York jerseys after 9/11 that were auctioned off.

[quote comment=”155298″][quote comment=”155293″]I saw an error jersey for the NYY, here’s a posting of it:

Maybe it’s not an error?[/quote]
Wow, bad joke, but an inspiration for a column, Mr. Lukas. One-time jersey messages. Not a patch or a special jersey design, but a one-time manipulation of the standard design. Examples: the Mariners with the white SEATTLE home jerseys, the Rangers’ THANK YOU jerseys after the lockout, the Hornets’ OKLAHOMA CITY jersey for the home finale of the 05-06 season. Got any others?[/quote]

Anyone got a link to the Rangers Thank You jerseys?

[quote comment=”155278″]New ESPN column link.[/quote]In a sad bit of irony, both the “Fergosi” and “Preconte” mistakes were made by the 1986 White Sox.

Of course, the letters involved are the ones needed to spell “err”.

Love the Twins site, of course. I also can’t believe that Columbus is leading the hockey uni poll. That’s sacrilege! I gotta say, the Jets throwbacks look like the Rams’ unis to me.

Now, I will read Paul’s column.

[quote comment=”155279″]They mentioned on TSN last night during the Oilers/Wild mismatch that Price’s debut had a precedent: 22 years ago to the day, link made his Habs debut, also wearing an all-white mask.[/quote]

Patrick Roy also played his first NHL game against the Penguins, much like Price did.

[quote comment=”155313″]I love how this misspelled linkillustrates how letters on a vertically arched nameplate are cut according to their placement. Notice how the KZ takes a little dip down because the steep angle of the K, which should be further from center.[/quote]

That’s a great observation!

And a great Page 2 column today, Paul — one of your best ever.

Nice article link on local (southern Arizona) HS Football helmuts. I teach at Sunnyside HS. Very Uniwatch!

Other non-uni misspellings from the NYT archives:

Some people will still confuse [Lance Parrish] with Larry Parrish of the Texas Rangers, and it’s true that his All-Star ring was misspelled “Parris.” (July 26, 1982)

“He’s so even-keeled and so unexcitable and so consistent in his approach,” [Indians’ general manager Mark] Shapiro added of [Jhonny] Peralta, whose parents misspelled his first name on his birth certificate. (August 28, 2005)

The International Tennis Hall of Fame’s exhibit at Louis Armstrong Stadium includes a permanent silver trophy for mixed doubles. It lists the names of all of the champions since the Open era began in 1968. The most recent entry: 1998 SERENA WILLIAMS MAX MIMYI [Should be Max Mirnyi] (September 8, 1999)

Joyner-Kersee is the training mate of Griffith Joyner, who last October married Al Joyner, Joyner-Kersee’s older brother and the 1984 Olympic champion in the triple jump. Today, Joyner wore a T-shirt bearing his wife’s likeness and the words: F GRIFFEN JOYNER GOING 4 THE GOLD IN 88 “Her name is misspelled,” someone told Joyner. “Only her name,” he said with a laugh, “not the Joyner.” (July 18, 1988)

I can’t say where – I believe it was in one of his books – but didn’t Bill Veeck say he had put the Z in Kluszewski backwards on purpose to draw attention to the addition of names? (Veeck also said that somebody from the AFL called and asked if they could have his permission to put names on the back of uniforms; he was flattered.)

[quote comment=”155332″][quote comment=”155317″][quote comment=”155310″]Love the Twins site, of course. I also can’t believe that Columbus is leading the hockey uni poll. That’s sacrilege! I gotta say, the Jets throwbacks look like the Rams’ unis to me.

Now, I will read Paul’s column.[/quote]
Agreed. They are VERY similar to the Rams unis. Everyone on here seems to love the throwbacks, however is there a lot of love for the Rams unis?[/quote]

I personally love the “Titans” throwbacks, alomost perfect, don’t even mind the chopped shoulder stripes. However the Ram’s unis are a mess. The gold color in general is a little off, to deep if you ask me. It could be fixed with a 2-color stripe though. Their helemt logo is also ugly, looks too fat and has no outline. You should put 2 deep colors up top of each other without an outline, looks like it was drawn by a 5 year old with a Sharpie Magnum. Jersey’s are a beaut though.[/quote]

I agree that they are damn sharp.

The new question of the week is… What team has the best uni’s when you include their throwback’s? I would put the Jet’s/Titans at the top of this list.

Sorry those of us whose families dropped the Old-Country spelling have mucked everything up for you, Paul.

-Mike Lucas

[quote comment=”155295″]Everyone is vulnerable, from journeymen to superstars…
5. Wayne Gretzky, Oct. 30, 1997. You’re the greatest player in the history of the sport, you’re playing for the league’s marquee franchise, and your name is synonymous with hockey, so you’d think they could at least spell it correctly. But you — and whomever lettered your jersey — would be wrong.
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is it safe to assume that these favorites are not listed in any order? because i’d have to say that the gretzky misspelling would have to be the cream of the crop.

[quote comment=”155292″]It’s worth noting, incidentally, that there’s at least one team that’s never had a uniform misspelling: the Yankees. With a simple logo on the front and no player names on the back, they’re typo-proof. And that seems somehow appropriate, because uniform typos are fun, playful, and human — all things that the Yanks refuse to allow themselves to be.
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how can you be sure the yanks have never had a uni misspelling and that they are typo-proof? couldnt the road “new york” uni’s ever have been mispelled similar to #2 and #7 in the list?

[quote comment=”155300″]What about the NFL? Are there many masks out there that are an odd color, much like the one link used to wear with the Bucs? That thing is just an odd color of orange that doesnt match. Nice pants though.[/quote]

debergh. i always thought he was just chicago frontman link playing quarterback.

[quote comment=”155313″]I love how this misspelled linkillustrates how letters on a vertically arched nameplate are cut according to their placement. Notice how the KZ takes a little dip down because the steep angle of the K, which should be further from center.[/quote]

you can see the same phenomena in the aaron harang picture as well.

Teebz, I read your article about Nike stepping away from the NHL. I believe Reebok became too powerful what with slapping their logo all over the league. Nike either said” ah screw it” or RBK paid them a lot of cash to get out. If it were really up to Nike, they’d still be there.

There was another Earl Battey controversy this past summer. After the Red Sox hit four consecutive homers against the Yanks (with me in the bleachers–yes, it was awesome), there was a lot of talk about the other times that teams had hit four in a row. One tale told of how, after four Twins went deep in 1964, one Earl Battey came up and hit one deep to right field, off the wall, narrowly missing what would’ve been the fifth round-tripper in a row. Aaron Gleeman called bullshit, and as it turns out, Battey actually struck out. However, based on the story-teller’s description of a ball that went “two-thirds up the wall,” I tried to figure out if that could’ve meant it was a deep foul ball, which occurred during the at bat, before he eventually struck out. I never did figure it out, but I did find out that Earl Battey died in 2003, so I couldn’t ask him.

the shot of bobby layne and buddy parker is from 1959, and layne is with the steelers. the main indicator is the round patch on the left sleeve, which commemorated pittsburgh’s bicentennial in 59. it was worn only on the left sleeve of the steelers black (home) jerseys. also, note the steelers round numerals, which were worn on the home jerseys in 1959.

if only anybody could get a zoom in on the patch layne is sporting, that would be sooo awesome.

great find!!

When Nikoli Kahbibulin (SP is certainly wrong) first got his Bulin Wall mask in Tampa it had Bulin spelt wrong. I don’t remember the specifics of it, but they mentioned it on the old show Cool Shots.

ESPN ran a link today in which they misspell Vinny Testaverde’s name. In the title of the article it is spelled Testeverde, but in the first paragraph its Testaverde.

[quote comment=”155363″][quote comment=”155314″][quote comment=”155279″]They mentioned on TSN last night during the Oilers/Wild mismatch that Price’s debut had a precedent: 22 years ago to the day, link made his Habs debut, also wearing an all-white mask.[/quote]

Patrick Roy also played his first NHL game against the Penguins, much like Price did.[/quote]

You frighten me, Teebz. (But in a good way.)[/quote]

Ken Dryden also played his first NHL game vs. PIT. Also I believe Price, Roy, and Dryden all played first NHL games AT PIT.

[quote comment=”155396″]Question for Paul:

Since you’ve compromised your anti-purple principles for an advertiser (Jersey Joe), would you allow me to pay that same advertisers rate for a Phoenix Suns themed membership card?

Just asking . . .[/quote]

interesting proposal!!!
notice the misspelling on the jersey joe advert as well, where they spell indians, a-n-g-e-l-s.

On the nfl.com site today they have a link to the 12 best NFL nicknames, with pictures. Sure enough one of the 12 is Chad, 85, Johnson wearing the Ocho Cinco jersey, the same jersey that the NFL fined him for wearing.

Seems a little hyocritical to me.

[quote comment=”155405″]On the nfl.com site today they have a link to the 12 best NFL nicknames, with pictures. Sure enough one of the 12 is Chad, 85, Johnson wearing the Ocho Cinco jersey, the same jersey that the NFL fined him for wearing.

Seems a little hyocritical to me.[/quote]

I agree…. and I remember ‘Neon Deion’ moreso than “Primetime”

[quote comment=”155391″]As usual, I think the name on the front of the jersey is more important than the name on the back. So I think the first three examples on the list are actually more egregious than the Gretzky example.

Then surely the Ilanders Cup typo is the most egregious. After all, not only is it the team name, but it is placed on a memorial “in perpetuity” to commemorate an achievement.

You can’t just change the Stanley Cup after the first period when you notice a misspelling.[/quote]
Its actually their regular practice to “re-engrave” the misspellings as best they can.

MESSAGE FROM RALPH SWAN:

OK – you motivated me. It was a balmy 54 degrees when I drove my son to school this morning, and I had a break in the action, so I ventured up to the attic. I’ll be sneezing for a week now, with little to show for it. Alas, I couldn’t find the old Twins yearbooks. This bums me to no end. I have no idea where they may be. I found some other things I saved as a child. For some reason, I guess I determined the 1972 SI with Willie Mays on the cover in a Mets uniform (The Amaysing Mets) to be archive-worthy. I also found the 9.8.67 LIFE Mag with Yaz on the cover, and a good pictorial inside on the 1967 AL pennant race, complete with Killebrew swinging the bat, and Al Kaline hurling his helmet in disgust after being thrown out stealing. A good shot of Gary Peters (W Sox) from the umpire’s perspective; of Ken Berry in a home plate collision with R Sox catcher…Elston Howard; and a good tight shot of Eddie Stanky. You’d think the W Sox had won the pennant with all of the pics in this piece…

Sorry about the Earl Battey pic. As I recall, there was also a great shot of him crashing the side of his head against a metal folding chair while going after a foul ball included in this same yearbook. He as always getting hurt. No surprise that he pioneered the ear flap. He would have worn a hockey mask if he had thought of it. Sadly, these pics will have to be archived in the recesses of my memory. Sigh.

RS

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BATTING HELMET // BROOKS ROBINSON // SHORT BRIM
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I get many emails and whenever I do speaking engagements almost every question is: Why did I have a short brim? I think I was the only player that wore “Brooksswing” the short brim in the Majors and I never realized it got that much attention until I left the game. But back in the early ’70s, the Commissioner’s Office made it mandatory for anyone coming into the big leagues to wear a flap on your hat. If you were already in Major League Baseball you had a choice whether to do that or not. Of course, I wanted to wear the flap because it gave me more protection. I had been hit 3 or 4 times in the head and so the more protection, the better for me. When I got the helmet with the flap and put it on, it seemed like the bill was a little longer than my normal hat. The flap was a little longer and consequently when I went up to hit I could see the brim and part of the flap. It made me lose my concentration. I took care of it by taking a hacksaw blade and cut off about 1 ½ inches off the brim and about ½ off the flap. That’s how I got my short brim.

while doing some brooks robinson research, i came across this team site, which has a player with an unfortunate name…
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once again, new uniforms for north carolina basketball. they lost the infamous nike shoulder stripes.

system of dress? i can’t tell.

[quote comment=”155376″][quote comment=”155348″]is it safe to assume that these favorites are not listed in any order? because i’d have to say that the gretzky misspelling would have to be the cream of the crop.[/quote]

As usual, I think the name on the front of the jersey is more important than the name on the back. So I think the first three examples on the list are actually more egregious than the Gretzky example.

[quote comment=”155292″]how can you be sure the yanks have never had a uni misspelling and that they are typo-proof? couldnt the road “new york” uni’s ever have been mispelled similar to #2 and #7 in the list?[/quote]

I’m such a moron. I somehow completely overlooked that possibility.[/quote]

Paul,

I can think of one MLB uniform that could not have a typo- the LA Dodgers before 2006.

No names on back, and the home “Dodgers” and away “Los Angeles” were all one single patch (because they were in cursive).

Thanks for that article on the new NHL jerseys. I take alot of Stats and research methods classes and we are taught to critically think about information, something most news sources don’t seem to do.

[quote comment=”155406″]Watching the Raptors on TV right now, and where the black is on their normal road jersey, they have yellow because they are playing in Spain. I’ll try to find pics later. Look pretty sharp IMO.[/quote]

Ha, quoting my own comment. Anyways, here link link.

[quote comment=”155255″][quote comment=”155243″][quote comment=”155239″]Actually, I think the all-white goalie mask looks pretty sharp. Some painted masks kinda suck.[/quote]

I disagree… MOST painted masks suck.[/quote]

Does anyone know of a site with images of custom painted masks used by NHL goalies?[/quote]
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This guy does incredible work. Go to the “DaveArt” section, and the “MaskGallery”

link…. video is NSFW

[quote comment=”155271″][quote comment=”155257″][quote comment=”155252″]Anyone know where to find (sorry not uni related) which announcing team is calling which football game each week? Tired of tuning in on Sunday to Fox’s attempt at football and hearing morons like Tony Boselli and Joe Buck[/quote]

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Broadcast coverage maps for the week, with broadcaster information.[/quote]

Boy, that is a fantastic resource. You never know what you’ll find on Uni Watch…

(Joe Buck is terrible, and his influence on Aikman has totally stunted his progress as a broadcaster.)[/quote]

Troy can’t hear you- his three Super Bowl rings are plugging up his ears…

On YouTube, I came across hilarious clips of Bill Murray filling for Harry Caray as Cubs TV color commentator at the April 17, 1987 game versus the Expos. What makes this somewhat relevant to Uni Watch (other than the Expos unis) is what happened to the umpires.

In link, at 4:40 (4:28 is the start of this portion), Steve Stone says that the game has been delayed because of “some changing problems with the umpire” At 6:37, Murray and Stone riff on possible reasons why the umps could be delayed.

At 6:44 in link, 2 of the umps finally make it onto the field. Then another one appears, then Eric Gregg (after a great insult by Murray) appears in… a Cubs jacket. and shin guards on the outside.

Steve Stone finally reveals at 8:30 that the umps’ gear had been delayed in reaching Wrigley.

In link, at the beginning, still before the game, Gregg is having trouble with his shin guards (and endures more Murray insults) and with finding a mask.

Gregg starts the game in the Cubs jacket.

At the beginning of link (in the bottom of the 2nd), however, Gregg has finally claimed his jacket.

(For completion’s sake, here’s the link to link.)

Good video link featuring San Jose Sharks Equipment Manager Mike Aldrich on the art of skate sharpening. Bonus: Aldrich talks a little trash about Eddie Belfour!

while doing some brooks robinson research,

Huh?

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Forget the good or bad luck…all five Rockies jerseys are hideous. The D-Backs just as gruesome.

[quote comment=”155539″]Looks like Nike may not be out of hockey – particularly if a substantive offer is not forthcoming from anyone other than Reebok [quote]

Link here: Globe and Mail

By the looks of it, looks like the Rockies are gonna stick with the black vests, why change? I guess.

[quote comment=”155432″][quote comment=”155429″]http://northcarolina.scout.com/2/689582.html

once again, new uniforms for north carolina basketball. they lost the infamous nike shoulder stripes.

system of dress? i can’t tell.[/quote]

thats def SoD.
some notes.
looks like the heels will be wearing that black strip (i still dont get why all acc sports teams have to wear this) above the nameplates
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now that wes miller graduated, wayne ellington has changed back to 22, what he wore in HS.
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the black strip is honoring the victims of the VT shooting. teams can wear it where ever they want on the uni, UNC chose above the nameplates for both bball and football

[quote comment=”155274″][quote comment=”155273″]I really liked the paint jobs of the modern goalie mask during early 1990’s. It seemed like all masked had were more vivid, yet looked simple by only feature the real team colors. Nowadays, masks are extremely busy and don’t match the uniform well. I also think chrome cages look bad, but i’ll attribute that to the fact that i’m biased toward anything modern.[/quote]
I was against the chrome at first, but then got one myself and they’re much nicer as you don’t notice them as much as say a white cage. It’s a great change for the better.[/quote]
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The chrome masks are easier to look through. I switched to a chrome cage on my helmet and it makes a big difference.

[quote comment=”155531″]while doing some brooks robinson research,

Huh?[/quote]

exactly what it says. you gave a link to an article on brooks short brim helmet, but included a pic of his regular batting helmet.
i was doing some “brooks robinson research” to find a pic of his short brim.

i found the pic and posted it.
and “while doing some brooks robinson research”, i found out that other info.

anything else i should justify for you tom?

[quote comment=”155642″]After watching the first NLCS game last night I noticed that if the DBacks hadn’t changed the purple color scheme, this might possibly the first Purple vs Purple conference championship in any major sport. Can you think of any else?[/quote]

2002 nba western conference championship
lakers v. kings

[quote comment=”155565″][quote comment=”155510″]On YouTube, I came across hilarious clips of Bill Murray filling for Harry Caray as Cubs TV color commentator at the April 17, 1987 game versus the Expos. What makes this somewhat relevant to Uni Watch (other than the Expos unis) is what happened to the umpires. […][/quote]

I hate to be the one to break it to you, but this video was already featured link on Uniwatch. I’m sure Frank Mercogliano will just be happy you finally got to see it, heh.[/quote]

Thanks for overcoming your hatred! I was worried about repetition, but not enough. And to think that I can remember reading the other items in that ticker.

And now, a (modified) message from late soap maven E.H. “Dr.” Bronner:

DILUTE!SEARCH! DILUTE!SEARCH! OK!

Hey, Ray Crump is taking credit for this bit of history…according to an interview with “Twins Junkie” a few years back, the former Twins equipment manger discussed……”When Earl Battey was hit in the ear with a pitch, Mr. Crump needed a solution. He put an ear flap on the helmet; the first of its kind. Of course, at the time it didn’t seem like something that should be patented.” Ray would be happy to take credit for this happening, I’m sure. Knowing Ray, though, he probably nailed the flap on while the player was still wearing the helmet.

Plus, this bit of history from “Cool of the Evening,” I believe, elsewhere on the web: “In 1964, three Minnesota Twins players began wearing a special modified helmet, with an attached ear flap, on an experimental basis. Earl Battey, Jimmie Hall, and Tony Oliva all used the helmet, after Battey and Hall had been plunked in the head.” And this is where the reference to “Doc” Lentz, team physician, as being the inventor came into being.

Thanks for the link site mention. It’s a labor of love from many different fan collections — cards, photos, autographs, publications. My own is autographs arranged in a year-to-year roster format (check it out).

Speaking of the Earl Battey makeshift earguard on his helmet, I found a card on the twins baseball card website that there was a link to: Guess what i found…

Question: Regarding Notre Dame’s green jerseys. 1. What is the first time (year and game) they were used and by which coach?
2. Which coach (I think it was Lou Holtz, but I’m not sure) said he would never use the green jerseys because they were too “gimmicky” for a team like Notre Dame?