We came across a great article by Sam Gazdziak on his website RIP Baseball. Sam is a professional journalist, baseball historian, SABR member, and cemetery searcher. His article is about G.A. Gruner, the man who bought the Browns franchise in 1899 and flipped it for a profit three days later. Chris Von der Ahe, the … Continue reading G.A. Gruner, Cardinals owner for 3 days
The incomparable 19th century baseball researcher, Craig Brown, has a proposal out to produce his great work in a published book. Craig posts all of his research through his website, Threads of Our Game, and it is the best resource for 19th century baseball uniforms. The findings you see for the 19th Century St. Louis … Continue reading Threads of Our Game Book Proposal
In last night's game the Cardinals wore patches on the sides of their caps for player's weekend, and presumably will wear the patches all weekend. The patches are the same as last year, they show the player's number rendered in a specialized number set. Here's what MLB's official language says describing the promotion... Brand Rationale: … Continue reading Cardinals Wear Player’s Weekend cap patches
Today I received an email that Bill Henderson has just released his amazing Game Worn Guide in its 10th edition. I immediately bought a copy and I highly recommend you do the same. While we focus more on graphics on this site, Bill goes into incredible details about types of fabrics, placements of logos, manufacturing … Continue reading Bill Henderson’s Game Worn Guide, buy now!
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