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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

ESPN: Lukas: Unis and the Midsummer Classic

1979: Reggie Jackson forgets to bring his Yankees uniform to Seattle. It eventually arrives in time for the All-Star Game but not in time for the American League team portrait, so Jackson ends up wearing a numberless Mariners uni (plus Rangers skipper Pat Corrales, seated in front of Reggie, wears a Cubs cap). Unbeknownst to Jackson, there’s an extra Yankees uni floating around the stadium that he could have worn for the portrait: It’s being worn by serial imposter Barry Bremen, who dons a Yankees uniform and shags flies for about half an hour before the game until Tommy Lasorda spots him and has him ejected. (Further details on this are available here, and additional info on Bremen’s other high jinks are here and here.)

Thanks to the ever dapper Shysterball.

Repoz Posted: July 15, 2008 at 05:39 PM | 3 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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1. Hubie Brooks (Not Really) Posted: July 15, 2008 at 07:40 PM (#2857317)

Reggie likes to make a scene, he should become the grand poohbah of the All-Star game from now on.

2. Dr Love Posted: July 15, 2008 at 07:47 PM (#2857330)

These details are all part of Uni Watch's substantial archive of notable uniform moments in All-Star Game history -- a history teeming with uni-related oddities. While other leagues come up with new All-Star uni designs each year (ranging from the generic to the bizarre), baseball just lets its players wear their regular game unis, making for a pleasant jumble of caps and insignia colors

There's some great stuff in here but it should be obvious to Lukas why other sports have special jerseys. I'll assume he just didn't say why this is the case, although he should have. Although one team does wear white jerseys, although that hasn't always been the case.

3. Best Dressed Chicken in Town Posted: July 15, 2008 at 08:26 PM (#2857368)

Thank god MLB doesn't take inspiration from the NBA, which made the most idiotic design decision of all time for its All-Star game uniforms this season.

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