June 22, 2004

Dressed to the nines: a history of the baseball uniform. "There is something special about the baseball uniform, a mystique that is hard to pin down. Whether we are looking at someone in a uniform or we are trying it on ourselves, it is the feeling of the fabric, the design on the cap and jersey, the colors, cut, and history of the outfit, that all lend meaning to our relationship with the game." A link for any lover of baseball. (Via the magnificent Plep.)
posted by languagehat 20 years ago
  • Perfect summer post, languagehat. Many ooks for this one. I've got three friends I can think of off the top of my head who'll love this site...
  • this is wonderful! kudos languagehat. also check out paul lukas' great column for Slate, Uniwatch, in which he writes critiques baseball uniforms (that link is his spring training column) and writes about how they are designed and made. personally, i always like to see players wearing Baseball Socks the Way God Intended. pulled up over their calves, preferably with stirrups.
  • Amen to that.
  • This is actually really really good. Thanks!