by MEARS | Sep 1, 2008 | archived news
RUSSELL AND MLB: LONG RELATIONSHIP, ROCKY START Russell Athletic was given the exclusive MLB uniform contract from 1992-99. and shared the contract from 2000-04. The thirteen years of the Russell-MLB relationship turned out well in the long run, but some veteran...
by MEARS | Sep 1, 2008 | archived news
I was once again reminded that I am an “old guy” when my son asked me what sort of article I was working on. I told him I was planning on doing a piece on “shortys.” To that he replied, “Does mom know about this? It would seem that in today’s “hip-hop” culture,...
by MEARS | Aug 30, 2008 | archived news
I truly never get tired of looking at baseball flannels. Although it is taking me longer these days with competing demands on my time, projects like this always leave me with something to look forward to working on. It is also rewarding to use references such as...
by MEARS | Aug 26, 2008 | archived news
I’ve always been a fan of baseball related movies, especially those that featured the actual players and baseball players have appeared in movies and television cameos for almost a century. One of the earliest baseball movies featured the greatest athlete of the era...
by MEARS | Aug 23, 2008 | archived news
NHL NEWS FOR 2008-09 Over this past weekend, two NHL teams unveiled a new alternate jersey, ones that will surely find their way into the collections of game-used hockey enthusiasts within a year or two. First, the Buffalo Sabres went retro with their third style,...
by MEARS | Aug 23, 2008 | archived news
Another National has come and gone. There was a lot of excitement this year because of events that were previously addressed. As I said before, I did not attend but mentioned that the Bushing and Kinunen For Sales venture did very well n what many reported to be a...
