by MEARS | Jun 28, 2009 | archived news
Getting an e-mail from MEARS Office Manger Andrew Tilley informing me that an early 20th century Hall of Fame flannel was enroute brought great excitement. Sad to say, the excitement did not last long after the jersey was received, but you can decide for yourself as...
by MEARS | Jun 19, 2009 | archived news
Chapter 11—1959 Maybe it was just me…maybe I was just “growing up”, maturing in awareness of things outside of my senior-in-high-school world; however, 1959 is a huge year in my memory. General (now President) Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon were President and Vice...
by MEARS | Jun 10, 2009 | archived news
JERSEY JAM The weekend before this one saw some new special-issue uniforms being worn. First off, the White Sox and Reds dressed up in Majestic knits resembling their 1964 MacGregor flannels at the Civil Rights Game in Cincinnati. Both styles of uniforms were made...
by MEARS | Jun 10, 2009 | archived news
Of all the comments I got on last weeks “style matching” piece, this is the one that feel deserves the most attention: “Very nice article . I would have to say that I think caps are the easiest to style match and the hardest to year date. What do you think?” A few...
by MEARS | Jun 7, 2009 | archived news
Earlier this week I offered some proposed language on the concept of style matching. To highlight what I would like to MEARS do on a consistent basis, I will use jerseys that I currently own or have owned. These uniforms are Cincinnati Reds Road jerseys spanning the...
by MEARS | Jun 6, 2009 | archived news
For almost four years now, I have served as the Policy Director at MEARS. I have also offered opinions on items as well as researched and written for the organization. What many still do not appear to realize is that this not what I do full time and I don’t see this...
